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Statistic Description: Wins Above Replacement for position players A single number that presents the number of wins the player added to the team above what a replacement player (think AAA or AAAA) would add. Scale: 8+ MVP Quality, 5+ All-Star Quality, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Reserve, < 0 Replacement Level Developed by Sean Smith of BaseballProjection.com
This statistic is computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1945-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these lists.
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | WAR Position Players | Bats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alex Rodriguez (19, 37) | 115.5 | R |
| 2. | Albert Pujols (13, 33) | 92.9 | R |
| 3. | Derek Jeter (18, 39) | 72.3 | R |
| 4. | Adrian Beltre (16, 34) | 67.1 | R |
| 5. | Carlos Beltran (16, 36) | 66.6 | B |
| 6. | Todd Helton (17, 39) | 61.2 | L |
| 7. | Ichiro Suzuki (13, 39) | 57.9 | L |
| 8. | Chase Utley (11, 34) | 56.1 | L |
| 9. | Lance Berkman (15, 37) | 52.2 | B |
| 10. | Jason Giambi (19, 42) | 51.7 | L |
| 11. | Miguel Cabrera (11, 30) | 51.3 | R |
| 12. | Torii Hunter (17, 37) | 48.4 | R |
| 13. | Mark Teixeira (11, 33) | 47.6 | B |
| 14. | Miguel Tejada (16, 39) | 46.6 | R |
| 15. | David Wright (10, 30) | 44.4 | R |
| 16. | Jimmy Rollins (14, 34) | 42.4 | B |
| 17. | Joe Mauer (10, 30) | 42.1 | L |
| 18. | David Ortiz (17, 37) | 41.4 | L |
| 19. | Placido Polanco (16, 37) | 40.6 | R |
| 20. | Robinson Cano (9, 30) | 40.2 | L |
| 21. | Rafael Furcal (13, 35) | 39.3 | B |
| 22. | Matt Holliday (10, 33) | 37.9 | R |
| 23. | Eric Chavez (16, 35) | 37.5 | L |
| 24. | Carl Crawford (12, 31) | 37.2 | L |
| 25. | Ryan Braun (7, 29) | 35.2 | R |
| 26. | Dustin Pedroia (8, 29) | 35.1 | R |
| 27. | Curtis Granderson (10, 32) | 34.2 | L |
| 28. | Evan Longoria (6, 27) | 33.1 | R |
| 29. | Kevin Youkilis (10, 34) | 32.6 | R |
| 30. | Ian Kinsler (8, 31) | 32.0 | R |
| 31. | Ryan Zimmerman (9, 28) | 31.5 | R |
| 32. | Jose Reyes (11, 30) | 31.3 | B |
| 33. | Adrian Gonzalez (10, 31) | 31.2 | L |
| 34. | Mark Ellis (11, 36) | 31.1 | R |
| 35. | Joey Votto (7, 29) | 31.0 | L |
| 36. | Troy Tulowitzki (8, 28) | 30.6 | R |
| 37. | Aramis Ramirez (16, 35) | 30.0 | R |
| 38. | Vernon Wells (15, 34) | 29.6 | R |
| 39. | Paul Konerko (17, 37) | 29.1 | R |
| 40. | Ben Zobrist (8, 32) | 28.7 | B |
| 41. | Brian Roberts (13, 35) | 28.4 | B |
| 42. | Alex Rios (10, 32) | 27.9 | R |
| 43. | Hanley Ramirez (9, 29) | 27.1 | R |
| 44. | Coco Crisp (12, 33) | 26.6 | B |
| Alfonso Soriano (15, 37) | 26.6 | R | |
| 46. | Victor Martinez (11, 34) | 26.2 | B |
| Carlos Pena (13, 35) | 26.2 | L | |
| Shane Victorino (10, 32) | 26.2 | B | |
| 49. | Travis Hafner (12, 36) | 25.5 | L |
| 50. | Michael Young (14, 36) | 25.1 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | WAR Position Players | Bats |
| 51. | Jason Bay (11, 34) | 24.5 | R |
| Nick Markakis (8, 29) | 24.5 | L | |
| 53. | Josh Hamilton (7, 32) | 24.4 | L |
| 54. | Yadier Molina (10, 30) | 24.2 | R |
| Jhonny Peralta (11, 31) | 24.2 | R | |
| 56. | Aaron Hill (9, 31) | 24.0 | R |
| Brandon Phillips (12, 32) | 24.0 | R | |
| 58. | Prince Fielder (9, 29) | 23.4 | L |
| 59. | A.J. Pierzynski (16, 36) | 23.2 | L |
| 60. | Shin-Soo Choo (9, 30) | 23.0 | L |
| Russell Martin (8, 30) | 23.0 | R | |
| 62. | Mark Kotsay (17, 37) | 22.6 | L |
| 63. | Marco Scutaro (12, 37) | 22.5 | R |
| 64. | J.J. Hardy (9, 30) | 22.4 | R |
| Justin Morneau (11, 32) | 22.4 | L | |
| Jayson Werth (11, 34) | 22.4 | R | |
| 67. | David DeJesus (11, 33) | 22.3 | L |
| 68. | Brian McCann (9, 29) | 22.2 | L |
| 69. | Andrew McCutchen (5, 26) | 22.0 | R |
| 70. | Hunter Pence (7, 30) | 21.9 | R |
| Nick Swisher (10, 32) | 21.9 | B | |
| 72. | Ramon Hernandez (15, 37) | 21.8 | R |
| 73. | Howie Kendrick (8, 29) | 21.4 | R |
| 74. | Jose Bautista (10, 32) | 21.2 | R |
| Michael Bourn (8, 30) | 21.2 | L | |
| 76. | Yunel Escobar (7, 30) | 20.7 | R |
| 77. | Raul Ibanez (18, 41) | 20.6 | L |
| 78. | Alex Gordon (7, 29) | 20.4 | L |
| 79. | Dan Uggla (8, 33) | 20.3 | R |
| 80. | Mike Napoli (8, 31) | 19.4 | R |
| 81. | Matt Kemp (8, 28) | 19.3 | R |
| 82. | Asdrubal Cabrera (7, 27) | 19.2 | B |
| 83. | Brandon Inge (13, 36) | 19.0 | R |
| 84. | Ryan Howard (10, 33) | 18.9 | L |
| 85. | Carlos Gonzalez (6, 27) | 18.7 | L |
| 86. | Juan Pierre (14, 35) | 17.8 | L |
| 87. | Brett Gardner (6, 29) | 17.7 | L |
| Josh Willingham (10, 34) | 17.7 | R | |
| 89. | Marlon Byrd (12, 35) | 17.6 | R |
| 90. | Denard Span (6, 29) | 17.4 | L |
| 91. | Jamey Carroll (12, 39) | 17.3 | R |
| Jacoby Ellsbury (7, 29) | 17.3 | L | |
| Adam Jones (8, 27) | 17.3 | R | |
| 94. | Lyle Overbay (13, 36) | 17.0 | L |
| 95. | Andre Ethier (8, 31) | 16.9 | L |
| 96. | Omar Infante (12, 31) | 16.8 | R |
| 97. | Kelly Johnson (8, 31) | 16.7 | L |
| Alexei Ramirez (6, 31) | 16.7 | R | |
| 99. | Austin Jackson (4, 26) | 16.6 | R |
| 100. | Carlos Ruiz (8, 34) | 16.1 | R |
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