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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, 36) | 111.4 | R |
| 2. | Albert Pujols (12, 32) | 88.5 | R |
| 3. | Chipper Jones (19, 40) | 81.5 | B |
| 4. | Derek Jeter (18, 38) | 69.3 | R |
| 5. | Jim Thome (22, 41) | 67.8 | L |
| 6. | Scott Rolen (17, 37) | 66.6 | R |
| 7. | Manny Ramirez (19, 40) | 64.8 | R |
| 8. | Carlos Beltran (15, 35) | 62.3 | B |
| 9. | Adrian Beltre (15, 33) | 61.1 | R |
| 10. | Andruw Jones (17, 35) | 59.5 | R |
| 11. | Todd Helton (16, 38) | 58.4 | L |
| 12. | Bobby Abreu (17, 38) | 57.2 | L |
| 13. | Vladimir Guerrero (16, 37) | 55.2 | R |
| 14. | Ichiro Suzuki (12, 38) | 54.6 | L |
| 15. | Chase Utley (10, 33) | 53.3 | L |
| 16. | Johnny Damon (18, 38) | 52.1 | L |
| 17. | Lance Berkman (14, 36) | 49.0 | B |
| 18. | Jason Giambi (18, 41) | 47.6 | L |
| 19. | Mark Teixeira (10, 32) | 45.4 | B |
| 20. | Miguel Cabrera (10, 29) | 44.4 | R |
| Torii Hunter (16, 36) | 44.4 | R | |
| 22. | Miguel Tejada (15, 38) | 42.3 | R |
| 23. | Omar Vizquel (24, 45) | 40.5 | B |
| 24. | Jimmy Rollins (13, 33) | 40.3 | B |
| 25. | David Wright (9, 29) | 39.1 | R |
| 26. | Placido Polanco (15, 36) | 38.9 | R |
| 27. | Jason Kendall (15, 38) | 38.3 | R |
| 28. | Rafael Furcal (13, 34) | 37.6 | B |
| 29. | Joe Mauer (9, 29) | 37.0 | L |
| 30. | David Ortiz (16, 36) | 36.4 | L |
| 31. | Matt Holliday (9, 32) | 35.8 | R |
| 32. | Robinson Cano (8, 29) | 34.8 | L |
| 33. | Eric Chavez (15, 34) | 34.0 | L |
| 34. | Carl Crawford (11, 30) | 33.5 | L |
| 35. | Ryan Braun (6, 28) | 32.0 | R |
| 36. | Curtis Granderson (9, 31) | 31.9 | L |
| 37. | Dustin Pedroia (7, 28) | 30.7 | R |
| 38. | Kevin Youkilis (9, 33) | 30.6 | R |
| 39. | Jose Reyes (10, 29) | 29.8 | B |
| 40. | Ian Kinsler (7, 30) | 28.7 | R |
| Ryan Zimmerman (8, 27) | 28.7 | R | |
| 42. | Mark Ellis (10, 35) | 28.5 | R |
| Orlando Hudson (11, 34) | 28.5 | B | |
| Evan Longoria (5, 26) | 28.5 | R | |
| 45. | Adrian Gonzalez (9, 30) | 28.1 | L |
| Aramis Ramirez (15, 34) | 28.1 | R | |
| 47. | Grady Sizemore (8, 29) | 26.5 | L |
| 48. | Brian Roberts (12, 34) | 26.3 | B |
| 49. | Joey Votto (6, 28) | 26.2 | L |
| 50. | Hanley Ramirez (8, 28) | 26.0 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | WAR Position Players | Bats |
| 51. | Troy Tulowitzki (7, 27) | 25.7 | R |
| Vernon Wells (14, 33) | 25.7 | R | |
| 53. | Ben Zobrist (7, 31) | 25.4 | B |
| 54. | Paul Konerko (16, 36) | 25.3 | R |
| 55. | Victor Martinez (10, 33) | 24.8 | B |
| 56. | Carlos Lee (14, 36) | 24.5 | R |
| 57. | Alfonso Soriano (14, 36) | 24.2 | R |
| 58. | Josh Hamilton (6, 31) | 23.3 | L |
| Carlos Pena (12, 34) | 23.3 | L | |
| Alex Rios (9, 31) | 23.3 | R | |
| 61. | Shane Victorino (9, 31) | 23.1 | B |
| 62. | Travis Hafner (11, 35) | 22.6 | L |
| 63. | Michael Young (13, 35) | 22.1 | R |
| 64. | Jason Bay (10, 33) | 21.8 | R |
| Coco Crisp (11, 32) | 21.8 | B | |
| 66. | Nick Markakis (7, 28) | 21.6 | L |
| 67. | Aaron Hill (8, 30) | 21.4 | R |
| 68. | Jack Wilson (12, 34) | 21.2 | R |
| 69. | Jayson Werth (10, 33) | 20.8 | R |
| 70. | Mark Kotsay (16, 36) | 20.6 | L |
| Brandon Phillips (11, 31) | 20.6 | R | |
| 72. | Shin-Soo Choo (8, 29) | 19.9 | L |
| 73. | Brian McCann (8, 28) | 19.8 | L |
| 74. | Prince Fielder (8, 28) | 19.7 | L |
| 75. | Yadier Molina (9, 29) | 19.5 | R |
| 76. | Chone Figgins (11, 34) | 19.2 | B |
| Justin Morneau (10, 31) | 19.2 | L | |
| 78. | Michael Bourn (7, 29) | 19.0 | L |
| David DeJesus (10, 32) | 19.0 | L | |
| Ramon Hernandez (14, 36) | 19.0 | R | |
| 81. | Russell Martin (7, 29) | 18.9 | R |
| A.J. Pierzynski (15, 35) | 18.9 | L | |
| 83. | Dan Uggla (7, 32) | 18.8 | R |
| 84. | Hideki Matsui (10, 38) | 18.6 | L |
| 85. | Yunel Escobar (6, 29) | 18.5 | R |
| Jhonny Peralta (10, 30) | 18.5 | R | |
| Marco Scutaro (11, 36) | 18.5 | R | |
| 88. | J.J. Hardy (8, 29) | 18.2 | R |
| Matt Kemp (7, 27) | 18.2 | R | |
| Adam Kennedy (14, 36) | 18.2 | L | |
| 91. | Andrew McCutchen (4, 25) | 18.1 | R |
| Hunter Pence (6, 29) | 18.1 | R | |
| 93. | Nick Swisher (9, 31) | 17.9 | B |
| 94. | Raul Ibanez (17, 40) | 17.4 | L |
| 95. | Asdrubal Cabrera (6, 26) | 17.1 | B |
| Howie Kendrick (7, 28) | 17.1 | R | |
| 97. | Alex Gordon (6, 28) | 17.0 | L |
| Aubrey Huff (13, 35) | 17.0 | L | |
| 99. | Jason Bartlett (9, 32) | 16.8 | R |
| Ryan Howard (9, 32) | 16.8 | L | |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | WAR Position Players | Bats |
| Mike Napoli (7, 30) | 16.8 | R |
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