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Year Career oWAR   Single-Season oWAR   ActiveoWAR   Yearly oWAR
1871 Levi Meyerle 2.1 Levi Meyerle 2.1 Levi Meyerle 2.1 Levi Meyerle 2.1
1872 Ross Barnes 4.8 Ross Barnes 3.0 Ross Barnes 4.8 Ross Barnes 3.0
1873 Ross Barnes 9.3 Ross Barnes 4.5 Ross Barnes 9.3 Ross Barnes 4.5
1874 Ross Barnes 11.1 Ross Barnes 4.5 Ross Barnes 11.1 Cal McVey 2.9
1875 Ross Barnes 15.4 Ross Barnes 4.5 Ross Barnes 15.4 Cal McVey 4.4
1876 Ross Barnes 20.5 Ross Barnes 5.1 Ross Barnes 20.5 Ross Barnes 5.1
1877 Ross Barnes 20.7 Ross Barnes 5.1 Ross Barnes 20.7 Deacon White+ 3.4
1878 Ross Barnes 20.7 Ross Barnes 5.1 Deacon White+ 18.9 Orator Shafer 2.9
1879 Ross Barnes 22.7 Ross Barnes 5.1 Ross Barnes 22.7 Paul Hines, King Kelly+ 4.1
1880 Deacon White+ 23.3 Ross Barnes 5.1 Deacon White+ 23.3 Roger Connor+ 3.9
1881 Cap Anson+ 27.0 Ross Barnes 5.1 Cap Anson+ 27.0 Cap Anson+ 5.0
1882 Cap Anson+ 31.3 Ross Barnes 5.1 Cap Anson+ 31.3 Dan Brouthers+ 5.0
1883 Cap Anson+ 34.0 Dan Brouthers+ 5.5 Cap Anson+ 34.0 Dan Brouthers+ 5.5
1884 Cap Anson+ 39.9 Fred Dunlap 6.7 Cap Anson+ 39.9 Fred Dunlap 6.7
1885 Cap Anson+ 44.2 Roger Connor+ 6.9 Cap Anson+ 44.2 Roger Connor+ 6.9
1886 Cap Anson+ 51.1 Dan Brouthers+ 8.0 Cap Anson+ 51.1 Dan Brouthers+ 8.0
1887 Cap Anson+ 55.5 Dan Brouthers+ 8.0 Cap Anson+ 55.5 Tip O'Neill 6.7
1888 Cap Anson+ 61.9 Dan Brouthers+ 8.0 Cap Anson+ 61.9 Dan Brouthers+ 6.8
1889 Cap Anson+ 67.5 Dan Brouthers+ 8.0 Cap Anson+ 67.5 Tommy Tucker 6.1
1890 Cap Anson+ 72.6 Dan Brouthers+ 8.0 Cap Anson+ 72.6 Cupid Childs 6.5
1891 Cap Anson+ 76.3 Dan Brouthers+ 8.0 Cap Anson+ 76.3 Dan Brouthers+ 6.4
1892 Cap Anson+ 80.0 Dan Brouthers+ 8.0 Cap Anson+ 80.0 Dan Brouthers+ 7.8
1893 Cap Anson+ 82.4 Dan Brouthers+ 8.0 Cap Anson+ 82.4 George Davis+, Ed Delahanty+ 5.6
1894 Cap Anson+ 85.3 Dan Brouthers+ 8.0 Cap Anson+ 85.3 Billy Hamilton+ 7.8
1895 Cap Anson+ 87.8 Dan Brouthers+ 8.0 Cap Anson+ 87.8 Ed Delahanty+ 6.9
1896 Cap Anson+ 90.2 Dan Brouthers+ 8.0 Cap Anson+ 90.2 Hughie Jennings+ 7.2
1897 Cap Anson+ 91.6 Dan Brouthers+ 8.0 Cap Anson+ 91.6 Willie Keeler+ 6.5
1898 Cap Anson+ 91.6 Dan Brouthers+ 8.0 Billy Hamilton+ 54.1 Hughie Jennings+ 7.0
1899 Cap Anson+ 91.6 Dan Brouthers+ 8.0 Billy Hamilton+ 55.9 Ed Delahanty+ 7.7
1900 Cap Anson+ 91.6 Dan Brouthers+ 8.0 Billy Hamilton+ 59.5 Honus Wagner+ 6.4
1901 Cap Anson+ 91.6 Nap Lajoie+ 8.4 Billy Hamilton+ 61.6 Nap Lajoie+ 8.4
1902 Cap Anson+ 91.6 Nap Lajoie+ 8.4 Ed Delahanty+ 67.8 Ed Delahanty+ 6.7
1903 Cap Anson+ 91.6 Nap Lajoie+ 8.4 Ed Delahanty+ 69.1 Honus Wagner+ 6.6
1904 Cap Anson+ 91.6 Nap Lajoie+ 9.5 Dan Brouthers+ 82.4 Nap Lajoie+ 9.5
1905 Cap Anson+ 91.6 Nap Lajoie+ 9.5 Jesse Burkett+ 64.4 Honus Wagner+ 8.7
1906 Cap Anson+ 91.6 Nap Lajoie+ 9.5 George Davis+ 67.3 Honus Wagner+ 8.3
1907 Cap Anson+ 91.6 Honus Wagner+ 9.8 Honus Wagner+ 71.5 Honus Wagner+ 9.8
1908 Cap Anson+ 91.6 Honus Wagner+ 11.4 Honus Wagner+ 82.9 Honus Wagner+ 11.4
1909 Cap Anson+ 91.6 Honus Wagner+ 11.4 Honus Wagner+ 91.2 Ty Cobb+ 9.6
1910 Honus Wagner+ 96.5 Honus Wagner+ 11.4 Honus Wagner+ 96.5 Nap Lajoie+ 10.0
1911 Honus Wagner+ 102.5 Honus Wagner+ 11.4 Honus Wagner+ 102.5 Ty Cobb+ 10.2
1912 Honus Wagner+ 108.6 Honus Wagner+ 11.4 Honus Wagner+ 108.6 Tris Speaker+ 9.3
1913 Honus Wagner+ 111.7 Honus Wagner+ 11.4 Honus Wagner+ 111.7 Joe Jackson 8.2
1914 Honus Wagner+ 114.2 Honus Wagner+ 11.4 Honus Wagner+ 114.2 Eddie Collins+ 9.1
1915 Honus Wagner+ 119.4 Honus Wagner+ 11.4 Honus Wagner+ 119.4 Ty Cobb+ 9.9
1916 Honus Wagner+ 122.8 Honus Wagner+ 11.4 Honus Wagner+ 122.8 Ty Cobb+ 8.7
1917 Honus Wagner+ 123.4 Honus Wagner+ 11.4 Honus Wagner+ 123.4 Ty Cobb+ 10.6
1918 Honus Wagner+ 123.4 Honus Wagner+ 11.4 Ty Cobb+ 103.6 Ty Cobb+ 6.7
1919 Honus Wagner+ 123.4 Honus Wagner+ 11.4 Ty Cobb+ 109.7 Babe Ruth+ 8.3
1920 Honus Wagner+ 123.4 Babe Ruth+ 11.8 Ty Cobb+ 113.4 Babe Ruth+ 11.8
1921 Honus Wagner+ 123.4 Babe Ruth+ 12.2 Ty Cobb+ 120.1 Babe Ruth+ 12.2
1922 Ty Cobb+ 127.3 Babe Ruth+ 12.2 Ty Cobb+ 127.3 Rogers Hornsby+ 11.3
1923 Ty Cobb+ 132.3 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Ty Cobb+ 132.3 Babe Ruth+ 12.3
1924 Ty Cobb+ 137.3 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Ty Cobb+ 137.3 Rogers Hornsby+ 11.5
1925 Ty Cobb+ 143.1 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Ty Cobb+ 143.1 Rogers Hornsby+ 10.3
1926 Ty Cobb+ 145.4 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Ty Cobb+ 145.4 Babe Ruth+ 11.0
1927 Ty Cobb+ 149.9 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Ty Cobb+ 149.9 Babe Ruth+ 11.4
1928 Ty Cobb+ 151.6 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Ty Cobb+ 151.6 Rogers Hornsby+ 10.1
1929 Ty Cobb+ 151.6 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Eddie Collins+ 120.1 Rogers Hornsby+ 9.5
1930 Ty Cobb+ 151.6 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Babe Ruth+ 124.1 Babe Ruth+ 10.0
1931 Ty Cobb+ 151.6 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Babe Ruth+ 134.8 Babe Ruth+ 10.7
1932 Ty Cobb+ 151.6 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Babe Ruth+ 143.4 Jimmie Foxx+ 10.0
1933 Ty Cobb+ 151.6 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Babe Ruth+ 149.6 Jimmie Foxx+ 9.0
1934 Babe Ruth+ 154.2 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Babe Ruth+ 154.2 Lou Gehrig+ 9.9
1935 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Arky Vaughan+ 10.0
1936 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Rogers Hornsby+ 121.6 Lou Gehrig+ 9.8
1937 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Rogers Hornsby+ 121.9 Lou Gehrig+ 8.8
1938 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Lou Gehrig+ 114.0 Mel Ott+ 8.3
1939 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Lou Gehrig+ 113.7 Johnny Mize+ 7.6
1940 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Jimmie Foxx+ 86.9 Johnny Mize+ 7.7
1941 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Jimmie Foxx+ 90.2 Ted Williams+ 10.7
1942 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Mel Ott+ 94.5 Ted Williams+ 10.0
1943 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Mel Ott+ 98.0 Stan Musial+ 8.1
1944 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Mel Ott+ 103.4 Stan Musial+ 7.4
1945 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Mel Ott+ 107.8 Tommy Holmes 8.2
1946 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Mel Ott+ 106.8 Ted Williams+ 10.1
1947 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Mel Ott+ 106.8 Ted Williams+ 9.6
1948 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Arky Vaughan+ 76.1 Stan Musial+ 10.8
1949 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Luke Appling+ 73.7 Ted Williams+ 9.1
1950 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Ted Williams+ 75.1 Stan Musial+ 7.6
1951 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Ted Williams+ 82.1 Ralph Kiner+ 8.8
1952 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Ted Williams+ 82.4 Jackie Robinson+ 7.8
1953 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Stan Musial+ 86.8 Al Rosen 9.1
1954 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Stan Musial+ 93.5 Willie Mays+ 8.4
1955 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Stan Musial+ 99.6 Willie Mays+ 8.8
1956 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Stan Musial+ 105.3 Mickey Mantle+ 10.6
1957 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Ted Williams+ 113.4 Mickey Mantle+ 11.3
1958 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Ted Williams+ 119.2 Mickey Mantle+ 9.3
1959 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Ted Williams+ 120.3 Henry Aaron+ 9.1
1960 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Ted Williams+ 125.1 Willie Mays+ 8.0
1961 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Stan Musial+ 120.8 Mickey Mantle+ 10.6
1962 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Stan Musial+ 124.2 Frank Robinson+ 8.4
1963 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Stan Musial+ 125.2 Henry Aaron+ 9.6
1964 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Mickey Mantle+ 100.4 Willie Mays+ 9.0
1965 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Willie Mays+ 103.3 Willie Mays+ 9.5
1966 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Willie Mays+ 110.1 Frank Robinson+ 8.9
1967 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Willie Mays+ 114.0 Carl Yastrzemski+ 9.9
1968 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Willie Mays+ 119.8 Carl Yastrzemski+ 7.6
1969 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Willie Mays+ 123.0 Willie McCovey+ 8.8
1970 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Willie Mays+ 128.3 Carl Yastrzemski+ 8.9
1971 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Willie Mays+ 134.4 Joe Torre+ 8.6
1972 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Willie Mays+ 136.6 Dick Allen 8.9
1973 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Willie Mays+ 136.5 Joe Morgan+ 8.0
1974 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Henry Aaron+ 131.9 Rod Carew+ 8.3
1975 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Henry Aaron+ 132.1 Joe Morgan+ 9.4
1976 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Henry Aaron+ 132.6 Joe Morgan+ 9.7
1977 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Joe Morgan+ 81.4 Rod Carew+ 8.9
1978 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Joe Morgan+ 84.5 Dave Parker 6.9
1979 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Joe Morgan+ 87.9 Fred Lynn 7.9
1980 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Joe Morgan+ 91.3 George Brett+ 8.5
1981 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Joe Morgan+ 93.6 Mike Schmidt+ 6.6
1982 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Joe Morgan+ 98.8 Robin Yount+ 9.9
1983 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Joe Morgan+ 102.0 Robin Yount+ 7.6
1984 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Joe Morgan+ 104.4 Cal Ripken Jr.+ 7.7
1985 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Pete Rose 83.9 Rickey Henderson+ 8.6
1986 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Mike Schmidt+ 84.4 Wade Boggs+ 7.3
1987 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Mike Schmidt+ 89.5 Alan Trammell+ 8.3
1988 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Mike Schmidt+ 91.3 Wade Boggs+ 8.1
1989 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Mike Schmidt+ 91.8 Howard Johnson 8.0
1990 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 George Brett+ 83.7 Rickey Henderson+ 8.4
1991 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 George Brett+ 84.2 Cal Ripken Jr.+ 9.2
1992 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 George Brett+ 84.9 Barry Bonds 8.3
1993 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Rickey Henderson+ 84.9 Barry Bonds 8.8
1994 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Rickey Henderson+ 87.5 Jeff Bagwell+ 7.7
1995 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Rickey Henderson+ 90.9 Edgar Martínez+ 7.3
1996 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Rickey Henderson+ 93.7 Barry Bonds 8.9
1997 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Rickey Henderson+ 95.9 Mike Piazza+ 9.0
1998 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Rickey Henderson+ 98.8 Mark McGwire 9.3
1999 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Rickey Henderson+ 102.2 Derek Jeter+ 9.1
2000 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Babe Ruth+ 12.3 Rickey Henderson+ 103.0 Alex Rodriguez 8.9
2001 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Barry Bonds 12.4 Rickey Henderson+ 104.6 Barry Bonds 12.4
2002 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Barry Bonds 12.4 Barry Bonds 114.7 Barry Bonds 11.8
2003 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Barry Bonds 12.4 Barry Bonds 123.4 Barry Bonds 8.7
2004 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Barry Bonds 12.4 Barry Bonds 134.8 Barry Bonds 11.5
2005 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Barry Bonds 12.4 Barry Bonds 135.3 Alex Rodriguez 9.4
2006 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Barry Bonds 12.4 Barry Bonds 139.2 Derek Jeter+ 7.1
2007 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Barry Bonds 12.4 Barry Bonds 143.6 Alex Rodriguez 9.5
2008 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Barry Bonds 12.4 Alex Rodriguez 99.3 Albert Pujols 7.5
2009 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Barry Bonds 12.4 Alex Rodriguez 103.9 Albert Pujols 7.9
2010 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Barry Bonds 12.4 Alex Rodriguez 107.8 Josh Hamilton 7.6
2011 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Barry Bonds 12.4 Alex Rodriguez 110.4 Matt Kemp 8.7
2012 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Barry Bonds 12.4 Alex Rodriguez 112.9 Mike Trout 8.7
2013 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Barry Bonds 12.4 Alex Rodriguez 113.5 Mike Trout 10.1
2014 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Barry Bonds 12.4 Derek Jeter+ 96.3 Mike Trout 8.8
2015 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Barry Bonds 12.4 Alex Rodriguez 116.5 Bryce Harper 9.1
2016 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Barry Bonds 12.4 Alex Rodriguez 115.3 Mike Trout 9.9
2017 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Barry Bonds 12.4 Albert Pujols 85.5 Jose Altuve 7.8
2018 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Barry Bonds 12.4 Albert Pujols 85.7 Mike Trout 9.2
2019 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Barry Bonds 12.4 Albert Pujols 86.0 Mike Trout 8.1
2020 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Barry Bonds 12.4 Albert Pujols 85.6 Trea Turner 3.2
2021 Babe Ruth+ 154.5 Barry Bonds 12.4 Albert Pujols 85.3 Fernando Tatis Jr. 7.3
2022 Babe Ruth+ 154.4 Barry Bonds 12.4 Albert Pujols 87.3 Aaron Judge 10.3
2023 Babe Ruth+ 154.4 Barry Bonds 12.4 Mike Trout 85.2 Ronald Acuña Jr. 8.5
2024 Babe Ruth+ 154.4 Barry Bonds 12.4 Mike Trout 86.5 Mookie Betts 2.1