Baseball's Career WAR Leaders

Wins Above Replacement (WAR) provides a common metric to evaluate both position players and pitchers across all different eras. (WAR values from Baseball-Reference.com)

Name	Career WAR	Seasons	Avg/Season
Babe Ruth	182.55	22	8.3
Walter Johnson	165.05	21	7.9
Cy Young	163.59	22	7.4
Barry Bonds	162.77	22	7.4
Willie Mays	156.12	23	6.8
Ty Cobb	151.45	24	6.3
Hank Aaron	142.98	23	6.2
Roger Clemens	139.23	24	5.8
Tris Speaker	134.87	22	6.1
Honus Wagner	130.97	21	6.2
Stan Musial	128.56	23	5.6
Rogers Hornsby	127.11	23	5.5
Eddie Collins	124.21	25	5
Ted Williams	121.82	22	5.5
Pete Alexander	119.34	20	6
Alex Rodriguez	117.53	23	5.1
Kid Nichols	116.29	17	6.8
Lou Gehrig	113.75	17	6.7
Rickey Henderson	111.15	25	4.4
Mel Ott	110.88	22	5
Mickey Mantle	110.24	18	6.1
Tom Seaver	109.92	20	5.5
Frank Robinson	107.25	21	5.1
Nap Lajoie	106.9	21	5.1
Mike Schmidt	106.84	18	5.9
Lefty Grove	106.77	17	6.3
Greg Maddux	106.56	23	4.6
Christy Mathewson	106.47	17	6.3
Albert Pujols	101.52	21	4.8
Randy Johnson	101.07	22	4.6
Joe Morgan	100.44	22	4.6
Warren Spahn	100.04	24	4.2
Carl Yastrzemski	96.5	23	4.2
Eddie Mathews	95.99	17	5.6
Cal Ripken	95.92	21	4.6
Phil Niekro	95.91	24	4
Roberto Clemente	94.75	18	5.3
Bert Blyleven	94.48	23	4.1
Cap Anson	94.32	27	3.5
Adrian Beltre	93.5	21	4.5
Jimmie Foxx	92.98	21	4.4
Al Kaline	92.78	22	4.2
Wade Boggs	91.44	18	5.1
Eddie Plank	90.77	17	5.3
Steve Carlton	90.2	24	3.8
Gaylord Perry	90.03	22	4.1
Bob Gibson	89.14	17	5.2
George Brett	88.62	21	4.2
Tim Keefe	86.89	14	6.2
Robin Roberts	86.15	19	4.5
Chipper Jones	85.25	20	4.3
Mike Trout	85.22	11	7.7
Charlie Gehringer	84.81	19	4.5
George Davis	84.53	20	4.2
Roger Connor	84.25	18	4.7
Fergie Jenkins	84.16	19	4.4
Pedro Martinez	83.9	18	4.7
Ken Griffey	83.84	22	3.8
John Clarkson	83.21	13	6.4
Mike Mussina	82.81	18	4.6
Nolan Ryan	81.28	28	2.9
Rod Carew	81.23	19	4.3
Justin Verlander	80.94	16	5.1
Tom Glavine	80.71	22	3.7
Clayton Kershaw	79.94	14	5.7
Jeff Bagwell	79.9	15	5.3
Pete Rose	79.56	24	3.3
Curt Schilling	79.49	20	4
Joe DiMaggio	79.11	16	4.9
Dan Brouthers	78.66	26	3
Brooks Robinson	78.38	23	3.4
Arky Vaughan	77.89	17	4.6
Luke Appling	77.48	21	3.7
Zack Greinke	77.45	18	4.3
Robin Yount	77.35	20	3.9
Ozzie Smith	76.87	19	4
Bobby Wallace	76.4	25	3.1
Jim McCormick	76.19	10	7.6
Paul Molitor	75.69	21	3.6
Old Hoss Radbourn	75.4	12	6.3
Sam Crawford	75.34	19	4
Bill Dahlen	75.25	21	3.6
Johnny Bench	75.13	17	4.4
Lou Whitaker	75.1	19	4
Max Scherzer	74.98	14	5.4
Paul Waner	74.79	20	3.7
Reggie Jackson	73.93	21	3.5
Frank Thomas	73.82	19	3.9
Pud Galvin	73.42	18	4.1
Jim Thome	73.05	22	3.3
Larry Walker	72.74	17	4.3
Harry Heilmann	72.19	19	3.8
Rafael Palmeiro	71.87	20	3.6
Frankie Frisch	71.83	19	3.8
Derek Jeter	71.29	20	3.6
Bobby Grich	71.05	17	4.2
Alan Trammell	70.6	20	3.5
Johnny Mize	70.59	18	3.9
Ted Lyons	70.56	24	2.9
Ron Santo	70.5	15	4.7
Barry Larkin	70.5	19	3.7
Gary Carter	70.13	19	3.7
Scott Rolen	70.11	17	4.1
Carlos Beltran	70.09	20	3.5
Ed Delahanty	69.63	16	4.4
Rick Reuschel	69.48	20	3.5
Tim Raines	69.38	24	2.9
Manny Ramirez	69.31	19	3.6
Tony Gwynn	69.15	20	3.5
John Smoltz	68.96	22	3.1
Ivan Rodriguez	68.71	21	3.3
Red Ruffing	68.67	24	2.9
Eddie Murray	68.62	21	3.3
Jim Palmer	68.47	20	3.4
Carl Hubbell	68.45	16	4.3
Carlton Fisk	68.42	25	2.7
Edgar Martinez	68.41	18	3.8
Kenny Lofton	68.4	17	4
Pee Wee Reese	68.37	19	3.6
Al Simmons	68.32	21	3.3
Robinson Cano	68.1	16	4.3
Fred Clarke	68.03	22	3.1
Graig Nettles	67.94	22	3.1
Ryne Sandberg	67.91	17	4
Kevin Brown	67.77	20	3.4
Ernie Banks	67.72	19	3.6
Miguel Cabrera	67.29	19	3.5
Dwight Evans	67.17	20	3.4
Don Drysdale	67.13	14	4.8
Roberto Alomar	67.02	17	3.9
Don Sutton	66.71	23	2.9
Tony Mullane	66.64	14	4.8
Buddy Bell	66.31	18	3.7
Goose Goslin	66.15	18	3.7
Luis Tiant	66.07	19	3.5
Willie Randolph	65.91	18	3.7
Duke Snider	65.9	18	3.7
Ed Walsh	65.85	14	4.7
Amos Rusie	65.8	13	5.1
Craig Biggio	65.44	20	3.3
Andre Dawson	64.84	21	3.1
Joe Cronin	64.77	20	3.2
Reggie Smith	64.55	17	3.8
Chase Utley	64.54	16	4
Mookie Betts	64.53	8	8.1
Willie McCovey	64.46	22	2.9
Joey Votto	64.4	15	4.3
Richie Ashburn	64.29	15	4.3
Roy Halladay	64.24	16	4
Dave Winfield	64.18	23	2.8
Red Faber	63.89	20	3.2
Jackie Robinson	63.84	10	6.4
Clark Griffith	63.78	24	2.7
Billy Williams	63.64	18	3.5
Bob Feller	63.48	21	3
Lou Boudreau	63.15	15	4.2
Billy Hamilton	63.15	14	4.5
Vic Willis	63.15	13	4.9
Juan Marichal	62.88	16	3.9
Hal Newhouser	62.82	17	3.7
Home Run Baker	62.76	15	4.2
Ken Boyer	62.75	15	4.2
Andruw Jones	62.71	17	3.7