Spanning Multiple Seasons or entire Careers, From 1871 to 2013, From 1st season to 11th season, sorted by greatest WAR Position Players: Results
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Rk | Player | WAR/pos | From | To | Age | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | ||||
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1 | Willie Mays | 87.2 | 1951 | 1962 | 20-31 | 1534 | 6666 | 5862 | 1143 | 1846 | 301 | 99 | 368 | 1076 | 725 | 667 | 240 | 74 | .315 | .390 | .588 | .978 |
2 | Albert Pujols | 86.4 | 2001 | 2011 | 21-31 | 1705 | 7433 | 6312 | 1291 | 2073 | 455 | 15 | 445 | 1329 | 975 | 704 | 84 | 35 | .328 | .420 | .617 | 1.037 |
3 | Rogers Hornsby | 85.8 | 1915 | 1925 | 19-29 | 1400 | 6015 | 5271 | 984 | 1916 | 327 | 138 | 180 | 958 | 587 | 435 | 114 | 64 | .363 | .431 | .580 | 1.011 |
4 | Mickey Mantle | 84.2 | 1951 | 1961 | 19-29 | 1552 | 6697 | 5519 | 1244 | 1700 | 241 | 66 | 374 | 1063 | 1129 | 1136 | 124 | 29 | .308 | .425 | .579 | 1.004 |
5 | Ted Williams | 84.1 | 1939 | 1952 | 20-33 | 1427 | 6448 | 5096 | 1275 | 1767 | 366 | 62 | 324 | 1264 | 1329 | 444 | 20 | 14 | .347 | .484 | .634 | 1.117 |
6 | Barry Bonds | 83.4 | 1986 | 1996 | 21-31 | 1583 | 6713 | 5537 | 1121 | 1595 | 333 | 51 | 334 | 993 | 1082 | 871 | 380 | 110 | .288 | .404 | .548 | .952 |
7 | Stan Musial | 82.0 | 1941 | 1952 | 20-31 | 1524 | 6754 | 5844 | 1149 | 2023 | 415 | 133 | 227 | 1014 | 846 | 304 | 60 | 12 | .346 | .431 | .579 | 1.010 |
8 | Hank Aaron | 80.0 | 1954 | 1964 | 20-30 | 1656 | 7216 | 6510 | 1180 | 2085 | 351 | 79 | 366 | 1216 | 603 | 655 | 125 | 41 | .320 | .376 | .567 | .943 |
9 | Ty Cobb | 78.3 | 1905 | 1915 | 18-28 | 1397 | 5954 | 5253 | 1021 | 1935 | 301 | 149 | 52 | 907 | 519 | 420 | 584 | 89 | .368 | .431 | .512 | .943 |
10 | Babe Ruth | 77.1 | 1914 | 1924 | 19-29 | 1100 | 4515 | 3565 | 925 | 1251 | 270 | 83 | 284 | 889 | 881 | 599 | 72 | 66 | .351 | .482 | .712 | 1.195 |
11 | Honus Wagner | 75.5 | 1897 | 1907 | 23-33 | 1464 | 6241 | 5596 | 1040 | 1931 | 386 | 139 | 55 | 1005 | 484 | 362 | 483 | .345 | .405 | .493 | .898 | |
12 | Mike Schmidt | 74.2 | 1972 | 1982 | 22-32 | 1484 | 6223 | 5129 | 964 | 1360 | 253 | 44 | 349 | 965 | 958 | 1279 | 155 | 70 | .265 | .382 | .536 | .918 |
13 | Eddie Mathews | 73.4 | 1952 | 1962 | 20-30 | 1634 | 7124 | 6002 | 1138 | 1690 | 248 | 61 | 399 | 1082 | 1031 | 976 | 59 | 28 | .282 | .386 | .543 | .929 |
14 | Lou Gehrig | 72.7 | 1923 | 1933 | 20-30 | 1384 | 6159 | 5135 | 1213 | 1756 | 362 | 125 | 299 | 1282 | 898 | 550 | 72 | 80 | .342 | .442 | .636 | 1.078 |
15 | Tris Speaker | 71.8 | 1907 | 1917 | 19-29 | 1358 | 5811 | 5004 | 896 | 1722 | 324 | 125 | 43 | 681 | 608 | 269 | 332 | 109 | .344 | .422 | .485 | .907 |
16 | Wade Boggs | 71.5 | 1982 | 1992 | 24-34 | 1625 | 7323 | 6213 | 1067 | 2098 | 422 | 47 | 85 | 687 | 1004 | 470 | 16 | 27 | .338 | .428 | .462 | .890 |
17 | Frank Robinson | 71.5 | 1956 | 1966 | 20-30 | 1657 | 7088 | 6103 | 1165 | 1855 | 352 | 52 | 373 | 1131 | 785 | 879 | 169 | 62 | .304 | .391 | .562 | .953 |
18 | Eddie Collins | 71.2 | 1906 | 1916 | 19-29 | 1323 | 5649 | 4682 | 907 | 1562 | 193 | 111 | 19 | 603 | 677 | 313 | 453 | 103 | .334 | .423 | .434 | .858 |
19 | Alex Rodriguez | 71.1 | 1994 | 2004 | 18-28 | 1430 | 6385 | 5590 | 1121 | 1707 | 309 | 24 | 381 | 1096 | 639 | 1126 | 205 | 50 | .305 | .381 | .574 | .955 |
20 | Ken Griffey | 70.6 | 1989 | 1999 | 19-29 | 1535 | 6688 | 5832 | 1063 | 1742 | 320 | 30 | 398 | 1152 | 747 | 984 | 167 | 60 | .299 | .380 | .569 | .948 |
21 | Joe DiMaggio | 70.2 | 1936 | 1949 | 21-34 | 1481 | 6585 | 5881 | 1204 | 1947 | 334 | 117 | 317 | 1344 | 649 | 300 | 30 | 9 | .331 | .401 | .589 | .990 |
22 | Rickey Henderson | 69.7 | 1979 | 1989 | 20-30 | 1472 | 6604 | 5524 | 1171 | 1603 | 261 | 47 | 138 | 561 | 996 | 736 | 871 | 201 | .290 | .400 | .429 | .829 |
23 | Cal Ripken | 69.0 | 1981 | 1991 | 20-30 | 1638 | 7092 | 6305 | 970 | 1762 | 340 | 33 | 259 | 942 | 688 | 747 | 28 | 24 | .279 | .349 | .467 | .816 |
24 | Jeff Bagwell | 67.9 | 1991 | 2001 | 23-33 | 1637 | 7236 | 5949 | 1199 | 1803 | 394 | 26 | 349 | 1223 | 1098 | 1157 | 178 | 67 | .303 | .415 | .554 | .969 |
25 | Johnny Mize | 67.4 | 1936 | 1949 | 23-36 | 1521 | 6424 | 5596 | 1023 | 1787 | 329 | 82 | 316 | 1160 | 768 | 444 | 27 | 0 | .319 | .405 | .577 | .982 |
26 | Carl Yastrzemski | 66.5 | 1961 | 1971 | 21-31 | 1692 | 7296 | 6249 | 995 | 1832 | 368 | 39 | 257 | 939 | 985 | 834 | 111 | 75 | .293 | .389 | .488 | .877 |
27 | Arky Vaughan | 66.4 | 1932 | 1942 | 20-30 | 1539 | 6740 | 5763 | 1018 | 1846 | 309 | 120 | 86 | 813 | 829 | 244 | 94 | .320 | .410 | .460 | .870 | |
28 | Jimmie Foxx | 62.4 | 1925 | 1935 | 17-27 | 1256 | 5241 | 4397 | 975 | 1492 | 257 | 79 | 302 | 1075 | 781 | 644 | 48 | 42 | .339 | .440 | .640 | 1.079 |
29 | Ron Santo | 61.9 | 1960 | 1970 | 20-30 | 1690 | 7186 | 6213 | 899 | 1740 | 277 | 58 | 279 | 1051 | 860 | 1004 | 29 | 33 | .280 | .366 | .478 | .844 |
30 | Jackie Robinson | 61.6 | 1947 | 1956 | 28-37 | 1382 | 5804 | 4877 | 947 | 1518 | 273 | 54 | 137 | 734 | 740 | 291 | 197 | 30 | .311 | .409 | .474 | .883 |
31 | Nap Lajoie | 60.8 | 1896 | 1906 | 21-31 | 1192 | 5216 | 4876 | 946 | 1757 | 380 | 118 | 67 | 975 | 200 | 162 | 215 | .360 | .394 | .528 | .922 | |
32 | Al Simmons | 60.4 | 1924 | 1934 | 22-32 | 1524 | 6733 | 6182 | 1147 | 2188 | 408 | 115 | 240 | 1380 | 431 | 510 | 73 | 51 | .354 | .398 | .574 | .971 |
33 | Paul Waner | 59.8 | 1926 | 1936 | 23-33 | 1638 | 7398 | 6486 | 1228 | 2254 | 451 | 165 | 97 | 957 | 741 | 231 | 94 | .348 | .417 | .513 | .930 | |
34 | Johnny Bench | 59.5 | 1967 | 1977 | 19-29 | 1513 | 6309 | 5554 | 824 | 1491 | 294 | 21 | 287 | 1038 | 655 | 941 | 55 | 32 | .268 | .343 | .484 | .827 |
35 | Mel Ott | 59.2 | 1926 | 1936 | 17-27 | 1438 | 5992 | 5076 | 1032 | 1615 | 285 | 53 | 275 | 1095 | 815 | 400 | 51 | .318 | .415 | .558 | .973 | |
36 | George Brett | 59.0 | 1973 | 1983 | 20-30 | 1358 | 5863 | 5307 | 852 | 1676 | 341 | 100 | 150 | 797 | 474 | 358 | 131 | 69 | .316 | .370 | .503 | .873 |
37 | Home Run Baker | 59.0 | 1908 | 1919 | 22-33 | 1412 | 6036 | 5420 | 811 | 1676 | 287 | 98 | 80 | 880 | 432 | 320 | 226 | 46 | .309 | .365 | .443 | .808 |
38 | Rod Carew | 58.8 | 1967 | 1977 | 21-31 | 1483 | 6329 | 5671 | 865 | 1897 | 279 | 80 | 69 | 663 | 535 | 654 | 244 | 116 | .335 | .391 | .448 | .840 |
39 | Frank Thomas | 58.7 | 1990 | 2000 | 22-32 | 1530 | 6799 | 5474 | 1083 | 1755 | 361 | 10 | 344 | 1183 | 1188 | 835 | 29 | 21 | .321 | .440 | .579 | 1.018 |
40 | Ken Boyer | 58.2 | 1955 | 1965 | 24-34 | 1667 | 7050 | 6334 | 988 | 1855 | 269 | 61 | 255 | 1001 | 631 | 859 | 97 | 69 | .293 | .356 | .475 | .832 |
41 | Reggie Jackson | 58.2 | 1967 | 1977 | 21-31 | 1511 | 6222 | 5373 | 891 | 1442 | 286 | 30 | 313 | 934 | 728 | 1366 | 188 | 76 | .268 | .360 | .508 | .868 |
42 | Chase Utley | 58.1 | 2003 | 2013 | 24-34 | 1323 | 5671 | 4910 | 852 | 1410 | 298 | 42 | 217 | 808 | 550 | 838 | 129 | 17 | .287 | .373 | .498 | .871 |
43 | Duke Snider | 58.1 | 1947 | 1957 | 20-30 | 1425 | 6086 | 5317 | 994 | 1609 | 288 | 66 | 316 | 1003 | 692 | 874 | 92 | 41 | .303 | .383 | .560 | .943 |
44 | Richie Ashburn | 58.1 | 1948 | 1958 | 21-31 | 1641 | 7563 | 6558 | 1028 | 2067 | 271 | 95 | 21 | 479 | 867 | 413 | 190 | 64 | .315 | .397 | .395 | .792 |
45 | Ernie Banks | 58.0 | 1953 | 1963 | 22-32 | 1500 | 6346 | 5712 | 879 | 1617 | 250 | 66 | 353 | 1026 | 521 | 721 | 42 | 43 | .283 | .344 | .535 | .879 |
46 | Roger Connor | 57.9 | 1880 | 1890 | 22-32 | 1206 | 5354 | 4814 | 1019 | 1573 | 262 | 157 | 80 | 796 | 525 | 304 | 130 | .327 | .395 | .496 | .891 | |
47 | Andruw Jones | 57.8 | 1996 | 2006 | 19-29 | 1607 | 6617 | 5836 | 962 | 1556 | 303 | 32 | 342 | 1023 | 647 | 1256 | 133 | 53 | .267 | .345 | .505 | .850 |
48 | Lou Boudreau | 57.8 | 1938 | 1948 | 20-30 | 1345 | 5852 | 5019 | 747 | 1501 | 334 | 60 | 58 | 651 | 665 | 282 | 49 | 47 | .299 | .384 | .424 | .808 |
49 | Joe Gordon | 57.1 | 1938 | 1950 | 23-35 | 1566 | 6538 | 5707 | 914 | 1530 | 264 | 52 | 253 | 975 | 759 | 702 | 89 | 60 | .268 | .357 | .466 | .822 |
50 | Gary Carter | 55.4 | 1974 | 1984 | 20-30 | 1407 | 5694 | 5018 | 683 | 1365 | 256 | 23 | 215 | 794 | 549 | 654 | 34 | 32 | .272 | .345 | .461 | .805 |
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