# List of Major League Baseball career WAR leaders

This is a list of Major League Baseball (MLB) players to have accumulated a value of 50 or more career Wins Above Replacement (WAR) using the Baseball Reference calculation. As of the conclusion of the 2024 Major League Baseball season, 320 players have reached a WAR value of 50.0 or higher, as detailed on this list.
Babe Ruth is the all-time leader in WAR with a value of 182.6. Mike Trout is the active WAR leader with 86.2.

## Key

| Rank | Rank amongst leaders in career Wins Above Replacement. A blank field indicates a tie. |
| Player (2025 WAR) | Name of the player. Amount of WAR accumulated during the 2025 MLB season |
| WAR | Total career Wins Above Replacement. |
| * | Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame. |
| Bold | Denotes active player. |

## List

Stats updated as of the end of the 2024 season.
| Rank | Player (2025 WAR) | WAR |
| 1 | Babe Ruth* | 182.6 |
| 2 | Walter Johnson* | 166.9 |
| 3 | Cy Young* | 163.6 |
| 4 | Barry Bonds | 162.8 |
| 5 | Willie Mays* | 156.2 |
| 6 | Ty Cobb* | 151.5 |
| 7 | Hank Aaron* | 143.1 |
| 8 | Roger Clemens | 139.2 |
| 9 | Tris Speaker* | 134.9 |
| 10 | Honus Wagner* | 131.0 |
| 11 | Stan Musial* | 128.5 |
| 12 | Rogers Hornsby* | 127.0 |
| 13 | Eddie Collins* | 124.3 |
| 14 | Ted Williams* | 121.8 |
| 15 | Grover Cleveland Alexander* | 119.6 |
| 16 | Alex Rodriguez | 117.6 |
| 17 | Kid Nichols* | 116.3 |
| 18 | Lou Gehrig* | 113.7 |
| 19 | Rickey Henderson* | 111.1 |
| 20 | Mel Ott* | 110.9 |
| 21 | Mickey Mantle* | 110.2 |
| 22 | Tom Seaver* | 109.9 |
| 23 | Frank Robinson* | 107.2 |
| 24 | Nap Lajoie* | 106.9 |
| | Mike Schmidt* | 106.9 |
| 26 | Lefty Grove* | 106.8 |
| 27 | Christy Mathewson* | 106.7 |
| 28 | Greg Maddux* | 106.6 |
| 29 | Albert Pujols | 106.3 |
| 30 | Randy Johnson* | 101.1 |
| 31 | Joe Morgan* | 100.6 |
| 32 | Warren Spahn* | 100.1 |
| 33 | Carl Yastrzemski* | 96.5 |
| 34 | Eddie Mathews* | 95.9 |
| | Phil Niekro* | 95.9 |
| | Cal Ripken Jr.* | 95.9 |
| 37 | Roberto Clemente* | 94.9 |
| 38 | Bert Blyleven* | 94.5 |
| 39 | Cap Anson* | 94.3 |
| 40 | Adrián Beltré* | 93.5 |
| 41 | Jimmie Foxx* | 93.0 |
| 42 | Al Kaline* | 92.8 |
| 43 | Wade Boggs* | 91.4 |
| 44 | Eddie Plank* | 90.9 |
| 45 | Steve Carlton* | 90.2 |
| 46 | Gaylord Perry* | 90.0 |
| 47 | Bob Gibson* | 89.2 |
| 48 | George Brett* | 88.6 |
| 49 | Tim Keefe* | 86.9 |
| 50 | Mike Trout (0.0) | 86.2 |
| 51 | Robin Roberts* | 86.1 |
| 52 | Chipper Jones* | 85.3 |
| 53 | Charlie Gehringer* | 84.7 |
| 54 | George Davis* | 84.5 |
| 55 | Roger Connor* | 84.3 |
| 56 | Ferguson Jenkins* | 84.2 |
| 57 | Pedro Martínez* | 83.9 |
| 58 | Ken Griffey Jr.* | 83.8 |
| 59 | John Clarkson* | 83.2 |
| 60 | Mike Mussina* | 82.8 |
| 61 | Nolan Ryan* | 81.3 |
| 62 | Rod Carew* | 81.2 |
| 63 | Tom Glavine* | 80.7 |
| 64 | Justin Verlander (0.0) | 80.5 |
| 65 | Jeff Bagwell* | 79.9 |
| 66 | Pete Rose | 79.5 |
| | Curt Schilling | 79.5 |
| 68 | Clayton Kershaw (0.0) | 79.4 |
| 69 | Joe DiMaggio* | 79.1 |
| 70 | Dan Brouthers* | 78.7 |
| 71 | Brooks Robinson* | 78.5 |
| 72 | Arky Vaughan* | 77.9 |
| 73 | Zack Greinke (0.0) | 77.5 |
| 74 | Luke Appling* | 77.4 |
| | Robin Yount* | 77.4 |
| 76 | Ozzie Smith* | 76.9 |
| 77 | Bobby Wallace* | 76.4 |
| 78 | Jim McCormick | 76.2 |
| 79 | Paul Molitor* | 75.6 |
| 80 | Max Scherzer (0.0) | 75.5 |
| Rank | Player (2025 WAR) | WAR |
| 81 | Sam Crawford* | 75.4 |
| | Charles Radbourn* | 75.4 |
| 83 | Bill Dahlen | 75.3 |
| 84 | Johnny Bench* | 75.1 |
| | Lou Whitaker | 75.1 |
| 86 | Paul Waner* | 74.8 |
| 87 | Reggie Jackson* | 74.0 |
| 88 | Frank Thomas* | 73.8 |
| 89 | Pud Galvin* | 73.4 |
| 90 | Jim Thome* | 73.1 |
| 91 | Larry Walker* | 72.7 |
| 92 | Harry Heilmann* | 72.2 |
| 93 | Rafael Palmeiro | 71.9 |
| 94 | Frankie Frisch* | 71.8 |
| 95 | Derek Jeter* | 71.3 |
| 96 | Bobby Grich | 71.1 |
| 97 | Ted Lyons* | 70.6 |
| | Johnny Mize* | 70.6 |
| | Alan Trammell* | 70.6 |
| 100 | Barry Larkin* | 70.5 |
| | Ron Santo* | 70.5 |
| 102 | Gary Carter* | 70.2 |
| 103 | Carlos Beltrán | 70.1 |
| | Scott Rolen* | 70.1 |
| 105 | Mookie Betts (0.0) | 69.6 |
| | Ed Delahanty* | 69.6 |
| 107 | Rick Reuschel | 69.5 |
| 108 | Tim Raines* | 69.4 |
| 109 | Manny Ramirez | 69.3 |
| 110 | Tony Gwynn* | 69.2 |
| 111 | John Smoltz* | 69.0 |
| 112 | Eddie Murray* | 68.7 |
| | Iván Rodríguez* | 68.7 |
| 114 | Red Ruffing* | 68.6 |
| 115 | Carlton Fisk * | 68.5 |
| | Carl Hubbell* | 68.5 |
| | Jim Palmer* | 68.5 |
| 118 | Kenny Lofton | 68.4 |
| | Edgar Martínez* | 68.4 |
| | Pee Wee Reese* | 68.4 |
| 121 | Al Simmons* | 68.3 |
| 122 | Robinson Canó | 68.1 |
| 123 | Fred Clarke* | 68.0 |
| 124 | Graig Nettles | 67.9 |
| | Ryne Sandberg* | 67.9 |
| 126 | Kevin Brown | 67.8 |
| 127 | Ernie Banks* | 67.7 |
| 128 | Dwight Evans | 67.2 |
| 129 | Miguel Cabrera | 67.1 |
| | Don Drysdale* | 67.1 |
| 131 | Roberto Alomar* | 67.0 |
| 132 | Don Sutton* | 66.7 |
| 133 | Tony Mullane | 66.6 |
| 134 | Ed Walsh * | 66.5 |
| 135 | Buddy Bell | 66.3 |
| 136 | Luis Tiant | 66.1 |
| 137 | Goose Goslin* | 66.0 |
| 138 | Willie Randolph | 65.9 |
| | Duke Snider * | 65.9 |
| 140 | Amos Rusie* | 65.8 |
| 141 | Craig Biggio* | 65.5 |
| 142 | Andre Dawson* | 64.9 |
| 143 | Joe Cronin* | 64.7 |
| 144 | Reggie Smith | 64.5 |
| | Chase Utley | 64.5 |
| | Joey Votto | 64.5 |
| 147 | Willie McCovey* | 64.4 |
| 148 | Richie Ashburn* | 64.2 |
| | Roy Halladay* | 64.2 |
| | Dave Winfield* | 64.2 |
| 151 | Jackie Robinson* | 63.9 |
| 152 | Red Faber* | 63.8 |
| | Clark Griffith* | 63.8 |
| 154 | Billy Williams* | 63.6 |
| 155 | Bob Feller* | 63.4 |
| 156 | Lou Boudreau* | 63.2 |
| | Billy Hamilton* | 63.2 |
| | Vic Willis* | 63.2 |
| 159 | Juan Marichal* | 62.9 |
| 160 | Home Run Baker* | 62.8 |
| Rank | Player (2025 WAR) | WAR |
| | Ken Boyer | 62.8 |
| | Paul Goldschmidt (0.0) | 62.8 |
| | Hal Newhouser * | 62.8 |
| 164 | Andruw Jones | 62.7 |
| 165 | David Cone | 62.3 |
| | CC Sabathia* | 62.3 |
| | John Montgomery Ward* | 62.3 |
| | Mickey Welch* | 62.3 |
| | Shoeless Joe Jackson | 62.2 |
| 170 | Dennis Eckersley* | 62.1 |
| | Mark McGwire | 62.1 |
| 172 | Stan Coveleski* | 62.0 |
| 173 | Todd Helton* | 61.8 |
| 174 | Jack Glasscock | 61.6 |
| | Tommy John | 61.6 |
| 176 | Sal Bando | 61.5 |
| 177 | Bullet Rogan* | 61.3 |
| 178 | Jake Beckley* | 61.2 |
| 179 | Early Wynn* | 61.0 |
| 180 | Tommy Bond | 60.9 |
| 181 | Charlie Buffinton | 60.7 |
| | Willie Davis | 60.7 |
| | Freddie Freeman (0.0) | 60.7 |
| 184 | Gary Sheffield | 60.5 |
| 185 | Jim Edmonds | 60.4 |
| | Zack Wheat* | 60.4 |
| 187 | Keith Hernandez | 60.3 |
| | Harmon Killebrew* | 60.3 |
| | Dazzy Vance* | 60.3 |
| 190 | Bobby Abreu | 60.2 |
| | Andy Pettitte | 60.2 |
| | Al Spalding* | 60.2 |
| 193 | Wes Ferrell | 60.1 |
| 194 | Ichiro Suzuki* | 60.0 |
| 195 | Jesse Burkett* | 59.7 |
| 196 | Yogi Berra* | 59.5 |
| | Jim Bunning* | 59.5 |
| | Bob Caruthers | 59.5 |
| | Vladimir Guerrero* | 59.5 |
| | Mike Piazza* | 59.5 |
| 201 | Sherry Magee | 59.4 |
| 202 | Mark Buehrle | 59.1 |
| | Eddie Cicotte | 59.1 |
| 204 | Cole Hamels | 59.0 |
| | Joe McGinnity* | 59.0 |
| | Urban Shocker | 59.0 |
| 207 | Bret Saberhagen | 58.9 |
| 208 | Dick Allen* | 58.7 |
| | Darrell Evans | 58.7 |
| | Jack Quinn | 58.7 |
| 211 | Evan Longoria | 58.6 |
| | Sammy Sosa | 58.6 |
| 213 | Rube Waddell* | 58.4 |
| 214 | Mordecai Brown* | 58.2 |
| | John Olerud | 58.2 |
| 216 | Chuck Finley | 57.9 |
| | Tim Hudson | 57.9 |
| | Manny Machado (0.0) | 57.9 |
| 219 | Bobby Bonds | 57.8 |
| 220 | Enos Slaughter* | 57.6 |
| | Willie Stargell* | 57.6 |
| | Joe Torre* | 57.6 |
| 223 | Billy Herman* | 57.4 |
| 224 | George Sisler* | 57.2 |
| 225 | Whitey Ford* | 57.1 |
| | Frank Tanana | 57.1 |
| 227 | Larry Doby* | 56.8 |
| 228 | Nolan Arenado (0.0) | 56.7 |
| 229 | Bill Terry* | 56.6 |
| 230 | Will Clark | 56.5 |
| 231 | Bill Dickey* | 56.4 |
| | Dave Stieb | 56.4 |
| 233 | Johnny Damon | 56.3 |
| | Mariano Rivera* | 56.3 |
| 235 | Robin Ventura | 56.1 |
| 236 | Orel Hershiser | 56.0 |
| | Jim Whitney | 56.0 |
| 238 | Luis Aparicio* | 55.9 |
| | Eppa Rixey* | 55.9 |
| 240 | Jimmy Wynn | 55.8 |
| Rank | Player (2025 WAR) | WAR |
| 241 | Chet Lemon | 55.7 |
| | Max Carey* | 55.6 |
| | Joe Gordon* | 55.6 |
| | Bob Johnson | 55.6 |
| 245 | Hank Greenberg* | 55.5 |
| | Stan Hack | 55.5 |
| | Gabby Hartnett* | 55.5 |
| | George Uhle | 55.5 |
| 249 | Jeff Kent | 55.4 |
| | Bobby Mathews | 55.4 |
| 251 | David Ortiz* | 55.3 |
| | Jack Powell | 55.3 |
| | Joe Mauer* | 55.2 |
| 254 | Joe Sewell* | 54.7 |
| 255 | Kevin Appier | 54.5 |
| | Joe Medwick* | 54.5 |
| 257 | José Cruz | 54.4 |
| 258 | Willie Keeler* | 54.3 |
| | Sam Rice * | 54.3 |
| 260 | Vada Pinson | 54.2 |
| 261 | Ian Kinsler | 54.0 |
| 262 | Tony Pérez* | 53.9 |
| 263 | Ron Cey | 53.7 |
| 264 | Harry Hooper* | 53.6 |
| | Jerry Koosman | 53.6 |
| 266 | Bucky Walters | 53.5 |
| | David Wells | 53.5 |
| 268 | Wilbur Cooper | 53.4 |
| 269 | Jimmy Collins* | 53.3 |
| | Minnie Miñoso* | 53.3 |
| | Chris Sale (0.0) | 53.3 |
| 272 | Billy Pierce | 53.2 |
| | Joe Tinker* | 53.2 |
| 274 | César Cedeño | 53.1 |
| | Jack Clark | 53.1 |
| 276 | Bert Campaneris | 53.0 |
| | Dwight Gooden | 53.0 |
| 278 | Burleigh Grimes* | 52.9 |
| 279 | Jose Altuve (0.0) | 52.8 |
| 280 | Elmer Flick* | 52.7 |
| 281 | Babe Adams | 52.6 |
| | Fred McGriff* | 52.6 |
| 283 | Bid McPhee* | 52.5 |
| 284 | Waite Hoyt* | 52.4 |
| | José Ramírez (0.0) | 52.4 |
| 286 | Jim O'Rourke* | 52.3 |
| 287 | Aaron Judge (0.0) | 52.2 |
| 288 | Norm Cash | 52.0 |
| | Larry Jackson | 52.0 |
| 290 | Lance Berkman | 51.9 |
| | Dustin Pedroia | 51.9 |
| 292 | Johan Santana | 51.7 |
| 293 | Earl Averill* | 51.6 |
| | Luis Gonzalez | 51.6 |
| 295 | Brian Downing | 51.5 |
| | Toby Harrah | 51.5 |
| 297 | Bobby Doerr* | 51.4 |
| 298 | Carl Mays | 51.3 |
| | Al Orth | 51.3 |
| 300 | Brian Giles | 51.1 |
| | Bryce Harper (0.0) | 51.1 |
| | Kirby Puckett* | 51.1 |
| 303 | Bob Elliott | 50.9 |
| | Tony Phillips | 50.9 |
| 305 | Torii Hunter | 50.7 |
| 306 | Ted Breitenstein | 50.6 |
| | Mark Teixeira | 50.6 |
| 308 | Jason Giambi | 50.5 |
| | Jim Kaat* | 50.5 |
| | Kenny Rogers | 50.5 |
| 311 | Tommy Bridges | 50.4 |
| | Joe Kelley* | 50.4 |
| | Silver King | 50.4 |
| | Ted Simmons* | 50.4 |
| 315 | Fred Lynn | 50.2 |
| 316 | Orlando Cepeda* | 50.1 |
| | Mark Langston | 50.1 |
| 318 | Dave Bancroft* | 50.0 |
| | Roy Oswalt | 50.0 |
| | Wilbur Wood | 50.0 |