Win Values

Read Dave Cameron’s Seven Part Series: Explaining Win Values

Part 1 – Batting
Part 2 – Fielding
Part 3 – Positional
Part 4 – Replacement
Part 5 – Converting Runs to Wins
Part 6 – Dollars
Part 7 – Additional Information

Read Dave Cameron’s Seven Part Series: Pitching Win Values Explained

Part 1 – Introduction
Part 2 – FIP
Part 3 – Replacement
Part 4 – Run Environments
Part 5 – Converting Runs to Wins
Part 6 – Park Adjustments
Part 7 – Calculations



This statistic is computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1950-1973, 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 (age) WAR Position Players Bats
1. Alex Rodriguez (34) 101.20 R
2. Albert Pujols (30) 80.00 R
3. Chipper Jones (38) 78.80 B
4. Ken Griffey (40) 78.40 L
5. Derek Jeter (36) 69.90 R
6. Jim Thome (39) 68.00 L
7. Ivan Rodriguez (38) 67.80 R
8. Jim Edmonds (40) 67.70 L
9. Manny Ramirez (38) 67.40 R
10. Scott Rolen (35) 64.60 R
11. Vladimir Guerrero (35) 59.00 R
Andruw Jones (33) 59.00 R
13. Todd Helton (36) 57.40 L
14. Bobby Abreu (36) 57.20 L
15. Carlos Beltran (33) 54.70 B
16. Ichiro Suzuki (36) 52.90 L
17. Jason Giambi (39) 52.80 L
18. Johnny Damon (36) 47.70 L
19. Mike Cameron (37) 47.20 R
20. J.D. Drew (34) 46.40 L
21. Jorge Posada (38) 45.80 B
22. Lance Berkman (34) 45.70 B
23. Omar Vizquel (43) 42.80 B
24. Miguel Tejada (36) 40.60 R
25. Adrian Beltre (31) 39.40 R
26. Jason Kendall (36) 37.90 R
27. Chase Utley (31) 37.10 L
28. Magglio Ordonez (36) 36.60 R
29. Eric Chavez (32) 35.80 L
30. Joe Mauer (27) 35.20 L
31. Troy Glaus (33) 34.80 R
32. Mark Teixeira (30) 34.50 B
33. Placido Polanco (34) 32.80 R
34. Rafael Furcal (32) 31.40 B
Edgar Renteria (33) 31.40 R
36. David Wright (27) 31.10 R
37. Miguel Cabrera (27) 29.90 R
Jimmy Rollins (31) 29.90 B
39. David Ortiz (34) 29.40 L
40. Mike Lowell (36) 29.30 R
41. Derrek Lee (34) 28.70 R
42. Grady Sizemore (27) 27.90 L
43. Hanley Ramirez (26) 27.80 R
44. Garret Anderson (38) 27.00 L
Melvin Mora (38) 27.00 R
46. Carlos Guillen (34) 26.70 B
Torii Hunter (34) 26.70 R
48. Adam Dunn (30) 26.40 L
49. Randy Winn (36) 26.10 B
50. Matt Holliday (30) 25.00 R
Rank Player (age) WAR Position Players Bats
51. Carl Crawford (28) 24.70 L
52. Kevin Youkilis (31) 24.50 R
53. Luis Castillo (34) 24.30 B
Mike Young (33) 24.30 R
55. Mark Grudzielanek (40) 24.20 R
56. Victor Martinez (31) 23.40 B
Jason Varitek (38) 23.40 B
58. Vernon Wells (31) 23.30 R
59. Mike Sweeney (36) 23.00 R
60. Robinson Cano (27) 22.40 L
61. Alfonso Soriano (34) 22.10 R
62. David DeJesus (30) 21.90 L
63. Casey Blake (36) 21.80 R
64. Jose Reyes (27) 21.70 B
65. David Eckstein (35) 21.50 R
Chone Figgins (32) 21.50 B
67. Aramis Ramirez (32) 21.30 R
68. Justin Morneau (29) 21.00 L
69. Brian Roberts (32) 20.80 B
70. Curtis Granderson (29) 20.60 L
Carlos Lee (34) 20.60 R
72. Orlando Hudson (32) 20.50 B
73. Ryan Howard (30) 20.10 L
74. Ramon Hernandez (34) 19.90 R
Paul Konerko (34) 19.90 R
76. Adrian Gonzalez (28) 19.70 L
Travis Hafner (33) 19.70 L
78. Aaron Rowand (32) 19.30 R
79. Mark Ellis (33) 19.20 R
80. Jason Bay (31) 19.10 R
Mark Kotsay (34) 19.10 L
82. Milton Bradley (32) 18.10 B
Ian Kinsler (28) 18.10 R
84. Orlando Cabrera (35) 18.00 R
Craig Counsell (39) 18.00 L
Brandon Inge (33) 18.00 R
Adam Kennedy (34) 18.00 L
88. Dustin Pedroia (26) 17.60 R
89. Brad Ausmus (41) 17.50 R
90. Raul Ibanez (38) 17.20 L
91. Lyle Overbay (33) 17.10 L
92. Nick Markakis (26) 16.90 L
93. Coco Crisp (30) 16.00 B
94. Brian McCann (26) 15.90 L
Jayson Werth (31) 15.90 R
96. Hideki Matsui (36) 15.60 L
Jhonny Peralta (28) 15.60 R
98. Troy Tulowitzki (25) 15.50 R
99. Paul Lo Duca (38) 15.40 R
Marco Scutaro (34) 15.40 R

Baseball Leaders & Baseball Records: Single-Season Career Active Progressive Yearly League

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On another note, Updated: September 9, 2010, 1:54 PM ET
Jose Lima likely died of heart failure



By Enrique Rojas
ESPNDeportes.com
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- The autopsy report for Jose Lima suggests that the former major leaguer probably died of heart failure and reveals there was no trace of illegal substances in his system.

"Now Jose will be able to rest in peace," Lima's widow, Dorca Astacio, told ESPNdeportes.com on Thursday. "Those of us who loved Jose have not only suffered his death, but also the quick judgments lashed out by many people about the supposed reasons for his death."

The report, which was prepared by Dr. Ajay J. Panchal, an examiner of the Los Angeles Department of Coroners, states that Lima's body tested positive for moderate levels of alcohol but that the cause of death is still "undetermined after autopsy and toxicology studies."

Lima's autopsy was completed in August; however, family members received a copy of the report on Wednesday.

"The heart shows mild hypertrophy; perivascular and interstitial fibrosis are also present," Panchal states in the report. "The decedent likely died of a cardiac arrhythmia. Cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis are risk factors for fatal cardiac arrhythmia."

The 37-year-old Lima's body was found by Astacio on the morning of May 23 in the couple's home in Pasadena.

Lima had an 89-102 record with a 5.26 ERA while pitching for the Tigers, Astros, Royals, Dodgers and Mets over 13 seasons. His best season came with Houston in 1999 when he went 21-10 with a 3.58 ERA. He made his only All-Star Game that season and was fourth in Cy Young voting.

Lima threw his last pitch in the majors in 2006, but he remained active playing winter league baseball in his native Dominican Republic.