Top 100 MLB Players by WAR

Name the one hundred Major League Baseball (MLB) players by total Wins Above Replacement (WAR), according to Baseball-Reference.
Players are given with their primary team; see comment below quiz
If inducted to the Hall of Fame, the year of induction is given
N/A—not inducted and eligible; inel.—not yet eligible to be inducted
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Team
Year
Player
bWAR
1
Yankees
1936
Babe Ruth
182.5
2
Senators
1936
Walter Johnson
164.5
3
Spiders
1937
Cy Young
163.8
4
Giants
N/A
Barry Bonds
162.8
5
Giants
1979
Willie Mays
156.2
6
Tigers
1936
Ty Cobb
151.0
7
Braves
1982
Hank Aaron
143.1
8
Red Sox
N/A
Roger Clemens
139.2
9
Indians
1937
Tris Speaker
134.2
10
Pirates
1936
Honus Wagner
130.8
11
Cardinals
1969
Stan Musial
128.3
12
Cardinals
1942
Rogers Hornsby
127.1
13
White Sox
1939
Eddie Collins
123.9
14
Red Sox
1966
Ted Williams
121.9
15
Phillies
1938
Grover Cleveland Alexander
119.0
16
Yankees
inel.
Alex Rodriguez
117.5
17
Beaneaters
1949
Kid Nichols
116.3
18
Yankees
1939
Lou Gehrig
114.1
19
Athletics
2009
Rickey Henderson
111.2
20
Giants
1951
Mel Ott
110.7
21
Yankees
1974
Mickey Mantle
110.2
22
Mets
1992
Tom Seaver
109.9
23
Indians
1937
Nap Lajoie
107.3
24
Reds
1982
Frank Robinson
107.2
25
Phillies
1995
Mike Schmidt
106.9
26
Athletics
1947
Lefty Grove
106.7
27
Braves
2014
Greg Maddux
106.6
28
Giants
1936
Christy Mathewson
106.0
29
Mariners
2015
Randy Johnson
101.1
30
Cardinals
active
Albert Pujols
100.8
31
Reds
1990
Joe Morgan
100.5
32
Braves
1973
Warren Spahn
100.1
33
Red Sox
1989
Carl Yastrzemski
96.4
34
Braves
1978
Eddie Mathews
96.2
35
Braves
1997
Phil Niekro
95.9
Orioles
2007
Cal Ripken Jr
95.9
37
Pirates
1973
Roberto Clemente
94.8
38
Twins
2011
Bert Blyleven
94.5
39
White Stockings
1939
Cap Anson
94.3
40
Athletics
1951
Jimmie Foxx
93.9
41
Rangers
inel.
Adrian Beltre
93.6
42
Tigers
1980
Al Kaline
92.8
43
Red Sox
2005
Wade Boggs
91.4
44
Athletics
1946
Eddie Plank
91.0
45
Phillies
1994
Steve Carlton
90.2
46
Giants
1991
Gaylord Perry
90.0
47
Cardinals
1981
Bob Gibson
89.2
48
Royals
1999
George Brett
88.6
49
Giants
1964
Tim Keefe
86.9
50
Phillies
1976
Robin Roberts
86.1
51
Braves
2018
Chipper Jones
85.3
52
Giants
1997
George Davis
84.4
53
Giants
1976
Roger Connor
84.3
54
Cubs
1991
Fergie Jenkins
84.2
55
Red Sox
2015
Pedro Martinez
83.9
56
Tigers
1949
Charlie Gehringer
83.8
Mariners
2016
Ken Griffey Jr
83.8
58
Beaneaters
1963
John Clarkson
83.2
59
Orioles
2019
Mike Mussina
82.8
60
Twins
1991
Rod Carew
81.3
Angels
1999
Nolan Ryan
81.3
62
Braves
2014
Tom Glavine
80.7
63
Astros
2017
Jeff Bagwell
79.9
64
Reds
N/A
Pete Rose
79.7
65
Phillies
N/A
Curt Schilling
79.5
66
Yankees
1955
Joe DiMaggio
79.1
67
Bisons
1945
Dan Brouthers
78.7
68
Dodgers
1945
Brooks Robinson
78.4
69
Pirates
1985
Arky Vaughan
78.0
70
Brewers
1999
Robin Yount
77.3
71
White Sox
1964
Luke Appling
77.1
72
Cardinals
2002
Ozzie Smith
76.9
73
Browns
1953
Bobby Wallace
76.3
74
Blues
N/A
Jim McCormick
76.2
75
Brewers
2004
Paul Molitor
75.7
76
Grays
1939
Old Hoss Radbourn
75.4
77
Tigers
1957
Sam Crawford
75.3
Colts
N/A
Bill Dahlen
75.3
79
Reds
1989
Johnny Bench
75.2
80
Tigers
N/A
Lou Whitaker
75.1
81
Athletics
1993
Reggie Jackson
74.0
82
Pirates
1952
Paul Waner
73.9
83
White Sox
2014
Frank Thomas
73.8
84
Bisons
1965
Pud Galvin
73.5
85
Indians
2018
Jim Thome
72.9
86
Angels
active
Mike Trout
72.8
87
Rockies
2020
Larry Walker
72.7
88
Tigers
1952
Harry Heilmann
72.1
89
Rangers
N/A
Rafael Palmeiro
71.9
90
Tigers
active
Justin Verlander
71.6
91
Yankees
2020
Derek Jeter
71.3
Cardinals
1981
Johnny Mize
71.3
93
Orioles
N/A
Bobby Grich
71.1
94
Royals
active
Zack Greinke
71.0
95
Cardinals
1947
Frankie Frisch
70.8
96
Tigers
2018
Alan Trammell
70.7
97
Reds
2012
Barry Larkin
70.5
Cubs
2012
Ron Santo
70.5
99
White Sox
1955
Ted Lyons
70.4
100
Mets
inel.
Carlos Beltrán
70.1
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Level 51
Apr 7, 2020
Most of these players are in the Hall of Fame, which gives a single team for all inductees. (Note that this time is not always the team on the player's cap or the team most fans would pick. Take it up with Cooperstown.)

Of those who were not inducted, most fall into one of four categories: PED users, the occasional players who have been spurned (often because of playing long ago), current players, and players who aren't yet eligible thanks to the five-year waiting period. To decide these players' teams, I chose the team where they played a plurality of years unless another had a significantly higher WAR. The only cases that were genuine judgements calls were Bobby Grich (who could go with either the Orioles or the Angels, but had a higher WAR with the former) and Carlos Beltrán (who has said that, if he makes it to the Hall, he would like to go in with the Mets).

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Apr 7, 2020
Most players:

Giants, 8 (highest: Barry Bonds)

Tigers, 8 (highest: Ty Cobb)

Braves, 7 (highest: Hank Aaron)

Cardinals, 7 (highest: Stan Musial)

Yankees, 6 (highest: Babe Ruth)

Three teams (the Diamondbacks, Marlins, and Rays, all formed in the 1990s) do not have any players on this list.

Four teams (the Indians, White Sox, Braves, and Cubs) claim players under former names. (Those names are: the Spiders/Blues, the White Stockings, the Beaneaters, and the Colts respectively.)

One team (the Providence Grays, with Old Hoss Radbourn in 76th) has a player and has since folded.