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| League History Index | Players | Teams | Managers | Leagues | Leaderboards | Awards | Accomplishments |
| Rank | Player | WAR | YEAR | Open Season Leaderboard |
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| 1 | Max Scherzer# | 61.31 | 2009-2025 | |
| 2 | Justin Verlander# | 60.75 | 2007-2025 | |
| 3 | Clayton Kershaw# | 59.88 | 2009-2025 | |
| 4 | Felix Hernandez | 57.72 | 2005-2021 | |
| 5 | Sandy Koufax | 54.66 | 1955-1966 | |
| 6 | Stephen Strasburg# | 53.33 | 2010-2025 | |
| 7 | Jake Peavy | 48.55 | 2002-2018 | |
| 8 | Cole Hamels | 47.87 | 2007-2022 | |
| 9 | Adam Wainwright | 45.97 | 2004-2023 | |
| 10 | CC Sabathia | 45.64 | 2002-2020 | |
| 11 | Gerrit Cole# | 43.81 | 2012-2025 | |
| 12 | Josh M. Johnson | 42.90 | 2006-2017 | |
| 13 | Zack Wheeler# | 38.86 | 2010-2025 | |
| 14 | Catfish Hunter | 38.60 | 1965-1976 | |
| 15 | Chris Sale# | 37.86 | 2011-2025 | |
| 16 | David Price | 37.80 | 2009-2023 | |
| 17 | Yu Darvish# | 37.62 | 2012-2025 | |
| 18 | Larry Dierker | 37.19 | 1964-1976 | |
| 19 | Jon Lester | 36.97 | 2007-2021 | |
| 20 | Johnny Cueto | 35.34 | 2010-2023 | |
| 21 | Jacob Degrom# | 34.84 | 2012-2025 | |
| 22 | Lance Lynn# | 33.79 | 2010-2025 | |
| 23 | Smith Smith | 33.77 | 2004-2017 | |
| 24 | Smith Smith | 33.24 | 2006-2020 | |
| 25 | John Lackey | 32.97 | 2003-2017 | |
| 26 | Lance McCullers Jr.# | 31.96 | 2016-2025 | |
| 27 | Kevin Gausman# | 30.58 | 2013-2025 | |
| 28 | Jered Weaver | 30.56 | 2007-2017 | |
| 29 | Jose Quintana# | 29.28 | 2013-2025 | |
| 30 | Luis Severino# | 29.07 | 2016-2025 | |
| 31 | Aaron Nola# | 28.24 | 2015-2025 | |
| 32 | Marcus Stroman# | 27.92 | 2015-2025 | |
| 32 | Smith Smith | 27.92 | 2002-2017 | |
| 34 | Alex Cobb# | 27.85 | 2012-2025 | |
| 35 | Scott Kazmir | 27.18 | 2005-2018 | |
| 36 | Nathan Eovaldi# | 26.71 | 2012-2025 | |
| 37 | Blake Snell# | 26.67 | 2012-2025 | |
| 38 | Ricky Nolasco | 26.26 | 2007-2017 | |
| 39 | Michael Pineda | 25.86 | 2011-2023 | |
| 40 | Sonny Gray# | 25.83 | 2012-2025 | |
| 41 | Matt Cain | 25.63 | 2006-2019 | |
| 42 | Chad Billingsley | 25.53 | 2007-2015 | |
| 43 | Jon Gray# | 24.98 | 2015-2025 | |
| 43 | Anibal Sanchez | 24.98 | 2007-2021 | |
| 45 | Masahiro Tanaka | 24.93 | 2014-2021 | |
| 46 | Billy O'Dell | 24.78 | 1954-1967 | |
| 47 | James Shields | 24.06 | 2007-2019 | |
| 48 | Jeff Samardzija | 23.89 | 2010-2020 | |
| 49 | Collin McHugh | 23.76 | 2010-2024 | |
| 50 | Carlos Rodon# | 23.71 | 2015-2025 | |
| 51 | Rick Porcello | 23.36 | 2011-2021 | |
| 52 | Madison Bumgarner | 23.25 | 2011-2023 | |
| 53 | Max Fried# | 23.16 | 2018-2025 | |
| 54 | Lucas Giolito# | 23.06 | 2016-2025 | |
| 55 | Tyler Mahle# | 23.03 | 2017-2025 | |
| 56 | Chris Archer | 22.87 | 2012-2023 | |
| 57 | Phil Hughes | 22.82 | 2009-2018 | |
| 58 | Kenta Maeda# | 22.74 | 2016-2025 | |
| 59 | Gio Gonzalez | 22.67 | 2010-2022 | |
| 60 | Kenley Jansen# | 22.56 | 2012-2025 | |
| 61 | Tim Lincecum | 22.44 | 2009-2018 | |
| 62 | Matt Garza | 22.36 | 2009-2017 | |
| 63 | James Paxton# | 22.29 | 2014-2025 | |
| 64 | Clay Buchholz | 22.03 | 2008-2020 | |
| 65 | Charlie Morton# | 21.82 | 2010-2025 | |
| 66 | Walker Buehler# | 21.70 | 2019-2025 | |
| 67 | Corey Kluber | 21.53 | 2011-2023 | |
| 68 | Edinson Volquez | 21.36 | 2008-2020 | |
| 69 | German Marquez# | 21.32 | 2018-2025 | |
| 70 | Wade Miley# | 21.05 | 2010-2024 | |
| 71 | Danny Salazar | 20.91 | 2010-2021 | |
| 72 | Craig Kimbrel# | 20.84 | 2011-2025 | |
| 73 | Jordan Zimmermann | 20.67 | 2010-2021 | |
| 74 | Mat Latos | 20.30 | 2010-2016 | |
| 75 | Julio Teheran | 20.28 | 2011-2022 | |
| 76 | J.J. Franco | 20.19 | 1999-2014 | |
| 77 | Johnny Antonelli | 19.92 | 1948-1961 | |
| 78 | Brandon Woodruff# | 19.88 | 2015-2025 | |
| 79 | Jameson Taillon# | 19.75 | 2014-2025 | |
| 80 | James Happ | 19.60 | 2009-2022 | |
| 81 | Ubaldo Jimenez | 19.55 | 2010-2020 | |
| 82 | Miles Mikolas# | 19.35 | 2010-2025 | |
| 83 | Mike Minor | 19.26 | 2010-2023 | |
| 84 | Dylan Cease# | 19.25 | 2015-2025 | |
| 85 | Tyler Glasnow# | 19.03 | 2017-2025 | |
| 86 | Kyle Hendricks# | 18.96 | 2016-2024 | |
| 87 | Freddy Peralta# | 18.87 | 2019-2025 | |
| 88 | Ervin Santana | 18.80 | 2002-2019 | |
| 89 | Brandon McCarthy | 18.65 | 2006-2019 | |
| 90 | Trevor Bauer | 18.63 | 2012-2023 | |
| 91 | Luis Castillo# | 18.62 | 2020-2025 | |
| 92 | Matt Belisle | 18.51 | 2004-2018 | |
| 93 | Robbie Ray# | 18.50 | 2017-2025 | |
| 94 | Sandy Alcantara# | 18.47 | 2018-2025 | |
| 95 | Aroldis Chapman# | 18.18 | 2011-2025 | |
| 96 | Taijuan Walker# | 18.04 | 2012-2025 | |
| 97 | Shane Bieber# | 18.00 | 2020-2025 | |
| 98 | Brandon Morrow | 17.93 | 2009-2020 | |
| 99 | Aaron Harang | 17.88 | 2002-2015 | |
| 100 | Rich Harden | 17.80 | 2004-2013 |
