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| League History Index | Players | Teams | Managers | Leagues | Leaderboards | Awards | Accomplishments |
| Rank | Player | WAR | YEAR | Open Career Leaderboard |
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| 1 | Sandy Koufax | 11.42 | 1965 | |
| 2 | Sandy Koufax | 10.95 | 1963 | |
| 3 | Sandy Koufax | 10.50 | 1966 | |
| 4 | Patrick Corbin# | 9.74 | 2018 | |
| 5 | Stephen Strasburg | 8.18 | 2013 | |
| 6 | Stephen Strasburg | 8.02 | 2014 | |
| 7 | Justin Verlander# | 7.96 | 2020 | |
| 8 | Larry Dierker | 7.92 | 1969 | |
| 9 | Clayton Kershaw# | 7.80 | 2018 | |
| 10 | Stephen Strasburg | 7.61 | 2016 | |
| 11 | Sandy Koufax | 7.48 | 1964 | |
| 12 | Tim Lincecum | 7.28 | 2011 | |
| 13 | Yu Darvish# | 7.26 | 2014 | |
| 14 | Zack Wheeler# | 7.21 | 2024 | |
| 15 | Felix Hernandez | 7.13 | 2014 | |
| 15 | Justin Verlander# | 7.13 | 2022 | |
| 17 | Clayton Kershaw# | 7.09 | 2017 | |
| 18 | David Price | 6.90 | 2015 | |
| 19 | Stephen Strasburg | 6.83 | 2012 | |
| 20 | CC Sabathia | 6.78 | 2009 | |
| 21 | Robbie Ross Jr. | 6.68 | 2010 | |
| 22 | Jacob Degrom# | 6.62 | 2017 | |
| 23 | Smith Smith | 6.60 | 2013 | |
| 24 | Jon Lester | 6.58 | 2015 | |
| 25 | Felix Hernandez | 6.57 | 2012 | |
| 26 | Tarik Skubal# | 6.55 | 2026 | |
| 27 | Clayton Kershaw# | 6.49 | 2015 | |
| 27 | Gerrit Cole# | 6.49 | 2021 | |
| 29 | Jake Peavy | 6.46 | 2007 | |
| 30 | Yu Darvish# | 6.43 | 2013 | |
| 31 | Luis Severino# | 6.42 | 2020 | |
| 31 | Matt Cain | 6.42 | 2012 | |
| 33 | Felix Hernandez | 6.40 | 2015 | |
| 33 | Mat Latos | 6.40 | 2015 | |
| 35 | Josh M. Johnson | 6.37 | 2012 | |
| 36 | Max Scherzer# | 6.32 | 2020 | |
| 37 | Felix Hernandez | 6.31 | 2013 | |
| 38 | Eric Berger | 6.29 | 2010 | |
| 38 | Gerrit Cole# | 6.29 | 2020 | |
| 40 | Masahiro Tanaka | 6.26 | 2018 | |
| 41 | Zack Wheeler# | 6.24 | 2022 | |
| 42 | Paul Skenes# | 6.22 | 2026 | |
| 43 | Trevor Rogers# | 6.20 | 2022 | |
| 44 | Chris Sale# | 6.11 | 2016 | |
| 45 | Chris Sale# | 6.10 | 2018 | |
| 46 | Luis Castillo# | 6.09 | 2022 | |
| 47 | Carlos Rodon# | 6.03 | 2024 | |
| 48 | Adam Wainwright | 5.99 | 2013 | |
| 48 | Catfish Hunter | 5.99 | 1972 | |
| 48 | Clayton Kershaw# | 5.99 | 2013 | |
| 51 | Billy O'Dell | 5.98 | 1962 | |
| 52 | Max Scherzer# | 5.97 | 2014 | |
| 53 | Kenta Maeda# | 5.93 | 2016 | |
| 54 | Yu Darvish# | 5.92 | 2015 | |
| 54 | Sandy Koufax | 5.92 | 1962 | |
| 56 | Andrew Heaney# | 5.91 | 2020 | |
| 57 | Max Scherzer# | 5.86 | 2017 | |
| 58 | Jake Arrieta | 5.83 | 2016 | |
| 59 | Logan Webb# | 5.80 | 2024 | |
| 60 | Cole Hamels | 5.78 | 2013 | |
| 61 | Felix Hernandez | 5.77 | 2016 | |
| 62 | Roki Sasaki# | 5.76 | 2025 | |
| 62 | Spencer Strider# | 5.76 | 2024 | |
| 62 | Felix Hernandez | 5.76 | 2006 | |
| 65 | Charlie Shirek | 5.75 | 2010 | |
| 65 | Corey Kluber | 5.75 | 2017 | |
| 65 | Tarik Skubal# | 5.75 | 2024 | |
| 68 | Jeffrey Springs# | 5.72 | 2024 | |
| 68 | Gerrit Cole# | 5.72 | 2018 | |
| 70 | Lucas Giolito# | 5.71 | 2020 | |
| 71 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto# | 5.70 | 2024 | |
| 72 | Kenley Jansen# | 5.69 | 2017 | |
| 73 | Roberto Hernandez | 5.67 | 2012 | |
| 74 | Tyler Glasnow# | 5.65 | 2022 | |
| 75 | Brandon Woodruff# | 5.64 | 2022 | |
| 75 | Jered Weaver | 5.64 | 2007 | |
| 77 | Catfish Hunter | 5.62 | 1967 | |
| 78 | Oliver Perez | 5.61 | 2005 | |
| 79 | Dylan Cease# | 5.56 | 2025 | |
| 80 | Tyler Mahle# | 5.55 | 2020 | |
| 81 | James Shields | 5.54 | 2008 | |
| 82 | Edinson Volquez | 5.53 | 2013 | |
| 83 | Smith Smith | 5.52 | 2009 | |
| 84 | Lucas Giolito# | 5.51 | 2021 | |
| 85 | Justin Verlander# | 5.50 | 2010 | |
| 85 | Blake Snell# | 5.50 | 2019 | |
| 87 | Adam Wainwright | 5.46 | 2011 | |
| 87 | George Kirby# | 5.46 | 2024 | |
| 89 | Stephen Strasburg | 5.41 | 2018 | |
| 90 | Cole Hamels | 5.39 | 2012 | |
| 91 | Catfish Hunter | 5.36 | 1974 | |
| 92 | Smith Smith | 5.34 | 2014 | |
| 93 | Adam Wainwright | 5.30 | 2022 | |
| 94 | James Paxton# | 5.29 | 2018 | |
| 94 | Max Scherzer# | 5.29 | 2019 | |
| 96 | John Lackey | 5.28 | 2006 | |
| 97 | Jose Quintana# | 5.26 | 2018 | |
| 97 | German Marquez# | 5.26 | 2020 | |
| 99 | Smith Smith | 5.21 | 2014 | |
| 100 | Patrick Corbin# | 5.20 | 2019 |
