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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. [a] 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.
Major League Baseball (MLB) does not have a hard salary cap, instead employing a luxury tax which applies to teams whose total payroll exceeds certain set thresholds for a given season. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Free agency did not exist in MLB prior to the end of the reserve clause in the 1970s, allowing owners before that time to wholly dictate the terms ...
WAR is recognized as an official stat by Major League Baseball and by the Elias Sports Bureau, and ESPN publishes the Baseball-Reference version of WAR on its own statistics pages for position players and pitchers. [2] The importance of WAR compared to typical statistical categories has been the subject of ongoing debate.
Paul Waner held the major league record for 29 years. Harry Hooper holds the American League record. Dwight Evans' 2,092 games as a right fielder in the American League are the most by any player since 1920. Willie Keeler was the first player to appear in 2,000 games in right field. Patsy Donovan held the National League record for 32 years.
Through 2021, 21 players had appeared in over 2,000 games as first basemen, more than at any other position; [2] at least one of the 21 has been active in every major league season, except the last two years of World War II. Eddie Murray [3] [4] [5] is the all-time leader in career games as a first baseman, playing 2,413 games at the position. [6]
During the 1980 season with New York, May led the American League with an earned run average of 2.46, which was his best career mark. Through his final four seasons in Major League Baseball, May won 28 games and lost 27. In 1965 with the Angels, May earned a salary of $6,000. In 1983, his final year with the Yankees, his salary was $620,000. [12]
The only of the four major sports with no salary cap, top MLB salaries have skyrocketed over recent years -- particularly among the league's top pitchers. Here are the 25 highest paid MLB players ...
Rank: Rank amongst leaders in career games played. A blank field indicates a tie. Player (2025 Gs) Number of games played during the 2025 Major League Baseball season: MLB: Total career games played as a left fielder in Major League Baseball * Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame † Denotes total including pre-1901 games Bold