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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.
The importance of WAR compared to typical statistical categories has been the subject of ongoing debate. For example, nearing the end of the 2012 Major League Baseball season and afterward, there was much debate about which player should win the Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award for the American League. [25]
Stearns was the first Major League Baseball player to die in a war. [1] He was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic , which means he served in the American Civil War , even though he was only 12 years old at the end of the war; children are known to have served as drummers, messengers, etc.
Morris Berg (March 2, 1902 – May 29, 1972) was an American professional baseball catcher and coach in Major League Baseball who later served as a spy for the Office of Strategic Services during World War II.
Eddie Grant as Captain during World War I. Grant was born on May 21, 1883, in Franklin, Massachusetts.After completing high school in 1901, Grant attended Dean Academy (now Dean College) in Franklin for a year before enrolling at Harvard University (earning him the nickname "Harvard Eddie"). [3]
Elmer John Gedeon (April 15, 1917 – April 20, 1944) was an American professional baseball player, appearing in several games for the Washington Senators in 1939.Gedeon and Harry O'Neill were the only two Major League Baseball players killed during World War II. [1]
Butler was a top-10 player in MLB by WAR and wRC+ from July 1 through the end of the season. He should anchor the A’s lineup alongside Brent Rooker for years to come and might still be getting ...
Charles Francis Goggin (born July 7, 1945) is a former utility player in Major League Baseball who played with three teams from 1972 to 1974 and is the most decorated Vietnam War veteran to play Major League Baseball. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1972–73), Atlanta Braves (1973) and Boston Red Sox (1974).