DiamondIQ · 2026 Leaders
MLB WAR Leaders
Our value + quality metrics, computed from data we control and park-adjusted with our own factors. Unlike partially black-box public WAR, every DiamondIQ number shows its full breakdown on the player page.
DiamondIQ WAR = batting + baserunning + fielding + positional + replacement. Fielding is runs-denominated Statcast defense (Outs Above Average + catcher framing); players with no qualifying Savant data (DH-only, small samples) show it as an explicit omission, never a fabricated zero. Read the full methodology.
Total WAR — Position + Pitching
Combined DiamondIQ WAR across both roles — two-way players (Ohtani) sum their batting and pitching value
- 1Pete Crow-Armstrong5.9WARPosition player
- 2Shohei Ohtani5.8WAR3.2 batting + 2.6 pitching · two-way
- 3Yordan Alvarez4.5WARPosition player
- 4Bobby Witt Jr.4.5WARPosition player
- 5Otto Lopez4.2WARPosition player
- 6James Wood4.2WARPosition player
- 7Jacob Misiorowski4.1WARPitching only
- 8Cristopher Sánchez3.9WARPitching only
- 9Luis Arraez3.6WARPosition player
- 10Dylan Cease3.6WARPitching only
- 11Brice Turang3.5WARPosition player
- 12JJ Wetherholt3.5WARPosition player
- 13Kevin McGonigle3.4WARPosition player
- 14Cam Schlittler3.4WARPitching only
- 15Elly De La Cruz3.3WARPosition player
- 16Dillon Dingler3.2WARPosition player
- 17Joe Ryan3.2WARPitching only
- 18Jesús Luzardo3.2WARPitching only
- 19Byron Buxton3.1WARPosition player
- 20Paul Skenes3.0WARPitching only
- 21Xavier Edwards2.9WARPosition player
- 22Michael Harris II2.9WARPosition player
- 23Juan Soto2.9WARPosition player
- 24Ceddanne Rafaela2.9WARPosition player
- 25Ben Rice2.9WARPosition player
- 26Andy Pages2.9WARPosition player
- 27Kyle Schwarber2.9WARPosition player
- 28Corbin Carroll2.9WARPosition player
- 29Miguel Vargas2.9WARPosition player
- 30Junior Caminero2.8WARPosition player
DiamondIQ WAR — Position Players
Batting + baserunning + fielding (Statcast OAA / catcher framing) + positional + replacement
- 1Pete Crow-Armstrong5.9WAR26 bat · CF 96
- 2Yordan Alvarez4.5WAR40 bat · DH 81, LF 15
- 3Bobby Witt Jr.4.5WAR11 bat · SS 89, DH 2
- 4Otto Lopez4.2WAR18 bat · SS 94, DH 1
- 5James Wood4.2WAR35 bat · RF 69, DH 19, LF 16
- 6Luis Arraez3.6WAR12 bat · 2B 89, 3B 1, DH 1
- 7Brice Turang3.5WAR13 bat · 2B 91, SS 2
- 8JJ Wetherholt3.5WAR6 bat · 2B 88, SS 3
- 9Kevin McGonigle3.4WAR14 bat · SS 61, 3B 55, DH 1
- 10Elly De La Cruz3.3WAR12 bat · SS 73, DH 3
- 11Shohei Ohtani3.2WAR27 bat · DH 87, P 14
- 12Dillon Dingler3.2WAR11 bat · C 69, DH 18
- 13Byron Buxton3.1WAR17 bat · CF 55, DH 19
- 14Xavier Edwards2.9WAR11 bat · 2B 94, DH 2
- 15Michael Harris II2.9WAR9 bat · CF 79, DH 3, LF 2
- 16Juan Soto2.9WAR24 bat · LF 49, DH 28
- 17Ceddanne Rafaela2.9WAR4 bat · CF 89
- 18Ben Rice2.9WAR28 bat · 1B 50, DH 39
- 19Andy Pages2.9WAR9 bat · CF 94, DH 1
- 20Kyle Schwarber2.9WAR24 bat · DH 89, 1B 2, LF 2
- 21Corbin Carroll2.9WAR11 bat · RF 90, DH 3
- 22Miguel Vargas2.9WAR15 bat · 3B 79, 1B 26, DH 4
- 23Junior Caminero2.8WAR24 bat · 3B 93, 1B 1
- 24Nick Kurtz2.8WAR22 bat · 1B 89, DH 2
- 25Brandon Lowe2.8WAR8 bat · 2B 84, DH 5
- 26Freddie Freeman2.7WAR18 bat · 1B 94
- 27Willson Contreras2.7WAR22 bat · 1B 87, DH 1
- 28Bryan Reynolds2.7WAR21 bat · LF 71, RF 29, DH 13
- 29Brayan Rocchio2.7WAR3 bat · SS 84, 2B 10
- 30Matt Olson2.7WAR17 bat · 1B 95, RF 1
DiamondIQ WAR — Pitchers
FIP-based runs above replacement, park-adjusted, over runs-per-win
- 1Jacob Misiorowski4.1WARFIP 2.08 (park 0.96) · SP, 111.0 IP
- 2Cristopher Sánchez3.9WARFIP 2.69 (park 1.06) · SP, 127.3 IP
- 3Dylan Cease3.6WARFIP 2.18 (park 1.03) · SP, 98.3 IP
- 4Cam Schlittler3.4WARFIP 2.81 · SP, 118.7 IP
- 5Joe Ryan3.2WARFIP 2.77 (park 1.02) · SP, 110.3 IP
- 6Jesús Luzardo3.2WARFIP 2.83 (park 1.06) · SP, 110.3 IP
- 7Paul Skenes3.0WARFIP 2.87 (park 1.04) · SP, 108.3 IP
- 8Chris Sale2.7WARFIP 2.81 (park 0.97) · SP, 98.0 IP
- 9Parker Messick2.6WARFIP 3.28 (park 1.02) · SP, 112.0 IP
- 10Braxton Ashcraft2.6WARFIP 3.31 (park 1.04) · SP, 113.3 IP
- 11Shohei Ohtani2.6WARFIP 2.60 (park 0.99) · SP, 85.7 IP
- 12Yoshinobu Yamamoto2.4WARFIP 3.35 (park 0.99) · SP, 110.7 IP
- 13Davis Martin2.4WARFIP 3.08 (park 0.97) · SP, 100.3 IP
- 14Bryan Woo2.4WARFIP 3.05 (park 0.89) · SP, 104.3 IP
- 15Cade Cavalli2.3WARFIP 3.26 (park 1.02) · SP, 98.7 IP
- 16Reid Detmers2.3WARFIP 3.34 (park 0.99) · SP, 108.7 IP
- 17Chase Burns2.2WARFIP 3.40 (park 1.03) · SP, 102.7 IP
- 18Drew Rasmussen2.2WARFIP 3.36 (park 1.01) · SP, 99.3 IP
- 19Logan Gilbert2.2WARFIP 3.37 (park 0.89) · SP, 114.0 IP
- 20Nolan McLean2.2WARFIP 3.43 · SP, 107.3 IP
- 21George Kirby2.2WARFIP 3.32 (park 0.89) · SP, 110.0 IP
- 22Max Meyer2.1WARFIP 3.52 (park 0.99) · SP, 108.0 IP
- 23Justin Wrobleski2.1WARFIP 3.36 (park 0.99) · SP, 100.3 IP
- 24Sandy Alcantara2.1WARFIP 3.77 (park 0.99) · SP, 130.7 IP
- 25Shane Baz2.1WARFIP 3.58 · SP, 111.7 IP
- 26Landen Roupp2.1WARFIP 3.28 (park 0.96) · SP, 97.0 IP
- 27Kevin Gausman2.1WARFIP 3.65 (park 1.03) · SP, 112.3 IP
- 28Gavin Williams2.0WARFIP 3.74 (park 1.02) · SP, 113.3 IP
- 29Logan Webb2.0WARFIP 3.43 (park 0.96) · SP, 100.3 IP
- 30Sonny Gray1.9WARFIP 3.52 · SP, 95.7 IP
BatIQ — Hitter Quality
Percentile hitter-quality index (50 = league avg, 80+ = elite)
- 1Yordan Alvarez93Elite
- 2Juan Soto93Elite
- 3Shohei Ohtani88Elite
- 4James Wood86Elite
- 5Miguel Vargas85Elite
- 6Mike Trout85Elite
- 7Freddie Freeman84Elite
- 8Junior Caminero84Elite
- 9Ben Rice83Elite
- 10Bryce Harper83Elite
- 11Kevin McGonigle81Elite
- 12Bryan Reynolds81Elite
- 13Yandy Díaz80Above average
- 14Willson Contreras78Above average
- 15Jonathan Aranda77Above average
- 16Nick Kurtz77Above average
- 17Bobby Witt Jr.76Above average
- 18Jake Bauers76Above average
- 19Pete Crow-Armstrong75Above average
- 20Sam Antonacci74Above average
- 21Jordan Walker73Above average
- 22Randy Arozarena73Above average
- 23Alec Burleson73Above average
- 24Otto Lopez72Above average
- 25Luis García Jr.72Above average
- 26Max Muncy72Above average
- 27Kyle Schwarber72Above average
- 28Pete Alonso69Above average
- 29Josh Jung68Above average
- 30Dillon Dingler68Above average
PitchIQ — Pitcher Quality
Percentile pitcher-quality index incl. Statcast arsenal
- 1Jacob Misiorowski90Elite
- 2Dylan Cease84Elite
- 3Jacob deGrom83Elite
- 4Cam Schlittler81Elite
- 5Cristopher Sánchez80Above average
- 6Jesús Luzardo80Elite
- 7Chase Burns79Above average
- 8Chris Sale77Above average
- 9Paul Skenes77Above average
- 10Braxton Ashcraft76Above average
- 11Gavin Williams76Above average
- 12Logan Gilbert75Above average
- 13Yoshinobu Yamamoto74Above average
- 14Joe Ryan73Above average
- 15Max Meyer72Above average
- 16Nathan Eovaldi72Above average
- 17Drew Rasmussen71Above average
- 18Taj Bradley70Above average
- 19Nolan McLean69Above average
- 20Cade Cavalli68Above average
- 21Ryan Weathers68Above average
- 22Sean Burke67Above average
- 23Bryan Woo66Above average
- 24Reid Detmers66Above average
- 25Foster Griffin65Above average
- 26Emerson Hancock64Above average
- 27José Soriano64Above average
- 28Parker Messick63Above average
- 29George Kirby62Above average
- 30Kevin Gausman62Above average
WAR is accumulated value (how much, given playing time); BatIQ / PitchIQ are percentile quality indices (how good). A dominant arm with few innings can lead PitchIQ yet trail a durable workhorse in WAR — the metrics answer different questions. Qualified players only. Updated through the latest ingest.
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