Average WAR for 2025 Hall of Fame Candidates
November 07, 2026 by TheUmpire
We have converted a baseball player's career Wins Above Replacement (WAR) into a rate statistic which indicates the average number of wins above replacement a player would give his team per single season (avgWAR). Baseball-Reference.com uses the following scale for WAR values:
- 8+ MVP Quality
- 5+ All-Star Quality
- 2+ Starter
- 0-2 Reserve
- <0 Replacement Level
It is our proposal that players having an avgWAR of 5.0 or higher are worthy of induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
| Player | avgWAR |
| Alex Rodriguez | 6.83 |
| Troy Tulowitzki | 5.62 |
| Dustin Pedroia | 5.55 |
| Chase Utley | 5.40 |
| David Wright | 5.02 |
| Manny Ramirez | 4.88 |
| Andruw Jones | 4.63 |
| Ian Kinsler | 4.62 |
| Ben Zobrist | 4.39 |
| Carlos Beltrán | 4.39 |
| Félix Hernández | 4.05 |
| Bobby Abreu | 4.02 |
| Mark Buehrle | 3.97 |
| Andy Pettitte | 3.89 |
| CC Sabathia | 3.78 |
| Curtis Granderson | 3.74 |
| Hanley Ramírez | 3.72 |
| Russell Martin | 3.69 |
| Ichiro Suzuki | 3.66 |
| Torii Hunter | 3.46 |
| Jimmy Rollins | 3.41 |
| Brian McCann | 2.92 |
| Adam Jones | 2.89 |
| Carlos González | 2.88 |
| Omar Vizquel | 2.49 |
| Billy Wagner | 2.21 |
| Francisco Rodríguez | 1.74 |
| Fernando Rodney | 0.54 |
Stats from Baseball-Reference.com.