Average WAR for 2026 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 |
| Dustin Pedroia | 5.55 |
| Chase Utley | 5.40 |
| David Wright | 5.02 |
| Manny Ramirez | 4.88 |
| Cole Hamels | 4.75 |
| Andruw Jones | 4.63 |
| Carlos Beltrán | 4.39 |
| Ryan Braun | 4.33 |
| Félix Hernández | 4.05 |
| Bobby Abreu | 4.02 |
| Mark Buehrle | 3.97 |
| Andy Pettitte | 3.89 |
| Howie Kendrick | 3.50 |
| Torii Hunter | 3.46 |
| Jimmy Rollins | 3.41 |
| Shin-Soo Choo | 3.40 |
| Alex Gordon | 3.23 |
| Hunter Pence | 2.93 |
| Edwin Encarnación | 2.92 |
| Gio Gonzalez | 2.86 |
| Nick Markakis | 2.53 |
| Omar Vizquel | 2.49 |
| Daniel Murphy | 2.32 |
| Matt Kemp | 2.00 |
| Rick Porcello | 1.81 |
| Francisco Rodríguez | 1.74 |
Stats from Baseball-Reference.com.