We are now six years into the 2020s. Does anyone refer to decades any more? We’re living in the ’20s, aren’t we?
It’s time, as the 2025 season ends, to look at the leaders for this decade in what many consider the most important value state: Wins Above Replacement by Baseball-Reference.
| Rk | Player | WAR | Age | G | H | HR | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Judge | 42.0 | 28-33 | 744 | 809 | 254 | .303 | .422 | .642 | 1.063 | 193 |
| 2 | Juan Soto | 34.7 | 21-26 | 825 | 809 | 187 | .281 | .422 | .532 | .954 | 167 |
| 3 | Mookie Betts | 32.6 | 27-32 | 733 | 798 | 152 | .279 | .363 | .506 | .869 | 137 |
| 4 | José Ramírez | 32.3 | 27-32 | 834 | 886 | 175 | .279 | .354 | .520 | .874 | 142 |
| 5 | Shohei Ohtani | 30.1 | 25-30 | 804 | 842 | 238 | .280 | .380 | .593 | .973 | 166 |
| 6 | Freddie Freeman | 28.7 | 30-35 | 829 | 975 | 137 | .310 | .396 | .520 | .916 | 150 |
| 7 | Marcus Semien | 28.3 | 29-34 | 824 | 830 | 145 | .251 | .320 | .440 | .760 | 112 |
| 8 | Francisco Lindor | 28.1 | 26-31 | 813 | 825 | 147 | .261 | .338 | .458 | .795 | 122 |
| 9 | Matt Olson | 28.0 | 26-31 | 860 | 829 | 198 | .258 | .355 | .506 | .861 | 136 |
| 10 | Kyle Tucker | 27.5 | 23-28 | 716 | 720 | 143 | .277 | .363 | .515 | .878 | 144 |
| 11 | Corey Seager | 27.3 | 26-31 | 642 | 709 | 148 | .285 | .361 | .523 | .884 | 146 |
| 12 | Trea Turner | 26.4 | 27-32 | 783 | 965 | 123 | .301 | .350 | .486 | .835 | 127 |
| 13 | Manny Machado | 24.5 | 27-32 | 809 | 866 | 161 | .279 | .341 | .490 | .831 | 130 |
| 14 | Dansby Swanson | 24.2 | 26-31 | 832 | 796 | 123 | .254 | .318 | .427 | .746 | 105 |
| 15 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | 23.9 | 21-26 | 847 | 948 | 168 | .292 | .371 | .506 | .877 | 142 |
| 16 | Matt Chapman | 23.6 | 27-32 | 762 | 634 | 129 | .232 | .324 | .437 | .761 | 114 |
| 17 | Fernando Tatis Jr. | 22.9 | 21-26 | 584 | 611 | 128 | .270 | .351 | .500 | .851 | 133 |
| 18 | Julio Rodríguez | 22.6 | 21-24 | 586 | 651 | 111 | .275 | .331 | .469 | .800 | 129 |
| 19 | Austin Riley | 22.6 | 23-28 | 741 | 788 | 151 | .275 | .339 | .494 | .833 | 125 |
| 20 | Bryce Harper | 22.0 | 27-32 | 697 | 727 | 144 | .286 | .389 | .531 | .920 | 150 |
| 21 | Paul Goldschmidt | 21.5 | 32-37 | 816 | 851 | 129 | .282 | .359 | .474 | .832 | 130 |
| 22 | Nico Hoerner | 21.5 | 23-28 | 679 | 712 | 32 | .283 | .342 | .383 | .724 | 104 |
| 23 | Will Smith | 21.4 | 25-30 | 668 | 618 | 113 | .264 | .360 | .469 | .828 | 127 |
| 24 | Bobby Witt Jr. | 21.3 | 22-25 | 621 | 714 | 105 | .289 | .340 | .504 | .844 | 133 |
| 25 | Gunnar Henderson | 21.2 | 21-24 | 492 | 503 | 85 | .270 | .347 | .484 | .831 | 134 |
| 26 | Yordan Alvarez | 20.5 | 23-28 | 590 | 630 | 143 | .294 | .385 | .561 | .946 | 161 |
| 27 | J.T. Realmuto | 20.5 | 29-34 | 685 | 661 | 96 | .263 | .329 | .442 | .770 | 110 |
| 28 | Ketel Marte | 20.4 | 26-31 | 680 | 712 | 115 | .279 | .357 | .489 | .846 | 131 |
| 29 | Carlos Correa | 20.3 | 25-30 | 703 | 720 | 98 | .273 | .348 | .443 | .791 | 119 |
| 30 | Alex Bregman | 20.2 | 26-31 | 705 | 703 | 110 | .263 | .352 | .448 | .800 | 123 |