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Top Players season 2026Hitters

Who are the top MLB hitters in 2026 — and are their mega-contracts worth it? This board tracks Kyle Tucker, Juan Soto, Shohei Ohtani, Cody Bellinger and every other qualified star on a $10M+ deal: Spotrac average annual value (AAV) vs WAR, OPS, cost per WAR, and our Peer Value Index (1–10 vs peers on this page). The scatter chart and tabs show who looks overpaid and who is a bargain among baseball's biggest names. Updated daily during the season.

246
Qualified
2026
Season
$57.2M
Top AAV
0.27
Median WAR/$1M
Updated: Jul 8, 2026

Contract vs performance

Dashed line = fair deal at league median WAR per $1M.

Better valueOverpaidFair deal0.01.53.04.56.0$0M$10M$20M$30M$40M$50MWARAAV (CONTRACT)
Green ring = best value on chartFair deal lineRed ring = overpaid vs peers

Sorts the player cards and table below — the chart above always shows everyone.

1
Kyle Tucker
LAD · RF
$57.2M AAV
WAR 1.1
OPS 0.731
Peer VI
3.6
WAR/$M
0.02
4
Corey Seager
TEX · SS
$32.5M AAV
WAR 0.6
OPS 0.666
Peer VI
3.6
WAR/$M
0.02
5
Trea Turner
PHI · SS
$27.3M AAV
WAR 0.4
OPS 0.651
Peer VI
3.5
WAR/$M
0.01
6
Willy Adames
SF · SS
$26.0M AAV
WAR 0.1
OPS 0.704
Peer VI
3.2
WAR/$M
0.00
7
Jose Altuve
HOU · 2B
$25.0M AAV
WAR 0.5
OPS 0.711
Peer VI
3.6
WAR/$M
0.02
10
Josh Naylor
SEA · 1B
$18.5M AAV
WAR 0.2
OPS 0.665
Peer VI
3.4
WAR/$M
0.01

Better deals nearby

Hitting trend

Most overpaid contracts

#PLAYERTEAMAAVWAROPSPEER VI ▾WAR / $1M
1Kyle TuckerKyle TuckerLAD$57.2M1.10.7313.60.019
2Vladimir Guerrero Jr.Vladimir Guerrero Jr.TOR$35.7M0.80.6893.70.022
3Francisco LindorFrancisco LindorNYM$34.1M0.60.6523.50.018
4Corey SeagerCorey SeagerTEX$32.5M0.60.6663.60.018
5Trea TurnerTrea TurnerPHI$27.3M0.40.6513.50.015
6Willy AdamesWilly AdamesSF$26.0M0.10.7043.20.004
7Jose AltuveJose AltuveHOU$25.0M0.50.7113.60.020
8George SpringerGeorge SpringerTOR$25.0M0.10.6813.20.004
9Christian YelichChristian YelichMIL$23.4M0.10.7053.20.004
10Josh NaylorJosh NaylorSEA$18.5M0.20.6653.40.011

Showing 10 of 74 filtered players

Team payroll vs performance

Includes every team with at least one qualified player in the current filter.

EfficientOverpaidCombined WARFair efficiency036811$0M$60M$120M$180M$240M$300M$360M$420MSPOTRAC PAYROLL (CBT)

Top MLB hitters & contract value — what this page shows (2026)

People search for top MLB players — Aaron Judge, Juan Soto, Mookie Betts, Mike Trout, Fernando Tatis Jr. and the rest of the league's stars — and want to know who is worth their paycheck. This is a contract value board: we take Spotrac average annual value (AAV) for every qualified hitter on a $10M+ deal and compare it to on-field output (WAR, OPS, dollars per WAR).

Peer Value Index (1–10) scores each player against other $10M+ hitters on this page — not the whole league. Seven or higher means strong value for the salary; below five means the contract is lagging production. Use the scatter chart (salary vs WAR), Overpaid / Best value tabs, and Better deals pairs to see who looks overpaid.

Season stats refresh once per day from our database sync; Spotrac contract amounts update weekly. Adjust filters for minimum plate appearances, team, or AAV tier. Power Rankings (team-level monthly grades) lives under the same Top Players menu.

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