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MLB · Top Players · 2026

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.

305
Qualified
2026
Season
$57.2M
Top AAV
0.42
Median WAR/$1M
Updated: Aug 23, 2026

Contract vs performance

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

Better valueOverpaidFair deal0.01.83.55.37.0$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
$57.2M AAV
WAR 0.3
OPS 0.689
Peer VI
3.1
WAR/$M
0.01
6
Willy Adames
SF · SS
$26.0M AAV
WAR 0.5
OPS 0.703
Peer VI
3.5
WAR/$M
0.02
8
Alec Bohm
PHI · 3B
$10.2M AAV
WAR 0.2
OPS 0.692
Peer VI
3.5
WAR/$M
0.02
10
Jeff McNeil
ATH · 2B
$12.5M AAV
WAR 0.3
OPS 0.669
Peer VI
3.6
WAR/$M
0.02

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Hitting trend

Most overpaid contracts

#PLAYERTEAMAAVWAROPSPEER VI ▾WAR / $1M
1Kyle TuckerKyle TuckerLAD$57.2M0.30.6893.10.005
2Andrew BenintendiAndrew BenintendiCWS$15.0M0.10.7313.10.007
3Luis Robert Jr.Luis Robert Jr.NYM$22.0M0.20.6613.20.009
4George SpringerGeorge SpringerTOR$25.0M0.40.7013.40.016
5Masataka YoshidaMasataka YoshidaBOS$18.0M0.30.7463.40.017
6Willy AdamesWilly AdamesSF$26.0M0.50.7033.50.019
7Teoscar HernándezTeoscar HernándezLAD$19.9M0.40.7053.50.020
8Alec BohmAlec BohmPHI$10.2M0.20.6923.50.020
9Vladimir Guerrero Jr.Vladimir Guerrero Jr.TOR$35.7M0.90.6933.60.025
10Jeff McNeilJeff McNeilATH$12.5M0.30.6693.60.024

Showing 10 of 80 filtered players

Team payroll vs performance

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

EfficientOverpaidCombined WARFair efficiency0481216$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.

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