MLB Top 10 Position Player WAR Leaders By Season Since 2000

Name the top 10 position players of every season from 2000 through the present day!

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2000
1.	10.4	SEA	SS	Alex Rodriguez
2.	8.9	COL	1B	Todd Helton
3.	8.3	ANA	LF	Darin Erstad
4.	8.2	ATL	CF	Andruw Jones
5.	7.8	ANA	3B	Troy Glaus
6.	7.8	OAK	1B	Jason Giambi
7.	7.7	SFG	LF	Barry Bonds
8.	7.4	BOS	SS	Nomar Garciaparra
9.	7.3	TOR	1B	Carlos Delgado
10.	7.2	SFG	2B	Jeff Kent

2001
1.	11.9	SFG	LF	Barry Bonds
2.	10.3	CHC	RF	Sammy Sosa
3.	9.2	OAK	1B	Jason Giambi
4.	8.8	SEA	2B	Bret Boone
5.	8.3	TEX	SS	Alex Rodriguez
6.	7.9	ARI	LF	Luis Gonzalez
7.	7.8	COL	RF	Larry Walker
8.	7.8	COL	1B	Todd Helton
9.	7.7	SEA	RF	Ichiro Suzuki
10.	7.3	CLE	2B	Roberto Alomar

2002
1.	11.7	SFG	LF	Barry Bonds
2.	8.8	TEX	SS	Alex Rodriguez
3.	7.4	CLE	1B	Jim Thome
4.	7.1	SFG	2B	Jeff Kent
5.	7.1	NYY	1B	Jason Giambi
6.	7.1	MON	RF	Vladimir Guerrero
7.	6.9	LAD	RF	Shawn Green
8.	6.8	BOS	SS	Nomar Garciaparra
9.	6.7	STL	CF	Jim Edmonds
10.	6.5	ATL	CF	Andruw Jones

2003
1.	9.2	SFG	LF	Barry Bonds
2.	8.7	STL	1B	Albert Pujols
3.	8.4	TEX	SS	Alex Rodriguez
4.	7.9	ATL	2B	Marcus Giles
5.	6.8	ATL	RF	Gary Sheffield
6.	6.8	ATL	C	Javy López
7.	6.4	TEX	3B	Hank Blalock
8.	6.3	COL	1B	Todd Helton
9.	6.1	BOS	SS	Nomar Garciaparra
10.	6.0	STL	CF	Jim Edmonds

2004
1.	10.6	SFG	LF	Barry Bonds
2.	9.6	LAD	3B	Adrian Beltré
3.	9.2	STL	3B	Scott Rolen
4.	9.2	SEA	RF	Ichiro Suzuki
5.	8.5	STL	1B	Albert Pujols
6.	8.3	ATL	RF	JD Drew
7.	8.3	COL	1B	Todd Helton
8.	7.6	NYY	3B	Alex Rodriguez
9.	7.4	BAL	SS	Miguel Tejada
10.	7.2	STL	CF	Jim Edmonds

2005
1.	9.4	NYY	3B	Alex Rodriguez
2.	8.4	STL	1B	Albert Pujols
3.	7.7	CHC	1B	Derrek Lee
4.	7.3	BAL	2B	Brian Roberts
5.	7.3	PHI	2B	Chase Utley
6.	7.2	TEX	1B	Mark Teixeira
7.	6.7	ATL	CF	Andruw Jones
8.	6.6	CLE	CF	Grady Sizemore
9.	6.5	ATL	SS	Rafael Furcal
10.	6.3	HOU	3B	Morgan Ensberg

2006
1.	8.5	STL	1B	Albert Pujols
2.	8.2	NYM	CF	Carlos Beltrán
3.	7.3	PHI	2B	Chase Utley
4.	6.7	CLE	CF	Grady Sizemore
5.	6.2	TOR	CF	Vernon Wells
6.	6.1	WSN	LF	Alfonso Soriano
7.	6.0	DET	SS	Carlos Guillén
8.	6.0	HOU	1B	Lance Berkman
9.	5.9	CLE	DH	Travis Hafner
10.	5.9	NYM	SS	José Reyes

2007
1.	9.4	NYY	3B	Alex Rodriguez
2.	8.7	STL	1B	Albert Pujols
3.	8.3	NYM	3B	David Wright
4.	7.8	PHI	2B	Chase Utley
5.	7.6	ATL	3B	Chipper Jones
6.	7.6	DET	CF	Curtis Granderson
7.	7.3	DET	RF	Magglio Ordóñez
8.	7.2	TBR	1B	Carlos Peña
9.	6.8	COL	SS	Troy Tulowitzki
10.	6.7	NYY	2B	Robinson Canó

2008
1.	9.2	STL	1B	Albert Pujols
2.	9.0	PHI	2B	Chase Utley
3.	7.8	ATL/LAA	1B	Mark Teixeira
4.	7.4	BAL	RF	Nick Markakis
5.	7.3	ATL	3B	Chipper Jones
6.	7.0	NYM	CF	Carlos Beltrán
7.	7.0	BOS	2B	Dustin Pedroia
8.	6.9	HOU	1B	Lance Berkman
9.	6.9	NYM	3B	David Wright
10.	6.8	NYY	3B	Alex Rodriguez

2009
1.	9.7	STL	1B	Albert Pujols
2.	8.6	TBR	2B	Ben Zobrist
3.	8.2	PHI	2B	Chase Utley
4.	7.8	MIN	C	Joe Mauer
5.	7.7	LAA	3B	Chone Figgins
6.	7.3	FLA	SS	Hanley Ramírez
7.	7.3	WSN	3B	Ryan Zimmerman
8.	7.0	TBR	3B	Evan Longoria
9.	6.9	SDP	1B	Adrián González
10.	6.6	SEA	CF	Franklin Gutiérrez

2010
1.	8.7	TEX	CF	Josh Hamilton
2.	8.2	TBR	3B	Evan Longoria
3.	8.1	NYY	2B	Robinson Canó
4.	7.8	BOS	3B	Adrian Beltré
5.	7.5	STL	1B	Albert Pujols
6.	7.4	NYY	LF	Brett Gardner
7.	7.0	TBR	LF	Carl Crawford
8.	7.0	CIN	1B	Joey Votto
9.	7.0	TOR	RF	José Bautista
10.	6.7	COL	SS	Troy Tulowitzki

2011
1.	8.3	BOS	CF	Jacoby Ellsbury
2.	8.3	TOR	RF	José Bautista
3.	8.0	LAD	CF	Matt Kemp
4.	8.0	BOS	2B	Dustin Pedroia
5.	7.7	MIL	LF	Ryan Braun
6.	7.6	DET	1B	Miguel Cabrera
7.	7.6	TBR	2B	Ben Zobrist
8.	7.3	KCR	LF	Alex Gordon
9.	7.2	TBR	3B	Evan Longoria
10.	7.0	TEX	2B	Ian Kinsler

2012
1.	10.5	LAA	CF	Mike Trout
2.	8.4	NYY	2B	Robinson Canó
3.	7.6	SFG	C	Buster Posey
4.	7.2	TEX	3B	Adrian Beltré
5.	7.2	STL	C	Yadier Molina
6.	7.1	DET	3B	Miguel Cabrera
7.	7.1	NYM	3B	David Wright
8.	6.9	PIT	CF	Andrew McCutchen
9.	6.9	MIL	LF	Ryan Braun
10.	6.4	SDP	3B	Chase Headley

2013
1.	8.9	LAA	CF	Mike Trout
2.	7.8	PIT	CF	Andrew McCutchen
3.	7.6	MIL	CF	Carlos Gómez
4.	7.5	DET	3B	Miguel Cabrera
5.	7.2	OAK	3B	Josh Donaldson
6.	7.1	BAL	1B	Chris Davis
7.	6.6	CIN	1B	Joey Votto
8.	6.6	NYY	2B	Robinson Canó
9.	6.6	STL	2B	Matt Carpenter
10.	6.3	ARI	1B	Paul Goldschmidt

2014
1.	7.7	LAA	CF	Mike Trout
2.	7.0	CLE	LF	Michael Brantley
3.	6.9	OAK	3B	Josh Donaldson
4.	6.9	TOR	RF	José Bautista
5.	6.5	MIA	RF	Giancarlo Stanton
6.	6.5	WSN	3B	Anthony Rendon
7.	6.4	MIL	C	Jonathan Lucroy
8.	6.4	PIT	CF	Andrew McCutchen
9.	6.3	SEA	2B	Robinson Canó
10.	6.3	SEA	3B	Kyle Seager

2015
1.	9.7	WSN	RF	Bryce Harper
2.	9.5	LAA	CF	Mike Trout
3.	8.3	ARI	1B	Paul Goldschmidt
4.	7.7	CIN	1B	Joey Votto
5.	7.4	TOR	3B	Josh Donaldson
6.	7.3	BAL	3B	Manny Machado
7.	7.0	STL	RF	Jason Heyward
8.	6.9	KCR	CF	Lorenzo Cain
9.	6.9	TBR	CF	Kevin Kiermaier
10.	6.8	ARI	CF	AJ Pollock

2016
1.	10.4	LAA	CF	Mike Trout
2.	9.8	BOS	RF	Mookie Betts
3.	7.8	HOU	2B	Jose Altuve
4.	7.4	BAL	3B	Manny Machado
5.	7.3	SEA	2B	Robinson Canó
6.	7.3	TOR	3B	Josh Donaldson
7.	7.3	CHC	3B	Kris Bryant
8.	7.0	HOU	SS	Carlos Correa
9.	6.9	TEX	3B	Adrian Beltré
10.	6.9	SEA	3B	Kyle Seager

2017
1.	8.1	HOU	2B	Jose Altuve
2.	8.1	MIA	RF	Giancarlo Stanton
3.	8.1	NYY	RF	Aaron Judge
4.	8.0	LAA	SS	Andrelton Simmons
5.	7.9	CIN	1B	Joey Votto
6.	6.9	CLE	3B	José Ramírez
7.	6.9	LAA	CF	Mike Trout
8.	6.7	HOU	SS	Carlos Correa
9.	6.6	COL	3B	Nolan Arenado
10.	6.5	BOS	RF	Mookie Betts

2018
1.	10.7	BOS	RF	Mookie Betts
2.	9.9	LAA	CF	Mike Trout
3.	7.6	CLE	3B	José Ramírez
4.	7.6	HOU	3B	Alex Bregman
5.	7.4	OAK	3B	Matt Chapman
6.	7.3	MIL	LF	Christian Yelich
7.	7.3	CLE	SS	Francisco Lindor
8.	6.8	CHC	2B	Javier Báez
9.	6.8	MIL	CF	Lorenzo Cain
10.	6.7	BOS	DH	JD Martinez

2019
1.	8.9	HOU	3B	Alex Bregman
2.	8.7	LAD	RF	Cody Bellinger
3.	8.4	OAK	2B	Marcus Semien
4.	7.9	LAA	CF	Mike Trout
5.	7.3	OAK	3B	Matt Chapman
6.	7.3	WSN	3B	Anthony Rendon
7.	7.2	BOS	RF	Mookie Betts
8.	7.1	MIL	RF	Christian Yelich
9.	7.1	COL	3B	Nolan Arenado
10.	6.9	COL	SS	Trevor Story

2020
1.	3.7	LAD	RF	Mookie Betts
2.	3.3	ATL	1B	Freddie Freeman
3.	3.0	NYY	2B	DJ LeMahieu
4.	3.0	SDP	3B	Manny Machado
5.	2.8	SDP	SS	Fernando Tatis Jr.
6.	2.8	WSN	SS	Trea Turner
7.	2.8	ATL	DH	Marcell Ozuna
8.	2.8	ATL	SS	Dansby Swanson
9.	2.7	CHW	1B	José Abreu
10.	2.7	SFG	RF	Mike Yastrzemski

2021
1.	7.3	WSN	RF	Juan Soto
2.	7.3	HOU	SS	Carlos Correa
3.	7.1	TOR	2B	Marcus Semien
4.	6.6	CLE	3B	José Ramírez
5.	6.6	SDP	SS	Fernando Tatis Jr.
6.	6.5	TOR	1B	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
7.	6.5	WAS/LAD	SS	Trea Turner
8.	6.4	STL	LF	Tyler O'Neill
9.	6.3	ATL	3B	Austin Riley
10.	6.2	BAL	CF	Cedric Mullins

2022
1.	10.8	NYY	CF	Aaron Judge
2.	7.9	STL	3B	Nolan Arenado
3.	7.7	STL	1B	Paul Goldschmidt
4.	7.4	CLE	2B	Andrés Giménez
5.	6.8	HOU	DH	Yordan Alvarez
6.	6.8	SDP	3B	Manny Machado
7.	6.7	LAD	RF	Mookie Betts
8.	6.5	PHI	C	JT Realmuto
9.	6.4	ATL	3B	Austin Riley
10.	6.2	SEA	CF	Julio Rodríguez

2023
1.	8.6	LAD	RF	Mookie Betts
2.	8.4	ATL	RF	Ronald Acuña Jr.
3.	7.7	TEX	2B	Marcus Semien
4.	7.5	ATL	1B	Matt Olson
5.	7.2	TEX	SS	Corey Seager
6.	6.8	LAD	1B	Freddie Freeman
7.	6.1	NYM	SS	Francisco Lindor
8.	6.1	LAA	DH	Shohei Ohtani
9.	6.1	BAL	3B	Gunnar Henderson
10.	6.0	ATL	3B	Austin Riley

2024
1.	10.8	NYY	CF	Aaron Judge
2.	9.4	KCR	SS	Bobby Witt Jr.
3.	9.2	LAD	DH	Shohei Ohtani
4.	9.1	BAL	SS	Gunnar Henderson
5.	8.7	BOS	CF	Jarren Duran
6.	7.9	NYY	RF	Juan Soto
7.	7.1	SFG	3B	Matt Chapman
8.	6.9	NYM	SS	Francisco Lindor
9.	6.8	CLE	3B	José Ramírez
10.	6.8	ARI	2B	Ketel Marte

2025
1.	9.7	NYY	RF	Aaron Judge
2.	7.4	SEA	C	Cal Raleigh
3.	7.1	KCR	SS	Bobby Witt Jr.
4.	7.0	ARI	SS	Geraldo Perdomo
5.	6.8	SEA	CF	Julio Rodríguez
6.	6.6	LAD	DH/SP	Shohei Ohtani
7.	6.2	NYM	RF	Juan Soto
8.	6.2	CHC	2B	Nico Hoerner
9.	6.2	TEX	SS	Corey Seager
10.	6.0	ATL	1B	Matt Olson

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