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The VAL Index

Who is best right now, in every sport, by VAL — Value Above League: StatVault's own value metric, our answer to Approximate Value. Each season is measured against the players at the same position that season, then the last three completed seasons are weighted 3-2-1.

NFL

through 2025
  1. 1Josh AllenQB25.0
  2. 2Matthew StaffordQB24.6
  3. 3Jared GoffQB21.7
  4. 4Jordan LoveQB20.7
  5. 5Bo NixQB19.4
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NBA

through 2026
  1. 1Nikola JokicC23.9
  2. 2Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderG23.4
  3. 3Luka DoncicG13.1
  4. 4Giannis AntetokounmpoF12.5
  5. 5Jalen DurenC11.0
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MLB

through 2026
  1. 1Shohei OhtaniTWP19.5
  2. 2Aaron JudgeRF14.1
  3. 3Juan SotoLF12.9
  4. 4Kyle SchwarberDH12.0
  5. 5Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF11.4
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NHL

through 2026
  1. 1Nathan MacKinnonC26.5
  2. 2Nikita KucherovR26.1
  3. 3Connor McDavidC24.8
  4. 4Leon DraisaitlC21.5
  5. 5David PastrnakR19.0
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MLS

through 2026
  1. 1Lionel MessiST31.4
  2. 2EvanderAM24.3
  3. 3Anders DreyerW20.6
  4. 4Dénis BouangaW18.7
  5. 5Martín OjedaAM17.0
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A league-average full-season starter is about 8 VAL; elite seasons land around 18–27. Career and single-season VAL leaders are on each sport's VAL board under Leaders.