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The Top Ranked Baseball Players of All-Time from Michigan High Schools
Notes: This is a list of the greatest pro players who finished high school in this state.
What players did in high school or college does not factor into this list.
| High School | Athlete | POS | Rookie Yr | Overall Rank |
| Adrian (Adrian) | Mike G. Marshall | RP | 1967 | 458 |
| All Saints (Bay City) | Keith Miller | 2B | 1987 | 12321 |
| Allen Park (Allen Park) | Tom Tresh | LF | 1961 | 1220 |
| Allen Park (Allen Park) | Jakob Marsee | CF | 2025 | 16087 |
| Alma (Alma) | Bob Bruce | SP | 1959 | 2474 |
| Alpena (Alpena) | Blaise Ilsley | RP | 1994 | 14682 |
| Anchor Bay (Fair Haven) | Anthony Misiewicz | RP | 2020 | 12488 |
| Aquinas (Southgate) | Paul Assenmacher | RP | 1986 | 1792 |
| Arthur Hill (Saginaw) | Curt Young | SP | 1983 | 3976 |
| Arthur Hill (Saginaw) | Ed Albosta | RP | 1941 | 9035 |
| Austin Catholic (Detroit) | Dave DeBusschere | RP | 1962 | 7613 |
| Bedford (Temperance) | Dennis Kinney | RP | 1978 | 7978 |
| Bedford (Temperance) | Joey Wiemer | CF | 2023 | 13793 |
| Bellaire (Bellaire) | Roger Mason | RP | 1984 | 4899 |
| Belleville (Belleville) | Billy Ashley | LF | 1992 | 4306 |
| Berkley (Berkley) | Dick Radatz | RP | 1962 | 878 |
| Berkley (Berkley) | Don Kirkwood | RP | 1974 | 6253 |
| Bishop Gallagher (Detroit) | Brett Hinchliffe | RP | 1999 | 15302 |
| Blissfield (Blissfield) | Ray Soff | RP | 1986 | 11728 |
| Brablec (Roseville) | Ernie Whitt | C | 1976 | 1323 |
| Britton-Macon (Britton) | Duane Below | RP | 2011 | 13201 |
| Brother Rice (Birmingham) | DJ LeMahieu | 2B | 2011 | 812 |
| Brother Rice (Birmingham) | Karl Kauffmann | RP | 2023 | 16373 |
| Bullock Creek (Midland) | Keegan Akin | RP | 2020 | 6211 |
| Bullock Creek (Midland) | Dick Lange | RP | 1972 | 7400 |
| Calumet (Calumet) | George Brunet | SP | 1956 | 2496 |
| Carlson (Gibraltar) | John Schreiber | RP | 2019 | 7575 |
| Carmen (Flint) | Jeff Hamilton | 3B | 1986 | 13296 |
| Cass Tech (Detroit) | Carmen Fanzone | 3B | 1970 | 14246 |
| Catholic Central (Grand Rapids) | Wally Pipp | 1B | 1913 | 1125 |
| Cedar Springs (Cedar Springs) | Ross Powell | RP | 1993 | 13907 |
| Central (Flint) | Jim Abbott | SP | 1989 | 2760 |
| Central (Flint) | Ron Pruitt | RF | 1975 | 14250 |
| Central (Grand Rapids) | Dave Rozema | SP | 1977 | 3630 |
| Central (Kalamazoo) | Derek Jeter | SS | 1995 | 133 |
| Central (Kalamazoo) | Neil Berry | 2B | 1948 | 8870 |
| Central (Kalamazoo) | Mike Squires | 1B | 1975 | 8888 |
| Central (Portage) | Kirt Ojala | RP | 1997 | 11861 |
| Central (Portage) | Jeff Criswell | RP | 2024 | 15879 |
| Central Montcalm (Stanton) | Greg Cadaret | RP | 1987 | 3750 |
| Centreville (Centreville) | Matt Thornton | RP | 2004 | 2514 |
| Clarkston (Clarkston) | Steve Howe | RP | 1980 | 1474 |
| Clarkston (Clarkston) | Tim Birtsas | RP | 1985 | 6229 |
| Clarkston (Clarkston) | Danny Fife | SP | 1973 | 11121 |
| Clawson (Clawson) | Marty Clary | SP | 1987 | 10002 |
| Cody (Detroit) | Bob Owchinko | RP | 1976 | 3622 |
| Coleman (Coleman) | Vern Ruhle | SP | 1974 | 3242 |
| Cooley (Detroit) | Milt Pappas | SP | 1957 | 915 |
| Cooley (Detroit) | Joe Ginsberg | C | 1948 | 4865 |
| Cooley (Detroit) | Ozzie Van Brabant | RP | 1954 | 10017 |
| Crestwood (Dearborn Heights) | Gary Wayne | RP | 1989 | 6452 |
| Detroit Catholic Central (Novi) | Frank Tanana | SP | 1973 | 426 |
| Detroit Catholic Central (Novi) | Chris Sabo | 3B | 1988 | 1746 |
| Detroit Catholic Central (Novi) | Ray Herbert | SP | 1950 | 1920 |
| Detroit Catholic Central (Novi) | Charlie Haeger | RP | 2006 | 13188 |
| Detroit Catholic Central (Novi) | Al Moran | SS | 1963 | 13405 |
| Detroit Catholic Central (Novi) | John McHale | 1B | 1943 | 14003 |
| Detroit Catholic Central (Novi) | Grant Hartwig | RP | 2023 | 15429 |
| Detroit Jesuit (Jesuit) | Greg Mulleavy | SS | 1933 | 11752 |
| Divine Child (Dearborn) | Chris Rusin | SP | 2012 | 7164 |
| Divine Child (Dearborn) | Eric Haase | C | 2018 | 8950 |
| Dondero (Royal Oak) | Mike Joyce | RP | 1962 | 8749 |
| Dondero (Royal Oak) | Jason Beverlin | RP | 2002 | 16317 |
| Dow (Midland) | Scott Winchester | RP | 1997 | 13161 |
| Eastern (Detroit) | Augie Bergamo | RF | 1944 | 9665 |
| Eastern (Detroit) | Joe Lafata | LF | 1947 | 13236 |
| Eastern (Detroit) | Joe Altobelli | LF | 1955 | 15019 |
| Escanaba (Escanaba) | Kevin Tapani | SP | 1989 | 2311 |
| Ewen-Trout Creek (Ewen) | Dick Pole | SP | 1973 | 5322 |
| Flat Rock (Flat Rock) | Fred Gladding | RP | 1961 | 1400 |
| Ford (Dearborn) | Derek Lowe | SP | 1997 | 988 |
| Fowlerville (Fowlerville) | Charlie Gehringer | 2B | 1924 | 66 |
| Fraser (Fraser) | Pat Hentgen | SP | 1991 | 1163 |
| Grand Haven (Grand Haven) | Howard Bailey | RP | 1981 | 9500 |
| Grandville (Grandville) | Brent Gates | 2B | 1993 | 9638 |
| Grass Lake (Grass Lake) | Tim Crabtree | RP | 1995 | 5483 |
| Grass Lake (Grass Lake) | Jason Middlebrook | RP | 2001 | 12281 |
| Gross Pointe South (Gross Pointe Farms) | Chris Getz | 2B | 2008 | 13295 |
| Hamilton (Hamilton) | Grant Wolfram | RP | 2025 | 16529 |
| Hamtramck (Hamtramck) | Bill Nahorodny | C | 1976 | 12229 |
| Hartland (Hartland) | Lee Gardner | RP | 2002 | 12018 |
| Hazel Park (Hazel Park) | Bob Welch | SP | 1978 | 342 |
| Hazel Park (Hazel Park) | Joe Roa | RP | 1995 | 9680 |
| Heritage (Saginaw) | Spencer Schwellenbach | SP | 2024 | 7016 |
| Highland Park (Highland Park) | Billy Pierce | SP | 1945 | 164 |
| Highland Park (Highland Park) | Ike Delock | RP | 1952 | 1768 |
| Hill McCloy (Montrose) | Scott Aldred | RP | 1990 | 5977 |
| Holland (Holland) | George Zuverink | RP | 1951 | 2898 |
| Holland (Holland) | Andy Van Hekken | SP | 2002 | 14036 |
| Homer (Homer) | Josh Collmenter | RP | 2011 | 5360 |
| Hudsonville (Hudsonville) | John Vander Wal | RF | 1991 | 9394 |
| Inkster (Inkster) | Leon Wagner | LF | 1958 | 1118 |
| Jenison (Jenison) | Mark Dewey | RP | 1990 | 7086 |
| Jenison (Jenison) | Caleb Baragar | RP | 2020 | 13578 |
| Kennedy (Taylor) | Steve Avery | SP | 1990 | 1767 |
| Kimball (Royal Oak) | Brad Havens | RP | 1981 | 4513 |
| Lake Fenton (Linden) | Mickey Weston | RP | 1989 | 13071 |
| Lake Shore (St. Clair Shore) | Chris Knapp | SP | 1975 | 5788 |
| Lakeview (St. Clair Shores) | Hunter Brown | RP | 2022 | 4959 |
| L'Anse Creuse (Mount Clemens) | Lary Sorensen | SP | 1977 | 3174 |
| Lawton (Lawton) | Charlie Maxwell | LF | 1950 | 1455 |
| Lee (Wyoming) | Rick Kreuger | SP | 1975 | 11884 |
| Livonia (Livonia) | Bernie Carbo | RF | 1969 | 6107 |
| Lowell (Lowell) | Kaleb Ort | RP | 2021 | 13952 |
| Lumen Christi (Jackson) | Ryan LaMarre | CF | 2015 | 16835 |
| Memorial (Wayne) | Pat Sheridan | RF | 1981 | 8488 |
| Midland (Midland) | Larry Jaster | RP | 1965 | 4195 |
| Milford (Highland) | Bryan Clutterbuck | RP | 1986 | 10201 |
| Millington (Millington) | Danny Schell | LF | 1954 | 11254 |
| Muskegon (Muskegon) | Ray Newman | RP | 1971 | 9618 |
| Northeastern (Detroit) | Tom Poholsky | SP | 1950 | 3650 |
| Northern (Detroit) | Alex Mustaikis | RP | 1940 | 9914 |
| Northern (Detroit) | Tom Ragland | 2B | 1971 | 16411 |
| Northern (Portage) | Leon Roberts | RF | 1974 | 6295 |
| Northern (Portage) | Tommy Henry | SP | 2022 | 11344 |
| Northern (Portage) | Max Schuemann | SS | 2024 | 14954 |
| Northfield (Northfield) | Fred Holdsworth | RP | 1972 | 6769 |
| Northville (Northville) | Dugan Darnell | RP | 2025 | 16525 |
| Northwestern (Detroit) | Willie Horton | LF | 1963 | 1046 |
| Northwestern (Detroit) | John Mayberry | 1B | 1968 | 1305 |
| Northwestern (Detroit) | Alex Johnson | LF | 1964 | 2594 |
| Northwestern (Detroit) | Willie Kirkland | RF | 1958 | 3577 |
| Northwestern (Detroit) | Harry Chiti | C | 1950 | 4304 |
| Northwestern (Detroit) | Hobie Landrith | C | 1950 | 5176 |
| Novi (Novi) | Mitch Maier | CF | 2006 | 14367 |
| Ontonagon (Ontonagon) | Dan Dobbek | CF | 1959 | 12364 |
| Ottawa Hills (Grand Rapids) | Mickey Stanley | CF | 1964 | 1982 |
| Ottawa Hills (Grand Rapids) | Rob Ellis | 3B | 1971 | 17239 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes (River Rouge) | Barney Mussill | RP | 1944 | 8500 |
| Palmer (Grand Rapids) | Al DeVormer | C | 1918 | 12295 |
| Paw Paw (Paw Paw) | Bill Killefer | C | 1909 | 2145 |
| Paw Paw (Paw Paw) | Pat Paige | SP | 1911 | 10441 |
| Pershing (Detroit) | Ted Sizemore | 2B | 1969 | 4449 |
| Pershing (Detroit) | Lenny Green | CF | 1957 | 4619 |
| Pershing (Detroit) | Marvin Lane | LF | 1971 | 16479 |
| Pioneer (Ann Arbor) | Zach Putnam | RP | 2011 | 8818 |
| Plymouth Salem (Canton) | Tom Davey | RP | 1999 | 11225 |
| Quincy (Quincy) | Ed Donnelly (1932) | RP | 1959 | 10436 |
| Redford (Detroit) | Bill Zepp | RP | 1969 | 8492 |
| River Valley (Three Oaks) | Matt Mantei | RP | 1995 | 4590 |
| River Valley (Three Oaks) | Jeff Peterek | SP | 1989 | 12773 |
| Rochester (Rochester Hills) | Jim Burton | RP | 1975 | 7858 |
| Rochester (Rochester Hills) | Andrew Good | RP | 2003 | 11962 |
| Romulus (Romulus) | Charlie Lau | C | 1956 | 10615 |
| Roosevelt (Wyandotte) | Larry Pashnick | RP | 1982 | 9592 |
| Roseville (Roseville) | Brian Sikorski | RP | 2000 | 13115 |
| Royal Oak (Royal Oak) | Bill Freehan | C | 1961 | 396 |
| Saginaw (Saginaw) | Bob Buhl | SP | 1953 | 653 |
| Saline (Saline) | Logan Evans | SP | 2025 | 11599 |
| Saline (Saline) | Bobby Korecky | RP | 2008 | 16434 |
| Sexton (Lansing) | Dave W. Campbell | 2B | 1967 | 12320 |
| South Haven (South Haven) | Dave Gumpert | RP | 1982 | 6300 |
| Southfield (Southfield) | Ted Simmons | C | 1968 | 111 |
| Southgate (Southgate) | Jeff Jones | RP | 1980 | 5853 |
| Southgate (Southgate) | Jeff Kaiser | RP | 1985 | 12575 |
| Southwestern (Detroit) | Stan Lopata | C | 1948 | 1214 |
| Southwestern (Detroit) | Barney McCosky | CF | 1939 | 1324 |
| Southwestern (Detroit) | Mike Tresh | C | 1938 | 1825 |
| Southwestern (Flint) | Merv Rettenmund | RF | 1968 | 7087 |
| Southwestern (Flint) | Rick Leach | 1B | 1981 | 13464 |
| St. Andrew (Saginaw) | Al Luplow | RF | 1961 | 9803 |
| St. Clair (St. Clair) | Jake Cronenworth | 2B | 2020 | 2867 |
| St. Joseph (Detroit) | Dennis Ribant | RP | 1964 | 4983 |
| St. Ladislaus (Hamtramck) | Steve Gromek | SP | 1941 | 1098 |
| St. Ladislaus (Hamtramck) | Tom Paciorek | LF | 1970 | 4390 |
| St. Ladislaus (Hamtramck) | Doug Konieczny | SP | 1973 | 8376 |
| St. Louis (St. Louis) | Jim Northrup | RF | 1964 | 2609 |
| St. Mary's (Detroit) | Scott Kamieniecki | SP | 1991 | 4147 |
| St. Mary's (Lansing) | Vic Saier | 1B | 1911 | 2563 |
| St. Mary's (Lansing) | Jim Stump | RP | 1957 | 8917 |
| St. Mary's (Orchard Lake) | Mike Ignasiak | RP | 1991 | 9589 |
| St. Mary's (Orchard Lake) | Jim Paciorek | 1B | 1987 | 14275 |
| St. Stephen (Port Huron) | Jim Gosger | CF | 1963 | 8651 |
| Sterling Heights (Sterling Heights) | Dave Borkowski | RP | 1999 | 8058 |
| Stevenson (Sterling Heights) | Brandon Hughes | RP | 2022 | 13211 |
| Traverse City (Traverse City) | Bunny Brief | 1B | 1912 | 10145 |
| Trenton (Trenton) | J.J. Putz | RP | 2003 | 990 |
| Trenton (Trenton) | Matt Shoemaker | SP | 2013 | 4781 |
| Trenton (Trenton) | Anthony Bass | RP | 2011 | 4855 |
| Troy (Troy) | Steve McCatty | SP | 1977 | 3389 |
| Troy (Troy) | Dick Billings | C | 1968 | 6981 |
| Troy (Troy) | Jon Berti | 2B | 2018 | 12156 |
| Union (Grand Rapids) | Rick Miller | CF | 1971 | 2989 |
| Union (Redford) | Rickey Clark | SP | 1967 | 6333 |
| Union (Redford) | Bill Fahey | C | 1971 | 15543 |
| University of Detroit Jesuit (Detroit) | Vern Spencer | CF | 1920 | 13005 |
| Utica (Utica) | Duke Maas | RP | 1955 | 3445 |
| Waterford-Kettering (Waterford) | Kirk Gibson | LF | 1979 | 1787 |
| Waterford-Kettering (Waterford) | Paul Fry | RP | 2018 | 9930 |
| Waverly (Lansing) | John Smoltz | SP | 1988 | 134 |
| Wayland (Wayland) | Phil Regan | RP | 1960 | 1469 |
| Western (Auburn) | Matt Mieske | RF | 1993 | 11438 |
| Western (Detroit) | King Cole | SP | 1909 | 3762 |
| Western (Detroit) | Todd Cruz | SS | 1978 | 12359 |
| Whitehall (Whitehall) | Nate McLouth | CF | 2005 | 4355 |
| Wright (Detroit) | Hal Newhouser | SP | 1939 | 78 |
| Wyandotte (Wyandotte) | John Martin | RP | 1980 | 6593 |
| Wyandotte (Wyandotte) | Leo Cristante | RP | 1951 | 8395 |
| Ypsilanti (Ypsilanti) | Don Schwall | SP | 1961 | 2913 |
| Zeeland (Zeeland) | Jim Kaat | SP | 1959 | 535 |
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