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The Top Ranked Baseball Players of All-Time from New Jersey 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 |
| Atlantic City (Atlantic City) | Doc Cramer | CF | 1929 | 917 |
| Atlantic City (Atlantic City) | William Pierson | RP | 1918 | 8309 |
| Atlantic City (Atlantic City) | Brett Kennedy | SP | 2018 | 15190 |
| Atlantic City (Atlantic City) | Ty Helfrich | 2B | 1915 | 16433 |
| Audubon (Audubon) | Bill Laxton | RP | 1970 | 6323 |
| Audubon (Audubon) | Brett Laxton | RP | 1999 | 15834 |
| Bergen Catholic (Oradell) | Mark DeRosa | 3B | 1998 | 7222 |
| Bergenfield (Bergenfield) | Frank Eufemia | RP | 1985 | 8555 |
| Bernardsville (Bernardsville) | John P. Sullivan | C | 1963 | 15868 |
| Bishop Ahr (Edison) | Darrin Winston | RP | 1997 | 14567 |
| Bishop Ahr (Edison) | Kevin Mulvey | RP | 2009 | 14711 |
| Bishop Eustace (Pennsauken) | Zac Gallen | SP | 2019 | 1236 |
| Bishop Eustace (Pennsauken) | Tyler Phillips | RP | 2024 | 11006 |
| Bishop Eustace (Pennsauken) | Devin Smeltzer | SP | 2019 | 12225 |
| Bishop Eustace (Pennsauken) | Justin Hagenman | RP | 2025 | 16536 |
| Bloomfield (Bloomfield) | Hank Borowy | SP | 1942 | 877 |
| Bloomfield (Bloomfield) | Charlie Puleo | RP | 1981 | 4548 |
| Bloomfield (Bloomfield) | Don Savage | 3B | 1944 | 11380 |
| Bloomfield Tech (Bloomfield) | Hector Santiago | SP | 2011 | 2794 |
| Bordentown Military Institute (Bordentown) | Chris Short | SP | 1959 | 887 |
| Boro (Point Pleasant) | Bob Macdonald | RP | 1990 | 7877 |
| Bound Brook (Bound Brook) | Johnny Welaj | RF | 1939 | 9621 |
| Bridgeton (Bridgeton) | Rube Oldring | CF | 1905 | 2446 |
| Burlington (Burlington) | Barney Schultz | RP | 1955 | 2528 |
| Carteret (Carteret) | Joe Medwick | LF | 1932 | 173 |
| Catholic (Gloucester) | Zach Braddock | RP | 2010 | 14778 |
| Central (Trenton) | Al Downing | SP | 1961 | 829 |
| Central (Trenton) | Bo Belinsky | SP | 1962 | 3639 |
| Central (Trenton) | Danny Napoleon | LF | 1965 | 15904 |
| Central Regional (Bayville) | Al Leiter | SP | 1987 | 506 |
| Central Regional (Bayville) | Mark Leiter | RP | 1990 | 2926 |
| Central Regional (Bayville) | Jeff Musselman | RP | 1986 | 7523 |
| Cherry Hill (Cherry Hill) | Rick Lancellotti | 1B | 1982 | 14958 |
| Christian Brothers (Lincroft) | Jimmy Yacabonis | RP | 2017 | 13378 |
| Christian Brothers (Lincroft) | Pat Light | RP | 2016 | 16803 |
| Collingswood (Collingswood) | Ray Narleski | RP | 1954 | 1392 |
| Colonia (Colonia) | Ralph Citarella | RP | 1983 | 10946 |
| Colts Neck (Colts Neck) | Anthony DeSclafani | SP | 2014 | 3533 |
| Columbus (Columbus) | Eddie Smith | SP | 1936 | 1212 |
| Cranford (Cranford) | Gordon Graceffo | RP | 2024 | 14209 |
| Dayton (Springfield Township) | Joe Schaffernoth | RP | 1959 | 6241 |
| Delbarton (Morristown) | Jack Leiter | SP | 2024 | 10119 |
| Delbarton School (Morristown) | Anthony Volpe | SS | 2023 | 7667 |
| Demarest (Haworth) | John Romano | C | 1958 | 984 |
| Dickinson (Jersey City) | Johnny Kucks | SP | 1955 | 2395 |
| Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey) | C.J. Nitkowski | RP | 1995 | 5941 |
| Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey) | Caden Dana | SP | 2024 | 14536 |
| Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey) | Jason Vosler | 3B | 2021 | 14968 |
| East (Cherry Hill) | Orel Hershiser | SP | 1983 | 344 |
| East Orange (East Orange) | Monte Irvin | LF | 1938 | 420 |
| Eastern (Voorhees) | Davis Schneider | LF | 2023 | 14741 |
| Eastside (Paterson) | Larry Doby | CF | 1947 | 286 |
| Eastside (Paterson) | John Briggs | LF | 1964 | 3816 |
| Eastside (Paterson) | Glenn Borgmann | C | 1972 | 8278 |
| Elizabeth (Elizabeth) | Alex Reyes | RP | 2016 | 4194 |
| Elizabeth (Elizabeth) | Norm McRae | RP | 1969 | 10844 |
| Englewood (Englewood) | Richie Scheinblum | RF | 1965 | 7894 |
| Englewood (Englewood) | Jim Mahoney | SS | 1959 | 15326 |
| Essex Catholic (East Orange) | Rick Cerone | C | 1975 | 3475 |
| Essex Catholic (East Orange) | Bob Molinaro | LF | 1975 | 13247 |
| Ewing (Ewing) | Wayne Krenchicki | 3B | 1979 | 14163 |
| Fair Lawn (Fair Lawn) | Ron Perranoski | RP | 1961 | 649 |
| Fair Lawn (Fair Lawn) | Tom Acker | RP | 1956 | 4645 |
| Florence (Florence) | Heath Fillmyer | SP | 2018 | 14402 |
| Fort Lee (Fort Lee) | John Orsino | C | 1961 | 8335 |
| Franklin (Franklin) | Steve Nagy | SP | 1947 | 8426 |
| Franklin (Somerset) | Frank Baker | LF | 1969 | 15360 |
| Freehold Township (Freehold) | Brad Brach | RP | 2011 | 2668 |
| Gloucester Catholic (Gloucester) | Bob Sebra | SP | 1985 | 6613 |
| Gloucester Catholic (Gloucester) | Greg Burke | RP | 2009 | 13422 |
| Gloucester Catholic (Gloucester) | Mike Shawaryn | RP | 2019 | 16716 |
| Hackensack (Hackensack) | Harry Harper | SP | 1913 | 2005 |
| Hackettstown (Hacettstown) | Cole Kimball | RP | 2011 | 15577 |
| Haddonfield (Haddonfield) | Rawly Eastwick | RP | 1974 | 2952 |
| Highland (Blackwood) | Ryan Buchter | RP | 2014 | 8242 |
| Highland Park (Highland Park) | Ted Kubiak | 2B | 1967 | 9299 |
| Hoboken (Hoboken) | Leo Kiely | RP | 1951 | 3051 |
| Holy Cross (Delran) | Joe Hudson | RP | 1995 | 10457 |
| Hopewell Valley Central (Pennington) | Steve Braun | LF | 1971 | 5255 |
| Howell (Farmingdale) | Denny Walling | 3B | 1975 | 8860 |
| Hun (Princeton) | Mike Ford | 1B | 2019 | 15183 |
| Hunterdon Central (Flemington) | Frank Snook | RP | 1973 | 10383 |
| Immaculata (Somerville) | Jack Cust | DH | 2001 | 7735 |
| Immaculata (Somerville) | Terry Bross | RP | 1991 | 14038 |
| Jefferson (Elizabeth) | Don Newcombe | SP | 1944 | 263 |
| Jefferson (Elizabeth) | Frank Bruggy | C | 1921 | 8188 |
| Kearny (Kearny) | Bob Stanley | RP | 1977 | 1091 |
| Kearny (Kearny) | Ed Halicki | SP | 1974 | 2547 |
| Kimberley Academy (Montclair) | Frank Herrmann | RP | 2010 | 12471 |
| Kingsway (Woolwich Township) | Dan Meyer (RP) | RP | 2004 | 12155 |
| Lenape (Medford) | Scott Schoeneweis | RP | 1999 | 5020 |
| Livingston (Livingston) | Frank Schwindel | 1B | 2019 | 14827 |
| Lodi (Lodi) | Joe Cunningham | 1B | 1954 | 2543 |
| Long Branch (Long Branch) | John Montefusco | SP | 1974 | 1454 |
| Lower Cape May (Cape May) | Matt Szczur | 3B | 2014 | 16191 |
| Mahwah (Mahwah) | Curt Blefary | LF | 1965 | 4477 |
| Mahwah (Mahwah) | Kyle Teel | C | 2025 | 15679 |
| Manalapan (Englishtown) | David DeJesus | CF | 2003 | 4474 |
| Manalapan (Englishtown) | Jason Bergmann | RP | 2005 | 8543 |
| Marist (Bayonne) | Joe Borowski | RP | 1995 | 4058 |
| Memorial (Haddonfield) | Joey Loperfido | LF | 2024 | 16101 |
| Memorial (Jackson) | Matt Thaiss | LF | 2019 | 15204 |
| Midland Park (Midland Park) | Johnny Vander Meer | SP | 1937 | 279 |
| Milburn (Milburn) | Mike Loynd | RP | 1986 | 10450 |
| Millville (Millville) | Mike Trout | CF | 2011 | 31 |
| Millville (Millville) | Andy Lapihuska | SP | 1942 | 9965 |
| Montclair (Montclair) | Earl Williams | C | 1970 | 1903 |
| Montclair (Montclair) | Dale Berra | SS | 1977 | 9117 |
| Montgomery (Skillman) | Gavin Hollowell | RP | 2022 | 15850 |
| Morristown (Morristown) | Harry Fanok | RP | 1963 | 9371 |
| Morristown (Morristown) | Rick Sofield | LF | 1979 | 14522 |
| Nashua (Nashua) | Mike Welch | RP | 1998 | 15367 |
| Neptune (Neptune) | Jack Armstrong | SP | 1988 | 3644 |
| New Brunswick (New Brunswick) | Eric Young | 2B | 1992 | 3200 |
| North (Middletown) | Jim Hunter | SP | 1991 | 12849 |
| North (Toms River) | Mark Leiter Jr. | RP | 2017 | 7279 |
| North (Toms River) | Ron Marinaccio | RP | 2022 | 9849 |
| Northern Valley (Old Tappan) | Dan Pasqua | LF | 1985 | 7402 |
| Notre Dame (Lawrenceville) | Bob Terlecki | RP | 1972 | 12501 |
| Oakcrest (Mays Landing) | Cody Stashak | RP | 2019 | 13577 |
| Park Ridge (Park Ridge) | Kevin Herget | RP | 2022 | 15123 |
| Parsippany (Parsippany) | Richie Zisk | RF | 1971 | 1257 |
| Parsippany (Parsippany) | Paul Mirabella | RP | 1978 | 4753 |
| Parsippany Hills (Parsippany Hills) | Joe Orsulak | RF | 1983 | 5527 |
| Paterson (Paterson) | Charlie Jamieson | LF | 1915 | 1697 |
| Paterson (Paterson) | George McQuillan | SP | 1907 | 1948 |
| Paterson (Paterson) | Mike Jackson | RP | 1970 | 10733 |
| Paul VI (Haddonfield) | Andrew Bailey | RP | 2009 | 2887 |
| Peddie School (Highstown) | George Case | LF | 1937 | 1014 |
| Peddie School (Highstown) | Erik Hanson | SP | 1988 | 1851 |
| Penns Grove (Penns Grove) | Roy Elsh | LF | 1923 | 12022 |
| Pennsauken (Pennsauken) | Blaine Neal | RP | 2001 | 12670 |
| Pennsville (Pennsville) | Chris Widger | C | 1995 | 6508 |
| Perth Amboy (Perth Amboy) | Bill Narleski | SS | 1929 | 12086 |
| Piscataway (Piscataway) | Eric Young Jr. | LF | 2009 | 11903 |
| Piscataway (Piscataway) | Mark Ciardi | SP | 1987 | 13222 |
| Plainfield (Plainfield) | Charlie Bicknell | RP | 1948 | 8633 |
| Pleasantville (Pleasantville) | Max Manning | SP | 1939 | 2689 |
| Pompton Lakes (Pompton Lakes) | Carl Sawatski | C | 1948 | 7111 |
| Pope Pius XII (Passaic) | Willie Prall | SP | 1975 | 11991 |
| Prep (Pennington) | Frankie Hayes | C | 1933 | 407 |
| Princeton (Princeton) | Dave Sisler | RP | 1956 | 2391 |
| Princeton Day School (Princeton) | Jake Alu | LF | 2023 | 16617 |
| Ramsey (Ramsey) | Mike Laga | 1B | 1982 | 16300 |
| Rancocas Valley (Mount Holly) | Dan Gakeler | RP | 1991 | 11700 |
| Rancocas Valley (Mount Holly) | Chink Outen | C | 1933 | 12337 |
| Rancocas Valley (Mount Holly) | Bryan Ward | RP | 1998 | 12385 |
| Raritan (Bridgewater) | Mark Lemongello | SP | 1976 | 7037 |
| Red Bank Regional (Little Silver) | Joe Jacques | RP | 2023 | 16419 |
| Richland (Richland) | Ted Ford | RF | 1970 | 13387 |
| River Dell (Oradell) | Jack Lazorko | RP | 1984 | 8024 |
| Rutherford (Rutherford) | Bill Hands | SP | 1965 | 2089 |
| Rutherford (Rutherford) | Vin Mazzaro | RP | 2009 | 7733 |
| Rutherford (Rutherford) | Bobby M. Jones | RP | 1997 | 9360 |
| Rutherford (Rutherford) | Pat Pacillo | RP | 1987 | 12003 |
| Rutherford (Rutherford) | Brant Alyea | LF | 1965 | 12107 |
| Salem (Salem) | Goose Goslin | LF | 1921 | 122 |
| Scotch Plains-Fanwood (Scotch Plains) | Jeffrey Hammonds | RF | 1993 | 6184 |
| Seacaucus (Seacaucus) | Mark Lukasiewicz | RP | 2001 | 14798 |
| Secaucus (Secaucus) | Jeff Bittiger | RP | 1986 | 10483 |
| Seton Hall Prep (West Orange) | Rick Porcello | SP | 2009 | 2792 |
| Seton Hall Prep (West Orange) | David Festa | SP | 2024 | 12005 |
| Seton Hall Prep (West Orange) | Joe Martinez | RP | 2009 | 15096 |
| Seton Hall Prep (West Orange) | Nick Christiani | RP | 2013 | 16887 |
| Shawnee (Medford) | Sean Doolittle | RP | 2012 | 1466 |
| Shawnee (Medford) | Chuck Ricci | RP | 1995 | 14869 |
| Shore (West Long Branch) | John E. Farrell | SP | 1987 | 5781 |
| Somerville (Somerville) | Fred Wenz | RP | 1968 | 10365 |
| Somerville (Somerville) | Joe Lis | 1B | 1970 | 13489 |
| Somerville (Somerville) | Jason Ryan | RP | 1999 | 13596 |
| South (Bergenfield) | Ron Villone | RP | 1995 | 3546 |
| South (Middletown) | Jeff Kunkel | SS | 1984 | 14613 |
| South (Toms River) | Todd Frazier | 3B | 2011 | 2459 |
| South Side (Newark) | Bobby Malkmus | 2B | 1957 | 12263 |
| St. Anthony (Jersey City) | John Valentin | SS | 1992 | 3517 |
| St. Anthony's (Jersey City) | Willie Banks | RP | 1991 | 5253 |
| St. Benedict's Prep (Newark) | Ben Garaghty | SS | 1936 | 13607 |
| St. Bonaventure (Paterson) | Danny O'Connell | 2B | 1950 | 3299 |
| St. Joseph (Montvale) | John Flaherty | C | 1992 | 4022 |
| St. Joseph (Montvale) | Tommy La Stella | 2B | 2014 | 9006 |
| St. Joseph (Montvale) | Artie Lewicki | RP | 2017 | 15585 |
| St. Joseph (Montvale) | Justyn-Henry Malloy | DH | 2024 | 16102 |
| St. Joseph (Montvale) | Patrick Kivlehan | RF | 2016 | 16804 |
| St. Joseph's (Metuchen) | Brandon Bielak | SP | 2020 | 11223 |
| St. Mary's (South Amboy) | Allie Clark | RF | 1947 | 9115 |
| St. Mary's (South Amboy) | Eddie O'Brien | SS | 1953 | 9529 |
| St. Mary's (South Amboy) | Tom Kelly | 1B | 1975 | 17227 |
| St. Patrick's (Elizabeth) | Mickey McDermott | SP | 1948 | 1714 |
| St. Peter's (Jersey City) | Jim Hannan | RP | 1962 | 3444 |
| St. Rose (Belmar) | Anthony Ranaudo | SP | 2014 | 13074 |
| Steinert (Trenton) | Dave Gallagher | CF | 1987 | 10420 |
| Summit (Summit) | Willie Wilson | CF | 1976 | 1051 |
| Sweeney (Bayonne) | Dick Brodowski | RP | 1952 | 5065 |
| Teaneck (Teaneck) | Doug Glanville | CF | 1996 | 5932 |
| Titusville (Titusville) | Fred Green | RP | 1959 | 6216 |
| Toms River (Toms River) | Jerry DiPoto | RP | 1993 | 3641 |
| Trenton (Trenton) | Charlie Hargreaves | C | 1923 | 5650 |
| Union (Union) | Al Santorini | SP | 1968 | 6573 |
| Union (Union) | Elliott Maddox | CF | 1970 | 7117 |
| Verona (Verona) | Mel Behney | RP | 1970 | 13143 |
| Warren Hills (Washington) | Anthony Veneziano | RP | 2023 | 16105 |
| West (Hamilton) | Jim Hoey | RP | 2006 | 15359 |
| West Essex (North Caldwell) | Scott Bradley | C | 1984 | 8528 |
| West Windsor-Plainsboro (Princeton Junction) | Bill Schroeder | C | 1983 | 12943 |
| West Windsor-Plainsboro (Princeton Junction) | Kevin Barry | RP | 2006 | 15393 |
| Westfield (Westfield) | Jeff Torborg | C | 1964 | 11734 |
| Woodbridge (Woodbridge) | George Alusik | LF | 1958 | 11592 |
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