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The Top Ranked Baseball Players by Rookie Year-1879
Notes: This is a list of the greatest baseball players to start their pro career in the year listed.
| Rnk | Athlete | POS | Overall Rank |
| 1 | Dan Brouthers | 1B | 101 |
| 2 | George Gore | CF | 217 |
| 3 | Hardy Richardson | 2B | 401 |
| 4 | Jack Glasscock | SS | 785 |
| 5 | Jack Rowe | SS | 841 |
| 6 | Joe Hornung | LF | 1197 |
| 7 | Blondie Purcell | LF | 1254 |
| 8 | Jack Farrell | 2B | 1449 |
| 9 | Bill Phillips | 1B | 1983 |
| 10 | Pete Hotaling | CF | 1984 |
| 11 | Barney Gilligan | C | 3218 |
| 12 | Sadie Houck | SS | 3340 |
| 13 | Curry Foley | SP | 3400 |
| 14 | Hick Carpenter | 3B | 3559 |
| 15 | Ed Caskin | SS | 3640 |
| 16 | Jake Evans | RF | 3784 |
| 17 | Lee Richmond | SP | 4214 |
| 18 | Ed Cogswell | 1B | 5141 |
| 19 | Bill McGunnigle | SP | 5211 |
| 20 | John O'Rourke | CF | 5257 |
| 21 | Doc Kennedy | C | 6039 |
| 22 | Jimmy Macullar | SS | 6128 |
| 23 | Emil Gross | C | 6338 |
| 24 | Harry McCormick | SP | 6404 |
| 25 | Harry Salisbury | SP | 6405 |
| 26 | Al Hall | CF | 6484 |
| 27 | George Strief | 2B | 6666 |
| 28 | Mike Mansell | LF | 6736 |
| 29 | Charlie Reilley | C | 6905 |
| 30 | Bill White (1860) | 1B | 8482 |
| 31 | Rudy Kemmler | C | 9152 |
| 32 | Jack Neagle | SP | 9534 |
| 33 | Gid Gardner | CF | 9617 |
| 34 | Thorny Hawkes | 2B | 9920 |
| 35 | Bill Hawes | LF | 10243 |
| 36 | Tom Dolan | C | 10729 |
| 37 | Tom Mansell | CF | 11061 |
| 38 | John Kelly | C | 11250 |
| 39 | Dan O'Leary | RF | 12639 |
| 40 | John Kiley | C | 14943 |
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