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The Top Ranked Baseball Players of All-Time from Arkansas
Notes: This is a list of the greatest pro players that were born in this state.
Where players grew up or went to school does not factor into this list.
| Rnk | Athlete | POS | Rookie Yr | Birthplace | Overall Rank |
| 1 | Dizzy Dean | SP | 1930 | Lucas | 60 |
| 2 | Lou Brock | LF | 1961 | El Dorado | 163 |
| 3 | Lon Warneke | SP | 1930 | Mount Ida | 251 |
| 4 | Arky Vaughan | SS | 1932 | Clifty | 253 |
| 5 | Preacher Roe | SP | 1938 | Ash Flat | 374 |
| 6 | Cliff Lee | SP | 2002 | Benton | 460 |
| 7 | Johnny Sain | SP | 1942 | Havana | 488 |
| 8 | George Kell | 3B | 1943 | Swifton | 520 |
| 9 | Henry Spearman | 3B | 1935 | Arkadelphia | 545 |
| 10 | Brooks Robinson | 3B | 1955 | Little Rock | 572 |
| 11 | Sherm Lollar | C | 1946 | Durham | 581 |
| 12 | A.J. Burnett | SP | 1999 | North Little Rock | 627 |
| 13 | Wally Moon | LF | 1954 | Bay | 735 |
| 14 | Don Kessinger | SS | 1964 | Forrest City | 905 |
| 15 | Torii Hunter | CF | 1997 | Pine Bluff | 954 |
| 16 | Willie Davis | CF | 1960 | Mineral Springs | 1010 |
| 17 | Ellis Kinder | RP | 1946 | Atkins | 1386 |
| 18 | Rick Monday | CF | 1966 | Batesville | 1417 |
| 19 | Jelly Gardner | CF | 1917 | Russellville | 1426 |
| 20 | Darltie Cooper | SP | 1923 | Arkadelphia | 1431 |
| 21 | Travis Jackson | SS | 1922 | Waldo | 1568 |
| 22 | Andy Porter | SP | 1932 | Little Rock | 1638 |
| 23 | Lloyd Moseby | CF | 1980 | Portland | 1670 |
| 24 | Hank Wyse | SP | 1942 | Lunsford | 2017 |
| 25 | Connie Rector | SP | 1920 | Arkadelphia | 2085 |
| 26 | Randy Jackson | 3B | 1950 | Little Rock | 2120 |
| 27 | Kevin McReynolds | LF | 1983 | Little Rock | 2125 |
| 28 | Harry Kenyon | SP | 1919 | Arkadelphia | 2206 |
| 29 | Verdell Mathis | SP | 1940 | Crawfordsville | 2256 |
| 30 | Ryan Franklin | RP | 1999 | Fort Smith | 2318 |
| 31 | Paul Dean | SP | 1934 | Lucas | 2534 |
| 32 | Hal R. Smith | C | 1956 | Barling | 2572 |
| 33 | Yellow Horse Morris | SP | 1924 | Little Rock | 2573 |
| 34 | Alex Johnson | LF | 1964 | Helena | 2594 |
| 35 | Pat Burrell | LF | 2000 | Eureka Springs | 2744 |
| 36 | Square Moore | SP | 1923 | Little Rock | 2836 |
| 37 | Taylor Douthit | CF | 1923 | Little Rock | 2847 |
| 38 | Walter Schmidt | C | 1916 | London | 2889 |
| 39 | Aaron Ward | 2B | 1917 | Booneville | 3119 |
| 40 | Gene Bearden | RP | 1947 | Lexa | 3303 |
| 41 | Booker McDaniel | SP | 1941 | Blackwell | 3310 |
| 42 | Anthony Cooper | SS | 1928 | Arkadelphia | 3319 |
| 43 | Hank Robinson | RP | 1911 | Floyd | 3321 |
| 44 | Drew Smyly | SP | 2012 | Little Rock | 3336 |
| 45 | Ray Powell | CF | 1913 | Siloam Springs | 3371 |
| 46 | Travis Wood | SP | 2010 | Little Rock | 3394 |
| 47 | Floyd Robinson | RF | 1960 | Prescott | 3408 |
| 48 | Theolic Smith | SP | 1936 | Wabbesika | 3448 |
| 49 | Ellis Valentine | RF | 1975 | Helena | 3502 |
| 50 | Bill Bailey | SP | 1907 | Fort Smith | 3547 |
| 51 | Marlin Stuart | RP | 1949 | Paragould | 3554 |
| 52 | Saul Davis | SS | 1925 | Monticello | 3592 |
| 53 | Glenn Myatt | C | 1920 | Argenta | 3895 |
| 54 | Willie Spearman | SP | 1923 | Arkadelphia | 3957 |
| 55 | Harry Kelley | SP | 1925 | Parkin | 3989 |
| 56 | Earl Smith | C | 1919 | Sheridan | 3996 |
| 57 | Glenn Abbott | SP | 1973 | Little Rock | 4055 |
| 58 | Clyde Spearman | RF | 1932 | Arkadelphia | 4057 |
| 59 | Blake Parker | RP | 2012 | Fayetteville | 4163 |
| 60 | Lou Dials | RF | 1927 | Hot Springs | 4561 |
| 61 | Boss Schmidt | C | 1906 | London | 4565 |
| 62 | Frank McAllister | SP | 1937 | Forrest City | 4686 |
| 63 | Jim King | RF | 1955 | Elkins | 4728 |
| 64 | Joe Berry | RP | 1942 | Huntsville | 4746 |
| 65 | Mike Jeffcoat | RP | 1983 | Pine Bluff | 4812 |
| 66 | Tommy McCraw | 1B | 1963 | Malvern | 4896 |
| 67 | Johnie Scott | LF | 1944 | Magnolia | 4941 |
| 68 | Wes Gardner | RP | 1984 | Benton | 5237 |
| 69 | Dick Hughes | SP | 1966 | Stephens | 5451 |
| 70 | Alfred Saylor | RP | 1943 | Blytheville | 5452 |
| 71 | Jalen Beeks | RP | 2018 | Fayetteville | 5457 |
| 72 | Jim Walkup | RP | 1934 | Havana | 5522 |
| 73 | Jimmy Zinn | RP | 1919 | Benton | 5618 |
| 74 | Nate Moreland | SP | 1940 | England | 5731 |
| 75 | Smead Jolley | LF | 1930 | Wesson | 5833 |
| 76 | J.C. McHaskell | 1B | 1927 | Vaugine | 5886 |
| 77 | Gene Stephens | LF | 1952 | Gravette | 5972 |
| 78 | Mex Johnson | SS | 1937 | Little Rock | 6353 |
| 79 | Dib Williams | 2B | 1930 | Greenbrier | 6411 |
| 80 | Grady Adkins | SP | 1928 | Jacksonville | 6592 |
| 81 | Bryan Stephens | RP | 1947 | Fayetteville | 6646 |
| 82 | Rollie Stiles | RP | 1930 | Ratcliff | 6692 |
| 83 | Mel Wright | RP | 1954 | Manila | 6863 |
| 84 | Aubrey Gatewood | RP | 1963 | Little Rock | 6996 |
| 85 | Leaman Johnson | SS | 1941 | Crossett | 7184 |
| 86 | Randolph Prim | SP | 1926 | Prescott | 7347 |
| 87 | Jim Moore | RP | 1928 | Prescott | 7622 |
| 88 | Lefty York | RP | 1919 | West Fork | 7701 |
| 89 | Paul Brown | RP | 1961 | Fort Smith | 7731 |
| 90 | John Brown | RP | 1944 | Hamburg | 7860 |
| 91 | Wes Flowers | RP | 1940 | Vanndale | 7990 |
| 92 | Charley Lightner | SP | 1920 | Atkins | 8079 |
| 93 | Mike Beard | RP | 1974 | Little Rock | 8273 |
| 94 | Otis Brannan | 2B | 1928 | Greenbrier | 8460 |
| 95 | Marv Blaylock | 1B | 1950 | Fort Smith | 8811 |
| 96 | Buck Fausett | RP | 1944 | Sheridan | 8837 |
| 97 | Orville Armbrust | SP | 1934 | Beirne | 8903 |
| 98 | Bill Kirksieck | RP | 1939 | Ulm | 9021 |
| 99 | Carey Selph | 3B | 1929 | Donaldson | 9083 |
| 100 | Jesse Gonder | C | 1960 | Monticello | 9419 |
| 101 | Jack McMahan | RP | 1956 | Hot Springs | 9547 |
| 102 | John Barfield | RP | 1989 | Pine Bluff | 9893 |
| 103 | Charlie Spearman | C | 1919 | Arkadelphia | 10026 |
| 104 | Fred Rath | RP | 1968 | Little Rock | 10398 |
| 105 | Jerry Turner | LF | 1974 | Texarkana | 10555 |
| 106 | Gavin Stone | SP | 2023 | Lake City | 10589 |
| 107 | Harry Kane | SP | 1902 | Hamburg | 10623 |
| 108 | Terry Felton | RP | 1979 | Texarkana | 10684 |
| 109 | Kevin Campbell | RP | 1991 | Marianna | 10765 |
| 110 | Hunter Wood | RP | 2017 | Rogers | 10858 |
| 111 | Ed McGhee | CF | 1950 | Perry | 10888 |
| 112 | Carl Boles | LF | 1962 | Center Point | 11638 |
| 113 | Babe Ellison | 1B | 1916 | Ola | 11850 |
| 114 | Bert Maxwell | SP | 1906 | Texarkana | 11924 |
| 115 | Roy Wood | RF | 1913 | Monticello | 12045 |
| 116 | George Dickey | C | 1935 | Kensett | 12168 |
| 117 | Art Parks | RF | 1937 | Paris | 12239 |
| 118 | Solly Drake | CF | 1956 | Little Rock | 12287 |
| 119 | Reggie Ritter | RP | 1986 | Malvern | 12914 |
| 120 | Sean Runyan | RP | 1998 | Fort Smith | 12991 |
| 121 | Paxton Crawford | SP | 2000 | Little Rock | 13164 |
| 122 | Emmett Rogers | C | 1890 | Hot Springs | 13447 |
| 123 | Jordan Wicks | SP | 2023 | Conway | 13742 |
| 124 | Craig Gentry | CF | 2009 | Fort Smith | 13755 |
| 125 | Bill Ramsey | LF | 1945 | Osceola | 13831 |
| 126 | Tyler Zuber | RP | 2020 | White Hall | 14202 |
| 127 | Tim Sherrill | RP | 1990 | Harrison | 14836 |
| 128 | Aaron Pointer | LF | 1963 | Little Rock | 15011 |
| 129 | Ashton Goudeau | RP | 2020 | Newport | 15593 |
| 130 | Jaden Hill | RP | 2024 | Ashdown | 15871 |
| 131 | Jonathan Davis | CF | 2018 | Camden | 16157 |
| 132 | Choo Freeman | CF | 2004 | Pine Bluff | 16232 |
| 133 | Drew Sutton | 2B | 2009 | El Dorado | 16941 |
| 134 | Terry Tiffee | 3B | 2004 | North Little Rock | 17015 |
| 135 | Jeff McKnight | 1B | 1989 | Conway | 17141 |
| 136 | Don Reynolds | LF | 1978 | Arkadelphia | 17207 |
| 137 | Leon McFadden | SS | 1968 | Little Rock | 17379 |
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