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The Top Ranked Baseball Players of All-Time from Colorado
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 | Roy Halladay | SP | 1998 | Denver | 191 |
| 2 | Goose Gossage | RP | 1972 | Colorado Springs | 217 |
| 3 | Mark Melancon | RP | 2009 | Wheat Ridge | 753 |
| 4 | Dave LaRoche | RP | 1970 | Colorado Springs | 808 |
| 5 | Kevin Gausman | SP | 2013 | Centennial | 986 |
| 6 | Tippy Martinez | RP | 1974 | La Junta | 1245 |
| 7 | John Stearns | C | 1974 | Denver | 1490 |
| 8 | Taylor Rogers | RP | 2016 | Littleton | 2099 |
| 9 | Johnny Lindell | CF | 1941 | Greeley | 2428 |
| 10 | Roy Hartzell | RF | 1906 | Golden | 2905 |
| 11 | Ron Herbel | RP | 1963 | Denver | 3028 |
| 12 | Bill Hubbell | SP | 1919 | Henderson | 3153 |
| 13 | Johnny Frederick | CF | 1929 | Denver | 3312 |
| 14 | Bob McGraw | RP | 1917 | La Veta | 3325 |
| 15 | Chase Headley | 3B | 2007 | Fountain | 3339 |
| 16 | Kyle Freeland | SP | 2017 | Denver | 3348 |
| 17 | Scott Elarton | SP | 1998 | Lamar | 3513 |
| 18 | Frank Papish | RP | 1945 | Pueblo | 3692 |
| 19 | Marco Gonzales | SP | 2014 | Fort Collins | 3997 |
| 20 | Jimmy Welsh | CF | 1925 | Denver | 4110 |
| 21 | Gene Packard | SP | 1912 | Colorado Springs | 4181 |
| 22 | Luke Hochevar | SP | 2007 | Denver | 4365 |
| 23 | Brian Lawrence | SP | 2001 | Fort Collins | 4950 |
| 24 | Pierce Johnson | RP | 2017 | Denver | 4961 |
| 25 | Barry Lersch | RP | 1969 | Denver | 5072 |
| 26 | Steve Dunning | SP | 1970 | Denver | 5180 |
| 27 | Buster Adams | CF | 1939 | Trinidad | 5192 |
| 28 | David Aardsma | RP | 2004 | Denver | 5385 |
| 29 | Brian Matusz | RP | 2009 | Grand Junction | 5439 |
| 30 | Bert Niehoff | 2B | 1913 | Louisville | 5549 |
| 31 | Brian Holman | SP | 1988 | Denver | 5551 |
| 32 | Mark Knudson | RP | 1985 | Denver | 5570 |
| 33 | Tyler Rogers | RP | 2019 | Littleton | 5802 |
| 34 | George Myatt | 2B | 1938 | Denver | 6470 |
| 35 | Mike Oquist | SP | 1993 | La Junta | 6628 |
| 36 | Ty Blach | SP | 2016 | Denver | 7004 |
| 37 | Mike Trujillo | RP | 1985 | Denver | 7356 |
| 38 | Virgil Jester | RP | 1952 | Denver | 7532 |
| 39 | Ralph Glaze | SP | 1906 | Denver | 7560 |
| 40 | Chris Narveson | SP | 2006 | Englewood | 7793 |
| 41 | Ike M. Davis | SS | 1919 | Pueblo | 7914 |
| 42 | Cowboy Jones | SP | 1898 | Golden | 7986 |
| 43 | Bubbles Anderson | 2B | 1922 | Denver | 8000 |
| 44 | Farmer Ray | SP | 1910 | Fort Lyon | 8226 |
| 45 | Darrel Akerfelds | RP | 1986 | Denver | 8321 |
| 46 | Mike Madden | RP | 1983 | Denver | 8431 |
| 47 | Mike Wegener | SP | 1969 | Denver | 8533 |
| 48 | Chuck Cottier | 2B | 1959 | Delta | 8805 |
| 49 | Charlie Barnabe | RP | 1927 | Russell Gulch | 8846 |
| 50 | Grant Bowler | RP | 1931 | Denver | 9432 |
| 51 | Mike W. Thompson | SP | 1971 | Denver | 9480 |
| 52 | Steven Wilson | RP | 2022 | Littleton | 9784 |
| 53 | Mike Thompson | SP | 1971 | Denver | 9979 |
| 54 | Sandy Vance | SP | 1970 | Lamar | 10030 |
| 55 | Lucas Gilbreath | RP | 2021 | Westminster | 10301 |
| 56 | Dud Lee | SS | 1920 | Denver | 10405 |
| 57 | Kyle Leahy | RP | 2023 | Boulder | 10536 |
| 58 | Buzz Murphy | CF | 1918 | Denver | 11095 |
| 59 | Johnnie Seale | RP | 1964 | Edgewater | 11336 |
| 60 | David Pauley | RP | 2006 | Longmont | 11349 |
| 61 | Bryan King | RP | 2024 | Littleton | 11580 |
| 62 | James Mouton | LF | 1994 | Denver | 11724 |
| 63 | Andy Sisco | RP | 2005 | Steamboat Springs | 11922 |
| 64 | Tommy Heath | C | 1935 | Akron | 12115 |
| 65 | Clint Zavaras | SP | 1989 | Denver | 12134 |
| 66 | Nate Field | RP | 2002 | Denver | 12494 |
| 67 | John Burke | RP | 1996 | Durango | 12525 |
| 68 | Buddy Gremp | 1B | 1940 | Denver | 12781 |
| 69 | Larry Harlow | CF | 1975 | Colorado Springs | 13016 |
| 70 | David Bote | 3B | 2018 | Longmont | 13353 |
| 71 | Mark Holzemer | RP | 1993 | Littleton | 13384 |
| 72 | Jimmy Serrano | SP | 2004 | Grand Junction | 13552 |
| 73 | Cole Winn | RP | 2024 | Longmont | 13712 |
| 74 | Will Brennan | RF | 2022 | Colorado Springs | 14170 |
| 75 | Mike P. Thompson | SP | 2006 | Walsh | 14198 |
| 76 | Gabe Molina | RP | 1999 | Denver | 14802 |
| 77 | Darnell McDonald | RF | 2004 | Fort Collins | 14803 |
| 78 | Jordan Holloway | RP | 2020 | Arvada | 14830 |
| 79 | Ryan Burr | RP | 2018 | Highlands Ranch | 14939 |
| 80 | Mark L. Johnson | C | 1998 | Wheat Ridge | 15274 |
| 81 | Travis Schlichting | RP | 2009 | Denver | 15641 |
| 82 | Mike Stenhouse | LF | 1982 | Pueblo | 15921 |
| 83 | Joe Strain | 2B | 1981 | Denver | 16018 |
| 84 | Walter Pennington | RP | 2024 | Broomfield | 16460 |
| 85 | J.D. Hammer | RP | 2019 | Fort Collins | 16707 |
| 86 | Tyler Sturdevant | SP | 2016 | Littleton | 16812 |
| 87 | John Ennis | RP | 2002 | Montrose | 17033 |
| 88 | Jack Lind | SS | 1974 | Denver | 17281 |
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