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The Top Ranked Baseball Players of All-Time from Georgia

 

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.

Ranking Explanation

 

Rnk Athlete POS Rookie Yr Birthplace Overall Rank
1 Ty Cobb CF 1905 Narrows 1
2 Frank Thomas DH 1990 Columbus 21
3 Johnny Mize 1B 1936 Demorest 74
4 Josh Gibson C 1930 Buena Vista 102
5 Buster Posey C 2009 Leesburg 155
6 Kevin Brown SP 1986 Milledgeville 184
7 Jackie Robinson 2B 1947 Cairo 185
8 Bill Terry 1B 1923 Atlanta 210
9 Bill Byrd SP 1933 Canton 236
10 Spud Chandler SP 1937 Commerce 356
11 Whit Wyatt SP 1929 Kensington 362
12 Dixie Walker Jr. RF 1931 Villa Rica 372
13 Adam Wainwright SP 2005 Brunswick 376
14 Brian McCann C 2005 Athens 549
15 Tim Hudson SP 1999 Columbus 553
16 Matt Olson 1B 2016 Atlanta 571
17 Zack Wheeler SP 2013 Smyrna 584
18 Moises Alou LF 1990 Atlanta 651
19 Todd Jones RP 1993 Marietta 865
20 Nap Rucker SP 1907 Crabapple 899
21 Kenny Rogers SP 1989 Savannah 929
22 Marquis Grissom CF 1989 Atlanta 1047
23 Lennie Pearson 1B 1937 LaGrange 1060
24 Phil Cockrell SP 1917 Augusta 1077
25 Wally Moses RF 1935 Uvalda 1085
26 Phil Douglas SP 1912 Cedartown 1115
27 Frank Duncan C 1907 Macon 1141
28 Cecil Travis SS 1933 Riverdale 1170
29 Ivey Wingo C 1911 Gainesville 1194
30 Willie Cornelius SP 1929 Atlanta 1209
31 Jonathan Broxton RP 2005 Augusta 1215
32 Jody Davis C 1981 Gainesville 1269
33 Tommy Butts SS 1938 Sparta 1274
34 Rap Dixon RF 1922 Kingston 1307
35 Roy Welmaker SP 1932 Atlanta 1325
36 Bill Perkins C 1928 Dawson 1412
37 Wally Joyner 1B 1986 Atlanta 1467
38 Jim Hearn SP 1947 Atlanta 1470
39 Dobie Moore SS 1920 Atlanta 1500
40 Bill Force SP 1921 Walker County 1562
41 Hugh Casey RP 1935 Atlanta 1593
42 Tony Phillips 2B 1982 Atlanta 1624
43 Tully Sparks SP 1897 Etna 1661
44 Roy Partlow SP 1937 Washington 1729
45 Dansby Swanson SS 2016 Kennesaw 1742
46 Lemuel Hawkins 1B 1916 Macon 1804
47 Matt Capps RP 2005 Douglasville 1812
48 Bill McCall SP 1922 Columbus 1816
49 Joe Haynes RP 1939 Lincolnton 1818
50 Jim Bagby Sr. SP 1912 Barnett 1837
51 Blue Moon Odom SP 1964 Macon 1859
52 Bryn Smith SP 1981 Marietta 1864
53 Mike Cameron CF 1995 La Grange 1866
54 Lorenzo Cain CF 2010 Valdosta 1914
55 Elmer Riddle SP 1939 Columbus 1987
56 Connie Johnson SP 1940 Stone Mountain 2033
57 Will Smith RP 2012 Newnan 2047
58 Erskine Mayer SP 1912 Atlanta 2094
59 Sherry Smith SP 1911 Monticello 2124
60 Ron Fairly 1B 1958 Macon 2129
61 Hubert Lockhart SP 1923 Flowery Brach 2249
62 Willis Flournoy SP 1919 Monticello 2281
63 Ray Knight 3B 1974 Albany 2341
64 Dylan Cease SP 2019 Milton 2394
65 Harry Simpson RF 1946 Atlanta 2536
66 Rick Camp RP 1976 Trion 2591
67 Willard Nixon SP 1950 Taylorsville 2664
68 Ken Holloway RP 1922 Thomas County 2671
69 Max Manning SP 1939 Rome 2689
70 Joey Hamilton SP 1994 Statesboro 2786
71 Dana Fillingim SP 1915 Columbus 2807
72 Jake Westbrook SP 2000 Athens 2820
73 Jimmy Lavender SP 1912 Barnesville 2906
74 David Whatley RF 1937 Griffin 2912
75 Chone Figgins 3B 2002 Leary 2979
76 Pete Washington CF 1923 Albany 2985
77 Bill Kennedy RP 1948 Carnesville 3125
78 Chris Hammond RP 1990 Atlanta 3171
79 Bob Hendley SP 1961 Macon 3175
80 Kris Benson SP 1999 Kennesaw 3194
81 Paul Carter RP 1914 Lake Park 3198
82 Rick Waits SP 1973 Atlanta 3207
83 Sugar Cain SP 1932 Macon 3208
84 Harry Wiliams 2B 1931 Sparks 3261
85 Bucky Dent SS 1973 Savannah 3266
86 Michael Barrett C 1998 Atlanta 3282
87 Dexter Fowler CF 2008 Atlanta 3361
88 Bill Cash C 1943 Round Oak 3489
89 Jeff Francoeur RF 2005 Atlanta 3520
90 Byron Buxton CF 2015 Baxley 3628
91 Brad Keller SP 2018 Flowery Branch 3703
92 George Carr 1B 1920 Atlanta 3744
93 Isaac Lane 3B 1918 Screven 3881
94 Tom Cheney SP 1957 Morgan 3943
95 Mack Jones CF 1961 Atlanta 3946
96 Hunter Strickland RP 2014 Thomaston 3947
97 Clarence Isreal 3B 1940 Marietta 3965
98 Rondell White LF 1993 Milledgeville 3970
99 Bob Hasty SP 1919 Canton 3974
100 Tyler Stephenson C 2020 Atlanta 4029
101 Josh Reddick RF 2009 Savannah 4089
102 Dick Redding SP 1911 Atlanta 4108
103 Red Moore 1B 1936 Atlanta 4155
104 Willie McGill SP 1890 Atlanta 4210
105 Jo-Jo White CF 1932 Red Oak 4272
106 Taylor Phillips RP 1956 Atlanta 4282
107 Eddie Solomon RP 1973 Perry 4295
108 Felix Evans SP 1937 Atlanta 4298
109 Pepper Daniels C 1921 Valdosta 4343
110 Ambrose Reid LF 1921 Eatonton 4357
111 Bullet Campbell SP 1923 Savannah 4404
112 Cy Moore RP 1929 Elberton 4534
113 Jimmy Haynes SP 1995 La Grange 4540
114 Brad Hogg SP 1911 Buena Vista 4654
115 Johnny Rucker CF 1940 Crabapple 4663
116 Roy S. Williams SP 1930 Sparks 4823
117 Tiny Osborne SP 1922 Porterdale 4839
118 Telosh Howard SP 1932 Macon 4979
119 John Milner 1B 1971 Atlanta 5043
120 Brandon Moss 1B 2007 Monroe 5056
121 Larnie Jordan SS 1936 Valdosta 5109
122 Lucas Sims RP 2017 Lawrenceville 5125
123 Gerald Perry 1B 1983 Savannah 5188
124 Gabby Kemp 2B 1937 Winder 5194
125 Dustin McGowan RP 2005 Savannah 5220
126 Stephen Drew SS 2006 Hahira 5252
127 Milt Watson SP 1916 Flovilla 5261
128 Colby Rasmus CF 2009 Columbus 5310
129 Dave Beard RP 1980 Atlanta 5351
130 Kyle Davies SP 2005 Decatur 5387
131 Weldon Henley SP 1903 Jasper 5392
132 Dennis Powell RP 1985 Moultrie 5399
133 Pete Duncan LF 1907 Macon 5414
134 Herb Smith SP 1929 Savannah 5454
135 John Rocker RP 1998 Statesboro 5459
136 Country Brown RF 1918 Atlanta 5466
137 Buck Farmer RP 2014 Conyers 5476
138 Adam Frazier 2B 2016 Athens 5538
139 Donald Reeves RF 1937 Atlanta 5604
140 Samuel Byrd CF 1929 Bremen 5626
141 Burke Badenhop RP 2008 Atlanta 5672
142 Kal Daniels LF 1986 Vienna 5696
143 Josh Fields RP 2013 Athens 5705
144 Hal Griggs RP 1956 Shannon 5747
145 Greg Walker 1B 1982 Douglas 5749
146 Tyler Flowers C 2009 Roswell 5836
147 Bill Atwood C 1936 Rome 5862
148 Quincy Trouppe C 1930 Dublin 5913
149 John Mungin SP 1925 McIntosh County 5916
150 Joe Greene C 1932 Stone Mountain 5924
151 Lefty Capers SP 1930 Savannah 6042
152 Garrett Whitlock RP 2021 Snellville 6062
153 Purnell Mincy SP 1938 Statesboro 6128
154 Burdell Young RF 1922 Sylvania 6145
155 Bill McAfee RP 1930 Smithville 6189
156 Michael Harris CF 2022 DeKalb 6228
157 Herbert Gay RP 1929 Fort Gaines 6298
158 CJ Abrams SS 2022 Alpharetta 6349
159 Cam Bedrosian RP 2014 Senoia 6350
160 Mike Ivie 1B 1971 Atlanta 6373
161 John Gant RP 2016 Savannah 6461
162 Gordie Richardson RP 1964 Colquitt 6491
163 Micah Owings RP 2007 Gainesville 6533
164 Al Wingo LF 1919 Norcross 6550
165 Eugene Jones SP 1943 Atlanta 6552
166 Buddy Napier RP 1912 Byromville 6612
167 Brant Hurter RP 2024 Canton 6617
168 Jeff Calhoun RP 1984 La Grange 6632
169 Sam Mongin 3B 1907 Savannah 6641
170 Corey Patterson CF 2000 Atlanta 6793
171 Austin Meadows RF 2018 Atlanta 6808
172 David Wingfield 2B 1920 Washington 6833
173 Charlie Bishop SP 1952 Atlanta 6854
174 Bill Hall C 1954 Moultrie 6884
175 Harry Smythe RP 1929 Augusta 6958
176 Blaine Boyer RP 2005 Atlanta 7056
177 Steel Arm Dickey SP 1922 Morganton 7140
178 Clarke Schmidt SP 2020 Acworth 7158
179 Nick Sandlin RP 2021 Evans 7288
180 Jim Colzie RP 1946 Montezuma 7344
181 Tony Pierce RP 1967 Brunswick 7385
182 Brandon Marsh CF 2021 Buford 7664
183 Joe Tipton C 1948 McCaysville 7685
184 Ben Hill RP 1943 Savannah 7709
185 Ben Revere CF 2010 Atlanta 7727
186 Bob Trice SP 1948 Newton 7756
187 Mitchell Boggs RP 2008 Dalton 7757
188 Hunter Gaddis RP 2022 Canton 7787
189 Perry Hall RF 1921 Hogansville 7853
190 Leon Culberson CF 1943 Hall's Station 7882
191 Bobo Holloman RP 1953 Thomaston 7901
192 Walter Wilson RP 1945 Glenn 7904
193 Gordon Beckham 2B 2009 Atlanta 7952
194 Eddie Dwight CF 1925 Dalton 7958
195 Alonza Bailey SP 1934 Riceboro 7964
196 John Gibbons RP 1941 Milan 8072
197 Jay Heard SP 1946 Athens 8163
198 Guy Ousley 2B 1931 Valdosta 8166
199 Bill Johnson (1895) C 1920 Sparta 8198
200 Dale Willis RP 1963 Calhoun 8213
201 Parson Perryman RP 1915 Everett Springs 8310
202 Charlie Sproull SP 1945 Taylorsville 8356
203 Karl Adams RP 1914 Columbus 8464
204 Ernie Riles SS 1985 Cairo 8486
205 Bill White (1860) 1B 1879 Milner 8537
206 Duke Cleveland RF 1938 Alapaha 8561
207 Blake Wood RP 2010 Atlanta 8602
208 Willie Smith (P) RP 1994 Savannah 8631
209 Jay Partridge 2B 1927 Mountville 8672
210 Ralph Head RP 1923 Tallapoosa 8718
211 Reese Olson SP 2023 Gainesville 8887
212 Haywood Sullivan C 1955 Donalsonville 8951
213 Bill Pulsipher RP 1995 Fort Benning 8991
214 Roy Hartsfield 2B 1950 Chattahoochee 9012
215 Mike Mimbs SP 1995 Macon 9069
216 Frank Carswell SP 1944 Macon 9076
217 Bill Fincher RP 1916 Atlanta 9090
218 Jonathan Cannon SP 2024 Alpharetta 9095
219 Tom Foley SS 1983 Fort Benning 9154
220 Jimmy Reese RP 1937 Atlanta 9178
221 George Winn RP 1919 Perry 9241
222 Billy Bryan C 1961 Morgan 9258
223 Russell Branyan 3B 1998 Warner Robins 9307
224 Desi Relaford SS 1996 Valdosta 9393
225 Phil Bedgood RP 1922 Harrison 9435
226 Bill Ayers RP 1947 Newnan 9486
227 Ellis Clary 3B 1942 Valdosta 9501
228 David Hale RP 2013 Marietta 9515
229 Cecil Butler RP 1962 Dallas 9545
230 Guy Cooper RP 1914 Rome 9710
231 Charlie Letchas 2B 1939 Thomasville 9752
232 Bobby LaMotte SS 1920 Savannah 9852
233 Chuck James SP 2005 Atlanta 9859
234 Jeff Treadway 2B 1987 Columbus 9892
235 Kevin Reimer LF 1988 Macon 9956
236 Don Collins RP 1977 Lyons 10013
237 Lucas Turk RP 1922 Homer 10083
238 Adam Everett SS 2001 Austell 10150
239 Drew Steckenrider RP 2017 Atlanta 10171
240 Herb Hutson RP 1974 Savannah 10176
241 Toussaint Allen 1B 1919 Atlanta 10251
242 Bill Strickland RP 1937 Ray City 10277
243 Alex Voss SP 1884 Roswell 10285
244 Roy Carlyle RF 1925 Buford 10413
245 Kyle Farmer SS 2017 Atlanta 10425
246 Bob Barrett 3B 1923 Atlanta 10456
247 Ron Blomberg DH 1969 Atlanta 10467
248 Milt Hill RP 1991 Atlanta 10515
249 Willie Greene 3B 1992 Milledgeville 10524
250 Jeremy Hermida RF 2005 Atlanta 10626
251 Willie Harris LF 2001 Cairo 10724
252 Brian Powell SP 1998 Bainbridge 10742
253 Freddie Burdette RP 1962 Moultrie 10756
254 Hal Epps CF 1938 Athens 10759
255 J.B. Wendelken RP 2016 Savannah 10772
256 Gene Martin LF 1968 Americus 10779
257 Lewis Means C 1920 Washington 10896
258 David Buchanan SP 2014 Atlanta 10965
259 Cleo Carlyle RF 1927 Fairburn 10988
260 Jerome Walton CF 1989 Newnan 11059
261 Chase Dollander SP 2025 Evans 11195
262 Bobo Osborne 1B 1957 Chattahoochee 11230
263 Everett Teaford RP 2011 Alpharetta 11500
264 David Ross C 2002 Bainbridge 11549
265 Brad Woodall RP 1994 Atlanta 11553
266 Niko Goodrum 2B 2017 Fayetteville 11554
267 Sam Howard RP 2018 Marietta 11556
268 Emerson Hancock SP 2023 Cairo 11577
269 John Britton 3B 1940 Mount Vernon 11643
270 Crash Davis 2B 1940 Canon 11648
271 Jordan Weems RP 2020 Columbus 11694
272 Alf Anderson SS 1941 Gainesville 11732
273 Mo Sanford RP 1991 Americus 11767
274 Billy Buckner SP 2007 Decatur 11823
275 Terry Harper LF 1980 Douglasville 11950
276 Nick Senzel CF 2019 Atlanta 11953
277 Pryor McElveen 3B 1909 Atlanta 11955
278 Sean Burroughs 3B 2002 Atlanta 12173
279 Tim Beckham SS 2013 Griffin 12180
280 Bob Chance 1B 1963 Statesboro 12210
281 Macay McBride RP 2005 Augusta 12230
282 Eddie Bonine RP 2008 Columbus 12249
283 Coot Veal SS 1958 Sandersville 12250
284 Corey Thurman RP 2002 Augusta 12262
285 Hal Breeden 1B 1971 Albany 12403
286 Brandon Cumpton SP 2013 Augusta 12427
287 Michael Chavis 1B 2019 Marietta 12431
288 Jason Bulger RP 2005 Lawrenceville 12630
289 Hurston Waldrep SP 2024 Cairo 12642
290 Kyle Lewis CF 2019 Snellville 12755
291 Milt Cuyler CF 1990 Macon 12802
292 Clint Frazier RF 2017 Decatur 12924
293 Todd Greene C 1996 Augusta 12932
294 Claud Derrick SS 1910 Burton 12938
295 Paul Gillespie C 1942 Sugar Valley 12960
296 Joey Bart C 2020 Buford 13158
297 Billy Burns CF 2014 Atlanta 13172
298 Jonathan Johnson RP 1998 La Grange 13287
299 Cory Rasmus RP 2013 Columbus 13300
300 Jordan Walker RF 2023 Stone Mountain 13335
301 Tyler Colvin RF 2009 Augusta 13339
302 Kumar Rocker SP 2024 Watkinsville 13356
303 Mackey Sasser C 1987 Fort Gaines 13383
304 Walt Alexander C 1912 Atlanta 13391
305 Taylor Walls SS 2021 Americus 13421
306 Warren Newson RF 1991 Newnan 13490
307 Merritt Ranew C 1962 Albany 13496
308 Bradley Blalock SP 2024 Conyers 13498
309 Charlie Culberson LF 2012 Rome 13627
310 Ken Ray RP 1999 Atlanta 13631
311 Chandler Simpson CF 2025 Atlanta 13638
312 Paul Easterling LF 1928 Reidsville 13683
313 Ethan Martin RP 2013 Athens 13719
314 Cooper Criswell RP 2021 Carrollton 13777
315 Milt Reed SS 1911 Atlanta 14004
316 Milt Smith 3B 1955 Columbus 14041
317 Will Benson RF 2022 Atlanta 14056
318 Bubba Chandler SP 2025 Lawrenceville 14090
319 Sumpter Clarke RF 1920 Savannah 14101
320 DL Hall RP 2022 Valdosta 14129
321 Levale Speigner RP 2007 Thomasville 14134
322 Josh Smoker RP 2016 Calhoun 14278
323 Jason Shiell RP 2002 Savannah 14300
324 Tim Drew RP 2000 Valdosta 14310
325 Cliff Blankenship C 1905 Columbus 14334
326 Ralph Bryant RF 1985 Fort Gaines 14353
327 Nick Neidert SP 2020 Atlanta 14372
328 Greek George C 1935 Waycross 14416
329 Brent Abernathy 2B 2001 Atlanta 14442
330 Davis Daniel SP 2023 Atlanta 14488
331 Richard Lovelady RP 2019 Hinesville 14615
332 Chris Beck RP 2015 Commerce 14637
333 Brent Honeywell RP 2021 Augusta 14653
334 Brooks Brown RP 2014 Statesboro 14702
335 Drew Waters RF 2022 Atlanta 14850
336 Matt Beaty LF 2019 Snellville 14882
337 Jimmy Barthmaier SP 2008 Atlanta 14915
338 Dave Elder RP 2002 Atlanta 14916
339 Christin Stewart LF 2018 Atlanta 14925
340 Mason Barnett SP 2025 Kennesaw 14967
341 Victor Scott CF 2024 Atlanta 15055
342 Chris Rowley RP 2017 Atlanta 15080
343 Sean Guenther RP 2021 Atlanta 15155
344 Frank Lankford RP 1998 Atlanta 15223
345 Sawyer Gipson-Long SP 2023 Lithia Springs 15293
346 Dwight Smith Jr. LF 2017 Peachtree City 15318
347 Alan Busenitz RP 2017 Watkinsville 15397
348 Parker Meadows CF 2023 Atlanta 15413
349 David Villar 3B 2022 Atlanta 15436
350 Jim Beauchamp 1B 1963 Union City 15455
351 Austin Cox RP 2023 Macon 15506
352 Fraser Ellard RP 2024 Roswell 15540
353 Frank Coggins 2B 1967 Griffin 15556
354 Jake Dunning RP 2013 Fort Stewart 15563
355 Barry Evans 3B 1978 Atlanta 15677
356 Ken Edenfield RP 1995 Jesup 15685
357 Taylor Trammell CF 2021 Powder Springs 15695
358 Daz Cameron RF 2020 McDonough 15697
359 Harry Spilman 1B 1978 Albany 15761
360 Stevie Wilkerson CF 2018 Roswell 15796
361 Tyler Austin 1B 2016 Conyers 15807
362 Jeff Abbott CF 1997 Atlanta 15809
363 Tyler Bashlor RP 2018 Springfield 15844
364 Luis Campusano C 2020 Augusta 15925
365 Steve Hammond RF 1982 Atlanta 15926
366 Jacob Rhame RP 2017 Atlanta 16021
367 Carter Kieboom 3B 2019 Marietta 16046
368 Kent Emanuel RP 2021 Woodstock 16129
369 Travis Bergen RP 2019 McDonough 16149
370 Kaleb Cowart 3B 2015 Adel 16186
371 Robby Hammock C 2003 Macon 16236
372 Doug Jennings LF 1988 Atlanta 16283
373 Aaron Taylor RP 2002 Valdosta 16396
374 Barret Browning RP 2012 Brunswick 16405
375 George Lombard LF 1998 Atlanta 16466
376 Marvin Lane LF 1971 Sandersville 16479
377 Brady House 3B 2025 Winder 16511
378 Colby Thomas RF 2025 Valdosta 16520
379 Graham Pauley 3B 2024 Alpharetta 16578
380 Kyle McCann C 2024 Atlanta 16584
381 Amos Willingham RP 2023 Rome 16610
382 Cade Marlowe LF 2023 Tifton 16612
383 Jahmai Jones DH 2020 Roswell 16691
384 Jeremy Beasley RP 2020 Lyons 16692
385 Reggie McClain RP 2019 Duluth 16721
386 Skye Bolt CF 2019 Atlanta 16728
387 Taylor Guerrieri RP 2018 Augusta 16759
388 Dustin Fowler CF 2017 Cadwell 16771
389 Myles Jaye RP 2017 Fayetteville 16776
390 Andrew Toles LF 2016 Decatur 16789
391 Jason Rogers 1B 2014 East Point 16852
392 Xavier Avery LF 2012 Atlanta 16903
393 John Hester C 2009 Atlanta 16944
394 Steven Register RP 2008 Columbus 16970
395 Reggie Abercrombie CF 2006 Columbus 16989
396 Jason Jones LF 2003 Marietta 17020
397 Tim Hyers 1B 1994 Atlanta 17104
398 Gene Dotson RF 1976 Savannah 17366

 


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