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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 153
6 Kevin Brown SP 1986 Milledgeville 180
7 Jackie Robinson 2B 1947 Cairo 181
8 Bill Terry 1B 1923 Atlanta 206
9 Bill Byrd SP 1933 Canton 236
10 Spud Chandler SP 1937 Commerce 355
11 Whit Wyatt SP 1929 Kensington 361
12 Dixie Walker Jr. RF 1931 Villa Rica 371
13 Adam Wainwright SP 2005 Brunswick 375
14 Brian McCann C 2005 Athens 542
15 Tim Hudson SP 1999 Columbus 548
16 Moises Alou LF 1990 Atlanta 643
17 Zack Wheeler SP 2013 Smyrna 687
18 Matt Olson 1B 2016 Atlanta 717
19 Todd Jones RP 1993 Marietta 852
20 Nap Rucker SP 1907 Crabapple 888
21 Kenny Rogers SP 1989 Savannah 918
22 Marquis Grissom CF 1989 Atlanta 1034
23 Lennie Pearson 1B 1937 LaGrange 1047
24 Phil Cockrell SP 1917 Augusta 1066
25 Wally Moses RF 1935 Uvalda 1074
26 Phil Douglas SP 1912 Cedartown 1104
27 Frank Duncan C 1907 Macon 1130
28 Cecil Travis SS 1933 Riverdale 1159
29 Ivey Wingo C 1911 Gainesville 1185
30 Willie Cornelius SP 1929 Atlanta 1201
31 Jonathan Broxton RP 2005 Augusta 1207
32 Jody Davis C 1981 Gainesville 1260
33 Tommy Butts SS 1938 Sparta 1265
34 Rap Dixon RF 1922 Kingston 1296
35 Roy Welmaker SP 1932 Atlanta 1314
36 Bill Perkins C 1928 Dawson 1399
37 Wally Joyner 1B 1986 Atlanta 1453
38 Jim Hearn SP 1947 Atlanta 1456
39 Dobie Moore SS 1920 Atlanta 1486
40 Bill Force SP 1921 Walker County 1548
41 Hugh Casey RP 1935 Atlanta 1578
42 Tony Phillips 2B 1982 Atlanta 1610
43 Tully Sparks SP 1897 Etna 1649
44 Roy Partlow SP 1937 Washington 1714
45 Dansby Swanson SS 2016 Kennesaw 1727
46 Lemuel Hawkins 1B 1916 Macon 1790
47 Matt Capps RP 2005 Douglasville 1797
48 Bill McCall SP 1922 Columbus 1801
49 Joe Haynes RP 1939 Lincolnton 1804
50 Jim Bagby Sr. SP 1912 Barnett 1823
51 Blue Moon Odom SP 1964 Macon 1847
52 Bryn Smith SP 1981 Marietta 1852
53 Mike Cameron CF 1995 La Grange 1854
54 Lorenzo Cain CF 2010 Valdosta 1900
55 Elmer Riddle SP 1939 Columbus 1974
56 Connie Johnson SP 1940 Stone Mountain 2021
57 Will Smith RP 2012 Newnan 2035
58 Erskine Mayer SP 1912 Atlanta 2077
59 Sherry Smith SP 1911 Monticello 2108
60 Ron Fairly 1B 1958 Macon 2113
61 Hubert Lockhart SP 1923 Flowery Brach 2233
62 Willis Flournoy SP 1919 Monticello 2265
63 Ray Knight 3B 1974 Albany 2325
64 Harry Simpson RF 1946 Atlanta 2517
65 Rick Camp RP 1976 Trion 2572
66 Willard Nixon SP 1950 Taylorsville 2645
67 Ken Holloway RP 1922 Thomas County 2652
68 Max Manning SP 1939 Rome 2670
69 Joey Hamilton SP 1994 Statesboro 2767
70 Dana Fillingim SP 1915 Columbus 2788
71 Jake Westbrook SP 2000 Athens 2800
72 Jimmy Lavender SP 1912 Barnesville 2885
73 David Whatley RF 1937 Griffin 2890
74 Chone Figgins 3B 2002 Leary 2960
75 Pete Washington CF 1923 Albany 2966
76 Dylan Cease SP 2019 Milton 3095
77 Bill Kennedy RP 1948 Carnesville 3108
78 Chris Hammond RP 1990 Atlanta 3152
79 Bob Hendley SP 1961 Macon 3155
80 Kris Benson SP 1999 Kennesaw 3173
81 Paul Carter RP 1914 Lake Park 3177
82 Rick Waits SP 1973 Atlanta 3187
83 Sugar Cain SP 1932 Macon 3188
84 Harry Wiliams 2B 1931 Sparks 3240
85 Bucky Dent SS 1973 Savannah 3245
86 Michael Barrett C 1998 Atlanta 3261
87 Dexter Fowler CF 2008 Atlanta 3334
88 Bill Cash C 1943 Round Oak 3459
89 Jeff Francoeur RF 2005 Atlanta 3490
90 George Carr 1B 1920 Atlanta 3714
91 Isaac Lane 3B 1918 Screven 3851
92 Tom Cheney SP 1957 Morgan 3909
93 Mack Jones CF 1961 Atlanta 3913
94 Hunter Strickland RP 2014 Thomaston 3914
95 Clarence Isreal 3B 1940 Marietta 3930
96 Rondell White LF 1993 Milledgeville 3934
97 Bob Hasty SP 1919 Canton 3938
98 Josh Reddick RF 2009 Savannah 4049
99 Dick Redding SP 1911 Atlanta 4067
100 Red Moore 1B 1936 Atlanta 4111
101 Willie McGill SP 1890 Atlanta 4167
102 Jo-Jo White CF 1932 Red Oak 4229
103 Taylor Phillips RP 1956 Atlanta 4240
104 Eddie Solomon RP 1973 Perry 4252
105 Felix Evans SP 1937 Atlanta 4255
106 Pepper Daniels C 1921 Valdosta 4295
107 Ambrose Reid LF 1921 Eatonton 4309
108 Bullet Campbell SP 1923 Savannah 4357
109 Brad Keller SP 2018 Flowery Branch 4449
110 Cy Moore RP 1929 Elberton 4488
111 Jimmy Haynes SP 1995 La Grange 4495
112 Tyler Stephenson C 2020 Atlanta 4564
113 Brad Hogg SP 1911 Buena Vista 4608
114 Johnny Rucker CF 1940 Crabapple 4617
115 Roy S. Williams SP 1930 Sparks 4795
116 Tiny Osborne SP 1922 Porterdale 4812
117 Telosh Howard SP 1932 Macon 4946
118 John Milner 1B 1971 Atlanta 5008
119 Brandon Moss 1B 2007 Monroe 5022
120 Larnie Jordan SS 1936 Valdosta 5076
121 Lucas Sims RP 2017 Lawrenceville 5091
122 Gerald Perry 1B 1983 Savannah 5155
123 Gabby Kemp 2B 1937 Winder 5161
124 Dustin McGowan RP 2005 Savannah 5186
125 Stephen Drew SS 2006 Hahira 5217
126 Milt Watson SP 1916 Flovilla 5227
127 Colby Rasmus CF 2009 Columbus 5275
128 Dave Beard RP 1980 Atlanta 5320
129 Kyle Davies SP 2005 Decatur 5355
130 Weldon Henley SP 1903 Jasper 5360
131 Dennis Powell RP 1985 Moultrie 5367
132 Pete Duncan LF 1907 Macon 5383
133 Herb Smith SP 1929 Savannah 5421
134 John Rocker RP 1998 Statesboro 5425
135 Country Brown RF 1918 Atlanta 5433
136 Buck Farmer RP 2014 Conyers 5444
137 Adam Frazier 2B 2016 Athens 5526
138 Donald Reeves RF 1937 Atlanta 5594
139 Samuel Byrd CF 1929 Bremen 5615
140 Burke Badenhop RP 2008 Atlanta 5662
141 Kal Daniels LF 1986 Vienna 5686
142 Josh Fields RP 2013 Athens 5695
143 Byron Buxton CF 2015 Baxley 5720
144 Hal Griggs RP 1956 Shannon 5737
145 Greg Walker 1B 1982 Douglas 5738
146 Tyler Flowers C 2009 Roswell 5820
147 Bill Atwood C 1936 Rome 5846
148 Quincy Trouppe C 1930 Dublin 5899
149 John Mungin SP 1925 McIntosh County 5902
150 Joe Greene C 1932 Stone Mountain 5910
151 Lefty Capers SP 1930 Savannah 6023
152 Purnell Mincy SP 1938 Statesboro 6101
153 Burdell Young RF 1922 Sylvania 6118
154 Bill McAfee RP 1930 Smithville 6165
155 Herbert Gay RP 1929 Fort Gaines 6268
156 Michael Harris CF 2022 DeKalb 6272
157 Cam Bedrosian RP 2014 Senoia 6319
158 Mike Ivie 1B 1971 Atlanta 6341
159 John Gant RP 2016 Savannah 6430
160 Gordie Richardson RP 1964 Colquitt 6459
161 Micah Owings RP 2007 Gainesville 6501
162 Al Wingo LF 1919 Norcross 6518
163 Eugene Jones SP 1943 Atlanta 6520
164 Buddy Napier RP 1912 Byromville 6580
165 Jeff Calhoun RP 1984 La Grange 6599
166 Sam Mongin 3B 1907 Savannah 6607
167 Brant Hurter RP 2024 Canton 6747
168 Corey Patterson CF 2000 Atlanta 6762
169 Austin Meadows RF 2018 Atlanta 6776
170 David Wingfield 2B 1920 Washington 6800
171 Charlie Bishop SP 1952 Atlanta 6820
172 Bill Hall C 1954 Moultrie 6852
173 Harry Smythe RP 1929 Augusta 6929
174 Blaine Boyer RP 2005 Atlanta 7024
175 Nick Sandlin RP 2021 Evans 7040
176 Steel Arm Dickey SP 1922 Morganton 7110
177 Jim Colzie RP 1946 Montezuma 7311
178 Tony Pierce RP 1967 Brunswick 7356
179 Garrett Whitlock RP 2021 Snellville 7593
180 Clarke Schmidt RP 2020 Acworth 7634
181 Joe Tipton C 1948 McCaysville 7641
182 Ben Hill RP 1943 Savannah 7662
183 CJ Abrams SS 2022 Alpharetta 7670
184 Ben Revere CF 2010 Atlanta 7681
185 Bob Trice SP 1948 Newton 7710
186 Mitchell Boggs RP 2008 Dalton 7711
187 Perry Hall RF 1921 Hogansville 7802
188 Leon Culberson CF 1943 Hall's Station 7830
189 Bobo Holloman RP 1953 Thomaston 7848
190 Walter Wilson RP 1945 Glenn 7851
191 Gordon Beckham 2B 2009 Atlanta 7898
192 Eddie Dwight CF 1925 Dalton 7905
193 Alonza Bailey SP 1934 Riceboro 7911
194 John Gibbons RP 1941 Milan 8016
195 Jay Heard SP 1946 Athens 8104
196 Guy Ousley 2B 1931 Valdosta 8107
197 Bill Johnson (1895) C 1920 Sparta 8137
198 Dale Willis RP 1963 Calhoun 8152
199 Parson Perryman RP 1915 Everett Springs 8252
200 Charlie Sproull SP 1945 Taylorsville 8299
201 Karl Adams RP 1914 Columbus 8409
202 Ernie Riles SS 1985 Cairo 8432
203 Bill White (1860) 1B 1879 Milner 8482
204 Duke Cleveland RF 1938 Alapaha 8507
205 Blake Wood RP 2010 Atlanta 8546
206 Willie Smith (P) RP 1994 Savannah 8574
207 Jay Partridge 2B 1927 Mountville 8617
208 Ralph Head RP 1923 Tallapoosa 8663
209 Haywood Sullivan C 1955 Donalsonville 8897
210 Hunter Gaddis SP 2022 Canton 8900
211 Bill Pulsipher RP 1995 Fort Benning 8936
212 Roy Hartsfield 2B 1950 Chattahoochee 8962
213 Mike Mimbs SP 1995 Macon 9016
214 Frank Carswell SP 1944 Macon 9023
215 Bill Fincher RP 1916 Atlanta 9037
216 Tom Foley SS 1983 Fort Benning 9097
217 Jimmy Reese RP 1937 Atlanta 9115
218 Reese Olson SP 2023 Gainesville 9129
219 George Winn RP 1919 Perry 9181
220 Billy Bryan C 1961 Morgan 9198
221 Russell Branyan 3B 1998 Warner Robins 9243
222 Brandon Marsh LF 2021 Buford 9246
223 Jonathan Cannon SP 2024 Alpharetta 9266
224 Desi Relaford SS 1996 Valdosta 9327
225 Phil Bedgood RP 1922 Harrison 9365
226 Bill Ayers RP 1947 Newnan 9416
227 Ellis Clary 3B 1942 Valdosta 9431
228 David Hale RP 2013 Marietta 9445
229 Cecil Butler RP 1962 Dallas 9470
230 Guy Cooper RP 1914 Rome 9607
231 Charlie Letchas 2B 1939 Thomasville 9651
232 Bobby LaMotte SS 1920 Savannah 9739
233 Chuck James SP 2005 Atlanta 9746
234 Jeff Treadway 2B 1987 Columbus 9773
235 Kevin Reimer LF 1988 Macon 9835
236 Don Collins RP 1977 Lyons 9892
237 Lucas Turk RP 1922 Homer 9958
238 Adam Everett SS 2001 Austell 10017
239 Drew Steckenrider RP 2017 Atlanta 10032
240 Herb Hutson RP 1974 Savannah 10037
241 Toussaint Allen 1B 1919 Atlanta 10109
242 Bill Strickland RP 1937 Ray City 10133
243 Alex Voss SP 1884 Roswell 10141
244 Roy Carlyle RF 1925 Buford 10259
245 Bob Barrett 3B 1923 Atlanta 10298
246 Ron Blomberg DH 1969 Atlanta 10308
247 Milt Hill RP 1991 Atlanta 10353
248 Willie Greene 3B 1992 Milledgeville 10359
249 Jeremy Hermida RF 2005 Atlanta 10452
250 Willie Harris LF 2001 Cairo 10542
251 Bob Chance 1B 1963 Statesboro 10546
252 Brian Powell SP 1998 Bainbridge 10558
253 Freddie Burdette RP 1962 Moultrie 10572
254 Hal Epps CF 1938 Athens 10575
255 J.B. Wendelken RP 2016 Savannah 10585
256 Lewis Means C 1920 Washington 10704
257 David Buchanan SP 2014 Atlanta 10767
258 Kyle Farmer SS 2017 Atlanta 10776
259 Cleo Carlyle RF 1927 Fairburn 10788
260 Jerome Walton CF 1989 Newnan 10855
261 Bobo Osborne 1B 1957 Chattahoochee 11012
262 Everett Teaford RP 2011 Alpharetta 11266
263 David Ross C 2002 Bainbridge 11311
264 Brad Woodall RP 1994 Atlanta 11314
265 Niko Goodrum 2B 2017 Fayetteville 11315
266 Sam Howard RP 2018 Marietta 11316
267 John Britton 3B 1940 Mount Vernon 11384
268 Crash Davis 2B 1940 Canon 11388
269 Jordan Weems RP 2020 Columbus 11434
270 Alf Anderson SS 1941 Gainesville 11474
271 Mo Sanford RP 1991 Americus 11508
272 Billy Buckner SP 2007 Decatur 11560
273 Terry Harper LF 1980 Douglasville 11678
274 Nick Senzel CF 2019 Atlanta 11681
275 Pryor McElveen 3B 1909 Atlanta 11683
276 Sean Burroughs 3B 2002 Atlanta 11884
277 Tim Beckham SS 2013 Griffin 11890
278 Macay McBride RP 2005 Augusta 11932
279 Eddie Bonine RP 2008 Columbus 11950
280 Coot Veal SS 1958 Sandersville 11951
281 Corey Thurman RP 2002 Augusta 11961
282 Brandon Cumpton SP 2013 Augusta 12117
283 Michael Chavis 1B 2019 Marietta 12120
284 Jason Bulger RP 2005 Lawrenceville 12311
285 Kyle Lewis CF 2019 Snellville 12435
286 Milt Cuyler CF 1990 Macon 12482
287 Clint Frazier RF 2017 Decatur 12596
288 Todd Greene C 1996 Augusta 12605
289 Claud Derrick SS 1910 Burton 12610
290 Paul Gillespie C 1942 Sugar Valley 12634
291 Billy Burns CF 2014 Atlanta 12830
292 Cooper Criswell RP 2021 Carrollton 12860
293 Jonathan Johnson RP 1998 La Grange 12937
294 Cory Rasmus RP 2013 Columbus 12948
295 Tyler Colvin RF 2009 Augusta 12984
296 Mackey Sasser C 1987 Fort Gaines 13023
297 Walt Alexander C 1912 Atlanta 13031
298 Emerson Hancock SP 2023 Cairo 13100
299 Warren Newson RF 1991 Newnan 13122
300 Merritt Ranew C 1962 Albany 13125
301 Jordan Walker RF 2023 Stone Mountain 13161
302 Charlie Culberson LF 2012 Rome 13243
303 Ken Ray RP 1999 Atlanta 13248
304 Paul Easterling LF 1928 Reidsville 13297
305 Ethan Martin RP 2013 Athens 13329
306 Milt Reed SS 1911 Atlanta 13592
307 Will Benson LF 2022 Atlanta 13606
308 Milt Smith 3B 1955 Columbus 13627
309 Taylor Walls SS 2021 Americus 13654
310 Sumpter Clarke RF 1920 Savannah 13677
311 Levale Speigner RP 2007 Thomasville 13704
312 Hal Breeden 1B 1971 Albany 13767
313 Josh Smoker RP 2016 Calhoun 13845
314 Jason Shiell RP 2002 Savannah 13866
315 Tim Drew RP 2000 Valdosta 13872
316 Cliff Blankenship C 1905 Columbus 13898
317 Nick Neidert SP 2020 Atlanta 13931
318 Greek George C 1935 Waycross 13977
319 Brent Abernathy 2B 2001 Atlanta 14002
320 Chris Beck RP 2015 Commerce 14189
321 Brent Honeywell RP 2021 Augusta 14201
322 DL Hall RP 2022 Valdosta 14235
323 Brooks Brown RP 2014 Statesboro 14242
324 Bradley Blalock SP 2024 Conyers 14289
325 Sawyer Gipson-Long SP 2023 Lithia Springs 14290
326 Matt Beaty LF 2019 Snellville 14412
327 Drew Waters RF 2022 Atlanta 14436
328 Jimmy Barthmaier SP 2008 Atlanta 14446
329 Dave Elder RP 2002 Atlanta 14447
330 Christin Stewart LF 2018 Atlanta 14455
331 Chris Rowley RP 2017 Atlanta 14588
332 Kumar Rocker SP 2024 Watkinsville 14639
333 Richard Lovelady RP 2019 Hinesville 14650
334 Frank Lankford RP 1998 Atlanta 14710
335 Davis Daniel SP 2023 Atlanta 14716
336 Dwight Smith Jr. LF 2017 Peachtree City 14801
337 Austin Cox RP 2023 Macon 14805
338 Joey Bart C 2020 Buford 14830
339 Sean Guenther RP 2021 Atlanta 14859
340 Alan Busenitz RP 2017 Watkinsville 14869
341 David Villar 3B 2022 Atlanta 14905
342 Jim Beauchamp 1B 1963 Union City 14929
343 Frank Coggins 2B 1967 Griffin 15015
344 Jake Dunning RP 2013 Fort Stewart 15024
345 Parker Meadows CF 2023 Atlanta 15110
346 Barry Evans 3B 1978 Atlanta 15130
347 Ken Edenfield RP 1995 Jesup 15137
348 Daz Cameron RF 2020 McDonough 15147
349 Harry Spilman 1B 1978 Albany 15210
350 Stevie Wilkerson CF 2018 Roswell 15237
351 Tyler Austin 1B 2016 Conyers 15251
352 Jeff Abbott CF 1997 Atlanta 15253
353 Tyler Bashlor RP 2018 Springfield 15287
354 Luis Campusano C 2020 Augusta 15363
355 Jacob Rhame RP 2017 Atlanta 15445
356 Carter Kieboom 3B 2019 Marietta 15468
357 Fraser Ellard RP 2024 Roswell 15480
358 Kent Emanuel RP 2021 Woodstock 15536
359 Taylor Trammell CF 2021 Powder Springs 15544
360 Travis Bergen RP 2019 McDonough 15559
361 Kaleb Cowart 3B 2015 Adel 15597
362 Robby Hammock C 2003 Macon 15648
363 Doug Jennings LF 1988 Atlanta 15695
364 Aaron Taylor RP 2002 Valdosta 15789
365 Barret Browning RP 2012 Brunswick 15797
366 George Lombard LF 1998 Atlanta 15850
367 Marvin Lane LF 1971 Sandersville 15861
368 Kyle McCann C 2024 Atlanta 15912
369 Victor Scott CF 2024 Atlanta 15926
370 Amos Willingham RP 2023 Rome 15929
371 Cade Marlowe LF 2023 Tifton 15934
372 Jeremy Beasley RP 2020 Lyons 16027
373 Reggie McClain RP 2019 Duluth 16055
374 Skye Bolt CF 2019 Atlanta 16062
375 Taylor Guerrieri RP 2018 Augusta 16093
376 Dustin Fowler CF 2017 Cadwell 16105
377 Myles Jaye RP 2017 Fayetteville 16109
378 Andrew Toles LF 2016 Decatur 16122
379 Jason Rogers 1B 2014 East Point 16184
380 Xavier Avery LF 2012 Atlanta 16234
381 John Hester C 2009 Atlanta 16275
382 Steven Register RP 2008 Columbus 16301
383 Reggie Abercrombie CF 2006 Columbus 16320
384 Jason Jones LF 2003 Marietta 16351
385 Tim Hyers 1B 1994 Atlanta 16435
386 Steve Hammond RF 1982 Atlanta 16514

 


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