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The Top Ranked Baseball Players of
All-Time from Iowa
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 |
Dazzy Vance |
SP |
1915 |
Orient |
32 |
|
2 |
Bob Feller |
SP |
1936 |
Van Meter |
34 |
|
3 |
Cap Anson |
1B |
1871 |
Marshalltown |
49 |
|
4 |
Fred Clarke |
LF |
1894 |
Winterset |
205 |
|
5 |
Red Faber |
SP |
1914 |
Cascade |
238 |
|
6 |
Hal Trosky |
1B |
1933 |
Norway |
350 |
|
7 |
Hank Severeid |
C |
1911 |
Story City |
728 |
|
8 |
Joe Hoerner |
RP |
1963 |
Dubuque |
1110 |
|
9 |
Bob Locker |
RP |
1965 |
George |
1155 |
|
10 |
George Pipgras |
SP |
1923 |
Ida Grove |
1205 |
|
11 |
Jack Coombs |
SP |
1906 |
Le Grand |
1255 |
|
12 |
Mike Boddicker |
SP |
1980 |
Cedar Rapids |
1272 |
|
13 |
Earl Whitehill |
SP |
1923 |
Cedar Rapids |
1275 |
|
14 |
Dave Bancroft |
SS |
1915 |
Sioux City |
1447 |
|
15 |
Jon Lieber |
SP |
1994 |
Council Bluffs |
1602 |
|
16 |
Johnny Niggeling |
SP |
1938 |
Remsen |
1665 |
|
17 |
Cliff Carroll |
LF |
1882 |
Clay Grove |
1670 |
|
18 |
Mace Brown |
RP |
1935 |
North English |
1677 |
|
19 |
Eddie Watt |
RP |
1966 |
Lamoni |
1703 |
|
20 |
Cal McVey |
1B |
1871 |
Montrose |
1705 |
|
21 |
Bing Miller |
RF |
1921 |
Vinton |
1763 |
|
22 |
Denis Menke |
SS |
1962 |
Bancroft |
1812 |
|
23 |
Michael Wacha |
SP |
2013 |
Iowa City |
1830 |
|
24 |
Joel Hanrahan |
RP |
2007 |
Des Moines |
1842 |
|
25 |
Stan Bahnsen |
SP |
1966 |
Council Bluffs |
2044 |
|
26 |
Bobby Knoop |
2B |
1964 |
Sioux City |
2173 |
|
27 |
Kevin Tapani |
SP |
1989 |
Des Moines |
2296 |
|
28 |
Joe Hatten |
SP |
1946 |
Bancroft |
2397 |
|
29 |
Tony Watson |
RP |
2011 |
Sioux City |
2471 |
|
30 |
George R. Stone |
LF |
1903 |
Lost Nation |
2496 |
|
31 |
Patsy Gharrity |
C |
1916 |
Parnell |
2503 |
|
32 |
Bill Zuber |
RP |
1936 |
Middle Amana |
2668 |
|
33 |
Jake Weimer |
SP |
1903 |
Ottumwa |
2748 |
|
34 |
Bob Lee |
RP |
1964 |
Ottumwa |
2770 |
|
35 |
Buster Brown |
SP |
1905 |
Boone |
2831 |
|
36 |
Jeremy Hellickson |
SP |
2010 |
Des Moines |
2839 |
|
37 |
Ken Henderson |
CF |
1965 |
Carroll |
3028 |
|
38 |
Ducky Holmes |
LF |
1895 |
Des Moines |
3054 |
|
39 |
Roxie Lawson |
RP |
1930 |
Donnellson |
3098 |
|
40 |
Jackie Collum |
RP |
1951 |
Victor |
3307 |
|
41 |
Cal Eldred |
SP |
1991 |
Cedar Rapids |
3309 |
|
42 |
Joe Magrane |
SP |
1987 |
Des Moines |
3389 |
|
43 |
Jim McAndrew |
SP |
1968 |
Lost Nation |
3432 |
|
44 |
John Wathan |
C |
1976 |
Cedar Rapids |
3510 |
|
45 |
Bill Hoffer |
SP |
1895 |
Cedar Rapids |
3535 |
|
46 |
King Cole |
SP |
1909 |
Toledo |
3733 |
|
47 |
Don Black |
SP |
1943 |
Salix |
3754 |
|
48 |
Gene Baker |
2B |
1953 |
Davenport |
3765 |
|
49 |
Jack Hamilton |
RP |
1962 |
Burlington |
3880 |
|
50 |
Lee Handley |
3B |
1936 |
Clarion |
3890 |
|
51 |
Mitch Keller |
SP |
2019 |
Cedar Rapids |
3910 |
|
52 |
Casey Blake |
3B |
1999 |
Des Moines |
3980 |
|
53 |
Les Tietje |
SP |
1933 |
Sumner |
4058 |
|
54 |
Joe Decker |
SP |
1969 |
Storm Lake |
4154 |
|
55 |
Fred Glade |
SP |
1902 |
Dubuque |
4205 |
|
56 |
Johnny Rawlings |
2B |
1914 |
Bloomfield |
4213 |
|
57 |
Danny Moeller |
RF |
1907 |
DeWitt |
4461 |
|
58 |
Art Reinhart |
RP |
1919 |
Ackley |
4476 |
|
59 |
Verne Clemons |
C |
1916 |
Clemons |
4522 |
|
60 |
Rich Folkers |
RP |
1970 |
Waterloo |
4525 |
|
61 |
Dick Green |
2B |
1963 |
Sioux City |
4565 |
|
62 |
Tom Hilgendorf |
RP |
1969 |
Clinton |
4567 |
|
63 |
Harry Gaspar |
SP |
1909 |
Quorn |
4651 |
|
64 |
Duane Josephson |
C |
1965 |
New Hampton |
4809 |
|
65 |
Hal McKain |
RP |
1927 |
Logan |
4881 |
|
66 |
Dick Woodson |
SP |
1969 |
Oelwein |
4912 |
|
67 |
Vive Lindaman |
SP |
1906 |
Charles City |
4924 |
|
68 |
Billy Sunday |
CF |
1883 |
Ames |
4935 |
|
69 |
Dutch Levsen |
SP |
1923 |
Wyoming |
5031 |
|
70 |
Jesse Duryea |
SP |
1889 |
Osage |
5282 |
|
71 |
Paul Zahniser |
SP |
1923 |
Sac City |
5334 |
|
72 |
Tim Laudner |
C |
1981 |
Mason City |
5681 |
|
73 |
Hal L. Smith |
SP |
1932 |
Creston |
5995 |
|
74 |
Ernie Courtney |
3B |
1902 |
Des Moines |
6090 |
|
75 |
Dick Rozek |
RP |
1950 |
Cedar Rapids |
6237 |
|
76 |
Foster Edwards |
RP |
1925 |
Holstein |
6570 |
|
77 |
Red Anderson |
RP |
1937 |
Lawton |
6659 |
|
78 |
Al Gould |
RP |
1916 |
Muscatine |
6726 |
|
79 |
Jack Bruner |
RP |
1949 |
Waterloo |
6748 |
|
80 |
George Cobb |
SP |
1892 |
Independence |
6802 |
|
81 |
Jerry McNertney |
C |
1964 |
Boone |
6895 |
|
82 |
Wattie Holm |
3B |
1924 |
Peterson |
6981 |
|
83 |
Dick Weik |
RP |
1948 |
Waterloo |
7051 |
|
84 |
Herm McFarland |
LF |
1896 |
Des Moines |
7105 |
|
85 |
George Stueland |
RP |
1921 |
Algona |
7136 |
|
86 |
Rod Nichols |
RP |
1988 |
Burlington |
7176 |
|
87 |
Hal Manders |
RP |
1941 |
Waukee |
7290 |
|
88 |
Ned Harris |
RF |
1941 |
Ames |
7367 |
|
89 |
Max Marshall |
RF |
1942 |
Randolph |
7423 |
|
90 |
Frank Blattner |
2B |
1916 |
Oskaloosa |
7463 |
|
91 |
Maury Kent |
RP |
1912 |
Marshalltown |
7511 |
|
92 |
Steve Melter |
RP |
1909 |
Cherokee |
7556 |
|
93 |
T.J. Brown |
SS |
1939 |
Des Moines |
7649 |
|
94 |
Don Wengert |
RP |
1995 |
Sioux City |
7920 |
|
95 |
A.J. Puk |
RP |
2019 |
Cedar Rapids |
7992 |
|
96 |
Larry Biittner |
1B |
1970 |
Pocahontas |
8047 |
|
97 |
Colin Rea |
SP |
2015 |
Cascade |
8177 |
|
98 |
Joe Lotz |
RP |
1916 |
Keokuk |
8310 |
|
99 |
Jerry Hairston Jr. |
2B |
1998 |
Des Moines |
8414 |
|
100 |
Matt Perisho |
RP |
1997 |
Burlington |
8421 |
|
101 |
Cy Slapnicka |
SP |
1911 |
Cedar Rapids |
8678 |
|
102 |
Jack Dittmer |
2B |
1952 |
Elkader |
8685 |
|
103 |
Jim Panther |
RP |
1971 |
Burlington |
8778 |
|
104 |
Adrian Lynch |
SP |
1920 |
Laurens |
8920 |
|
105 |
Roy Crabb |
SP |
1912 |
Monticello |
8979 |
|
106 |
Mike Butcher |
RP |
1992 |
Davenport |
9146 |
|
107 |
Kevin Wickander |
RP |
1989 |
Fort Dodge |
9151 |
|
108 |
Greg Thayer |
RP |
1978 |
Cedar Rapids |
9164 |
|
109 |
Al Epperly |
RP |
1938 |
Glidden |
9522 |
|
110 |
Jack Saltzgaver |
3B |
1932 |
Croton |
9561 |
|
111 |
George Clark |
RP |
1913 |
Smithland |
9608 |
|
112 |
Wes Obermueller |
SP |
2002 |
Cedar Rapids |
9730 |
|
113 |
Wayne McLeland |
RP |
1951 |
Stockport |
9755 |
|
114 |
Loren Babe |
3B |
1952 |
Pisgah |
9898 |
|
115 |
Biggs Wehde |
RP |
1930 |
Holstein |
9952 |
|
116 |
Ed Pipgras |
RP |
1932 |
Scheswig |
10043 |
|
117 |
Dick Manville |
RP |
1950 |
Des Moines |
10130 |
|
118 |
Showboat Fisher |
RF |
1923 |
Wesley |
10138 |
|
119 |
Lou Fiene |
RP |
1906 |
Fort Dodge |
10219 |
|
120 |
Red Downs |
2B |
1907 |
Neola |
10395 |
|
121 |
Gene Ford (1912) |
RP |
1936 |
Fort Dodge |
10425 |
|
122 |
Mike Schwabe |
RP |
1989 |
Fort Dodge |
10648 |
|
123 |
Ryan Sweeney |
RF |
2006 |
Cedar Rapids |
10673 |
|
124 |
Don Eddy |
RP |
1970 |
Mason City |
10719 |
|
125 |
Bobby Mattick |
SS |
1938 |
Sioux City |
10870 |
|
126 |
Ed Keas |
SP |
1888 |
Dubuque |
10888 |
|
127 |
Gus Thompson |
SP |
1903 |
Humboldt |
11370 |
|
128 |
Matt Wagner |
SP |
1996 |
Cedar Falls |
11488 |
|
129 |
Rick Grapenthin |
RP |
1983 |
Linn Grove |
11712 |
|
130 |
Harry Eells |
SP |
1906 |
Woodbury County |
11769 |
|
131 |
Judge McCredie |
RF |
1903 |
Manchester |
11770 |
|
132 |
Scott Schebler |
RF |
2015 |
Cedar Rapids |
11786 |
|
133 |
Shawn Sedlacek |
SP |
2002 |
Cedar Rapids |
11814 |
|
134 |
Steve Dreyer |
SP |
1993 |
Ames |
11883 |
|
135 |
Art Jahn |
LF |
1925 |
Struble |
11936 |
|
136 |
Fred Stanley |
SS |
1969 |
Farnhamville |
11958 |
|
137 |
Keaton Winn |
SP |
2023 |
Newport Coast |
12302 |
|
138 |
Jim Dunegan |
RP |
1970 |
Burlington |
12495 |
|
139 |
Bill Wagner |
C |
1914 |
Jessup |
12533 |
|
140 |
A.J. Hinch |
C |
1998 |
Waverly |
12561 |
|
141 |
Raymond Haley |
C |
1915 |
Danbury |
12770 |
|
142 |
Benj Sampson |
RP |
1998 |
Des Moines |
12875 |
|
143 |
Lynn King |
CF |
1935 |
Villisca |
12973 |
|
144 |
Matt Koch |
SP |
2016 |
Cherokee |
13038 |
|
145 |
Yam Yaryan |
C |
1921 |
Knowlton |
13146 |
|
146 |
Red Morgan |
3B |
1906 |
Neola |
13188 |
|
147 |
John Terry |
RP |
1902 |
Fairfax |
13721 |
|
148 |
Bill Karns |
RP |
1901 |
Richmond |
13836 |
|
149 |
Benji Sampson |
RP |
1998 |
Des Moines |
13886 |
|
150 |
Ben Ford |
RP |
1998 |
Cedar Rapids |
13907 |
|
151 |
Dick Kenworthy |
3B |
1962 |
Red Oak |
14926 |
|
152 |
Bruce Kimm |
C |
1976 |
Cedar Rapids |
15478 |
|
153 |
Derek Hill |
CF |
2020 |
Des Moines |
15549 |
|
154 |
Jeff Clement |
1B |
2007 |
Marshalltown |
15637 |
|
155 |
Matt Dermody |
RP |
2016 |
Norwalk |
15787 |
|
156 |
Cody Ege |
RP |
2016 |
Sioux City |
16125 |
|
157 |
Jeff Larish |
DH |
2008 |
Iowa City |
16289 |
|
158 |
Kory DeHaan |
RF |
2000 |
Pella |
16386 |
|
159 |
Scott Pose |
LF |
1993 |
Davenport |
16447 |
|
160 |
Craig Colbert |
C |
1992 |
Iowa City |
16448 |
|
161 |
Dave Edler |
3B |
1980 |
Sioux City |
16527 |
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