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The Top Ranked Baseball Players of All-Time from Kansas
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 | Walter Johnson | SP | 1907 | Humboldt | 20 |
| 2 | Chet Brewer | SP | 1925 | Leavenworth | 473 |
| 3 | Darren Daulton | C | 1983 | Arkansas City | 536 |
| 4 | Larry Cheney | SP | 1911 | Belleville | 1019 |
| 5 | Rudy May | SP | 1965 | Coffeyville | 1025 |
| 6 | Johnny Damon | CF | 1995 | Fort Riley | 1286 |
| 7 | Claude Hendrix | SP | 1911 | Olathe | 1442 |
| 8 | Dink Mothell | 2B | 1920 | Topeka | 1525 |
| 9 | George Grantham | 2B | 1922 | Galena | 1546 |
| 10 | Dummy Taylor | SP | 1900 | Oskaloosa | 1589 |
| 11 | Paul Lindblad | RP | 1965 | Chanute | 1604 |
| 12 | Duff Cooley | LF | 1893 | Leavenworth | 1609 |
| 13 | Blake Treinen | RP | 2014 | Wichita | 1667 |
| 14 | Joe Tinker | SS | 1902 | Muscotah | 1675 |
| 15 | Ray Mueller | C | 1935 | Pittsburg | 1676 |
| 16 | Ray Sadecki | SP | 1960 | Kansas City | 1728 |
| 17 | Heavy Johnson | C | 1922 | Atchison | 1779 |
| 18 | Tom Sturdivant | RP | 1955 | Gordon | 1929 |
| 19 | Neil Allen | RP | 1979 | Kansas City | 2022 |
| 20 | Elden Auker | SP | 1933 | Norcatur | 2081 |
| 21 | Virgil Barnes | SP | 1919 | Ontario | 2118 |
| 22 | Orval Grove | SP | 1940 | Mineral | 2237 |
| 23 | Bingo DeMoss | 2B | 1910 | Topeka | 2245 |
| 24 | Bob Horner | 3B | 1978 | Junction City | 2255 |
| 25 | Mike Torrez | SP | 1967 | Topeka | 2309 |
| 26 | George Giles | 1B | 1927 | Junction City | 2338 |
| 27 | Steve Renko | SP | 1969 | Kansas City | 2442 |
| 28 | Ross Grimsley | SP | 1971 | Topeka | 2458 |
| 29 | Joe Bowman | SP | 1932 | Kansas City | 2524 |
| 30 | Kyle Farnsworth | RP | 1999 | Wichita | 2604 |
| 31 | Ed Siever | SP | 1901 | Goddard | 2619 |
| 32 | Bill Russell | SS | 1969 | Pittsburg | 2651 |
| 33 | Chief Hogsett | SP | 1929 | Brownell | 2696 |
| 34 | Brad Ziegler | RP | 2008 | Pratt | 2732 |
| 35 | Don Gutteridge | 2B | 1936 | Pittsburg | 2801 |
| 36 | Willard Schmidt | RP | 1952 | Hays | 2813 |
| 37 | Larry McWilliams | SP | 1978 | Wichita | 2893 |
| 38 | Halley Harding | SS | 1926 | Wichita | 2944 |
| 39 | Ron Schueler | RP | 1972 | Catherine | 3127 |
| 40 | Daryl Spencer | SS | 1952 | Wichita | 3228 |
| 41 | Darren Dreifort | SP | 1994 | Wichita | 3254 |
| 42 | Beals Becker | RF | 1908 | El Dorado | 3434 |
| 43 | Claude Willoughby | RP | 1925 | Buffalo | 3452 |
| 44 | Archie McKain | RP | 1937 | Delphos | 3471 |
| 45 | Johnny Hetki | RP | 1945 | Leavenworth | 3478 |
| 46 | George Sweatt | CF | 1922 | Humboldt | 3484 |
| 47 | Enos Cabell | 3B | 1972 | Fort Riley | 3580 |
| 48 | Bob Swift | C | 1940 | Salina | 3726 |
| 49 | Derek Norris | C | 2012 | Goddard | 3830 |
| 50 | Tony Clark | 1B | 1995 | Newton | 3847 |
| 51 | Jason Adam | RP | 2018 | Overland Park | 3993 |
| 52 | Army Cooper | SP | 1928 | Kanas City | 4033 |
| 53 | David Segui | 1B | 1990 | Kansas City | 4105 |
| 54 | Tullie McAdoo | 1B | 1906 | Topeka | 4237 |
| 55 | Nate Robertson | SP | 2002 | Wichita | 4255 |
| 56 | Willie Ramsdell | SP | 1947 | Williamsburg | 4267 |
| 57 | Bob Cain | SP | 1949 | Longford | 4289 |
| 58 | Ken W. Johnson | RP | 1947 | Topeka | 4434 |
| 59 | Don Lock | CF | 1962 | Wichita | 4453 |
| 60 | Slow Joe Doyle | SP | 1906 | Clay Center | 4724 |
| 61 | Aaron Crow | RP | 2001 | Topeka | 4757 |
| 62 | Brian Duensing | RP | 2009 | Marysville | 4785 |
| 63 | Cotton Tierney | 2B | 1920 | Kansas City | 4903 |
| 64 | Jack Banta | RP | 1947 | Hutchinson | 5081 |
| 65 | John Means | SP | 2018 | Olathe | 5119 |
| 66 | Hy Vandenberg | RP | 1935 | Abilene | 5184 |
| 67 | Ralph Winegarner | RP | 1930 | Benton | 5354 |
| 68 | Jacob Stallings | C | 2016 | Lawrence | 5463 |
| 69 | Mitch Webster | CF | 1983 | Larned | 5616 |
| 70 | Elmer Stricklett | SP | 1904 | Glasco | 5617 |
| 71 | Ad Brennan | SP | 1910 | La Harpe | 5752 |
| 72 | Fay Thomas | RP | 1927 | Holyrood | 5970 |
| 73 | Curly Brown | RP | 1911 | Spring Hill | 6095 |
| 74 | Roy Sanders | SP | 1917 | Stafford | 6126 |
| 75 | Don Songer | RP | 1924 | Walnut | 6155 |
| 76 | Zip Zabel | RP | 1913 | Wetmore | 6425 |
| 77 | Bill Burwell | RP | 1920 | Jarbalo | 6456 |
| 78 | Walter McCoy | SP | 1945 | Leavenworth | 6460 |
| 79 | Wiley Taylor | SP | 1914 | Wamego | 6475 |
| 80 | Don Dennis | RP | 1965 | Uniontown | 6618 |
| 81 | Pete Kilduff | 2B | 1917 | Weir City | 6749 |
| 82 | George Dockins | RP | 1945 | Clyde | 6781 |
| 83 | Butch Nieman | LF | 1943 | Herkimer | 6837 |
| 84 | Otis Lambeth | RP | 1916 | Berlin | 6968 |
| 85 | Rip Hagerman | SP | 1909 | Lyndon | 7063 |
| 86 | Frank Wickware | SP | 1910 | Girard | 7101 |
| 87 | Dewey Adkins | RP | 1942 | Norcatur | 7309 |
| 88 | David Clyde | SP | 1973 | Kansas City | 7314 |
| 89 | Ray Pierce | RP | 1924 | Emporia | 7352 |
| 90 | Joe H. Kelly | CF | 1914 | Weir City | 7424 |
| 91 | Liz Funk | CF | 1929 | La Cygne | 7651 |
| 92 | Del Lundgren | RP | 1924 | Lindsborg | 7751 |
| 93 | Fred Brickell | CF | 1926 | Saffordville | 7782 |
| 94 | Art Griggs | 1B | 1909 | Topeka | 7784 |
| 95 | Fred McMullin | 3B | 1914 | Scammon | 7938 |
| 96 | Pat Meares | SS | 1993 | Salina | 7976 |
| 97 | Tom Borland | RP | 1960 | El Dorado | 8003 |
| 98 | Fred Kipp | RP | 1957 | Piqua | 8005 |
| 99 | Herb Bradley | RP | 1927 | Agenda | 8042 |
| 100 | Fred Raymer | 2B | 1901 | Leavenworth | 8052 |
| 101 | Fred Marsh | 3B | 1949 | Valley Falls | 8201 |
| 102 | Johnny Butler | SS | 1926 | Fall River | 8256 |
| 103 | Josh Swindell | RP | 1911 | Rose Hill | 8421 |
| 104 | Larry Miller | RP | 1964 | Topeka | 8468 |
| 105 | Lou McEvoy | RP | 1930 | Williamsburg | 8573 |
| 106 | Joe Wilhoit | RF | 1916 | Hiawatha | 8575 |
| 107 | William Marriott | 3B | 1917 | Pratt | 8600 |
| 108 | Clay Smith | RP | 1938 | Cambridge | 8628 |
| 109 | Urbane Pickering | 3B | 1931 | Hoxie | 8726 |
| 110 | George Darrow | RP | 1934 | Beloit | 8777 |
| 111 | Ross Grimsley Sr. | RP | 1951 | Americus | 8835 |
| 112 | Josh Clarke | LF | 1898 | Winfield | 9000 |
| 113 | Bill Phebus | RP | 1936 | Cherryvale | 9080 |
| 114 | Jack Killilay | SP | 1911 | Leavenworth | 9140 |
| 115 | Ernie Maun | RP | 1924 | Clearwater | 9141 |
| 116 | Fred Bradley | RP | 1948 | Parsons | 9333 |
| 117 | Jerry Robertson | SP | 1969 | Winchester | 9364 |
| 118 | Buddy Ryan | CF | 1912 | Plainville | 9462 |
| 119 | Paul Penson | SP | 1954 | Kansas City | 9548 |
| 120 | Larry Foss | SP | 1961 | Castleton | 9666 |
| 121 | Danny Thompson | SS | 1970 | Wichita | 9805 |
| 122 | John Wells | SP | 1944 | Junction City | 9821 |
| 123 | Dale Gear | SP | 1896 | Lone Elm | 9850 |
| 124 | Frank Bushey | RP | 1927 | Wheaton | 9875 |
| 125 | Charlie Wheatley | SP | 1912 | Rosedale | 9973 |
| 126 | Joey Devine | RP | 2005 | Junction City | 10118 |
| 127 | Gilly Campbell | C | 1933 | Kansas City | 10311 |
| 128 | Joey Wentz | SP | 2022 | Lawrence | 10341 |
| 129 | Nate Cornejo | SP | 2001 | Wellington | 10402 |
| 130 | Mardie Cornejo | RP | 1978 | Wellington | 10492 |
| 131 | Seth Greisinger | SP | 1998 | Kansas City | 10674 |
| 132 | Gene Mauch | 2B | 1944 | Salina | 10767 |
| 133 | Don O'Riley | RP | 1969 | Topeka | 10810 |
| 134 | Garrett Cleavinger | RP | 2020 | Lawrence | 10905 |
| 135 | Charlie Rhodes | SP | 1906 | Caney | 10947 |
| 136 | Paul Edmondson | SP | 1969 | Kansas City | 10983 |
| 137 | Rick Kester | RP | 1968 | Iola | 11165 |
| 138 | Clay Christiansen | RP | 1984 | Wichita | 11333 |
| 139 | Luke French | SP | 2009 | Salina | 11504 |
| 140 | Bob Kammeyer | RP | 1978 | Kansas City | 11603 |
| 141 | Ryan Zeferjahn | RP | 2024 | Topeka | 11876 |
| 142 | Greg Brummett | SP | 1993 | Wichita | 11985 |
| 143 | Monty Basgall | 2B | 1948 | Pfeifer | 12019 |
| 144 | John Peters (1893) | C | 1915 | Kansas City | 12203 |
| 145 | Josh Billings | C | 1913 | Grantville | 12217 |
| 146 | Ryan Kohlmeier | RP | 2000 | Salina | 12298 |
| 147 | Otto Denning | C | 1942 | Hays | 12392 |
| 148 | Kite Thomas | RF | 1952 | Kansas City | 12531 |
| 149 | Bob Randall | 2B | 1976 | Norton | 12618 |
| 150 | Chick Brandom | RP | 1908 | Coldwater | 12674 |
| 151 | Lee Dressen | 1B | 1914 | Ellinwood | 12678 |
| 152 | Rod Kanehl | 2B | 1962 | Wichita | 12689 |
| 153 | Everett Stull | RP | 1997 | Fort Riley | 12796 |
| 154 | Ferrell Anderson | C | 1946 | Maple City | 13047 |
| 155 | Mike Dupree | RP | 1976 | Kansas City | 13254 |
| 156 | Jeff Farnsworth | RP | 2002 | Wichita | 13259 |
| 157 | Andy Dirks | LF | 2011 | Hutchinson | 13297 |
| 158 | Rick DeHart | RP | 1997 | Topeka | 13344 |
| 159 | Bill McGill | SP | 1907 | Galva | 13483 |
| 160 | Andy LaRoche | 3B | 2007 | Fort Scott | 13594 |
| 161 | James Durham | SP | 1902 | Douglass | 13731 |
| 162 | Junior Herndon | SP | 2001 | Liberal | 13930 |
| 163 | Scott M. Taylor | SP | 1995 | Topeka | 13931 |
| 164 | Ralph Houk | C | 1947 | Lawrence | 13971 |
| 165 | Art Weaver | C | 1902 | Wichita | 14105 |
| 166 | Ike McAuley | SS | 1914 | Wichita | 14177 |
| 167 | Craig Dingman | RP | 2000 | Wichita | 14247 |
| 168 | Ben Diggins | SP | 2002 | Leoti | 14477 |
| 169 | Leo Wells | 3B | 1942 | Kansas City | 14482 |
| 170 | Nick Allen | C | 1914 | Norton | 14707 |
| 171 | Brian J. Giles | 2B | 1981 | Manhattan | 14760 |
| 172 | Damian Rolls | 3B | 2000 | Manhattan | 15161 |
| 173 | Colton Murray | RP | 2015 | Overland Park | 15552 |
| 174 | Harry Chapman | C | 1912 | Severance | 15896 |
| 175 | John Misse | 2B | 1914 | Highland | 15935 |
| 176 | Bubba Starling | CF | 2019 | Gardner | 16146 |
| 177 | Travis Hughes | RP | 2004 | Newton | 16234 |
| 178 | Ronn Reynolds | C | 1982 | Wichita | 16303 |
| 179 | Jim Redmon | SS | 1968 | Topeka | 16480 |
| 180 | Dustin Richardson | RP | 2009 | Newton | 16942 |
| 181 | Travis Metcalf | 3B | 2007 | Manhattan | 16987 |
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