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The Top Ranked Baseball Players of All-Time from Kentucky
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 | Jim Bunning | SP | 1955 | Southgate | 90 |
| 2 | Bobby Veach | LF | 1912 | St. Charles | 107 |
| 3 | Carl Mays | SP | 1915 | Liberty | 296 |
| 4 | Paul Derringer | SP | 1931 | Springfield | 322 |
| 5 | Jesse Tannehill | SP | 1894 | Dayton | 423 |
| 6 | Stan Spence | CF | 1940 | South Portsmouth | 462 |
| 7 | Earle Combs | CF | 1924 | Pebworth | 501 |
| 8 | Brandon Webb | SP | 2003 | Ashland | 525 |
| 9 | Pee Wee Reese | SS | 1940 | Ekron | 562 |
| 10 | Gus Bell | CF | 1950 | Louisville | 584 |
| 11 | Clint Thomas | LF | 1921 | Greenup | 602 |
| 12 | Travis Fryman | 3B | 1990 | Lexington | 823 |
| 13 | Fred Pfeffer | 2B | 1882 | Louisville | 928 |
| 14 | Frank Warfield | 2B | 1914 | Pembroke | 983 |
| 15 | Howie Camnitz | SP | 1904 | Covington | 1165 |
| 16 | Will Smith (1995) | C | 2019 | Louisville | 1167 |
| 17 | Don Gullett | SP | 1970 | Lynn | 1184 |
| 18 | Johnny Morrison | SP | 1920 | Pellville | 1225 |
| 19 | Carl Glass | SP | 1923 | Lexington | 1258 |
| 20 | Woodie Fryman | SP | 1966 | Ewing | 1277 |
| 21 | Mike Greenwell | LF | 1985 | Louisville | 1295 |
| 22 | Joe Strong (1902) | SP | 1922 | Jackson | 1317 |
| 23 | Jay Buhner | RF | 1987 | Louisville | 1325 |
| 24 | Dan McGann | 1B | 1896 | Shelbyville | 1342 |
| 25 | Charlie Blackwell | RF | 1915 | Brandenburg | 1418 |
| 26 | Dan Uggla | 2B | 2006 | Louisville | 1464 |
| 27 | John Beckwith | 3B | 1919 | Louisville | 1479 |
| 28 | George Britt | SP | 1917 | Lexington | 1530 |
| 29 | Don Robinson | RP | 1978 | Ashland | 1541 |
| 30 | Tyler Clippard | RP | 2007 | Lexington | 1550 |
| 31 | Vern Bickford | SP | 1948 | Hellier | 1658 |
| 32 | Ray Chapman | SS | 1912 | Beaver Dam | 1668 |
| 33 | Len Barker | SP | 1976 | Fort Knox | 1692 |
| 34 | Red Ehret | SP | 1888 | Louisville | 1728 |
| 35 | Steve Hamilton | RP | 1961 | Columbia | 1741 |
| 36 | Gus Weyhing | SP | 1888 | Louisville | 1867 |
| 37 | Joe Heving | RP | 1930 | Covington | 1928 |
| 38 | Corey Hart | RF | 2004 | Bowling Green | 1953 |
| 39 | Jim Jeffries | SP | 1915 | Louisville | 1963 |
| 40 | Wayne Carr | SP | 1920 | Henderson | 2150 |
| 41 | Walker Buehler | SP | 2017 | Lexington | 2171 |
| 42 | Bill Sweeney | 2B | 1907 | Covington | 2403 |
| 43 | Don Hurst | 1B | 1928 | Maysville | 2404 |
| 44 | Bill Hart | SP | 1886 | Louisville | 2417 |
| 45 | Ferdie Schupp | SP | 1913 | Louisville | 2421 |
| 46 | Sammy Hughes | 2B | 1930 | Louisville | 2497 |
| 47 | Joe Blanton | SP | 2004 | Bowling Green | 2546 |
| 48 | George Harper | RF | 1916 | Arlington | 2591 |
| 49 | Johnny Marcum | SP | 1933 | Campbellsburg | 2672 |
| 50 | Hi Bell | RP | 1924 | Mount Sherman | 2674 |
| 51 | Cliff Fannin | SP | 1945 | Louisa | 2848 |
| 52 | Jon Rauch | RP | 2002 | Louisville | 2916 |
| 53 | Paul Byrd | SP | 1995 | Louisville | 2956 |
| 54 | Adam Duvall | LF | 2014 | Louisville | 3070 |
| 55 | Scott Downs | RP | 2000 | Louisville | 3134 |
| 56 | Pythias Russ | SS | 1925 | Cynthiana | 3236 |
| 57 | Barry McCormick | 3B | 1895 | Maysville | 3277 |
| 58 | Dave Tomlin | RP | 1972 | Maysville | 3293 |
| 59 | Scott Stratton | SP | 1888 | Campbellsburg | 3431 |
| 60 | Mark Reynolds | 3B | 2007 | Pikeville | 3492 |
| 61 | Shawn Kelley | RP | 2009 | Louisville | 3505 |
| 62 | Pete Browning | LF | 1882 | Louisville | 3588 |
| 63 | Aaron Cook | SP | 2002 | Fort Campbell | 3603 |
| 64 | Ted Page | RF | 1926 | Glasgow | 3634 |
| 65 | George Shively | LF | 1914 | Lebanon | 3688 |
| 66 | Lee Tannehill | 3B | 1903 | Dayton | 3737 |
| 67 | Willie Blair | RP | 1990 | Paintsville | 3801 |
| 68 | Earl Grace | C | 1929 | Barlow | 3861 |
| 69 | Trever Miller | RP | 1996 | Louisville | 4052 |
| 70 | Kent Greenfield | SP | 1924 | Guthrie | 4124 |
| 71 | Chicken Wolf | RF | 1882 | Louisville | 4510 |
| 72 | Hub Collins | 2B | 1886 | Louisville | 4538 |
| 73 | Bill Evans | CF | 1924 | Louisville | 4583 |
| 74 | Eddie Moore | 2B | 1923 | Barlow | 4642 |
| 75 | John S. Farrell | 2B | 1901 | Covington | 4774 |
| 76 | Joe Scott | 1B | 1927 | Ohio County | 4784 |
| 77 | Phil Maton | RP | 2017 | Paducah | 4793 |
| 78 | Jonny Venters | RP | 2010 | Pikeville | 4862 |
| 79 | Dixie Howell | RP | 1940 | Harold | 4959 |
| 80 | Joe Sommer | LF | 1880 | Covington | 4970 |
| 81 | Ed Holley | SP | 1928 | Benton | 5087 |
| 82 | Rainey Bibbs | 2B | 1933 | Henderson | 5090 |
| 83 | John Huber | SP | 1942 | Lexington | 5231 |
| 84 | Bill Sowders | SP | 1888 | Louisville | 5262 |
| 85 | Rudy Hulswitt | SS | 1899 | Newport | 5327 |
| 86 | John Grim | C | 1888 | Lebanon | 5370 |
| 87 | Kevin Jarvis | SP | 1994 | Lexington | 5376 |
| 88 | Randy O'Neal | RP | 1984 | Ashland | 5424 |
| 89 | Dale Williams | SP | 1876 | Ludlow | 5477 |
| 90 | Phil Roof | C | 1961 | Paducah | 5490 |
| 91 | George Treadway | RF | 1893 | Greenup County | 5603 |
| 92 | Win Ballou | RP | 1925 | Mount Morgan | 5649 |
| 93 | Joe Cowley | SP | 1982 | Lexington | 5705 |
| 94 | Lev Shreve | SP | 1887 | Louisville | 5709 |
| 95 | Dick Niehaus | RP | 1913 | Covington | 5835 |
| 96 | Mox McQuery | 1B | 1884 | Garrard County | 5889 |
| 97 | Bill Kissinger | SP | 1895 | Dayton | 5977 |
| 98 | Brad Wilkerson | LF | 2001 | Owensboro | 6027 |
| 99 | Pete Center | RP | 1942 | Hazel Green | 6028 |
| 100 | Doug Flynn | 2B | 1975 | Lexington | 6164 |
| 101 | Todd Wellemeyer | RP | 2003 | Louisville | 6239 |
| 102 | Austin Kearns | RF | 2002 | Lexington | 6267 |
| 103 | Hank Gastright | SP | 1889 | Covington | 6280 |
| 104 | Denny Doyle | 2B | 1970 | Glasgow | 6334 |
| 105 | Mack Allison | SP | 1911 | Owensboro | 6352 |
| 106 | Paul Kilgus | RP | 1987 | Bowling Green | 6395 |
| 107 | Robbie Ross | RP | 2012 | Lexington | 6477 |
| 108 | Bob Schultz | RP | 1951 | Louisville | 6510 |
| 109 | Boots McClain | SS | 1920 | Louisville | 6521 |
| 110 | Dick Wallace | SS | 1907 | Owensboro | 6523 |
| 111 | Steve Delabar | RP | 2011 | Fort Knox | 6551 |
| 112 | Bob Fagan | 2B | 1916 | Henderson | 6790 |
| 113 | Jim Park | RP | 1915 | Richmond | 6873 |
| 114 | Nate Jones | RP | 2012 | Butler | 6875 |
| 115 | Kid Baldwin | C | 1884 | Newport | 6878 |
| 116 | Todd Benzinger | 1B | 1987 | Dayton | 6887 |
| 117 | Paul Toth | RP | 1962 | McRoberts | 6907 |
| 118 | Cy Barger | SP | 1906 | Jamestown | 6920 |
| 119 | Charlie Eden | RF | 1877 | Lexington | 7009 |
| 120 | Orlie Weaver | SP | 1910 | Newport | 7022 |
| 121 | Lou Johnson | LF | 1960 | Lexington | 7053 |
| 122 | Frank Williams (1918) | RF | 1942 | Newport | 7061 |
| 123 | Dick Crutcher | RP | 1914 | Frankfort | 7122 |
| 124 | Mose Offutt | SP | 1925 | Auburn | 7159 |
| 125 | Lewis Woolfolk | SP | 1923 | Henderson | 7271 |
| 126 | Jim Holmes | RP | 1906 | Lawrenceburg | 7273 |
| 127 | Drew Hall | RP | 1986 | Louisville | 7325 |
| 128 | Buster Ross | RP | 1924 | Kuttawa | 7338 |
| 129 | Matt Anderson | RP | 1998 | Louisville | 7355 |
| 130 | Chris Peters | RP | 1996 | Fort Thomas | 7375 |
| 131 | Frank Pearce | RP | 1933 | Middletown | 7381 |
| 132 | Ollie Beard | SS | 1889 | Lexington | 7444 |
| 133 | John Shelby | CF | 1981 | Lexington | 7474 |
| 134 | Lefty Bowe | SP | 1939 | Burkesville | 7504 |
| 135 | Herb Moford | RP | 1955 | Brooksville | 7545 |
| 136 | Eugene Keeton | RP | 1922 | Hazelbee | 7552 |
| 137 | Rip Wheeler | RP | 1921 | Marion | 7579 |
| 138 | Phil Reccius | 3B | 1882 | Louisville | 7748 |
| 139 | Bob Clark | C | 1886 | Covington | 7782 |
| 140 | Mark Thompson | SP | 1994 | Russellville | 8044 |
| 141 | Carl Bouldin | RP | 1961 | Germantown | 8343 |
| 142 | Roy Bruner | RP | 1939 | Cecilia | 8383 |
| 143 | Neal Brady | RP | 1915 | Covington | 8407 |
| 144 | Doc Bracken | SP | 1946 | Paducah | 8446 |
| 145 | Trevor Gott | RP | 2015 | Lexington | 8653 |
| 146 | Brandon Pfaadt | SP | 2023 | Louisville | 8717 |
| 147 | Ed Monroe | RP | 1917 | Louisville | 8735 |
| 148 | Chick Smith | RP | 1913 | Dayton | 8737 |
| 149 | Tom McLaughlin | SS | 1883 | Louisville | 8822 |
| 150 | Johnnie Heving | C | 1920 | Covington | 8898 |
| 151 | Monk Cline | CF | 1882 | Louisville | 8992 |
| 152 | Jim Blackburn | RP | 1948 | Warsaw | 9020 |
| 153 | Harvey McClellan | SS | 1919 | Cynthiana | 9144 |
| 154 | Don Durham | RP | 1972 | Yosemite | 9250 |
| 155 | Jack H. Smith | RP | 1962 | Pikeville | 9324 |
| 156 | Frank Browning | SP | 1910 | Falmouth | 9373 |
| 157 | John Reccius | CF | 1882 | Louisville | 9377 |
| 158 | John Sowders | SP | 1887 | Louisville | 9394 |
| 159 | George Payne | RP | 1920 | Mount Vernon | 9421 |
| 160 | Jack Thoney | LF | 1902 | Fort Thomas | 9560 |
| 161 | Dixie E. Howell | C | 1947 | Louisville | 9631 |
| 162 | Clyde Hatter | RP | 1935 | Poplar Hills | 9799 |
| 163 | Matt Turner | RP | 1993 | Lexington | 9817 |
| 164 | Sean Green | RP | 2006 | Louisville | 9933 |
| 165 | Matt Ginter | RP | 2000 | Lexington | 10014 |
| 166 | Charlie Hamburg | LF | 1890 | Louisville | 10090 |
| 167 | Henry Baker | RF | 1925 | Unknown | 10240 |
| 168 | Danny Morris | SP | 1968 | Greenville | 10275 |
| 169 | Denver Grigsby | LF | 1923 | Jackson | 10318 |
| 170 | Bill Graham | SP | 1966 | Flemingsburg | 10374 |
| 171 | Tommy Reis | RP | 1938 | Newport | 10470 |
| 172 | Earl Browne | RF | 1935 | Louisville | 10523 |
| 173 | John Dolan | SP | 1890 | Newport | 10529 |
| 174 | John Weyhing | SP | 1888 | Louisville | 10706 |
| 175 | Lev Shreve | SP | 1887 | Louisville | 10793 |
| 176 | Frank Pears | SP | 1889 | Louisville | 11199 |
| 177 | Irv Jeffries | 3B | 1930 | Louisville | 11274 |
| 178 | Rex Smith | SP | 1886 | Louisville | 11288 |
| 179 | Dave C. Anderson | SS | 1983 | Louisville | 11331 |
| 180 | Terry Shumpert | 2B | 1990 | Paducah | 11475 |
| 181 | Pat Osburn | RP | 1974 | Murray | 11573 |
| 182 | Joel McKeon | RP | 1986 | Covington | 11762 |
| 183 | George Boone | SP | 1891 | Louisville | 11859 |
| 184 | Brian Drahman | RP | 1991 | Kenton | 12477 |
| 185 | Grover Land | C | 1908 | Frankfort | 12484 |
| 186 | John Stephenson | C | 1964 | South Portsmouth | 12784 |
| 187 | Dick West | C | 1938 | Louisville | 12917 |
| 188 | Luke Maile | C | 2015 | Edgewood | 12933 |
| 189 | Nathan Adcock | RP | 2011 | Elizabethtown | 12951 |
| 190 | Bill Schwartz | C | 1883 | Jamestown | 13014 |
| 191 | Jim Jones | LF | 1897 | London | 13052 |
| 192 | John Black | 1B | 1911 | Covington | 13149 |
| 193 | Bob Edmondson | SP | 1906 | Paris | 13152 |
| 194 | Len Sowders | CF | 1886 | Louisville | 13268 |
| 195 | Jack Savage | RP | 1987 | Louisville | 13291 |
| 196 | Fred Koster | RF | 1931 | Louisville | 13296 |
| 197 | Daniel Webb | RP | 2013 | Paducah | 13323 |
| 198 | Bryce Jarvis | RP | 2023 | Lexington | 13380 |
| 199 | Ryan Speier | RP | 2005 | Frankfort | 13385 |
| 200 | Hugh Poland | C | 1943 | Tompkinsville | 13427 |
| 201 | Rudy Schwenck | SP | 1909 | Louisville | 13561 |
| 202 | Chris Burke | 2B | 2004 | Louisville | 13603 |
| 203 | Lee Tinsley | CF | 1993 | Shelbyville | 13613 |
| 204 | Josh Stewart | SP | 2003 | Paducah | 13782 |
| 205 | Jack Littrell | SS | 1952 | Louisville | 13857 |
| 206 | Josh Lueke | RP | 2011 | Covington | 13983 |
| 207 | Ed Merrill | 2B | 1882 | Maysville | 14093 |
| 208 | Bill Ludwig | C | 1908 | Louisville | 14120 |
| 209 | Chandler Shepherd | SP | 2019 | Louisa | 14157 |
| 210 | Jimmy Osting | SP | 2001 | Louisville | 14254 |
| 211 | Moe Thacker | C | 1958 | Louisville | 14317 |
| 212 | John O'Neil | SS | 1946 | Shelbiana | 14400 |
| 213 | Graham Taylor | SP | 2009 | Covington | 14572 |
| 214 | JT Riddle | SS | 2017 | Frankfort | 14608 |
| 215 | Collin Cowgill | LF | 2011 | Lexington | 14612 |
| 216 | Jon Switzer | RP | 2003 | Bowling Green | 14717 |
| 217 | Dale Polley | RP | 1996 | Georgetown | 14881 |
| 218 | Fin Wilson | SP | 1914 | East Fork | 14902 |
| 219 | Chris Snopek | 3B | 1995 | Cynthiana | 14922 |
| 220 | Marv Foley | C | 1978 | Stanford | 15211 |
| 221 | Keith Butler | RP | 2013 | Bowling Green | 15490 |
| 222 | Josh Anderson | CF | 2007 | Somerset | 15638 |
| 223 | Chris Turner | C | 1993 | Bowling Green | 15681 |
| 224 | Kyle McGrath | RP | 2017 | Louisville | 15778 |
| 225 | Billy Sorrell | 3B | 1970 | Morehead | 15814 |
| 226 | Dave Watkins | C | 1969 | Owensboro | 15815 |
| 227 | Trey Sweeney | SS | 2024 | Louisville | 15924 |
| 228 | Dean Kiekhefer | RP | 2016 | Louisville | 16127 |
| 229 | Mike Broadway | RP | 2015 | Paducah | 16162 |
| 230 | Kyle Parker | LF | 2014 | Fort Thomas | 16186 |
| 231 | Steve Stemle | RP | 2005 | Louisville | 16332 |
| 232 | Andy Green | 2B | 2004 | Lexington | 16334 |
| 233 | Brandon Berger | RF | 2001 | Covington | 16370 |
| 234 | Mark Bradley | RF | 1981 | Elizabethtown | 16519 |
| 235 | Derek Bryant | LF | 1979 | Lexington | 16536 |
| 236 | Leo Foster | SS | 1971 | Covington | 16573 |
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