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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 | 108 |
| 3 | Carl Mays | SP | 1915 | Liberty | 298 |
| 4 | Paul Derringer | SP | 1931 | Springfield | 324 |
| 5 | Jesse Tannehill | SP | 1894 | Dayton | 423 |
| 6 | Stan Spence | CF | 1940 | South Portsmouth | 463 |
| 7 | Earle Combs | CF | 1924 | Pebworth | 503 |
| 8 | Brandon Webb | SP | 2003 | Ashland | 531 |
| 9 | Pee Wee Reese | SS | 1940 | Ekron | 567 |
| 10 | Gus Bell | CF | 1950 | Louisville | 590 |
| 11 | Clint Thomas | LF | 1921 | Greenup | 610 |
| 12 | Will Smith (1995) | C | 2019 | Louisville | 697 |
| 13 | Travis Fryman | 3B | 1990 | Lexington | 835 |
| 14 | Fred Pfeffer | 2B | 1882 | Louisville | 942 |
| 15 | Frank Warfield | 2B | 1914 | Pembroke | 997 |
| 16 | Howie Camnitz | SP | 1904 | Covington | 1175 |
| 17 | Don Gullett | SP | 1970 | Lynn | 1193 |
| 18 | Johnny Morrison | SP | 1920 | Pellville | 1233 |
| 19 | Carl Glass | SP | 1923 | Lexington | 1267 |
| 20 | Woodie Fryman | SP | 1966 | Ewing | 1287 |
| 21 | Mike Greenwell | LF | 1985 | Louisville | 1306 |
| 22 | Joe Strong (1902) | SP | 1922 | Jackson | 1328 |
| 23 | Jay Buhner | RF | 1987 | Louisville | 1336 |
| 24 | Dan McGann | 1B | 1896 | Shelbyville | 1352 |
| 25 | Charlie Blackwell | RF | 1915 | Brandenburg | 1432 |
| 26 | Dan Uggla | 2B | 2006 | Louisville | 1478 |
| 27 | John Beckwith | 3B | 1919 | Louisville | 1493 |
| 28 | George Britt | SP | 1917 | Lexington | 1544 |
| 29 | Don Robinson | RP | 1978 | Ashland | 1555 |
| 30 | Tyler Clippard | RP | 2007 | Lexington | 1565 |
| 31 | Vern Bickford | SP | 1948 | Hellier | 1671 |
| 32 | Walker Buehler | SP | 2017 | Lexington | 1678 |
| 33 | Ray Chapman | SS | 1912 | Beaver Dam | 1682 |
| 34 | Len Barker | SP | 1976 | Fort Knox | 1707 |
| 35 | Red Ehret | SP | 1888 | Louisville | 1743 |
| 36 | Steve Hamilton | RP | 1961 | Columbia | 1756 |
| 37 | Gus Weyhing | SP | 1888 | Louisville | 1879 |
| 38 | Joe Heving | RP | 1930 | Covington | 1941 |
| 39 | Corey Hart | RF | 2004 | Bowling Green | 1966 |
| 40 | Jim Jeffries | SP | 1915 | Louisville | 1976 |
| 41 | Wayne Carr | SP | 1920 | Henderson | 2168 |
| 42 | Bill Sweeney | 2B | 1907 | Covington | 2422 |
| 43 | Don Hurst | 1B | 1928 | Maysville | 2423 |
| 44 | Bill Hart | SP | 1886 | Louisville | 2437 |
| 45 | Ferdie Schupp | SP | 1913 | Louisville | 2441 |
| 46 | Sammy Hughes | 2B | 1930 | Louisville | 2516 |
| 47 | Joe Blanton | SP | 2004 | Bowling Green | 2565 |
| 48 | George Harper | RF | 1916 | Arlington | 2610 |
| 49 | Johnny Marcum | SP | 1933 | Campbellsburg | 2690 |
| 50 | Hi Bell | RP | 1924 | Mount Sherman | 2692 |
| 51 | Cliff Fannin | SP | 1945 | Louisa | 2868 |
| 52 | Jon Rauch | RP | 2002 | Louisville | 2937 |
| 53 | Paul Byrd | SP | 1995 | Louisville | 2975 |
| 54 | Adam Duvall | LF | 2014 | Louisville | 3089 |
| 55 | Scott Downs | RP | 2000 | Louisville | 3152 |
| 56 | Pythias Russ | SS | 1925 | Cynthiana | 3257 |
| 57 | Barry McCormick | 3B | 1895 | Maysville | 3300 |
| 58 | Dave Tomlin | RP | 1972 | Maysville | 3318 |
| 59 | Scott Stratton | SP | 1888 | Campbellsburg | 3461 |
| 60 | Mark Reynolds | 3B | 2007 | Pikeville | 3522 |
| 61 | Shawn Kelley | RP | 2009 | Louisville | 3535 |
| 62 | Pete Browning | LF | 1882 | Louisville | 3619 |
| 63 | Aaron Cook | SP | 2002 | Fort Campbell | 3635 |
| 64 | Ted Page | RF | 1926 | Glasgow | 3667 |
| 65 | George Shively | LF | 1914 | Lebanon | 3719 |
| 66 | Lee Tannehill | 3B | 1903 | Dayton | 3766 |
| 67 | Willie Blair | RP | 1990 | Paintsville | 3832 |
| 68 | Earl Grace | C | 1929 | Barlow | 3891 |
| 69 | Trever Miller | RP | 1996 | Louisville | 4092 |
| 70 | Kent Greenfield | SP | 1924 | Guthrie | 4168 |
| 71 | Phil Maton | RP | 2017 | Paducah | 4200 |
| 72 | Chicken Wolf | RF | 1882 | Louisville | 4555 |
| 73 | Hub Collins | 2B | 1886 | Louisville | 4582 |
| 74 | Bill Evans | CF | 1924 | Louisville | 4629 |
| 75 | Eddie Moore | 2B | 1923 | Barlow | 4687 |
| 76 | John S. Farrell | 2B | 1901 | Covington | 4803 |
| 77 | Joe Scott | 1B | 1927 | Ohio County | 4813 |
| 78 | Jonny Venters | RP | 2010 | Pikeville | 4892 |
| 79 | Dixie Howell | RP | 1940 | Harold | 4991 |
| 80 | Joe Sommer | LF | 1880 | Covington | 5002 |
| 81 | Ed Holley | SP | 1928 | Benton | 5120 |
| 82 | Rainey Bibbs | 2B | 1933 | Henderson | 5123 |
| 83 | John Huber | SP | 1942 | Lexington | 5265 |
| 84 | Bill Sowders | SP | 1888 | Louisville | 5297 |
| 85 | Rudy Hulswitt | SS | 1899 | Newport | 5358 |
| 86 | John Grim | C | 1888 | Lebanon | 5402 |
| 87 | Kevin Jarvis | SP | 1994 | Lexington | 5407 |
| 88 | Randy O'Neal | RP | 1984 | Ashland | 5458 |
| 89 | Dale Williams | SP | 1876 | Ludlow | 5507 |
| 90 | Phil Roof | C | 1961 | Paducah | 5518 |
| 91 | George Treadway | RF | 1893 | Greenup County | 5614 |
| 92 | Win Ballou | RP | 1925 | Mount Morgan | 5660 |
| 93 | Joe Cowley | SP | 1982 | Lexington | 5713 |
| 94 | Lev Shreve | SP | 1887 | Louisville | 5717 |
| 95 | Dick Niehaus | RP | 1913 | Covington | 5852 |
| 96 | Mox McQuery | 1B | 1884 | Garrard County | 5903 |
| 97 | Bill Kissinger | SP | 1895 | Dayton | 5991 |
| 98 | Brad Wilkerson | LF | 2001 | Owensboro | 6046 |
| 99 | Pete Center | RP | 1942 | Hazel Green | 6047 |
| 100 | Doug Flynn | 2B | 1975 | Lexington | 6188 |
| 101 | Todd Wellemeyer | RP | 2003 | Louisville | 6267 |
| 102 | Austin Kearns | RF | 2002 | Lexington | 6297 |
| 103 | Hank Gastright | SP | 1889 | Covington | 6309 |
| 104 | Denny Doyle | 2B | 1970 | Glasgow | 6364 |
| 105 | Mack Allison | SP | 1911 | Owensboro | 6383 |
| 106 | Paul Kilgus | RP | 1987 | Bowling Green | 6427 |
| 107 | Robbie Ross | RP | 2012 | Lexington | 6509 |
| 108 | Bob Schultz | RP | 1951 | Louisville | 6542 |
| 109 | Boots McClain | SS | 1920 | Louisville | 6553 |
| 110 | Dick Wallace | SS | 1907 | Owensboro | 6555 |
| 111 | Steve Delabar | RP | 2011 | Fort Knox | 6584 |
| 112 | Bob Fagan | 2B | 1916 | Henderson | 6823 |
| 113 | Brandon Pfaadt | SP | 2023 | Louisville | 6850 |
| 114 | Jim Park | RP | 1915 | Richmond | 6906 |
| 115 | Nate Jones | RP | 2012 | Butler | 6908 |
| 116 | Kid Baldwin | C | 1884 | Newport | 6911 |
| 117 | Todd Benzinger | 1B | 1987 | Dayton | 6919 |
| 118 | Paul Toth | RP | 1962 | McRoberts | 6939 |
| 119 | Cy Barger | SP | 1906 | Jamestown | 6949 |
| 120 | Charlie Eden | RF | 1877 | Lexington | 7041 |
| 121 | Orlie Weaver | SP | 1910 | Newport | 7054 |
| 122 | Lou Johnson | LF | 1960 | Lexington | 7085 |
| 123 | Frank Williams (1918) | RF | 1942 | Newport | 7094 |
| 124 | Dick Crutcher | RP | 1914 | Frankfort | 7152 |
| 125 | Mose Offutt | SP | 1925 | Auburn | 7188 |
| 126 | Lewis Woolfolk | SP | 1923 | Henderson | 7303 |
| 127 | Jim Holmes | RP | 1906 | Lawrenceburg | 7305 |
| 128 | Drew Hall | RP | 1986 | Louisville | 7357 |
| 129 | Buster Ross | RP | 1924 | Kuttawa | 7372 |
| 130 | Matt Anderson | RP | 1998 | Louisville | 7384 |
| 131 | Chris Peters | RP | 1996 | Fort Thomas | 7403 |
| 132 | Frank Pearce | RP | 1933 | Middletown | 7411 |
| 133 | Ollie Beard | SS | 1889 | Lexington | 7470 |
| 134 | John Shelby | CF | 1981 | Lexington | 7505 |
| 135 | Lefty Bowe | SP | 1939 | Burkesville | 7537 |
| 136 | Herb Moford | RP | 1955 | Brooksville | 7581 |
| 137 | Eugene Keeton | RP | 1922 | Hazelbee | 7588 |
| 138 | Rip Wheeler | RP | 1921 | Marion | 7619 |
| 139 | Phil Reccius | 3B | 1882 | Louisville | 7795 |
| 140 | Bob Clark | C | 1886 | Covington | 7829 |
| 141 | Mark Thompson | SP | 1994 | Russellville | 8102 |
| 142 | Carl Bouldin | RP | 1961 | Germantown | 8401 |
| 143 | Roy Bruner | RP | 1939 | Cecilia | 8439 |
| 144 | Neal Brady | RP | 1915 | Covington | 8462 |
| 145 | Doc Bracken | SP | 1946 | Paducah | 8498 |
| 146 | Trevor Gott | RP | 2015 | Lexington | 8708 |
| 147 | Ed Monroe | RP | 1917 | Louisville | 8782 |
| 148 | Chick Smith | RP | 1913 | Dayton | 8784 |
| 149 | Tom McLaughlin | SS | 1883 | Louisville | 8871 |
| 150 | Johnnie Heving | C | 1920 | Covington | 8952 |
| 151 | Monk Cline | CF | 1882 | Louisville | 9042 |
| 152 | Jim Blackburn | RP | 1948 | Warsaw | 9073 |
| 153 | Harvey McClellan | SS | 1919 | Cynthiana | 9204 |
| 154 | Don Durham | RP | 1972 | Yosemite | 9314 |
| 155 | Jack H. Smith | RP | 1962 | Pikeville | 9390 |
| 156 | Frank Browning | SP | 1910 | Falmouth | 9443 |
| 157 | John Reccius | CF | 1882 | Louisville | 9447 |
| 158 | John Sowders | SP | 1887 | Louisville | 9464 |
| 159 | George Payne | RP | 1920 | Mount Vernon | 9491 |
| 160 | Jack Thoney | LF | 1902 | Fort Thomas | 9650 |
| 161 | Dixie E. Howell | C | 1947 | Louisville | 9733 |
| 162 | Clyde Hatter | RP | 1935 | Poplar Hills | 9918 |
| 163 | Matt Turner | RP | 1993 | Lexington | 9936 |
| 164 | Sean Green | RP | 2006 | Louisville | 10057 |
| 165 | Matt Ginter | RP | 2000 | Lexington | 10146 |
| 166 | Charlie Hamburg | LF | 1890 | Louisville | 10227 |
| 167 | Henry Baker | RF | 1925 | Unknown | 10391 |
| 168 | Danny Morris | SP | 1968 | Greenville | 10432 |
| 169 | Denver Grigsby | LF | 1923 | Jackson | 10479 |
| 170 | Bill Graham | SP | 1966 | Flemingsburg | 10542 |
| 171 | Tommy Reis | RP | 1938 | Newport | 10647 |
| 172 | Earl Browne | RF | 1935 | Louisville | 10703 |
| 173 | John Dolan | SP | 1890 | Newport | 10709 |
| 174 | John Weyhing | SP | 1888 | Louisville | 10898 |
| 175 | Lev Shreve | SP | 1887 | Louisville | 10993 |
| 176 | Frank Pears | SP | 1889 | Louisville | 11427 |
| 177 | Irv Jeffries | 3B | 1930 | Louisville | 11509 |
| 178 | Rex Smith | SP | 1886 | Louisville | 11526 |
| 179 | Dave C. Anderson | SS | 1983 | Louisville | 11573 |
| 180 | Terry Shumpert | 2B | 1990 | Paducah | 11733 |
| 181 | Pat Osburn | RP | 1974 | Murray | 11837 |
| 182 | Joel McKeon | RP | 1986 | Covington | 12040 |
| 183 | George Boone | SP | 1891 | Louisville | 12142 |
| 184 | Brian Drahman | RP | 1991 | Kenton | 12797 |
| 185 | Grover Land | C | 1908 | Frankfort | 12805 |
| 186 | John Stephenson | C | 1964 | South Portsmouth | 13126 |
| 187 | Dick West | C | 1938 | Louisville | 13266 |
| 188 | Luke Maile | C | 2015 | Edgewood | 13282 |
| 189 | Nathan Adcock | RP | 2011 | Elizabethtown | 13303 |
| 190 | Bill Schwartz | C | 1883 | Jamestown | 13371 |
| 191 | Jim Jones | LF | 1897 | London | 13414 |
| 192 | John Black | 1B | 1911 | Covington | 13521 |
| 193 | Bob Edmondson | SP | 1906 | Paris | 13524 |
| 194 | Len Sowders | CF | 1886 | Louisville | 13651 |
| 195 | Jack Savage | RP | 1987 | Louisville | 13677 |
| 196 | Fred Koster | RF | 1931 | Louisville | 13682 |
| 197 | Daniel Webb | RP | 2013 | Paducah | 13711 |
| 198 | Ryan Speier | RP | 2005 | Frankfort | 13784 |
| 199 | Hugh Poland | C | 1943 | Tompkinsville | 13832 |
| 200 | Rudy Schwenck | SP | 1909 | Louisville | 13973 |
| 201 | Chris Burke | 2B | 2004 | Louisville | 14017 |
| 202 | Lee Tinsley | CF | 1993 | Shelbyville | 14026 |
| 203 | Bryce Jarvis | RP | 2023 | Lexington | 14125 |
| 204 | Josh Stewart | SP | 2003 | Paducah | 14215 |
| 205 | Jack Littrell | SS | 1952 | Louisville | 14292 |
| 206 | Josh Lueke | RP | 2011 | Covington | 14422 |
| 207 | Ed Merrill | 2B | 1882 | Maysville | 14535 |
| 208 | Bill Ludwig | C | 1908 | Louisville | 14561 |
| 209 | Chandler Shepherd | SP | 2019 | Louisa | 14603 |
| 210 | Daylen Lile | RF | 2025 | Louisville | 14621 |
| 211 | Jimmy Osting | SP | 2001 | Louisville | 14713 |
| 212 | Moe Thacker | C | 1958 | Louisville | 14779 |
| 213 | John O'Neil | SS | 1946 | Shelbiana | 14870 |
| 214 | Graham Taylor | SP | 2009 | Covington | 15063 |
| 215 | JT Riddle | SS | 2017 | Frankfort | 15100 |
| 216 | Collin Cowgill | LF | 2011 | Lexington | 15103 |
| 217 | Jon Switzer | RP | 2003 | Bowling Green | 15231 |
| 218 | Billy Sorrell | 3B | 1970 | Morehead | 15331 |
| 219 | Dale Polley | RP | 1996 | Georgetown | 15409 |
| 220 | Fin Wilson | SP | 1914 | East Fork | 15432 |
| 221 | Chris Snopek | 3B | 1995 | Cynthiana | 15450 |
| 222 | Marv Foley | C | 1978 | Stanford | 15762 |
| 223 | Trey Sweeney | SS | 2024 | Louisville | 16011 |
| 224 | Keith Butler | RP | 2013 | Bowling Green | 16071 |
| 225 | Josh Anderson | CF | 2007 | Somerset | 16226 |
| 226 | Chris Turner | C | 1993 | Bowling Green | 16269 |
| 227 | Kyle McGrath | RP | 2017 | Louisville | 16381 |
| 228 | Dave Watkins | C | 1969 | Owensboro | 16424 |
| 229 | Easton McGee | RP | 2022 | Hopkinsville | 16638 |
| 230 | Dean Kiekhefer | RP | 2016 | Louisville | 16794 |
| 231 | Mike Broadway | RP | 2015 | Paducah | 16830 |
| 232 | Kyle Parker | LF | 2014 | Fort Thomas | 16854 |
| 233 | Steve Stemle | RP | 2005 | Louisville | 17001 |
| 234 | Andy Green | 2B | 2004 | Lexington | 17003 |
| 235 | Brandon Berger | RF | 2001 | Covington | 17039 |
| 236 | Mark Bradley | RF | 1981 | Elizabethtown | 17186 |
| 237 | Derek Bryant | LF | 1979 | Lexington | 17202 |
| 238 | Leo Foster | SS | 1971 | Covington | 17238 |
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