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The Top Ranked Baseball Players of All-Time from Louisiana
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 | Mel Ott | RF | 1926 | Gretna | 56 |
| 2 | Bill Dickey | C | 1928 | Bastrop | 152 |
| 3 | Albert Belle | LF | 1989 | Shreveport | 175 |
| 4 | Ron Guidry | SP | 1975 | Lafayette | 231 |
| 5 | Lee Smith | RP | 1980 | Jamestown | 244 |
| 6 | Roy Parnell | LF | 1925 | Port Allen | 289 |
| 7 | Vida Blue | SP | 1969 | Mansfield | 299 |
| 8 | Jonathan Papelbon | RP | 2005 | Baton Rouge | 393 |
| 9 | Ted Lyons | SP | 1923 | Lake Charles | 415 |
| 10 | Will Clark | 1B | 1986 | New Orleans | 434 |
| 11 | Rusty Staub | RF | 1963 | New Orleans | 471 |
| 12 | Bill C. Lee | SP | 1934 | Plaquemine | 476 |
| 13 | Reggie Smith | RF | 1966 | Shreveport | 553 |
| 14 | Chuck Finley | SP | 1986 | Monroe | 559 |
| 15 | Mel Parnell | SP | 1947 | New Orleans | 633 |
| 16 | Ben Sheets | SP | 2001 | Baton Rouge | 711 |
| 17 | Willard Brown | RF | 1935 | Shreveport | 745 |
| 18 | Andy Pettitte | SP | 1995 | Baton Rouge | 783 |
| 19 | Howie Pollet | SP | 1941 | New Orleans | 819 |
| 20 | Vernon Wells | CF | 1999 | Shreveport | 862 |
| 21 | Shane Reynolds | SP | 1992 | Bastrop | 872 |
| 22 | Don Wilson | SP | 1966 | Monroe | 914 |
| 23 | Aaron Nola | SP | 2015 | Baton Rouge | 1013 |
| 24 | Watty Clark | SP | 1924 | St. Joseph | 1057 |
| 25 | B.J. Ryan | RP | 1999 | Bossier City | 1264 |
| 26 | J.R. Richard | SP | 1971 | Vienna | 1270 |
| 27 | Barney Morris | SP | 1932 | Shreveport | 1279 |
| 28 | Jack Kramer | SP | 1939 | New Orleans | 1341 |
| 29 | Eddie Fisher | RP | 1959 | Shreveport | 1348 |
| 30 | Joe Adcock | 1B | 1950 | Coushatta | 1351 |
| 31 | Dave Malarcher | 3B | 1916 | White Hall | 1485 |
| 32 | Zeke Bonura | 1B | 1934 | New Orleans | 1529 |
| 33 | Eugene Bremer | SP | 1936 | New Orleans | 1535 |
| 34 | Tommy Harper | LF | 1962 | Oak Grove | 1545 |
| 35 | Norm Charlton | RP | 1988 | Fort Polk | 1565 |
| 36 | Ralph Garr | LF | 1968 | Monroe | 1638 |
| 37 | Earl Wilson | SP | 1959 | Ponchatoula | 1648 |
| 38 | Jonas Gaines | SP | 1937 | New Roads | 1698 |
| 39 | Pol Perritt | SP | 1912 | Arcadia | 1875 |
| 40 | Cecil Upshaw | RP | 1966 | Spearsville | 1896 |
| 41 | John Peters | SS | 1874 | New Orleans | 1987 |
| 42 | Lynn McGlothen | RP | 1972 | Monroe | 1999 |
| 43 | Seth Lugo | RP | 2016 | Shreveport | 2005 |
| 44 | Clint Courtney | C | 1951 | Hall Summit | 2052 |
| 45 | Taijuan Walker | SP | 2013 | Shreveport | 2074 |
| 46 | Tom Parker | SP | 1931 | Alexandria | 2087 |
| 47 | Bobby Williams | SS | 1917 | New Orleans | 2250 |
| 48 | Johnny Wright | SP | 1937 | New Orleans | 2261 |
| 49 | Johnny Markham | SP | 1930 | Shreveport | 2315 |
| 50 | Wade Miley | SP | 2011 | Hammond | 2339 |
| 51 | Gil Meche | SP | 1999 | Lafayette | 2464 |
| 52 | Ben McDonald | SP | 1989 | Baton Rouge | 2479 |
| 53 | Odell Hale | 2B | 1931 | Hosston | 2567 |
| 54 | Sanford Jackson | CF | 1923 | New Orleans | 2570 |
| 55 | Herb Souell | 3B | 1940 | West Monroe | 2761 |
| 56 | Connie Ryan | 2B | 1942 | New Orleans | 2822 |
| 57 | Mule Watson | SP | 1918 | Arizona | 3025 |
| 58 | Scott Williamson | RP | 1999 | Fort Polk | 3260 |
| 59 | Jim Lindsey | RP | 1922 | Greensburg | 3262 |
| 60 | Provine Bradley | SP | 1937 | Sibley | 3346 |
| 61 | Russ Springer | RP | 1992 | Alexandria | 3367 |
| 62 | Scott Baker | SP | 2005 | Shreveport | 3398 |
| 63 | Pat Rapp | SP | 1992 | Jennings | 3482 |
| 64 | Frog Holsey | SP | 1928 | Unknown | 3486 |
| 65 | Alvin Gipson | SP | 1941 | Shreveport | 3582 |
| 66 | Mike DeJean | RP | 1997 | Baton Rouge | 3672 |
| 67 | Oliver Marcell | 3B | 1918 | Thibodaux | 3736 |
| 68 | Eugene Smith | SP | 1940 | Ansley | 4015 |
| 69 | Darryl Hamilton | CF | 1988 | Baton Rouge | 4029 |
| 70 | Dave Davenport | SP | 1914 | Alexandria | 4137 |
| 71 | Chad Gaudin | RP | 2003 | Metairie | 4179 |
| 72 | Aaron Loup | RP | 2012 | Raceland | 4207 |
| 73 | Floyd Kranson | SP | 1935 | Natchitoches | 4238 |
| 74 | Greg Hibbard | SP | 1989 | New Orleans | 4241 |
| 75 | Rebel Oakes | CF | 1909 | Lisbon | 4265 |
| 76 | Earl Harrist | RP | 1945 | Dubach | 4301 |
| 77 | Ed Head | RP | 1940 | Selma | 4327 |
| 78 | Steve Mura | RP | 1978 | New Orleans | 4373 |
| 79 | George Strickland | SS | 1950 | New Orleans | 4421 |
| 80 | Willie Simms | CF | 1936 | Shreveport | 4489 |
| 81 | Bonnie Serrell | 2B | 1941 | Natchez | 4498 |
| 82 | Ken Tatum | RP | 1969 | Alexandria | 4512 |
| 83 | Ameal Brooks | C | 1929 | New Orleans | 4687 |
| 84 | Terry Mathews | RP | 1991 | Alexandria | 4737 |
| 85 | George H. Stone | SP | 1967 | Ruston | 4788 |
| 86 | Wayne Causey | SS | 1955 | Ruston | 4797 |
| 87 | Milt Laurent | RF | 1929 | New Orleans | 4896 |
| 88 | Frank Wills | RP | 1983 | New Orleans | 4917 |
| 89 | Vic Frazier | RP | 1931 | Ruston | 4950 |
| 90 | Pen Gilliard | LF | 1937 | Mansfield | 5071 |
| 91 | Johnny Williams | RP | 1944 | Shreveport | 5078 |
| 92 | Wade LeBlanc | RP | 2008 | Lake Charles | 5085 |
| 93 | Al Jurisich | RP | 1944 | New Orleans | 5123 |
| 94 | Bob Oliver | 1B | 1965 | Shreveport | 5133 |
| 95 | Percy Forrest | RP | 1938 | New Orleans | 5164 |
| 96 | Chad Ogea | SP | 1994 | Lake Charles | 5269 |
| 97 | Jim Bullinger | SP | 1992 | New Orleans | 5301 |
| 98 | Lou Chiozza | 2B | 1934 | Tallulah | 5446 |
| 99 | Joe Spencer | 2B | 1942 | Gretna | 5534 |
| 100 | Wally Whitehurst | RP | 1989 | Shreveport | 5669 |
| 101 | Wally Hebert | RP | 1931 | Lake Charles | 5793 |
| 102 | Ed Mayweather | 1B | 1935 | Shreveport | 5849 |
| 103 | Frank Thompson | SP | 1945 | Merryville | 5900 |
| 104 | Lloyd Davenport | CF | 1935 | New Orleans | 5937 |
| 105 | Ralph Hamner | RP | 1946 | Gibsland | 6033 |
| 106 | Eddie Dyer | RP | 1922 | Morgan City | 6043 |
| 107 | Lance Cormier | RP | 2004 | Lafayette | 6195 |
| 108 | Jimsey Roussell | CF | 1929 | New Orleans | 6249 |
| 109 | Harry A. Davis | 1B | 1932 | Shreveport | 6415 |
| 110 | Percy Wilson | 1B | 1923 | New Orleans | 6482 |
| 111 | Porter Dallas | 3B | 1929 | New Orleans | 6537 |
| 112 | Jack Berly | RP | 1924 | Natchitoches | 6578 |
| 113 | Roosevelt Cox | 3B | 1937 | Baton Rouge | 6630 |
| 114 | George Stone | SP | 1967 | Ruston | 6710 |
| 115 | Ray Fontenot | RP | 1983 | Lake Charles | 6829 |
| 116 | Ryan Theriot | SS | 2005 | Baton Rouge | 6916 |
| 117 | Willie Tasby | CF | 1958 | Shreveport | 7019 |
| 118 | Peanuts Davis | SP | 1943 | New Orleans | 7109 |
| 119 | Jim Willis | SP | 1953 | Doyline | 7266 |
| 120 | Al Schroll | RP | 1958 | New Orleans | 7300 |
| 121 | Dave Snowden | RP | 1933 | Bunkie | 7313 |
| 122 | Herman Roth | C | 1923 | New Orleans | 7496 |
| 123 | John Burrows | RP | 1943 | Winnfield | 7501 |
| 124 | Lefty Moses | SP | 1938 | Farmerville | 7505 |
| 125 | John Martina | SP | 1924 | New Orleans | 7551 |
| 126 | Norman Cross | RP | 1932 | New Orleans | 7652 |
| 127 | Big Train Jackson | SP | 1938 | Unknown | 7695 |
| 128 | Frank Moody | RP | 1940 | Boyce | 7763 |
| 129 | Hal Haydel | RP | 1970 | Houma | 7908 |
| 130 | Toby Borland | RP | 1994 | Ruston | 7939 |
| 131 | Riley Stewart | RP | 1946 | Benton | 7952 |
| 132 | Edgar Chatman | SP | 1944 | Ville Platte | 7953 |
| 133 | Lamon Dillard | RP | 1927 | Houma | 8022 |
| 134 | Steve Toole | SP | 1886 | New Orleans | 8090 |
| 135 | Bob Romby | SP | 1946 | Shreveport | 8155 |
| 136 | Austin Nola | 1B | 2019 | Baton Rouge | 8183 |
| 137 | Clay Parker | RP | 1987 | Columbia | 8314 |
| 138 | Red Swanson | RP | 1955 | Baton Rouge | 8441 |
| 139 | Gerald Williams | CF | 1992 | New Orleans | 8530 |
| 140 | Carl Lind | 2B | 1927 | New Orleans | 8605 |
| 141 | Harry Spies | 1B | 1895 | New Orleans | 8741 |
| 142 | Charlie Spikes | RF | 1972 | Bogalusa | 8884 |
| 143 | Tanner Rainey | RP | 2018 | Folsom | 8988 |
| 144 | Augie Prudhomme | RP | 1929 | Frierson | 9029 |
| 145 | Lou Klein | 2B | 1943 | New Orleans | 9106 |
| 146 | Pepper Bassett | C | 1935 | Baton Rouge | 9116 |
| 147 | Hod Leverette | SP | 1920 | Shreveport | 9226 |
| 148 | David Dellucci | LF | 1997 | Baton Rouge | 9290 |
| 149 | Harley Boss | 1B | 1928 | Hodge | 9484 |
| 150 | J.T. Chargois | RP | 2016 | Sulphur | 9556 |
| 151 | Jake Jones | 1B | 1941 | Epps | 9816 |
| 152 | Charlie Gilbert | RF | 1940 | New Orleans | 9863 |
| 153 | Tom Herrin | RP | 1954 | Shreveport | 9945 |
| 154 | Dan Collins | RF | 1874 | New Orleans | 10048 |
| 155 | Jay Aldrich | RP | 1987 | Alexandria | 10114 |
| 156 | Greg Smith | SP | 2008 | Alexandria | 10157 |
| 157 | Len Yochim | RP | 1951 | New Orleans | 10183 |
| 158 | Jace Peterson | 2B | 2014 | Lake Charles | 10362 |
| 159 | Pat Listach | SS | 1992 | Natchitoches | 10365 |
| 160 | Ed Lafitte | SP | 1909 | New Orleans | 10386 |
| 161 | Paul Bako | C | 1998 | Lafayette | 10389 |
| 162 | John Peltz | CF | 1884 | New Orleans | 10484 |
| 163 | Jack Cressend | RP | 2000 | New Orleans | 10513 |
| 164 | J.P. France | SP | 2023 | New Orleans | 10517 |
| 165 | Barry Manuel | RP | 1991 | Mamou | 10556 |
| 166 | Gerald Alexander | RP | 1990 | Baton Rouge | 10647 |
| 167 | Ralph Ducy | RF | 1924 | New Orleans | 10658 |
| 168 | Carlton Loewer | SP | 1998 | Lafayette | 10709 |
| 169 | Scott Dohmann | RP | 2004 | New Orleans | 10730 |
| 170 | Lenny Webster | C | 1989 | New Orleans | 10733 |
| 171 | Tommie Reynolds | LF | 1963 | Arizona | 10820 |
| 172 | Jesse Hickman | RP | 1965 | Lecompte | 10913 |
| 173 | Tookie Gilbert | 1B | 1950 | New Orleans | 10982 |
| 174 | Hogan Harris | RP | 2023 | Lafayette | 11030 |
| 175 | Larry Gilbert | RF | 1914 | New Orleans | 11176 |
| 176 | Eric Hetzel | SP | 1989 | Crowley | 11249 |
| 177 | Tim Van Egmond | SP | 1994 | Shreveport | 11251 |
| 178 | Jacob Brumfield | CF | 1992 | Bogalusa | 11273 |
| 179 | Mike Shea | SP | 1887 | New Orleans | 11325 |
| 180 | Kurt Ainsworth | SP | 2001 | Baton Rouge | 11461 |
| 181 | Barry Raziano | RP | 1973 | New Orleans | 11538 |
| 182 | Tom D. Brown | RP | 1978 | Lafayette | 11571 |
| 183 | Gary Eave | SP | 1988 | Monroe | 11622 |
| 184 | Warren Morris | 2B | 1999 | Alexandria | 11652 |
| 185 | Putsy Caballero | 3B | 1944 | New Orleans | 11707 |
| 186 | Scott Brown | RP | 1981 | DeQuincy | 12016 |
| 187 | Harry Davis (1908) | 1B | 1932 | Shreveport | 12108 |
| 188 | Jim McLeod | 3B | 1930 | Jones | 12185 |
| 189 | Ron Washington | SS | 1977 | New Orleans | 12446 |
| 190 | Robert Ellis | SP | 1996 | Baton Rouge | 12447 |
| 191 | Michael Stutes | RP | 2011 | Metairie | 12486 |
| 192 | Shane Youman | SP | 2006 | New Iberia | 12511 |
| 193 | T.J. House | SP | 2014 | Slidell | 12563 |
| 194 | Steve Bourgeois | RP | 1996 | Lutcher | 12567 |
| 195 | Ted Jourdan | 1B | 1916 | New Orleans | 12575 |
| 196 | Roy Corcoran | RP | 2003 | Baton Rouge | 12620 |
| 197 | Bobby Moore | RP | 1985 | Jena | 12669 |
| 198 | Mike Fontenot | 2B | 2005 | Slidell | 12681 |
| 199 | George Stumpf | RF | 1931 | New Orleans | 12753 |
| 200 | Earl Robinson | RF | 1958 | New Orleans | 12831 |
| 201 | Joe Fontenot | SP | 1998 | Scott | 12955 |
| 202 | Charlie Brewster | SS | 1943 | Marthaville | 13044 |
| 203 | Billy Smith | 2B | 1975 | Hodge | 13087 |
| 204 | Alex Presley | LF | 2010 | Monroe | 13129 |
| 205 | Eddie Williams | 1B | 1986 | Shreveport | 13196 |
| 206 | Joe Dowie | RF | 1889 | New Orleans | 13235 |
| 207 | Bill Bagwell | LF | 1923 | Choudrant | 13263 |
| 208 | Terry Burrows | RP | 1994 | Lake Charles | 13272 |
| 209 | Walt Goldsby | LF | 1884 | Marion | 13285 |
| 210 | Johnny Giavotella | 2B | 2011 | Metairie | 13326 |
| 211 | Gary Gray | 1B | 1977 | New Orleans | 13327 |
| 212 | Nino Bongiovanni | RF | 1938 | New Orleans | 13368 |
| 213 | Jacob Waguespack | SP | 2019 | Prairieville | 13383 |
| 214 | Johnny Jeter | CF | 1969 | Shreveport | 13406 |
| 215 | Josh H. Smith | 3B | 2022 | Baton Rouge | 13464 |
| 216 | Paul Sentell | 3B | 1906 | New Orleans | 13564 |
| 217 | Fats Dantonio | C | 1944 | New Orleans | 13590 |
| 218 | Andy Sheets | SS | 1996 | Baton Rouge | 13650 |
| 219 | Tony Roig | SS | 1953 | New Orleans | 13674 |
| 220 | Charlie Mason (1853) | LF | 1875 | New Orleans | 13759 |
| 221 | Tim Corcoran (P) | RP | 2005 | Baton Rouge | 13775 |
| 222 | Red Booles | RP | 1909 | Bernice | 13791 |
| 223 | Curt Motton | LF | 1967 | Darnell | 13871 |
| 224 | Anse Moore | LF | 1946 | Delhi | 13891 |
| 225 | Casey Daigle | RP | 2004 | Lake Charles | 14130 |
| 226 | Greg Litton | 2B | 1989 | New Orleans | 14276 |
| 227 | Lee Richard | SS | 1971 | Lafayette | 14294 |
| 228 | Mikie Mahtook | LF | 2015 | Lafayette | 14308 |
| 229 | Lyle Mouton | RF | 1995 | Lafayette | 14379 |
| 230 | Russ Johnson | 3B | 1997 | Baton Rouge | 14523 |
| 231 | Thomas Diamond | RP | 2010 | Metairie | 14619 |
| 232 | Ryan Schimpf | 2B | 2016 | New Orleans | 14633 |
| 233 | Billy Murphy | CF | 1966 | Pineville | 14695 |
| 234 | Kim Batiste | 3B | 1991 | New Orleans | 14767 |
| 235 | Kirk Bullinger | RP | 1998 | New Orleans | 14809 |
| 236 | Kevin McGehee | RP | 1993 | Alexandria | 14811 |
| 237 | Jimmy Woulfe | RF | 1884 | New Orleans | 14961 |
| 238 | Reid Brignac | SS | 2008 | St. Amant | 15005 |
| 239 | Josh Stinson | RP | 2011 | Shreveport | 15033 |
| 240 | Xavier Paul | LF | 2009 | Slidell | 15108 |
| 241 | Kyle Keller | RP | 2019 | Metairie | 15319 |
| 242 | Danny Ardoin | C | 2000 | Mamou | 15655 |
| 243 | Ryan Eades | RP | 2019 | Slidell | 16058 |
| 244 | Taylor Guilbeau | RP | 2019 | Baton Rouge | 16063 |
| 245 | Justin Williams | RF | 2018 | Houma | 16083 |
| 246 | Andrew Stevenson | CF | 2017 | Lafayette | 16095 |
| 247 | Tommy Manzella | SS | 2009 | Chalmette | 16279 |
| 248 | Joe Lawrence | 2B | 2002 | Lake Charles | 16362 |
| 249 | Wayne Cage | DH | 1978 | Monroe | 16545 |
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