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The Top Ranked Baseball Players of All-Time from Mississippi
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 | Cool Papa Bell | CF | 1922 | Starkville | 170 |
| 2 | Dave Parker | RF | 1973 | Grenada | 229 |
| 3 | Roy Oswalt | SP | 2001 | Kosciusko | 333 |
| 4 | Claude Passeau | SP | 1935 | Waynesboro | 479 |
| 5 | George Scott | 1B | 1966 | Greenville | 599 |
| 6 | Bill Hoskins | LF | 1937 | Tallahatchie County | 636 |
| 7 | Frank White | 2B | 1973 | Greenville | 943 |
| 8 | Ellis Burks | CF | 1987 | Vicksburg | 968 |
| 9 | Guy Bush | SP | 1923 | Aberdeen | 1065 |
| 10 | Vinegar Bend Mizell | SP | 1952 | Leakesville | 1146 |
| 11 | Buddy Myer | 2B | 1925 | Ellsville | 1163 |
| 12 | Willie Mitchell | SP | 1909 | Pleasant Grove | 1329 |
| 13 | Brandon Woodruff | SP | 2017 | Tupelo | 1392 |
| 14 | Gee Walker | LF | 1931 | Gulfport | 1430 |
| 15 | Chet Lemon | CF | 1975 | Jackson | 1502 |
| 16 | Brian Dozier | 2B | 2012 | Hattiesburg | 1619 |
| 17 | Joe Gibbon | RP | 1960 | Hickory | 1825 |
| 18 | Melvin Powell | SP | 1929 | Edwards | 1919 |
| 19 | Dave Hoskins | RP | 1944 | Greenwood | 2081 |
| 20 | Reb Russell | SP | 1913 | Jackson | 2138 |
| 21 | Fred Bell | SP | 1923 | Starkville | 2279 |
| 22 | Harry Walker | CF | 1940 | Pascagoula | 2286 |
| 23 | Atley Donald | SP | 1938 | Morton | 2305 |
| 24 | Bill Harvey | SP | 1932 | Clarskdale | 2313 |
| 25 | Dave Ferriss | SP | 1945 | Shaw | 2323 |
| 26 | Bill Melton | 3B | 1968 | Gulfport | 2365 |
| 27 | Don Blasingame | 2B | 1955 | Corinth | 2373 |
| 28 | Howard Easterling | 3B | 1936 | Mount Olive | 2460 |
| 29 | Matt Lawton | RF | 1989 | Gulfport | 2507 |
| 30 | Dmitri Young | 1B | 1996 | Vicksburg | 2614 |
| 31 | Luther McDonald | SP | 1927 | Greene County | 2836 |
| 32 | Marshall Bridges | RP | 1959 | Jackson | 2886 |
| 33 | Hughie Critz | 2B | 1924 | Starkville | 2909 |
| 34 | Eric McNair | SS | 1929 | Meridian | 2983 |
| 35 | Corey Dickerson | LF | 2013 | McComb | 3069 |
| 36 | Oil Can Boyd | SP | 1982 | Meridian | 3159 |
| 37 | Mitch Moreland | 1B | 2010 | Amory | 3242 |
| 38 | Paul Maholm | SP | 2005 | Greenwood | 3457 |
| 39 | Benn Karr | RP | 1920 | Mount Pleasant | 3635 |
| 40 | Jay Powell | RP | 1995 | Meridian | 3757 |
| 41 | James Edwards | RP | 1922 | Banner | 3799 |
| 42 | Ike Pearson | RP | 1939 | Grenada | 3904 |
| 43 | John Thomson | SP | 1997 | Vicksburg | 3999 |
| 44 | Larry Herndon | LF | 1974 | Sunflower | 4043 |
| 45 | Slim Love | RP | 1913 | Love | 4060 |
| 46 | Tony Sipp | RP | 2009 | Pascagoula | 4076 |
| 47 | Justin Steele | SP | 2021 | Lucedale | 4166 |
| 48 | Charlie Hayes | 3B | 1988 | Hattiesburg | 4243 |
| 49 | Chad Bradford | RP | 1998 | Jackson | 4362 |
| 50 | Bubba Phillips | 3B | 1955 | West Point | 4367 |
| 51 | Sam Leslie | 1B | 1929 | Moss Point | 4460 |
| 52 | Aubry Owens | SP | 1922 | Vicksburg | 4475 |
| 53 | Henry Milton | RF | 1932 | Winona | 4553 |
| 54 | Hal Lee | LF | 1930 | Ludlow | 4600 |
| 55 | Sam Jethroe | CF | 1950 | Lowndes County | 4688 |
| 56 | Tommie Dukes | C | 1928 | Picayune | 4758 |
| 57 | Hunter Renfroe | RF | 2016 | Crystal Springs | 4890 |
| 58 | Luke Easter | 1B | 1949 | Jonestown | 4892 |
| 59 | Dan Kennard | C | 1913 | Vicksburg | 4992 |
| 60 | Dan Wilson (1915) | LF | 1936 | Yazoo City | 5140 |
| 61 | Rufus Lewis | SP | 1946 | Johnston Station | 5145 |
| 62 | Joe Evans | 3B | 1915 | Meridian | 5525 |
| 63 | Chris Stratton | RP | 2016 | Tupelo | 5546 |
| 64 | Bob Boyd | 1B | 1951 | Potts Camp | 5725 |
| 65 | Diamond Pipkins | SP | 1929 | Adams County | 5788 |
| 66 | George Gill | SP | 1937 | Catchings | 5893 |
| 67 | Harry Craft | CF | 1937 | Ellisville | 5922 |
| 68 | Sport McAllister | RF | 1896 | Austin | 5960 |
| 69 | Seth Smith | LF | 2007 | Jackson | 6044 |
| 70 | Skeeter Webb | SS | 1932 | Meridian | 6092 |
| 71 | Albert Clark | LF | 1930 | Fayette | 6180 |
| 72 | Freddie Toliver | RP | 1984 | Natchez | 6227 |
| 73 | Jake Gibbs | C | 1962 | Grenada | 6246 |
| 74 | Garrett Crochet | RP | 2020 | Ocean Springs | 6529 |
| 75 | Stew Cliburn | RP | 1984 | Jackson | 6693 |
| 76 | Dave Madison | RP | 1950 | Brooksville | 6964 |
| 77 | Blake Stein | SP | 1998 | McComb | 7013 |
| 78 | Paul Gregory | RP | 1932 | Tomnolen | 7121 |
| 79 | Pepper Sharpe | SP | 1943 | Rena Lara | 7154 |
| 80 | Jack Knight | RP | 1922 | Pittsboro | 7170 |
| 81 | Dalton Jones | 3B | 1964 | McComb | 7185 |
| 82 | Louis Coleman | RP | 2011 | Greenwood | 7332 |
| 83 | Buddy Blair | 3B | 1942 | Columbia | 7502 |
| 84 | Norm Bass | SP | 1961 | Laurel | 7515 |
| 85 | George Hockette | RP | 1934 | Perth | 7678 |
| 86 | Laurin Pepper | RP | 1954 | Vaughan | 7720 |
| 87 | Leo Norris | SS | 1936 | Bay St. Louis | 7834 |
| 88 | Dode Criss | RP | 1908 | Sherman | 7846 |
| 89 | Gerves Fagan | 2B | 1942 | Walls | 7853 |
| 90 | Satchel Davis | RP | 1940 | Greenville | 7855 |
| 91 | Chris Brown | 3B | 1984 | Jackson | 7872 |
| 92 | Bob Myrick | RP | 1976 | Hattiesburg | 7927 |
| 93 | Andy Reese | 3B | 1927 | Tupelo | 7987 |
| 94 | Fred Waters | C | 1945 | Benton | 8245 |
| 95 | Billy Hamilton | CF | 2013 | Taylorsville | 8269 |
| 96 | Fred Valentine | RF | 1959 | Clarksdale | 8346 |
| 97 | Jerry Moses | C | 1965 | Yazoo City | 8392 |
| 98 | Harry Rhodes | RP | 1946 | McComb | 8505 |
| 99 | Milt Bolling | SS | 1952 | Mississippi City | 8524 |
| 100 | Jim Bivin | RP | 1935 | Jackson | 8728 |
| 101 | Monroe Mitchell | SP | 1923 | Starkville | 8918 |
| 102 | Frank Ragland | RP | 1932 | Water Valley | 9044 |
| 103 | Dick Jones | SP | 1926 | Meadville | 9080 |
| 104 | Dolan Nichols | RP | 1958 | Tishomingo | 9268 |
| 105 | Ray Roberts | SP | 1919 | Cruger | 9571 |
| 106 | Kevin Rogers | RP | 1992 | Cleveland | 9627 |
| 107 | Hub Walker | CF | 1931 | Gulfport | 9629 |
| 108 | Phil Redding | SP | 1912 | Crystal Springs | 9666 |
| 109 | Danny Clark | 3B | 1922 | Meridian | 9751 |
| 110 | Sammy Vick | RF | 1917 | Batesville | 10022 |
| 111 | Doug Crothers | SP | 1884 | Natchez | 10051 |
| 112 | Luther Hackman | RP | 1999 | Columbus | 10060 |
| 113 | Joe Henderson | RP | 1974 | Lake Cormorant | 10091 |
| 114 | Culley Rikard | RF | 1941 | Oxford | 10132 |
| 115 | Jonathan Holder | RP | 2016 | Gulfport | 10384 |
| 116 | Kim Seaman | RP | 1979 | Pascagoula | 10738 |
| 117 | Frank Hoffman | SP | 1888 | Unknown | 10747 |
| 118 | Red Bullock | RP | 1936 | Biloxi | 10885 |
| 119 | Chet Morgan | CF | 1935 | Skene | 10914 |
| 120 | Jim Roberts | RP | 1924 | Artesia | 11043 |
| 121 | Jeff Branson | 3B | 1992 | Waynesboro | 11087 |
| 122 | Dave Clark | RF | 1986 | Tupelo | 11103 |
| 123 | Rod Gilbreath | 2B | 1972 | Laurel | 11169 |
| 124 | Jarrod Dyson | CF | 2010 | McComb | 11188 |
| 125 | Matt Miller | RP | 2003 | Greenwood | 11190 |
| 126 | Marcus Thames | LF | 2002 | Louisville | 11256 |
| 127 | John Dodge | 3B | 1912 | Bolivar | 11263 |
| 128 | Jim Miles | RP | 1968 | Grenada | 11357 |
| 129 | Fred Lewis | LF | 2006 | Hattiesburg | 11510 |
| 130 | Bob Didier | C | 1969 | Hattiesburg | 11755 |
| 131 | Dolly Stark | SS | 1909 | Ripley | 11763 |
| 132 | Billy Cowan | CF | 1963 | Calhoun City | 11791 |
| 133 | Calvin Chapman | LF | 1935 | Courtland | 11904 |
| 134 | Al Jones | RP | 1983 | Charleston | 11983 |
| 135 | Josh Hancock | RP | 2002 | Cleveland | 12043 |
| 136 | Brian Maxcy | RP | 1995 | Amory | 12225 |
| 137 | Red Smyth | RF | 1915 | Holly Springs | 12289 |
| 138 | Sammy Holbrook | C | 1935 | Meridian | 12411 |
| 139 | Dustan Mohr | RF | 2001 | Hattiesburg | 12479 |
| 140 | Mike A. Smith | RP | 1984 | Jackson | 12749 |
| 141 | Chico Walker | 3B | 1980 | Jackson | 12772 |
| 142 | Konnor Pilkington | SP | 2022 | Pascagoula | 12794 |
| 143 | Michael Rucker | RP | 2021 | Columbus | 12815 |
| 144 | J.T. Ginn | SP | 2024 | Flowood | 13521 |
| 145 | Pete Young | RP | 1992 | Meadville | 13671 |
| 146 | Ryan Nye | RP | 1997 | Biloxi | 13708 |
| 147 | Adrian Brown | CF | 1997 | McComb | 13922 |
| 148 | Dusty Hughes | RP | 2009 | Tupelo | 14023 |
| 149 | Wendell Magee | CF | 1996 | Hattiesburg | 14025 |
| 150 | Fred Walters | C | 1945 | Laurel | 14206 |
| 151 | Tyler Moore | 1B | 2012 | Brandon | 14266 |
| 152 | Joey Gathright | CF | 2004 | Hattiesburg | 14280 |
| 153 | Julio Borbon | CF | 2009 | Starkville | 14281 |
| 154 | Curt Ford | RF | 1985 | Jackson | 14296 |
| 155 | Donnie Veal | RP | 2009 | Jackson | 14307 |
| 156 | Matt Tolbert | 2B | 2008 | McComb | 14752 |
| 157 | Will Warren | SP | 2024 | Brandon | 14803 |
| 158 | Nook Logan | CF | 2004 | Natchez | 14851 |
| 159 | Cleo James | CF | 1968 | Clarksdale | 14855 |
| 160 | Kirk McCarty | RP | 2022 | Hattiesburg | 14877 |
| 161 | Allen McDill | RP | 1997 | Greenville | 14927 |
| 162 | Bobby Etheridge | 3B | 1967 | Greenville | 14983 |
| 163 | Tommy Dean | SS | 1967 | Iuka | 14985 |
| 164 | Jack Pierce | 1B | 1973 | Laurel | 15062 |
| 165 | Eli Whiteside | C | 2005 | New Albany | 15180 |
| 166 | Jason Smith | 2B | 2001 | Meridian | 15188 |
| 167 | Brent Leach | RP | 2009 | Flowood | 15221 |
| 168 | David Goforth | RP | 2015 | Meridian | 15252 |
| 169 | Barry Lyons | C | 1986 | Biloxi | 15449 |
| 170 | Joey Butler | DH | 2013 | Pascagoula | 15459 |
| 171 | Mike Miley | SS | 1975 | Yazoo City | 15473 |
| 172 | Robert Carson | RP | 2012 | Hattiesburg | 15614 |
| 173 | John Scott | CF | 1974 | Jackson | 15752 |
| 174 | Matt Skrmetta | RP | 2000 | Biloxi | 15764 |
| 175 | Demarcus Evans | RP | 2020 | Petal | 15782 |
| 176 | Jim Howarth | CF | 1971 | Biloxi | 15791 |
| 177 | Anthony Alford | LF | 2017 | Columbia | 16097 |
| 178 | Craig Tatum | C | 2009 | Hattiesburg | 16271 |
| 179 | Dewon Day | RP | 2007 | Jackson | 16311 |
| 180 | Jermaine Van Buren | RP | 2005 | Laurel | 16330 |
| 181 | Roosevelt Brown | LF | 1999 | Vicksburg | 16394 |
| 182 | Steve Pegues | LF | 1994 | Pontotoc | 16434 |
| 183 | Bob Taylor | LF | 1970 | Leland | 16577 |
| 184 | Frank W. Baker | SS | 1970 | Meridian | 16578 |
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