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The Top Ranked Baseball Players of All-Time from Nebraska
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 | Pete Alexander | SP | 1911 | Elba | 35 |
| 2 | Wade Boggs | 3B | 1982 | Omaha | 39 |
| 3 | Sam Crawford | RF | 1899 | Wahoo | 52 |
| 4 | Bob Gibson | SP | 1959 | Omaha | 79 |
| 5 | Richie Ashburn | CF | 1948 | Tilden | 478 |
| 6 | Mel Harder | SP | 1928 | Beemer | 723 |
| 7 | Gregg Olson | RP | 1988 | Scribner | 761 |
| 8 | Alex Gordon | LF | 2007 | Lincoln | 881 |
| 9 | Tim Burke | RP | 1985 | Omaha | 1386 |
| 10 | Johnny Hopp | CF | 1939 | Hastings | 1932 |
| 11 | Jackie Brandt | CF | 1956 | Omaha | 2132 |
| 12 | Billy Southworth | RF | 1913 | Harvard | 2236 |
| 13 | Clarence Mitchell | SP | 1911 | Franklin | 2282 |
| 14 | Sheldon Jones | RP | 1946 | Tecumseh | 2319 |
| 15 | Fred Beebe | SP | 1906 | Lincoln | 2383 |
| 16 | Sloppy Thurston | SP | 1923 | Fremont | 2514 |
| 17 | Ron Hansen | SS | 1958 | Oxford | 2655 |
| 18 | Percy Miller | SP | 1921 | Omaha | 2943 |
| 19 | Otto Miller | C | 1910 | Minden | 3097 |
| 20 | Les Mann | LF | 1913 | Lincoln | 3111 |
| 21 | Dimp Miller | SP | 1921 | Omaha | 3225 |
| 22 | Jake Diekman | RP | 2012 | Wymore | 3426 |
| 23 | Rex Barney | SP | 1943 | Omaha | 3428 |
| 24 | Bob Cerv | LF | 1951 | Weston | 3779 |
| 25 | Les Nunamaker | C | 1911 | Malcolm | 3790 |
| 26 | Eddie Brown | CF | 1920 | Milligan | 3863 |
| 27 | Alec Bohm | 3B | 2020 | Omahe | 3956 |
| 28 | Ted Easterly | C | 1909 | Lincoln | 4078 |
| 29 | Doyle Lade | SP | 1946 | Fairbury | 4794 |
| 30 | Tom Seaton | SP | 1912 | Blair | 4843 |
| 31 | Russ Snyder | LF | 1959 | Oak | 4900 |
| 32 | Charlie Abbey | CF | 1893 | Falls City | 4923 |
| 33 | Bud Tinning | RP | 1932 | Pilger | 5061 |
| 34 | Jason Christiansen | RP | 1995 | Omaha | 5083 |
| 35 | Ad Liska | RP | 1929 | Dwight | 5188 |
| 36 | Dan McGinn | RP | 1968 | Omaha | 5396 |
| 37 | Joba Chamberlain | RP | 2007 | Lincoln | 5704 |
| 38 | Mark Huismann | RP | 1983 | Lincoln | 5895 |
| 39 | Cliff W. Lee | LF | 1919 | Lexington | 6244 |
| 40 | Win Noyes | SP | 1913 | Pleasanton | 6442 |
| 41 | Gus Williams | RF | 1911 | Omaha | 6493 |
| 42 | Jack Urban | SP | 1957 | Omaha | 6605 |
| 43 | Frank Gibson | C | 1913 | Omaha | 6676 |
| 44 | Dan Warthen | RP | 1975 | Omaha | 6691 |
| 45 | Bob W. Johnson | SS | 1960 | Omaha | 6809 |
| 46 | Jim Faulkner | RP | 1927 | Beatrice | 7012 |
| 47 | Bob Logan | RP | 1935 | Thompson | 7065 |
| 48 | Dwight Siebler | RP | 1963 | Columbus | 7096 |
| 49 | Tommy Atkins | RP | 1909 | Ponca | 7272 |
| 50 | Cliff Mapes | RF | 1948 | Sutherland | 7333 |
| 51 | Roy Hitt | SP | 1907 | Carleton | 7960 |
| 52 | Jim Dyck | 3B | 1951 | Omaha | 7996 |
| 53 | Dale Alderson | RP | 1943 | Belden | 8261 |
| 54 | Pug Bennett | 2B | 1906 | Ponca | 8587 |
| 55 | Irv Higginbotham | SP | 1906 | Homer | 8707 |
| 56 | Jim Bethke | RP | 1965 | Falls City | 8782 |
| 57 | Ken Brondell | RP | 1944 | Bradshaw | 9171 |
| 58 | Bill D. Wilson | CF | 1950 | Central City | 9477 |
| 59 | Buddy Carlyle | RP | 1999 | Omaha | 9623 |
| 60 | Travis Driskill | RP | 2002 | Omaha | 9740 |
| 61 | Curt Kaufman | RP | 1982 | Omaha | 9837 |
| 62 | Ike Rockenfield | 2B | 1905 | Omaha | 9960 |
| 63 | Bill Wilson (1928) | CF | 1950 | Central City | 10467 |
| 64 | Chief Johnson | SP | 1913 | Winnebago | 10516 |
| 65 | Rick Henninger | RP | 1973 | Hastings | 10649 |
| 66 | Matt Waldron | SP | 2023 | Omaha | 10677 |
| 67 | Dwight Stone | SP | 1913 | Holt County | 10692 |
| 68 | Al Closter | RP | 1966 | Creighton | 10699 |
| 69 | Kip Gross | RP | 1990 | Scottsbluff | 10823 |
| 70 | Pid Purdy | LF | 1926 | Beatrice | 10896 |
| 71 | Al Bool | C | 1928 | Lincoln | 11285 |
| 72 | Harry P. Williams | 1B | 1913 | Omaha | 11638 |
| 73 | Mysterious Walker | SP | 1910 | Utica | 11677 |
| 74 | Darin Ruf | 1B | 2012 | Omaha | 11956 |
| 75 | Oscar Graham | SP | 1907 | Plattsmouth | 12109 |
| 76 | Conor Gillaspie | 3B | 2008 | Omaha | 12159 |
| 77 | Jerry Zimmerman | C | 1961 | Omaha | 12170 |
| 78 | Kyle Peterson | SP | 1999 | Elkhorn | 12449 |
| 79 | Lyman Lamb | 3B | 1920 | Lincoln | 12755 |
| 80 | Todd Pratt | C | 1992 | Bellevue | 12928 |
| 81 | Jake Meyers | CF | 2021 | Omaha | 13134 |
| 82 | Tyler Cloyd | SP | 2012 | Papillion | 13204 |
| 83 | Darrell Johnson | C | 1952 | Horace | 13543 |
| 84 | Barney Koch | 2B | 1944 | Campbell | 13941 |
| 85 | Mike Zagurski | RP | 2007 | Omaha | 14416 |
| 86 | Scott Munter | RP | 2005 | Norfolk | 14524 |
| 87 | Pat Venditte | RP | 2015 | Omaha | 14795 |
| 88 | Kimera Bartee | CF | 1996 | Omaha | 15672 |
| 89 | Thad Weber | RP | 2012 | Seward | 15830 |
| 90 | Chad Meyers | 2B | 1999 | Omaha | 16387 |
| 91 | Jeff Richardson | SS | 1989 | Grand Island | 16473 |
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