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The Top Ranked Baseball Players of All-Time from New Jersey

 

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.

Ranking Explanation

 

Rnk Athlete POS Rookie Yr Birthplace Overall Rank
1 Mike Trout CF 2011 Vineland 31
2 Goose Goslin LF 1921 Salem 120
3 Sliding Billy Hamilton CF 1888 Newark 124
4 Derek Jeter SS 1995 Pequannock 131
5 Joe Medwick LF 1932 Carteret 169
6 Andy Messersmith SP 1968 Toms River 243
7 Don Newcombe SP 1944 Madison 262
8 Johnny Vander Meer SP 1937 Prospect Park 276
9 Mike Tiernan RF 1887 Trenton 313
10 Hardy Richardson 2B 1879 Clarksboro 401
11 Frankie Hayes C 1933 Jamesburg 407
12 Al Leiter SP 1987 Toms River 504
13 Ron Perranoski RP 1961 Paterson 640
14 Charlie Morton SP 2008 Flemington 649
15 Al Downing SP 1961 Trenton 817
16 Hank Borowy SP 1942 Bloomfield 865
17 Doc Cramer CF 1929 Beach Haven 906
18 John Romano C 1958 Hoboken 969
19 Kid Gleason 2B 1888 Camden 970
20 George Case LF 1937 Trenton 1001
21 Jason Heyward RF 2010 Ridgewood 1169
22 Eddie Smith SP 1936 Mansfield 1204
23 Blondie Purcell LF 1879 Paterson 1254
24 Ray Narleski RP 1954 Camden 1380
25 John Montefusco SP 1974 Long Branch 1440
26 Jack Farrell 2B 1879 Newark 1449
27 Dots Miller 1B 1909 Kearny 1536
28 Dick Seay 2B 1926 West New York 1585
29 Charlie Jamieson LF 1915 Paterson 1683
30 Sean Casey 1B 1997 Willingboro 1783
31 Zac Gallen SP 2019 Gibbsboro 1824
32 Danny Green RF 1898 Burlington 1834
33 Erik Hanson SP 1988 Kinnelon 1839
34 Earl Williams C 1970 Newark 1890
35 Eggie Dallard 1B 1921 Winslow 1912
36 Duke Esper SP 1890 Salem 1989
37 Harry Harper SP 1913 Hackensack 1992
38 Bill Hands SP 1965 Hackensack 2073
39 Jim Bouton RP 1962 Newark 2160
40 Milt Gaston SP 1924 Ridgefield Park 2226
41 Billy Shindle 3B 1886 Gloucester 2327
42 Johnny Kucks SP 1955 Hoboken 2377
43 Todd Frazier 3B 2011 Point Pleasant 2440
44 Barney Schultz RP 1955 Beverly 2509
45 Joe Cunningham 1B 1954 Paterson 2524
46 Ed Halicki SP 1974 Kearny 2528
47 Billy Johnson 3B 1943 Montclair 2549
48 Ownie Carroll SP 1925 Kearny 2595
49 Eric Karros 1B 1991 Hackensack 2637
50 Brad Brach RP 2011 Freehold 2649
51 Joe Black RP 1952 Plainfield 2650
52 Mule Haas CF 1925 Montclair 2666
53 Fred Heimach RP 1920 Camden 2738
54 Tom Carey 2B 1935 Hoboken 2744
55 Rick Porcello SP 2009 Morristown 2773
56 Hector Santiago SP 2011 Newark 2775
57 Hal Wagner C 1937 East Riverton 2780
58 Alex Ferguson SP 1918 Montclair 2819
59 Johnny Gorsica RP 1940 Bayonne 2862
60 Andrew Bailey RP 2009 Voorhees 2867
61 Rawly Eastwick RP 1974 Camden 2931
62 Dan Miceli RP 1993 Newark 2981
63 Leo Kiely RP 1951 Hoboken 3032
64 Eric Young 2B 1992 New Brunswick 3179
65 Joe Stripp 3B 1928 Harrison 3252
66 Danny O'Connell 2B 1950 Paterson 3276
67 Jose Rosado SP 1996 Newark 3321
68 Pinky Ward C 1924 Atlantic City 3394
69 Jim Hannan RP 1962 Jersey City 3414
70 Rick Cerone C 1975 Newark 3445
71 Anthony DeSclafani SP 2014 Freehold 3503
72 Ron Villone RP 1995 Englewood 3515
73 Jerry DiPoto RP 1993 Jersey City 3609
74 Jack Armstrong SP 1988 Englewood 3612
75 Eddie Kasko SS 1957 Elizabeth 3627
76 John Briggs LF 1964 Paterson 3786
77 Russ Van Atta RP 1933 Augusta 3798
78 Frank Hiller RP 1946 Irvington 3821
79 Joe Borowski RP 1995 Bayonne 4021
80 Dick Errickson RP 1938 Vineland 4106
81 Alex Reyes RP 2016 Elizabeth 4150
82 Charlie Berry C 1925 Phillipsburg 4413
83 Hank Thormahlen SP 1917 Jersey City 4427
84 Boardwalk Brown SP 1911 Woodbury 4441
85 Charlie Puleo RP 1981 Glen Ridge 4503
86 Tom Acker RP 1956 Paterson 4599
87 Bob Milacki SP 1988 Trenton 4683
88 Paul Mirabella RP 1978 Belleville 4708
89 Charlie Biot CF 1939 Orange 4760
90 Jersey Bakley SP 1883 Blackwood 4805
91 Eddie Miksis 2B 1944 Burlington 4870
92 Ron Karkovice C 1986 Union 4974
93 Scott Schoeneweis RP 1999 Long Branch 4984
94 Dick Brodowski RP 1952 Bayonne 5033
95 Everett Mills 1B 1871 Newark 5040
96 Kevin Ritz SP 1989 Eatontown 5106
97 Bill Foxen SP 1908 Tenafly 5131
98 Wes Fisler 3B 1871 Camden 5213
99 Willie Banks RP 1991 Jersey City 5218
100 Steve Braun LF 1971 Trenton 5221
101 Al Sima RP 1950 Mahwah 5298
102 Casey Fossum SP 2001 Cherry Hill 5457
103 Joe Orsulak RF 1983 Glen Ridge 5499
104 Charlie Hargreaves C 1923 Trenton 5639
105 Sailor Stroud SP 1910 Ironia 5744
106 John E. Farrell SP 1987 Monmouth Beach 5770
107 Junior Walsh RP 1946 Newark 5806
108 Charlie Reilly 3B 1889 Princeton 5808
109 Sam Dente SS 1947 Harrison 5830
110 Doug Glanville CF 1996 Hackensack 5918
111 Bob Sykes SP 1977 Neptune 5968
112 Huyler Westervelt SP 1894 Tenafly 5994
113 Sig Jakucki SP 1936 Camden 6059
114 Dick Kryhoski 1B 1949 Leonia 6095
115 Bill Kunkel RP 1961 Hoboken 6107
116 John Harkins SP 1884 New Brunswick 6138
117 Jeffrey Hammonds RF 1993 Plainfield 6160
118 Fred Green RP 1959 Titusville 6192
119 Joe Schaffernoth RP 1959 Trenton 6215
120 Bill Laxton RP 1970 Camden 6293
121 Vito Valentinetti RP 1954 West New York 6297
122 Ron Klimkowski RP 1969 Jersey City 6357
123 Charlie Fuchs RP 1942 Union City 6418
124 Mike Jorgensen 1B 1968 Passaic 6479
125 Cookie Cuccurullo RP 1943 Asbury Park 6487
126 Al Santorini SP 1968 Irvington 6539
127 Bob Sebra SP 1985 Ridgewood 6581
128 Joe Borden SP 1875 Jacobstown 6674
129 Chico Renfroe SS 1945 Newark 6749
130 Johnny O'Brien 2B 1953 South Amboy 6778
131 Charlie Sweasy 2B 1871 Newark 6845
132 Mark Lemongello SP 1976 Jersey City 7004
133 Pete Sivess RP 1936 South River 7035
134 Fred Burchell SP 1903 Perth Amboy 7057
135 Elliott Maddox CF 1970 East Orange 7085
136 Marty Kavanagh 2B 1914 Harrison 7165
137 Mark DeRosa 3B 1998 Passaic 7192
138 John Hatfield LF 1871 Hoboken 7283
139 Frank Seward RP 1943 Pennsauken 7405
140 Everett Fagan RP 1943 Pottersville 7468
141 Mickey Grasso C 1946 Newark 7491
142 Frank Makosky RP 1937 Boonton 7506
143 Pete Gebrian RP 1947 Bayonne 7596
144 Dan Pfister RP 1961 Plainfield 7625
145 Ed Strelecki RP 1928 Newark 7635
146 Vin Mazzaro RP 2009 Hackensack 7687
147 Jack Cust DH 2001 Flemington 7689
148 Red Shannon 2B 1915 Jersey City 7719
149 Jake Wood 2B 1961 Elizabeth 7726
150 Archie Campbell RP 1928 Maplewood 7733
151 Willard Hunter RP 1962 Newark 7775
152 Bob Macdonald RP 1990 East Orange 7825
153 Jack Lazorko RP 1984 Hoboken 7968
154 Jack Dunleavy RF 1903 Harrison 7974
155 Frankie Zak SS 1944 Passaic 7977
156 Anthony Volpe SS 2023 Watchung 7994
157 Ray Steineder RP 1923 Salem 8041
158 George Estock RP 1951 Stirling 8102
159 Frank Bruggy C 1921 Elizabeth 8128
160 Bob Maier 3B 1945 Dunellen 8156
161 Ray Bates 3B 1913 Paterson 8164
162 Dan Lally LF 1891 Jersey City 8168
163 Glenn Borgmann C 1972 Paterson 8220
164 Gus Keriazakos RP 1950 West Orange 8227
165 William Pierson RP 1918 Atlantic City 8251
166 John Orsino C 1961 Teaneck 8278
167 Mike Clark RP 1952 Camden 8315
168 Ed Fallenstein RP 1931 Newark 8334
169 Ed Lennox 3B 1906 Camden 8348
170 Steve Nagy SP 1947 Franklin 8369
171 Scott Bradley C 1984 Glen Ridge 8474
172 Jason Bergmann RP 2005 Neptune 8489
173 Bill Dillman RP 1967 Trenton 8499
174 Chappy Charles 2B 1908 Phillipsburg 8522
175 Al Nixon CF 1915 Atlantic City 8528
176 Charlie Bicknell RP 1948 Plainfield 8576
177 Stan Pitula RP 1957 Hackensack 8656
178 Sid Schacht RP 1950 Bogota 8699
179 Happy Finneran SP 1912 East Orange 8714
180 Spike Merena SP 1934 Paterson 8791
181 Denny Walling 3B 1975 Neptune 8811
182 Bill Clemensen RP 1939 New Brunswick 8890
183 Tommy La Stella 2B 2014 Westwood 8954
184 Dutch Stryker RP 1924 Atlantic Highlands 8974
185 Allie Clark RF 1947 South Amboy 9060
186 Dale Berra SS 1977 Ridgewood 9062
187 Dan Dugan RP 1928 Plainfield 9175
188 Dave Meads RP 1987 Montclair 9204
189 Ted Kubiak 2B 1967 New Brunswick 9235
190 Jack Cullen SP 1962 Newark 9251
191 Bobby M. Jones RP 1997 Orange 9296
192 Harry Fanok RP 1963 Whippany 9305
193 Jack Martin SS 1912 Plainfield 9338
194 Walt French RF 1923 Moorestown 9441
195 Mike G. Brown SP 1982 Camden County 9443
196 Eddie O'Brien SS 1953 South Amboy 9458
197 Doc Imlay RP 1913 Allentown 9489
198 Paul Boris RP 1982 Irvington 9564
199 Eddie Zimmerman 3B 1906 Oceanic 9609
200 Bill Grevell RP 1919 Williamstown 9660
201 Dick Estelle SP 1964 Lakewood 9766
202 Rich Croushore RP 1998 Lakehurst 9771
203 Ron Marinaccio RP 2022 Toms River 9811
204 Gil Hatfield SS 1885 Hoboken 9824
205 Andy Lapihuska SP 1942 Delmont 9844
206 Warren Bogle RP 1968 Passaic 9893
207 Ken Jones RP 1924 Dover 9903
208 Fritz Knothe 3B 1932 Passaic 9937
209 Bill Glynn 1B 1949 Sussex 10128
210 Paul Arnold CF 1926 Hopewell 10188
211 Fred Wenz RP 1968 Bound Brook 10217
212 Frank Snook RP 1973 Somerville 10232
213 Bob Miller (P) SP 1890 Newark 10247
214 Redleg Snyder LF 1876 Camden 10254
215 Dan Smith RP 1999 Flemington 10264
216 Dave Gallagher CF 1987 Trenton 10265
217 Mike McCormack 3B 1904 Jersey City 10286
218 Harry Gleason 3B 1901 Camden 10320
219 Jeff Bittiger RP 1986 Jersey City 10321
220 Jim Miller RP 2008 Randolph 10370
221 Hal Neubauer RP 1925 Hoboken 10380
222 Ben DeMott SP 1910 Green Village 10430
223 Mike Jackson RP 1970 Paterson 10549
224 John Mackinson RP 1953 Orange 10608
225 Norm McRae RP 1969 Elizabeth 10652
226 Andres Torres CF 2002 Paterson 10714
227 Ralph Citarella RP 1983 East Orange 10750
228 Larry Milbourne 2B 1974 Port Norris 10755
229 Vance Dinges 1B 1945 Elizabeth 10762
230 Bill Husted SP 1890 Gloucester 10837
231 Brian Meyer RP 1988 Camden 10851
232 Lefty Johnson (1861) LF 1884 Unknown 10908
233 Brandon Bielak SP 2020 Edison 11008
234 Charlie Dewald SP 1890 Newark 11045
235 Ed Green SP 1890 Millville 11046
236 Bob Hamelin DH 1993 Elizabeth 11102
237 Don Savage 3B 1944 Bloomfield 11155
238 John Kelly C 1879 Paterson 11250
239 Gat Stires RF 1871 Hunterdon County 11368
240 Dan Gakeler RP 1991 Mount Holly 11441
241 Brian Snyder RP 1985 Flemington 11442
242 Jeff Torborg C 1964 Plainfield 11476
243 Eric Young Jr. LF 2009 New Brunswick 11630
244 Harry Deane CF 1871 Trenton 11672
245 Frank MacCormack SP 1976 Jersey City 11714
246 Willie Prall SP 1975 Hackensack 11715
247 Pat Pacillo RP 1987 Jersey City 11727
248 Marc Pisciotta RP 1997 Edison 11742
249 Roy Elsh LF 1923 Penns Grove 11744
250 William Stecher SP 1890 Riverside 11772
251 Lawrence Butler CF 2023 Burlington 11807
252 Bill Narleski SS 1929 Perth Amboy 11809
253 Brant Alyea LF 1965 Passaic 11827
254 King Brady SP 1905 Elmer 11865
255 Dan Meyer (RP) RP 2004 Woodbury 11872
256 Warren McLaughlin SP 1900 North Plainfield 11909
257 Devin Smeltzer SP 2019 Voorhees 11927
258 Bobby Malkmus 2B 1957 Newark 11962
259 Joe Connors SP 1884 Paterson 12029
260 Bill Eagan 2B 1891 Camden 12065
261 Orlando Palmeiro LF 1995 Hoboken 12121
262 Frank Herrmann RP 2010 Rutherford 12153
263 Bob Terlecki RP 1972 Trenton 12183
264 Jim Kelly RF 1914 Bloomfield 12212
265 Charlie Berry (1860) 2B 1884 Elizabeth 12336
266 Blaine Neal RP 2001 Marlton 12345
267 Steve Ratzer RP 1980 Paterson 12370
268 Otto Williams SS 1902 Newark 12391
269 David Festa SP 2024 Verona 12403
270 Jim Hunter SP 1991 Jersey City 12526
271 Henry Burroughs RF 1871 Newark 12585
272 Bill Haselman C 1990 Long Branch 12683
273 Anthony Ranaudo SP 2014 Freehold 12729
274 Mel Behney RP 1970 Newark 12801
275 George Merritt SP 1901 Paterson 12839
276 Mark Ciardi SP 1987 New Brunswick 12878
277 Bob Molinaro LF 1975 Newark 12899
278 Mike Bertotti RP 1995 Jersey City 12975
279 Tom O'Malley 3B 1982 Orange 12978
280 Jimmy Yacabonis RP 2017 Elizabeth 13020
281 Ted Ford RF 1970 Vineland 13027
282 Greg Burke RP 2009 Marlton 13060
283 Harry Otis SP 1909 West New York 13077
284 Cody Stashak RP 2019 Somers Point 13197
285 Jason Ryan RP 1999 Long Branch 13213
286 Jack Cusick SS 1951 Weehawken 13221
287 Ben Garaghty SS 1936 Jersey City 13224
288 Fred Crolius RF 1901 Jersey City 13233
289 George Fallon 2B 1937 Jersey City 13332
290 Farmer Steelman C 1899 Millville 13455
291 Joe Lis 1B 1970 Somerville 13463
292 Wayne Krenchicki 3B 1979 Trenton 13731
293 Steve Nicosia C 1978 Paterson 13770
294 Tyler Phillips SP 2024 Lumberton 13777
295 Jerry Scala CF 1948 Bayonne 13828
296 Bill Pounds RP 1903 Paterson 13901
297 Heath Fillmyer SP 2018 Roebling 13963
298 Sonny Senerchia 3B 1952 Newark 13973
299 Darrin Winston RP 1997 Passaic 14127
300 Declan Cronin RP 2023 Glen Ridge 14212
301 Kevin Mulvey RP 2009 Parlin 14252
302 Zach Braddock RP 2010 Mount Holly 14316
303 Mark Lukasiewicz RP 2001 Jersey City 14335
304 Frank Schwindel 1B 2019 Livingston 14363
305 Davis Schneider LF 2023 Berlin 14454
306 Eddie Gaillard RP 1997 Camden 14590
307 Joe Martinez RP 2009 South Orange 14604
308 Mike Ford 1B 2019 Belle Mead 14679
309 Brett Kennedy SP 2018 Pomona 14685
310 Bob Schroder 2B 1965 Ridgefield 14791
311 Jim Mahoney SS 1959 Englewood 14813
312 Jim Hoey RP 2006 Trenton 14839
313 Kevin Barry RP 2006 Princeton Junction 14865
314 Kevin Herget RP 2022 Teaneck 14908
315 John Kiley C 1879 Paterson 14943
316 Artie Lewicki RP 2017 Wyckoff 15046
317 Matt Thaiss LF 2019 Jackson 15083
318 Jose Marmolejos LF 2020 Perth Amboy 15094
319 Robert Coello RP 2010 Bayonne 15220
320 Ed Henderson RP 1914 Newark 15268
321 Kris Foster RP 2001 Riverdale 15278
322 Brett Laxton RP 1999 Stratford 15279
323 Gavin Hollowell RP 2022 Somerset 15294
324 John P. Sullivan C 1963 Somerville 15312
325 Matt Szczur 3B 2014 Cape May 15602
326 Kristopher Negron 3B 2012 Willingboro 15611
327 Mike Laga 1B 1982 Ridgewood 15712
328 Bobby Pfeil 3B 1969 Passaic 15783
329 Joe Jacques RP 2023 Shrewsbury 15809
330 Ty Helfrich 2B 1915 Pleasantville 15822
331 Bobby Korecky RP 2008 Hillside 15823
332 Rupert Mills 1B 1915 Newark 15836
333 Anthony Veneziano RP 2023 Hackettstown 15932
334 Jake Alu LF 2023 Hamilton 15947
335 Thomas Szapucki RP 2021 Toms River 16015
336 Mike Shawaryn RP 2019 Carneys Point 16050
337 Pat Light RP 2016 Colts Neck 16136
338 Nick Christiani RP 2013 Elizabeth 16219
339 Mike Colangelo LF 1999 Teaneck 16393

 


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