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The Top Ranked Baseball Players of All-Time from South Carolina

 

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 Shoeless Joe Jackson RF 1908 Pickens County 47
2 Jim Rice LF 1974 Anderson 93
3 Van Mungo SP 1931 Pageland 255
4 Larry Doby CF 1947 Camden 283
5 Al Rosen 3B 1947 Spartanburg 411
6 Bobo Newsom SP 1929 Hartsville 443
7 Billy O'Dell RP 1954 Whitmire 571
8 Kirby Higbe SP 1937 Columbia 701
9 Del Pratt 2B 1912 Walhalia 720
10 Marty Marion SS 1940 Richburg 836
11 Bobby Richardson 2B 1955 Sumter 896
12 Willie Randolph 2B 1975 Holy Hill 919
13 Matt Wieters C 2009 Goose Creek 1025
14 Bobby Bolin RP 1961 Hickory Grove 1063
15 Nat Rogers RF 1923 Spartanburg 1109
16 Barney Brown SP 1931 Hartsville 1321
17 Ben Taylor (1888) 1B 1920 Anderson 1389
18 Orlando Hudson 2B 2002 Darlington 1409
19 Red Smith 3B 1911 Greenville 1465
20 Willie Jones 3B 1947 Dillon 1496
21 Gorman Thomas CF 1973 Charleston 1639
22 Flint Rhem SP 1924 Rhems 1736
23 Bill Voiselle SP 1942 Greenwood 1781
24 Art Fowler RP 1954 Converse 1942
25 Whit Merrifield 2B 2016 Florence 2016
26 Aaron Robinson C 1943 Lancaster 2053
27 LaMarr Hoyt SP 1979 Columbia 2088
28 Lou Brissie RP 1947 Anderson 2121
29 Charles Corbett SP 1921 Orangeburg 2275
30 Brett Gardner LF 2008 Holly Hill 2389
31 John Buzhardt SP 1958 Prosperity 2430
32 Jim Ray RP 1965 Rock Hill 2604
33 Reggie Sanders RF 1991 Florence 2648
34 Roy Mahaffey SP 1926 Belton 2712
35 Tom Williams SP 1916 Charleston 2902
36 Hal Jeffcoat RP 1948 West Columbia 2910
37 Jason Hammel SP 2006 Greenville 3031
38 Dick Jackson 2B 1921 Greenville 3109
39 Preston Wilson CF 1998 Bamberg 3125
40 Dan Driessen 1B 1973 Hilton Head Island 3228
41 Candy Jim Taylor 3B 1914 Anderson 3284
42 Harry Byrd SP 1950 Darlington 3376
43 Ken Harrelson 1B 1963 Woodruff 3396
44 Doc McJames SP 1895 Williamsburg County 3478
45 Don Hood RP 1973 Florence 3491
46 Jordan Montgomery SP 2017 Sumter 3524
47 Chad Green RP 2016 Greenville 3529
48 Ernie White SP 1940 Pacolet Mills 3548
49 Jordan Lyles SP 2011 Hartsville 3608
50 Mookie Wilson CF 1980 Bamberg 3677
51 Jim Missouri SP 1937 Bishopville 3697
52 Chick Galloway SS 1919 Clinton 3860
53 Gene Richards LF 1977 Monticello 3892
54 John Boozer RP 1962 Columbia 3965
55 Buzz Clarkson SS 1938 Hopkins 4129
56 Pat Luby SP 1890 Charleston 4292
57 Ed Durham RP 1929 Chester 4328
58 Emilio Pagan RP 2017 Simpsonville 4375
59 Bill Cooper C 1937 Sumter 4389
60 Dooley Womack RP 1966 Columbia 4396
61 Justin Smoak 1B 2010 Goose Creek 4402
62 Bill Landrum RP 1986 Columbia 4542
63 Ted Alexander RP 1938 Spartanburg 4772
64 Steel Arm Johnny Taylor SP 1907 Anderson 4785
65 Don Buddin SS 1956 Turbeville 4789
66 Brian Williams RP 1991 Lancaster 5038
67 Jared Burton RP 2007 Westminster 5063
68 Willie Aikens 1B 1977 Seneca 5105
69 Sammy Taylor C 1958 Woodruff 5137
70 Bryce Florie RP 1994 Charleston 5230
71 Pokey Reese 2B 1997 Columbia 5288
72 George Dixon C 1917 Greenwood 5381
73 Rube Chambers SP 1925 Spartanburg 5437
74 Mickey Livingston C 1938 Newberry 5652
75 Tom Colcolough SP 1893 Charleston 5978
76 George Jeffcoat RP 1936 New Brookfield 6143
77 Zack Godley SP 2015 Bamberg 6155
78 Charley Smith 3B 1960 Charleston 6194
79 Johnny Wertz RP 1926 Pomaria 6311
80 Leroy Stanton RF 1970 Latta 6398
81 Smoky Owens SP 1938 Manning 6460
82 William Lindsay 3B 1934 Spartanburg 6481
83 Clarence Lindsay SS 1920 Columbia 6522
84 Walter Barbare 3B 1914 Greenville 6592
85 Heath Hembree RP 2013 Spartanburg 6662
86 George Turbeville RP 1935 Turbeville 6834
87 Tom Martin RP 1997 Charleston 6944
88 C.H. Lindsay SS 1920 Columbia 6954
89 Jerry Martin CF 1974 Columbia 6968
90 Henry Gillespie SP 1921 Cheraw 6987
91 Charlie Parks C 1938 Chester 7064
92 Frank Ellerbe 3B 1919 Marion County 7082
93 Charles Sitton RP 1909 Pendleton 7411
94 Spades Wood SP 1930 Spartanburg 7417
95 Carl Edwards RP 2015 Newberry 7522
96 Bill Spiers SS 1989 Orangeburg 7526
97 Nate Snell RP 1984 Orangeburg 7558
98 JP Sears SP 2022 Sumter 7741
99 Jimmy Wilson CF 1940 Newberry 7811
100 Al Shealy RP 1928 Chapin 8078
101 Jimmy Jordan 2B 1933 Tucapau 8123
102 Charley Davidson SP 1940 Cheraw 8246
103 Norm McMillan 3B 1922 Latta 8260
104 Coley Logan SP 1940 Columbia 8303
105 Alex Evans SP 1924 Charleston 8564
106 Ben F. Johnson RP 1959 Greenwood 8655
107 Ben Johnson (1931) RP 1959 Greenwood 8721
108 Dave M. Smith RP 1938 Sellers 8727
109 Ty Cline CF 1960 Hampton 8996
110 Al Yeargin RP 1922 Mauldin 9033
111 Joe Landrum RP 1950 Columbia 9312
112 Terrell Wade RP 1995 Rembert 9381
113 Pep Harris RP 1996 Lancaster 9457
114 Mike Sharperson 3B 1987 Orangeburg 9554
115 George Fiall SS 1920 Charleston 9613
116 Sam Page RP 1939 Woodruff 9797
117 Ford Garrison LF 1943 Greenville 9922
118 Asher Wojciechowski SP 2015 Hardeeville 10069
119 Jesse Fowler RP 1924 Spartanburg 10088
120 Britt Reames RP 2000 Seneca 10205
121 Wayne Tolleson SS 1981 Spartanburg 10206
122 Pat Crawford 2B 1929 Society Hill 10258
123 Grant Holmes RP 2024 Conway 10645
124 Marv Rackley LF 1947 Seneca 10809
125 Neil Chrisley LF 1957 Calhoun Falls 10902
126 Chris Owings SS 2013 Charleston 11020
127 Mike Anderson RF 1971 Florence 11023
128 Mike Cook RP 1986 Charleston 11077
129 Mike Wright RP 2015 Bennettsville 11083
130 Carmen Mlodzinski RP 2023 Hilton Head Island 11091
131 Doug Strange 3B 1989 Greenville 11259
132 Logan Drake RP 1922 Spartanburg 11287
133 Lafayette Currence RP 1975 Rock Hill 11444
134 Herm Winningham CF 1984 Orangeburg 11466
135 Daniel Palka DH 2018 Greenville 11487
136 Jeff Twitty RP 1980 Lancaster 11490
137 Frank Walker CF 1917 Enoree 11533
138 Junior Wooten CF 1947 Pelzer 11820
139 Rob Stanifer RP 1997 Easley 12096
140 Daniel Gossett SP 2017 Lyman 12133
141 Paul Clemens RP 2013 Columbia 12156
142 Xzavion Curry RP 2022 Orangeburg 12162
143 Bob Hazle RF 1955 Laurens 12252
144 Syd Smith C 1908 Smithville 12339
145 Michael Kohn RP 2010 Camden 12427
146 Carson Spiers SP 2023 Greenville 12475
147 John McMakin SP 1902 Spartanburg 12638
148 Taylor Widener SP 2020 Aiken 12694
149 Dewayne Wise CF 2000 Columbia 12789
150 Rich Batchelor RP 1993 Florence 13018
151 Jimmie Coker C 1958 Holly Hill 13036
152 Don Dillard CF 1959 Greenville 13066
153 Matt LeCroy DH 2000 Belton 13207
154 Jim Fairey LF 1968 Orangeburg 13460
155 Morris Madden RP 1987 Laurens 13486
156 Tripp Cromer SS 1993 Lake City 13554
157 Red Borom 2B 1944 Spartanburg 13630
158 Fritz Von Kolnitz 3B 1914 Charleston 13714
159 Mike Cunningham RP 1906 Lancaster 13718
160 Charlie Wilson SS 1931 Clinton 13746
161 Jay Jackson RP 2015 Greenville 13921
162 Sammy Meeks SS 1948 Anderson 14042
163 Steven Jackson RP 2009 Sumter 14082
164 Jaime Bluma RP 1996 Beaufort 14088
165 Charlie Barnes SP 2021 Sumter 14116
166 Ken Gerhart CF 1986 Charleston 14128
167 Zach Neal SP 2016 Columbia 14330
168 Eddie Shokes 1B 1941 Charleston 14498
169 Steven Duggar CF 2018 Spartanburg 14563
170 George Banks RF 1962 Pacolet Mills 14575
171 Eric Moody RP 1997 Greenville 14623
172 Daniel Moskos RP 2011 Greenville 14729
173 Brett Jodie RP 2001 Columbia 14827
174 Reggie Taylor CF 2000 Newberry 15009
175 Eli White LF 2020 Greenville 15148
176 Grayson Greiner C 2018 Columbia 15152
177 Tim Hosley C 1970 Spartanburg 15225
178 Marcus McBeth RP 2007 Spartanburg 15460
179 Kent Anderson SS 1989 Florence 15501
180 Michael Roth RP 2013 Greenville 15606
181 Tim Jones SS 1988 Sumter 15696
182 Tom Dunbar LF 1983 Graniteville 15710
183 Cad Coles CF 1914 Rock Hill 15767
184 Michael Mercado RP 2024 Greenville 15916
185 Spencer Kieboom C 2016 Mount Pleasant 16139
186 Steven Tolleson 2B 2010 Spartanburg 16267
187 Glenn Murray RF 1996 Manning 16417
188 Terry Blocker CF 1985 Columbia 16492
189 John Stefero C 1983 Sumter 16507

 


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