







Occupation
BASEBALL PLAYERS
With 91 biographies, Baseball Players are the 73rd most common occupation in Pantheon, behind Designers, Comedians, and Anthropologists.
People
Pantheon has 110 people classified as baseball players born between 1820 and 1998. Of these 110, 85 (77.27%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living baseball players include Ian Kinsler, Blake Gailen, and Ryan Lavarnway. The most famous deceased baseball players include Walter Johnson, Lou Gehrig, and Stan Musial.
Living Baseball Players
Go to all RankingsSadaharu Oh
1940 - Present
HPI: 63.94
Ichiro Suzuki
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.10
Barry Bonds
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.68
Sandy Koufax
1935 - Present
HPI: 56.97
Nolan Ryan
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.17
Randy Johnson
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.16
Alex Rodriguez
1975 - Present
HPI: 55.01
Reggie Jackson
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.61
Roger Clemens
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.22
Mariano Rivera
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.16
Mark McGwire
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.63
Derek Jeter
1974 - Present
HPI: 52.33
Deceased Baseball Players
Go to all RankingsJoe DiMaggio
1914 - 1999
HPI: 71.22
Babe Ruth
1895 - 1948
HPI: 70.10
Jackie Robinson
1919 - 1972
HPI: 67.64
Lou Gehrig
1903 - 1941
HPI: 65.43
Cy Young
1867 - 1955
HPI: 63.52
Hank Aaron
1934 - 2021
HPI: 63.37
Alexander Cartwright
1820 - 1892
HPI: 61.69
Ty Cobb
1886 - 1961
HPI: 60.75
Willie Mays
1931 - 2024
HPI: 59.38
Ted Williams
1918 - 2002
HPI: 59.18
Mickey Mantle
1931 - 1995
HPI: 59.13
Yogi Berra
1925 - 2015
HPI: 58.43
Places
Most baseball players were born in United States (79), Japan (11), and Dominican Republic (9). By city, the most common birth places were Santo Domingo (5), San Diego (4), and Donora, Pennsylvania (2).
Places Over Time
The earliest biographies classified as baseball players in Pantheon are Ty Cobb, Cy Young, and Alexander Cartwright. The concentration of baseball players was largest during the Television Era, which lasted from 1950 to 1989. Some birth or death locations for earlier baseball players are unknown, which may account for timeline differences below.
Lifespans
Which Baseball Players were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 24 most globally memorable Baseball Players since 1700.