MLB players from Kentucky
93 MLB players on file were born in Kentucky. 9 are on MLB rosters now, among them Will Smith, Walker Buehler, and Daylen Lile. Brandon Webb leads them with 31.5 career WAR. Every season since 1876 is on file.
MLB players who went to college at Kentucky →
On MLB rosters now (9)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will SmithLAD | C | 2019–2026 | 8 | 722 H · 138 HR · 24.3 WAR | Louisville, KY |
| Walker BuehlerSD | SP | 2017–2026 | 9 | 66 W · 977 SO · 12.3 WAR | Lexington, KY |
| Daylen LileWSH | LF | 2025–2026 | 2 | 244 H · 31 HR · 2.5 WAR | Louisville, KY |
| Brandon PfaadtARI | SP | 2023–2026 | 4 | 35 W · 520 SO · 2.4 WAR | Louisville, KY |
| Luke MaileKC | C | 2015–2026 | 11 | 253 H · 23 HR · 1.7 WAR | Edgewood, KY |
| Alex FreelandLAD | 2B | 2025–2026 | 2 | 70 H · 6 HR · 1.3 WAR | Louisville, KY |
| Phil MatonCHC | RP | 2017–2026 | 10 | 23 W · 570 SO · 1.2 WAR | Paducah, KY |
| Easton McGeeKC | RP | 2022–2026 | 4 | 0 W · 25 SO · 0.4 WAR | Hopkinsville, KY |
| Trey SweeneyDET | SS | 2024–2025 | 2 | 82 H · 10 HR | Louisville, KY |
Former MLB players (84)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Webb | SP | 2003–2009 | 7 | 87 W · 1,065 SO · 31.5 WAR | Ashland, KY |
| Travis Fryman | 3B | 1990–2002 | 13 | 1,776 H · 223 HR · 31.2 WAR | Lexington, KY |
| Mike Greenwell | LF | 1985–1996 | 12 | 1,400 H · 130 HR · 23.7 WAR | Louisville, KY |
| Jay Buhner | LF | 1987–2001 | 15 | 1,273 H · 310 HR · 20.0 WAR | Louisville, KY |
| Dan Uggla | 2B | 2006–2015 | 10 | 1,149 H · 235 HR · 15.8 WAR | Louisville, KY |
| Aaron Cook | SP | 2002–2012 | 11 | 76 W · 578 SO · 14.1 WAR | Fort Campbell, KY |
| Woodie Fryman | RP | 1966–1983 | 18 | 141 W · 1,587 SO · 13.8 WAR | Ewing, KY |
| Corey Hart | 1B | 2004–2015 | 11 | 1,009 H · 162 HR · 13.6 WAR | Bowling Green, KY |
| Joe Smith | RP | 2007–2022 | 15 | 55 W · 666 SO · 12.3 WAR | Cincinnati, KY |
| Greg Holland | P | 2010–2022 | 12 | 30 W · 677 SO · 11.8 WAR | Marion, KY |
| Paul Byrd | SP | 1995–2009 | 14 | 109 W · 923 SO · 11.7 WAR | Louisville, KY |
| Austin Kearns | RF | 2002–2013 | 12 | 914 H · 121 HR · 11.3 WAR | Lexington, KY |
| Len Barker | SP | 1976–1987 | 11 | 74 W · 975 SO · 11.3 WAR | Fort Knox, KY |
| Joe Blanton | RP | 2004–2017 | 13 | 101 W · 1,284 SO · 11.0 WAR | Bowling Green, KY |
| Scott Downs | RP | 2000–2014 | 13 | 38 W · 575 SO · 10.5 WAR | Louisville, KY |
| Adam Duvall | LF | 2014–2024 | 11 | 771 H · 195 HR · 10.3 WAR | Louisville, KY |
| Don Robinson | SP | 1978–1992 | 15 | 109 W · 1,251 SO · 9.8 WAR | Ashland, KY |
| Brad Wilkerson | RF | 2001–2008 | 8 | 788 H · 122 HR · 9.5 WAR | Owensboro, KY |
| Aaron Loup | RP | 2012–2023 | 12 | 23 W · 480 SO · 6.3 WAR | Raceland, KY |
| Mark Reynolds | 1B | 2007–2019 | 13 | 1,283 H · 298 HR · 6.0 WAR | Pikeville, KY |
| Nate Jones | RP | 2012–2021 | 10 | 22 W · 355 SO · 6.0 WAR | Butler, KY |
| Jon Rauch | RP | 2002–2013 | 11 | 43 W · 475 SO · 5.8 WAR | Louisville, KY |
| Dave Anderson | 3B | 1983–1992 | 10 | 490 H · 19 HR · 4.8 WAR | Louisville, KY |
| Trever Miller | RP | 1996–2011 | 13 | 18 W · 434 SO · 4.1 WAR | Louisville, KY |
| Shawn Kelley | RP | 2009–2019 | 11 | 32 W · 521 SO · 4.0 WAR | Louisville, KY |
| Collin Cowgill | OF | 2011–2016 | 6 | 161 H · 12 HR · 4.0 WAR | Lexington, KY |
| Joe Cowley | SP | 1982–1987 | 5 | 33 W · 332 SO · 3.7 WAR | Lexington, KY |
| Jonny Venters | RP | 2010–2019 | 5 | 20 W · 297 SO · 3.7 WAR | Pikeville, KY |
| Willie Blair | RP | 1990–2001 | 12 | 60 W · 759 SO · 2.5 WAR | Paintsville, KY |
| Chris Peters | RP | 1996–2001 | 6 | 19 W · 224 SO · 2.3 WAR | Fort Thomas, KY |
| Matt Turner | RP | 1993–1994 | 2 | 5 W · 64 SO · 2.2 WAR | Lexington, KY |
| Paul Kilgus | P | 1987–1993 | 6 | 21 W · 251 SO · 2.0 WAR | Bowling Green, KY |
| John Shelby | CF | 1981–1991 | 11 | 739 H · 70 HR · 1.7 WAR | lexington, KY |
| Ryan Speier | RP | 2005–2009 | 4 | 7 W · 58 SO · 1.3 WAR | Frankfort, KY |
| Lee Tinsley | LF | 1993–1997 | 5 | 210 H · 13 HR · 1.2 WAR | Shelbyville, KY |
| Bryce Jarvis | RP | 2023–2025 | 3 | 3 W · 71 SO · 1.2 WAR | Lexington, KY |
| Darin Ruf | DH | 2012–2023 | 9 | 351 H · 67 HR · 0.7 WAR | Omaha, KY |
| Randy O'Neal | RP | 1984–1990 | 7 | 17 W · 248 SO · 0.5 WAR | Ashland, KY |
| Gene Roof | CF | 1981–1983 | 3 | 24 H · 0 HR · 0.5 WAR | Paducah, KY |
| Brian Drahman | RP | 1991–1994 | 4 | 3 W · 29 SO · 0.4 WAR | Covington, KY |
| Nate Adcock | RP | 2011–2015 | 4 | 2 W · 80 SO · 0.3 WAR | Elizabethown, KY |
| Joe Hall | RF | 1994–1997 | 3 | 15 H · 1 HR · 0.2 WAR | Paducah, KY |
| Josh Anderson | CF | 2007–2009 | 3 | 132 H · 4 HR · 0.2 WAR | Somerset, KY |
| Phil Seibel | RP | 2004 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO · 0.2 WAR | Louisville, KY |
| Mark Thompson | RP | 1994–2000 | 7 | 18 W · 198 SO · 0.1 WAR | Russellville, KY |
| Frank Williams | — | 1942–1946 | 3 | 34 H · 0 HR | Newport, KY |
| Tom Thobe | RP | 1995–1996 | 2 | 0 W · 3 SO | Covington, KY |
| Scott Wiggins | RP | 2002 | 1 | 0 W · 3 SO | Fort Thomas, KY |
| Sean Green | RP | 2006–2011 | 6 | 10 W · 203 SO · -0.1 WAR | Louisville, KY |
| Daniel Webb | RP | 2013–2016 | 4 | 7 W · 93 SO · -0.1 WAR | Paducah, KY |
| J.J. Thobe | RP | 1995 | 1 | 0 W · 0 SO · -0.1 WAR | Covington, KY |
| Rick Greene | RP | 1999 | 1 | 0 W · 3 SO · -0.1 WAR | Fort Knox, KY |
| Scott Arnold | RP | 1988 | 1 | 0 W · 8 SO · -0.1 WAR | Lexington, KY |
| Mark Bradley | CF | 1981–1983 | 3 | 23 H · 3 HR · -0.2 WAR | Elizabethtown, KY |
| Rick Engle | RP | 1981 | 1 | 0 W · 2 SO · -0.2 WAR | Corbin, KY |
| Tony Mack | SP | 1985 | 1 | 0 W · 0 SO · -0.2 WAR | Lexington, KY |
| Todd Wellemeyer | RP | 2003–2010 | 8 | 32 W · 459 SO · -0.3 WAR | Louisville, KY |
| Jimmy Osting | SP | 2001–2002 | 2 | 0 W · 10 SO · -0.3 WAR | Louisville, KY |
| Joel McKeon | RP | 1986–1987 | 2 | 4 W · 32 SO · -0.3 WAR | Covington, KY |
| Steve Stemle | RP | 2005–2006 | 2 | 0 W · 9 SO · -0.3 WAR | Louisville, KY |
| Matt Ginter | SP | 2000–2008 | 7 | 5 W · 132 SO · -0.4 WAR | Winchester, KY |
| Bill White | RP | 2007–2008 | 2 | 2 W · 10 SO · -0.4 WAR | Louisville, KY |
| Chris Turner | C | 1993–2000 | 8 | 90 H · 4 HR · -0.5 WAR | Bowling Green, KY |
| Chris Snopek | 2B | 1995–1998 | 4 | 142 H · 13 HR · -0.5 WAR | Cynthiana, KY |
| Mike Allen Broadway | SP | 2015–2016 | 2 | 0 W · 17 SO · -0.5 WAR | Paducah, KY |
| Dale Polley | RP | 1996 | 1 | 1 W · 14 SO · -0.5 WAR | Georgetown, KY |
| Graham Taylor | SP | 2009 | 1 | 0 W · 5 SO · -0.5 WAR | Villa Hills, KY |
| Jon Switzer | RP | 2003–2009 | 5 | 2 W · 46 SO · -0.6 WAR | Bowling Green, KY |
| Rod Henderson | RP | 1994–1998 | 2 | 0 W · 4 SO · -0.6 WAR | Greensburg, KY |
| Josh Stewart | P | 2003–2004 | 2 | 1 W · 18 SO · -0.8 WAR | Paducah, KY |
| Matt Anderson | RP | 1998–2005 | 7 | 15 W · 224 SO · -0.9 WAR | Louisville, KY |
| Bob Buchanan | RP | 1985–1989 | 2 | 1 W · 6 SO · -0.9 WAR | Ridley Park, KY |
| Terry Shumpert | DH | 1990–2003 | 14 | 497 H · 49 HR · -1.0 WAR | Paducah, KY |
| Jack Savage | RP | 1987–1990 | 2 | 0 W · 12 SO · -1.0 WAR | Louisville, KY |
| Marv Foley | C | 1978–1984 | 5 | 94 H · 12 HR · -1.1 WAR | Stanford, KY |
| Brian Doyle | 2B | 1978–1981 | 4 | 32 H · 1 HR · -1.2 WAR | Glasgow, KY |
| Josh Lueke | RP | 2011–2014 | 4 | 2 W · 75 SO · -1.2 WAR | Covington, KY |
| Brandon Berger | LF | 2001–2004 | 4 | 46 H · 8 HR · -1.4 WAR | Covington, KY |
| Drew Hall | RP | 1986–1990 | 5 | 9 W · 148 SO · -1.6 WAR | Louisville, KY |
| Kyle Parker | LF | 2014–2015 | 2 | 24 H · 3 HR · -1.6 WAR | Fort Thomas, KY |
| Dave Tomlin | RP | 1972–1986 | 13 | 25 W · 278 SO · -1.7 WAR | Maysville, KY |
| Todd Benzinger | 1B | 1987–1995 | 9 | 733 H · 66 HR · -3.7 WAR | Dayton, KY |
| Kevin Jarvis | RP | 1994–2006 | 12 | 34 W · 453 SO · -4.0 WAR | Lexington, KY |
| Doug Flynn | 2B | 1975–1985 | 11 | 918 H · 7 HR · -8.5 WAR | Lexington, KY |
Birthplace as ESPN lists it for each player. Best career first: WAR in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.