Birthplaces · North America · 2005–2026

🇺🇸MLB Players from the United States

Every major leaguer born in the United States who took a plate appearance or threw a pitch in a published season, with what they have done since 2005 — and who is playing now.

Players: 4,639
Active in 2026: 1,074
Total dbWAR: 15109.9
Home runs: 77,392
Strikeouts: 605,968
Batters / pitchers: 1,986 / 2,653

Notable

Superlatives over the seasons published here, not over whole careers.

Most dbWAR89.9

Mike Trout2011–2026 Most home runs456

Giancarlo Stanton7,273 PA Most strikeouts3,560

Justin Verlander3,576.2 IP Best season11.9 WAR

Aaron Judge2024 First to the majors1984

John Franco Hardest-hit ball122.2 mph

Giancarlo Stanton2021 Youngest in 202620

Konnor Griffin Most seasons here21

Rich Hill2005–2025

Most common birthplaceHouston90 players

The All-American Team

The best player born in the United States at each position since 2005, by the dbWAR he produced there. Positions nobody has filled are left open.

Buster Posey2009–2021 · 158 HR · .30241.4dbWAR 1B

Freddie Freeman2010–2026 · 383 HR · .29970.6dbWAR 2B

Chase Utley2005–2018 · 244 HR · .27654.0dbWAR 3B

David Wright2005–2018 · 228 HR · .29651.9dbWAR SS

Trea Turner2015–2026 · 191 HR · .28845.8dbWAR LF

Matt Holliday2005–2018 · 283 HR · .30451.1dbWAR CF

Mike Trout2011–2026 · 395 HR · .29687.7dbWAR RF

Aaron Judge2016–2026 · 328 HR · .28646.7dbWAR DH

Jim Thome2005–2012 · 182 HR · .26518.1dbWAR

And on the mound

Clayton Kershaw2008–2025 · 2.53 ERA74.4dbWAR SP

Justin Verlander2005–2026 · 3.33 ERA72.9dbWAR SP

Max Scherzer2008–2026 · 3.29 ERA65.2dbWAR RP

Craig Kimbrel2010–2026 · 2.69 ERA19.7dbWAR

How this is picked. Each player is filed at the one position he appeared at most often — so a shortstop who spent two years at third is a shortstop, and cannot hold both slots — and the spot goes to whoever produced the most dbWAR there. The figure on a card is therefore the value at that position rather than the career total shown elsewhere on this page: they differ for anyone who moved. Starting and relieving are counted separately for the same reason, on the share of each season's appearances that were starts. A slot needs 100 plate appearances or 20 innings to be claimed at all, which keeps a September call-up from becoming a first baseman. 1,462 position players are eligible here, with 639 starters and 1,478 relievers.

In the majors now

1,074 American-born players were on a major-league roster in 2026. Every column sorts.

Batting, 2026 — the top 50 of 444 by dbWAR.

Pete Crow-Armstrong	CHC	CF	24	162	726	45	107	41	.280	.372	.570	157	8.7
Kevin McGonigle	DET	3B	22	156	707	18	72	12	.278	.376	.430	132	5.8
Brice Turang	MIL	2B	27	150	680	21	101	19	.270	.367	.452	130	5.5
CJ Abrams	WSH	SS	26	152	654	33	106	34	.261	.336	.497	123	5.3
James Wood	WSH	RF	24	135	623	30	77	21	.265	.388	.503	141	5.0
Bobby Witt Jr.	KC	SS	26	143	632	18	54	45	.280	.358	.439	114	4.9
Pete Alonso	BAL	1B	32	161	700	43	113	5	.267	.363	.522	148	4.9
Zach Neto	LAA	SS	25	157	704	27	77	24	.239	.330	.436	120	4.7
Alex Bregman	CHC	3B	32	155	702	28	93	3	.265	.355	.464	127	4.7
Brandon Lowe	PIT	2B	32	150	656	35	96	2	.260	.331	.493	121	4.6
Jake Bauers	MIL	1B	31	144	578	26	86	11	.266	.389	.484	145	4.4
Michael Harris II	ATL	CF	25	155	621	26	87	12	.294	.321	.491	120	4.4
Mike Trout	LAA	CF	35	142	634	22	54	11	.242	.382	.421	134	4.4
Ben Rice	NYY	DH	27	154	667	41	97	3	.264	.363	.534	142	4.4
Max Muncy	LAD	3B	36	148	561	29	76	3	.252	.348	.490	132	4.3
Bryce Harper	PHI	1B	34	161	693	29	87	7	.269	.380	.485	136	4.3
TJ Rumfield	COL	1B	26	155	631	16	73	0	.300	.390	.453	134	4.2
Drake Baldwin	ATL	C	25	138	615	25	79	3	.284	.358	.459	126	4.0
Chase Meidroth	CWS	2B	25	154	643	16	63	4	.276	.350	.415	118	4.0
Nolan Arenado	AZ	3B	35	152	599	30	86	4	.255	.331	.475	123	3.9
Luke Keaschall	MIN	2B	24	152	620	10	52	20	.282	.374	.407	125	3.9
Alec Burleson	STL	1B	28	160	670	26	116	4	.279	.343	.473	130	3.8
Riley Greene	DET	LF	26	140	592	21	75	3	.280	.370	.474	138	3.7
Kyle Schwarber	PHI	DH	33	156	701	45	97	3	.232	.354	.503	130	3.7
Hunter Goodman	COL	C	27	138	574	41	88	5	.245	.310	.529	120	3.6
Jake McCarthy	COL	LF	29	145	596	15	83	32	.291	.334	.475	117	3.6
Jackson Merrill	SD	CF	23	157	664	26	87	27	.254	.303	.440	106	3.6
Carter Jensen	KC	C	23	148	603	27	81	2	.239	.323	.467	112	3.5
Bryan Reynolds	PIT	LF	31	162	699	17	72	9	.261	.365	.424	119	3.5
Corbin Carroll	AZ	RF	26	156	671	22	78	21	.239	.328	.467	119	3.5
Jac Caglianone	KC	RF	23	143	553	23	75	7	.289	.340	.494	124	3.4
Jordan Walker	STL	RF	24	158	667	29	102	22	.271	.328	.468	124	3.4
Garrett Mitchell	MIL	CF	28	144	531	11	65	14	.262	.354	.416	117	3.3
Carson Benge	NYM	RF	23	155	654	20	65	22	.282	.346	.430	119	3.3
Gunnar Henderson	BAL	SS	25	158	702	24	60	10	.226	.311	.404	102	3.2
Xavier Edwards	MIA	2B	27	140	595	6	52	21	.280	.360	.371	110	3.2
Bryson Stott	PHI	2B	29	155	608	10	67	27	.256	.334	.401	102	3.2
Nick Gonzales	PIT	3B	27	147	608	6	61	7	.303	.367	.388	111	3.2
Sam Antonacci	CWS	LF	23	139	557	8	48	20	.277	.370	.396	122	3.2
JJ Wetherholt	STL	2B	24	138	619	17	51	14	.242	.339	.365	105	3.1
Dillon Dingler	DET	C	28	145	607	27	91	0	.243	.302	.446	108	3.1
Mookie Betts	LAD	SS	34	123	528	23	69	2	.257	.326	.454	115	3.1
Ty France	SD	1B	32	128	500	21	72	1	.295	.363	.502	145	3.1
Josh Jung	TEX	3B	28	104	444	12	42	1	.299	.365	.462	136	3.1
Matt Olson	ATL	1B	32	162	698	41	93	4	.251	.321	.502	121	3.1
Chase DeLauter	CLE	RF	25	133	559	16	67	11	.287	.363	.457	128	3.0
Nick Kurtz	ATH	1B	23	99	434	21	69	7	.256	.396	.483	130	3.0
Ryan Jeffers	MIN	C	29	92	369	14	56	1	.256	.353	.461	129	3.0
Byron Buxton	MIN	CF	33	93	408	25	46	7	.254	.319	.511	128	2.9
Sal Stewart	CIN	1B	23	162	700	32	111	15	.263	.330	.457	119	2.9

Pitching, 2026 — the top 50 of 667 by dbWAR.

Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	24	30	30	174.2	16	0	252	1.80	2.17	0.80	6.2
Cam Schlittler	NYY	25	33	33	193.2	14	0	239	1.95	2.56	0.92	6.2
Chris Sale	ATL	37	27	27	162.2	14	0	200	2.16	2.29	0.98	5.6
Dylan Cease	TOR	31	29	29	169.0	11	0	239	2.40	2.56	1.10	5.3
Tarik Skubal	DET	30	26	26	158.2	12	0	186	2.72	2.51	0.96	4.9
Drew Rasmussen	TB	31	30	30	172.0	16	0	174	2.67	2.82	0.91	4.8
Parker Messick	CLE	26	32	32	186.1	12	0	193	2.56	3.07	1.06	4.7
Reid Detmers	LAA	27	32	32	185.0	7	0	211	3.36	3.02	1.04	4.6
Cade Cavalli	WSH	28	32	32	169.2	13	0	200	3.02	3.26	1.16	4.1
Paul Skenes	PIT	24	32	32	174.1	10	0	200	3.82	3.33	1.12	4.0
Jacob deGrom	TEX	38	31	31	162.2	11	0	201	4.20	3.12	1.14	3.9
Payton Tolle	BOS	24	26	26	148.2	9	0	171	3.03	3.04	1.10	3.8
Bryan Woo	SEA	26	30	30	173.0	12	0	175	4.01	3.25	1.10	3.8
Gavin Williams	CLE	27	32	32	184.1	14	0	248	3.76	3.48	1.11	3.8
Zack Wheeler	PHI	36	28	28	162.0	14	0	193	3.00	3.35	1.05	3.7
Sonny Gray	BOS	37	29	29	169.0	18	0	149	2.72	3.48	1.15	3.5
Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	27	28	28	165.1	14	0	173	3.70	3.50	1.09	3.5
Max Fried	NYY	32	20	20	112.2	5	0	104	2.80	2.65	0.99	3.5
Trevor Rogers	BAL	29	30	30	169.2	10	0	157	4.03	3.45	1.18	3.4
Nolan McLean	NYM	25	31	31	179.2	12	0	194	3.16	3.59	1.17	3.4
Logan Webb	SF	30	27	27	160.2	8	0	134	4.31	3.46	1.17	3.2
Shane Baz	BAL	27	31	31	179.2	6	0	154	4.11	3.63	1.35	3.2
Kevin Gausman	TOR	35	32	32	177.2	9	0	184	4.51	3.74	1.27	3.1
Sean Burke	CWS	27	32	27	172.1	11	0	185	3.34	3.63	1.20	3.0
Noah Cameron	KC	27	31	30	177.1	9	0	158	4.11	3.93	1.23	2.9
Logan Gilbert	SEA	29	32	32	186.0	12	0	205	3.73	3.83	1.09	2.9
Taj Bradley	MIN	25	31	31	178.1	12	0	205	3.73	3.83	1.22	2.9
Mason Miller	SD	28	66	0	70.0	5	38	129	1.67	1.17	0.90	2.8
Foster Griffin	WSH	31	31	31	172.2	15	0	158	3.60	3.96	1.21	2.8
Ryan Weathers	NYY	27	25	25	137.1	5	0	143	3.60	3.62	1.22	2.7
Nick Martinez	TB	36	31	31	180.0	15	0	109	3.10	3.96	1.09	2.7
Andre Pallante	STL	28	29	29	162.0	12	0	110	3.83	3.75	1.27	2.7
Landen Roupp	SF	28	29	29	155.0	9	0	143	4.01	3.73	1.30	2.6
MacKenzie Gore	TEX	27	34	34	173.0	8	0	174	4.58	3.87	1.33	2.6
Louis Varland	TOR	29	71	0	78.0	5	35	97	1.27	1.83	1.00	2.6
Dustin May	STL	29	31	31	145.2	7	0	144	4.70	3.63	1.32	2.6
George Kirby	SEA	28	30	30	174.2	9	0	148	4.33	3.90	1.40	2.5
Kyle Leahy	STL	29	30	30	140.0	10	0	132	3.66	3.60	1.34	2.5
Joe Ryan	MIN	30	27	27	144.2	7	0	159	3.79	3.70	1.16	2.5
Jared Jones	PIT	25	21	21	101.2	5	0	123	3.72	3.22	1.08	2.5
Andrew Alvarez	WSH	27	25	17	112.2	2	1	114	3.43	3.33	1.30	2.4
Will Warren	NYY	27	32	29	156.0	11	0	158	3.92	3.94	1.37	2.4
Shane McClanahan	TB	29	24	24	118.0	10	0	106	3.36	3.50	1.12	2.4
Spencer Miles	TOR	26	49	8	95.2	6	2	93	2.63	2.65	1.10	2.4
Peter Lambert	HOU	29	29	29	155.2	8	0	154	3.82	3.91	1.25	2.3
Davis Martin	CWS	29	29	28	146.0	9	0	122	3.95	3.83	1.32	2.3
Jake Bennett	BOS	26	20	19	113.1	9	0	91	3.65	3.51	1.10	2.3
Joey Cantillo	CLE	27	33	30	159.0	11	0	171	3.62	3.98	1.42	2.3
Michael Wacha	KC	35	32	32	200.2	9	0	158	3.32	4.38	1.11	2.2
Michael King	SD	31	32	32	185.0	12	0	159	3.21	4.14	1.18	2.2

Clubs in 2026SF 48 WSH 46 CIN 44 DET 44 TEX 44 KC 43

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Since 2005

Career totals over the published seasons, ranked by dbWAR. The top 100 of 4,639.

Batters, by dbWAR since the first published season.

Mike Trout	2011–2026	16	7,837	1,878	426	1,072	225	.290	89.9
Freddie Freeman	2010–2026	17	10,020	2,598	383	1,392	111	.299	70.6
Bryce Harper	2012–2026	15	8,358	1,956	392	1,138	159	.279	63.4
Andrew McCutchen	2009–2026	18	9,790	2,280	333	1,157	220	.271	61.1
Paul Goldschmidt	2011–2026	16	9,206	2,277	390	1,284	175	.286	59.7
Mookie Betts	2014–2026	13	7,464	1,890	314	982	198	.288	58.8
Aaron Judge	2016–2026	11	5,287	1,262	386	871	70	.291	58.6
Chase Utley	2005–2018	14	7,424	1,782	244	947	148	.276	54.0
Ryan Braun	2007–2020	14	7,339	1,963	352	1,154	216	.296	52.9
Manny Machado	2012–2026	15	8,872	2,197	399	1,235	118	.274	52.3
David Wright	2005–2018	13	6,589	1,700	228	930	190	.296	51.9
Matt Holliday	2005–2018	14	7,542	1,980	302	1,163	105	.300	51.1
Nolan Arenado	2013–2026	14	8,113	2,057	383	1,270	35	.280	50.5
Trea Turner	2015–2026	12	6,306	1,687	205	699	336	.291	49.6
Christian Yelich	2013–2026	14	7,527	1,845	245	910	232	.282	48.5
Alex Rodriguez	2005–2016	11	5,822	1,408	315	990	124	.283	46.9
Joe Mauer	2005–2018	14	7,838	2,090	137	906	51	.306	46.3
Corey Seager	2015–2026	12	5,323	1,341	241	718	23	.284	45.5
Curtis Granderson	2005–2019	15	8,278	1,794	344	937	153	.249	45.4
Alex Bregman	2016–2026	11	6,029	1,411	237	818	46	.271	45.0
Evan Longoria	2008–2023	16	8,206	1,930	342	1,159	58	.264	44.1
Giancarlo Stanton	2010–2026	17	7,273	1,642	456	1,183	43	.258	42.9
Josh Donaldson	2010–2023	13	5,856	1,310	279	816	40	.261	42.5
Dustin Pedroia	2006–2019	14	6,777	1,805	140	725	138	.299	41.9
Ian Kinsler	2006–2019	14	8,299	1,999	257	909	243	.269	41.7
Buster Posey	2009–2021	12	5,607	1,500	158	729	23	.302	41.4
Troy Tulowitzki	2006–2019	13	5,415	1,391	225	780	57	.290	40.2
Derek Jeter	2005–2014	10	6,358	1,731	110	618	157	.305	40.1
Prince Fielder	2005–2016	12	6,853	1,645	319	1,028	18	.283	39.5
Brian McCann	2005–2019	15	6,850	1,590	282	1,018	25	.262	39.2
Justin Turner	2009–2025	17	6,502	1,617	201	832	47	.283	38.4
Charlie Blackmon	2011–2024	14	6,825	1,805	227	801	148	.293	38.2
George Springer	2014–2026	13	6,892	1,595	308	850	132	.265	37.8
Marcus Semien	2013–2026	14	7,620	1,719	268	850	149	.251	37.7
Mark Teixeira	2005–2016	12	6,815	1,572	345	1,102	21	.268	37.4
Ben Zobrist	2006–2019	14	6,836	1,566	167	768	116	.266	37.2
Jimmy Rollins	2005–2016	12	7,346	1,747	184	682	340	.262	37.1
Ryan Zimmerman	2005–2021	16	7,402	1,846	284	1,061	43	.277	37.1
Adrián González	2005–2018	14	8,002	2,040	316	1,195	6	.287	37.0
Matt Kemp	2006–2020	15	6,983	1,808	287	1,031	184	.284	36.8
Anthony Rizzo	2011–2024	14	7,336	1,644	303	965	72	.261	36.6
Chipper Jones	2005–2012	8	3,980	1,021	158	584	32	.303	36.2
J.T. Realmuto	2014–2026	13	6,009	1,451	191	728	107	.266	35.5
Matt Carpenter	2011–2024	14	5,773	1,257	179	659	28	.259	35.4
Anthony Rendon	2013–2024	12	5,022	1,218	158	671	55	.280	34.4
Justin Upton	2007–2022	16	7,649	1,754	325	1,003	151	.261	34.3
J.D. Martinez	2011–2024	14	6,865	1,741	331	1,071	26	.283	34.3
Kyle Schwarber	2015–2026	12	6,085	1,185	385	881	40	.231	33.3
Matt Olson	2016–2026	11	5,895	1,312	329	901	13	.256	33.0
Adam Jones	2006–2019	14	7,516	1,939	282	945	97	.277	33.0
Nick Markakis	2006–2020	15	9,321	2,388	189	1,046	66	.288	32.4
Lance Berkman	2005–2013	9	4,566	1,091	210	699	46	.286	32.3
Jayson Werth	2005–2017	12	5,936	1,367	211	736	126	.268	32.0
Trevor Story	2016–2026	11	4,726	1,129	209	665	165	.263	31.5
Kris Bryant	2015–2025	11	4,550	1,068	184	548	44	.273	31.2
Dexter Fowler	2008–2021	14	5,902	1,306	127	517	149	.259	30.9
Max Muncy	2015–2026	11	4,541	878	243	680	21	.232	30.9
Ryan Howard	2005–2016	12	6,489	1,464	380	1,189	12	.258	30.4
Torii Hunter	2005–2015	11	6,475	1,661	234	941	122	.282	29.7
Michael Young	2005–2013	9	6,096	1,709	129	748	56	.305	29.7
Brandon Nimmo	2016–2026	11	5,020	1,128	149	525	61	.261	29.6
Bobby Witt Jr.	2022–2026	5	3,354	878	123	427	193	.288	29.6
Hunter Pence	2007–2020	14	7,006	1,791	244	942	120	.279	29.4
Adam Dunn	2005–2014	10	6,216	1,201	344	895	26	.233	29.3
Cody Bellinger	2017–2026	10	5,327	1,234	242	768	116	.261	29.3
Josh Hamilton	2007–2015	9	4,350	1,134	200	701	50	.290	29.0
Michael Brantley	2009–2023	15	6,149	1,656	129	720	125	.298	29.0
Jacoby Ellsbury	2007–2017	11	5,375	1,376	104	512	342	.284	28.8

Pitchers, by dbWAR since the first published season.

Clayton Kershaw	2008–2025	18	2,855.1	223	0	3,052	2.53	76.4
Justin Verlander	2005–2026	21	3,576.2	266	0	3,560	3.33	72.4
Zack Greinke	2005–2023	19	3,244.1	217	1	2,879	3.47	70.4
Max Scherzer	2008–2026	19	3,047.2	225	0	3,557	3.29	67.4
Chris Sale	2010–2026	16	2,246.2	159	12	2,779	2.95	59.9
Adam Wainwright	2005–2023	18	2,668.1	200	3	2,202	3.53	54.6
Jacob deGrom	2014–2026	13	1,702.1	107	0	2,052	2.73	49.9
CC Sabathia	2005–2019	15	2,801.1	197	0	2,493	3.63	49.5
Cole Hamels	2006–2020	15	2,698.0	163	0	2,560	3.43	48.8
Gerrit Cole	2013–2026	13	2,081.0	163	0	2,382	3.20	48.7
Jon Lester	2006–2021	16	2,740.0	200	0	2,488	3.66	45.1
Cliff Lee	2005–2014	10	1,915.0	126	0	1,613	3.35	42.4
Zack Wheeler	2013–2026	12	1,890.1	127	0	2,013	3.26	41.9
Madison Bumgarner	2009–2023	15	2,209.1	134	0	2,070	3.47	41.7
David Price	2008–2022	14	2,143.2	157	3	2,076	3.32	40.8
Sonny Gray	2013–2026	14	2,087.0	143	0	2,074	3.51	40.4
Roy Halladay	2005–2013	9	1,774.2	136	0	1,415	3.11	40.2
Dan Haren	2005–2015	11	2,301.0	147	1	1,938	3.70	39.7
Kevin Gausman	2013–2026	14	2,088.2	121	0	2,138	3.87	37.8
Stephen Strasburg	2010–2022	13	1,470.0	113	0	1,723	3.24	37.8
Corey Kluber	2011–2023	13	1,641.2	116	1	1,725	3.44	36.1
Jake Peavy	2005–2016	12	1,918.1	119	0	1,788	3.66	35.9
Aaron Nola	2015–2026	12	1,891.0	116	0	2,053	3.91	35.9
John Lackey	2005–2017	12	2,329.2	155	0	1,930	3.81	34.7
Gio Gonzalez	2008–2020	13	1,933.0	131	0	1,860	3.70	30.5
Roy Oswalt	2005–2013	9	1,506.1	100	0	1,186	3.48	30.5
Logan Webb	2019–2026	8	1,223.0	78	0	1,128	3.50	30.4
Charlie Morton	2008–2025	18	2,267.2	147	0	2,196	4.13	30.4
Tim Lincecum	2007–2016	10	1,682.0	110	1	1,736	3.74	30.2
Lance Lynn	2011–2024	13	2,006.1	143	1	2,015	3.74	29.9
Max Fried	2017–2026	10	1,192.1	97	0	1,156	3.01	29.7
A.J. Burnett	2005–2015	11	2,086.2	127	0	1,958	4.04	29.5

By season

How many were in the majors each year, and what they produced.

Season	Players	Batters	Pitchers	PA	HR	IP	SO	dbWAR
2026	1,074	444	667	124,892	3,768	34,281.2	32,194	714.0
2025	1,079	467	664	123,030	3,747	33,635.1	31,619	705.6
2024	1,071	447	664	119,991	3,589	33,495.2	31,920	694.1
2023	1,056	446	659	119,087	3,822	33,279.2	31,918	680.5
2022	1,057	454	648	114,233	3,333	32,843.1	30,958	679.2
2021	1,092	752	694	116,687	3,776	32,550.0	32,182	680.2
2020	917	382	560	42,754	1,501	12,029.1	12,096	257.9
2019	1,013	699	625	118,989	4,284	32,925.2	32,613	688.3
2018	989	685	609	117,676	3,530	33,596.0	31,768	700.4
2017	959	668	552	121,037	4,124	32,380.2	29,902	716.3
2016	976	682	565	119,442	3,691	32,697.2	29,266	669.8
2015	977	692	557	123,026	3,384	33,179.1	28,487	717.3
2014	957	670	529	126,347	2,888	33,267.1	28,314	716.4
2013	942	684	503	130,507	3,351	32,786.1	27,414	707.1
2012	936	701	493	132,425	3,631	32,693.0	27,209	726.2
2011	943	687	488	133,953	3,350	32,486.1	25,325	723.6
2010	911	702	463	131,470	3,313	32,593.1	25,352	717.2
2009	907	690	483	131,574	3,680	33,072.2	25,142	718.7
2008	936	715	474	133,139	3,617	32,337.0	23,957	731.6
2007	929	697	491	134,784	3,578	32,544.0	23,460	725.5
2006	892	671	465	132,836	3,872	31,450.0	22,705	708.9
2005	891	666	455	130,988	3,563	31,765.0	22,167	731.2

Where in United States

Birth cities with more than one major leaguer, most first.

90Houston2% of the country

73San Diego2% of the country

55Atlanta1% of the country

52Miami1% of the country

45Dallas1% of the country

44Los Angeles1% of the country

36Tampa1% of the country

31Springfield1% of the country

About this page

4,639 major-league players born in the United States appear in this archive, between 2005 and 2026. 1,074 of them were on a major-league roster in 2026, up from 891 in 2005. Together they are worth 15109.9 dbWAR, on 77,392 home runs and 605,968 strikeouts thrown.

The most valuable of them by our own measure is Mike Trout, worth 89.9 dbWAR across 2011–2026. The best single season belongs to Aaron Judge, 11.9 WAR in 2024. John Franco has been in the majors longest of anyone here, since 1984.

Giancarlo Stanton has hit the most home runs, 456. Justin Verlander has thrown the most strikeouts, 3,560. The hardest ball anyone from here has struck came off Giancarlo Stanton's bat at 122.2 mph, in 2021. These are totals over the seasons published here rather than whole careers: a player who debuted before 2005 arrives mid-career, and his numbers start where the archive does.

Houston has produced 90 of them, more than anywhere else in United States. In 2026 they are spread across 6 clubs, 48 of them with San Francisco Giants.

Country here means country of birth, taken from each player's biographical record. It is not nationality and not who a player has represented internationally — the three disagree often enough to matter, and birthplace is the one this data actually holds. Every rate statistic and every dbWAR figure is computed from play-by-play using constants measured from each season's own data, so the numbers are era-correct without being copied from anywhere. See the derivation →

Elsewhere

Every birthplace · 2026 batting leaders · 2026 pitching leaders · every player · every club · the 2026 standings.