Idaho’s Best Baseball Players

For a lot of people where we are from is a point of pride. When we meet someone who hales from the same place as us there is often a sense of comradery. Below is a list of the best players born in the state of Idaho.

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1. Harmon Killebrew – Payette, ID



• Age: 18 – 39
• Years: 1954 – 1975
• Pos: 1B, 3B, LF, OF
• Team(s): Washington Senators / Minnesota Twins, Kansas City Royals

Harmon Killebrew

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
60.7	142	2435	9831	8147	1283	2086	290	24	573	1584	19	18	1559	1699	.256	.376	.509	.884

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2. Larry Jackson – Nampa, ID



• Age: 24 – 37
• Years: 1955 – 1968
• Pos: SP
• Team(s): St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies

Larry Jackson

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	ShO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
52.5	90	558	429	194	183	3.40	3262.2	149	37	20	1405	1233	824	1709	12.6%	1.24

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3. Jason Schmidt – Lewiston, ID



• Age: 22 – 34, 36
• Years: 1995 – 2007, 2009
• Pos: SP
• Team(s): Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers

Jason Schmidt

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	ShO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
31.8	92	323	314	130	96	3.96	1996.1	20	9	0	958	878	792	1758	20.6%	1.32

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4. Vern Law – Meridian, ID



• Age: 20 – 21, 24 – 37
• Years: 1950 – 1951, 1954 – 1967
• Pos: SP
• Team(s): Pittsburgh Pirates

Vern Law

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	ShO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
26.2	99	483	364	162	147	3.77	2672	119	28	13	1274	1118	597	1092	09.7%	1.28

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