We didn\u2019t just leave it at that either! Below, we explore where the most active players hail from, which locations have produced the best hitting and pitching stats, and where the most Hall of Famers are from \u2014 sorted all by area code. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- All Time<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Currently Playing<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Most Productive<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Home Runs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- RBIs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Stolen Bases<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Batting Average<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Batting WAR<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Pitches<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Complete Games<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Pitching Saves<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Pitching Strikeout<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Pitching WAR<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- All-Stars<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Major Awards<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Hall of Famers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
All Time<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Starting right from the top, here is the sheer tally of anyone who has ever stepped foot on the diamond of an official MLB game, regardless whether it was for one inning, or a 20+ year career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Area Code<\/th> Number of Players<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> 215<\/td> 409<\/td><\/tr> 312<\/td> 387<\/td><\/tr> 718<\/td> 355<\/td><\/tr> 314<\/td> 338<\/td><\/tr> 213<\/td> 315<\/td><\/tr> 212<\/td> 266<\/td><\/tr> 283<\/td> 257<\/td><\/tr> 410<\/td> 238<\/td><\/tr> 415<\/td> 200<\/td><\/tr> 272<\/td> 199<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Believe it or not, the number one contributor to the sport by volume is the 215 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area<\/strong>, with 409 total players to ever grace the diamond; that\u2019s 22 more players than the next closest: Chicago\u2019s 312 area code, followed by the famous 718 New York City area<\/strong> code. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Among the most notable Philly-area born players are Mike Piazza<\/strong>, Roy Campanella<\/strong>, Reggie Jackson<\/strong>, and Bucky Walters<\/strong> (how\u2019s that for a time spread?). If you\u2019re looking for a standout who is also known for playing for the Philadelphia Phillies, well, locals will tell you that you can\u2019t do much better than Jamie Moyer.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Currently Playing<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Of those currently playing in the major leagues (as of the end of the 2024 season), one place stands out above all the rest: the 281 Houston, Texas<\/strong> area.
<\/p>\n\n\n\nArea Code<\/th> Number of Players<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> 281<\/td> 30<\/td><\/tr> 470<\/td> 27<\/td><\/tr> 657<\/td> 22<\/td><\/tr> 619<\/td> 21<\/td><\/tr> 214<\/td> 21<\/td><\/tr> 949<\/td> 18<\/td><\/tr> 480<\/td> 18<\/td><\/tr> 404<\/td> 18<\/td><\/tr> 562<\/td> 17<\/td><\/tr> 305<\/td> 17<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Currently, Houston is fielding almost an entire baseball field all on its own with 30 players in the major leagues! Right on its heels, however, is the 470 metropolitan Atlanta area<\/strong> with 27 active players, then the 657 Anaheim area<\/strong>, with 22 active players as of the 2024 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nMost Productive<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
But that\u2019s just the beginning; it\u2019s certainly a rare accomplishment to even make a professional baseball team, but which area codes are the birthplaces of the best hitters and pitchers of all time?
<\/p>\n\n\n\nHitters<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Area Code<\/th> Hits (as of completion of 2024 season)<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead> 213<\/td> 90,604<\/td><\/tr> 718<\/td> 75,700<\/td><\/tr> 312<\/td> 73,658<\/td><\/tr> 215<\/td> 71,470<\/td><\/tr> 314<\/td> 68,903<\/td><\/tr> 415<\/td> 64,523<\/td><\/tr> 212<\/td> 59,868<\/td><\/tr> 283<\/td> 58,880<\/td><\/tr> 205<\/td> 44,995<\/td><\/tr> 410<\/td> 43,459<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Los Angeles<\/strong> is no stranger to making hits, from hit movies to hit music, so it shouldn\u2019t be surprising that it\u2019s the source of the most major league hits of all time too, with a whopping 90,604<\/strong> \u2014 that\u2019s almost 15,000 more than the next closest! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Which LA natives have done the most mashing? Some choice names on the list include Duke Snider<\/strong>, Eddie Murray<\/strong>, and (very) arguably the greatest hitter of all time, the late, great Tony Gwynn<\/strong>. (Sorry San Diegans, though \u201cMr. Padre\u201d played his entire twenty-season MLB career for the San Diego Padres, he was in fact born a couple hours north in the city of Los Angeles.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Home Runs<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Of course, no stat breakdown would be complete without a home run tally!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Area Code<\/th> Home Runs (as of completion of 2024 season)<\/strong><\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead> 213<\/td> 8,808<\/td><\/tr> 619<\/td> 5,126<\/td><\/tr> 212<\/td> 4,804<\/td><\/tr> 718<\/td> 4,750<\/td><\/tr> 415<\/td> 4,744<\/td><\/tr> 312<\/td> 4,455<\/td><\/tr> 410<\/td> 4,426<\/td><\/tr> 205<\/td> 4,162<\/td><\/tr> 405<\/td> 4,158<\/td><\/tr> 314<\/td> 4,100<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n The difference here is absolutely staggering; there are over 3.6 thousand more home runs from LA versus anywhere else. This is largely due to the aforementioned Duke Snider and Eddie Murray, but don\u2019t forget about Joe Gordon<\/strong>, Darryl Strawberry<\/strong>, and Ray Lankford<\/strong>, among others who\u2019ve tacked on to that huge chasm!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
San Diego\u2019s 619 does get the spotlight for second place thanks to all-time great Ted Williams (though he in fact played his entire 19 season career for the Boston Red Sox). He might not have a stadium named after him, but he gets a hometown mention in San Diego with a major freeway (SR-56) in his name, the \u201cTed Williams Parkway.\u201d (How\u2019d we know that? Okay, okay… it’s not so far from NumberBarn\u2019s headquarters!)
<\/p>\n\n\n\nRBIs<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
A classic staple in baseball statistics, RBI\u2019s (or \u201cruns batted in\u201d) are pretty much the name of the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Area Code<\/th> RBI (as of completion of 2024 season)<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead> 213<\/td> 43,313<\/td><\/tr> 312<\/td> 33,206<\/td><\/tr> 718<\/td> 32,958<\/td><\/tr> 415<\/td> 31,769<\/td><\/tr> 314<\/td> 31,492<\/td><\/tr> 215<\/td> 31,288<\/td><\/tr> 212<\/td> 28,806<\/td><\/tr> 283<\/td> 25,092<\/td><\/tr> 410<\/td> 22,363<\/td><\/tr> 205<\/td> 21,944<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n And once again, the LA area is widely in the lead. But rather than take another opportunity to talk about Tony Gwynn (trust us, we could talk about just him for the whole article), we\u2019ll highlight a few players from the extremely impressive second place 312 Chicago area<\/strong>: Rickey Hendrson<\/strong>, Herman Long<\/strong>, and Kirby Puckett<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stolen Bases<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Speaking of Rickey Henderson, here\u2019s an example of how a single player can elevate an area code to the top of the stack; Chicago slides into first place as the all-time base stealing champion, thanks largely to Henderson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Area Code<\/th> Stolen Bases (as of completion of 2024 season)<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead> 312<\/td> 7,578<\/td><\/tr> 215<\/td> 7,325<\/td><\/tr> 213<\/td> 6,695<\/td><\/tr> 283<\/td> 5,685<\/td><\/tr> 314<\/td> 5,360<\/td><\/tr> 415<\/td> 4,656<\/td><\/tr> 718<\/td> 4,649<\/td><\/tr> 212<\/td> 4,104<\/td><\/tr> 518<\/td> 3,787<\/td><\/tr> 220<\/td> 3,643<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n But besides the MLB\u2019s all-time greatest base stealer, other Chicago-born stolen base greats include the vintage Lonnie Smith<\/strong>, as well as the (very) vintage Charlie Comiskey<\/strong>, who does get a stadium. Among other things, he\u2019s the namesake of the Chicago White Sox\u2019s Comiskey Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Batting Average<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
While batting is a stat that\u2019s risen and fallen in popularity as new stats have emerged over the decades, it\u2019s still perhaps the most classic baseball stat of all time. We wondered which area code was batting the highest and producing the greatest concentration of not-so-average batters. So we took a swing at those stats here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Area Code<\/th> Batting Average (as of completion of 2024 season)<\/strong><\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead> 478<\/td> .255<\/td><\/tr> 941<\/td> .242<\/td><\/tr> 325<\/td> .237<\/td><\/tr> 307<\/td> .237<\/td><\/tr> 385<\/td> .233<\/td><\/tr> 470<\/td> .231<\/td><\/tr> 253<\/td> .227<\/td><\/tr> 615<\/td> .226<\/td><\/tr> 901<\/td> .226<\/td><\/tr> 206<\/td> .225<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Here\u2019s our first shocker of the study: the 478 area code which services the central Georgia area (Milledgeville, Warner Robins, Macon, etc.) is the all-time batting average champion, batting a collective .255 (not bad!). Which hometown heroes does the 478 have to thank? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Batting WAR<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Though if you want to consider baseball greatness by a more modern statistical standard, that would likely be \u201cWAR\u201d (or, \u201cwins above replacement\u201d). We won\u2019t get into how WAR is fully calculated because we don\u2019t have a week of your time, but the broad idea is that each full number represents an additional victory you could ascribe to that player\u2019s contributions. (So the higher the number, the more wins you could expect over a league average player!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Area Code<\/th> Batting WAR (as of completion of 2024 season)<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead> 718<\/td> 1607.52<\/td><\/tr> 213<\/td> 1580.95<\/td><\/tr> 410<\/td> 1279.48<\/td><\/tr> 212<\/td> 1268.55<\/td><\/tr> 314<\/td> 1238.82<\/td><\/tr> 312<\/td> 1237.64<\/td><\/tr> 215<\/td> 1186.42<\/td><\/tr> 415<\/td> 1106.52<\/td><\/tr> 283<\/td> 1036.76<\/td><\/tr> 205<\/td> 1013.6<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n It was about time New York (718)<\/strong> topped one of these lists! (And spoilers: it won\u2019t be the last.) The Bronx\/Queens\/Brooklyn\/Staten Island area has a massive baseball heritage to thank for winning the batting WAR title, thanks to all-time 718 greats like Whitey Ford<\/strong>, Lou Gehrig<\/strong>, Alex Rodriguez<\/strong>, and Eddie Collins<\/strong> helping take the title. (But shout out to third place 410 – Baltimore<\/strong>, whose legacy we\u2019ll expand on later.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pitches<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Ah, finally, the pitchers! We have five main pitching statistics to break down, starting with the most classic pitching stat of all: wins!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wins<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Area Code<\/th> Pitching Wins (as of completion of 2024 season)<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead> 718<\/td> 3,626<\/td><\/tr> 313<\/td> 3,572<\/td><\/tr> 314<\/td> 3,022<\/td><\/tr> 312<\/td> 2,596<\/td><\/tr> 213<\/td> 2,574<\/td><\/tr> 410<\/td> 2,466<\/td><\/tr> 215<\/td> 2,409<\/td><\/tr> 412<\/td> 2,306<\/td><\/tr> 212<\/td> 2,272<\/td><\/tr> 217<\/td> 2,271<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n And wouldn\u2019t you know it, no curveballs here\u2026the 718 New York area also takes the pitching title for just plain winnin\u2019. Among the all-timers that helped propel the New York area to the title are Warren Spahn<\/strong>, Orel Hershisher<\/strong>, Sandy Koufax<\/strong>, and undoubtedly the coolest name in this entire article, Old Hoss Radbourn<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rounding out the top three winning cities are Detroit, MI<\/strong>, and St.Louis, MO<\/strong> (aka, \u201cBaseball Heaven\u201d). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Complete Games<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\u201cComplete Games\u201d is a somewhat old-school stat, as considerably fewer pitchers throw an entire nine innings in the modern era, compared to the first half of baseball history. Maybe don\u2019t expect this list to shift any time soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Area Code<\/th> Pitching Complete Games (as of completion of 2024 season)<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead> 718<\/td> 3,209<\/td><\/tr> 215<\/td> 3,064<\/td><\/tr> 314<\/td> 2,868<\/td><\/tr> 312<\/td> 2,293<\/td><\/tr> 410<\/td> 2,244<\/td><\/tr> 412<\/td> 2,206<\/td><\/tr> 212<\/td> 2,072<\/td><\/tr> 272<\/td> 2,024<\/td><\/tr> 313<\/td> 1,948<\/td><\/tr> 217<\/td> 1,915<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n A lot of the same names from the \u201cwins\u201d category give New York yet another statistical victory, with Philadelphia in second and St. Louis in third. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
St. Louis has some seriously classic players to thank for the area\u2019s top three finish: Pud Galvin<\/strong>, Clark Griffith<\/strong>, Silver King <\/strong>are all turn of the 20th century players with several hundred complete games between them. (Although modern great and St. Louis native Max Scherzer <\/strong>may be the last player for a long time to make a serious contribution to this stat.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nPitching Saves<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
A stat to gain popularity in more recent baseball history, however, is the \u201cSave\u201d (denoted when a player finishes the last out(s) of a game within three runs of differential). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Area Code<\/th> Pitching Saves (as of completion of 2024 season)<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead> 718<\/td> 1,335<\/td><\/tr> 626<\/td> 1,188<\/td><\/tr> 281<\/td> 1,139<\/td><\/tr> 313<\/td> 997<\/td><\/tr> 220<\/td> 990<\/td><\/tr> 341<\/td> 959<\/td><\/tr> 318<\/td> 955<\/td><\/tr> 283<\/td> 946<\/td><\/tr> 562<\/td> 925<\/td><\/tr> 657<\/td> 874<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Are you getting sick of New York by this point? The biggest single contributor (with 424 dang saves!) is New York Mets great John Franco<\/strong>, with others like Jim Johnson<\/strong> and Billy Koch<\/strong> tossing in a few of their own (get it?). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In second and third place for saves are the Los Angeles 626 area<\/strong>, followed by the 281 Houston area<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pitching Strikeout<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Okay, wins, complete games, and saves are cool and all\u2026 but what\u2019s more fun than a classic strikeout? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Area Code<\/th> Pitching Strikeout (as of completion of 2024 season)<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead> 313<\/td> 35,740<\/td><\/tr> 718<\/td> 32,722<\/td><\/tr> 213<\/td> 30,055<\/td><\/tr> 281<\/td> 29,023<\/td><\/tr> 314<\/td> 27,377<\/td><\/tr> 312<\/td> 24,497<\/td><\/tr> 619<\/td> 23,954<\/td><\/tr> 318<\/td> 22,626<\/td><\/tr> 657<\/td> 22,265<\/td><\/tr> 410<\/td> 821,946<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n And going by strikeouts anyway, nobody has had more fun than pitchers from
- Currently Playing<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n