List of oldest Major League Baseball players

Jack Quinn in 1919

Below is the List of oldest Major League Baseball (MLB) players, with their last season in parentheses. Only baseball players who played at least one game when they were older than 45 are included on the list. Active are players in bold type.

Oldest players in the regular season

Jamie Moyer signing autographs
Roger Clemens with Astros

Pitchers

Position players

Note: O'Leary, O'Rourke, Jennings, Street, McGuire and Evers each made one token major league appearance years (or even decades) after their careers had otherwise ended. The careers of Altrock, Minoso and Latham had also effectively ended many years before their final major league appearances, though each were brought back for token appearances several times (spanning several seasons) before their final game. Julio Franco is the oldest position player to appear regularly.

Oldest players in the postseason

Quinn, JackJack Quinn Philadelphia Athletics 1930 World Series 47 years, 95 days
Quinn, JackJack Quinn Philadelphia Athletics 1929 World Series 46 years, 103 days
Moyer, JamieJamie Moyer Philadelphia Phillies 2008 World Series 45 years, 342 days
Clemens, RogerRoger Clemens New York Yankees 2007 ALDS 45 years, 64 days
Moyer, JamieJamie Moyer Philadelphia Phillies 2007 NLDS 44 years, 322 days
Niekro, PhilPhil Niekro Atlanta Braves 1982 NLCS 43 years, 191 days
Wells, DavidDavid Wells San Diego Padres 2006 NLDS 43 years, 138 days
Clemens, RogerRoger Clemens Houston Astros 2005 World Series 43 years, 79 days
Johnson, RandyRandy Johnson New York Yankees 2006 ALDS 43 years, 31 days

See also

References

  1. Oldest regular pitcher (over 100 innings); older pitchers made infrequent appearances (20 innings or less) after age 47, except Quinn, who pitched 87 innings as a 48-year-old, and Moyer, who pitched 5323 innings at 49.
  2. http://www.sportspool.com/baseball/postseason/nlcs/1982.php

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