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

Pitchers

• 59 - Satchel Paige (1965)
• 50 - Jack Quinn (1933)
• 49 - Hoyt Wilhelm (1972)
• 49 - Jamie Moyer (Active, hasn't pitched since June 2010)
• 48 - Phil Niekro (1987)^[1]
• 47 - Nick Altrock (1924)
• 46 - Nolan Ryan (1993)
• 46 - Jesse Orosco (2003)
• 46 - Charlie Hough (1994)
• 46 - Tommy John (1989)
• 46 - Hod Lisenbee (1945)
• 46 - Randy Johnson (2009)
• 45 - Roger Clemens (2007)
• 45 - Gaylord Perry (1983)
• 45 - Fred Johnson (1939)
• 45 - Ted Lyons (1946)
• 45 - Tim Wakefield (2011-2012)

Position players

• 57 - Minnie Miñoso (1980) *
• 54 - Jim O'Rourke (1904)
• 51 - Charley O'Leary (1934)
• 49 - Julio Franco (2007) *
• 49 - Hughie Jennings (1918)
• 49 - Arlie Latham (1909)
• 48 - Gabby Street (1931)
• 48 - Deacon McGuire (1912)
• 48 - Johnny Evers (1929)
• 46 - Jimmy Austin (1926)
• 46 - Sam Thompson (1906)
• 46 - Dan Brouthers (1904)
• 45 - Cap Anson (1897)
• 45 - Sam Rice (1934)
• 45 - Pete Rose (1986)

  * Information on his date of birth is ambiguous.

Oldest pitchers to start a postseason game

Jamie Moyer signing autographs

Roger Clemens with Astros

Pitcher	Team	Year & Series	Age
Quinn, JackJack Quinn	Philadelphia Athletics	1929 World Series	46 years, 104 days
Moyer, JamieJamie Moyer	Philadelphia Phillies	2008 World Series	45 years, 342 days
Moyer, JamieJamie Moyer	Philadelphia Phillies	2008 NLCS	45 years, 329 days
Moyer, JamieJamie Moyer	Philadelphia Phillies	2008 NLDS	45 years, 321 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
Clemens, RogerRoger Clemens	Houston Astros	2005 NLCS	43 years, 72 days
Clemens, RogerRoger Clemens	Houston Astros	2005 NLDS	43 years, 63 days
Johnson, RandyRandy Johnson	New York Yankees	2006 ALDS	43 years, 31 days

• Note: Phil Niekro's start came in the first game of the 1982 NLCS, however, this game was not an officially completed game. It was raining at Busch Memorial Stadium and the Braves were winning a 1-0 shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals, when, with only three outs before it could become an official game, the umpire stopped the game. When the rain did not clear, the game was cancelled and restarted from the beginning the next night with Braves pitcher Pascual Pérez getting the start. The Braves would lose the game 7-0.^[2]

See also

• List of oldest professional athletes by sport

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.
2. ^ http://www.sportspool.com/baseball/postseason/nlcs/1982.php

External links

• Article including sidebar on oldest players
• Oldest player by year
• ESPN column

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