MLB players born in 1859
62 MLB players on file were born in 1859. Tony Mullane leads them with 48.2 career WAR. The first born in 1859 to play in the MLB was Bill Traffley, in 1878. Every season since 1876 is on file.
Former MLB players born in 1859 (62)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Mullane | P | 1881–1894 | 13 | 284 W · 1,803 SO · 48.2 WAR | — |
| Bid McPhee | — | 1882–1899 | 18 | 2,250 H · 53 HR · 41.3 WAR | — |
| Bill Hutchison | P | 1884–1897 | 9 | 184 W · 1,236 SO · 37.9 WAR | — |
| Jack Glasscock | — | 1879–1895 | 17 | 2,040 H · 27 HR · 28.2 WAR | — |
| Buck Ewing | — | 1880–1897 | 18 | 1,625 H · 71 HR · 27.2 WAR | — |
| Dave Orr | — | 1883–1890 | 8 | 1,125 H · 37 HR · 23.2 WAR | — |
| Mickey Welch | P | 1880–1892 | 13 | 307 W · 1,850 SO · 20.1 WAR | — |
| Ed Swartwood | — | 1881–1892 | 9 | 861 H · 14 HR · 15.7 WAR | — |
| Jerry Denny | — | 1881–1894 | 13 | 1,286 H · 74 HR · 15.4 WAR | — |
| Jesse Duryea | P | 1889–1893 | 5 | 59 W · 416 SO · 14.7 WAR | — |
| Lady Baldwin | P | 1884–1890 | 6 | 73 W · 582 SO · 13.0 WAR | — |
| Fred Dunlap | — | 1880–1891 | 12 | 1,159 H · 41 HR · 8.6 WAR | — |
| Dupee Shaw | P | 1883–1888 | 6 | 83 W · 950 SO · 8.1 WAR | — |
| Bob Emslie | P | 1883–1885 | 3 | 44 W · 362 SO · 7.0 WAR | — |
| Cliff Carroll | — | 1882–1893 | 11 | 995 H · 31 HR · 6.9 WAR | — |
| George Shoch | — | 1886–1897 | 11 | 671 H · 10 HR · 6.8 WAR | — |
| Yank Robinson | — | 1882–1892 | 10 | 825 H · 15 HR · 6.5 WAR | — |
| Nat Hudson | P | 1886–1889 | 4 | 48 W · 258 SO · 3.2 WAR | — |
| Charlie Comiskey | — | 1882–1894 | 13 | 1,530 H · 29 HR · 3.0 WAR | — |
| Joe Knight | — | 1884–1890 | 2 | 156 H · 4 HR · 2.2 WAR | — |
| Joe Visner | — | 1885–1891 | 4 | 241 H · 12 HR · 2.1 WAR | — |
| Bill Burdick | P | 1888–1889 | 2 | 12 W · 71 SO · 1.9 WAR | — |
| Ed Cartwright | — | 1890–1897 | 5 | 562 H · 24 HR · 1.8 WAR | — |
| Gid Gardner | — | 1879–1888 | 7 | 178 H · 4 HR · 1.0 WAR | — |
| Bill Krieg | — | 1884–1887 | 4 | 127 H · 4 HR · 1.0 WAR | — |
| Cyclone Miller | P | 1884–1886 | 2 | 14 W · 125 SO · 0.9 WAR | — |
| John Reccius | — | 1882–1883 | 2 | 72 H · 1 HR · 0.8 WAR | — |
| Wally Andrews | — | 1884–1888 | 2 | 28 H · 0 HR · 0.4 WAR | — |
| Leo Smith | — | 1890 | 1 | 21 H · 0 HR · 0.3 WAR | — |
| Jim Powell | — | 1884 | 1 | 37 H · 0 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Tom Kearns | — | 1880–1884 | 3 | 20 H · 0 HR | — |
| Ed Dundon | — | 1883–1884 | 2 | 27 H · 0 HR | — |
| Ed O'neil | P | 1890 | 1 | 0 W · 19 SO | — |
| Hal McClure | — | 1882 | 1 | 2 H · 0 HR | — |
| Hi Ebright | — | 1889 | 1 | 15 H · 1 HR | — |
| Steve Dignan | — | 1880 | 1 | 14 H · 0 HR | — |
| Chris Rickley | — | 1884 | 1 | 5 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Frank McIntyre | P | 1883 | 1 | 2 W · 6 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Lou Meyers | — | 1884 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| John Kiley | — | 1884–1891 | 2 | 12 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Sid Farrar | — | 1883–1890 | 8 | 905 H · 18 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Len Stockwell | — | 1879–1890 | 3 | 3 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Bob Casey | — | 1882 | 1 | 9 H · 1 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Joe Brown | — | 1884–1885 | 2 | 16 H · 0 HR · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Bill Irwin | P | 1886 | 1 | 0 W · 6 SO · -0.5 WAR | — |
| George Noftsker | — | 1884 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Fred Tenney | — | 1884 | 1 | 30 H · 0 HR · -0.6 WAR | — |
| Mert Hackett | — | 1883–1887 | 5 | 203 H · 8 HR · -0.9 WAR | — |
| Jimmy Woulfe | — | 1884 | 1 | 11 H · 0 HR · -1.0 WAR | — |
| Gurdon Whiteley | — | 1884–1885 | 2 | 30 H · 1 HR · -1.1 WAR | — |
| Tom Dolan | — | 1879–1888 | 7 | 165 H · 1 HR · -1.2 WAR | — |
| John Kelly | — | 1879–1884 | 4 | 106 H · 1 HR · -1.4 WAR | — |
| Tom Forster | — | 1882–1886 | 4 | 131 H · 1 HR · -1.4 WAR | — |
| Steve Toole | P | 1886–1890 | 4 | 27 W · 141 SO · -1.5 WAR | — |
| Elias Peak | — | 1884 | 1 | 44 H · 0 HR · -1.7 WAR | — |
| Larry Corcoran | — | 1880–1887 | 8 | 287 H · 2 HR · -2.0 WAR | — |
| Buck Becannon | P | 1884–1885 | 2 | 3 W · 15 SO · -2.1 WAR | — |
| John Fox | P | 1881–1886 | 4 | 13 W · 104 SO · -2.5 WAR | — |
| Ed Andrews | — | 1884–1891 | 8 | 830 H · 12 HR · -2.8 WAR | — |
| Doug Crothers | P | 1884–1885 | 2 | 8 W · 51 SO · -3.1 WAR | — |
| Bill Traffley | — | 1878–1886 | 5 | 116 H · 1 HR · -3.2 WAR | — |
| John Harkins | P | 1884–1888 | 5 | 51 W · 489 SO · -4.5 WAR | — |
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: WAR in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.