MLB players born in 1860
63 MLB players on file were born in 1860. Sam Thompson leads them with 34.8 career WAR. The first born in 1860 to play in the MLB was Frank Pearce, in 1876. Every season since 1876 is on file.
Former MLB players born in 1860 (63)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Thompson | — | 1885–1906 | 15 | 1,979 H · 127 HR · 34.8 WAR | — |
| Fred Pfeffer | — | 1882–1897 | 16 | 1,671 H · 94 HR · 23.6 WAR | — |
| John Ward | P | 1878–1884 | 7 | 164 W · 920 SO · 22.9 WAR | — |
| Chief Zimmer | — | 1884–1903 | 19 | 1,224 H · 26 HR · 20.7 WAR | — |
| Henry Larkin | — | 1884–1893 | 10 | 1,429 H · 53 HR · 17.7 WAR | — |
| Frank Fennelly | — | 1884–1890 | 7 | 781 H · 34 HR · 17.5 WAR | — |
| Arlie Latham | — | 1880–1909 | 17 | 1,833 H · 27 HR · 14.9 WAR | — |
| Billy Shindle | — | 1886–1898 | 13 | 1,561 H · 31 HR · 12.5 WAR | — |
| Tom Brown | — | 1882–1898 | 17 | 1,951 H · 64 HR · 9.1 WAR | — |
| Jack O'brien | — | 1882–1890 | 8 | 577 H · 11 HR · 8.1 WAR | — |
| Bill White | — | 1884–1888 | 4 | 441 H · 6 HR · 1.6 WAR | — |
| Billy O'brien | — | 1884–1890 | 5 | 364 H · 32 HR · 1.2 WAR | — |
| Jack (da) Jones | P | 1883 | 1 | 11 W · 61 SO · 0.8 WAR | — |
| John Munyan | — | 1887–1891 | 3 | 148 H · 4 HR · 0.7 WAR | — |
| Frank Olin | — | 1884–1885 | 2 | 56 H · 1 HR · 0.6 WAR | — |
| Tom j Lynch | — | 1884–1885 | 2 | 41 H · 0 HR · 0.4 WAR | — |
| Tom McLaughlin | — | 1883–1891 | 5 | 227 H · 2 HR · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Mike Sullivan | — | 1888 | 1 | 31 H · 1 HR · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Gene Derby | — | 1885 | 1 | 4 H · 0 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Jay Faatz | — | 1884–1890 | 4 | 274 H · 3 HR | — |
| Al Hubbard | — | 1883 | 1 | 2 H · 0 HR | — |
| Art Sladen | — | 1884 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Edgar (ae) Smith | — | 1883 | 1 | 25 H · 0 HR | — |
| Frank Beck | — | 1884 | 1 | 6 H · 0 HR | — |
| Frank Bishop | — | 1884 | 1 | 3 H · 0 HR | — |
| Frank Butler | — | 1895 | 1 | 6 H · 0 HR | — |
| Frank Graves | — | 1886 | 1 | 21 H · 0 HR | — |
| John Grady | — | 1884 | 1 | 11 H · 0 HR | — |
| Leonidas Lee | — | 1877 | 1 | 5 H · 0 HR | — |
| Pop Joy | — | 1884 | 1 | 28 H · 0 HR | — |
| Walt Walker | — | 1884 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Abner Powell | — | 1884–1886 | 2 | 78 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Jim Brown | — | 1884–1886 | 2 | 27 H · 1 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Charlie Ingraham | — | 1883 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Frank Pearce | P | 1876 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Frank Mountain | — | 1880–1886 | 7 | 158 H · 9 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Henry Boyle | — | 1884–1889 | 6 | 230 H · 10 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Anton Falch | — | 1884 | 1 | 2 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Jim Tray | — | 1884 | 1 | 6 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Wes Curry | P | 1884 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Buck West | — | 1884–1890 | 2 | 69 H · 3 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Pat Friel | — | 1890–1891 | 2 | 67 H · 3 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Steve Behel | — | 1884–1886 | 2 | 54 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Ed Halbriter | P | 1882 | 1 | 0 W · 4 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Ed Beecher | — | 1887–1891 | 4 | 325 H · 7 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Cal Broughton | — | 1883–1888 | 4 | 27 H · 0 HR · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Jim McLaughlin | P | 1884 | 1 | 1 W · 8 SO · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Ed Trumbull | — | 1884 | 1 | 10 H · 0 HR · -0.6 WAR | — |
| Charlie Berry | — | 1884 | 1 | 38 H · 1 HR · -0.7 WAR | — |
| Ed Glenn | — | 1884–1888 | 3 | 106 H · 1 HR · -1.0 WAR | — |
| Pop Tate | — | 1885–1890 | 6 | 179 H · 2 HR · -1.1 WAR | — |
| Joe Crotty | — | 1882–1886 | 4 | 56 H · 1 HR · -1.4 WAR | — |
| Tom Sullivan | P | 1884–1889 | 4 | 14 W · 147 SO · -1.4 WAR | — |
| Charlie Levis | — | 1884–1885 | 2 | 88 H · 6 HR · -1.4 WAR | — |
| George Myers | — | 1884–1889 | 6 | 321 H · 5 HR · -1.5 WAR | — |
| Jim McDonald | — | 1884–1885 | 2 | 24 H · 0 HR · -1.7 WAR | — |
| Charlie Bastian | — | 1884–1891 | 8 | 342 H · 11 HR · -2.0 WAR | — |
| Frank Ringo | — | 1883–1886 | 4 | 97 H · 0 HR · -2.0 WAR | — |
| Tom O'brien | — | 1882–1890 | 6 | 257 H · 4 HR · -2.1 WAR | — |
| Cub Stricker | — | 1882–1893 | 11 | 1,106 H · 12 HR · -2.2 WAR | — |
| Bart Cantz | — | 1888–1890 | 3 | 34 H · 0 HR · -2.2 WAR | — |
| Scrappy Carroll | — | 1884–1887 | 3 | 49 H · 0 HR · -2.3 WAR | — |
| John Hamill | P | 1884 | 1 | 2 W · 50 SO · -3.3 WAR | — |
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: WAR in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.