MLB players born in 1861
52 MLB players on file were born in 1861. John Clarkson leads them with 78.0 career WAR. The first born in 1861 to play in the MLB were Stump Wiedman and Ecky Stearns, in 1880. Every season since 1876 is on file.
Former MLB players born in 1861 (52)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Clarkson | P | 1882–1894 | 12 | 328 W · 1,978 SO · 78.0 WAR | — |
| Pete Browning | — | 1882–1894 | 13 | 1,646 H · 46 HR · 33.1 WAR | — |
| Charlie Buffinton | P | 1882–1892 | 11 | 233 W · 1,700 SO · 32.0 WAR | — |
| Stump Wiedman | P | 1880–1888 | 9 | 101 W · 910 SO · 19.9 WAR | — |
| Jocko Milligan | — | 1884–1893 | 10 | 848 H · 49 HR · 16.0 WAR | — |
| Emmett Seery | — | 1884–1892 | 9 | 893 H · 27 HR · 9.2 WAR | — |
| Paul Radford | — | 1883–1894 | 12 | 1,206 H · 13 HR · 7.2 WAR | — |
| Mox McQuery | — | 1884–1891 | 5 | 429 H · 13 HR · 4.8 WAR | — |
| George Tebeau | — | 1887–1895 | 6 | 622 H · 15 HR · 4.7 WAR | — |
| Jumbo Davis | — | 1884–1891 | 7 | 468 H · 14 HR · 4.4 WAR | — |
| Joe Miller | — | 1884–1885 | 2 | 163 H · 1 HR · 1.5 WAR | — |
| Joe Werrick | — | 1884–1888 | 4 | 383 H · 10 HR · 0.9 WAR | — |
| Jackie Hayes | — | 1882–1890 | 7 | 267 H · 10 HR · 0.6 WAR | — |
| Bill Wise | P | 1882–1886 | 3 | 24 W · 277 SO · 0.5 WAR | — |
| Ecky Stearns | — | 1880–1889 | 7 | 491 H · 8 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Mart McQuaid | — | 1891–1898 | 2 | 4 H · 0 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| John Leighton | — | 1890 | 1 | 8 H · 0 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Len Sowders | — | 1886 | 1 | 20 H · 0 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Bill Conway | — | 1884–1886 | 2 | 2 H · 0 HR | — |
| Bill Higgins | — | 1888–1890 | 2 | 76 H · 0 HR | — |
| Abe Wolstenholme | — | 1883 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Ed Coughlin | — | 1884 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Gene Begley | — | 1886 | 1 | 2 H · 0 HR | — |
| Mort Scanlan | — | 1890 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Patrick Scanlan | — | 1884 | 1 | 7 H · 0 HR | — |
| Sim Bullas | — | 1884 | 1 | 4 H · 0 HR | — |
| Chris McFarland | — | 1884 | 1 | 3 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Ed Kennedy | — | 1884 | 1 | 10 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Harry Maskrey | — | 1882 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Ren Wylie | — | 1882 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Charlie Reising | — | 1884 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Ervin Curtis | — | 1891 | 1 | 55 H · 1 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Shadow Pyle | P | 1884–1887 | 2 | 1 W · 9 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Alex Gardner | — | 1884 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Charlie Daniels | P | 1884 | 1 | 0 W · 12 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Henry Jackson | — | 1887 | 1 | 10 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| John Ake | — | 1884 | 1 | 10 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| John Irwin | — | 1882–1891 | 8 | 312 H · 3 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Dell Darling | — | 1883–1891 | 6 | 151 H · 7 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Walt Goldsby | — | 1884–1888 | 3 | 65 H · 0 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Ed Flanagan | — | 1887–1889 | 2 | 42 H · 1 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Bob Pettit | — | 1887–1891 | 3 | 93 H · 7 HR · -0.8 WAR | — |
| Jim McKeever | — | 1884 | 1 | 9 H · 0 HR · -0.8 WAR | — |
| George Pechiney | P | 1885–1887 | 3 | 23 W · 183 SO · -0.9 WAR | — |
| Elmer Foster | — | 1884–1891 | 6 | 75 H · 6 HR · -1.0 WAR | — |
| Pat O'connell | — | 1886–1890 | 2 | 39 H · 0 HR · -1.1 WAR | — |
| Walter Prince | — | 1883–1884 | 2 | 42 H · 1 HR · -1.1 WAR | — |
| John Humphries | — | 1883–1884 | 2 | 52 H · 0 HR · -1.3 WAR | — |
| Jake Aydelott | P | 1884–1886 | 2 | 5 W · 35 SO · -1.7 WAR | — |
| John Peltz | — | 1884–1890 | 3 | 195 H · 4 HR · -2.0 WAR | — |
| Al Atkinson | P | 1884–1887 | 3 | 51 W · 435 SO · -2.2 WAR | — |
| Jim Lillie | — | 1883–1886 | 4 | 332 H · 6 HR · -6.8 WAR | — |
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: WAR in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.