MLB players born in 1863
78 MLB players on file were born in 1863. Jimmy Ryan leads them with 41.2 career WAR. The first born in 1863 to play in the MLB were Charlie Sweeney and Jim Halpin, in 1882. Every season since 1876 is on file.
Former MLB players born in 1863 (78)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Ryan | — | 1885–1903 | 18 | 2,502 H · 118 HR · 41.2 WAR | — |
| Tommy Tucker | — | 1887–1899 | 13 | 1,882 H · 42 HR · 22.2 WAR | — |
| Mark Baldwin | P | 1887–1893 | 7 | 156 W · 1,354 SO · 18.9 WAR | — |
| Germany Smith | — | 1884–1898 | 15 | 1,592 H · 47 HR · 17.1 WAR | — |
| Tommy McCarthy | — | 1884–1896 | 13 | 1,496 H · 44 HR · 14.8 WAR | — |
| Deacon McGuire | — | 1884–1912 | 26 | 1,748 H · 45 HR · 13.2 WAR | — |
| Frank Foreman | P | 1884–1902 | 11 | 96 W · 586 SO · 12.0 WAR | — |
| Darby O'brien | — | 1887–1892 | 6 | 805 H · 20 HR · 9.1 WAR | — |
| John Ewing | P | 1888–1891 | 4 | 53 W · 525 SO · 8.5 WAR | — |
| Danny Richardson | — | 1884–1894 | 11 | 1,129 H · 32 HR · 7.8 WAR | — |
| Walt Wilmot | — | 1888–1898 | 10 | 1,098 H · 58 HR · 7.8 WAR | — |
| Charley Bassett | — | 1884–1892 | 9 | 806 H · 15 HR · 6.6 WAR | — |
| Bones Ely | — | 1884–1902 | 14 | 1,331 H · 24 HR · 6.5 WAR | — |
| Jim McTamany | — | 1885–1891 | 7 | 794 H · 19 HR · 6.1 WAR | — |
| Henry Gruber | P | 1887–1891 | 5 | 61 W · 346 SO · 6.1 WAR | — |
| Fred Smith | P | 1890 | 1 | 19 W · 116 SO · 4.3 WAR | — |
| Tom Lovett | P | 1885–1894 | 6 | 88 W · 439 SO · 3.7 WAR | — |
| Phil Tomney | — | 1888–1890 | 3 | 205 H · 5 HR · 2.9 WAR | — |
| John Coleman | — | 1883–1890 | 8 | 645 H · 7 HR · 2.5 WAR | — |
| Parson Nicholson | — | 1888–1895 | 3 | 169 H · 5 HR · 2.4 WAR | — |
| Rasty Wright | — | 1890 | 1 | 111 H · 0 HR · 2.4 WAR | — |
| Al Myers | — | 1884–1891 | 8 | 788 H · 13 HR · 1.6 WAR | — |
| Charlie Sweeney | — | 1882–1887 | 6 | 224 H · 2 HR · 1.5 WAR | — |
| Charlie Hamburg | — | 1890 | 1 | 132 H · 3 HR · 1.5 WAR | — |
| Dick Johnston | — | 1884–1891 | 8 | 751 H · 33 HR · 1.4 WAR | — |
| Wilbert Robinson | — | 1886–1902 | 17 | 1,388 H · 18 HR · 1.2 WAR | — |
| Count Campau | — | 1888–1894 | 3 | 153 H · 10 HR · 1.1 WAR | — |
| Dick Burns | — | 1883–1885 | 3 | 145 H · 4 HR · 0.9 WAR | — |
| Al McCauley | — | 1884–1891 | 3 | 170 H · 2 HR · 0.8 WAR | — |
| Ed Keas | P | 1888 | 1 | 3 W · 18 SO · 0.6 WAR | — |
| Norm Baker | P | 1883–1890 | 3 | 14 W · 94 SO · 0.5 WAR | — |
| Jim Field | — | 1883–1898 | 5 | 292 H · 10 HR · 0.4 WAR | — |
| Dave McKeough | — | 1890–1891 | 2 | 63 H · 0 HR · 0.3 WAR | — |
| Bob Clark | — | 1886–1893 | 7 | 233 H · 1 HR · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Jimmy Peoples | — | 1884–1889 | 6 | 264 H · 7 HR · 0.2 WAR | — |
| George Henry | — | 1893 | 1 | 23 H · 0 HR · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Jim Connor | — | 1892–1899 | 4 | 247 H · 3 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| John Henry | — | 1884–1890 | 4 | 53 H · 0 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Charlie Ferguson | P | 1884–1887 | 4 | 99 W · 728 SO | — |
| John Tener | — | 1885–1890 | 4 | 62 H · 3 HR | — |
| Jerry Hurley | — | 1889–1891 | 3 | 20 H · 0 HR | — |
| Jake Wells | — | 1888–1890 | 2 | 34 H · 0 HR | — |
| Bill Finley | — | 1886 | 1 | 8 H · 0 HR | — |
| Ed Sixsmith | — | 1884 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Hezekiah Allen | — | 1884 | 1 | 2 H · 0 HR | — |
| Jack Horner | P | 1894 | 1 | 0 W · 2 SO | — |
| John Rudderham | — | 1884 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Lem Hunter | — | 1883 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Mike Jordan | — | 1890 | 1 | 12 H · 0 HR | — |
| Pat Pettee | — | 1891 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Woody Wagenhorst | — | 1888 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| George Rooks | — | 1891 | 1 | 2 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Hi Church | — | 1890 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Jack Heinzman | — | 1886 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Jack Wentz | — | 1891 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| John Cattanach | P | 1884 | 1 | 1 W · 15 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Clarence Stephens | P | 1886–1892 | 3 | 1 W · 10 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Jim McCauley | — | 1884–1886 | 3 | 23 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Bill Delaney | — | 1890 | 1 | 22 H · 1 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Bill Nelson | P | 1884 | 1 | 1 W · 6 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Charlie Hall | — | 1887 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Chippy McGarr | — | 1884–1896 | 10 | 872 H · 9 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Charlie Krehmeyer | — | 1884–1885 | 2 | 23 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Pete Meegan | P | 1884–1885 | 2 | 14 W · 164 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Bill Blair | P | 1888 | 1 | 1 W · 16 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Pat Hartnett | — | 1890 | 1 | 10 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| John Meister | — | 1886–1887 | 2 | 79 H · 3 HR · -0.6 WAR | — |
| Joe Gunson | — | 1884–1893 | 4 | 174 H · 0 HR · -0.7 WAR | — |
| Jim Halpin | — | 1882–1885 | 3 | 38 H · 0 HR · -0.7 WAR | — |
| Con Murphy | P | 1884–1890 | 2 | 4 W · 39 SO · -0.8 WAR | — |
| Charlie Parsons | P | 1886–1890 | 3 | 1 W · 12 SO · -0.9 WAR | — |
| Bill Vandyke | — | 1890–1893 | 3 | 134 H · 2 HR · -1.0 WAR | — |
| Frank Meinke | — | 1884–1885 | 2 | 56 H · 6 HR · -1.0 WAR | — |
| John Hofford | P | 1885–1886 | 2 | 3 W · 46 SO · -1.0 WAR | — |
| John Hanna | — | 1884 | 1 | 18 H · 0 HR · -1.0 WAR | — |
| Art Hagan | P | 1883–1884 | 2 | 2 W · 50 SO · -3.1 WAR | — |
| Pete Sweeney | — | 1888–1890 | 3 | 109 H · 1 HR · -3.2 WAR | — |
| Paul Cook | — | 1884–1891 | 7 | 304 H · 0 HR · -6.2 WAR | — |
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: WAR in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.