MLB players born in 1868
61 MLB players on file were born in 1868. Jesse Burkett leads them with 51.3 career WAR. The first born in 1868 to play in the MLB were Silver King, Elmer Smith, and Ed Fuller, in 1886. Every season since 1876 is on file.
Former MLB players born in 1868 (61)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Burkett | — | 1890–1905 | 16 | 2,850 H · 75 HR · 51.3 WAR | — |
| Silver King | P | 1886–1897 | 10 | 204 W · 1,229 SO · 44.6 WAR | — |
| Frank Dwyer | P | 1888–1899 | 12 | 176 W · 563 SO · 32.0 WAR | — |
| Red Ehret | P | 1888–1898 | 11 | 139 W · 848 SO · 22.0 WAR | — |
| Bobby Lowe | — | 1890–1907 | 18 | 1,929 H · 71 HR · 16.8 WAR | — |
| Ad Gumbert | P | 1888–1896 | 9 | 123 W · 546 SO · 13.2 WAR | — |
| Elmer Smith | P | 1886–1898 | 7 | 75 W · 526 SO · 11.1 WAR | — |
| Steve Brodie | — | 1890–1902 | 12 | 1,726 H · 25 HR · 9.3 WAR | — |
| Jack Stivetts | — | 1889–1899 | 11 | 592 H · 35 HR · 8.9 WAR | — |
| Bill Everitt | — | 1895–1901 | 7 | 902 H · 11 HR · 8.1 WAR | — |
| Dusty Miller | — | 1889–1899 | 7 | 769 H · 22 HR · 6.5 WAR | — |
| Fred Hartman | — | 1894–1902 | 6 | 622 H · 10 HR · 6.4 WAR | — |
| Frank Bowerman | — | 1895–1909 | 15 | 852 H · 13 HR · 5.9 WAR | — |
| Dan Daub | P | 1892–1897 | 6 | 45 W · 185 SO · 5.3 WAR | — |
| George Davies | P | 1891–1893 | 3 | 18 W · 166 SO · 5.3 WAR | — |
| Bill Phillips | P | 1890–1903 | 7 | 70 W · 374 SO · 4.3 WAR | — |
| George Hemming | P | 1890–1897 | 8 | 91 W · 362 SO · 4.0 WAR | — |
| Jock Menefee | P | 1892–1903 | 9 | 58 W · 293 SO · 3.5 WAR | — |
| Harley Payne | P | 1896–1899 | 4 | 30 W · 148 SO · 3.5 WAR | — |
| Boileryard Clarke | — | 1893–1905 | 13 | 858 H · 20 HR · 3.1 WAR | — |
| Tom Parrott | — | 1893–1896 | 4 | 301 H · 15 HR · 2.6 WAR | — |
| Bill Daley | P | 1889–1891 | 3 | 29 W · 218 SO · 2.2 WAR | — |
| Lew Whistler | — | 1890–1893 | 4 | 247 H · 12 HR · 1.1 WAR | — |
| Skyrocket Smith | — | 1888 | 1 | 49 H · 1 HR · 0.7 WAR | — |
| Jocko Halligan | — | 1890–1892 | 3 | 206 H · 10 HR · 0.5 WAR | — |
| Sal Campfield | P | 1896 | 1 | 1 W · 6 SO · 0.5 WAR | — |
| Frank Motz | — | 1890–1894 | 3 | 54 H · 2 HR · 0.4 WAR | — |
| Biff Sheehan | — | 1895–1896 | 2 | 60 H · 1 HR · 0.2 WAR | — |
| George Rettger | P | 1891–1892 | 2 | 9 W · 62 SO · 0.1 WAR | — |
| John Taber | P | 1890 | 1 | 0 W · 3 SO · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Dave Anderson | P | 1889–1890 | 2 | 3 W · 56 SO | — |
| Paddy Fox | — | 1891–1899 | 2 | 12 H · 1 HR | — |
| Bill Gilbert | P | 1892 | 1 | 0 W · 5 SO | — |
| Charlie Weber | P | 1898 | 1 | 0 W · 0 SO | — |
| Dan Sweeney | — | 1895 | 1 | 24 H · 1 HR | — |
| Ed Fuller | P | 1886 | 1 | 0 W · 3 SO | — |
| Frank Boyd | — | 1893 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Harry Gilbert | — | 1890 | 1 | 2 H · 0 HR | — |
| Neil Stynes | — | 1890 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Ted Conovar | P | 1889 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO | — |
| Dave Zearfoss | — | 1896–1905 | 5 | 42 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| John Newell | — | 1891 | 1 | 2 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Julie Freeman | P | 1888 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Pete Allen | — | 1893 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Whitey Gibson | — | 1888 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Jim McCormick | — | 1892 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| General Stafford | — | 1890–1899 | 8 | 583 H · 21 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| John Bates | P | 1889 | 1 | 0 W · 3 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Roscoe Coughlin | P | 1890–1891 | 2 | 7 W · 51 SO · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Charlie Bell | P | 1889–1891 | 2 | 4 W · 20 SO · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Joe Daly | — | 1890–1891 | 2 | 21 H · 0 HR · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Fred Woodcock | P | 1892 | 1 | 1 W · 8 SO · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Dan Burke | — | 1890–1892 | 2 | 22 H · 0 HR · -0.6 WAR | — |
| Charlie Newman | — | 1892 | 1 | 14 H · 0 HR · -0.7 WAR | — |
| Ezra Lincoln | P | 1890 | 1 | 3 W · 28 SO · -0.8 WAR | — |
| Lew Camp | — | 1892–1894 | 3 | 77 H · 4 HR · -0.9 WAR | — |
| Willard Mains | P | 1888–1896 | 3 | 16 W · 96 SO · -1.0 WAR | — |
| Fred Underwood | P | 1894 | 1 | 2 W · 10 SO · -1.1 WAR | — |
| Duke Esper | P | 1890–1898 | 9 | 101 W · 453 SO · -1.2 WAR | — |
| Tom Gettinger | — | 1889–1895 | 3 | 131 H · 6 HR · -1.4 WAR | — |
| Jack Ryan | — | 1889–1913 | 13 | 476 H · 4 HR · -6.6 WAR | — |
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: WAR in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.