MLB players born in 1872
69 MLB players on file were born in 1872. Fred Clarke leads them with 64.3 career WAR. The first born in 1872 to play in the MLB was Fred Chapman, in 1887. Every season since 1876 is on file.
Former MLB players born in 1872 (69)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Clarke | — | 1894–1915 | 21 | 2,672 H · 67 HR · 64.3 WAR | — |
| Al Orth | P | 1895–1909 | 15 | 204 W · 948 SO · 38.7 WAR | — |
| Pink Hawley | P | 1892–1901 | 10 | 167 W · 868 SO · 35.4 WAR | — |
| Deacon Phillippe | P | 1899–1911 | 13 | 189 W · 929 SO · 32.0 WAR | — |
| Cy Seymour | — | 1896–1913 | 16 | 1,723 H · 52 HR · 30.3 WAR | — |
| Willie Keeler | — | 1892–1910 | 19 | 2,932 H · 33 HR · 25.6 WAR | — |
| Sam Mertes | — | 1896–1906 | 10 | 1,227 H · 40 HR · 21.6 WAR | — |
| Togie Pittinger | P | 1900–1907 | 8 | 115 W · 832 SO · 17.9 WAR | — |
| Kip Selbach | — | 1894–1906 | 13 | 1,803 H · 44 HR · 15.9 WAR | — |
| Ted Lewis | P | 1896–1901 | 6 | 94 W · 378 SO · 14.7 WAR | — |
| John Warner | — | 1895–1908 | 14 | 870 H · 6 HR · 8.7 WAR | — |
| Jack Dunn | P | 1897–1904 | 7 | 64 W · 171 SO · 7.1 WAR | — |
| Willie Clark | — | 1895–1899 | 5 | 366 H · 2 HR · 5.3 WAR | — |
| Lou Criger | — | 1896–1912 | 16 | 709 H · 11 HR · 4.2 WAR | — |
| Fred Odwell | — | 1904–1907 | 4 | 365 H · 10 HR · 3.9 WAR | — |
| Klondike Douglass | — | 1896–1904 | 9 | 766 H · 10 HR · 3.3 WAR | — |
| Bill Dammann | P | 1897–1899 | 3 | 24 W · 74 SO · 2.9 WAR | — |
| Stoney McGlynn | P | 1906–1908 | 3 | 17 W · 157 SO · 1.9 WAR | — |
| Cozy Dolan | — | 1895–1906 | 9 | 855 H · 10 HR · 1.8 WAR | — |
| John Malarkey | P | 1894–1903 | 6 | 21 W · 179 SO · 1.6 WAR | — |
| Chauncey Fisher | P | 1893–1901 | 5 | 21 W · 80 SO · 1.5 WAR | — |
| Jack Katoll | P | 1898–1902 | 4 | 17 W · 90 SO · 0.9 WAR | — |
| Billy Ging | P | 1899 | 1 | 1 W · 2 SO · 0.4 WAR | — |
| Frank Sexton | P | 1895 | 1 | 1 W · 14 SO · 0.3 WAR | — |
| Jack Rothfuss | — | 1897 | 1 | 36 H · 2 HR · 0.3 WAR | — |
| John Eubank | P | 1905–1907 | 3 | 8 W · 56 SO · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Welcome Gaston | P | 1898–1899 | 2 | 1 W · 0 SO · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Clay Fauver | P | 1899 | 1 | 1 W · 1 SO · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Lew Carr | — | 1901 | 1 | 7 H · 0 HR · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Doc Parker | P | 1893–1901 | 4 | 5 W · 24 SO · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Harry Berte | — | 1903 | 1 | 5 H · 0 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Mike Hopkins | — | 1902 | 1 | 2 H · 0 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Arlie Pond | P | 1895–1898 | 4 | 35 W · 156 SO | — |
| Abbie Johnson | — | 1896–1897 | 2 | 59 H · 0 HR | — |
| Mike Kilroy | P | 1888–1891 | 2 | 0 W · 4 SO | — |
| Bob McHale | — | 1898 | 1 | 6 H · 0 HR | — |
| Bob Stafford | — | 1890 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Charlie Heard | — | 1890 | 1 | 8 H · 0 HR | — |
| Ed Spurney | — | 1891 | 1 | 2 H · 0 HR | — |
| Fred Chapman | P | 1887 | 1 | 0 W · 4 SO | — |
| Gene McAuliffe | — | 1904 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| George Moore | P | 1905 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO | — |
| Joe Berry | — | 1902 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Joe Regan | — | 1898 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Mike Flynn | — | 1891 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Pop Rising | — | 1905 | 1 | 3 H · 0 HR | — |
| Frank McPartlin | P | 1899 | 1 | 0 W · 2 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Mark McGrillis | — | 1892 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Shorty Gallagher | — | 1901 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Monte McFarland | P | 1895–1896 | 2 | 2 W · 8 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Guy McFadden | — | 1895 | 1 | 3 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Dale Gear | — | 1896–1901 | 3 | 57 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Tom Delahanty | — | 1894–1897 | 3 | 16 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Tom O'meara | — | 1895–1896 | 2 | 5 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Chink Heileman | — | 1901 | 1 | 2 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Gene Steere | — | 1894 | 1 | 8 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Doc Adkins | P | 1902–1903 | 2 | 1 W · 3 SO · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Eddie Hickey | — | 1901 | 1 | 6 H · 0 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Deke White | P | 1895 | 1 | 1 W · 6 SO · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Harry Maupin | P | 1898–1899 | 2 | 0 W · 6 SO · -0.9 WAR | — |
| Suter Sullivan | — | 1898–1899 | 2 | 148 H · 0 HR · -0.9 WAR | — |
| Bill Fox | — | 1897–1901 | 2 | 32 H · 0 HR · -1.0 WAR | — |
| Lem Cross | P | 1893–1894 | 2 | 3 W · 18 SO · -1.1 WAR | — |
| Frank Griffith | P | 1892–1894 | 2 | 1 W · 18 SO · -1.3 WAR | — |
| Jim Rogers | — | 1896–1897 | 2 | 140 H · 3 HR · -1.3 WAR | — |
| Whitey Guese | P | 1901 | 1 | 1 W · 11 SO · -1.4 WAR | — |
| Henry Lampe | P | 1894–1895 | 2 | 0 W · 19 SO · -1.6 WAR | — |
| Dick Harley | — | 1897–1903 | 7 | 755 H · 10 HR · -1.8 WAR | — |
| Davey Dunkle | P | 1897–1904 | 5 | 17 W · 139 SO · -2.2 WAR | — |
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: WAR in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.