MLB players born in 1875
91 MLB players on file were born in 1875. Kid Elberfeld leads them with 30.6 career WAR. The first born in 1875 to play in the MLB was Tom Hess, in 1892. Every season since 1876 is on file.
Former MLB players born in 1875 (91)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kid Elberfeld | — | 1898–1914 | 14 | 1,235 H · 10 HR · 30.6 WAR | — |
| Johnny Kling | — | 1900–1913 | 13 | 1,151 H · 20 HR · 22.9 WAR | — |
| Jimmy Barrett | — | 1899–1908 | 10 | 962 H · 16 HR · 16.7 WAR | — |
| Dummy Taylor | P | 1900–1908 | 9 | 116 W · 767 SO · 14.1 WAR | — |
| Frank Isbell | — | 1898–1909 | 10 | 1,056 H · 13 HR · 13.4 WAR | — |
| Eddie Plank | P | 1901–1917 | 17 | 326 W · 2,246 SO · 12.5 WAR | — |
| Joe Yeager | — | 1898–1908 | 10 | 467 H · 4 HR · 8.1 WAR | — |
| Kitty Bransfield | — | 1898–1911 | 12 | 1,351 H · 13 HR · 7.7 WAR | — |
| Freddy Parent | — | 1899–1911 | 12 | 1,306 H · 20 HR · 7.6 WAR | — |
| Buttons Briggs | P | 1896–1905 | 5 | 44 W · 338 SO · 6.8 WAR | — |
| Bob Ganley | — | 1905–1909 | 5 | 540 H · 2 HR · 5.6 WAR | — |
| Ed Hahn | — | 1905–1910 | 6 | 484 H · 1 HR · 5.5 WAR | — |
| Bunk Congalton | — | 1902–1907 | 4 | 337 H · 6 HR · 5.1 WAR | — |
| John Dobbs | — | 1901–1905 | 5 | 585 H · 7 HR · 5.0 WAR | — |
| Ernie Courtney | — | 1902–1908 | 6 | 471 H · 5 HR · 4.5 WAR | — |
| Billy Sullivan | — | 1899–1912 | 14 | 777 H · 21 HR · 4.1 WAR | — |
| George Magoon | — | 1898–1903 | 5 | 439 H · 2 HR · 3.6 WAR | — |
| Ossee Schreckengost | — | 1897–1908 | 11 | 829 H · 9 HR · 3.1 WAR | — |
| Walt Woods | P | 1898–1900 | 3 | 18 W · 48 SO · 3.1 WAR | — |
| George Rohe | — | 1901–1907 | 4 | 197 H · 3 HR · 2.7 WAR | — |
| Lefty Davis | — | 1901–1907 | 4 | 338 H · 3 HR · 2.3 WAR | — |
| Walter Thornton | — | 1895–1898 | 4 | 162 H · 1 HR · 2.0 WAR | — |
| Brownie Foreman | P | 1895–1896 | 2 | 12 W · 81 SO · 1.7 WAR | — |
| Dave Fultz | — | 1898–1905 | 7 | 648 H · 3 HR · 1.6 WAR | — |
| Jerry Nops | P | 1896–1901 | 6 | 72 W · 294 SO · 1.4 WAR | — |
| Lew Ritter | — | 1902–1908 | 7 | 315 H · 1 HR · 1.3 WAR | — |
| Harry Gleason | — | 1901–1905 | 5 | 206 H · 3 HR · 0.7 WAR | — |
| Joe Delahanty | — | 1907–1909 | 3 | 222 H · 4 HR · 0.5 WAR | — |
| Lefty Houtz | — | 1899 | 1 | 4 H · 0 HR · 0.3 WAR | — |
| Charlie Ferguson | P | 1901 | 1 | 0 W · 0 SO · 0.1 WAR | — |
| John Gochnauer | — | 1901–1903 | 3 | 170 H · 0 HR | — |
| Myron Grimshaw | — | 1905–1907 | 3 | 229 H · 4 HR | — |
| Charlie Ziegler | — | 1899–1900 | 2 | 5 H · 0 HR | — |
| Fred Ketchum | — | 1899–1901 | 2 | 23 H · 0 HR | — |
| Harry Croft | — | 1899–1901 | 2 | 5 H · 0 HR | — |
| Henry Clarke | — | 1897–1898 | 2 | 8 H · 0 HR | — |
| Bert Miller | P | 1897 | 1 | 0 W · 3 SO | — |
| Bob McKinney | — | 1901 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Burley Byers | — | 1899 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Dan Coogan | — | 1895 | 1 | 17 H · 0 HR | — |
| Dorsey Riddlemoser | P | 1899 | 1 | 0 W · 0 SO | — |
| Frank Friend | — | 1896 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Harry Barton | — | 1905 | 1 | 10 H · 0 HR | — |
| Harry Hogan | — | 1901 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Jim McHale | — | 1908 | 1 | 15 H · 0 HR | — |
| Lee Demontreville | — | 1903 | 1 | 17 H · 0 HR | — |
| Pat Duff | — | 1906 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Reddy Grey | — | 1903 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Tom Hess | — | 1892 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Elmer Bliss | — | 1903–1904 | 2 | 0 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Lou Gertenrich | — | 1901–1903 | 2 | 1 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Bob Brush | — | 1907 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Davey Crockett | — | 1901 | 1 | 29 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Jack Rafter | — | 1904 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Kid O'hara | — | 1904 | 1 | 6 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Mike Kelley | — | 1899 | 1 | 68 H · 3 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Wiley Davis | P | 1896 | 1 | 1 W · 1 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Doc Marshall | — | 1904–1909 | 5 | 159 H · 2 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Bob Becker | P | 1897–1898 | 2 | 0 W · 10 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Pete McBride | P | 1898–1899 | 2 | 2 W · 32 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Bill Clark | — | 1897 | 1 | 3 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Ernie Baker | P | 1905 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Lew Post | — | 1902 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Rome Chambers | P | 1900 | 1 | 0 W · 2 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Wilbur Murdoch | — | 1908 | 1 | 16 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Chappie McFarland | P | 1902–1906 | 5 | 34 W · 307 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Farmer Steelman | — | 1899–1902 | 4 | 31 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Frank McManus | — | 1899–1904 | 3 | 8 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Jack Gilbert | — | 1898–1904 | 2 | 23 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Pete Cregan | — | 1899–1903 | 2 | 2 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Bill Karns | P | 1901 | 1 | 1 W · 5 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Jim McGuire | — | 1901 | 1 | 16 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Mike Lynch | — | 1902 | 1 | 4 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Phil Geier | — | 1896–1904 | 5 | 327 H · 2 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Izzy Hoffman | — | 1904–1907 | 2 | 27 H · 0 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Charlie Emig | P | 1896 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO · -0.4 WAR | — |
| John Pappalau | P | 1897 | 1 | 0 W · 3 SO · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Dave Wright | P | 1895–1897 | 2 | 1 W · 4 SO · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Paddy Greene | — | 1902–1903 | 2 | 15 H · 0 HR · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Charlie Jaeger | P | 1904 | 1 | 3 W · 13 SO · -0.6 WAR | — |
| Jack Hendricks | — | 1902–1903 | 2 | 30 H · 0 HR · -0.8 WAR | — |
| Monte Beville | — | 1903–1904 | 2 | 92 H · 0 HR · -0.8 WAR | — |
| Harry Hardy | P | 1905–1906 | 2 | 1 W · 14 SO · -1.0 WAR | — |
| George Gillpatrick | P | 1898 | 1 | 0 W · 12 SO · -1.0 WAR | — |
| Ray Nelson | — | 1901 | 1 | 26 H · 0 HR · -1.0 WAR | — |
| Carney Flynn | P | 1894–1896 | 2 | 0 W · 11 SO · -1.3 WAR | — |
| Jesse Stovall | P | 1903–1904 | 2 | 8 W · 53 SO · -1.4 WAR | — |
| Bill Phyle | P | 1898–1901 | 3 | 10 W · 76 SO · -1.5 WAR | — |
| Joe Corbett | P | 1895–1904 | 4 | 32 W · 248 SO · -1.8 WAR | — |
| Frank Murphy | — | 1901 | 1 | 67 H · 1 HR · -2.0 WAR | — |
| Fred Raymer | — | 1901–1905 | 3 | 301 H · 1 HR · -5.9 WAR | — |
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: WAR in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.