MLB players born in 1922
104 MLB players on file were born in 1922. Ralph Kiner leads them with 46.2 career WAR. The first born in 1922 to play in the MLB was Sam File, in 1940. Every season since 1876 is on file.
Former MLB players born in 1922 (104)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Kiner | — | 1946–1955 | 10 | 1,451 H · 369 HR · 46.2 WAR | — |
| Alvin Dark | — | 1946–1960 | 14 | 2,089 H · 126 HR · 39.6 WAR | — |
| George Kell | — | 1943–1957 | 15 | 2,054 H · 78 HR · 33.0 WAR | — |
| Carl Furillo | — | 1946–1960 | 15 | 1,910 H · 192 HR · 31.8 WAR | — |
| Gene Woodling | — | 1943–1962 | 17 | 1,585 H · 147 HR · 30.4 WAR | — |
| Ewell Blackwell | P | 1942–1955 | 10 | 82 W · 839 SO · 25.8 WAR | — |
| Hank Bauer | — | 1948–1961 | 14 | 1,424 H · 164 HR · 24.6 WAR | — |
| Grady Hatton | — | 1946–1960 | 12 | 1,068 H · 91 HR · 15.6 WAR | — |
| Joe Collins | — | 1948–1957 | 10 | 596 H · 86 HR · 11.3 WAR | — |
| Wes Westrum | — | 1947–1957 | 11 | 503 H · 96 HR · 10.7 WAR | — |
| Art Fowler | P | 1954–1964 | 9 | 54 W · 539 SO · 9.8 WAR | — |
| Buddy Kerr | — | 1943–1951 | 9 | 903 H · 31 HR · 9.8 WAR | — |
| Vic Lombardi | P | 1945–1950 | 6 | 50 W · 340 SO · 9.4 WAR | — |
| Bill Wight | P | 1946–1958 | 12 | 77 W · 574 SO · 9.1 WAR | — |
| Jim Wilson | P | 1945–1958 | 12 | 86 W · 692 SO · 8.5 WAR | — |
| Max Surkont | P | 1949–1957 | 9 | 61 W · 571 SO · 6.6 WAR | — |
| Duane Pillette | P | 1949–1956 | 8 | 38 W · 305 SO · 6.5 WAR | — |
| Monte Kennedy | P | 1946–1953 | 8 | 42 W · 411 SO · 6.5 WAR | — |
| Cliff Chambers | P | 1948–1953 | 6 | 48 W · 374 SO · 5.9 WAR | — |
| Jim Rivera | — | 1952–1961 | 10 | 911 H · 83 HR · 5.4 WAR | — |
| Connie Johnson | P | 1953–1958 | 5 | 40 W · 497 SO · 5.3 WAR | — |
| Johnny Lipon | — | 1942–1954 | 9 | 690 H · 10 HR · 5.0 WAR | — |
| Sheldon Jones | P | 1946–1953 | 8 | 54 W · 413 SO · 5.0 WAR | — |
| Mel Parnell | P | 1947–1956 | 10 | 123 W · 732 SO · 4.1 WAR | — |
| Harry Perkowski | P | 1947–1955 | 8 | 33 W · 296 SO · 4.1 WAR | — |
| Del Rice | — | 1945–1961 | 17 | 908 H · 79 HR · 3.6 WAR | — |
| Johnny Hetki | P | 1945–1954 | 8 | 18 W · 175 SO · 3.2 WAR | — |
| Don Lenhardt | — | 1950–1954 | 5 | 401 H · 61 HR · 3.1 WAR | — |
| Ben Wade | P | 1948–1955 | 5 | 19 W · 235 SO · 2.8 WAR | — |
| Joe Tipton | — | 1948–1954 | 7 | 264 H · 29 HR · 2.6 WAR | — |
| Joe Coleman | P | 1942–1955 | 10 | 52 W · 444 SO · 2.3 WAR | — |
| Jim Dyck | — | 1951–1956 | 6 | 242 H · 26 HR · 1.3 WAR | — |
| Gil Coan | — | 1946–1956 | 11 | 731 H · 39 HR · 0.9 WAR | — |
| Cliff Mapes | — | 1948–1952 | 5 | 289 H · 38 HR · 0.8 WAR | — |
| Lino Donoso | P | 1955–1956 | 2 | 4 W · 39 SO · 0.6 WAR | — |
| Joe Astroth | — | 1945–1956 | 10 | 401 H · 13 HR · 0.5 WAR | — |
| Woody Main | P | 1948–1953 | 4 | 4 W · 107 SO · 0.5 WAR | — |
| Frankie Zak | — | 1944–1946 | 3 | 56 H · 0 HR · 0.4 WAR | — |
| Jack Merson | — | 1951–1953 | 3 | 116 H · 6 HR · 0.4 WAR | — |
| Lynn Lovenguth | P | 1955–1957 | 2 | 0 W · 20 SO · 0.4 WAR | — |
| Al Gionfriddo | — | 1944–1947 | 4 | 154 H · 2 HR · 0.3 WAR | — |
| Joe Frazier | — | 1947–1956 | 4 | 68 H · 10 HR · 0.3 WAR | — |
| Ralph Lapointe | — | 1947–1948 | 2 | 115 H · 1 HR · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Don Wheeler | — | 1949 | 1 | 46 H · 1 HR · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Moe Burtschy | P | 1950–1956 | 5 | 10 W · 97 SO · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Ernest Groth | P | 1947–1949 | 3 | 0 W · 2 SO · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Mal Mallette | P | 1950 | 1 | 0 W · 2 SO · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Steve Biras | — | 1944 | 1 | 2 H · 0 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Bill Rodgers | — | 1944–1945 | 2 | 2 H · 0 HR | — |
| Bob Brady | — | 1946–1947 | 2 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Bobby Wilkins | — | 1944–1945 | 2 | 46 H · 0 HR | — |
| Frank Fanovich | P | 1949–1953 | 2 | 0 W · 64 SO | — |
| Clancy Smyres | — | 1944 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Ed Chandler | P | 1947 | 1 | 0 W · 8 SO | — |
| George Genovese | — | 1950 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Gordie Mueller | P | 1950 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO | — |
| Hank Biasatti | — | 1949 | 1 | 2 H · 0 HR | — |
| Jake Eisenhart | P | 1944 | 1 | 0 W · 0 SO | — |
| Jim Devlin | — | 1944 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Jim Mains | P | 1943 | 1 | 0 W · 4 SO | — |
| John Wells | P | 1944 | 1 | 0 W · 7 SO | — |
| Lou Ciola | P | 1943 | 1 | 1 W · 7 SO | — |
| Neal Watlington | — | 1953 | 1 | 7 H · 0 HR | — |
| Hank Arft | — | 1948–1952 | 5 | 229 H · 13 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| George Lerchen | — | 1952–1953 | 2 | 10 H · 1 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Hub Andrews | P | 1947–1948 | 2 | 0 W · 2 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Ray Yochim | P | 1948–1949 | 2 | 0 W · 4 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Stan Partenheimer | P | 1944–1945 | 2 | 0 W · 6 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Bud Hardin | — | 1952 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Lou Bevil | P | 1942 | 1 | 0 W · 2 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Ross Grimsley | P | 1951 | 1 | 0 W · 8 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| George Yankowski | — | 1942–1949 | 2 | 5 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Joe Muir | P | 1951–1952 | 2 | 2 W · 22 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Mike Clark | P | 1952–1953 | 2 | 3 W · 27 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Bill Reeder | P | 1949 | 1 | 1 W · 21 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Gene Crumling | — | 1945 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Grady Wilson | — | 1948 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Jim Gladd | — | 1946 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Joe Brovia | — | 1955 | 1 | 2 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Loren Bain | P | 1945 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Sam File | — | 1940 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Billy Reed | — | 1952 | 1 | 13 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Cal Cooper | P | 1948 | 1 | 0 W · 0 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Dizzy Sutherland | P | 1949 | 1 | 0 W · 0 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| George Burpo | P | 1946 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Mike Modak | P | 1945 | 1 | 1 W · 7 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Morrie Martin | P | 1949–1959 | 10 | 38 W · 245 SO · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Johnny Bero | — | 1948–1951 | 2 | 34 H · 5 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Mickey Kreitner | — | 1943–1944 | 2 | 16 H · 0 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Jim McDonnell | — | 1943–1945 | 3 | 20 H · 0 HR · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Vic Barnhart | — | 1944–1946 | 3 | 55 H · 0 HR · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Andy Lapihuska | P | 1942–1943 | 2 | 0 W · 8 SO · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Bob Hooper | P | 1950–1955 | 6 | 40 W · 196 SO · -0.9 WAR | — |
| Bob Alexander | P | 1955–1957 | 2 | 1 W · 2 SO · -0.9 WAR | — |
| Eddie Basinski | — | 1944–1947 | 3 | 147 H · 4 HR · -1.0 WAR | — |
| Kermit Wahl | — | 1944–1951 | 5 | 145 H · 3 HR · -1.4 WAR | — |
| Clint Hartung | P | 1947–1950 | 4 | 29 W · 167 SO · -1.8 WAR | — |
| Monty Basgall | — | 1948–1951 | 3 | 110 H · 4 HR · -1.8 WAR | — |
| Andy Anderson | — | 1948–1949 | 2 | 41 H · 2 HR · -1.8 WAR | — |
| Ray Coleman | — | 1947–1952 | 5 | 446 H · 20 HR · -2.0 WAR | — |
- Neil Berry 1948–1954
- Howie Schultz 1943–1948
- Virgil Stallcup 1947–1953
- Sam Dente 1947–1955
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: WAR in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.