MLB players born in 1931
112 MLB players on file were born in 1931. Willie Mays leads them with 150.8 career WAR. The first born in 1931 to play in the MLB was Jim Baumer, in 1949. Every season since 1876 is on file.
Former MLB players born in 1931 (112)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Mays | — | 1951–1973 | 22 | 3,283 H · 660 HR · 150.8 WAR | — |
| Mickey Mantle | — | 1951–1968 | 18 | 2,415 H · 536 HR · 105.5 WAR | — |
| Eddie Mathews | — | 1952–1968 | 17 | 2,315 H · 512 HR · 91.9 WAR | — |
| Ernie Banks | — | 1953–1971 | 19 | 2,583 H · 512 HR · 62.5 WAR | — |
| Ken Boyer | — | 1955–1969 | 15 | 2,143 H · 282 HR · 58.7 WAR | — |
| Jim Bunning | P | 1955–1971 | 17 | 224 W · 2,855 SO · 56.4 WAR | — |
| Larry Jackson | P | 1955–1968 | 14 | 194 W · 1,709 SO · 49.4 WAR | — |
| Ed Bailey | — | 1953–1966 | 14 | 915 H · 155 HR · 25.1 WAR | — |
| Joe Cunningham | — | 1954–1966 | 12 | 980 H · 64 HR · 20.6 WAR | — |
| Hank Aguirre | P | 1955–1970 | 16 | 75 W · 856 SO · 19.7 WAR | — |
| Frank Bolling | — | 1954–1966 | 12 | 1,415 H · 106 HR · 14.4 WAR | — |
| Bob Skinner | — | 1954–1966 | 12 | 1,198 H · 103 HR · 14.0 WAR | — |
| Tom Brewer | P | 1954–1961 | 8 | 91 W · 733 SO · 11.0 WAR | — |
| Andy Carey | — | 1952–1962 | 11 | 741 H · 64 HR · 8.5 WAR | — |
| Charlie Neal | — | 1956–1963 | 8 | 858 H · 87 HR · 8.4 WAR | — |
| Carl Willey | P | 1958–1965 | 8 | 38 W · 493 SO · 6.9 WAR | — |
| Chet Nichols | P | 1951–1964 | 9 | 34 W · 266 SO · 5.0 WAR | — |
| Don Bessent | P | 1955–1958 | 4 | 14 W · 118 SO · 4.6 WAR | — |
| Ed Roebuck | P | 1955–1966 | 11 | 52 W · 477 SO · 4.4 WAR | — |
| Don Gross | P | 1955–1960 | 6 | 20 W · 230 SO · 4.1 WAR | — |
| Harry Anderson | — | 1957–1961 | 5 | 419 H · 60 HR · 4.1 WAR | — |
| Bubba Morton | — | 1961–1969 | 7 | 248 H · 14 HR · 3.7 WAR | — |
| Earl Averill | — | 1956–1963 | 7 | 249 H · 44 HR · 3.2 WAR | — |
| Frank Torre | — | 1956–1963 | 7 | 404 H · 13 HR · 3.2 WAR | — |
| Curt Barclay | P | 1957–1959 | 3 | 10 W · 73 SO · 2.9 WAR | — |
| Dave Sisler | P | 1956–1962 | 7 | 38 W · 355 SO · 2.6 WAR | — |
| Whitey Herzog | — | 1956–1963 | 8 | 414 H · 25 HR · 2.4 WAR | — |
| Ray Crone | P | 1954–1958 | 5 | 30 W · 260 SO · 2.3 WAR | — |
| Russ Kemmerer | P | 1954–1963 | 9 | 43 W · 505 SO · 2.2 WAR | — |
| Don Rudolph | P | 1957–1964 | 6 | 18 W · 182 SO · 2.1 WAR | — |
| Sammy Esposito | — | 1952–1963 | 10 | 164 H · 8 HR · 1.8 WAR | — |
| Arnie Portocarrero | P | 1954–1960 | 7 | 38 W · 338 SO · 1.8 WAR | — |
| George Susce | P | 1955–1959 | 5 | 22 W · 177 SO · 1.8 WAR | — |
| Karl Spooner | P | 1954–1955 | 2 | 10 W · 105 SO · 1.5 WAR | — |
| Ray Semproch | P | 1958–1961 | 4 | 19 W · 156 SO · 1.4 WAR | — |
| Chuck Essegian | — | 1958–1963 | 6 | 260 H · 47 HR · 1.3 WAR | — |
| Hal Smith | — | 1956–1965 | 7 | 437 H · 23 HR · 1.2 WAR | — |
| Don Zimmer | — | 1954–1965 | 12 | 773 H · 91 HR · 1.1 WAR | — |
| Ken Aspromonte | — | 1957–1963 | 7 | 369 H · 19 HR · 1.1 WAR | — |
| Marshall Bridges | P | 1959–1965 | 7 | 23 W · 302 SO · 0.9 WAR | — |
| Dick Gray | — | 1958–1960 | 3 | 73 H · 12 HR · 0.8 WAR | — |
| Carlos Pascual | P | 1950 | 1 | 1 W · 3 SO · 0.7 WAR | — |
| Dutch Dotterer | — | 1957–1961 | 5 | 74 H · 5 HR · 0.6 WAR | — |
| Ted Tappe | — | 1950–1955 | 3 | 15 H · 5 HR · 0.6 WAR | — |
| Bob Bowman | — | 1955–1959 | 5 | 129 H · 17 HR · 0.5 WAR | — |
| Bobby Malkmus | — | 1957–1962 | 5 | 123 H · 8 HR · 0.4 WAR | — |
| Norm Sherry | — | 1959–1963 | 5 | 107 H · 18 HR · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Bill Harris | P | 1957–1959 | 2 | 0 W · 3 SO · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Ed Mayer | P | 1957–1958 | 2 | 2 W · 17 SO · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Joe Kirrene | — | 1950–1954 | 2 | 8 H · 0 HR · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Gary Blaylock | P | 1959 | 1 | 4 W · 81 SO · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Jim Marshall | — | 1958–1962 | 5 | 206 H · 29 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Don Leppert | — | 1961–1964 | 4 | 122 H · 15 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Fred Kipp | P | 1957–1960 | 4 | 6 W · 64 SO · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Chuck Coles | — | 1958 | 1 | 2 H · 0 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Gene Fodge | P | 1958 | 1 | 1 W · 15 SO · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Jim Dunn | P | 1952 | 1 | 0 W · 2 SO · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Roy Dietzel | — | 1954 | 1 | 5 H · 0 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Stan Pawloski | — | 1955 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Bob Roselli | — | 1955–1962 | 5 | 25 H · 2 HR | — |
| Jim Baumer | — | 1949–1961 | 2 | 7 H · 0 HR | — |
| Joe Caffie | — | 1956–1957 | 2 | 37 H · 3 HR | — |
| Chuck Oertel | — | 1958 | 1 | 2 H · 1 HR | — |
| Dick Murphy | — | 1954 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Don Erickson | P | 1958 | 1 | 0 W · 9 SO | — |
| Eddie Phillips | — | 1953 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Hank Izquierdo | — | 1967 | 1 | 7 H · 0 HR | — |
| Maurice Fisher | P | 1955 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO | — |
| Yo-yo Davalillo | — | 1953 | 1 | 17 H · 0 HR | — |
| Mike Krsnich | — | 1960–1962 | 2 | 4 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Dan Porter | — | 1951 | 1 | 4 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| John Pyecha | P | 1954 | 1 | 0 W · 2 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Neal Hertweck | — | 1952 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Paul Penson | P | 1954 | 1 | 1 W · 3 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Pete Naton | — | 1953 | 1 | 2 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Dick Rand | — | 1953–1957 | 3 | 35 H · 2 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Hank Mason | P | 1958–1960 | 2 | 0 W · 6 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Kal Segrist | — | 1952–1955 | 2 | 4 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Zach Monroe | P | 1958–1959 | 2 | 4 W · 19 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Don Minnick | P | 1957 | 1 | 0 W · 7 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Fred Besana | P | 1956 | 1 | 1 W · 7 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Gene Snyder | P | 1959 | 1 | 1 W · 20 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Ron Shoop | — | 1959 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Rudy Arias | P | 1959 | 1 | 2 W · 28 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Stan Pitula | P | 1957 | 1 | 2 W · 17 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Dick Tomanek | P | 1953–1959 | 5 | 10 W · 166 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Glenn Cox | P | 1955–1958 | 4 | 1 W · 17 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Bobby Prescott | — | 1961 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Ben Johnson | P | 1959–1960 | 2 | 2 W · 15 SO · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Rudy Hernandez | P | 1960–1961 | 2 | 4 W · 26 SO · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Gail Harris | — | 1955–1960 | 6 | 320 H · 51 HR · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Don Williams | P | 1958–1962 | 3 | 0 W · 7 SO · -0.5 WAR | — |
| John Baumgartner | — | 1953 | 1 | 5 H · 0 HR · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Sonny Senerchia | — | 1952 | 1 | 22 H · 3 HR · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Dick Phillips | — | 1962–1966 | 4 | 136 H · 12 HR · -0.6 WAR | — |
| Paul Smith | — | 1953–1958 | 3 | 152 H · 7 HR · -0.6 WAR | — |
| Paul Pettit | P | 1951–1953 | 2 | 1 W · 14 SO · -0.6 WAR | — |
| Hy Cohen | P | 1955 | 1 | 0 W · 4 SO · -0.7 WAR | — |
| Jerry Schypinski | — | 1955 | 1 | 15 H · 0 HR · -0.7 WAR | — |
| Ed Sadowski | — | 1960–1966 | 5 | 100 H · 12 HR · -0.8 WAR | — |
- Gus Keriazakos 1950–1955
- Bob Will 1957–1963
- Bob Smith 1955–1959
- Rip Coleman 1955–1960
- Foster Castleman 1954–1958
- Joe Durham 1954–1959
- Gair Allie 1954
- Neil Chrisley 1957–1961
- Laurin Pepper 1954–1957
- Julio Becquer 1955–1963
- Bunky Stewart 1952–1956
- Faye Throneberry 1952–1961
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: WAR in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.