MLB players born in 1936
100 MLB players on file were born in 1936. Don Drysdale leads them with 57.4 career WAR. The first born in 1936 to play in the MLB were Harmon Killebrew and Frank Leja, in 1954. Every season since 1876 is on file.
Former MLB players born in 1936 (100)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Drysdale | P | 1956–1969 | 14 | 209 W · 2,486 SO · 57.4 WAR | — |
| Harmon Killebrew | — | 1954–1975 | 22 | 2,086 H · 573 HR · 55.8 WAR | — |
| Frank Howard | — | 1958–1973 | 16 | 1,774 H · 382 HR · 33.8 WAR | — |
| Bill Mazeroski | — | 1956–1972 | 17 | 2,016 H · 138 HR · 32.3 WAR | — |
| Tony Gonzalez | — | 1960–1971 | 12 | 1,485 H · 103 HR · 24.5 WAR | — |
| Stan Williams | P | 1958–1972 | 14 | 109 W · 1,305 SO · 22.2 WAR | — |
| Bill Monbouquette | P | 1958–1968 | 11 | 114 W · 1,122 SO · 21.7 WAR | — |
| Ron Perranoski | P | 1961–1973 | 13 | 79 W · 687 SO · 18.3 WAR | — |
| Tony Kubek | — | 1957–1965 | 9 | 1,109 H · 57 HR · 16.7 WAR | — |
| Floyd Robinson | — | 1960–1968 | 9 | 929 H · 67 HR · 16.4 WAR | — |
| Clay Dalrymple | — | 1960–1971 | 12 | 710 H · 55 HR · 15.1 WAR | — |
| Vic Davalillo | 1B | 1963–1980 | 16 | 1,122 H · 36 HR · 14.3 WAR | Cabimas, Venezuela |
| Gary Bell | P | 1958–1969 | 12 | 121 W · 1,378 SO · 11.6 WAR | — |
| John Buzhardt | P | 1958–1968 | 11 | 71 W · 678 SO · 11.2 WAR | — |
| Julian Javier | — | 1960–1972 | 13 | 1,469 H · 78 HR · 11.1 WAR | — |
| Joe Hoerner | P | 1963–1977 | 14 | 39 W · 412 SO · 11.0 WAR | — |
| Don Lock | — | 1962–1969 | 8 | 642 H · 122 HR · 10.9 WAR | — |
| Ralph Terry | P | 1956–1967 | 12 | 107 W · 1,000 SO · 10.7 WAR | — |
| Don Nottebart | P | 1960–1969 | 9 | 36 W · 525 SO · 8.6 WAR | — |
| Dick Howser | — | 1961–1968 | 8 | 617 H · 16 HR · 8.6 WAR | — |
| Bob Johnson | — | 1960–1970 | 11 | 628 H · 44 HR · 7.4 WAR | — |
| Lee Stange | P | 1961–1970 | 10 | 62 W · 718 SO · 7.4 WAR | — |
| Fred Gladding | P | 1961–1973 | 13 | 48 W · 394 SO · 7.3 WAR | — |
| Eddie Fisher | P | 1959–1973 | 15 | 85 W · 812 SO · 7.2 WAR | — |
| Wayne Causey | — | 1955–1968 | 11 | 819 H · 35 HR · 7.2 WAR | — |
| Jerry Adair | — | 1958–1970 | 13 | 1,022 H · 57 HR · 6.3 WAR | — |
| Glen Hobbie | P | 1957–1964 | 8 | 62 W · 682 SO · 6.1 WAR | — |
| Dick Stigman | P | 1960–1966 | 7 | 46 W · 755 SO · 4.2 WAR | — |
| Jack Baldschun | P | 1961–1970 | 9 | 48 W · 555 SO · 3.9 WAR | — |
| Don Schwall | P | 1961–1967 | 7 | 49 W · 408 SO · 3.6 WAR | — |
| Jerry McNertney | — | 1964–1973 | 9 | 337 H · 27 HR · 3.3 WAR | — |
| Howie Reed | P | 1958–1971 | 10 | 26 W · 268 SO · 3.2 WAR | — |
| Barry Latman | P | 1957–1967 | 11 | 59 W · 829 SO · 2.6 WAR | — |
| Galen Cisco | P | 1961–1969 | 7 | 25 W · 325 SO · 2.2 WAR | — |
| Earl Robinson | — | 1958–1964 | 4 | 113 H · 12 HR · 2.1 WAR | — |
| Lee Thomas | — | 1961–1968 | 8 | 847 H · 106 HR · 1.9 WAR | — |
| Ed Rakow | P | 1960–1967 | 7 | 36 W · 484 SO · 1.7 WAR | — |
| John Tsitouris | P | 1957–1968 | 11 | 34 W · 432 SO · 1.5 WAR | — |
| Jesse Gonder | — | 1960–1967 | 8 | 220 H · 26 HR · 1.4 WAR | — |
| Jay Ritchie | P | 1964–1968 | 5 | 8 W · 212 SO · 1.4 WAR | — |
| Don Landrum | — | 1957–1966 | 8 | 272 H · 12 HR · 1.3 WAR | — |
| Ted Savage | — | 1962–1971 | 9 | 321 H · 34 HR · 1.1 WAR | — |
| Julio Navarro | P | 1962–1970 | 6 | 7 W · 151 SO · 1.1 WAR | — |
| Steve Boros | — | 1957–1964 | 6 | 308 H · 26 HR · 1.1 WAR | — |
| Rollie Sheldon | P | 1961–1966 | 5 | 38 W · 371 SO · 1.0 WAR | — |
| Ruben Amaro | — | 1958–1969 | 11 | 505 H · 8 HR · 0.9 WAR | — |
| Elio Chacon | — | 1960–1962 | 3 | 143 H · 4 HR · 0.9 WAR | — |
| Jimmie Schaffer | — | 1961–1968 | 8 | 128 H · 11 HR · 0.7 WAR | — |
| Freddie Burdette | P | 1962–1964 | 3 | 1 W · 10 SO · 0.7 WAR | — |
| Jim Golden | P | 1960–1963 | 4 | 9 W · 115 SO · 0.6 WAR | — |
| Joe Gaines | — | 1960–1966 | 7 | 186 H · 21 HR · 0.5 WAR | — |
| Don Rowe | P | 1963 | 1 | 0 W · 27 SO · 0.4 WAR | — |
| Bo Belinsky | P | 1962–1970 | 8 | 28 W · 476 SO · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Jack Lamabe | P | 1962–1968 | 7 | 33 W · 434 SO · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Rick Herrscher | — | 1962 | 1 | 11 H · 1 HR · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Jim McAnany | — | 1958–1962 | 5 | 61 H · 0 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Wynn Hawkins | P | 1960–1962 | 3 | 12 W · 90 SO · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Chuck Lindstrom | — | 1958 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Jim McManus | — | 1960 | 1 | 4 H · 1 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Tom McAvoy | P | 1959 | 1 | 0 W · 0 SO · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Dave Eilers | P | 1964–1967 | 4 | 8 W · 52 SO | — |
| Bill Kunkel | P | 1961–1963 | 3 | 6 W · 83 SO | — |
| Red Swanson | P | 1955–1957 | 3 | 3 W · 34 SO | — |
| Bud Bloomfield | — | 1964 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Don Miles | — | 1958 | 1 | 4 H · 0 HR | — |
| Evans Killeen | P | 1959 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO | — |
| Tom Carroll | — | 1955–1959 | 3 | 9 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Larry Foss | P | 1961–1962 | 2 | 1 W · 12 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Hal Trosky | P | 1958 | 1 | 1 W · 1 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Jack Kubiszyn | — | 1961–1962 | 2 | 19 H · 1 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Duane Richards | P | 1960 | 1 | 0 W · 2 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Dan Pfister | P | 1961–1964 | 4 | 6 W · 156 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Ray Barker | — | 1960–1967 | 4 | 68 H · 10 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Marshall Renfroe | P | 1959 | 1 | 0 W · 3 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Gene Leek | — | 1959–1962 | 3 | 55 H · 6 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Buddy Pritchard | — | 1957 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Jimmie Coker | — | 1958–1967 | 9 | 137 H · 16 HR · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Leo Posada | — | 1960–1962 | 3 | 109 H · 8 HR · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Hal Jones | — | 1961–1962 | 2 | 11 H · 2 HR · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Ron Henry | — | 1961–1964 | 2 | 9 H · 2 HR · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Daryl Robertson | — | 1962 | 1 | 2 H · 0 HR · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Dave Gerard | P | 1962 | 1 | 2 W · 30 SO · -0.6 WAR | — |
| Ralph Lumenti | P | 1957–1959 | 3 | 1 W · 30 SO · -0.7 WAR | — |
| Frank Leja | — | 1954–1962 | 3 | 1 H · 0 HR · -0.8 WAR | — |
| Ted Sadowski | P | 1960–1962 | 3 | 2 W · 39 SO · -0.8 WAR | — |
| Carl Mathias | P | 1960–1961 | 2 | 0 W · 20 SO · -0.8 WAR | — |
| Jim McKnight | — | 1960–1962 | 2 | 21 H · 0 HR · -0.8 WAR | — |
| Jim Brady | P | 1956 | 1 | 0 W · 3 SO · -0.9 WAR | — |
| Chuck Cottier | — | 1959–1969 | 9 | 348 H · 19 HR · -1.0 WAR | — |
| Jacke Davis | — | 1962 | 1 | 16 H · 1 HR · -1.0 WAR | — |
| Jim Bronstad | P | 1959–1964 | 3 | 1 W · 45 SO · -1.1 WAR | — |
| Tex Nelson | — | 1955–1957 | 3 | 25 H · 0 HR · -1.1 WAR | — |
| Doug Camilli | — | 1960–1969 | 9 | 153 H · 18 HR · -1.4 WAR | — |
| Dick Drott | P | 1957–1963 | 7 | 27 W · 460 SO · -1.4 WAR | — |
| Ellis Burton | — | 1958–1965 | 5 | 120 H · 17 HR · -1.4 WAR | — |
| John Demerit | — | 1957–1962 | 5 | 23 H · 3 HR · -1.4 WAR | — |
| Cliff Cook | — | 1959–1963 | 5 | 80 H · 7 HR · -1.9 WAR | — |
| Jay Hook | P | 1957–1964 | 8 | 29 W · 394 SO · -2.1 WAR | — |
| Mel Nelson | P | 1960–1969 | 6 | 4 W · 98 SO · -2.3 WAR | — |
| J. c. Martin | — | 1959–1972 | 14 | 487 H · 32 HR · -3.2 WAR | — |
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: WAR in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.