MLB players born in 1940
99 MLB players on file were born in 1940. Ron Santo leads them with 66.6 career WAR. The first born in 1940 to play in the MLB were Dave Skaugstad and Rod Miller, in 1957. Every season since 1876 is on file.
Former MLB players born in 1940 (99)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Santo | — | 1960–1974 | 15 | 2,254 H · 342 HR · 66.6 WAR | — |
| Luis Tiant | SP | 1964–1982 | 19 | 229 W · 2,416 SO · 61.8 WAR | Mariano, Cuba |
| Willie Davis | — | 1960–1979 | 18 | 2,561 H · 182 HR · 56.8 WAR | — |
| Willie Stargell | 1B | 1962–1982 | 21 | 2,232 H · 475 HR · 54.2 WAR | Earlsboro, OK |
| Joe Torre | — | 1960–1977 | 18 | 2,342 H · 252 HR · 54.2 WAR | — |
| Mickey Lolich | P | 1963–1979 | 16 | 217 W · 2,832 SO · 43.7 WAR | — |
| Tony Oliva | — | 1962–1976 | 15 | 1,917 H · 220 HR · 39.7 WAR | — |
| Jim Maloney | P | 1960–1971 | 12 | 134 W · 1,605 SO · 32.3 WAR | — |
| Bill Hands | P | 1965–1975 | 11 | 111 W · 1,128 SO · 27.5 WAR | — |
| Cesar Tovar | — | 1965–1976 | 12 | 1,546 H · 46 HR · 25.9 WAR | — |
| Denis Menke | — | 1962–1974 | 13 | 1,270 H · 101 HR · 25.7 WAR | — |
| Gene Alley | — | 1963–1973 | 11 | 999 H · 55 HR · 22.7 WAR | — |
| Tommy Harper | — | 1962–1976 | 15 | 1,609 H · 146 HR · 22.5 WAR | — |
| Dick Ellsworth | P | 1958–1971 | 13 | 115 W · 1,140 SO · 20.2 WAR | — |
| Ray Sadecki | P | 1960–1977 | 18 | 135 W · 1,614 SO · 15.4 WAR | — |
| Glenn Beckert | — | 1965–1975 | 11 | 1,473 H · 22 HR · 14.0 WAR | — |
| Woodie Fryman | RP | 1966–1983 | 18 | 141 W · 1,587 SO · 13.8 WAR | Ewing, KY |
| Horace Clarke | — | 1965–1974 | 10 | 1,230 H · 27 HR · 13.4 WAR | — |
| Frank Linzy | P | 1963–1974 | 11 | 62 W · 358 SO · 12.4 WAR | — |
| Danny Cater | — | 1964–1975 | 12 | 1,229 H · 66 HR · 7.9 WAR | — |
| Joe Pepitone | — | 1962–1973 | 12 | 1,315 H · 219 HR · 6.9 WAR | — |
| Cal Koonce | P | 1962–1971 | 10 | 47 W · 504 SO · 6.9 WAR | — |
| Tommy McCraw | — | 1963–1975 | 13 | 972 H · 75 HR · 6.4 WAR | — |
| Ellie Hendricks | — | 1968–1979 | 12 | 415 H · 62 HR · 6.3 WAR | — |
| Jack Aker | P | 1964–1974 | 11 | 47 W · 404 SO · 6.1 WAR | — |
| Ramon Hernandez | P | 1967–1977 | 9 | 23 W · 255 SO · 6.1 WAR | — |
| Roger Repoz | — | 1964–1972 | 9 | 480 H · 82 HR · 5.4 WAR | — |
| Tom Timmermann | P | 1969–1974 | 6 | 35 W · 315 SO · 4.6 WAR | — |
| Larry Brown | — | 1963–1974 | 12 | 803 H · 47 HR · 4.5 WAR | — |
| Dick Kelley | P | 1964–1971 | 7 | 18 W · 369 SO · 3.9 WAR | — |
| Curt Motton | — | 1967–1974 | 8 | 121 H · 25 HR · 3.3 WAR | — |
| Jose Santiago | P | 1963–1970 | 8 | 34 W · 404 SO · 3.1 WAR | — |
| Bill Kelso | P | 1964–1968 | 4 | 12 W · 162 SO · 1.7 WAR | — |
| Brant Alyea | — | 1965–1972 | 6 | 214 H · 38 HR · 1.3 WAR | — |
| Len Gabrielson | — | 1960–1970 | 9 | 446 H · 37 HR · 1.2 WAR | — |
| Gary Wagner | P | 1965–1970 | 6 | 15 W · 174 SO · 1.2 WAR | — |
| Ted Uhlaender | — | 1965–1972 | 8 | 772 H · 36 HR · 1.0 WAR | — |
| Cisco Carlos | P | 1967–1970 | 4 | 11 W · 119 SO · 1.0 WAR | — |
| Jim Hannan | P | 1962–1971 | 10 | 41 W · 438 SO · 0.8 WAR | — |
| Dave Debusschere | P | 1962–1963 | 2 | 3 W · 61 SO · 0.7 WAR | — |
| Don Loun | P | 1964 | 1 | 1 W · 3 SO · 0.4 WAR | — |
| Grover Powell | P | 1963 | 1 | 1 W · 39 SO · 0.4 WAR | — |
| Tony Cloninger | P | 1961–1972 | 12 | 113 W · 1,120 SO · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Chico Salmon | — | 1964–1972 | 9 | 415 H · 31 HR · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Dave Skaugstad | P | 1957 | 1 | 0 W · 4 SO · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Arlo Brunsberg | — | 1966 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Hector Valle | — | 1965 | 1 | 4 H · 0 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Tom Metcalf | P | 1963 | 1 | 1 W · 3 SO · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Jack Warner | P | 1962–1965 | 4 | 0 W · 23 SO | — |
| Morrie Steevens | P | 1962–1965 | 3 | 0 W · 11 SO | — |
| George Kernek | — | 1965–1966 | 2 | 21 H · 0 HR | — |
| Elvio Jimenez | — | 1964 | 1 | 2 H · 0 HR | — |
| Frank Bork | P | 1964 | 1 | 2 W · 31 SO | — |
| Larry Maxie | P | 1969 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO | — |
| Rod Miller | — | 1957 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Weldon Bowlin | — | 1967 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Bill Sorrell | — | 1965–1970 | 3 | 44 H · 5 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Pete Smith | P | 1962–1963 | 2 | 0 W · 7 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Dick Wantz | P | 1965 | 1 | 0 W · 2 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Rich Barry | — | 1969 | 1 | 6 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Bill Faul | P | 1962–1970 | 6 | 12 W · 164 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Dick Burwell | P | 1960–1961 | 2 | 0 W · 1 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| John Papa | P | 1961–1962 | 2 | 0 W · 3 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Ossie Chavarria | — | 1966–1967 | 2 | 52 H · 2 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Cecil Perkins | P | 1967 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Don Wallace | — | 1967 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Buster Narum | P | 1963–1967 | 5 | 14 W · 220 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Dennis Aust | P | 1965–1966 | 2 | 0 W · 14 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Doug Gallagher | P | 1962 | 1 | 0 W · 14 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Ron Brand | — | 1963–1971 | 8 | 322 H · 3 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Bart Shirley | — | 1964–1968 | 4 | 33 H · 0 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Jim Hicks | — | 1965–1970 | 4 | 23 H · 5 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Ron Campbell | — | 1964–1966 | 3 | 38 H · 1 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Bucky Brandon | P | 1966–1973 | 7 | 28 W · 354 SO · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Garry Roggenburk | P | 1963–1969 | 5 | 6 W · 56 SO · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Jose Vidal | — | 1966–1969 | 4 | 24 H · 3 HR · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Ethan Blackaby | — | 1962–1964 | 2 | 3 H · 0 HR · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Mike Page | — | 1968 | 1 | 5 H · 0 HR · -0.5 WAR | — |
| John Bateman | — | 1963–1972 | 10 | 765 H · 81 HR · -0.6 WAR | — |
| Billy Ott | — | 1962–1964 | 2 | 11 H · 1 HR · -0.6 WAR | — |
| Harry Fanok | P | 1963–1964 | 2 | 2 W · 35 SO · -0.6 WAR | — |
| Thad Tillotson | P | 1967–1968 | 2 | 4 W · 63 SO · -0.7 WAR | — |
| Del Bates | — | 1970 | 1 | 8 H · 0 HR · -0.7 WAR | — |
| Joe Nossek | — | 1964–1970 | 6 | 132 H · 3 HR · -0.8 WAR | — |
| Bob Baird | P | 1962–1963 | 2 | 0 W · 10 SO · -0.9 WAR | — |
| Gary Kolb | — | 1960–1969 | 7 | 94 H · 6 HR · -1.0 WAR | — |
| Pat House | P | 1967–1968 | 2 | 2 W · 8 SO · -1.0 WAR | — |
| Bob Chance | — | 1963–1969 | 6 | 195 H · 24 HR · -1.2 WAR | — |
| Pete Craig | P | 1964–1966 | 3 | 0 W · 3 SO · -1.2 WAR | — |
| Cleo James | — | 1968–1973 | 4 | 87 H · 5 HR · -1.4 WAR | — |
| Tom Brown | — | 1963 | 1 | 17 H · 1 HR · -1.4 WAR | — |
| Tom Satriano | — | 1961–1970 | 10 | 365 H · 21 HR · -1.6 WAR | — |
| Jerry Fosnow | P | 1964–1965 | 2 | 3 W · 44 SO · -1.6 WAR | — |
| Tony Martinez | — | 1963–1966 | 4 | 30 H · 0 HR · -2.0 WAR | — |
| Nate Oliver | — | 1963–1969 | 7 | 216 H · 2 HR · -2.1 WAR | — |
| Paul Popovich | — | 1964–1975 | 11 | 403 H · 14 HR · -2.4 WAR | — |
| Hank Allen | — | 1966–1973 | 7 | 212 H · 6 HR · -4.0 WAR | — |
| Hank Fischer | P | 1962–1967 | 6 | 30 W · 369 SO · -4.1 WAR | — |
| Jackie Hernandez | — | 1965–1973 | 9 | 308 H · 12 HR · -4.8 WAR | — |
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: WAR in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.