MLB players born in 1945
110 MLB players on file were born in 1945. Rod Carew leads them with 76.6 career WAR. The first born in 1945 to play in the MLB were Wally Bunker, Ivan Murrell, John Paciorek, and Jay Dahl, in 1963. Every season since 1876 is on file.
Former MLB players born in 1945 (110)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Carew | 1B | 1967–1985 | 19 | 3,053 H · 92 HR · 76.6 WAR | Gatun, Canal Zone |
| Jim Palmer | SP | 1965–1984 | 19 | 268 W · 2,212 SO · 63.2 WAR | New York, NY |
| Reggie Smith | 1B | 1966–1982 | 17 | 2,020 H · 314 HR · 60.8 WAR | Shreveport, LA |
| Don Sutton | SP | 1966–1988 | 23 | 324 W · 3,574 SO · 60.1 WAR | Clio, United States |
| Davey Lopes | LF | 1972–1987 | 16 | 1,671 H · 155 HR · 40.3 WAR | East Providence, RI |
| Andy Messersmith | P | 1968–1979 | 12 | 130 W · 1,625 SO · 35.0 WAR | — |
| Rick Monday | 1B | 1966–1984 | 19 | 1,619 H · 241 HR · 30.0 WAR | Batesville, AR |
| Rick Wise | RP | 1964–1982 | 18 | 188 W · 1,647 SO · 28.5 WAR | Jackson, United States |
| Don Wilson | P | 1966–1974 | 9 | 104 W · 1,283 SO · 25.8 WAR | — |
| Hal McRae | DH | 1968–1987 | 19 | 2,091 H · 191 HR · 24.7 WAR | Avon Park, United States |
| Ken Holtzman | P | 1965–1979 | 15 | 174 W · 1,601 SO · 23.5 WAR | — |
| Larry Bowa | SS | 1970–1985 | 16 | 2,191 H · 15 HR · 20.0 WAR | Sacramento, United States |
| Geoff Zahn | SP | 1973–1985 | 13 | 111 W · 705 SO · 18.4 WAR | Baltimore, MD |
| Dick Drago | RP | 1969–1981 | 13 | 108 W · 987 SO · 18.3 WAR | Toledo, OH |
| Bill Melton | — | 1968–1977 | 10 | 1,004 H · 160 HR · 16.2 WAR | — |
| Dock Ellis | SP | 1968–1979 | 12 | 138 W · 1,136 SO · 15.0 WAR | Los Angeles, United States |
| Jay Johnstone | RF | 1966–1985 | 20 | 1,254 H · 102 HR · 14.6 WAR | Manchester, CT |
| Ted Sizemore | 2B | 1969–1980 | 12 | 1,311 H · 23 HR · 14.3 WAR | Gadsden, AL |
| Ralph Garr | DH | 1968–1980 | 13 | 1,562 H · 75 HR · 13.0 WAR | Monroe, LA |
| Tony Conigliaro | — | 1964–1975 | 8 | 849 H · 166 HR · 10.5 WAR | — |
| Dave Boswell | P | 1964–1971 | 8 | 68 W · 882 SO · 9.5 WAR | — |
| Bobby Tolan | — | 1965–1979 | 13 | 1,121 H · 86 HR · 9.2 WAR | — |
| Jim Nash | P | 1966–1972 | 7 | 68 W · 771 SO · 8.7 WAR | — |
| Jerry Kenney | — | 1967–1973 | 6 | 325 H · 7 HR · 8.2 WAR | — |
| Tom Murphy | P | 1968–1979 | 12 | 68 W · 621 SO · 8.0 WAR | — |
| Wally Bunker | P | 1963–1971 | 9 | 60 W · 569 SO · 6.0 WAR | — |
| George Mitterwald | — | 1966–1977 | 11 | 623 H · 76 HR · 5.0 WAR | — |
| Dave Duncan | — | 1964–1976 | 11 | 617 H · 109 HR · 4.9 WAR | — |
| Mike Lum | 1B | 1967–1981 | 15 | 877 H · 90 HR · 3.9 WAR | Honolulu, HI |
| Dick Woodson | P | 1969–1974 | 5 | 34 W · 315 SO · 3.9 WAR | — |
| Horacio Pina | P | 1968–1978 | 8 | 23 W · 278 SO · 3.8 WAR | — |
| Bob Stinson | C | 1969–1980 | 12 | 408 H · 33 HR · 3.5 WAR | Elkin, United States |
| Mike Paul | P | 1968–1974 | 7 | 27 W · 452 SO · 3.0 WAR | — |
| Duffy Dyer | C | 1968–1980 | 13 | 441 H · 30 HR · 2.9 WAR | Dayton, OH |
| Al Gallagher | — | 1970–1973 | 4 | 333 H · 11 HR · 2.2 WAR | — |
| Jerry Davanon | — | 1969–1977 | 8 | 117 H · 3 HR · 1.9 WAR | — |
| Rich Severson | — | 1970–1971 | 2 | 69 H · 1 HR · 1.9 WAR | — |
| Ray Newman | P | 1971–1973 | 3 | 3 W · 46 SO · 1.7 WAR | — |
| Roy Foster | — | 1970–1972 | 3 | 257 H · 45 HR · 1.4 WAR | — |
| Denny Riddleberger | P | 1970–1972 | 3 | 4 W · 95 SO · 1.2 WAR | — |
| Blue moon Odom | P | 1964–1976 | 13 | 84 W · 857 SO · 1.1 WAR | — |
| Greg Goossen | — | 1965–1970 | 6 | 111 H · 13 HR · 1.0 WAR | — |
| Bobby Brooks | — | 1969–1973 | 4 | 33 H · 5 HR · 0.9 WAR | — |
| Bill Hepler | P | 1966 | 1 | 3 W · 25 SO · 0.9 WAR | — |
| Lou Marone | P | 1969–1970 | 2 | 1 W · 25 SO · 0.8 WAR | — |
| Bob Reed | P | 1969–1970 | 2 | 2 W · 35 SO · 0.6 WAR | — |
| Steve Arlin | P | 1969–1974 | 6 | 34 W · 463 SO · 0.5 WAR | — |
| Steve Huntz | — | 1967–1975 | 5 | 131 H · 16 HR · 0.5 WAR | — |
| Jorge Rubio | P | 1966–1967 | 2 | 2 W · 31 SO · 0.5 WAR | — |
| Jim Ellis | P | 1967–1969 | 2 | 1 W · 8 SO · 0.3 WAR | — |
| Keith Lampard | — | 1969–1970 | 2 | 20 H · 1 HR · 0.3 WAR | — |
| Ivan Murrell | — | 1963–1974 | 10 | 308 H · 33 HR · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Jan Dukes | P | 1969–1972 | 3 | 0 W · 7 SO · 0.2 WAR | — |
| John Paciorek | — | 1963 | 1 | 3 H · 0 HR · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Mike Kilkenny | P | 1969–1973 | 5 | 23 W · 301 SO · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Don Young | — | 1965–1969 | 2 | 67 H · 7 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Al Yates | — | 1971 | 1 | 13 H · 1 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Bill Southworth | — | 1964 | 1 | 2 H · 1 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Chip Coulter | — | 1969 | 1 | 6 H · 0 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Dave Bennett | P | 1964 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO | — |
| Jophery Brown | P | 1968 | 1 | 0 W · 0 SO | — |
| Mike Jurewicz | P | 1965 | 1 | 0 W · 2 SO | — |
| Roe Skidmore | — | 1970 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Steve Hertz | — | 1964 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Tommy Gramly | P | 1968 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO | — |
| Chuck Goggin | — | 1972–1974 | 3 | 29 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Wayne Redmond | — | 1965–1969 | 2 | 0 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Bob Terlecki | P | 1972 | 1 | 0 W · 5 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Curtis Brown | — | 1973 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Dick Mills | P | 1970 | 1 | 0 W · 3 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Gary Moore | — | 1970 | 1 | 3 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Gary Taylor | P | 1969 | 1 | 0 W · 3 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Gene Ratliff | — | 1965 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Larry Howard | — | 1970–1973 | 4 | 86 H · 6 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Jimmy Rosario | — | 1971–1976 | 3 | 50 H · 1 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Gary Jones | P | 1970–1971 | 2 | 0 W · 12 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Dave Bakenhaster | P | 1964 | 1 | 0 W · 0 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Dick Bates | P | 1969 | 1 | 0 W · 3 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Jim Johnson | P | 1970 | 1 | 1 W · 2 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| John Duffie | P | 1967 | 1 | 0 W · 6 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Otis Thornton | — | 1973 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Paul Gilliford | P | 1967 | 1 | 0 W · 2 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Ed Sprague | P | 1968–1976 | 8 | 17 W · 188 SO · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Ron Slocum | — | 1969–1971 | 3 | 17 H · 2 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Tom Silverio | — | 1970–1972 | 3 | 3 H · 0 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Jay Dahl | P | 1963 | 1 | 0 W · 0 SO · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Bob Chlupsa | P | 1970–1971 | 2 | 0 W · 11 SO · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Herman Hill | — | 1969–1970 | 2 | 2 H · 0 HR · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Jim Ollom | P | 1966–1967 | 2 | 0 W · 28 SO · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Ross Moschitto | — | 1965–1967 | 2 | 6 H · 1 HR · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Gil Blanco | P | 1965–1966 | 2 | 3 W · 35 SO · -0.7 WAR | — |
| Tom Shopay | — | 1967–1977 | 7 | 62 H · 3 HR · -0.8 WAR | — |
| Bob Christian | — | 1968–1970 | 3 | 33 H · 4 HR · -0.8 WAR | — |
| Mike Davison | P | 1969–1970 | 2 | 3 W · 23 SO · -0.9 WAR | — |
| Bill Harrelson | P | 1968 | 1 | 1 W · 22 SO · -0.9 WAR | — |
| Ossie Blanco | — | 1970–1974 | 2 | 20 H · 0 HR · -1.0 WAR | — |
| Bill Dillman | P | 1967–1970 | 2 | 7 W · 86 SO · -1.1 WAR | — |
| Rene Lachemann | — | 1965–1968 | 3 | 59 H · 9 HR · -1.2 WAR | — |
| Vince Colbert | P | 1970–1972 | 3 | 9 W · 127 SO · -1.2 WAR | — |
| Clyde Mashore | — | 1969–1973 | 5 | 87 H · 8 HR · -1.3 WAR | — |
- Jesus Hernaiz 1974
- Don O'riley 1969–1970
- Billy Rohr 1967–1968
- Art Kusnyer 1970–1978
- Dennis Paepke 1969–1974
- Larry Biittner 1970–1983
- Jim Panther 1971–1973
- Tommy Dean 1967–1971
- Hector Torres 1968–1977
- Mike Kekich 1965–1977
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: WAR in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.