MLB players born in 1949
133 MLB players on file were born in 1949. Mike Schmidt leads them with 103.0 career WAR. The first born in 1949 to play in the MLB were Ted Simmons, Dusty Baker, John Mayberry, and Jimmy McMath and 1 more, in 1968. Every season since 1876 is on file.
Former MLB players born in 1949 (133)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Schmidt | 3B | 1972–1989 | 18 | 2,234 H · 548 HR · 103.0 WAR | Dayton, OH |
| Bobby Grich | 2B | 1970–1986 | 17 | 1,833 H · 224 HR · 67.3 WAR | Muskegon, MI |
| Rick Reuschel | RP | 1972–1991 | 19 | 214 W · 2,015 SO · 59.3 WAR | Quincy, United States |
| Ted Simmons | 1B | 1968–1988 | 21 | 2,472 H · 248 HR · 46.7 WAR | Highland Park, United States |
| Steve Rogers | SP | 1973–1985 | 13 | 158 W · 1,621 SO · 42.2 WAR | Jefferson City, MO |
| Vida Blue | SP | 1969–1986 | 17 | 209 W · 2,175 SO · 41.3 WAR | Mansfield, LA |
| Garry Maddox | CF | 1972–1986 | 15 | 1,802 H · 117 HR · 34.4 WAR | Cincinnati, OH |
| Dusty Baker | DH | 1968–1986 | 19 | 1,981 H · 242 HR · 34.2 WAR | Riverside, United States |
| Cecil Cooper | DH | 1971–1987 | 17 | 2,192 H · 241 HR · 32.6 WAR | Brenham, United States |
| Jerry Reuss | RP | 1969–1990 | 22 | 220 W · 1,907 SO · 30.9 WAR | St. Louis, MO |
| Mike Hargrove | 1B | 1974–1985 | 12 | 1,614 H · 80 HR · 27.4 WAR | Perryton, United States |
| Phil Garner | 3B | 1973–1988 | 16 | 1,594 H · 109 HR · 26.5 WAR | Jefferson City, United States |
| George Hendrick | LF | 1971–1988 | 18 | 1,980 H · 267 HR · 25.6 WAR | Los Angeles, United States |
| Don Baylor | DH | 1970–1988 | 19 | 2,135 H · 338 HR · 24.4 WAR | Austin, United States |
| Ben Oglivie | DH | 1971–1986 | 16 | 1,615 H · 235 HR · 23.4 WAR | Colon, Panama |
| Rick Dempsey | C | 1969–1992 | 24 | 1,093 H · 96 HR · 23.1 WAR | Fayetteville, United States |
| Richie Zisk | DH | 1971–1983 | 13 | 1,477 H · 207 HR · 23.1 WAR | Brooklyn, NY |
| Andre Thornton | DH | 1973–1987 | 14 | 1,342 H · 253 HR · 22.0 WAR | Tuskegee, United States |
| John Mayberry | 1B | 1968–1982 | 15 | 1,379 H · 255 HR · 21.5 WAR | Detroit, United States |
| Bake McBride | DH | 1973–1983 | 11 | 1,153 H · 63 HR · 21.2 WAR | Fulton, MO |
| Dave Goltz | RP | 1972–1983 | 12 | 113 W · 1,105 SO · 20.6 WAR | Pelican Rapids, MN |
| Oscar Gamble | DH | 1969–1985 | 17 | 1,195 H · 200 HR · 20.5 WAR | Ramer, United States |
| Gary Lavelle | RP | 1974–1987 | 13 | 80 W · 769 SO · 18.9 WAR | Scranton, United States |
| Mike Caldwell | SP | 1971–1984 | 14 | 137 W · 939 SO · 16.3 WAR | Tarboro, United States |
| Steve Busby | SP | 1972–1980 | 8 | 70 W · 659 SO · 15.1 WAR | Burbank, CA |
| Jim Kern | RP | 1974–1986 | 13 | 53 W · 651 SO · 12.9 WAR | Gladwin, United States |
| Bill Buckner | 1B | 1969–1990 | 22 | 2,715 H · 174 HR · 11.8 WAR | Vallejo, United States |
| John Milner | 1B | 1971–1982 | 12 | 855 H · 131 HR · 11.1 WAR | Atlanta, GA |
| Lenny Randle | DH | 1971–1982 | 12 | 1,016 H · 27 HR · 9.7 WAR | Long Beach, United States |
| Al Hrabosky | RP | 1970–1982 | 13 | 64 W · 548 SO · 9.4 WAR | Oakland, United States |
| Enos Cabell | 1B | 1972–1986 | 15 | 1,647 H · 60 HR · 9.0 WAR | Fort Riley, KS |
| Doug Bair | RP | 1976–1990 | 15 | 55 W · 689 SO · 8.4 WAR | Defiance, OH |
| Roger Moret | P | 1970–1978 | 9 | 47 W · 408 SO · 6.5 WAR | — |
| John Wockenfuss | 1B | 1974–1985 | 12 | 543 H · 86 HR · 6.3 WAR | Welch, WV |
| Ron Hodges | C | 1973–1984 | 12 | 342 H · 19 HR · 5.7 WAR | Rocky Mount, VA |
| Steve Foucault | P | 1973–1978 | 6 | 35 W · 307 SO · 4.9 WAR | — |
| Steve Brye | — | 1970–1978 | 9 | 515 H · 30 HR · 4.4 WAR | — |
| Greg Pryor | 3B | 1976–1986 | 10 | 471 H · 14 HR · 3.8 WAR | Marietta, OH |
| John Wathan | C | 1976–1985 | 10 | 656 H · 21 HR · 3.7 WAR | Cedar Rapids, IA |
| Don Hood | RP | 1973–1983 | 10 | 34 W · 374 SO · 3.5 WAR | Florence, SC |
| Jim Willoughby | P | 1971–1978 | 8 | 26 W · 250 SO · 3.4 WAR | — |
| Larry Lintz | — | 1973–1978 | 6 | 140 H · 0 HR · 2.5 WAR | — |
| Paul Mitchell | SP | 1975–1980 | 6 | 32 W · 277 SO · 2.4 WAR | Worcester, MA |
| Mike Garman | P | 1969–1978 | 9 | 22 W · 213 SO · 2.2 WAR | — |
| Ray Corbin | P | 1971–1975 | 5 | 36 W · 348 SO · 2.1 WAR | — |
| Stan Thomas | P | 1974–1977 | 4 | 11 W · 123 SO · 2.1 WAR | — |
| Larry Bradford | RP | 1977–1981 | 4 | 6 W · 58 SO · 1.4 WAR | Chicago, IL |
| Gene Locklear | — | 1973–1977 | 5 | 163 H · 9 HR · 1.3 WAR | — |
| Jerry Martin | 1B | 1974–1984 | 11 | 666 H · 85 HR · 1.2 WAR | Columbia, SC |
| Steve Dunning | P | 1970–1977 | 7 | 23 W · 390 SO · 1.0 WAR | — |
| Mac Scarce | P | 1972–1978 | 5 | 6 W · 164 SO · 1.0 WAR | — |
| Chico Escarrega | RP | 1982 | 1 | 1 W · 33 SO · 0.9 WAR | Los Mochis, Mexico |
| Frank Taveras | SS | 1972–1982 | 10 | 1,029 H · 2 HR · 0.4 WAR | Las Matas de Santa Cruz, Dominican Republic |
| Dennis Saunders | P | 1970 | 1 | 1 W · 8 SO · 0.4 WAR | — |
| Greg Thayer | P | 1978 | 1 | 1 W · 30 SO · 0.4 WAR | — |
| Bob Babcock | RP | 1979–1981 | 3 | 2 W · 39 SO · 0.3 WAR | New Castle, United States |
| Ron Cash | — | 1973–1974 | 2 | 30 H · 0 HR · 0.3 WAR | — |
| Herb Hutson | P | 1974 | 1 | 0 W · 22 SO · 0.3 WAR | — |
| Dennis O'toole | P | 1969–1973 | 5 | 0 W · 22 SO · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Santiago Guzman | P | 1969–1972 | 4 | 1 W · 29 SO · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Bob O'brien | P | 1971 | 1 | 2 W · 15 SO · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Reggie Sanders | — | 1974 | 1 | 27 H · 3 HR · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Fred Kendall | C | 1969–1980 | 12 | 603 H · 31 HR · 0.1 WAR | Torrance, United States |
| Pete Varney | — | 1973–1976 | 4 | 47 H · 5 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Tom Brown | P | 1978 | 1 | 0 W · 8 SO · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Jim Tyrone | — | 1972–1977 | 4 | 92 H · 8 HR | — |
| Hugh Yancy | — | 1972–1976 | 3 | 2 H · 0 HR | — |
| Jim Geddes | P | 1972–1973 | 2 | 0 W · 10 SO | — |
| Skip James | — | 1977–1978 | 2 | 6 H · 0 HR | — |
| Frank Snook | P | 1973 | 1 | 0 W · 13 SO | — |
| Gary Ignasiak | P | 1973 | 1 | 0 W · 4 SO | — |
| Ike Brookens | P | 1975 | 1 | 0 W · 8 SO | — |
| Jay Kleven | — | 1976 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Jay Schlueter | — | 1971 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Jim Deidel | — | 1974 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| John Young | — | 1971 | 1 | 2 H · 0 HR | — |
| Larry Fritz | — | 1975 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Mike Buskey | — | 1977 | 1 | 2 H · 0 HR | — |
| Terry Cox | P | 1970 | 1 | 0 W · 3 SO | — |
| Rich Chiles | — | 1971–1978 | 6 | 157 H · 6 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Brian Ostrosser | — | 1973 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Ike Blessitt | — | 1972 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Jimmy McMath | — | 1968 | 1 | 2 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Jim Obradovich | — | 1978 | 1 | 3 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| John Andrews | P | 1973 | 1 | 1 W · 5 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Juan Jimenez | P | 1974 | 1 | 0 W · 2 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Mike Reinbach | — | 1974 | 1 | 5 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Ramon Delos santos | P | 1974 | 1 | 1 W · 7 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Roger Hambright | P | 1971 | 1 | 3 W · 14 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Terry Wilshusen | P | 1973 | 1 | 0 W · 0 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Terry Hughes | — | 1970–1974 | 3 | 18 H · 1 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Danny Fife | P | 1973–1974 | 2 | 3 W · 21 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Mark Ballinger | P | 1971 | 1 | 1 W · 25 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Paul Jata | — | 1972 | 1 | 17 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Tim Nordbrook | — | 1974–1979 | 6 | 30 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Don Kirkwood | P | 1974–1978 | 5 | 18 W · 194 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Dave Augustine | — | 1973–1974 | 2 | 6 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Bob Rauch | P | 1972 | 1 | 0 W · 23 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Bruce Ellingsen | P | 1974 | 1 | 1 W · 16 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Ray Bare | P | 1972–1977 | 5 | 16 W · 145 SO · -0.4 WAR | — |
- Steve Grilli 1975–1979
- Charlie Hudson 1972–1975
- Jim Burton 1975–1977
- Craig Caskey 1973
- Leon Brown 1976
- Enzo Hernandez 1971–1978
- Steve Luebber 1971–1981
- Jim Breazeale 1969–1978
- Jim Foor 1971–1973
- Pat Osburn 1974–1975
- Wilbur Howard 1973–1978
- Terry Humphrey 1971–1979
- Mike Thompson 1971–1975
- Bobby Jones 1974–1986
- Chris Ward 1972–1974
- Jesse Jefferson 1973–1981
- Ed Crosby 1970–1976
- Tom Lundstedt 1973–1975
- Mario Guerrero 1973–1980
- Tim Johnson 1973–1979
- Dave Pagan 1973–1977
- Sam Ewing 1973–1978
- Dave Schneck 1972–1974
- Don Durham 1972–1973
- Ed Farmer 1971–1983
- Dave Tomlin 1972–1986
- Luis Melendez 1970–1977
- Rob Sperring 1974–1977
- Bob Didier 1969–1974
- Don Carrithers 1970–1977
- Luis Alvarado 1968–1977
- Jerry Morales 1969–1983
- Jack Heidemann 1969–1977
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: WAR in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.