MLB players born in 1950
131 MLB players on file were born in 1950. Brian Downing leads them with 47.8 career WAR. The first born in 1950 to play in the MLB were Bart Johnson, Bobby Valentine, Mike McQueen, and Lloyd Allen, in 1969. Every season since 1876 is on file.
Former MLB players born in 1950 (131)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Downing | DH | 1973–1992 | 20 | 2,099 H · 275 HR · 47.8 WAR | Los Angeles, United States |
| Ron Guidry | SP | 1975–1988 | 14 | 170 W · 1,778 SO · 45.4 WAR | Lafayette, LA |
| Doug DeCinces | 3B | 1973–1987 | 15 | 1,505 H · 237 HR · 38.6 WAR | Burbank, United States |
| Jon Matlack | RP | 1971–1983 | 13 | 125 W · 1,516 SO · 36.3 WAR | West Chester, PA |
| Burt Hooton | SP | 1971–1985 | 15 | 151 W · 1,491 SO · 34.4 WAR | Greenville, United States |
| Ken Griffey Sr. | LF | 1973–1991 | 19 | 2,143 H · 152 HR · 31.6 WAR | Donora, PA |
| Frank White | 2B | 1973–1990 | 18 | 2,006 H · 160 HR · 31.1 WAR | Greenville, MS |
| Chris Speier | SS | 1971–1989 | 19 | 1,759 H · 112 HR · 27.9 WAR | Alameda, CA |
| Gary Matthews | DH | 1972–1987 | 16 | 2,011 H · 234 HR · 27.3 WAR | San Fernando, CA |
| Doyle Alexander | SP | 1971–1989 | 19 | 194 W · 1,528 SO · 26.9 WAR | Cordova, AL |
| Greg Luzinski | DH | 1970–1984 | 15 | 1,795 H · 307 HR · 23.6 WAR | Chicago, United States |
| J.R. Richard | SP | 1971–1980 | 10 | 107 W · 1,493 SO · 19.9 WAR | Vienna, LA |
| John Montefusco | RP | 1974–1986 | 13 | 90 W · 1,081 SO · 18.8 WAR | Long Branch, NJ |
| Gorman Thomas | DH | 1973–1986 | 13 | 1,051 H · 268 HR · 17.2 WAR | Charleston, SC |
| Randy Jones | SP | 1973–1982 | 10 | 100 W · 735 SO · 16.8 WAR | Fullerton, United States |
| Bob Forsch | RP | 1974–1989 | 16 | 168 W · 1,133 SO · 16.7 WAR | Sacramento, United States |
| Bruce Bochte | 1B | 1974–1986 | 12 | 1,478 H · 100 HR · 16.7 WAR | Pasadena, United States |
| Jim Slaton | RP | 1971–1986 | 16 | 151 W · 1,191 SO · 15.6 WAR | Long Beach, United States |
| Milt May | C | 1970–1984 | 15 | 971 H · 77 HR · 14.8 WAR | Gary, IN |
| Ray Burris | RP | 1973–1987 | 15 | 108 W · 1,065 SO · 12.9 WAR | Idabel, OK |
| Bruce Kison | RP | 1971–1985 | 15 | 115 W · 1,073 SO · 12.5 WAR | Pasco, WA |
| Lyman Bostock | — | 1975–1978 | 4 | 624 H · 23 HR · 12.1 WAR | — |
| Jorge Orta | DH | 1972–1987 | 16 | 1,619 H · 130 HR · 11.9 WAR | Mazatlan, Mexico |
| Craig Swan | RP | 1973–1984 | 12 | 59 W · 673 SO · 11.5 WAR | Van Nuys, United States |
| Mike Easler | DH | 1973–1987 | 14 | 1,078 H · 118 HR · 11.2 WAR | Cleveland, OH |
| Lynn McGlothen | RP | 1972–1982 | 11 | 86 W · 939 SO · 11.1 WAR | Monroe, LA |
| Ed Halicki | RP | 1974–1980 | 7 | 55 W · 707 SO · 10.8 WAR | Kearny, NJ |
| Milt Wilcox | SP | 1970–1986 | 16 | 119 W · 1,137 SO · 10.7 WAR | Honolulu, HI |
| Elias Sosa | RP | 1972–1983 | 12 | 59 W · 538 SO · 9.4 WAR | La Vega, Dominican Republic |
| Otto Velez | DH | 1973–1983 | 11 | 452 H · 78 HR · 9.0 WAR | Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Manny Trillo | 2B | 1973–1989 | 17 | 1,562 H · 61 HR · 8.4 WAR | Caripito, Venezuela |
| Bart Johnson | P | 1969–1977 | 8 | 43 W · 520 SO · 8.2 WAR | — |
| Mike Proly | RP | 1976–1983 | 7 | 22 W · 185 SO · 7.6 WAR | Jamaica, NY |
| Juan Beniquez | LF | 1971–1988 | 17 | 1,274 H · 79 HR · 7.5 WAR | San Sebastian, Puerto Rico |
| Dave Heaverlo | RP | 1975–1981 | 7 | 26 W · 288 SO · 6.8 WAR | Ellensburg, WA |
| Dave Chalk | 3B | 1973–1981 | 9 | 733 H · 15 HR · 6.6 WAR | Del Rio, United States |
| Tippy Martinez | RP | 1974–1988 | 14 | 55 W · 632 SO · 6.4 WAR | La Junta, CO |
| Doug Bird | RP | 1973–1983 | 11 | 73 W · 680 SO · 6.3 WAR | Corona, CA |
| Wayne Garland | SP | 1973–1981 | 9 | 55 W · 450 SO · 6.3 WAR | Nashville, United States |
| Ross Grimsley | RP | 1971–1982 | 11 | 124 W · 750 SO · 5.6 WAR | Topeka, KS |
| Mike Cubbage | 3B | 1974–1981 | 8 | 503 H · 34 HR · 5.5 WAR | Charlottesville, VA |
| Bob Apodaca | P | 1973–1977 | 5 | 16 W · 197 SO · 5.0 WAR | — |
| Jim Dwyer | DH | 1973–1990 | 18 | 719 H · 77 HR · 4.8 WAR | Evergreen Park, IL |
| Glenn Borgmann | C | 1972–1980 | 9 | 296 H · 16 HR · 4.8 WAR | Paterson, NJ |
| Lamar Johnson | DH | 1974–1982 | 9 | 755 H · 64 HR · 4.4 WAR | Bessemer, United States |
| Jack Brohamer | 2B | 1972–1980 | 9 | 613 H · 30 HR · 4.0 WAR | Maywood, United States |
| Tim Foli | SS | 1970–1985 | 16 | 1,515 H · 25 HR · 3.4 WAR | Culver City, CA |
| Max Leon | P | 1973–1978 | 6 | 14 W · 170 SO · 3.2 WAR | — |
| Rawly Eastwick | RP | 1974–1981 | 8 | 28 W · 295 SO · 3.0 WAR | Camden, NJ |
| Dave Lemanczyk | RP | 1973–1980 | 8 | 37 W · 429 SO · 2.8 WAR | Syracuse, NY |
| Rich Coggins | — | 1972–1976 | 5 | 287 H · 12 HR · 2.7 WAR | — |
| Duane Kuiper | 2B | 1974–1985 | 12 | 917 H · 1 HR · 2.6 WAR | Racine, United States |
| Junior Kennedy | 2B | 1974–1983 | 7 | 258 H · 4 HR · 2.3 WAR | Fort Gibson, OK |
| Jim Wright | P | 1978–1979 | 2 | 9 W · 71 SO · 2.3 WAR | — |
| Dale Murray | RP | 1974–1985 | 12 | 53 W · 400 SO · 2.2 WAR | Cuero, United States |
| Larvell Blanks | SS | 1972–1980 | 9 | 446 H · 20 HR · 2.2 WAR | Del Rio, United States |
| Roy Staiger | — | 1975–1979 | 4 | 104 H · 4 HR · 2.1 WAR | — |
| Bill Fahey | C | 1971–1983 | 11 | 225 H · 7 HR · 1.6 WAR | Detroit, MI |
| Bill Sharp | — | 1973–1976 | 4 | 281 H · 9 HR · 1.3 WAR | — |
| Bobby Valentine | — | 1969–1979 | 10 | 441 H · 12 HR · 1.2 WAR | — |
| Jeff Terpko | P | 1974–1977 | 3 | 3 W · 41 SO · 1.2 WAR | — |
| Mike Willis | RP | 1977–1981 | 5 | 7 W · 149 SO · 1.1 WAR | Oklahoma City, OK |
| Mike Beard | P | 1974–1977 | 4 | 4 W · 43 SO · 1.1 WAR | — |
| Buddy Schultz | P | 1975–1979 | 5 | 15 W · 193 SO · 0.9 WAR | — |
| Dick Sharon | — | 1973–1975 | 3 | 102 H · 13 HR · 0.5 WAR | — |
| Bob Molinaro | DH | 1975–1983 | 8 | 212 H · 14 HR · 0.4 WAR | Newark, NJ |
| George Zeber | — | 1977–1978 | 2 | 21 H · 3 HR · 0.3 WAR | — |
| Rick Auerbach | SS | 1971–1981 | 11 | 309 H · 9 HR · 0.2 WAR | Woodland Hills, CA |
| Bob Sheldon | — | 1974–1977 | 3 | 67 H · 0 HR · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Pat Darcy | P | 1974–1976 | 3 | 14 W · 75 SO · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Steve Lawson | P | 1972 | 1 | 0 W · 13 SO · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Mike Phillips | SS | 1973–1983 | 11 | 412 H · 11 HR · 0.1 WAR | Beaumont, TX |
| Andy Merchant | — | 1975–1976 | 2 | 2 H · 0 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| John Fuller | — | 1974 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Dane Iorg | 1B | 1977–1986 | 10 | 455 H · 14 HR | Eureka, United States |
| Rich Troedson | P | 1973–1974 | 2 | 8 W · 92 SO | — |
| Bill Moran | P | 1974 | 1 | 1 W · 17 SO | — |
| Bob Kaiser | P | 1971 | 1 | 0 W · 4 SO | — |
| Greg Harts | — | 1973 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Larry Yount | P | 1971 | 1 | 0 W · 0 SO | — |
| Richie Moloney | P | 1970 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO | — |
| Mike McQueen | P | 1969–1974 | 5 | 5 W · 140 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| George Throop | P | 1975–1979 | 4 | 2 W · 27 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Jim Fuller | — | 1973–1977 | 3 | 61 H · 11 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Butch Alberts | — | 1978 | 1 | 5 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Clint Compton | P | 1972 | 1 | 0 W · 0 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Don Castle | — | 1973 | 1 | 4 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Tom Norton | P | 1972 | 1 | 0 W · 22 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Larry Johnson | — | 1972–1978 | 5 | 5 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Doug Ault | 1B | 1976–1980 | 4 | 168 H · 17 HR · -0.2 WAR | Beaumont, TX |
| Rudy Arroyo | P | 1971 | 1 | 0 W · 5 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Terry Enyart | P | 1974 | 1 | 0 W · 2 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Tommy Sandt | — | 1976 | 1 | 14 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Marvin Lane | — | 1971–1976 | 5 | 37 H · 3 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Bob Kammeyer | P | 1978–1979 | 2 | 0 W · 11 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Jack Baker | — | 1976–1977 | 2 | 3 H · 1 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Bob Strampe | P | 1972 | 1 | 0 W · 4 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Dave Coleman | — | 1977 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Joe Goddard | — | 1972 | 1 | 7 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Tom Makowski | P | 1975 | 1 | 0 W · 3 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
- Hank Webb 1972–1977
- Ron Dunn 1974–1975
- Wayne Tyrone 1976
- Mike Pazik 1975–1977
- John Balaz 1974–1975
- Tom Kelly 1975
- Willie Prall 1975
- Chuck Hockenbery 1975
- Mike Poepping 1975
- Rusty Gerhardt 1974
- Bill Greif 1971–1976
- Ken Macha 1974–1981
- Jim Cox 1973–1976
- Lloyd Allen 1969–1975
- Rob Ellis 1971–1975
- Stan Perzanowski 1971–1978
- Mike Tyson 1972–1981
- Pete Broberg 1971–1978
- Milt Ramirez 1970–1979
- Jorge Roque 1970–1973
- Willie Norwood 1977–1980
- Pedro Garcia 1973–1977
- Dave Hilton 1972–1975
- Jim Mason 1971–1979
- Mario Mendoza 1974–1982
- Dick Pole 1973–1978
- Fernando Gonzalez 1972–1979
- Jim Crawford 1973–1978
- Dave McKay 1975–1982
- Dave Rosello 1972–1981
- Vic Harris 1972–1980
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: WAR in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.