MLB players born in 1952
145 MLB players on file were born in 1952. Fred Lynn leads them with 46.7 career WAR. The first born in 1952 to play in the MLB were Darrell Porter, Terry Forster, and Mike Ivie, in 1971. Every season since 1876 is on file.
Former MLB players born in 1952 (145)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Lynn | LF | 1974–1990 | 17 | 1,960 H · 306 HR · 46.7 WAR | Chicago, IL |
| Darrell Porter | DH | 1971–1987 | 17 | 1,369 H · 188 HR · 37.8 WAR | Joplin, MO |
| John Denny | SP | 1974–1986 | 13 | 123 W · 1,146 SO · 28.0 WAR | Prescott, AZ |
| Roy Smalley | DH | 1975–1987 | 13 | 1,454 H · 163 HR · 25.3 WAR | Los Angeles, United States |
| Jerry Mumphrey | LF | 1974–1988 | 15 | 1,442 H · 70 HR · 20.3 WAR | Tyler, United States |
| Mike Krukow | SP | 1976–1989 | 14 | 124 W · 1,478 SO · 19.0 WAR | Long Beach, United States |
| Terry Forster | RP | 1971–1986 | 16 | 54 W · 791 SO · 17.4 WAR | Sioux Falls, SD |
| Ernie Whitt | C | 1976–1991 | 15 | 938 H · 134 HR · 16.9 WAR | Detroit, United States |
| Joaquin Andujar | RP | 1976–1988 | 13 | 127 W · 1,032 SO · 15.1 WAR | San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic |
| Bump Wills | 2B | 1977–1982 | 6 | 807 H · 36 HR · 15.1 WAR | Washington, DC |
| Pete Vuckovich | SP | 1975–1986 | 11 | 93 W · 882 SO · 14.9 WAR | Johnstown, United States |
| Dave Collins | 1B | 1975–1990 | 16 | 1,335 H · 32 HR · 13.6 WAR | Rapid City, SD |
| Wayne Gross | 3B | 1976–1986 | 11 | 727 H · 121 HR · 13.5 WAR | Riverside, United States |
| Dennis Lamp | RP | 1977–1992 | 16 | 96 W · 857 SO · 13.4 WAR | Los Angeles, United States |
| Rick Waits | RP | 1973–1985 | 12 | 79 W · 659 SO · 12.9 WAR | Atlanta, GA |
| Jerry Remy | 2B | 1975–1984 | 10 | 1,226 H · 7 HR · 12.6 WAR | Fall River, MA |
| Rich Dauer | 2B | 1976–1985 | 10 | 984 H · 43 HR · 12.4 WAR | San Bernardino, United States |
| Pat Zachry | RP | 1976–1985 | 10 | 69 W · 669 SO · 11.3 WAR | Richmond, United States |
| Greg Gross | RF | 1973–1989 | 17 | 1,073 H · 7 HR · 11.2 WAR | York, PA |
| Craig Reynolds | 2B | 1975–1989 | 15 | 1,142 H · 42 HR · 11.1 WAR | Houston, United States |
| Ray Knight | 1B | 1974–1988 | 13 | 1,311 H · 84 HR · 10.9 WAR | Albany, United States |
| Jim Morrison | 3B | 1977–1988 | 12 | 876 H · 112 HR · 10.6 WAR | Pensacola, United States |
| Al Holland | RP | 1977–1987 | 10 | 34 W · 513 SO · 10.5 WAR | Roanoke, VA |
| Steve Henderson | RF | 1977–1988 | 12 | 976 H · 68 HR · 10.1 WAR | Houston, United States |
| Dan Ford | DH | 1975–1985 | 11 | 1,123 H · 121 HR · 9.9 WAR | Los Angeles, United States |
| Bob McClure | RP | 1975–1993 | 19 | 68 W · 701 SO · 9.6 WAR | Oakland, CA |
| Doug Corbett | RP | 1980–1987 | 8 | 24 W · 343 SO · 9.4 WAR | Sarasota, FL |
| Rick Langford | SP | 1976–1986 | 11 | 73 W · 671 SO · 9.1 WAR | Farmville, VA |
| Omar Moreno | CF | 1975–1986 | 12 | 1,257 H · 37 HR · 7.9 WAR | Puerto Armuelles, Panama |
| Joe Sambito | RP | 1976–1987 | 11 | 37 W · 489 SO · 7.6 WAR | Brooklyn, NY |
| Bill Travers | SP | 1974–1983 | 9 | 65 W · 488 SO · 6.3 WAR | Norwood, MA |
| Mike Ivie | 1B | 1971–1983 | 11 | 724 H · 81 HR · 6.2 WAR | Atlanta, GA |
| Dave Frost | SP | 1977–1982 | 6 | 33 W · 222 SO · 5.6 WAR | Long Beach, United States |
| Jerry Hairston | DH | 1973–1989 | 14 | 438 H · 30 HR · 5.4 WAR | Birmingham, AL |
| Eric Rasmussen | SP | 1975–1983 | 8 | 50 W · 489 SO · 4.3 WAR | Racine, WI |
| Fredie Arroyo | RP | 1975–1986 | 8 | 24 W · 172 SO · 4.3 WAR | Sacramento, United States |
| Eduardo Rodriguez | P | 1973–1979 | 7 | 42 W · 430 SO · 4.0 WAR | — |
| Bill Almon | 3B | 1974–1988 | 15 | 846 H · 36 HR · 3.1 WAR | Providence, RI |
| Jerry Augustine | RP | 1975–1984 | 10 | 55 W · 348 SO · 3.0 WAR | Kewaunee, United States |
| Warren Brusstar | RP | 1977–1985 | 9 | 28 W · 273 SO · 2.9 WAR | Oakland, United States |
| Barry Foote | C | 1973–1982 | 10 | 489 H · 57 HR · 2.6 WAR | Smithfield, United States |
| Dan Warthen | P | 1975–1978 | 4 | 12 W · 224 SO · 2.4 WAR | — |
| Jerry White | CF | 1974–1986 | 11 | 303 H · 21 HR · 2.3 WAR | Shirley, MA |
| Bombo Rivera | CF | 1975–1982 | 6 | 220 H · 10 HR · 2.1 WAR | Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Marc Hill | C | 1973–1986 | 14 | 404 H · 34 HR · 1.7 WAR | Elsberry, MO |
| Nate Snell | RP | 1984–1987 | 4 | 7 W · 96 SO · 1.7 WAR | Orangeburg, SC |
| Rick Williams | P | 1978–1979 | 2 | 5 W · 54 SO · 1.5 WAR | — |
| Butch Metzger | P | 1974–1978 | 5 | 18 W · 175 SO · 1.3 WAR | — |
| Mike Stanton | RP | 1975–1985 | 7 | 13 W · 304 SO · 1.2 WAR | St. Louis, MO |
| Pepe Mangual | — | 1972–1977 | 6 | 235 H · 16 HR · 1.0 WAR | — |
| John Verhoeven | RP | 1976–1981 | 4 | 3 W · 90 SO · 1.0 WAR | Long Beach, CA |
| Doug Capilla | RP | 1976–1981 | 6 | 12 W · 178 SO · 0.9 WAR | Honolulu, HI |
| Jerry Royster | CF | 1973–1988 | 16 | 1,049 H · 40 HR · 0.8 WAR | Sacramento, United States |
| Don Collins | RP | 1977–1980 | 2 | 3 W · 27 SO · 0.8 WAR | Lyons, United States |
| Don Demola | P | 1974–1975 | 2 | 5 W · 110 SO · 0.8 WAR | — |
| Tim Blackwell | C | 1974–1983 | 10 | 238 H · 6 HR · 0.7 WAR | San Diego, CA |
| Bruce Boisclair | — | 1974–1979 | 5 | 241 H · 10 HR · 0.7 WAR | — |
| Tom Brennan | RP | 1981–1985 | 5 | 9 W · 102 SO · 0.7 WAR | Chicago, United States |
| Bob Myrick | P | 1976–1978 | 3 | 3 W · 73 SO · 0.7 WAR | — |
| Fred Holdsworth | RP | 1972–1980 | 7 | 7 W · 94 SO · 0.6 WAR | Detroit, MI |
| Dave Downs | P | 1972 | 1 | 1 W · 5 SO · 0.6 WAR | — |
| Ron Washington | 2B | 1977–1989 | 10 | 414 H · 20 HR · 0.5 WAR | New Orleans, LA |
| Allen Ripley | SP | 1978–1982 | 5 | 23 W · 229 SO · 0.5 WAR | Norwood, MA |
| Rob Andrews | — | 1975–1979 | 5 | 365 H · 3 HR · 0.5 WAR | — |
| John Sutton | P | 1977–1978 | 2 | 2 W · 27 SO · 0.5 WAR | — |
| Randy Scarbery | RP | 1979–1980 | 2 | 3 W · 63 SO · 0.5 WAR | Fresno, United States |
| Sam Mejias | RF | 1976–1981 | 6 | 86 H · 4 HR · 0.4 WAR | Santiago, Dominican Republic |
| Porfi Altamirano | RP | 1982–1984 | 3 | 7 W · 57 SO · 0.4 WAR | Darillo, Nicaragua |
| Kerry Dineen | — | 1975–1978 | 3 | 12 H · 0 HR · 0.3 WAR | — |
| Lance Rautzhan | P | 1977–1979 | 3 | 6 W · 45 SO · 0.3 WAR | — |
| Mike Davey | P | 1977–1978 | 2 | 0 W · 7 SO · 0.3 WAR | — |
| Morris Nettles | — | 1974–1975 | 2 | 116 H · 0 HR · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Terry Cornutt | P | 1977–1978 | 2 | 1 W · 23 SO · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Angel Torres | P | 1977 | 1 | 0 W · 8 SO · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Bobby Cuellar | P | 1977 | 1 | 0 W · 3 SO · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Terry Bulling | C | 1977–1983 | 4 | 77 H · 3 HR · 0.1 WAR | Lynwood, CA |
| John Caneira | P | 1977–1978 | 2 | 2 W · 17 SO · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Cardell Camper | P | 1977 | 1 | 1 W · 9 SO · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Greg Terlecky | P | 1975 | 1 | 0 W · 13 SO · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Mickey Mahler | RP | 1977–1986 | 8 | 14 W · 262 SO | Montgomery, United States |
| Reggie Walton | CF | 1980–1982 | 3 | 26 H · 2 HR | Kansas City, MO |
| Chip Lang | P | 1975–1976 | 2 | 1 W · 32 SO | — |
| Fred Andrews | — | 1976–1977 | 2 | 8 H · 0 HR | — |
| Al Autry | P | 1976 | 1 | 1 W · 3 SO | — |
| Greg Heydeman | P | 1973 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO | — |
| Sam Bowen | CF | 1977–1980 | 3 | 3 H · 1 HR · -0.1 WAR | Brunswick, United States |
| Ed Plank | P | 1978–1979 | 2 | 0 W · 2 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Jose Sosa | P | 1975–1976 | 2 | 1 W · 36 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Bob Adams | — | 1977 | 1 | 6 H · 2 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Steve Waterbury | P | 1976 | 1 | 0 W · 4 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Mike Squires | 1B | 1975–1985 | 10 | 411 H · 6 HR · -0.2 WAR | Kalamazoo, United States |
| Dennis Werth | 1B | 1979–1982 | 4 | 29 H · 3 HR · -0.2 WAR | Lincoln, United States |
| Ramon Aviles | 2B | 1977–1981 | 4 | 51 H · 2 HR · -0.2 WAR | Manati, Puerto Rico |
| Gil Flores | — | 1977–1979 | 3 | 121 H · 2 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Larry McCall | P | 1977–1979 | 3 | 2 W · 10 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Marshall Edwards | DH | 1981–1983 | 3 | 80 H · 2 HR · -0.2 WAR | Fort Lewis, WA |
| Greg Mahlberg | — | 1978–1979 | 2 | 2 H · 1 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Bob Allietta | — | 1975 | 1 | 8 H · 1 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Ryan Kurosaki | P | 1975 | 1 | 0 W · 6 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Pat Scanlon | — | 1974–1977 | 4 | 41 H · 4 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
- Chuck Baker 1978–1981
- Don Hopkins 1975–1976
- Jim Wilhelm 1978–1979
- Mark Budaska 1978–1981
- Dave Cheadle 1973
- Jeff Schneider 1981
- Randy Tate 1975
- Steve Stroughter 1982
- Tommy Bianco 1975
- Henry Cruz 1975–1978
- Orlando Alvarez 1973–1976
- Gary Beare 1976–1977
- Steve Bowling 1976–1977
- Larry Anderson 1974–1977
- Rick Sweet 1978–1983
- John Poff 1979–1980
- Art James 1975
- Bob Gorinski 1977
- Jerry Tabb 1976–1978
- Gary Gray 1977–1982
- Dwight Bernard 1978–1982
- Art Gardner 1975–1978
- Will McEnaney 1974–1979
- Mike Bacsik 1975–1980
- Santo Alcala 1976–1977
- Tom Donohue 1979–1980
- Sal Butera 1980–1988
- Dennis Kinney 1978–1982
- Eddie Bane 1973–1976
- Joe Wallis 1975–1979
- Joe Gilbert 1972–1973
- Tom Carroll 1974–1975
- Julio Gonzalez 1977–1983
- Bob Galasso 1977–1981
- John Scott 1974–1977
- Rod Gilbreath 1972–1978
- Michael Edwards 1977–1980
- Dave Wehrmeister 1976–1985
- Wendell Alston 1977–1980
- Bob Davis 1973–1981
- Pete LaCock 1972–1980
- Glenn Burke 1976–1979
- Dan Briggs 1975–1982
- Rowland Office 1972–1983
- Dan Meyer 1974–1985
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: WAR in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.