MLB players born in 1976
198 MLB players on file were born in 1976. Lance Berkman leads them with 48.9 career WAR. The first born in 1976 to play in the MLB were Kelvim Escobar, Paul Konerko, Ben Grieve, and Juan Encarnacion and 4 more, in 1997. Every season since 1876 is on file.
Former MLB players born in 1976 (198)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Berkman | DH | 1999–2013 | 15 | 1,905 H · 366 HR · 48.9 WAR | Waco, TX |
| Javier Vazquez | SP | 1998–2011 | 14 | 165 W · 2,536 SO · 40.2 WAR | Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Troy Glaus | 1B | 1998–2010 | 13 | 1,375 H · 320 HR · 35.0 WAR | Tarzana, CA |
| Freddy Garcia | SP | 1999–2013 | 15 | 156 W · 1,621 SO · 31.1 WAR | Caracas, Venezuela |
| Alfonso Soriano | RF | 1999–2014 | 16 | 2,095 H · 412 HR · 25.2 WAR | San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic |
| Carlos Lee | 1B | 1999–2012 | 14 | 2,273 H · 358 HR · 24.5 WAR | Aguadulce, Panama |
| Kelvim Escobar | RP | 1997–2009 | 12 | 101 W · 1,310 SO · 22.9 WAR | La Guaira, Venezuela |
| Ted Lilly | SP | 1999–2013 | 15 | 130 W · 1,681 SO · 22.7 WAR | Torrance, CA |
| Paul Konerko | DH | 1997–2014 | 18 | 2,340 H · 439 HR · 22.6 WAR | Providence, RI |
| Michael Young | 3B | 2000–2013 | 14 | 2,375 H · 185 HR · 20.8 WAR | Covina, CA |
| A.J. Pierzynski | C | 1998–2016 | 19 | 2,043 H · 188 HR · 20.0 WAR | Bridgehampton, NY |
| Ramon Hernandez | C | 1999–2013 | 15 | 1,345 H · 169 HR · 19.2 WAR | Caracas, Venezuela |
| Adam Kennedy | 3B | 1999–2012 | 14 | 1,488 H · 80 HR · 18.2 WAR | Riverside, CA |
| Aubrey Huff | 1B | 2000–2012 | 13 | 1,699 H · 242 HR · 17.0 WAR | Marion, OH |
| Pat Burrell | LF | 2000–2011 | 12 | 1,393 H · 292 HR · 16.4 WAR | Eureka Springs, AR |
| Randy Wolf | SP | 1999–2015 | 16 | 133 W · 1,814 SO · 15.9 WAR | West Hills, CA |
| Carl Pavano | SP | 1998–2012 | 14 | 108 W · 1,091 SO · 14.9 WAR | New Britain, CT |
| Wade Miller | SP | 1999–2007 | 9 | 62 W · 749 SO · 14.0 WAR | Reading, PA |
| Matt Thornton | RP | 2004–2016 | 13 | 36 W · 642 SO · 13.0 WAR | Centreville, MI |
| Jerry Hairston Jr. | 3B | 1998–2013 | 16 | 1,126 H · 70 HR · 11.6 WAR | Naperville, IL |
| Eric Gagne | RP | 1999–2008 | 10 | 33 W · 718 SO · 11.3 WAR | Montreal, Canada |
| Tomo Ohka | SP | 1999–2009 | 9 | 49 W · 569 SO · 10.6 WAR | Kyoto, Japan |
| Scott Downs | RP | 2000–2014 | 13 | 38 W · 575 SO · 10.5 WAR | Louisville, KY |
| Jeff Weaver | RP | 1999–2010 | 11 | 104 W · 1,214 SO · 10.4 WAR | Northridge, CA |
| Eric Byrnes | LF | 2000–2010 | 11 | 827 H · 109 HR · 9.0 WAR | Redwood City, CA |
| Scott Williamson | RP | 1999–2007 | 9 | 28 W · 510 SO · 8.6 WAR | Fort Polk, LA |
| Reed Johnson | LF | 2003–2015 | 13 | 1,014 H · 65 HR · 8.4 WAR | Riverside, CA |
| Scott Linebrink | RP | 2000–2011 | 12 | 42 W · 567 SO · 8.1 WAR | Austin, TX |
| Ryan Freel | 3B | 2001–2009 | 8 | 532 H · 22 HR · 7.9 WAR | Jacksonville, FL |
| Lew Ford | LF | 2003–2012 | 6 | 425 H · 35 HR · 7.3 WAR | Port Neches, TX |
| Brian Lawrence | SP | 2001–2007 | 6 | 50 W · 597 SO · 7.2 WAR | Fort Collins, CO |
| Brad Lidge | RP | 2002–2012 | 11 | 26 W · 799 SO · 7.0 WAR | Sacramento, CA |
| Ben Grieve | RF | 1997–2005 | 9 | 864 H · 118 HR · 6.8 WAR | Arlington, TX |
| J.C. Romero | RP | 1999–2012 | 14 | 34 W · 526 SO · 6.7 WAR | Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico |
| Juan Encarnacion | RF | 1997–2007 | 11 | 1,264 H · 156 HR · 6.5 WAR | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| David Riske | RP | 1999–2010 | 11 | 20 W · 441 SO · 6.4 WAR | Renton, WA |
| Sidney Ponson | SP | 1998–2009 | 12 | 91 W · 1,031 SO · 6.2 WAR | Noord, Aruba |
| Brian Schneider | C | 2000–2012 | 13 | 781 H · 67 HR · 5.5 WAR | Jacksonville, FL |
| Bobby Kielty | LF | 2001–2007 | 7 | 456 H · 53 HR · 5.5 WAR | Moreno Valley, CA |
| Scott Podsednik | LF | 2001–2012 | 11 | 1,096 H · 42 HR · 5.4 WAR | West, TX |
| Pedro Feliciano | RP | 2002–2013 | 9 | 22 W · 350 SO · 5.3 WAR | Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico |
| Kyle Farnsworth | RP | 1999–2014 | 16 | 43 W · 963 SO · 5.0 WAR | Wichita, KS |
| Jason Michaels | LF | 2001–2011 | 11 | 613 H · 59 HR · 4.6 WAR | Tampa, FL |
| Rob Mackowiak | LF | 2001–2008 | 8 | 603 H · 64 HR · 4.5 WAR | Oak Lawn, IL |
| Kenji Johjima | C | 2006–2009 | 4 | 431 H · 48 HR · 4.5 WAR | Sasebo, Japan |
| Scott Strickland | RP | 1999–2010 | 7 | 12 W · 243 SO · 3.7 WAR | Houston, TX |
| Terrence Long | CF | 1999–2006 | 8 | 824 H · 69 HR · 3.6 WAR | Montgomery, AL |
| Joel Peralta | RP | 2005–2016 | 12 | 20 W · 612 SO · 3.5 WAR | Bonao, Dominican Republic |
| Jose Guillen | RF | 1997–2010 | 14 | 1,591 H · 214 HR · 3.4 WAR | San Cristobal, Dominican Republic |
| Ben Broussard | 1B | 2002–2008 | 7 | 561 H · 87 HR · 3.2 WAR | Beaumont, TX |
| Mike Koplove | RP | 2001–2007 | 7 | 15 W · 175 SO · 3.2 WAR | Philadelphia, PA |
| Ryan Drese | SP | 2001–2006 | 6 | 34 W · 301 SO · 3.2 WAR | San Francisco, CA |
| Scott Atchison | RP | 2004–2015 | 9 | 17 W · 253 SO · 2.9 WAR | Denton, TX |
| Craig Wilson | 1B | 2001–2007 | 7 | 527 H · 99 HR · 2.7 WAR | Fountain Valley, CA |
| Carlos Febles | 2B | 1998–2003 | 6 | 414 H · 24 HR · 2.7 WAR | El Seibo, Dominican Republic |
| Tyler Walker | RP | 2002–2010 | 8 | 23 W · 243 SO · 2.5 WAR | San Francisco, CA |
| Jason Grilli | RP | 2000–2017 | 15 | 34 W · 694 SO · 2.4 WAR | Royal Oak, MI |
| Mike Darr | RF | 1999–2001 | 3 | 148 H · 5 HR · 2.3 WAR | Corona, CA |
| Bobby Madritsch | SP | 2004–2005 | 2 | 6 W · 61 SO · 2.0 WAR | Oak Lawn, IL |
| Jim Parque | SP | 1998–2003 | 6 | 31 W · 335 SO · 1.9 WAR | Norwalk, CA |
| Dustan Mohr | LF | 2001–2007 | 7 | 340 H · 49 HR · 1.7 WAR | Hattiesburg, MS |
| Erasmo Ramirez | RP | 2003–2007 | 4 | 8 W · 56 SO · 1.7 WAR | Santa Ana, CA |
| Josh Fogg | RP | 2001–2009 | 9 | 62 W · 627 SO · 1.6 WAR | Lynn, MA |
| Geoff Geary | RP | 2003–2009 | 7 | 16 W · 230 SO · 1.5 WAR | Buffalo, NY |
| Damian Moss | P | 2001–2004 | 4 | 22 W · 204 SO · 1.4 WAR | Darlinghurst, Australia |
| Michael Barrett | C | 1998–2009 | 12 | 925 H · 98 HR · 1.3 WAR | Atlanta, GA |
| Jason Kershner | RP | 2002–2004 | 3 | 3 W · 65 SO · 1.3 WAR | Scottsdale, AZ |
| Lance Davis | SP | 2001 | 1 | 8 W · 53 SO · 1.3 WAR | Winter Haven, FL |
| Keith Ginter | 3B | 2000–2005 | 6 | 236 H · 38 HR · 1.2 WAR | Norwalk, CA |
| Bo Hart | 2B | 2003–2004 | 2 | 84 H · 4 HR · 1.0 WAR | Creswell, OR |
| Eric DuBose | RP | 2002–2006 | 5 | 9 W · 115 SO · 0.9 WAR | Bradenton, FL |
| Matt Kinney | P | 2000–2005 | 5 | 19 W · 297 SO · 0.7 WAR | Bangor, ME |
| Jeff Wallace | RP | 1997–2001 | 4 | 3 W · 120 SO · 0.7 WAR | Wheeling, WV |
| Mark DiFelice | RP | 2008–2011 | 3 | 5 W · 71 SO · 0.7 WAR | Bryn Mawr, PA |
| Cody Ransom | SS | 2001–2013 | 11 | 160 H · 30 HR · 0.6 WAR | Mesa, AZ |
| Scott Elarton | SP | 1998–2008 | 10 | 56 W · 698 SO · 0.6 WAR | Lamar, CO |
| Ramon Vazquez | SS | 2001–2009 | 9 | 496 H · 22 HR · 0.6 WAR | Cayey, Puerto Rico |
| Carl Sadler | RP | 2002–2003 | 2 | 1 W · 33 SO · 0.6 WAR | Gainesville, FL |
| Matt Treanor | C | 2004–2012 | 9 | 281 H · 18 HR · 0.5 WAR | Garden Grove, CA |
| Gary Glover | RP | 1999–2008 | 8 | 29 W · 324 SO · 0.5 WAR | Cleveland, OH |
| Jimmy Anderson | RP | 1999–2004 | 6 | 25 W · 241 SO · 0.5 WAR | Portsmouth, VA |
| Brian Shackelford | RP | 2005–2006 | 2 | 2 W · 32 SO · 0.5 WAR | Mcalester, OK |
| Michael Tejera | RP | 1999–2005 | 5 | 11 W · 172 SO · 0.4 WAR | Havana, Cuba |
| Brian Bowles | RP | 2001–2003 | 3 | 2 W · 25 SO · 0.4 WAR | Harbor City, CA |
| Jay Ryan | RP | 1999–2000 | 2 | 1 W · 34 SO · 0.4 WAR | Long Branch, NJ |
| Jason Lane | RP | 2014 | 1 | 0 W · 6 SO · 0.4 WAR | Santa Rosa, CA |
| Jimmy Serrano | P | 2004 | 1 | 1 W · 25 SO · 0.4 WAR | Grand Junction, CO |
| Chris Woodward | 1B | 1999–2011 | 12 | 408 H · 33 HR · 0.3 WAR | Covina, CA |
| Alex Sanchez | CF | 2001–2005 | 5 | 452 H · 6 HR · 0.3 WAR | Havana, Cuba |
| Calvin Pickering | DH | 1998–2005 | 5 | 59 H · 14 HR · 0.3 WAR | St. Thomas |
| Eric Eckenstahler | RP | 2002–2003 | 2 | 1 W · 25 SO · 0.3 WAR | Waukegan, IL |
| David Coggin | RP | 2000–2002 | 3 | 10 W · 143 SO · 0.2 WAR | West Covina, CA |
| Kyle Peterson | SP | 1999–2001 | 2 | 5 W · 46 SO · 0.2 WAR | Elkhorn, NE |
| Brandon Harper | C | 2006 | 1 | 12 H · 2 HR · 0.2 WAR | Odessa, TX |
| Pat Daneker | SP | 1999 | 1 | 0 W · 5 SO · 0.2 WAR | Williamsport, PA |
| Aaron Miles | 2B | 2003–2011 | 9 | 793 H · 19 HR · 0.1 WAR | Pittsburg, CA |
| Mike Rivera | C | 2001–2011 | 9 | 131 H · 13 HR · 0.1 WAR | Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico |
| Kevin Olsen | RP | 2001–2003 | 3 | 0 W · 63 SO · 0.1 WAR | Covina, CA |
| Esix Snead | OF | 2002–2004 | 2 | 4 H · 1 HR · 0.1 WAR | Fort Myers, FL |
| Jason Karnuth | RP | 2001–2005 | 2 | 0 W · 1 SO · 0.1 WAR | La Grange, IL |
- Joe Davenport 1999–2001
- Matt Blank 2000–2001
- Kevin Nicholson 2000
- Rodney Lindsey 2000
- Brian Rose 1997–2001
- Greg Jones 2003–2007
- Oscar Robles 2005–2007
- Alex Herrera 2002–2003
- Bart Miadich 2001–2003
- Kevin Hooper 2005–2006
- Kory DeHaan 2000–2002
- Aaron Looper 2003
- Jake Robbins 2004
- Jason Jimenez 2002
- Jay Spurgeon 2000
- Juan Cerros 2003
- Juan Melo 2000
- Lariel Gonzalez 1998
- Scott Wiggins 2002
- Abraham Nunez 1997–2008
- Corky Miller 2001–2013
- Hiram Bocachica 2000–2007
- Kevin Walker 2000–2005
- John Barnes 2000–2001
- Alex Pelaez 2002
- Bryan Hebson 2003
- Carlos Casimiro 2000
- Cleatus Davidson 1999
- Derrin Ebert 1999
- Eddy Garabito 2005
- Ismael Villegas 2000
- Justin Kaye 2002
- Kevin Joseph 2002
- Mike Cervenak 2008
- Rontrez Johnson 2003
- Ron Wright 2002
- Brian Myrow 2005–2008
- Doug Clark 2005–2006
- Jason Gilfillan 2003
- Tony Cogan 2001
- Jason Jones 2003
- Nate Teut 2002
- Shawn Sedlacek 2002
- Yohanny Valera 2000
- Johnny Estrada 2001–2008
- Travis Harper 2000–2006
- Chad Harville 1999–2006
- Adam Piatt 2000–2003
- Chris Booker 2005–2007
- Earl Snyder 2002–2004
- Roy Smith 2001–2002
- Victor Alvarez 2002–2003
- Jason Roach 2003
- Kazuo Fukumori 2008
- Paul Hoover 2001–2010
- Robinson Cancel 1999–2011
- Mike Edwards 2003–2006
- Mike Rose 2004–2006
- Phil Norton 2000–2004
- Alex Prieto 2003–2004
- Simon Pond 2004
- Victor Santos 2001–2007
- Dan Reichert 1999–2003
- Jose Leon 2002–2004
- Edwin Almonte 2003
- Kris Wilson 2000–2006
- Jeff Austin 2001–2003
- Les Walrond 2003–2008
- Mike Colangelo 1999–2002
- Nate Bump 2003–2005
- Kevin Frederick 2002–2004
- Liu Rodriguez 1999
- Ross Gload 2000–2011
- Henry Mateo 2001–2006
- Seth Etherton 2000–2006
- Brad Voyles 2001–2003
- Cole Liniak 1999–2000
- Matt Anderson 1998–2005
- Jermaine Clark 2001–2005
- Mike Nakamura 2003–2004
- Jason Dellaero 1999
- Gene Kingsale 1998–2003
- Brandon Larson 2001–2004
- Jeremy Powell 1998–2000
- Tim Hamulack 2005–2006
- Ron Calloway 2003–2004
- Wes Obermueller 2002–2007
- Kevin Witt 1998–2006
- Bubba Crosby 2003–2006
- Chris Fussell 1998–2000
- Randy Keisler 2000–2007
- Jason Grabowski 2002–2005
- Jason Phillips 2001–2007
- Edwards Guzman 1999–2003
- Adam Bernero 2000–2006
- Wes Helms 1998–2011
- Brandon Duckworth 2001–2008
- Rocky Biddle 2000–2004
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: WAR in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.