Boston Red Sox all-time roster

1901 to 2026 · 1,581 players

How many players have played for the Boston Red Sox?

1,581 players have a season with the Boston Red Sox on file, from 1901 to 2026: 851 at the plate and 730 on the mound. Carl Yastrzemski played the most games for the club, 3,308. Boston Red Sox all-time leaders →

Hitters with the most games

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Every Boston Red Sox hitter, 1901 to 2026

Player↓	Years↓	G↓	H↓iH: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.	HR↓iHR: Home runs hit.	RBI↓iRBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.	AVG↓iAVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
Carl Yastrzemski	1961–1983	3,308	3,419	452	1,844	.285
Dwight Evans	1972–1990	2,505	2,373	379	1,346	.272
Ted Williams	1939–1960	2,292	2,654	521	1,839	.344
Jim Rice	1974–1989	2,089	2,452	382	1,451	.298
David Ortiz	2003–2016	1,953	2,079	483	1,530	.290
Bobby Doerr	1937–1951	1,865	2,042	223	1,247	.288
Harry Hooper	1909–1920	1,647	1,707	30	53	.272
Wade Boggs	1982–1992	1,625	2,098	85	687	.338
Rico Petrocelli	1963–1976	1,553	1,352	210	773	.251
Jason Varitek	1997–2011	1,546	1,307	193	757	.256
Dustin Pedroia	2006–2019	1,512	1,805	140	725	.299
Dom Dimaggio	1940–1953	1,399	1,680	87	618	.298
Frank Malzone	1955–1965	1,359	1,454	131	716	.276
Mike Greenwell	1985–1996	1,269	1,400	130	726	.303
Xander Bogaerts	2013–2022	1,264	1,410	156	683	.292
Duffy Lewis	1910–1917	1,184	1,248	27	0	.289
Billy Goodman	1947–1956	1,159	1,343	14	464	.306
George Scott	1966–1978	1,147	1,053	150	539	.258
Joe Cronin	1935–1945	1,134	1,168	119	737	.300
Larry Gardner	1908–1917	1,123	1,106	16	0	.282
Rick Miller	1971–1985	1,101	683	23	266	.265
Everett Scott	1914–1921	1,096	956	7	123	.246
Carlton Fisk	1969–1980	1,078	1,097	162	568	.284
Tris Speaker	1907–1915	1,065	1,327	39	0	.337
Mo Vaughn	1991–1998	1,046	1,165	230	752	.304
Jackie Jensen	1954–1961	1,039	1,089	170	733	.282
Rick Burleson	1974–1980	1,031	1,114	38	360	.274
Reggie Smith	1966–1973	1,014	1,064	149	536	.281
Johnny Pesky	1942–1951	1,004	1,267	13	359	.315
Hobe Ferris	1901–1907	991	876	34	0	.237
John Valentin	1992–2001	991	1,043	121	528	.281
Freddy Parent	1901–1907	986	1,051	19	0	.273
Manny Ramirez	2001–2007	983	1,123	254	800	.313
Trot Nixon	1996–2006	982	912	133	523	.278
Sammy White	1951–1959	981	881	63	404	.264
Rafael Devers	2017–2024	980	1,062	200	638	.279
Heinie Wagner	1906–1918	966	822	10	0	.251
Troy O'Leary	1995–2001	962	954	117	516	.276
Jim Piersall	1950–1958	931	919	66	366	.273
Marty Barrett	1982–1990	929	935	17	311	.278
Nomar Garciaparra	1996–2003	928	1,231	173	669	.323
Kevin Youkilis	2004–2011	911	927	129	550	.289
Rich Gedman	1980–1989	896	738	83	356	.260
Phil Todt	1924–1930	895	832	52	409	.259
Jackie Bradley Jr.	2013–2020	873	692	98	376	.239
Jimmie Foxx	1936–1941	857	1,024	217	774	.321
Fred Lynn	1974–1980	828	944	124	521	.308
Buck Freeman	1901–1907	820	879	48	0	.286
Jim Tabor	1938–1944	806	838	90	517	.273
Tony Conigliaro	1964–1975	802	790	162	501	.267

What the columns mean: H · HR · RBI · AVG

Pitchers with the most games

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Every Boston Red Sox pitcher, 1901 to 2026

Player↓	Years↓	G↓	W↓iW: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.	L↓iL: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.	SV↓iSV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.	IP↓iIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.	ERA↓iERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.	K↓iK: Batters this pitcher struck out.
Bob Stanley	1977–1989	637	115	97	132	1,707.0	3.64	693
Tim Wakefield	1995–2011	590	186	168	22	3,006.1	4.43	2,046
Matt Barnes	2014–2022	429	32	30	47	431.2	4.07	556
Jonathan Papelbon	2005–2011	396	23	19	219	429.1	2.33	509
Mike Timlin	2003–2008	394	30	22	27	409.0	3.76	273
Roger Clemens	1984–1996	383	192	111	0	2,776.0	3.06	2,590
Derek Lowe	1998–2004	376	70	53	85	1,021.0	3.73	660
Ellis Kinder	1948–1955	365	86	52	91	1,142.1	3.28	557
Cy Young	1901–1908	327	192	112	9	2,728.1	2.00	1,341
Bill Lee	1969–1978	321	94	68	13	1,503.1	3.64	578
Ike Delock	1952–1962	316	82	70	31	1,175.2	4.00	638
Junichi Tazawa	2009–2016	302	17	20	4	312.0	3.58	308
Mel Parnell	1947–1956	289	123	75	10	1,752.2	3.50	732
Luis Tiant	1971–1978	274	122	81	3	1,774.2	3.36	1,075
Dick Radatz	1962–1965	270	49	32	100	538.1	2.57	608
Hideki Okajima	2007–2011	261	17	8	6	246.1	3.11	215
Rich Garces	1996–2002	261	23	8	5	307.1	3.78	270
Sparky Lyle	1967–1971	260	22	17	69	331.1	2.85	275
Joe Dobson	1941–1954	259	106	72	9	1,544.0	3.57	690
Jack Wilson	1935–1941	258	67	67	20	1,067.2	4.44	563
Bill Monbouquette	1958–1965	254	96	91	1	1,622.0	3.69	969
Frank Sullivan	1953–1960	252	90	80	6	1,505.1	3.47	821
Mike Fornieles	1958–1962	252	31	28	46	503.1	4.15	273
Manny Delcarmen	2005–2009	241	8	4	3	240.1	3.74	211
Tom Brewer	1954–1961	241	91	82	3	1,509.1	4.00	733
Heath Hembree	2014–2019	240	13	5	2	248.0	3.63	260
Tony Fossas	1991–1994	239	7	5	4	160.2	3.98	118
Bruce Hurst	1980–1988	237	88	73	0	1,459.1	4.23	1,043
Greg A. Harris	1990–1993	237	34	37	14	577.1	3.63	420
Dennis Eckersley	1978–1998	232	84	67	1	1,307.1	3.87	738

What the columns mean: W · L · SV · IP · ERA · K

Regular season, each player’s seasons with the club under every name it has played as. A pitcher who also batted is in both tables. A season split between two clubs is filed as one combined line and counts for neither.