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===Honorable mentions===
===Honorable mentions===
* [[Bug Holliday]] played 10 seasons for the [[Cincinnati Reds]] franchise, from 1889 to 1898, appearing in 930 games.{{cite web |url= |title=Bug Holliday Stats |website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]] |access-date=May 26, 2019}} During the [[1885 World Series]], one of several [[World Series#The original World Series|pre-modern World Series]] held from 1884 to 1890, Holliday played in one game for the [[Chicago White Stockings (1870–89)|Chicago White Stockings]] of the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] (today’s [[Chicago Cubs]]). This was Holliday’s only majorleague appearance for a franchise other than Cincinnati. As MLB considers the first World Series to have been the [[1903 World Series|1903 edition]], some baseball sites list Holliday as having only played for a single franchise.{{cite web |url= |title=Bug Holliday |website=[[Retrosheet]] |access-date=May 26, 2019}}
* [[Addie Joss]] played his entire career with the [[Cleveland Guardians|Cleveland Broncos/Naps]], from 1902 until 1910. He died in April 1911, just before what would have been his tenth season in Major Leagues.<ref>{{cite web |title=Addie Joss Career Statistics|url= |website=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=March 17, 2024}}</ref>
* [[Addie Joss]] played his entire career with the [[Cleveland Guardians|Cleveland Broncos/Naps]], from 1902 until 1910. He died in April 1911, just before what would have been his season in .<ref>{{cite web |title=Addie Joss Career Statistics|url= |website=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=March 17, 2024}}</ref>
* [[Bug Holliday]] played 10 seasons for the [[Cincinnati Reds]] franchise, from 1889 to 1898, appearing in 930 games.{{cite web |url= |title=Bug Holliday Stats |website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]] |access-date=May 26, 2019}} During the [[1885 World Series]], one of several [[World Series#The original World Series|pre-modern World Series]] held from 1884 to 1890, Holliday had played in one game for the [[Chicago White Stockings (1870–89)|Chicago White Stockings]] of the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] (today’s [[Chicago Cubs]]). This was Holliday’s only major league appearance for a franchise other than Cincinnati. As MLB considers the first World Series to have been the [[1903 World Series|1903 edition]], some baseball sites list Holliday as having only played for a single franchise.{{cite web |url= |title=Bug Holliday |website=[[Retrosheet]] |access-date=May 26, 2019}}
===Negro league baseball===
===Negro league baseball===
List of Major League Baseball players who spent their entire career with one franchise
The following is a list of former Major League Baseball (MLB) players who played in at least 10 MLB seasons and spent their entire MLB playing careers exclusively with one franchise. In most cases, this means the player only appeared with one team; there are also players whose team was relocated (e.g. the Athletics) or had a name change (e.g. the Angels) during their career. Some listed players subsequently went on to coach or manage with other teams, or may have had minor league or foreign league appearances with other franchises. Some listed players had their careers ended by accidents, such as Roberto Clemente, who died in a 1972 airplane crash, and Roy Campanella, who was paralyzed in a 1958 automobile accident.
As of October 2023[update], 189 players have completed the feat, of which the New York Yankees have had the most, with 26. The San Francisco Giants have had the most in the National League, with 15. Bid McPhee and Mike Tiernan, both of whom played exclusively in the 19th century, were the first two players to do so. Brooks Robinson and Carl Yastrzemski share the distinction of the longest tenure with a single team, 23 seasons with the Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox, respectively.[1][a] Mel Ott and Stan Musial share the distinction of the longest tenure with a single team in the National League, having played 22 seasons with the New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals, respectively. Adam Wainwright, who played 18 seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals, retiring at the end of the 2023 season, is the most recent player to complete a career of at least 10 seasons with one team.
Players[edit]
Only players who are no longer active are listed here. This list does not include active players, or free agents who have not yet retired (such players are listed below). A player is considered “inactive” if he has not played baseball for one year or has announced his retirement.
Honorable mentions[edit]
Negro league baseball[edit]
Late-career moves[edit]
Players who spend 20 or more seasons with a single franchise before ending their career playing for another team (thus disqualifying them from inclusion in the above list) include:
Counts by franchise[edit]
Table last updated October 2, 2023.
| Team name | Past name(s) | Player count | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Diamondbacks | — | 0 | — |
| Atlanta Braves | Milwaukee Braves Boston Braves Boston Bees |
4 | Bruce Benedict, Chipper Jones, Biff Pocoroba, Sibby Sisti |
| Baltimore Orioles | St. Louis Browns Milwaukee Brewers (1901) |
7 | Rich Dauer, Chris Hoiles, Scott McGregor, Jim Palmer, Cal Ripken Jr., Brooks Robinson, Chris Tillman |
| Boston Red Sox | Boston Americans | 13 | Bill Carrigan, Dom DiMaggio, Bobby Doerr, Mike Greenwell, Bob Montgomery, Mel Parnell, Dustin Pedroia, Rico Petrocelli, Jim Rice, Bob Stanley, Jason Varitek, Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski |
| Chicago Cubs | Chicago Orphans Chicago Colts Chicago White Stockings (1870–89) |
2 | Ernie Banks, Stan Hack |
| Chicago White Sox | Chicago White Stockings | 9 | Luke Appling, John Danks, Red Faber, Orval Grove, Ron Karkovice, Ted Lyons, Johnny Mostil, Mike Squires, Lee Tannehill |
| Cincinnati Reds | Cincinnati Redlegs Cincinnati Red Stockings |
6 | Johnny Bench, Dave Concepción, Barry Larkin, Bid McPhee, Ron Oester, Mario Soto |
| Cleveland Guardians | Cleveland Indians Cleveland Naps Cleveland Broncos Cleveland Bluebirds |
6 | Bob Feller, Jack Graney, Mel Harder, Bob Lemon, Guy Morton, Al Rosen |
| Colorado Rockies | — | 1 | Todd Helton |
| Detroit Tigers | — | 15 | Tommy Bridges, Gates Brown, Hooks Dauss, Bill Freehan, Charlie Gehringer, Bobby Higginson, John Hiller, Fred Hutchinson, Al Kaline, Pat Mullin, Vic Sorrell, Mickey Stanley, Alan Trammell, Lou Whitaker, Larry Woodall |
| Houston Astros | Houston Colt .45s | 3 | Jeff Bagwell, Craig Biggio, J. R. Richard |
| Kansas City Royals | — | 6 | George Brett, Alex Gordon, Dennis Leonard, Paul Splittorff, John Wathan, Frank White |
| Los Angeles Angels | California Angels Anaheim Angels Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim |
3 | Gary DiSarcina, Tim Salmon, Scot Shields |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Robins Brooklyn Superbas |
13 | Roy Campanella, Don Drysdale, Carl Erskine, Andre Ethier, Carl Furillo, Jim Gilliam, Sandy Koufax, Otto Miller, Pee Wee Reese, Jackie Robinson, Nap Rucker, Bill Russell, Mike Scioscia |
| Miami Marlins | Florida Marlins | 0 | — |
| Milwaukee Brewers | Seattle Pilots | 5 | Jerry Augustine, Ryan Braun, Jim Gantner, Bill Wegman, Robin Yount |
| Minnesota Twins | Washington Senators (1901–60) | 14 | Bob Allison, Ossie Bluege, Randy Bush, Patsy Gharrity, Kent Hrbek, Walter Johnson, Buddy Lewis, Joe Mauer, Clyde Milan, Tony Oliva, Glen Perkins, Kirby Puckett, Brad Radke, Cecil Travis |
| New York Mets | — | 3 | Ron Hodges, Ed Kranepool, David Wright |
| New York Yankees | New York Highlanders Baltimore Orioles (1901–1902) |
26 | Spud Chandler, Joe Collins, Earle Combs, Frankie Crosetti, Bill Dickey, Joe DiMaggio, Whitey Ford, Brett Gardner, Lou Gehrig, Jake Gibbs, Ron Guidry, Tommy Henrich, Derek Jeter, Arndt Jorgens, Mickey Mantle, Don Mattingly, Gil McDougald, Thurman Munson, Jorge Posada, Bobby Richardson, Mariano Rivera, Phil Rizzuto, Red Rolfe, Mel Stottlemyre, Roy White, Bernie Williams |
| Oakland Athletics | Oakland A’s Kansas City Athletics Philadelphia Athletics |
6 | Joe Astroth, Dick Fowler, Dick Green, Mike Norris, Eddie Rommel, Pete Suder |
| Philadelphia Phillies | Philadelphia Quakers (NL) | 5 | Larry Christenson, Terry Harmon, Ryan Howard, Bob Miller, Mike Schmidt |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 11 | Gene Alley, Carson Bigbee, Steve Blass, Roberto Clemente, Ray Kremer, Vern Law, Sam Leever, Bill Mazeroski, Bob Moose, Willie Stargell, Pie Traynor |
| St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Perfectos St. Louis Browns (NL) |
9 | Ray Blades, Al Brazle, Bob Gibson, Pepper Martin, Yadier Molina, Terry Moore, Stan Musial, Tom Pagnozzi, Adam Wainwright |
| San Diego Padres | — | 2 | Tim Flannery, Tony Gwynn |
| San Francisco Giants | New York Giants | 15 | Matt Cain, Harry Danning, Jim Davenport, Scott Garrelts, Carl Hubbell, Travis Jackson, Jo-Jo Moore, Mel Ott, Buster Posey, Hal Schumacher, Bill Terry, Robby Thompson, Mike Tiernan, Wes Westrum, Ross Youngs |
| Seattle Mariners | — | 3 | Félix Hernández, Edgar Martínez, Kyle Seager |
| Texas Rangers | Washington Senators (1961–71) | 0 | — |
| Tampa Bay Rays | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 0 | — |
| Toronto Blue Jays | — | 0 | — |
| Washington Nationals | Montreal Expos | 2 | Steve Rogers, Ryan Zimmerman |
Active players[edit]
The following active players have played at least 10 seasons with only a single MLB franchise, making them potential future additions to the main list above.
Players are removed from this list (and this article) when they make an appearance with a different MLB team. Players who retire or are inactive for over a year (have not played professional baseball at any level) are moved from this list to the main list.
- † Denotes a player who is currently a free agent.
- ‡ Denotes a player who is under contract with a different team.
See also[edit]
- ^ The record for most major-league seasons played is 27, shared by Nolan Ryan (1966–1993, with four franchises) and Cap Anson (1871–1897, with three franchises).[1]
References[edit]
Researched through the Baseball-Reference.com website.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an “Most Seasons Played”. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 30, 2023. Sort by Franchises column.
- ^ “Gene Alley”.
- ^ “Bob Allison”.
- ^ “Joe Astroth”.
- ^ “Jerry Augustine”.
- ^ “Jeff Bagwell”.
- ^ “Johnny Bench”.
- ^ “Bruce Benedict”.
- ^ “Carson Bigbee”.
- ^ “Ray Blades”.
- ^ “Steve Blass”.
- ^ “Ryan Braun Stats”.
- ^ “Al Brazle”.
- ^ “Tommy Bridges”.
- ^ “Gates Brown”.
- ^ “Randy Bush”.
- ^ “Matt Cain”.
- ^ “Roy Campanella”.
- ^ “Bill Carrigan”.
- ^ “Spud Chandler”.
- ^ “Larry Christenson”.
- ^ “Joe Collins”.
- ^ “Earle Combs”.
- ^ “Frankie Crosetti”.
- ^ “John Danks”.
- ^ “Harry Danning”.
- ^ “Rich Dauer”.
- ^ “Hooks Dauss”.
- ^ “Jim Davenport”.
- ^ “Bill Dickey”.
- ^ “Dom DiMaggio”.
- ^ “Joe DiMaggio”.
- ^ “Gary Disarcina”.
- ^ “Bobby Doerr”.
- ^ “Don Drysdale”.
- ^ “Carl Erskine”.
- ^ “Andre Ethier”.
- ^ “Tim Flannery”.
- ^ “Whitey Ford”.
- ^ “Dick Fowler”.
- ^ “Bill Freehan”.
- ^ “Carl Furillo”.
- ^ “Jim Gantner”.
- ^ “Brett Gardner”.
- ^ “Scott Garrelts”.
- ^ “Lou Gehrig”.
- ^ “Patsy Gharrity”.
- ^ “Jake Gibbs”.
- ^ “Bob Gibson”.
- ^ “Jim Gilliam”.
- ^ “Alex Gordon”.
- ^ “Jack Graney”.
- ^ “Dick Green”.
- ^ “Mike Greenwell”.
- ^ “Orval Grove”.
- ^ “Ron Guidry”.
- ^ “Stan Hack”.
- ^ “Terry Harmon”.
- ^ “Todd Helton”.
- ^ “Tommy Henrich”.
- ^ “Félix Hernández”.
- ^ “Bobby Higginson”.
- ^ “John Hiller”.
- ^ “Ron Hodges”.
- ^ “Chris Hoiles”.
- ^ “Ryan Howard”.
- ^ “Kent Hrbek”.
- ^ “Carl Hubbell”.
- ^ “Fred Hutchinson”.
- ^ “Travis Jackson”.
- ^ “Arndt Jorgens”.
- ^ “Ron Karkovice”.
- ^ “Sandy Koufax”.
- ^ “Ray Kremer”.
- ^ “Vern Law”.
- ^ “Sam Leever”.
- ^ “Bob Lemon”.
- ^ “Dennis Leonard”.
- ^ “Buddy Lewis”.
- ^ “Pepper Martin”.
- ^ “Don Mattingly”.
- ^ “Twins’ Joe Mauer on retirement: ‘Risk of concussion is always there’“. ESPN. November 10, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ “Bill Mazeroski”.
- ^ “Gil McDougald”.
- ^ “Scott McGregor”.
- ^ “Clyde Milan”.
- ^ “Bob Miller”.
- ^ “Otto Miller”.
- ^ “Yadier Molina”.
- ^ “Bob Montgomery”.
- ^ “Jo-Jo Moore”.
- ^ “Terry Moore”.
- ^ “Bob Moose”.
- ^ “Guy Morton”.
- ^ “Johnny Mostil”.
- ^ “Pat Mullin”.
- ^ “Thurman Munson”.
- ^ “Mike Norris”.
- ^ “Ron Oester”.
- ^ “Tony Oliva”.
- ^ “Tom Pagnozzi”.
- ^ “Mel Parnell”.
- ^ “Dustin Pedroia Stats”.
- ^ “Glen Perkins”.
- ^ “Rico Petrocelli”.
- ^ “Biff Pocoroba”.
- ^ “Jorge Posada”.
- ^ “Buster Posey”.
- ^ “Kirby Puckett”.
- ^ “Brad Radke”.
- ^ “Pee Wee Reese”.
- ^ “Jim Rice”.
- ^ “J.R. Richard”.
- ^ “Bobby Richardson”.
- ^ “Phil Rizzuto”.
- ^ “Jackie Robinson”.
- ^ “Steve Rogers”.
- ^ “Red Rolfe”.
- ^ “Eddie Rommel”.
- ^ “Al Rosen”.
- ^ “Nap Rucker”.
- ^ “Tim Salmon”.
- ^ “Hal Schumacher”.
- ^ “Mike Scioscia”.
- ^ “Kyle Seager”.
- ^ “Scot Shields”.
- ^ “Sibby Sisti”.
- ^ “Vic Sorrell”.
- ^ “Mario Soto”.
- ^ “Paul Splittorff”.
- ^ “Mike Squires”.
- ^ “Bob Stanley”.
- ^ “Mickey Stanley”.
- ^ “Mel Stottlemyre”.
- ^ “Pete Suder”.
- ^ “Lee Tannehill”.
- ^ “Bill Terry”.
- ^ “Robby Thompson”.
- ^ “Mike Tiernan”.
- ^ “Chris Tillman”.
- ^ “Cecil Travis”.
- ^ “Pie Traynor”.
- ^ “Jason Varitek”.
- ^ “John Wathan”.
- ^ “Bill Wegman”.
- ^ “Wes Westrum”.
- ^ “Roy White”.
- ^ “Bernie Williams”.
- ^ “Larry Woodall”.
- ^ “David Wright”.
- ^ “Ross Youngs”.
- ^ “Ryan Zimmerman, long the face of the Washington Nationals, announces his retirement”. Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ “Bug Holliday Stats”. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ “Bug Holliday”. Retrosheet. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ “Addie Joss”. Retrosheet. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ “Addie Joss Career Statistics”. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ “MLB officially designates the Negro Leagues as ‘Major League’“. MLB.com. December 16, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
- ^ “Buck Leonard Stats”. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
- ^ “Bullet Rogan Stats”. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
- ^ “Hank Aaron”. Retrosheet. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
- ^ “Phil Cavarretta”. Retrosheet. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
- ^ “Ty Cobb”. Retrosheet. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
- ^ “Harmon Killebrew”. Retrosheet. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
- ^ “Willie Mays”. Retrosheet. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
- ^ “Warren Spahn”. Retrosheet. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
Further reading[edit]
- Leitch, Will (August 12, 2015). “Chase Utley and One-Team Wonders”. sportsonearth.com. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
- Mearns, Andrew (February 22, 2018). “Who were the best players to spend their careers with one team?”. MLB.com. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
- Newman, Mark (December 23, 2017). “10 active players with longest tenure with 1 club”. MLB.com. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
- Simon, Andrew (March 11, 2019). “The longest-tenured player on each MLB team”. MLB.com. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- Smiley, Brett (October 20, 2016). “For Life: The greatest MLB players who spent their entire careers with one team”. Fox Sports. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
- “Current MLB Lifers”. ESPN. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
A lifer is a player who has played with only one team for at least ten years.
(Note: ESPN’s list is missing several players)
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