Oldest Players
From BR Bullpen
The list is updated through June 5, 2009 and contains the 50 oldest players. The only current players on the list are Jamie Moyer at #19 (Moyer would pass Nolan Ryan for 18th place if he plays at all after July 3) and Randy Johnson at #28 (Johnson would pass Kid Gleason for 27th place if he plays into July).
The next three players who have played in 2009 are Tim Wakefield (b. 8/2/1966), Omar Vizquel (b. 4/24/1967), and Doug Brocail (b. 5/16/1967).
| Player | Born | Last Game | Years | Days | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Satchel Paige | 7/7/1906 | 9/25/1965 | 59 | 80 |
| 2 | Nick Altrock | 9/15/1876 | 10/1/1933 | 57 | 16 |
| 3 | Minnie Minoso | 11/29/1925 | 10/5/1980 | 54 | 310 |
| 4 | Jim O'Rourke | 9/1/1850 | 9/22/1904 | 54 | 21 |
| 5 | Charley O'Leary | 10/15/1882 | 9/30/1934 | 51 | 350 |
| 6 | Jack Quinn | 7/5/1883 | 7/7/1933 | 50 | 2 |
| 7 | Hoyt Wilhelm | 7/26/1922 | 7/10/1972 | 49 | 350 |
| 8 | Jimmy Austin | 12/8/1879 | 10/6/1929 | 49 | 303 |
| 9 | Arlie Latham | 3/15/1860 | 9/30/1909 | 49 | 199 |
| 10 | Hughie Jennings | 4/2/1869 | 9/2/1918 | 49 | 153 |
| 11 | Julio Franco | 8/23/1958 | 9/17/2007 | 49 | 25 |
| 12 | Gabby Street | 9/30/1882 | 9/20/1931 | 48 | 355 |
| 13 | Deacon McGuire | 11/18/1863 | 5/18/1912 | 48 | 182 |
| 14 | Phil Niekro | 4/1/1939 | 9/27/1987 | 48 | 179 |
| 15 | Johnny Evers | 7/21/1881 | 10/6/1929 | 48 | 77 |
| 16 | Kaiser Wilhelm | 1/26/1874 | 8/26/1921 | 47 | 212 |
| 17 | Hod Lisenbee | 9/23/1898 | 9/7/1945 | 46 | 349 |
| 18 | Nolan Ryan | 1/31/1947 | 9/22/1993 | 46 | 228 |
| 19 | Jamie Moyer | 11/18/1962 | 6/17/2009 | 46 | 211 |
| 20 | Charlie Hough | 1/5/1948 | 7/26/1994 | 46 | 202 |
| 21 | Sam Thompson | 3/5/1860 | 9/10/1906 | 46 | 188 |
| 22 | Jesse Orosco | 4/21/1957 | 9/27/2003 | 46 | 158 |
| 23 | Dan Brouthers | 5/8/1858 | 10/4/1904 | 46 | 149 |
| 24 | Grover Hartley | 7/2/1888 | 9/30/1934 | 46 | 89 |
| 25 | Bobo Newsom | 8/11/1907 | 9/17/1953 | 46 | 37 |
| 26 | Tommy John | 5/22/1943 | 5/25/1989 | 46 | 3 |
| 27 | Kid Gleason | 10/26/1866 | 8/27/1912 | 45 | 297 |
| 28 | Randy Johnson | 9/10/1963 | 6/19/2009 | 45 | 282 |
| 29 | Carlton Fisk | 12/26/1947 | 6/22/1993 | 45 | 179 |
| 30 | Cap Anson | 4/17/1852 | 10/3/1897 | 45 | 169 |
| 31 | Ted Lyons | 12/28/1900 | 5/19/1946 | 45 | 142 |
| 32 | Pete Rose | 4/14/1941 | 8/17/1986 | 45 | 125 |
| 33 | Fred Johnson | 3/10/1894 | 5/10/1939 | 45 | 61 |
| 34 | Roger Clemens | 8/4/1962 | 9/16/2007 | 45 | 43 |
| 35 | Red Faber | 9/6/1888 | 9/20/1933 | 45 | 14 |
| 36 | Gaylord Perry | 9/15/1938 | 9/21/1983 | 45 | 6 |
| 37 | Joe Heving | 9/2/1900 | 8/5/1945 | 44 | 337 |
| 38 | Jack Ryan | 11/12/1868 | 10/4/1913 | 44 | 326 |
| 39 | Clark Griffith | 11/20/1869 | 10/7/1914 | 44 | 321 |
| 40 | John Franco | 8/17/1960 | 7/1/2005 | 44 | 318 |
| 41 | Bobby Wallace | 11/4/1873 | 9/2/1918 | 44 | 302 |
| 42 | Rickey Henderson | 12/25/1958 | 9/19/2003 | 44 | 268 |
| 43 | Dolf Luque | 8/4/1890 | 4/26/1935 | 44 | 265 |
| 44 | Jim Kaat | 11/7/1938 | 7/1/1983 | 44 | 236 |
| 45 | Sam Rice | 2/20/1890 | 9/18/1934 | 44 | 210 |
| 46 | Manny Mota | 2/18/1938 | 9/1/1982 | 44 | 195 |
| 47 | Cy Young | 3/29/1867 | 10/6/1911 | 44 | 191 |
| 48 | Dutch Leonard | 3/25/1909 | 9/25/1953 | 44 | 184 |
| 49 | Don McMahon | 1/4/1930 | 6/29/1974 | 44 | 176 |
| 50 | Dazzy Vance | 3/4/1891 | 8/14/1935 | 44 | 163 |
