Four-Decade Players

They're the kings of durability: players who appeared in four different calendar decades. Many of these guys are Hall of Famers, but some are just better-than-average players who worked hard and stayed healthy for a very long time.

Remarkably, out of the 32 players on the list, four - Dempsey, Fisk, McCarver, and Nomura - got there despite playing what is arguably the most physically demanding position on the field; catcher.

The list includes players active at the major league level in the United States or Japan for at least one game in each of four different decades; in many cases, the feat was only achieved thanks to a token appearance at the end of a player's career, or a cup of coffee at the beginning of such.

Minnie Minoso and Nick Altrock are the only players to appear in five different decades.

1980s-2010s[edit]

Jamie Moyer (1986-2012)
Ken Griffey, Jr. (1989-2010)
Omar Vizquel (1989-2012)

1970s-2000s[edit]

Rickey Henderson (1979-2003)
Mike Morgan (1978-2002)
Jesse Orosco (1979-2003)
Tim Raines (1979-2002)

1960s-1990s[edit]

Bill Buckner (1969-1990)
Rick Dempsey (1969-1992)
Carlton Fisk (1969-1993)
Choji Murata (1968-1990)
Jerry Reuss (1969-1990)
Nolan Ryan (1966-1993)

1950s-1980s[edit]

Isao Harimoto (1959-1981)
Jim Kaat (1959-1983)
Tim McCarver (1959-1980)
Willie McCovey (1959-1980)
Minnie Minoso (1949-1980)
Katsuya Nomura (1954-1980)
Sadaharu Oh (1959-1980)

1940s-1970s[edit]

Minnie Minoso (1949-1980)

1930s-1960s[edit]

Mickey Vernon (1939-1960)
Ted Williams (1939-1960)
Early Wynn (1939-1963)

1920s-1950s[edit]

Bobo Newsom (1929-1953)

1910s-1940s[edit]

None

1900s-1930s[edit]

Nick Altrock (1898-1933)
Eddie Collins (1906-1930)
Jack Quinn (1909-1933)

1890s-1920s[edit]

Nick Altrock (1898-1933)

1880s-1910s[edit]

Kid Gleason (1888-1912)
Deacon McGuire (1884-1912)
Jack O'Connor (1887-1910)
Jack Ryan (1889-1913)

1870s-1900s[edit]

Dan Brouthers (1879-1904)
Jim O'Rourke (1872-1904)

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