MLB Players Born Before/After Date
This tool shows the players born immediately before and after a specified birthdate.
The Rk column indicates how many players were born before/after the specified date.
Inactive players are those players no longer playing in professional baseball anywhere (including the minors or internationally).
Players Born After/Before 1980-01-01
| Rk | Name | DoB | Age | From | To | WAR/pos | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Birthdate ==> | 1980-01-01 | 46-158d | |||||
| 1686 | Justin Verlander | 1983-02-20 | 43-108d | 2005 | 2026 | -0.5 | 82.3 |
| 1685 | Max Scherzer | 1984-07-27 | 41-316d | 2008 | 2026 | 0.9 | 74.0 |
| 1684 | Carlos Santana | 1986-04-08 | 40-061d | 2010 | 2026 | 38.9 | |
| 1683 | Chris Martin | 1986-06-02 | 40-006d | 2014 | 2026 | 0.0 | 7.1 |
| 1682 | Yu Darvish | 1986-08-16 | 39-296d | 2012 | 2025 | -0.4 | 33.5 |
| 1681 | Andrew McCutchen | 1986-10-10 | 39-241d | 2009 | 2026 | 48.6 | |
| 1680 | Luis Garcia | 1987-01-30 | 39-129d | 2013 | 2026 | 0.0 | 2.6 |
| 1679 | Caleb Thielbar | 1987-01-31 | 39-128d | 2013 | 2026 | 0.0 | 5.6 |
| 1678 | Carlos Carrasco | 1987-03-21 | 39-079d | 2009 | 2026 | 0.1 | 18.6 |
| 1677 | Kirby Yates | 1987-03-25 | 39-075d | 2014 | 2026 | 0.0 | 8.3 |
| 1676 | Ryan Brasier | 1987-08-26 | 38-286d | 2013 | 2025 | 0.0 | 2.8 |
| 1675 | Paul Goldschmidt | 1987-09-10 | 38-271d | 2011 | 2026 | 64.8 | |
| 1674 | Kenley Jansen | 1987-09-30 | 38-251d | 2010 | 2026 | 0.2 | 23.9 |
| 1673 | Casey Lawrence | 1987-10-28 | 38-223d | 2017 | 2025 | 0.0 | -2.3 |
| 1672 | Aroldis Chapman | 1988-02-28 | 38-100d | 2010 | 2026 | 0.0 | 25.3 |
| 1671 | Tommy Pham | 1988-03-08 | 38-092d | 2014 | 2026 | 18.3 | |
| 1670 | Craig Kimbrel | 1988-05-28 | 38-011d | 2010 | 2026 | 0.0 | 22.5 |
| 1669 | Jacob deGrom | 1988-06-19 | 37-354d | 2014 | 2026 | 2.7 | 46.6 |
| 1668 | Brooks Raley | 1988-06-29 | 37-344d | 2012 | 2026 | 0.0 | 3.3 |
| 1667 | Blake Treinen | 1988-06-30 | 37-343d | 2014 | 2026 | -0.1 | 12.1 |
| 1666 | Miles Mikolas | 1988-08-23 | 37-289d | 2012 | 2026 | 0.0 | 9.4 |
| 1665 | Hunter Strickland | 1988-09-24 | 37-257d | 2014 | 2025 | 0.0 | 6.4 |
| 1664 | Starling Marte | 1988-10-09 | 37-242d | 2012 | 2026 | 39.2 | |
| 1663 | Merrill Kelly | 1988-10-14 | 37-237d | 2019 | 2026 | -0.7 | 16.1 |
| 1662 | Drew Pomeranz | 1988-11-22 | 37-198d | 2011 | 2026 | -0.1 | 13.3 |


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