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.

List Of Major League Baseball Players Who Spent Their Entire Career With One Franchise
Carl Yastrzemski played in Major League Baseball for 23 seasons, all with the Boston Red Sox.

As of April 2024, 190 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. 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. Stephen Strasburg, who played 13 seasons with the Washington Nationals and announced his retirement in April 2024, is the most recent player to complete a career of at least 10 seasons with one team.

Players

Only players who are no longer active are listed here.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.

Key
Seasons Total seasons played
Years Years played
Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
Player Team Seasons Years Ref.
Gene Alley Pittsburgh Pirates 11 1963–1973
Bob Allison Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins 13 1958–1970
Luke Appling Chicago White Sox 20 1930–1943, 1945–1950
Joe Astroth Philadelphia Athletics/Kansas City Athletics 10 1945–1946, 1949–1956
Jerry Augustine Milwaukee Brewers 10 1975–1984
Jeff Bagwell Houston Astros 15 1991–2005
Ernie Banks Chicago Cubs 19 1953–1971
Johnny Bench Cincinnati Reds 17 1967–1983
Bruce Benedict Atlanta Braves 12 1978–1989
Carson Bigbee Pittsburgh Pirates 11 1916–1926
Craig Biggio Houston Astros 20 1988–2007
Ray Blades St. Louis Cardinals 10 1922–1928, 1930–1932
Steve Blass Pittsburgh Pirates 10 1964, 1966–1974
Ossie Bluege Washington Senators 18 1922–1939
Ryan Braun Milwaukee Brewers 14 2007–2020
Al Brazle St. Louis Cardinals 10 1943, 1946–1954
George Brett Kansas City Royals 21 1973–1993
Tommy Bridges Detroit Tigers 16 1930–1943, 1945–1946
Gates Brown Detroit Tigers 13 1963–1975
Randy Bush Minnesota Twins 12 1982–1993
Matt Cain San Francisco Giants 13 2005–2017
Roy Campanella Brooklyn Dodgers 10 1948–1957
Bill Carrigan Boston Americans/Red Sox 10 1906, 1908–1916
Spud Chandler New York Yankees 11 1937–1947
Larry Christenson Philadelphia Phillies 11 1973–1983
Roberto Clemente Pittsburgh Pirates 18 1955–1972
Joe Collins New York Yankees 10 1948–1957
Earle Combs New York Yankees 12 1924–1935
Dave Concepción Cincinnati Reds 19 1970–1988
Frankie Crosetti New York Yankees 17 1932–1948
John Danks Chicago White Sox 10 2007–2016
Harry Danning New York Giants 10 1933–1942
Rich Dauer Baltimore Orioles 10 1976–1985
Hooks Dauss Detroit Tigers 15 1912–1926
Jim Davenport San Francisco Giants 13 1958–1970
Bill Dickey New York Yankees 17 1928–1943, 1946
Dom DiMaggio Boston Red Sox 11 1940–1942, 1946–1953
Joe DiMaggio New York Yankees 13 1936–1942, 1946–1951
Gary DiSarcina California/Anaheim Angels 12 1989–2000
Bobby Doerr Boston Red Sox 14 1937–1944, 1946–1951
Don Drysdale Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers 14 1956–1969
Carl Erskine Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers 12 1948–1959
Andre Ethier Los Angeles Dodgers 12 2006–2017
Red Faber Chicago White Sox 20 1914–1933
Bob Feller Cleveland Indians 18 1936–1941, 1945–1956
Tim Flannery San Diego Padres 11 1979–1989
Whitey Ford New York Yankees 16 1950, 1953–1967
Dick Fowler Philadelphia Athletics 10 1941–1942, 1945–1952
Bill Freehan Detroit Tigers 15 1961, 1963–1976
Carl Furillo Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers 15 1946–1960
Jim Gantner Milwaukee Brewers 17 1976–1992
Brett Gardner New York Yankees 14 2008–2021
Scott Garrelts San Francisco Giants 10 1982–1991
Lou Gehrig New York Yankees 17 1923–1939
Charlie Gehringer Detroit Tigers 19 1924–1942
Patsy Gharrity Washington Senators 10 1916–1923, 1929–1930
Jake Gibbs New York Yankees 10 1962–1971
Bob Gibson St. Louis Cardinals 17 1959–1975
Jim Gilliam Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers 14 1953–1966
Alex Gordon Kansas City Royals 14 2007–2020
Jack Graney Cleveland Napoleons/Indians 14 1908, 1910–1922
Dick Green Kansas City/Oakland Athletics 12 1963–1974
Mike Greenwell Boston Red Sox 12 1985–1996
Orval Grove Chicago White Sox 10 1940–1949
Ron Guidry New York Yankees 14 1975–1988
Tony Gwynn San Diego Padres 20 1982–2001
Stan Hack Chicago Cubs 16 1932–1947
Mel Harder Cleveland Indians 20 1928–1947
Terry Harmon Philadelphia Phillies 10 1967, 1969–1977
Todd Helton Colorado Rockies 17 1997–2013
Tommy Henrich New York Yankees 11 1937–1942, 1946–1950
Félix Hernández Seattle Mariners 15 2005–2019
Bobby Higginson Detroit Tigers 11 1995–2005
John Hiller Detroit Tigers 15 1965–1970, 1972–1980
Ron Hodges New York Mets 12 1973–1984
Chris Hoiles Baltimore Orioles 10 1989–1998
Ryan Howard Philadelphia Phillies 13 2004–2016
Kent Hrbek Minnesota Twins 14 1981–1994
Carl Hubbell New York Giants 16 1928–1943
Fred Hutchinson Detroit Tigers 11 1939–1940, 1946–1953
Travis Jackson New York Giants 15 1922–1936
Derek Jeter New York Yankees 20 1995–2014
Walter Johnson Washington Senators 21 1907–1927
Chipper Jones Atlanta Braves 19 1993, 1995–2012
Arndt Jorgens New York Yankees 11 1929–1939
Al Kaline Detroit Tigers 22 1953–1974
Ron Karkovice Chicago White Sox 12 1986–1997
Sandy Koufax Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers 12 1955–1966
Ed Kranepool New York Mets 18 1962–1979
Ray Kremer Pittsburgh Pirates 10 1924–1933
Barry Larkin Cincinnati Reds 19 1986–2004
Vern Law Pittsburgh Pirates 16 1950–1951, 1954–1967
Sam Leever Pittsburgh Pirates 13 1898–1910
Bob Lemon Cleveland Indians 15 1941–1942, 1946–1958
Dennis Leonard Kansas City Royals 12 1974–1983, 1985–1986
Buddy Lewis Washington Senators 11 1935–1941, 1945–1947, 1949
Ted Lyons Chicago White Sox 21 1923–1942, 1946
Mickey Mantle New York Yankees 18 1951–1968
Pepper Martin St. Louis Cardinals 13 1928, 1930–1940, 1944
Edgar Martínez Seattle Mariners 18 1987–2004
Don Mattingly New York Yankees 14 1982–1995
Joe Mauer Minnesota Twins 15 2004–2018
Bill Mazeroski Pittsburgh Pirates 17 1956–1972
Gil McDougald New York Yankees 10 1951–1960
Scott McGregor Baltimore Orioles 13 1976–1988
Bid McPhee Cincinnati Red Stockings/Reds 18 1882–1899
Clyde Milan Washington Senators 16 1907–1922
Bob Miller Philadelphia Phillies 10 1949–1958
Otto Miller Brooklyn Superbas/Dodgers/Robins 13 1910–1922
Yadier Molina St. Louis Cardinals 19 2004–2022
Bob Montgomery Boston Red Sox 10 1970–1979
Jo-Jo Moore New York Giants 12 1930–1941
Terry Moore St. Louis Cardinals 11 1935–1942, 1946–1948
Bob Moose Pittsburgh Pirates 10 1967–1976
Guy Morton Cleveland Napoleons/Indians 11 1914–1924
Johnny Mostil Chicago White Sox 10 1918, 1921–1929
Pat Mullin Detroit Tigers 10 1940–1941, 1946–1953
Thurman Munson New York Yankees 11 1969–1979
Stan Musial St. Louis Cardinals 22 1941–1944, 1946–1963
Mike Norris Oakland Athletics 10 1975–1983, 1990
Ron Oester Cincinnati Reds 13 1978–1990
Tony Oliva Minnesota Twins 15 1962–1976
Mel Ott New York Giants 22 1926–1947
Tom Pagnozzi St. Louis Cardinals 12 1987–1998
Jim Palmer Baltimore Orioles 19 1965–1967, 1969–1984
Mel Parnell Boston Red Sox 10 1947–1956
Dustin Pedroia Boston Red Sox 14 2006–2019
Glen Perkins Minnesota Twins 12 2006–2017
Rico Petrocelli Boston Red Sox 13 1963, 1965–1976
Biff Pocoroba Atlanta Braves 10 1975–1984
Jorge Posada New York Yankees 17 1995–2011
Buster Posey San Francisco Giants 12 2009–2019, 2021
Kirby Puckett Minnesota Twins 12 1984–1995
Brad Radke Minnesota Twins 12 1995–2006
Pee Wee Reese Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers 16 1940–1942, 1946–1958
Jim Rice Boston Red Sox 16 1974–1989
J. R. Richard Houston Astros 10 1971–1980
Bobby Richardson New York Yankees 12 1955–1966
Cal Ripken Jr. Baltimore Orioles 21 1981–2001
Mariano Rivera New York Yankees 19 1995–2013
Phil Rizzuto New York Yankees 13 1941–1942, 1946–1956
Brooks Robinson Baltimore Orioles 23 1955–1977
Jackie Robinson Brooklyn Dodgers 10 1947–1956
Steve Rogers Montreal Expos 13 1973–1985
Red Rolfe New York Yankees 10 1931, 1934–1942
Eddie Rommel Philadelphia Athletics 13 1920–1932
Al Rosen Cleveland Indians 10 1947–1956
Nap Rucker Brooklyn Superbas/Dodgers/Robins 10 1907–1916
Bill Russell Los Angeles Dodgers 18 1969–1986
Tim Salmon California/Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels 14 1992–2004, 2006
Mike Schmidt Philadelphia Phillies 18 1972–1989
Hal Schumacher New York Giants 13 1931–1942, 1946
Mike Scioscia Los Angeles Dodgers 13 1980–1992
Kyle Seager Seattle Mariners 11 2011–2021
Scot Shields Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels 10 2001–2010
Sibby Sisti Boston Bees/Braves/Milwaukee Braves 13 1939–1942, 1946–1954
Vic Sorrell Detroit Tigers 10 1928–1937
Mario Soto Cincinnati Reds 12 1977–1988
Paul Splittorff Kansas City Royals 15 1970–1984
Mike Squires Chicago White Sox 10 1975, 1977–1985
Bob Stanley Boston Red Sox 13 1977–1989
Mickey Stanley Detroit Tigers 15 1964–1978
Willie Stargell Pittsburgh Pirates 21 1962–1982
Mel Stottlemyre New York Yankees 11 1964–1974
Stephen Strasburg Washington Nationals 13 2010–2022
Pete Suder Philadelphia Athletics/Kansas City Athletics 13 1941–1943, 1946–1955
Lee Tannehill Chicago White Stockings/White Sox 10 1903–1912
Bill Terry New York Giants 14 1923–1936
Robby Thompson San Francisco Giants 11 1986–1996
Mike Tiernan New York Giants 13 1887–1899
Chris Tillman Baltimore Orioles 10 2009–2018
Alan Trammell Detroit Tigers 20 1977–1996
Cecil Travis Washington Senators 12 1933–1941, 1945–1947
Pie Traynor Pittsburgh Pirates 17 1920–1935, 1937
Jason Varitek Boston Red Sox 15 1997–2011
Adam Wainwright St. Louis Cardinals 18 2005–2010, 2012–2023
John Wathan Kansas City Royals 10 1976–1985
Bill Wegman Milwaukee Brewers 11 1985–1995
Wes Westrum New York Giants 11 1947–1957
Lou Whitaker Detroit Tigers 19 1977–1995
Frank White Kansas City Royals 18 1973–1990
Roy White New York Yankees 15 1965–1979
Bernie Williams New York Yankees 16 1991–2006
Ted Williams Boston Red Sox 19 1939–1942, 1946–1960
Larry Woodall Detroit Tigers 10 1920–1929
David Wright New York Mets 14 2004–2016, 2018
Carl Yastrzemski Boston Red Sox 23 1961–1983
Ross Youngs New York Giants 10 1917–1926
Robin Yount Milwaukee Brewers 20 1974–1993
Ryan Zimmerman Washington Nationals 16 2005–2019, 2021

Honorable mentions

The following players died during their careers, after playing nine seasons with the same franchise:

  • Ray Chapman played his entire career with the Cleveland Naps/Indians, from 1912 to 1920, appearing in 1051 games. He died in August 1920, late in his ninth major-league season, after being struck by a pitch in a game against the New York Yankees.
  • Addie Joss played his entire career with the Cleveland Broncos/Naps, from 1902 until 1910, appearing in 296 games while pitching in 286 games with 260 starts and 234 complete games. He died in April 1911, just before what would have been his 10th season in the major leagues. Joss was inducted to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1978.
  • Don Wilson played his entire career with the Houston Astros, from 1966 to 1974, appearing in 268 games while pitching in 266 games with 245 starts at 78 complete games. He died in January 1975, prior to the start of spring training of what would have been his 10th season in the major leagues.

Negro league baseball

Late-career moves

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:

Other examples of long-tenured players who made late-career appearances with a different franchise include:

Counts by franchise

Table last updated April 6, 2024.

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 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 3 Steve Rogers, Stephen Strasburg, Ryan Zimmerman

Active players

List Of Major League Baseball Players Who Spent Their Entire Career With One Franchise 
Clayton Kershaw first played for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2008.

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.

Debut year Player Team Seasons with listed team
2007 Joey Votto Cincinnati Reds 2007–2023‡
2008 Clayton Kershaw Los Angeles Dodgers 2008–present
2011 José Altuve Houston Astros 2011–present
Charlie Blackmon Colorado Rockies 2011–present
Danny Duffy Kansas City Royals 2011–2021‡
Salvador Pérez Kansas City Royals 2011–2018, 2020–present
Mike Trout Los Angeles Angels 2011–present
2013 José Ramírez Cleveland Indians / Guardians 2013–present
2014 Kyle Hendricks Chicago Cubs 2014–present
2015 Austin Barnes Los Angeles Dodgers 2015–present
Byron Buxton Minnesota Twins 2015–present
Max Kepler Minnesota Twins 2015–present
Aaron Nola Philadelphia Phillies 2015–present

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.

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