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.

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 April 2024 ^[update] , 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. ^{[1] [lower-alpha 1]} 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. ^[2]

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Only players who are no longer active are listed here.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	[3]
Bob Allison	Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins	13	1958–1970	[4]
Luke Appling †	Chicago White Sox	20	1930–1943, 1945–1950	[1]
Joe Astroth	Philadelphia Athletics/Kansas City Athletics	10	1945–1946, 1949–1956	[5]
Jerry Augustine	Milwaukee Brewers	10	1975–1984	[6]
Jeff Bagwell †	Houston Astros	15	1991–2005	[7]
Ernie Banks †	Chicago Cubs	19	1953–1971	[1]
Johnny Bench †	Cincinnati Reds	17	1967–1983	[8]
Bruce Benedict	Atlanta Braves	12	1978–1989	[9]
Carson Bigbee	Pittsburgh Pirates	11	1916–1926	[10]
Craig Biggio †	Houston Astros	20	1988–2007	[1]
Ray Blades	St. Louis Cardinals	10	1922–1928, 1930–1932	[11]
Steve Blass	Pittsburgh Pirates	10	1964, 1966–1974	[12]
Ossie Bluege	Washington Senators	18	1922–1939	[1]
Ryan Braun	Milwaukee Brewers	14	2007–2020	[13]
Al Brazle	St. Louis Cardinals	10	1943, 1946–1954	[14]
George Brett †	Kansas City Royals	21	1973–1993	[1]
Tommy Bridges	Detroit Tigers	16	1930–1943, 1945–1946	[15]
Gates Brown	Detroit Tigers	13	1963–1975	[16]
Randy Bush	Minnesota Twins	12	1982–1993	[17]
Matt Cain	San Francisco Giants	13	2005–2017	[18]
Roy Campanella †	Brooklyn Dodgers	10	1948–1957	[19]
Bill Carrigan	Boston Americans/Red Sox	10	1906, 1908–1916	[20]
Spud Chandler	New York Yankees	11	1937–1947	[21]
Larry Christenson	Philadelphia Phillies	11	1973–1983	[22]
Roberto Clemente †	Pittsburgh Pirates	18	1955–1972	[1]
Joe Collins	New York Yankees	10	1948–1957	[23]
Earle Combs †	New York Yankees	12	1924–1935	[24]
Dave Concepción	Cincinnati Reds	19	1970–1988	[1]
Frankie Crosetti	New York Yankees	17	1932–1948	[25]
John Danks	Chicago White Sox	10	2007–2016	[26]
Harry Danning	New York Giants	10	1933–1942	[27]
Rich Dauer	Baltimore Orioles	10	1976–1985	[28]
Hooks Dauss	Detroit Tigers	15	1912–1926	[29]
Jim Davenport	San Francisco Giants	13	1958–1970	[30]
Bill Dickey †	New York Yankees	17	1928–1943, 1946	[31]
Dom DiMaggio	Boston Red Sox	11	1940–1942, 1946–1953	[32]
Joe DiMaggio †	New York Yankees	13	1936–1942, 1946–1951	[33]
Gary DiSarcina	California/Anaheim Angels	12	1989–2000	[34]
Bobby Doerr †	Boston Red Sox	14	1937–1944, 1946–1951	[35]
Don Drysdale †	Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers	14	1956–1969	[36]
Carl Erskine	Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers	12	1948–1959	[37]
Andre Ethier	Los Angeles Dodgers	12	2006–2017	[38]
Red Faber †	Chicago White Sox	20	1914–1933	[1]
Bob Feller †	Cleveland Indians	18	1936–1941, 1945–1956	[1]
Tim Flannery	San Diego Padres	11	1979–1989	[39]
Whitey Ford †	New York Yankees	16	1950, 1953–1967	[40]
Dick Fowler	Philadelphia Athletics	10	1941–1942, 1945–1952	[41]
Bill Freehan	Detroit Tigers	15	1961, 1963–1976	[42]
Carl Furillo	Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers	15	1946–1960	[43]
Jim Gantner	Milwaukee Brewers	17	1976–1992	[44]
Brett Gardner	New York Yankees	14	2008–2021	[45]
Scott Garrelts	San Francisco Giants	10	1982–1991	[46]
Lou Gehrig †	New York Yankees	17	1923–1939	[47]
Charlie Gehringer †	Detroit Tigers	19	1924–1942	[1]
Patsy Gharrity	Washington Senators	10	1916–1923, 1929–1930	[48]
Jake Gibbs	New York Yankees	10	1962–1971	[49]
Bob Gibson †	St. Louis Cardinals	17	1959–1975	[50]
Jim Gilliam	Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers	14	1953–1966	[51]
Alex Gordon	Kansas City Royals	14	2007–2020	[52]
Jack Graney	Cleveland Napoleons/Indians	14	1908, 1910–1922	[53]
Dick Green	Kansas City/Oakland Athletics	12	1963–1974	[54]
Mike Greenwell	Boston Red Sox	12	1985–1996	[55]
Orval Grove	Chicago White Sox	10	1940–1949	[56]
Ron Guidry	New York Yankees	14	1975–1988	[57]
Tony Gwynn †	San Diego Padres	20	1982–2001	[1]
Stan Hack	Chicago Cubs	16	1932–1947	[58]
Mel Harder	Cleveland Indians	20	1928–1947	[1]
Terry Harmon	Philadelphia Phillies	10	1967, 1969–1977	[59]
Todd Helton †	Colorado Rockies	17	1997–2013	[60]
Tommy Henrich	New York Yankees	11	1937–1942, 1946–1950	[61]
Félix Hernández	Seattle Mariners	15	2005–2019	[62]
Bobby Higginson	Detroit Tigers	11	1995–2005	[63]
John Hiller	Detroit Tigers	15	1965–1970, 1972–1980	[64]
Ron Hodges	New York Mets	12	1973–1984	[65]
Chris Hoiles	Baltimore Orioles	10	1989–1998	[66]
Ryan Howard	Philadelphia Phillies	13	2004–2016	[67]
Kent Hrbek	Minnesota Twins	14	1981–1994	[68]
Carl Hubbell †	New York Giants	16	1928–1943	[69]
Fred Hutchinson	Detroit Tigers	11	1939–1940, 1946–1953	[70]
Travis Jackson †	New York Giants	15	1922–1936	[71]
Derek Jeter †	New York Yankees	20	1995–2014	[1]
Walter Johnson †	Washington Senators	21	1907–1927	[1]
Chipper Jones †	Atlanta Braves	19	1993, 1995–2012	[1]
Arndt Jorgens	New York Yankees	11	1929–1939	[72]
Al Kaline †	Detroit Tigers	22	1953–1974	[1]
Ron Karkovice	Chicago White Sox	12	1986–1997	[73]
Sandy Koufax †	Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers	12	1955–1966	[74]
Ed Kranepool	New York Mets	18	1962–1979	[1]
Ray Kremer	Pittsburgh Pirates	10	1924–1933	[75]
Barry Larkin †	Cincinnati Reds	19	1986–2004	[1]
Vern Law	Pittsburgh Pirates	16	1950–1951, 1954–1967	[76]
Sam Leever	Pittsburgh Pirates	13	1898–1910	[77]
Bob Lemon †	Cleveland Indians	15	1941–1942, 1946–1958	[78]
Dennis Leonard	Kansas City Royals	12	1974–1983, 1985–1986	[79]
Buddy Lewis	Washington Senators	11	1935–1941, 1945–1947, 1949	[80]
Ted Lyons †	Chicago White Sox	21	1923–1942, 1946	[1]
Mickey Mantle †	New York Yankees	18	1951–1968	[1]
Pepper Martin	St. Louis Cardinals	13	1928, 1930–1940, 1944	[81]
Edgar Martínez †	Seattle Mariners	18	1987–2004	[1]
Don Mattingly	New York Yankees	14	1982–1995	[82]
Joe Mauer †	Minnesota Twins	15	2004–2018	[83]
Bill Mazeroski †	Pittsburgh Pirates	17	1956–1972	[84]
Gil McDougald	New York Yankees	10	1951–1960	[85]
Scott McGregor	Baltimore Orioles	13	1976–1988	[86]
Bid McPhee †	Cincinnati Red Stockings/Reds	18	1882–1899	[1]
Clyde Milan	Washington Senators	16	1907–1922	[87]
Bob Miller	Philadelphia Phillies	10	1949–1958	[88]
Otto Miller	Brooklyn Superbas/Dodgers/Robins	13	1910–1922	[89]
Yadier Molina	St. Louis Cardinals	19	2004–2022	[90]
Bob Montgomery	Boston Red Sox	10	1970–1979	[91]
Jo-Jo Moore	New York Giants	12	1930–1941	[92]
Terry Moore	St. Louis Cardinals	11	1935–1942, 1946–1948	[93]
Bob Moose	Pittsburgh Pirates	10	1967–1976	[94]
Guy Morton	Cleveland Napoleons/Indians	11	1914–1924	[95]
Johnny Mostil	Chicago White Sox	10	1918, 1921–1929	[96]
Pat Mullin	Detroit Tigers	10	1940–1941, 1946–1953	[97]
Thurman Munson	New York Yankees	11	1969–1979	[98]
Stan Musial †	St. Louis Cardinals	22	1941–1944, 1946–1963	[1]
Mike Norris	Oakland Athletics	10	1975–1983, 1990	[99]
Ron Oester	Cincinnati Reds	13	1978–1990	[100]
Tony Oliva †	Minnesota Twins	15	1962–1976	[101]
Mel Ott †	New York Giants	22	1926–1947	[1]
Tom Pagnozzi	St. Louis Cardinals	12	1987–1998	[102]
Jim Palmer †	Baltimore Orioles	19	1965–1967, 1969–1984	[1]
Mel Parnell	Boston Red Sox	10	1947–1956	[103]
Dustin Pedroia	Boston Red Sox	14	2006–2019	[104]
Glen Perkins	Minnesota Twins	12	2006–2017	[105]
Rico Petrocelli	Boston Red Sox	13	1963, 1965–1976	[106]
Biff Pocoroba	Atlanta Braves	10	1975–1984	[107]
Jorge Posada	New York Yankees	17	1995–2011	[108]
Buster Posey	San Francisco Giants	12	2009–2019, 2021	[109]
Kirby Puckett †	Minnesota Twins	12	1984–1995	[110]
Brad Radke	Minnesota Twins	12	1995–2006	[111]
Pee Wee Reese †	Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers	16	1940–1942, 1946–1958	[112]
Jim Rice †	Boston Red Sox	16	1974–1989	[113]
J. R. Richard	Houston Astros	10	1971–1980	[114]
Bobby Richardson	New York Yankees	12	1955–1966	[115]
Cal Ripken Jr. †	Baltimore Orioles	21	1981–2001	[1]
Mariano Rivera †	New York Yankees	19	1995–2013	[1]
Phil Rizzuto †	New York Yankees	13	1941–1942, 1946–1956	[116]
Brooks Robinson †	Baltimore Orioles	23	1955–1977	[1]
Jackie Robinson †	Brooklyn Dodgers	10	1947–1956	[117]
Steve Rogers	Montreal Expos	13	1973–1985	[118]
Red Rolfe	New York Yankees	10	1931, 1934–1942	[119]
Eddie Rommel	Philadelphia Athletics	13	1920–1932	[120]
Al Rosen	Cleveland Indians	10	1947–1956	[121]
Nap Rucker	Brooklyn Superbas/Dodgers/Robins	10	1907–1916	[122]
Bill Russell	Los Angeles Dodgers	18	1969–1986	[1]
Tim Salmon	California/Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels	14	1992–2004, 2006	[123]
Mike Schmidt †	Philadelphia Phillies	18	1972–1989	[1]
Hal Schumacher	New York Giants	13	1931–1942, 1946	[124]
Mike Scioscia	Los Angeles Dodgers	13	1980–1992	[125]
Kyle Seager	Seattle Mariners	11	2011–2021	[126]
Scot Shields	Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels	10	2001–2010	[127]
Sibby Sisti	Boston Bees/Braves/Milwaukee Braves	13	1939–1942, 1946–1954	[128]
Vic Sorrell	Detroit Tigers	10	1928–1937	[129]
Mario Soto	Cincinnati Reds	12	1977–1988	[130]
Paul Splittorff	Kansas City Royals	15	1970–1984	[131]
Mike Squires	Chicago White Sox	10	1975, 1977–1985	[132]
Bob Stanley	Boston Red Sox	13	1977–1989	[133]
Mickey Stanley	Detroit Tigers	15	1964–1978	[134]
Willie Stargell †	Pittsburgh Pirates	21	1962–1982	[1]
Mel Stottlemyre	New York Yankees	11	1964–1974	[135]
Stephen Strasburg	Washington Nationals	13	2010–2022	[136]
Pete Suder	Philadelphia Athletics/Kansas City Athletics	13	1941–1943, 1946–1955	[137]
Lee Tannehill	Chicago White Stockings/White Sox	10	1903–1912	[138]
Bill Terry †	New York Giants	14	1923–1936	[139]
Robby Thompson	San Francisco Giants	11	1986–1996	[140]
Mike Tiernan	New York Giants	13	1887–1899	[141]
Chris Tillman	Baltimore Orioles	10	2009–2018	[142]
Alan Trammell †	Detroit Tigers	20	1977–1996	[1]
Cecil Travis	Washington Senators	12	1933–1941, 1945–1947	[143]
Pie Traynor †	Pittsburgh Pirates	17	1920–1935, 1937	[144]
Jason Varitek	Boston Red Sox	15	1997–2011	[145]
Adam Wainwright	St. Louis Cardinals	18	2005–2010, 2012–2023	[1]
John Wathan	Kansas City Royals	10	1976–1985	[146]
Bill Wegman	Milwaukee Brewers	11	1985–1995	[147]
Wes Westrum	New York Giants	11	1947–1957	[148]
Lou Whitaker	Detroit Tigers	19	1977–1995	[1]
Frank White	Kansas City Royals	18	1973–1990	[1]
Roy White	New York Yankees	15	1965–1979	[149]
Bernie Williams	New York Yankees	16	1991–2006	[150]
Ted Williams †	Boston Red Sox	19	1939–1942, 1946–1960	[1]
Larry Woodall	Detroit Tigers	10	1920–1929	[151]
David Wright	New York Mets	14	2004–2016, 2018	[152]
Carl Yastrzemski †	Boston Red Sox	23	1961–1983	[1]
Ross Youngs †	New York Giants	10	1917–1926	[153]
Robin Yount †	Milwaukee Brewers	20	1974–1993	[1]
Ryan Zimmerman	Washington Nationals	16	2005–2019, 2021	[154]

Honorable mentions

• Bug Holliday played 10 seasons for the Cincinnati Reds franchise, from 1889 to 1898, appearing in 930 games. ^[155] During the 1885 World Series, one of several pre-modern World Series held from 1884 to 1890, Holliday played in one game for the Chicago White Stockings of the 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 edition, some baseball sites list Holliday as having only played for a single franchise. ^[156]

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. ^[157] 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. ^[158]
• 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. ^[159] He died in April 1911, just before what would have been his 10th season in the major leagues. ^[160] Joss was inducted to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1978. ^[159]
• 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. ^[161] He died in January 1975, prior to the start of spring training of what would have been his 10th season in the major leagues. ^[162]

Negro league baseball

• While Roy Campanella and Jackie Robinson each only played for a single team within Major League Baseball (hence their inclusion in the above list), each also played for other teams now considered major-league within Negro league baseball: ^[163] Campanella with the Baltimore Elite Giants and Robinson with the Kansas City Monarchs.
• Within Negro league baseball, Buck Leonard and Bullet Rogan each had careers in excess of a decade with a single major-league team, the Homestead Grays and Kansas City Monarchs, respectively. ^{[164] [165]}

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:

• Hank Aaron: 21 seasons with the Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves before finishing his career with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1975 and 1976 ^[166]
• Phil Cavarretta: 20 seasons with the Chicago Cubs, before ending his career with the Chicago White Sox in 1954 and 1955 ^[167]
• Ty Cobb: 22 seasons with the Detroit Tigers, before ending his career with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1927 and 1928 ^[168]
• Harmon Killebrew: 21 seasons with the Washington Senators / Minnesota Twins before being released by the Twins and finishing his career with the Kansas City Royals in 1975 ^[169]
• Willie Mays: 21 seasons with the New York / San Francisco Giants before being traded to the New York Mets in 1972 and ending his career there in 1973 ^[170]
• Phil Niekro: 20 seasons with the Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves before playing for three other teams during his final four seasons and ending his career with a game for Atlanta in 1987 ^[171]
• John Smoltz: 20 seasons with the Atlanta Braves before ending his career with the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals in 2009.
• Warren Spahn: 20 seasons with the Boston / Milwaukee Braves before finishing his career with both the San Francisco Giants and the New York Mets in 1965. ^[172]

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

• Dwight Evans: 19 seasons with the Boston Red Sox (1972–1990) before ending his career with the 1991 Baltimore Orioles. ^[173]
• Yogi Berra: 18 seasons with the New York Yankees (1946–1963) before appearing in four games while a player-coach with the 1965 New York Mets. ^[174]
• Lefty Gomez: 13 seasons with the New York Yankees (1930–1942) before ending his career with a single appearance for the 1943 Washington Senators. ^[175]
• Hank Greenberg: 12 seasons with the Detroit Tigers (while also missing three seasons due to military service during World War II) before ending his career with the 1947 Pittsburgh Pirates. ^[176]

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

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.

See also

• List of NBA players who have spent their entire career with one franchise
• List of NHL players who spent their entire career with one franchise
• List of National Football League players who spent their entire career with one franchise
• List of one-club men in association football
• List of one-club men in rugby league

Notes

1. 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

1. "Most Seasons Played". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved January 30, 2023. Sort by Franchises column.
2. "Stephen Strasburg, MVP of the 2019 World Series, retires from baseball" . The Washington Post . April 6, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
3. "Gene Alley".
4. "Bob Allison".
5. "Joe Astroth".
6. "Jerry Augustine".
7. "Jeff Bagwell".
8. "Johnny Bench".
9. "Bruce Benedict".
10. "Carson Bigbee".
11. "Ray Blades".
12. "Steve Blass".
13. "Ryan Braun Stats".
14. "Al Brazle".
15. "Tommy Bridges".
16. "Gates Brown".
17. "Randy Bush".
18. "Matt Cain".
19. "Roy Campanella".
20. "Bill Carrigan".
21. "Spud Chandler".
22. "Larry Christenson".
23. "Joe Collins".
24. "Earle Combs".
25. "Frankie Crosetti".
26. "John Danks".
27. "Harry Danning".
28. "Rich Dauer".
29. "Hooks Dauss".
30. "Jim Davenport".
31. "Bill Dickey".
32. "Dom DiMaggio".
33. "Joe DiMaggio".
34. "Gary Disarcina".
35. "Bobby Doerr".
36. "Don Drysdale".
37. "Carl Erskine".
38. "Andre Ethier".
39. "Tim Flannery".
40. "Whitey Ford".
41. "Dick Fowler".
42. "Bill Freehan".
43. "Carl Furillo".
44. "Jim Gantner".
45. "Brett Gardner".
46. "Scott Garrelts".
47. "Lou Gehrig".
48. "Patsy Gharrity".
49. "Jake Gibbs".
50. "Bob Gibson".
51. "Jim Gilliam".
52. "Alex Gordon".
53. "Jack Graney".
54. "Dick Green".
55. "Mike Greenwell".
56. "Orval Grove".
57. "Ron Guidry".
58. "Stan Hack".
59. "Terry Harmon".
60. "Todd Helton".
61. "Tommy Henrich".
62. "Félix Hernández".
63. "Bobby Higginson".
64. "John Hiller".
65. "Ron Hodges".
66. "Chris Hoiles".
67. "Ryan Howard".
68. "Kent Hrbek".
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Further reading

• 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)