The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The team has played officially under two names since beginning play in 1883: the current moniker, as well as the "Quakers", which was used in conjunction with "Phillies" during the team's early history. [1] [2] The team was also known unofficially as the "Blue Jays" during the World War II era. [3] Since the franchise's inception, 2,081 players have made an appearance in a competitive game for the team, whether as an offensive player (batting and baserunning) or a defensive player (fielding, pitching, or both).
Of those 2,081 Phillies, 88 have had surnames beginning with the letter P, and 5 beginning with the letter Q. One member of this list has been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame; Tony Pérez played for the Phillies during the 1983 season after 18 seasons with 3 other teams. [4] No members of this list have been elected to the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame, [5] nor do they hold any franchise records. [6] [7]
Among the 45 batters in this list, three players share a perfect 1.000 batting average, each in one career at-bat with Philadelphia: first baseman Mike Pasquella, [8] catcher Bill Peterman, [9] and right fielder Ty Pickup. [10] Other players with an average above .300 include Hunter Pence (.324 through 2011), Alex Pitko (.316 in one season), [11] Walter Plock (.400 in one season), [12] and Les Powers (.346 in one season). [13] Plácido Polanco leads all members of this list with 49 home runs, [14] and Dode Paskert's 291 runs batted in (RBI) are best. [15] Of the batters whose surnames begin with Q, Tom Quinlan leads in average (.200), home runs (1), and RBI (3). [16]
Of this list's 43 pitchers, two share 1–0 win–loss records, best in terms of winning percentage; Donn Pall and Clarence Pickrel each won their only decisions as members of the Phillies. [17] [18] Wiley Piatt leads all members of this list with 56 victories, [19] and Ike Pearson's 47 defeats are the most in that statistical category. [20] Robert Person leads this list's pitchers with 535 strikeouts, [21] and infielder Tomás Pérez shares the best earned run average (ERA) with two pitchers— Horacio Piña and Al Porto; all have a 0.00 ERA in their Phillies careers. [22] [23] [24] Among the pitchers whose surnames start with Q, Paul Quantrill leads in winning percentage (.481; a 13–14 record), ERA (4.86), and strikeouts (116). [25]
| † or ‡ | Indicates a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum; ‡ indicates that the Phillies are the player's primary team [H] |
| § | Indicates a member of the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame |
| * | Indicates a team record [R] |
| (#) | A number following a player's name indicates that the number was retired by the Phillies in the player's honor. |
| Year | Italic text indicates that the player is a member of the Phillies' active (25-man) roster. [26] |
| Position(s) | Indicates the player's primary position(s) [P] |
| Notes | Statistics shown only for playing time with Phillies [S] |
| Ref | References |
| Name | Season(s) | Position(s) | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Qualters | 1953 1957–1958 | Pitcher |
| [100] |
| Paul Quantrill | 1994–1995 | Pitcher |
| [25] |
| Tom Quinlan | 1994 | Third baseman |
| [16] |
| John Quinn | 1911 | Catcher |
| [101] |
| Rafael Quirico | 1996 | Pitcher |
| [102] |