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 ten 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. Active players, and free agents who have not yet retired, are not listed. Some listed players subsequently went on to coach or manage with other teams, or may have had minor league appearances with other franchises.

As of September 2018, 176 players have accomplished this feat, of which the New York Yankees have had the most, with 25. 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. David Wright of the New York Mets, who played his final game on September 30, 2018, is the most recent player to complete a career of at least ten seasons with one team.

Players

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	[1]
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	[1]
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	[1]
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	[1]
Al Brazle	St. Louis Cardinals	10	1943, 1946–1954
George Brett	Kansas City Royals	21	1973–1993	[1]
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
Spud Chandler	New York Yankees	11	1937–1947
Larry Christenson	Philadelphia Phillies	11	1973–1983
Roberto Clemente	Pittsburgh Pirates	18	1955–1972	[1]
Joe Collins	New York Yankees	10	1948–1957
Earle Combs	New York Yankees	12	1924–1935
Dave Concepción	Cincinnati Reds	19	1970–1988	[1]
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	[1]
Bob Feller	Cleveland Indians	18	1936–1941, 1945–1956	[1]
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
Scott Garrelts	San Francisco Giants	10	1982–1991
Lou Gehrig	New York Yankees	17	1923–1939
Charlie Gehringer	Detroit Tigers	19	1924–1942	[1]
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
Jack Graney	Cleveland Naps/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	[1]
Stan Hack	Chicago Cubs	16	1932–1947
Mel Harder	Cleveland Indians	20	1928–1947	[1]
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
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	10	1939–1940, 1946–1953
Travis Jackson	New York Giants	15	1922–1936
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
Al Kaline	Detroit Tigers	22	1953–1974	[1]
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	[1]
Ray Kremer	Pittsburgh Pirates	10	1924–1933
Barry Larkin	Cincinnati Reds	19	1986–2004	[1]
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	[1]
Mickey Mantle	New York Yankees	18	1951–1968	[1]
Pepper Martin	St. Louis Cardinals	13	1928, 1930–1940, 1944
Edgar Martínez	Seattle Mariners	18	1987–2004	[1]
Don Mattingly	New York Yankees	14	1982–1995
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	[1]
Clyde Milan	Washington Senators	16	1907–1922
Bob Miller	Philadelphia Phillies	10	1949–1958
Otto Miller	Brooklyn Superbas/Dodgers/Robins	13	1910–1922
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 Naps/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	[1]
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	[1]
Tom Pagnozzi	St. Louis Cardinals	12	1987–1998
Jim Palmer	Baltimore Orioles	19	1965–1967, 1969–1984	[1]
Mel Parnell	Boston Red Sox	10	1947–1956
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
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	[1]
Mariano Rivera	New York Yankees	19	1995–2013	[1]
Phil Rizzuto	New York Yankees	13	1941–1942, 1946–1956
Brooks Robinson	Baltimore Orioles	23	1955–1977	[1]
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	[1]
Tim Salmon	California/Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	14	1992–2004, 2006
Mike Schmidt	Philadelphia Phillies	18	1972–1989	[1]
Hal Schumacher	New York Giants	13	1931–1942, 1946
Mike Scioscia	Los Angeles Dodgers	13	1980–1992
Scot Shields	Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	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	[1]
Mel Stottlemyre, Sr.	New York Yankees	11	1964–1974
Pete Suder	Philadelphia Athletics/Kansas City Athletics	13	1941–1943, 1946–1955
Lee Tannehill	Chicago 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
Alan Trammell	Detroit Tigers	20	1977–1996	[1]
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
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	[1]
Frank White	Kansas City Royals	18	1973–1990	[1]
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	[1]
Larry Woodall	Detroit Tigers	10	1920–1929
David Wright	New York Mets	14	2004-2016, 2018
Carl Yastrzemski	Boston Red Sox	23	1961–1983	[1]
Ross Youngs	New York Giants	10	1917–1926
Robin Yount	Milwaukee Brewers	20	1974–1993	[1]

Counts by franchise

Todd Helton was the first, and to date only, player to spend a 10-year or longer MLB career exclusively with the Colorado Rockies.

Total: 176 (updated October 1, 2018)

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 one-club men in association football
• List of one-club men in rugby league

References

Researched through the Baseball-Reference.com website.

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.
• 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.