Philadelphia Phillies all-time roster (W–Z)
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 between 1882 and 1883: the current moniker, as well as the "Quakers", which was used in conjunction with "Phillies" during the team's early history. The team was also known unofficially as the "Blue Jays" during the World War II era. Since the franchise's inception, players have made an appearance in a competitive game for the team, whether as an offensive player or a defensive player.
Of those Phillies, 114 have had surnames beginning with the letter W, 8 beginning with the letter Y, and 7 beginning with the letter Z; there has never been a Phillies player, nor a player in Major League Baseball history, whose surname begins with the letter X. Two have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: center fielder Lloyd Waner, who was a Phillie during the 1942 season; and left fielder Hack Wilson, who played for Philadelphia in 1934. One member of this list has been elected to the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame; center fielder Cy Williams played 13 seasons for the Phillies, leading the National League in home runs three times in that span.
Among the 70 batters in this list, catcher Matt Walbeck has the highest batting average, at 1.000; he notched a hit in his only at-bat with Philadelphia. Other players with an average above.300 include Charlie Waitt, Curt Walker, Harry Walker, Phil Weintraub, Pinky Whitney, and Williams. Williams also leads this list in home runs, with 217, and runs batted in, with 795. Among the players whose surnames start with Y and Z, Charlie Yingling and Charlie Ziegler have the highest averages; Del Young and Todd Zeile lead their respective lists in home runs and RBI.
Of this list's 59 pitchers, four share the best win–loss record, in terms of winning percentage; Fred Wenz won two games and lost none in his Phillies career, while Bob Wells, Deke White, and Mike Zagurski each earned a win in their only decisions. Rick Wise leads all members of this list in victories and defeats, and is one of ten Phillies pitchers to throw a no-hitter, accomplishing the feat on June 23, 1971. Randy Wolf leads in strikeouts, having thrown 971 in his eight-season Phillies career. The earned run average leaders are Huck Wallace and Dan Warthen; each amassed a 0.00 ERA by allowing no earned runs in their Phillies careers. One position player, right fielder Glenn Wilson, also sports a 0.00 ERA after his only pitching appearance with Philadelphia. Among players who have allowed runs, Billy Wagner's 1.86 ERA is best. Leaders among the Y- and Z-named pitchers include Floyd Youmans, Zagurski, and Tom Zachary.
One player, Bucky Walters, has made 30% or more of his Phillies appearances as a pitcher and a position player. He amassed a 38–53 pitching record with a 4.48 ERA while batting.260 with seven home runs as a third baseman.
saved 59 games in two Phillies seasons.|alt=A man wearing a black baseball jersey and cap and white baseball pants throwing a baseball with his left hand
was shot by an obsessed fan.|alt=A baseball card image of a smiling man wearing a white baseball jersey striped with red and a red baseball cap holding a baseball bat over his shoulder
had one hit in his only Phillies plate appearance.|alt=A man wearing a white baseball jersey and navy-blue baseball cap pictured from the shoulders up
played for the Phillies in 1942.|alt=A baseball card image of a man wearing a white baseball uniform and a blue baseball cap holding a baseball bat
struck out 42 batters pitching for Philadelphia in 2001 and 2003.|alt=A man with a goatee wearing a black shirt and camouflage baseball cap
hit 95 home runs and batted in 300 runs in four seasons with the Phillies.|alt=A man with an extended soul patch wearing a red baseball jersey and a blue baseball cap with red brim and a red "P" on the face
played two seasons for the Phillies.|alt=A crouching man wearing a catcher's chestguard and baseball cap prepares to throw a baseball with his right hand
's walk-off World Series-winning home run in 1993, his last pitch for the team.|alt=A smiling man with short curly hair and a salt-and-pepper goatee
won one game and lost one in his only Philadelphia season.|alt=A black-and-white photograph of a man wearing an old-style baseball uniform and a newsie cap holding a baseball in his outstretched hand
played for the Phillies in 1934, batting.100 with two hits in twenty at-bats.|alt=A baseball card image of a man wearing a white baseball uniform and cap with red trim swinging a baseball bat
pitched eight seasons for the Phillies, winning 69 games and losing 60.|alt=A man wearing a blue baseball jersey and cap and white baseball pants throwing a baseball with his left hand
batted.292 over five Philadelphia seasons.|alt=A baseball card image of a man wearing an old-style white baseball uniform and cap with an interlocking "NY" on both
pitched for the Phillies in 1889.|alt=A sepia-toned baseball card image of a man wearing an old-style white baseball uniform and pillbox cap holding a baseball bat extended with both hands
posted a 12-4 record through his first two major league seasons.|alt=A young man wearing a white baseball uniform pinstriped with red and a red baseball cap follows through after throwing an unseen baseball
was the Phillies' setup pitcher in 2004 and 2005.|alt=A smiling man with a 5 o'clock shadow wearing a black baseball cap with an interlocking "SF" on the front
played for the Phillies in 1946 and 1947, and returned for a second term from 1952 to 1954.|alt=A black-and-white image of a man wearing a pinstriped baseball uniform and a dark-colored baseball cap
| Name | Season | Position | Notes | Ref |
| 1888 | Third baseman |
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| 2004-2005 | Pitcher | |||
| 1965-1969 | Pitcher | |||
| 1948-1949 | Catcher | |||
| 1949-19531955 | First baseman |
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| 1883 | Center fielder | |||
| 2001 | Pinch hitter | |||
| 1945 | Second baseman | |||
| 1980 | Pitcher | |||
| 1921-1924 | Right fielder | |||
| 1947-1948 | Center fielder | |||
| 1928 | Pitcher | |||
| 2009 | Pitcher | |||
| 1973-1974 | Pitcher | |||
| 1919 | Shortstop | |||
| 1912 | Pitcher | |||
| 1973-1974 | Pitcher | |||
| 1960-1961 | Third baseman | |||
| 2008 | Pitcher | |||
| 1927-1928 | Pitcher | |||
| 1910-1913 | Second baseman | |||
| 1903 | Third baseman | |||
| 1920 | Pinch runner | |||
| 1934-1938 | PitcherThird baseman |
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| 1960-1961 | Right fielder | |||
| 1942 | Center fielder | |||
| 2000 | Pitcher | |||
| 19061909-1910 | Second baseman |
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| 18831889 | Second baseman |
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| 2001 | Pinch hitter | |||
| 1883 | Third baseman | |||
| 1933 | Second baseman | |||
| 1939-1942 | Catcher | |||
| 1977 | Pitcher | |||
| 1943-1946 | Left fielderFirst baseman |
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| 1903 | Pitcher | |||
| 1905 | Pitcher | |||
| 1969 | Catcher | |||
| 1902 | Left fielder | |||
| 1935-1936 | Left fielder | |||
| 1918-1919 | Pitcher | |||
| 1974 | Pitcher | |||
| 1931 | Pitcher | |||
| 1939 | First baseman | |||
| 1943 | Pitcher | |||
| 1995 | Catcher | |||
| 1954-1956 | Pitcher | |||
| 1984 | Pitcher | |||
| 1919-1924 | Pitcher | |||
| 1938 | First baseman | |||
| 1915-1916 | Center fielderLeft fielder |
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| 1998 | Pitcher | |||
| 1911 | Right fielderCenter fielder |
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| 1994 | Pitcher | |||
| 1924-1926 | Catcher | |||
| 20012003 | Pitcher |
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| 1970 | Pitcher | |||
| 2007-2010 | Right fielder | |||
| 1993-1996 | Pitcher | |||
| 1955 | Pinch hitter | |||
| 1956 | Pinch hitter | |||
| 1992 | Pitcher | |||
| 1892-1895 | Pitcher | |||
| 1920-1921 | Catcher | |||
| 1896-1899 | Pitcher | |||
| 1966-1968 | First baseman | |||
| 1895 | Pitcher | |||
| 1901-1902 | Pitcher | |||
| 2006 | Pitcher | |||
| 1962 | Catcher | |||
| 1995-1996 | Right fielder | |||
| 1998 | Pitcher | |||
| 1902 | Pitcher | |||
| 1950-1951 | Right fielderCenter fielder |
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| 1928-19331936-1939 | Third baseman |
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| 1896 | Pitcher | |||
| 1915-1919 | Left fielder | |||
| 1951-1952 | Catcher | |||
| 1921 | Pitcher | |||
| § | 1918-1930 | Center fielder | ||
| 1961 | Second baseman | |||
| 1992-19962003 | Pitcher |
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| 1991-1993 | Pitcher | |||
| 1903 | Pitcher | |||
| 1931-1933 | Shortstop | |||
| 1925-1930 | Pitcher | |||
| 1969-1973 | Pitcher | |||
| 1984-1987 | Right fielder | |||
| 1934 | Left fielder | |||
| 1923-19281934-1938 | Catcher |
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| 1940 | Pitcher | |||
| 1931 | Pitcher | |||
| 19601962-1968 | Shortstop |
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| 1997-1998 | Pitcher | |||
| 1921-1923 | Pitcher | |||
| 19641966-1971 | Pitcher |
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| 19201922 | Catcher |
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| 1984-1985 | First basemanCatcher |
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| 1923-1924 | Third baseman | |||
| 1999-2006 | Pitcher | |||
| 1902 | Pitcher | |||
| 1883 | CatcherLeft fielder |
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| 1900-1904 | Third baseman | |||
| 1886-1889 | Left fielder | |||
| 1889 | Pitcher | |||
| 1960-1961 | Third baseman | |||
| 1918-1919 | Pitcher | |||
| 2004 | First baseman | |||
| 2010-2011 | Pitcher | |||
| 2004-2005 | Pitcher | |||
| 1920-1928 | Third basemanFirst baseman |
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| 1945 | Pitcher | |||
| 1946-19471952-1954 | Right fielder Center fielder |
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has an undefeated 1-0 record through the end of the 2011 season.|alt=A smiling young man with feathered blonde hair wearing a red baseball jersey and cap
hit a lone home run in his only Phillies season.|alt=A sepia-toned baseball card image of a man wearing a dark-colored old-style baseball uniform and cap with his right arm raised in the air
| Name | Season | Position | Notes | Ref |
| 1926 | Pitcher |
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| 1919 | Pinch hitter | |||
| 1894 | Shortstop | |||
| 1989 | Pitcher | |||
| 1958 | Second baseman | |||
| 1937-1940 | ShortstopSecond baseman |
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| 1951-1952 | Second baseman | |||
| 1988 | Right fielder |
| Name | Season | Position | Notes | Ref |
| 1936 | Pitcher |
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| 1985 | Pitcher | |||
| 20072010-2011 | Pitcher |
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| 1996 | Third baseman | |||
| 1900 | Third baseman | |||
| 1903 | Catcher | |||
| 19961998 | First baseman |
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Footnotes
;Key- The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum determines which cap a player wears on their plaque, signifying "the team with which he made his most indelible mark". The Hall of Fame considers the player's wishes in making their decision, but the Hall makes the final decision as "it is important that the logo be emblematic of the historical accomplishments of that player's career".
- Players are listed at a position if they appeared in 30% of their games or more during their Phillies career, as defined by Baseball-Reference.com. Additional positions may be shown on the Baseball-Reference website by following each player's citation.
- Franchise batting and pitching leaders are drawn from Baseball-Reference.com. A total of 1,500 plate appearances are needed to qualify for batting records, and 500 innings pitched or 50 decisions are required to qualify for pitching records.
- Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2010 Major League Baseball season.
- Matt Walbeck is listed by Baseball-Reference as a catcher, but never appeared in a game in the field for the Phillies.
- Walt Walsh is listed by Baseball-Reference without a position; he never appeared in a game in the field in his major league career.
- Turner Ward is listed by Baseball-Reference as an outfielder, but never appeared in a game in the field for the Phillies.
- Jim Westlake is listed by Baseball-Reference without a position; he never appeared in a game in the field in his major league career.
- Wally Westlake is listed by Baseball-Reference as an outfielder and third baseman, but never appeared in a game in the field for the Phillies.
- Bert Yeabsley is listed by Baseball-Reference without a position; he never appeared in a game in the field in his major league career.