Baltimore Orioles players and history

2,021 players have played at least one regular-season game for the Baltimore Orioles franchise from 1901 to 2025. Before today's name it played as the Milwaukee Brewers (1901) and St. Louis Browns (1902–1953). Cal Ripken played the most games for the club (3,001, 1981–2001).

Oriole Park at Camden Yards, home of the Baltimore Orioles
Oriole Park at Camden Yards · Photo: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons (cropped) · Photo credits

Most games for the Orioles

The 25 players with the most regular-season games for the franchise, 1901–2025, under any of its names.
#PlayerPosSeasonsGames
1Photo of Cal Ripken Cal RipkenSS1981–20013,001
2Photo of Brooks Robinson Brooks Robinson3B1955–19772,896
3Photo of Mark Belanger Mark BelangerSS1965–19811,962
4Photo of Eddie Murray Eddie Murray1B1977–1988, 19961,884
5Photo of Boog Powell Boog Powell1B1961–19741,763
6Photo of Brady Anderson Brady AndersonOF1988–20011,759
7Photo of Paul Blair Paul BlairOF1964–19761,700
8Photo of George Sisler George Sisler1B1915–1922, 1924–19271,646
9Photo of Adam Jones Adam JonesOF2008–20181,613
10Photo of Bobby Wallace Bobby WallaceSS1902–19161,567
11Photo of Ken Singleton Ken SingletonOF1975–19841,446
12 Harlond Clift3B1934–19431,443
13Photo of Al Bumbry Al BumbryOF1972–19841,428
14Photo of Nick Markakis Nick MarkakisOF2006–20141,365
15Photo of Brian Roberts Brian Roberts2B2001–20131,327
16 Jimmy Austin3B1911–1923, 1925–1926, 19291,315
17 Wally GerberSS1917–19281,285
18Photo of Melvin Mora Melvin Mora3B2000–20091,256
19Photo of Rick Dempsey Rick DempseyC1976–1986, 19921,245
20 Baby Doll JacobsonOF1915, 1917, 1919–19261,242
21 Hank SevereidC1915–19251,183
22Photo of Chris Davis Chris Davis1B2011–20201,151
23 Oscar Melillo2B1926–19351,147
24Photo of Rich Dauer Rich Dauer2B1976–19851,140
25 George McQuinn1B1938–19451,138

Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licences, each credited on the MLB photo credits page.

Orioles players in 2025

The 12 players with the most Orioles games among those who played for the club in 2025: Cedric Mullins (OF, 784 games since 2018), Ryan Mountcastle (1B, 652 games since 2020), Ramon Urias (3B, 506 games since 2020), Adley Rutschman (C, 505 games since 2022), Gunnar Henderson (SS, 497 games since 2022), Jorge Mateo (SS, 409 games since 2021), Ryan O'Hearn (1B, 348 games since 2023), Colton Cowser (OF, 271 games since 2023), Jordan Westburg (3B, 260 games since 2023), Keegan Akin (P, 231 games since 2020), Cionel Perez (P, 212 games since 2022) and Yennier Cano (P, 210 games since 2022).

Old names and cities

  • Milwaukee Brewers: 1901
  • St. Louis Browns: 1902–1953
  • Baltimore Orioles: today's name.

Every season under an old name counts for the Baltimore Orioles in the MLB Grid and on the played-for-both lists.

Played for both the Orioles and…

Yankees 279Guardians 274White Sox 261Tigers 247Twins 247Red Sox 245Athletics 229Cardinals 212Reds 209Cubs 202Phillies 200Braves 187Pirates 182Dodgers 175Giants 166Rangers 142Mets 141Angels 127Brewers 119Padres 112Nationals 111Astros 104Blue Jays 103Royals 97Mariners 95Rays 87Marlins 84Diamondbacks 78Rockies 72

Each list has every player who played for both clubs, with his seasons and games for each. All MLB team pairs

Baltimore Orioles: questions

How many players have played for the Baltimore Orioles?

2,021, counting every player with at least one regular-season game for the franchise from 1901 to 2025, under any of its names.

Who has played the most games for the Orioles?

Cal Ripken, with 3,001 regular-season games (1981–2001), ahead of Brooks Robinson (2,896) and Mark Belanger (1,962).

Which team shares the most players with the Orioles?

The Yankees: 279 players played for both. The fewest: the Rockies, with 72.

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