Cincinnati Reds players and history

2,189 players have played at least one regular-season game for the Cincinnati Reds franchise from 1882 to 2025. Before today's name it played as the Cincinnati Red Stockings (1882–1889) and Cincinnati Redlegs (1954–1959). Pete Rose played the most games for the club (2,722, 1963–1978, 1984–1986).

Great American Ball Park, home of the Cincinnati Reds
Great American Ball Park · Photo: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons (cropped) · Photo credits

Most games for the Reds

The 25 players with the most regular-season games for the franchise, 1882–2025, under any of its names.
#PlayerPosSeasonsGames
1Photo of Pete Rose Pete RoseOF1963–1978, 1984–19862,722
2Photo of Dave Concepcion Dave ConcepcionSS1970–19882,488
3Photo of Barry Larkin Barry LarkinSS1986–20042,180
4Photo of Johnny Bench Johnny BenchC1967–19832,158
5Photo of Bid McPhee Bid McPhee2B1882–18992,138
6Photo of Joey Votto Joey Votto1B2007–20232,056
7Photo of Tony Perez Tony Perez1B1964–1976, 1984–19861,948
8Photo of Brandon Phillips Brandon Phillips2B2006–20161,614
9Photo of Vada Pinson Vada PinsonOF1958–19681,565
10Photo of Frank Robinson Frank RobinsonOF1956–19651,502
11Photo of Dan Driessen Dan Driessen1B1973–19841,480
12 Edd RoushOF1916–1926, 19311,399
13Photo of Roy McMillan Roy McMillanSS1951–19601,348
14Photo of Ted Kluszewski Ted Kluszewski1B1947–19571,339
15Photo of Ron Oester Ron Oester2B1978–19901,276
16Photo of George Foster George FosterOF1971–19811,253
17Photo of Gus Bell Gus BellOF1953–19611,235
18Photo of Tommy Corcoran Tommy CorcoranSS1897–19061,229
19 Frank McCormick1B1934, 1937–19451,228
20Photo of Ken Griffey Ken GriffeyOF1973–1981, 1988–19901,224
21Photo of Jay Bruce Jay BruceOF2008–20161,220
22 Heinie Groh3B1913–19211,211
23Photo of Cesar Geronimo Cesar GeronimoOF1972–19801,203
24Photo of Ernie Lombardi Ernie LombardiC1932–19411,203
25Photo of Leo Cardenas Leo CardenasSS1960–19681,157

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

Reds players in 2025

The 12 players with the most Reds games among those who played for the club in 2025: Tyler Stephenson (C, 558 games since 2020), Spencer Steer (1B, 488 games since 2022), TJ Friedl (OF, 461 games since 2021), Elly De La Cruz (SS, 420 games since 2023), Jake Fraley (OF, 362 games since 2022), Will Benson (OF, 326 games since 2023), Matt McLain (2B, 236 games since 2023), Santiago Espinal (3B, 232 games since 2024), Alexis Diaz (P, 196 games since 2022), Noelvi Marte (3B, 190 games since 2023), Tony Santillan (P, 160 games since 2021) and Gavin Lux (2B, 140 games since 2025).

Old names and cities

  • Cincinnati Red Stockings: 1882–1889
  • Cincinnati Redlegs: 1954–1959
  • Cincinnati Reds: today's name.

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

Played for both the Reds and…

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

Cincinnati Reds: questions

How many players have played for the Cincinnati Reds?

2,189, counting every player with at least one regular-season game for the franchise from 1882 to 2025, under any of its names.

Who has played the most games for the Reds?

Pete Rose, with 2,722 regular-season games (1963–1978, 1984–1986), ahead of Dave Concepcion (2,488) and Barry Larkin (2,180).

Which team shares the most players with the Reds?

The Cardinals: 368 players played for both. The fewest: the Rays, with 67.

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