Los Angeles Dodgers players and history

2,002 players have played at least one regular-season game for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise from 1884 to 2025. Before today's name it played as the Brooklyn Atlantics (1884), Brooklyn Grays (1885–1887), Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1888–1890, 1896–1898), Brooklyn Grooms (1891–1895), Brooklyn Superbas (1899–1910, 1913), Brooklyn Dodgers (1911–1912, 1932–1957) and Brooklyn Robins (1914–1931). Zack Wheat played the most games for the club (2,322, 1909–1926).

Dodger Stadium, home of the Los Angeles Dodgers
Dodger Stadium · Photo: Frederick Dennstedt from los angeles, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons (cropped) · Photo credits

Most games for the Dodgers

The 25 players with the most regular-season games for the franchise, 1884–2025, under any of its names.
#PlayerPosSeasonsGames
1Photo of Zack Wheat Zack WheatOF1909–19262,322
2Photo of Bill Russell Bill RussellSS1969–19862,181
3Photo of Pee Wee Reese Pee Wee ReeseSS1940–1942, 1946–19582,166
4Photo of Gil Hodges Gil Hodges1B1943, 1947–19612,007
5Photo of Jim Gilliam Jim Gilliam2B1953–19661,956
6Photo of Willie Davis Willie DavisOF1960–19731,952
7Photo of Duke Snider Duke SniderOF1947–19621,923
8Photo of Carl Furillo Carl FurilloOF1946–19601,806
9Photo of Steve Garvey Steve Garvey1B1969–19821,727
10Photo of Eric Karros Eric Karros1B1991–20021,601
11Photo of Maury Wills Maury WillsSS1959–1966, 1969–19721,593
12Photo of Ron Cey Ron Cey3B1971–19821,481
13Photo of Andre Ethier Andre EthierOF2006–20171,455
14Photo of Mike Scioscia Mike SciosciaC1980–19921,441
15Photo of Jackie Robinson Jackie Robinson2B1947–19561,382
16Photo of Ron Fairly Ron Fairly1B1958–19691,306
17Photo of John Roseboro John RoseboroC1957–19671,289
18Photo of Wes Parker Wes Parker1B1964–19721,288
19 Jimmy Johnston3B1916–19251,265
20Photo of Matt Kemp Matt KempOF2006–2014, 20181,262
21Photo of Steve Yeager Steve YeagerC1972–19851,219
22Photo of Roy Campanella Roy CampanellaC1948–19571,215
23Photo of Jake Daubert Jake Daubert1B1910–19181,213
24Photo of Davey Lopes Davey Lopes2B1972–19811,207
25Photo of Dixie Walker Dixie WalkerOF1939–19471,207

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

Dodgers players in 2025

The 12 players with the most Dodgers games among those who played for the club in 2025: Chris Taylor (OF, 1,007 games since 2016), Max Muncy (3B, 924 games since 2018), Enrique Hernandez (OF, 921 games since 2015), Mookie Betts (OF, 737 games since 2020), Will Smith (C, 722 games since 2019), Freddie Freeman (1B, 614 games since 2022), Austin Barnes (C, 612 games since 2015), Clayton Kershaw (P, 464 games since 2008), Miguel Rojas (SS, 427 games since 2014), Shohei Ohtani (DH, 317 games since 2024), Alex Vesia (P, 295 games since 2021) and Teoscar Hernandez (OF, 288 games since 2024).

Old names and cities

  • Brooklyn Atlantics: 1884
  • Brooklyn Grays: 1885–1887
  • Brooklyn Bridegrooms: 1888–1890, 1896–1898
  • Brooklyn Grooms: 1891–1895
  • Brooklyn Superbas: 1899–1910, 1913
  • Brooklyn Dodgers: 1911–1912, 1932–1957
  • Brooklyn Robins: 1914–1931
  • Los Angeles Dodgers: today's name.

Every season under an old name counts for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the MLB Grid and on the played-for-both lists.

Played for both the Dodgers 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

Los Angeles Dodgers: questions

How many players have played for the Los Angeles Dodgers?

2,002, counting every player with at least one regular-season game for the franchise from 1884 to 2025, under any of its names.

Who has played the most games for the Dodgers?

Zack Wheat, with 2,322 regular-season games (1909–1926), ahead of Bill Russell (2,181) and Pee Wee Reese (2,166).

Which team shares the most players with the Dodgers?

The Cubs: 300 players played for both. The fewest: the Rockies, with 76.

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