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 (batting and baserunning) or a defensive player (fielding, pitching, or both).
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. Three have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: pitcher Billy Wagner who played for the Phillies in and ; 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 (.333 in one season), Curt Walker (.311 in four seasons), Harry Walker (.339 in two seasons), Phil Weintraub (.311 in one season), Pinky Whitney (.307 in ten seasons), and Williams (.306). Williams also leads this list in home runs, with 217, and runs batted in (RBI), with 795. Among the players whose surnames start with Y and Z, Charlie Yingling (.250) and Charlie Ziegler (.273) 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 (75) and defeats (76), 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 (ERA) 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 (1 win, 5.70 ERA, 20 strikeouts), Zagurski (36 strikeouts), and Tom Zachary (4.26 ERA).
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.
+ List of players whose surnames begin with W, showing season(s) and position(s) played and selected statistics Name Season(s) Position(s) Notes Ref Third baseman .125 batting average 1 hit 2 runs scored Pitcher 8–3 record 1.86 earned run average 146 strikeouts 59 saves Pitcher 11–15 record 3.59 earned run average 145 strikeouts Catcher .000 batting average 8 plate appearances 1 strikeout First baseman .281 batting average 9 home runs 197 runs batted in Center fielder .333 batting average 1 hit 1 strikeout Pinch hitter 1.000 batting average 1 hit 1 plate appearance Second baseman .211 batting average 3 doubles 2 runs batted in Pitcher 11–7 record 4.57 earned run average 94 strikeouts Right fielder .311 batting average 18 home runs 171 runs batted in Center fielder .339 batting average 60 extra-base hits 64 runs batted in Pitcher 0–1 record Infinite earned run average 3 walks Pitcher 2–1 record 4.10 earned run average 21 strikeouts Pitcher 0–1 record 16.20 earned run average 5 strikeouts Shortstop .250 batting average 1 hit 1 strikeout Pitcher 0.00 earned run average 4 strikeouts 4 walks Pitcher 2–1 record 4.10 earned run average 21 strikeouts Third baseman .247 batting average 11 home runs 49 runs batted in Pitcher 1–1 record 6.10 earned run average 12 strikeouts Pitcher 4–10 record 6.05 earned run average 38 strikeouts Second baseman .264 batting average 6 home runs 86 runs batted in Third baseman .000 batting average 4 plate appearances Pinch runner 2 games played 0 plate appearances PitcherThird baseman 38–53 record 4.48 earned run average .260 batting average 7 home runs Right fielder .236 batting average 10 home runs 51 runs batted in Center fielder .261 batting average 10 extra-base hits 10 runs batted in Pitcher 2.33 earned run average 11 strikeouts 8 walks Second baseman .240 batting average 47 runs batted in 44 runs scored Second baseman .133 batting average 1 double 4 runs batted in Pinch hitter .267 batting average 1 double 2 runs batted in Third baseman .227 batting average 13 runs batted in 13 runs scored Second baseman .224 batting average 15 doubles 22 runs batted in Catcher .224 batting average 29 home runs 96 runs batted in Pitcher 0–1 record 0.00 earned run average 1 strikeout Left fielderFirst baseman .278 batting average 15 home runs 172 runs batted in Pitcher 0–4 record 4.37 earned run average 9 strikeouts Pitcher 6.00 earned run average 5 walks 3 innings pitched Catcher .176 batting average 4 home runs 12 runs batted in Left fielder .000 batting average 4 plate appearances Left fielder .267 batting average 19 home runs 81 runs batted in Pitcher 7–11 record 3.95 earned run average 41 strikeouts Pitcher 1–1 record 3.99 earned run average 23 strikeouts Pitcher 5–5 record 4.84 earned run average 25 strikeouts First baseman .167 batting average 1 hit 6 plate appearances Pitcher 9.00 earned run average 1 walk 1 run allowed Catcher .267 batting average 4 home runs 14 runs batted in Pitcher 20–22 record 4.17 earned run average 142 strikeouts Pitcher 7.20 earned run average 13 strikeouts 7 walks Pitcher 14–30 record 4.46 earned run average 123 strikeouts First baseman .311 batting average 4 home runs 45 runs batted in Center fielderLeft fielder .162 batting average 3 doubles 9 runs batted in Pitcher 0–2 record 8.27 earned run average 15 strikeouts Right fielderCenter fielder .212 batting average 4 doubles 6 runs batted in Pitcher 1–0 record 1.80 earned run average 3 strikeouts Catcher .161 batting average 1 double 5 runs batted in Pitcher 3–5 record 4.18 earned run average 42 strikeouts Pitcher 2–0 record 4.45 earned run average 24 strikeouts Right fielder .282 batting average 95 home runs 300 runs batted in Pitcher 15–18 record 3.50 earned run average 217 strikeouts Pinch hitter .000 batting average 1 plate appearance 1 strikeout Pinch hitter .000 batting average 5 plate appearances 3 strikeouts Pitcher 0–1 record 12.27 earned run average 1 walk Pitcher 71–53 record 4.23 earned run average 391 strikeouts Catcher .222 batting average 3 home runs 24 runs batted in Pitcher 21–20 record 4.24 earned run average 60 strikeouts First baseman .258 batting average 39 home runs 176 runs batted in Pitcher 1–0 record 9.87 earned run average 6 strikeouts Pitcher 30–33 record 2.82 earned run average 317 strikeouts Pitcher 3–1 record 4.34 earned run average 23 strikeouts Catcher .216 batting average 2 home runs 12 runs batted in Right fielder .254 batting average 18 home runs 58 runs batted in Pitcher 1–1 record 8.50 earned run average 14 strikeouts Pitcher 0–1 record 5.00 earned run average 6 walks Right fielderCenter fielder .235 batting average 7 doubles 12 runs batted in Third baseman .307 batting average 69 home runs 734 runs batted in Pitcher 0–1 record 3.00 earned run average 1 strikeout Left fielder .274 batting average 13 home runs 216 runs batted in Catcher .275 batting average 8 home runs 34 runs batted in Pitcher 3.38 earned run average 1 strikeout 3 walks § Center fielder .306 batting average 217 home runs 795 runs batted in Second baseman .250 batting average 1 run batted in 4 runs scored Pitcher 13–29 record 4.94 earned run average 246 strikeouts Pitcher 20–20 record 3.11 earned run average 218 strikeouts 107 saves Pitcher 1–1 record 3.00 earned run average 8 strikeouts Shortstop .237 batting average 1 home run 3 runs batted in Pitcher 38–56 record 5.83 earned run average 171 strikeouts Pitcher 9–15 record 4.22 earned run average 171 strikeouts Right fielder .265 batting average 49 home runs 271 runs batted in Left fielder .100 batting average 2 hits 3 runs batted in Catcher .288 batting average 22 home runs 315 runs batted in Pitcher 12.86 earned run average 3 strikeouts 2 walks Pitcher 9.00 earned run average 1 run allowed 1 inning pitched Shortstop .216 batting average 23 home runs 176 runs batted in Pitcher 4–2 record 5.84 earned run average 19 strikeouts Pitcher 12–22 record 5.23 earned run average 74 strikeouts Pitcher 75–76 record 3.60 earned run average 717 strikeouts Catcher .203 batting average 7 extra-base hits 15 runs batted in First basemanCatcher .267 batting average 6 home runs 26 runs batted in Third baseman .244 batting average 11 extra-base hits 20 runs batted in Pitcher 69–60 record 4.21 earned run average 971 strikeouts Pitcher 0–1 record 4.00 earned run average 3 strikeouts CatcherLeft fielder .091 batting average 1 double 11 plate appearances Third baseman .292 batting average 3 home runs 219 runs batted in Left fielder .262 batting average 29 home runs 220 runs batted in Pitcher 1–1 record 5.21 earned run average 8 strikeouts Third baseman .207 batting average 3 home runs 12 runs batted in Pitcher 6–9 record 4.81 earned run average 31 strikeouts First baseman .170 batting average 3 doubles 2 runs batted in Pitcher 12–4 record 2.86 earned run average 131 strikeouts Pitcher 5–7 record 4.34 earned run average 81 strikeouts Third basemanFirst baseman .298 batting average 59 home runs 420 runs batted in Pitcher 0–7 record 5.26 earned run average 10 strikeouts Right fielderCenter fielder .271 batting average 21 home runs 208 runs batted in
+ List of players whose surnames begin with Y, showing season(s) and position(s) played and selected statistics Name Season(s) Position(s) Notes Ref Pitcher 0–1 record 18.00 earned run average 1 walk Pinch hitter 1.000 on-base percentage 1 walk 1 plate appearance Shortstop .250 batting average 1 hit 1 strikeout Pitcher 1–5 record 5.70 earned run average 20 strikeouts Second baseman .233 batting average 1 home run 4 runs batted in ShortstopSecond baseman .224 batting average 3 home runs 76 runs batted in Second baseman .234 batting average 6 doubles 2 runs batted in Right fielder .226 batting average 1 home run 14 runs batted in
+ List of players whose surnames begin with Z, showing season(s) and position(s) played and selected statistics Name Season(s) Position(s) Notes Ref Pitcher 0–3 record 7.97 earned run average 8 strikeouts Pitcher 4.26 earned run average 8 strikeouts 11 walks Pitcher 1–0 record 6.82 earned run average 36 strikeouts Third baseman .268 batting average 20 home runs