List of baseball nicknames

This is a list of nicknames of Major League Baseball teams and players. It includes a complete list of nicknames of players in the Baseball Hall of Fame, a list of nicknames of current players, nicknames of popular players who have played for each major league team, and lists of nicknames grouped into particular categories (e.g., ethnic nicknames, personality trait nicknames etc.). It also includes a list of nicknames of current major league teams. Sports journalists, broadcasters, and fans commonly refer to teams by a wide variety of nicknames. Many of the names are so established that newspapers routinely use the names in headlines.

Hall of Fame inductees PlayerCareerNicknameTeam Inducted AsRef1954–1976"Hammer", "Hammerin' Hank" or "Bad Henry"Milwaukee Braves1911–1930"Old Pete"Philadelphia Phillies 1954–1976"Smokey", or "The Quiet Man" Los Angeles Dodgers 1970–1995"Sparky" or "Captain Hook"Cincinnati Reds 1871–1897"Cap", "Pop", "Uncle" or "Captain"Chicago White Stockings 1956–1973"Little Louie"Chicago White Sox 1930–1950"Old Aches & Pains", "Luscious Luke", "Fumblefoot" or "Kid Boots"Chicago White Sox 1948–1962"Putt-Putt", "Whitey", or "The Tilden Flash"Philadelphia Phillies 1929–1941"Rock" or "Earl of Snohomish"Cleveland Indians1908–1922"Home Run"Philadelphia Athletics 1915–1930"Beauty"Philadelphia Phillies 1953–1971"Mr. Cub"Chicago Cubs 1888–1907"Eagle Eye"Pittsburgh Pirates 1922–1938, 1942, 1947–1950 "Cool Papa" St. Louis Stars 1967–1983"Little General"Cincinnati Reds 1903–1925"Chief"Philadelphia Athletics 1946–1965"Yogi"New York Yankees 1982–1999"Chicken Man"Boston Red Sox 1922–1937"Sunny Jim"St. Louis Cardinals 1897–1915"The Duke of Tralee"New York Giants 1961–1979"The Franchise"St. Louis Cardinals 1879–1896 "Big Dan" or "Alderman" Buffalo Bisons 1903–1916"Three Finger" or "Miner"Chicago Cubs 1936–1951 "Home Run", "Sonny", or "Ese Hombre" Kansas City Monarchs 1890–1905"Crab" Cleveland Spiders1948–1957"Campy" Brooklyn Dodgers1910–1929"Scoops" Pittsburgh Pirates1965–1988"Lefty" Philadelphia Phillies1974–1992"The Kid" Montreal Expos1958–1974"Baby Bull" or "Cha Cha" San Francisco Giants1898–1914"Husk", "The Peerless Leader" and part of "Tinker to Evers to Chance" Chicago Cubs 1945–1951 "Happy" N/A1899–1909"Happy Jack"New York Yankees 1897–1915"Cap" Pittsburgh Pirates1955–1972"Arriba" or "Bob" Pittsburgh Pirates1905–1928"The Georgia Peach" Detroit Tigers1925–1937"Black Mike" or "Mickey" Detroit Tigers1906–1930"Cocky" Philadelphia Athletics1924–1935"The Kentucky Colonel" New York Yankees1882–1894"Commy" or "The Old Roman" N/A1941–1965 "Jocko" N/A 1920–1939 "Lefty" Kansas City Monarchs 1912–1928"Covey" Cleveland Indians1899–1917"Wahoo Sam" Detroit Tigers1872–1877"Candy" Hartford Dark Blues 1921–1938 "Kiki" or "Cuy" Chicago Cubs 1930–1941 "Diz", "Dizzy" or "The Great Man" St. Louis Cardinals1888–1903"Big Ed" Philadelphia Phillies 1923–1945 "El Maestro" or "El Inmortal" (The Immortal) N/A 1936–1951 "The Yankee Clipper" or "Joltin' Joe" New York Yankees 1956–1969 "Big D" Los Angeles Dodgers 1888–1906 "Sir Hugh" Boston Beaneaters 1925–1973 "The Lip" or "Lippy" Brooklyn Dodgers 1975–1998 "The Eck" Oakland Athletics 1902–1929 "The Crab", "Trojan," and part of "Tinker to Evers to Chance" Chicago Cubs 1880–1897 "Buck" New York Gothams 1914–1933 "Red" Chicago White Sox1936–1956"Rapid Robert," "Bullet Bob," or "The Heater From Van Meter" Cleveland Indians1968–1985"Rollie" Oakland Athletics1969–1993"Pudge" Boston Red Sox1950–1967"Whitey", "The Chairman of the Board", or "Slick" New York Yankees 1902–1926 "Rube" Chicago American Giants N/A "Bud" N/A 1947–1965 "Nellie", "Little Nel", or "The Mighty Mite" Chicago White Sox 1925–1945 "Beast" or "Double X" Boston Red Sox 1919–1937 "The Fordham Flash" St. Louis Cardinals 1875–1892 "Pud", "Gentle Jeems", or "The Little Steam Engine" Buffalo Bisons1923–1939"The Iron Horse", "Laruppin' Lou", "Buster", or "Biscuit Pants" New York Yankees1924–1942"The Mechanical Man" and one of Detroit's "G-Men" Detroit Tigers1959–1975"Hoot" or "Gibby" St. Louis Cardinals 1930–1943 "Lefty" or "Goofy" New York Yankees1921–1938"Goose" and one of Detroit's "G-Men" Washington Senators1972–1994"Goose" New York Yankees 1930–1947 "Hammerin' Hank", "Hankus Pankus", "The Hebrew Hammer", and one of Detroit's "G-Men" Detroit Tigers 1989–2010 "The Kid" Seattle Mariners 1901–1920 "The Old Fox" N/A 1916–1934 "Ol' Stubblebeard" Brooklyn Dodgers 1925–1941 "Lefty" Boston Red Sox 1996–2011 "Super Vlad", "Vlad the Impaler" or "Big Daddy Vladdy" Anaheim Angels 1982–2001 "Captain Video" or "Mr. Padre" San Diego Padres 1924–1937 "Chick" St. Louis Cardinals1918–1937"Pop" St. Louis Cardinals 1888–1901 "Sliding Billy" Boston Beaneaters 1880–1907 "Ned" Baltimore Orioles (NL) 1919–1956 "Bucky" Washington Senators 1922–1941 "Gabby" or "Old Tomato Face" Chicago Cubs1914–1932"Slug" Detroit Tigers 1899–1925 "Pete" N/A1909–1925"Hoop" Boston Red Sox1915–1937"Rajah" St. Louis Cardinals1918–1938"Schoolboy" New York Yankees1928–1943"King Carl" or "The Meal Ticket" New York Giants1965–1979"Catfish" N/A1949–1956"Mr. Murder Inc." Newark Eagles1967–1987"Mr. October" New York Yankees1922–1936"Stonewall" New York Giants1965–1983"Fly" or "Fergie" Chicago Cubs1891–1924"Ee-Yah" Baltimore Orioles (NL) 1900–1927 "Ban" N/A 1921–1937 "Judy" N/A 1907–1927 "The Big Train" or "Barney" Washington Senators 1953–1974 "Salty", "Line", or "Mr. Tiger" Detroit Tigers 1880–1893 "Smiling Tim" or "Sir Timothy" New York Giants 1892–1910 "Wee Willie" or "Hit 'Em Where They Ain't" New York Highlanders 1915–1932 "Highpockets" New York Giants 1878–1893 "Honest Joe" or "King" Chicago White Stockings 1954–1975 "Killer" Minnesota Twins 1928–1944 "The Hoosier Hammer" Philadelphia Phillies 1955–1966 "The Left Arm of God", "Dandy Sandy" Los Angeles Dodgers 1896–1916 "Larry" or "Poli" or "Nap" Cleveland Indians 1926–1939 "Poosh 'Em Up Tony" New York Yankees 1933–1950 "Buck" Homestead Grays1924–1936"Lindy" New York Giants 1906–1932 "Pop" or "El Cuchara" (The Shovel) New York Lincoln Giants 1931–1947"Bocci" or "Schnozz" Cincinnati Reds1923–1946"Sunday Teddy" Chicago White Sox1894–1950"Connie", "Mr. Baseball", or "The Tall Tactician" Philadelphia Athletics 1918–1950 "Biz" Hilldale Daisies1986–2008"Mad Dog" or "The Professor" N/A1951–1968"The Mick", "The Commerce Comet", or "Muscles" New York Yankees1923–1939"Heinie" Washington Senators 1912–1935 "Rabbit" Boston Braves1960–1975"Manito", "Mar", or "The Dominican Dandy" San Francisco Giants1908–1925"Rube" New York Giants1900–1916"Big Six", "Matty", or "The Christian Gentleman" New York Giants1951–1973"The Say Hey Kid" San Francisco Giants1956–1972"Maz" Pittsburgh Pirates1926–1950"Marse Joe" New York Yankees1959–1980"Stretch", "Mac", or "Big Mac" San Francisco Giants1899–1908"Iron Man" New York Giants1925–1954 "Little Joe Chest" N/A1899–1932"Little Napoleon" or "Mugsy" New York Giants1882–1899"Bid" Cincinnati Red Stockings1932–1948"Ducky" or "Ducky Wucky" St. Louis Cardinals 1908–1926 "El Diamante Negro" (The Black Diamond) N/A 1946–1980 "Minnie" or "The Cuban Comet" Chicago White Sox1936–1953"The Big Cat" St. Louis Cardinals1978–1998"The Ignitor" or "Molly" Milwaukee Brewers1963–1984"Little Joe" Cincinnati Reds1977–1997"Steady Eddie" Baltimore Orioles1941–1963"Stan the Man" St. Louis Cardinals1939–1955"Prince Hal" Detroit Tigers1890–1906"Kid" Boston Beaneaters1964–1987"Knucksie" Atlanta Braves1939–1955"Buck" or "Nancy" Kansas City Monarchs (Negro leagues) 1872–1904"Orator Jim" New York Giants1997-2016"Big Papi" Boston Red Sox1926–1947"Master Melvin" New York Giants 1948–1953 "Satchel" Kansas City Monarchs 1944–1950"Fireman" or "the Gay Reliever" New York Yankees1965–1984"Cakes" Baltimore Orioles1912–1934"The Knight of Kennett Square" New York Yankees 1918–1935 "Cum" Homestead Grays1984–1995"Puck" Minnesota Twins1881–1891"Old Hoss" Providence Grays1940–1958"Pee Wee" or "The Little Colonel" Brooklyn Dodgers1905–1907, 1913–1925"The Mahatma" N/A1981–2001"Iron Man" Baltimore Orioles1912–1933"Jeptha" Cincinnati Reds1941–1956"Scooter" New York Yankees1955–1977"Hoover" or "The Human Vacuum Cleaner" Baltimore Orioles1991–2011"Pudge"Texas Rangers1917, 1920–1938 "Bullet" or "Bullet Joe" Kansas City Monarchs 1924–1947"Red" New York Yankees1889–1901"The Hoosier Thunderbolt" New York Giants1914–1935"Babe", "The Bambino", "Sultan of Swat" or "Colossus of Clout" New York Yankees 1966–1993"The Ryan Express" Texas Rangers1981–1997"Ryno" Chicago Cubs1912–1929"Cracker" Chicago White Sox1972–1989"Schmidty" Philadelphia Phillies1967–1986"Tom Terrific" or "The Franchise" New York Mets1924–1944"Bucketfoot Al" Philadelphia Athletics1915–1930"Gorgeous George" St. Louis Browns1938–1959"Country" St. Louis Cardinals1978–1996"The Wizard of Oz" or "The Wizard" St. Louis Cardinals 1947–1964 "The Silver Fox" or "Duke" Brooklyn Dodgers1907–1928"Tris", "The Grey Eagle" or "Spoke" Cleveland Indians1962–1982"Pops" Pittsburgh Pirates 1920–1942, 1945"Turkey" Detroit StarsJohn B. Holway (1988). Blackball Stars: Negro League Pioneers. Meckler Books. pp. 250–251.Richard Bak (1994). Turkey Stearnes and the Detroit Stars. Wayne State University Press. pp. 93–94.1912–1925, 1934–1965"Casey" and "The Ol' Perfessor" New York Yankees 1923–1944 "Mule" Chicago American Giants 1966–1988"Black & Decker" Los Angeles Dodgers1923–1936"Memphis Bill" New York Giants1990–2008"The Big Hurt" Chicago White Sox1885–1898"Big Sam" Philadelphia Phillies 1920–1937 "Pie" Pittsburgh Pirates 1915–1935 "Dazzy" Brooklyn Dodgers 1932–1948 "Arky" Pittsburgh Pirates 1897–1910 "Rube" Philadelphia Athletics 1897–1917 "The Flying Dutchman" or "Honus" Pittsburgh Pirates 1927–1945 "Little Poison" Pittsburgh Pirates 1926–1945 "Big Poison" Pittsburgh Pirates 1878–1894 "Monte" New York Giants1968–1986"Doodles" Baltimore Orioles 1923, 1924–1936, 1942, 1944–1948 "El Diablo" (The Devil) St. Louis Stars 1909–1927"Buck" Brooklyn Dodgers 1887–1907 "Sol" N/A1959–1976"Sweet Swingin' Billy from Whistler" Chicago Cubs 1922–1945 "Boojum" or "Jud" Homestead Grays 1923–1934 "Hack" Chicago Cubs 1910–1932"Smokey Joe" or "Cyclone" New York Lincoln Giants 1939–1960 "The Splendid Splinter", "Teddy Ballgame", "Thumper", or "Kid" Boston Red Sox 1973–1995 "Winny" or the derogatory "Mr. May" San Diego Padres 1939–1963 "Gus" Cleveland Indians 1961–1983 "Yaz" Boston Red Sox 1890–1911 "Cy" or "Cyclone" Cleveland Spiders 1917–1926 "Pep" New York Giants

Common nicknames An analysis undertaken in 1981 by James Skipper for the Society for American Baseball Research revealed the following as the most common nicknames in the history of baseball to that date.