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 in 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, 180 have had surnames beginning with the letter B. Four of those players have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: Dave Bancroft, who played six seasons at shortstop for Philadelphia; Chief Bender, a pitcher with the team for two years; Dan Brouthers, whose career with the Phillies encompassed the 1896 season; and Jim Bunning, the pitcher whose number 14 is the only one retired by the Phillies for a player on this list. Of the four, Bancroft is the only one inducted to the Hall of Fame with the Phillies as his primary team. Bunning and Bender are two of four members of the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame on this list, although Bender was inducted as a member of the Philadelphia Athletics; the others are catcher Bob Boone and shortstop Larry Bowa.
Among the 95 batters in this list, catcher Mack Burk has the highest batting average, at .500; he had one hit in two career plate appearances with Philadelphia. Other players with an average at or above .300 include Henry Baldwin (.313 in one season), Johnny Bates (.301 in two seasons), Beals Becker (.301 in three seasons), Wally Berger (.317 in one season), T. J. Bohn (.400 in one season), Brouthers (.344 in one season), George Browne (.300 in three seasons), Frank Bruggy (.310 in one season), and Smoky Burgess (.316 in four seasons). Pat Burrell leads Phillies players whose names begin with B in home runs, with 251, and runs batted in, with 827.
Of this list's 85 pitchers, Doug Bair and Doug Bird share the best winning percentage with Mark Brownson. Each is undefeated in his decisions—Bair and Bird with 2–0 records, and Brownson at 1–0. The top winner among pitchers whose names begin with B is Bunning, who recorded 89 victories in 6 seasons with Philadelphia. Ray Benge lost 82 games in 6 seasons, the most among these pitchers. Bunning's 1,409 strikeouts are the highest total among B pitchers, and two pitchers (Joe Bisenius and Dan Boitano) share the earned run average (ERA) lead, with a 0.00 mark; among pitchers who have allowed a run, Stan Bahnsen's 1.35 ERA is best. Bunning is one of the ten Phillies pitchers who have thrown a no-hitter, having pitched a perfect game on June 21, 1964.
+ List of players whose surnames begin with B, showing season(s) and position(s) played and selected statistics Name Season(s) Position(s) Notes Ref Second basemanThird baseman .249 batting average 13 doubles 21 runs batted in Pitcher 3–2 record 6.49 earned run average 24 strikeouts Pitcher 5–8 record 5.81 earned run average 46 strikeouts Pitcher 1.35 earned run average 9 strikeouts 3 walks Pitcher 2–0 record 5.93 earned run average 10 strikeouts Third baseman .252 batting average 2 home runs 30 runs batted in Third baseman .167 batting average 5 hits 30 plate appearances Catcher .224 batting average 3 home runs 9 runs batted in Pitcher 39–34 record 3.18 earned run average 420 strikeouts 59 saves ShortstopThird baseman .313 batting average 5 doubles 1 run batted in Pitcher 6.16 earned run average 16 strikeouts 12 walks Shortstop .251 batting average 14 home runs 162 runs batted in Center fielder .221 batting average 3 doubles 1 run batted in Catcher .230 batting average 4 home runs 10 runs batted in Pitcher 8.31 earned run average 1 strikeout 8 walks Pitcher 30–47 record 3.93 earned run average 211 strikeouts Second baseman .210 batting average 1 double 4 runs batted in Right fielder .286 batting average 4 home runs 24 runs batted in Left fielder .188 batting average 1 double 4 runs scored Right fielderLeft fielder .269 batting average 5 home runs 143 runs batted in Pitcher 0–1 record innings pitched 3 earned runs Shortstop .295 batting average 2 home runs 161 runs batted in Center fielder .200 batting average 2 hits 11 plate appearances Pitcher 10–4 record 3.86 earned run average 115 strikeouts Second basemanShortstop .196 batting average 8 home runs 105 runs batted in Catcher .222 batting average 3 home runs 17 runs batted in Center fielder .259 batting average 1 home run 2 runs batted in Catcher .133 batting average 2 doubles 1 run batted in Center fielder .301 batting average 4 home runs 76 runs batted in Third basemanShortstop .241 batting average 7 home runs 53 runs batted in Third baseman .000 batting average 5 plate appearances 2 strikeouts Pitcher 6–11 record 4.52 earned run average 66 strikeouts Right fielder .265 batting average 27 hits 9 runs batted in Pitcher 0–2 record 11.31 earned run average 3 saves Pitcher 12–33 record 4.75 earned run average 162 strikeouts Right fielder .281 batting average 3 home runs 25 runs batted in Left fielder .301 batting average 29 home runs 145 runs batted in Pitcher 0–2 record 6.52 earned run average 10 strikeouts Pinch hitter .143 batting average 1 runs batted in 7 plate appearances Pitcher 21–18 record 3.29 earned run average 241 strikeouts 103 saves Pitcher 3–3 record 4.47 earned run average 20 strikeouts Pitcher 8–22 record 5.37 earned run average 266 strikeouts Pitcher 7–15 record 4.76 earned run average 43 strikeouts Pitcher 4–11 record 4.61 earned run average 79 strikeouts Third baseman .258 batting average 38 home runs 209 runs batted in Shortstop .203 batting average 1 home run 15 runs batted in § Pitcher 15–9 record 2.75 earned run average 86 strikeouts Second baseman .267 batting average 1 double 4 runs batted in Pitcher 58–82 record 4.69 earned run average 435 strikeouts Shortstop .223 batting average 4 home runs 13 runs batted in Right fielder .226 batting average 5 home runs 38 runs batted in Pitcher 9.00 earned run average 1 inning pitched 1 strikeout Pitcher 30–28 record 3.48 earned run average 356 strikeouts Catcher .249 batting average 4 home runs 36 runs batted in Third baseman 0 plate appearances 1.000 fielding percentage 1 assist Pitcher 2–1 record 9.00 earned run average 13 strikeouts First baseman .258 batting average 2 home runs 27 runs batted in Second baseman .211 batting average 1 double 3 runs batted in Right fielderLeft fielder .317 batting average 1 home runs 5 runs batted in Pitcher 3–5 record 6.28 earned run average 19 strikeouts Pitcher 0–1 record 36.00 earned run average 2 walks Pitcher 21–16 record 3.97 earned run average 72 strikeouts Catcher .250 batting average 1 run batted in 5 plate appearances Pitcher 9.00 earned run average 1 strikeout 2 walks Pitcher 18–27 record 4.40 earned run average 142 strikeouts Pitcher 0–1 record 6.83 earned run average 9 strikeouts Pitcher 0–2 record 5.16 earned run average 33 strikeouts Pitcher 2 innings pitched 3 strikeouts 2 walks Pitcher 0–4 record 6.39 earned run average 8 strikeouts Pitcher 1–1 record 5.52 earned run average 8 strikeouts Pitcher 2–9 record 5.79 earned run average 54 strikeouts Third baseman .199 batting average 2 home runs 19 runs batted in Catcher .250 batting average 1 run batted in 8 plate appearances Pitcher 4–5 record 5.58 earned run average 31 strikeouts Pitcher 10–20 record 4.55 earned run average 103 strikeouts Pitcher 26–16 record 4.43 earned run average 381 strikeouts Left fielder .258 batting average 6 home runs 45 runs batted in Second basemanThird baseman .247 batting average 5 home runs 21 runs batted in First baseman .235 batting average 15 home runs 78 runs batted in Pitcher 4–2 record 5.38 earned run average 67 strikeouts Second basemanFirst baseman .203 batting average 2 doubles 14 runs batted in Pitcher 5–8 record 3.30 earned run average 129 strikeouts Left fielder .400 batting average 1 double 3 runs batted in Pitcher 1 inning pitched 1 walk 4 batters faced Right fielder .247 batting average 1 double 9 runs batted in Pitcher 3–12 record 5.89 earned run average 58 strikeouts Left fielder .083 batting average 1 double 1 run batted in First baseman .289 batting average 3 home runs 13 runs batted in Shortstop .223 batting average 6 doubles 17 runs batted in § Catcher .259 batting average 65 home runs 456 runs batted in Pitcher 14–16 record 4.09 earned run average 282 strikeouts Pitcher 9–6 record 3.72 earned run average 170 strikeouts Pitcher 12–12 record 4.24 earned run average 46 strikeouts Center fielder .278 batting average 1 double 3 runs batted in Pitcher 4–6 record 5.23 earned run average 59 strikeouts Pitcher 15–25 record 3.70 earned run average 361 strikeouts 78 saves Pitcher 1–2 record 4.50 earned run average 31 strikeouts First baseman .280 batting average 41 home runs 198 runs batted in Left fielder .268 batting average 6 runs batted in 19 stolen bases § Shortstop .264 batting average 421 runs batted in 288 stolen bases First basemanRight fielder .000 batting average 13 at-bats 7 strikeouts Outfielder .249 batting average 17 home runs 54 runs batted in Pitcher 16–30 record 4.70 earned run average 138 strikeouts Pitcher 7.88 earned run average 2 strikeouts 2 walks Pitcher 0–1 record 6.55 earned run average 32 strikeouts First baseman .274 batting average 11 home runs 304 runs batted in Third baseman .280 batting average 1 double 2 runs batted in Right fielderCenter fielder .288 batting average 10 home runs 69 runs batted in Pitcher 0–1 record 5.56 earned run average 11 strikeouts Left fielder .264 batting average 11 home runs 56 runs batted in Pitcher 1–1 record 3.46 earned run average 3 strikeouts Shortstop .233 batting average 13 home runs 128 runs batted in ShortstopThird baseman .000 batting average 1 plate appearance 1.000 fielding percentage Pitcher 15–17 record 4.06 earned run average 136 strikeouts Center fielder .235 batting average 1 home run 16 runs batted in First baseman .269 batting average 11 home runs 105 runs batted in Pitcher 4–8 record 4.25 earned run average 57 strikeouts Pitcher 3–9 record 5.77 earned run average 68 strikeouts Third basemanLeft fielder .222 batting average 2 home runs 5 runs batted in Second baseman .227 batting average 3 doubles 4 runs batted in Pitcher 0–1 record 9.00 earned run average 2 walks Pitcher 29–22 record 2.87 earned run average 212 strikeouts Left fielder .229 batting average 6 doubles 6 runs batted in Pitcher 13–9 record 3.44 earned run average 111 strikeouts Pitcher 2–4 record 6.00 earned run average 44 strikeouts Shortstop .220 batting average 2 doubles 12 runs batted in Center fielder .258 batting average 13 triples 51 runs batted in Center fielderLeft fielder .251 batting average 52 home runs 209 runs batted in Pitcher 0–4 record 3.99 earned run average 24 strikeouts Third baseman .222 batting average 1 double 2 runs batted in Pitcher 2–4 record 5.36 earned run average 24 strikeouts Pitcher 6.75 earned run average 6 strikeouts 9 walks Pitcher 10–8 record 4.29 earned run average 95 strikeouts First baseman .265 batting average 65 home runs 300 runs batted in First baseman .344 batting average 1 home run 41 runs batted in Pitcher 9–6 record 2.56 earned run average 51 strikeouts Right fielder