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, 97 have had surnames beginning with the letter R. Two of those players have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: pitcher Eppa Rixey, who was a Phillie for six seasons in two different stints (1912–1917, 1919); and Robin Roberts, who won 20 games during the 1950 season as the ace pitcher of the Whiz Kids. The Hall of Fame lists the Phillies as Roberts' primary team; during his career, the right-hander won 234 games and lost 199, the latter one of his three franchise records. During his 14 seasons with the team, he pitched innings and completed 272 games, both records; he also held the major league record for most career home runs allowed until it was broken in 2010. Roberts was also elected to the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame as the Phillies' first inductee in 1978.

Among the 49 batters in this list, second baseman Lou Raymond has the highest batting average, at .500; he notched one hit in two career at-bats. No other player on this list has batted above .300; the next-highest average belongs to Pete Rose, Major League Baseball's all-time hits leader, who batted .291 in his five seasons with Philadelphia. Jimmy Rollins leads all members of this list in home runs and runs batted in, with 154 and 662, respectively.

Of this list's 48 pitchers, Chuck Ricci has the best win–loss record, in terms of winning percentage; he won one game and lost none in his seven appearances with the Phillies. Roberts' 234 victories and 199 defeats are the highest totals in this list, and he also leads in strikeouts, with 1,871. Ricci's 1.80 earned run average (ERA) is the lowest among this list's pitchers; one position player, second baseman Cookie Rojas, has a 0.00 ERA in his only pitching appearance.

+ List of players whose surnames begin with R, showing season(s) and position(s) played and selected statistics Name Season(s) Position(s) Notes Ref Catcher .204 batting average 1 home run 5 runs batted in Shortstop .281 batting average 3 runs batted in 4 runs scored Pitcher 23–45 record 3.49 earned run average 234 strikeouts Pitcher 1–3 record 4.11 earned run average 38 strikeouts Pitcher 6.00 earned run average 2 runs allowed 3 innings pitched Pitcher 0–4 record 6.81 earned run average 4 strikeouts Pitcher 14.73 earned run average 4 strikeouts 4 walks Pitcher 4.80 earned run average 9 strikeouts 5 walks Pitcher 0–2 record 5.14 earned run average 4 strikeouts Pitcher 9.00 earned run average 2 strikeouts 1 walk Pitcher Third basemanSecond baseman .190 batting average 2 home runs 5 runs batted in Third baseman .260 batting average 2 home runs 58 runs batted in Pitcher 59–48 record 3.88 earned run average 447 strikeouts Second baseman .257 batting average 4 home runs 46 runs batted in Second baseman .500 batting average 1 hit 2 plate appearances Third basemanLeft fielder .256 batting average 11 home runs 70 runs batted in Pinch hitter .000 batting average 1 plate appearance 1 strikeout Right fielderCenter fielder .222 batting average 1 run batted in 2 runs scored Left fielder .247 batting average 11 home runs 33 runs batted in Pitcher 1–1 record 6.08 earned run average 6 strikeouts ShortstopSecond baseman .214 batting average 2 runs batted in 14 runs scored Pitcher 57–38 record 3.06 earned run average 547 strikeouts Pitcher 4.50 earned run average 1 strikeout 1 walk Center fielder .147 batting average 1 run batted in 10 runs scored Third baseman .240 batting average 5 home runs 124 runs batted in Pitcher 0–1 record 19.29 earned run average 2 strikeouts Shortstop .234 batting average 9 home runs 104 runs batted in Catcher .000 batting average 2 plate appearances Center fielder .209 batting average 3 runs batted in 9 runs scored Catcher .259 batting average 3 home runs 33 runs batted in Right fielderLeft fielder .255 batting average 33 home runs 108 runs batted in Pitcher 0–2 record 5.23 earned run average 4 strikeouts Pitcher 7–24 record 4.34 earned run average 169 strikeouts Catcher .214 batting average 3 home runs 10 runs batted in Pitcher 16–21 record 4.96 earned run average 62 strikeouts Pitcher 0–5 record 5.32 earned run average 48 strikeouts Pitcher 1–0 record 1.80 earned run average 9 strikeouts Third baseman .148 batting average 10 runs batted in 3 runs scored Second baseman .150 batting average 2 runs batted in 1 run scored Second baseman .200 batting average 1 double 2 runs scored Pitcher 2–1 record 2.21 earned run average 9 strikeouts Pitcher 23–28 record 2.06 earned run average 174 strikeouts Pitcher 17–14 record 3.64 earned run average 149 strikeouts Left fielder .083 batting average 1 run batted in 1 run scored Pitcher 68–98 record 4.47 earned run average 551 strikeouts Catcher .173 batting average 13 extra-base hits 18 runs batted in Pitcher 1–1 record 9.45 earned run average 10 strikeouts Pitcher 6–5 record 3.14 earned run average 98 strikeouts Pitcher 4.50 earned run average 1 strikeout 5 walks Pitcher 23–16 record 4.51 earned run average 208 strikeouts Pitcher 87–103 record 2.83 earned run average 690 strikeouts Left fielder .262 batting average 24 home runs 77 runs batted in Pitcher 4–6 record 4.47 earned run average 51 strikeouts Third baseman .190 batting average 4 doubles 8 runs batted in Right fielderLeft fielder .232 batting average 1 triple 2 runs batted in Third basemanCatcher .182 batting average 1 double 2 runs batted in § Pitcher 234–199* record 3.46 earned run average 1,871 strikeouts innings pitched* 272 complete games* First basemanLeft fielder .211 batting average 3 extra-base hits 4 runs batted in Pitcher 54.00 earned run average 2 strikeouts 2 walks Right fielderCenter fielder .261 batting average 41 home runs 136 runs batted in Shortstop .224 batting average 8 doubles 7 runs batted in Pitcher 1–4 record 6.18 earned run average 17 strikeouts Pitcher 2–8 record 3.38 earned run average 63 strikeouts Pitcher 2–3 record 3.00 earned run average 28 strikeouts Pitcher 13.50 earned run average 1 strikeout 3 runs allowed Pitcher 10–8 record 2.83 earned run average 690 strikeouts Center fielder .229 batting average 6 home runs 46 runs batted in Right fielderLeft fielder .219 batting average 2 home runs 12 runs batted in Pitcher 12–9 record 4.41 earned run average 75 strikeouts Second baseman .262 batting average 29 home runs 253 runs batted in Third baseman .282 batting average 150 home runs 559 runs batted in Shortstop .272 batting average 170 home runs 725 runs batted in Pitcher 6–6 record 2.73 earned run average 133 strikeouts Pitcher 0–3 record 5.47 earned run average 25 strikeouts First baseman .291 batting average 157 extra-base hits 255 runs batted in Pitcher 8.10 earned run average 4 strikeouts 2 walks Catcher .265 batting average 1 home run 42 runs batted in Pitcher 2–4 record 4.73 earned run average 17 strikeouts Center fielder .290 batting average 39 home runs 136 runs batted in Pitcher 52–39 record 3.54 earned run average 245 strikeouts Third baseman Left fielder .240 batting average 1 home run 22 runs batted in Pitcher 0–1 record 4.91 earned run average 6 strikeouts Pitcher 3–6 record 8.42 earned run average 16 strikeouts Catcher .231 batting average 3 hits 1 runs batted in Right fielder .278 batting average 8 runs batted in 7 runs scored Pitcher 3–4 record 4.66 earned run average 55 strikeouts Pinch hitter .000 batting average 1 plate appearance Pitcher 0–3 record 7.71 earned run average 33 strikeouts Pitcher 42–58 record 4.16 earned run average 479 strikeouts Catcher .265 batting average 36 home runs 231 runs batted in Pitcher 0–0 record 0.00 earned run average 1 strikeouts CatcherLeft fielder .232 batting average 29 home runs 106 runs batted in Pitcher 78–65 record 4.00 earned run average 717 strikeouts First baseman .242 batting average 2 doubles 5 runs batted in Shortstop .264 batting average 1 home run 10 runs batted in Second baseman .257 batting average 17 home runs 75 runs batted in Pitcher 5–7 record 4.14 earned run average 105 strikeouts Catcher .190 batting average 21 home runs 91 runs batted in

Footnotes Key The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum determines which cap a player wears on their plaque, signifying "the team with which he made his most indelible mark". The Hall of Fame considers the player's wishes in making their decision, but the Hall makes the final decision as "it is important that the logo be emblematic of the historical accomplishments of that player's career". Players are listed at a position if they appeared in 30% of their games or more during their Phillies career, as defined by Baseball-Reference. Additional positions may be shown on the Baseball-Reference website by following each player's citation. Franchise batting and pitching leaders are drawn from Baseball-Reference. A total of 1,500 plate appearances are needed to qualify for batting records, and 500 innings pitched or 50 decisions are required to qualify for pitching records. Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2010 Major League Baseball season.

Table Leroy Reams is listed by Baseball-Reference without a position; he appeared in one career game for the Phillies on May 7, 1969. Dutch Rudolph is listed by Baseball-Reference as a right fielder, but never appeared in a game in the field for the Phillies.

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