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, 187 have had surnames beginning with the letter S. Three of those players are members of the Baseball Hall of Fame: shortstop Ryne Sandberg, who played one season for the Phillies before being traded to the Chicago Cubs and converting to second base; right fielder Casey Stengel, who played for the Phillies during the 1920 and 1921 seasons and was inducted as a manager; and third baseman Mike Schmidt, who in 1983 was named the greatest Phillie of all time during the election of Philadelphia's Centennial Team. Schmidt is this list's only Hall of Famer to have the Phillies listed as his primary team, and is one of five members of this list to be elected to the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame; the others are second baseman Juan Samuel, pitcher Bobby Shantz (inducted as a Philadelphia Athletic), pitcher Chris Short, and pitcher Curt Simmons. Schmidt holds numerous franchise records, including most hits (2,234) and most total bases (4,404), and is the only Phillie on this list to have his number retired.
Among the 99 batters in this list, left fielder and pitcher Edgar Smith has the highest batting average, at .750; he hit safely in three of his four career at-bats with Philadelphia. Other players with an average above .300 include Monk Sherlock (.324 in one season), Jim Shilling (.303 in one season), Tripp Sigman (.326 in two seasons), Lonnie Smith (.321 in four seasons), Chris Snelling (.500 in one season), Bill Sorrell (.365 in one season), John Stearns (.500 in one season), Bobby Stevens (.343 in one season), Kelly Stinnett (.429 in one season), and Joe Sullivan (.324 in three seasons). Schmidt leads all players on this list, and all Phillies, with 548 home runs and 1,595 runs batted in.
Of this list's 90 pitchers, four share the best win–loss record (1–0), in terms of winning percentage: Ben Shields, Wayne Simpson, Paul Stuffel, and Rich Surhoff. Short leads all members of this list in victories (132) and defeats (127), followed closely by Simmons in each category (115–110). Short's 1,585 strikeouts also lead, and he is followed by Curt Schilling's 1,554. The lowest earned run average (ERA) is shared by Surhoff and Jake Smith; each allowed no earned runs during their Phillies careers for an ERA of 0.00. Two other pitchers have ERAs under 2.00: Frank Scanlan (1.64) and Scott Service (1.69).
Two Phillies have made 30% or more of their Phillies appearances as both pitchers and position players. In addition to Edgar Smith's batting notes above, he amassed a 15.43 ERA as a pitcher, striking out two. John Strike was hitless in seven plate appearances as a right fielder while amassing a 1–1 record as a pitcher.
+ List of players whose surnames begin with S, showing season(s) and position(s) played and selected statistics Name Season(s) Position(s) Notes Ref Third baseman .130 batting average 1 run batted in 4 runs scored Pitcher 13.50 earned run average 2 walks 10 runs allowed Pitcher 27.00 earned run average 1 walk 1 run allowed § Second baseman .263 batting average 100 home runs 413 runs batted in Pitcher 1–1 record 5.75 earned run average 31 strikeouts Right fielder .286 batting average 2 home runs 6 runs batted in Shortstop .258 batting average 18 home runs 251 runs batted in Shortstop .167 batting average 2 runs scored 6 plate appearances Pitcher 38–28 record 2.82 earned run average 244 strikeouts Second basemanShortstop .200 batting average 4 runs batted in 2 runs scored Pitcher 30–21 record 3.61 earned run average 300 strikeouts Left fielderRight fielder .294 batting average 3 home runs 8 runs batted in Pitcher 7.56 earned run average 4 strikeouts 9 walks Catcher .264 batting average 30 home runs 85 runs batted in Pitcher 3–7 record 4.94 earned run average 58 strikeouts Catcher .211 batting average 3 home runs 9 runs batted in Pitcher 8–8 record 4.09 earned run average 48 strikeouts Second baseman .000 batting average 1 run scored 1 walk Left fielder .266 batting average 7 home runs 39 runs batted in Pitcher innings pitched 2 strikeouts 1 hit allowed Catcher .262 batting average 14 home runs 55 runs batted in Pitcher 6.00 earned run average 2 runs allowed 3 innings pitched Pitcher 1.64 earned run average 5 strikeouts 5 walks Pitcher 5–18 record 3.65 earned run average 147 strikeouts Left fielder .182 batting average 2 hits 12 plate appearances Second baseman .154 batting average 2 hits 1 run scored Catcher .118 batting average 1 home run 4 runs batted in First baseman .252 batting average 2 home runs 15 runs batted in Pitcher 25–41 record 4.19 earned run average 229 strikeouts Shortstop .240 batting average 61 extra-base hits 119 runs batted in Pitcher 6–4 record 3.76 earned run average 42 strikeouts Pitcher 0–1 record 189.00 earned run average 2 walks Left fielder .281 batting average 7 home runs 33 runs batted in Pitcher 5.40 earned run average 3 strikeouts 2 walks Pitcher 7.28 earned run average 14 strikeouts 18 walks Pitcher 2–6 record 3.20 earned run average 62 strikeouts Pitcher 101–78 record 3.35 earned run average 1,554 strikeouts Pitcher 5–8 record 4.70 earned run average 24 strikeouts § Third baseman .267 batting average 548 home runs* 2,234 hits* 1,595 runs batted in* 4,404 total bases* Catcher .208 batting average 6 home runs 24 runs batted in Pitcher 0–1 record 4.91 earned run average 1 strikeout Pitcher 3–6 record 5.25 earned run average 55 strikeouts Catcher .252 batting average 2 home runs 77 runs batted in Pitcher 1–1 record 8.68 earned run average 4 strikeouts Third baseman .250 batting average 24 home runs 79 runs batted in Pitcher 16–20 record 4.01 earned run average 221 strikeouts Left fielder .324 batting average 8 home runs 60 runs batted in Left fielderRight fielder .215 batting average 1 home run 15 runs batted in Second baseman .236 batting average 1 home run 21 runs batted in Catcher .248 batting average 4 home runs 17 runs batted in First baseman .219 batting average 6 home runs 36 runs batted in Left fielderRight fielder .293 batting average 5 home runs 37 runs batted in Pitcher 0–1 record 6.60 earned run average 4 strikeouts LeftfielderDesignated Hitter Pitcher 1–1 record 5.02 earned run average 16 strikeouts Pitcher 9–21 record 5.09 earned run average 69 strikeouts Pitcher 0–2 record 4.43 earned run average 5 strikeouts Right fielder .280 batting average 1 home run 26 runs batted in Pitcher 5–4 record 3.53 earned run average 30 strikeouts Pitcher 2–1 record 4.65 earned run average 26 strikeouts Pitcher 43–24 record 2.90 earned run average 286 strikeouts Pitcher 3–5 record 5.32 earned run average 28 strikeouts Pitcher 1–3 record 4.92 earned run average 21 strikeouts Left fielder .275 batting average 6 home runs 56 runs batted in Pitcher 0–1 record 9.00 earned run average 2 strikeouts Pitcher 11–21 record 3.93 earned run average 230 strikeouts Catcher .244 batting average 123 home runs 411 runs batted in Pitcher 16–21 record 4.44 earned run average 146 strikeouts Third basemanSecond baseman .226 batting average 1 home run 14 runs batted in Pitcher 6.00 earned run average 4 strikeouts 3 walks Pitcher 1.69 earned run average 6 strikeouts 1 walk § Pitcher 1–1 record 2.25 earned run average 18 strikeouts Left fielder .250 batting average 1 home run 22 runs batted in Catcher .267 batting average 1 home run 1 run batted in Catcher .125 batting average 1 hit 1 run scored ShortstopSecond baseman .206 batting average 6 extra-base hits 6 runs batted in Second basemanThird baseman .264 batting average 4 doubles 4 runs batted in Pitcher 1–1 record 3.27 earned run average 10 strikeouts First baseman .324 batting average 20 extra-base hits 38 runs batted in Pitcher 1–0 record 15.19 earned run average 7 walks Second baseman .303 batting average 4 extra-base hits 4 runs batted in Third baseman .210 batting average 38 runs batted in 68 runs scored Pitcher 1–2 record 3.22 earned run average 26 strikeouts First baseman .229 batting average 1 home run 2 runs batted in § Pitcher 132–127 record 3.38 earned run average 1,585 strikeouts Shortstop .252 batting average 5 home runs 25 runs batted in Pitcher 1–7 record 6.00 earned run average 29 strikeouts Pitcher 0–3 record 5.96 earned run average 17 strikeouts Pitcher 4.05 earned run average 4 strikeouts 11 walks ShortstopSecond baseman .216 batting average 3 extra-base hits 15 runs batted in First baseman .244 batting average 44 home runs 178 runs batted in Center fielder .326 batting average 6 home runs 15 runs batted in Pitcher 8–1 record 3.83 earned run average 89 strikeouts Catcher .212 batting average 1 triple 5 runs batted in § Pitcher 115–110 record 3.66 earned run average 1,052 strikeouts Pinch hitter .238 batting average 5 hits 2 runs batted in Pitcher 1–0 record 3.23 earned run average 19 strikeouts Pitcher 1–10 record 5.90 earned run average 27 strikeouts Left fielderFirst baseman .287 batting average 39 home runs 241 runs batted in Pitcher 7–11 record 5.38 earned run average 58 strikeouts Catcher .000 batting average 2 plate appearances Second baseman .256 batting average 4 home runs 72 runs batted in Left fielder .267 batting average 34 extra-base hits 65 runs batted in Pitcher 0–1 record 5.50 earned run average 7 strikeouts Pitcher 10–7 record 2.88 earned run average 121 strikeouts Shortstop .204 batting average 8 home runs 56 runs batted in Pitcher 1–4 record 6.06 earned run average 48 strikeouts Pitcher 1–5 record 4.29 earned run average 26 strikeouts Left fielder .271 batting average 6 home runs 45 runs batted in Third baseman .248 batting average 9 home runs 47 runs batted in PitcherLeft fielder 0–1 record 15.43 earned run average .750 batting average 1 run batted in Pitcher 27–63 record 4.04 earned run average 182 strikeouts Pitcher 1 strikeout 2 walks 5 innings pitched Second baseman .227 batting average 5 home runs 28 runs batted in Left fielderRight fielder .321 batting average 5 home runs 34 runs batted in Pitcher 0–1 record 4.97 earned run average 13 strikeouts Pitcher 9–13 record 4.28 earned run average 84 strikeouts Pitcher 2–3 record 6.88 earned run average 21 strikeouts Pitcher 2–8 record 5.37 earned run average 31 strikeouts Pitcher 4–9 record 6.31 earned run average 21 strikeouts Pinch hitter .500 batting average 1 home run 1 run batted in Third baseman .385 batting average 1 home run 2 runs batted in Center fielder .287 batting average 18 home runs 111 runs batted in Left fielder .296 batting average 19 extra-base hits 26 runs batted in Pitcher 95–95 record 2.48 earned run average 586 strikeouts Pitcher 13.27 earned run average 9 strikeouts 4 walks Catcher .156 batting average 1 home run 3 runs batted in Second baseman .135 batting average 3 doubles 4 runs batted in Catcher .233 batting average 3 doubles 9 runs batted in Pitcher 0–3 record 15.09 earned run average