Philadelphia Phillies all-time roster (N–O)

Kid Nichols won five National League pennants with Boston^[1][2] before playing for the Phillies in 1905 and 1906.

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.^[3][4] The team was also known unofficially as the "Blue Jays" during the World War II era.^[5] Since the franchise's inception, 1,892 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 1,892 Phillies, 33 have had surnames beginning with the letter N, and 26 beginning with the letter O. One member of this list has been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame; pitcher Kid Nichols played two seasons for the Phillies (1905–1906).^[1] No Phillies players with surnames beginning with N or O have been inducted into the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame; however, Paul Owens was a team manager, general manager, and executive from 1972 to 2003.^[6] No members of this list hold franchise records,^[7][8] nor have any numbers been retired for them.^[9]

Among the 33 batters in this list, Lefty O'Doul has the highest batting average, at .391; he played for the Phillies during the 1929 and 1930 seasons.^[10] Other players with an average over .300 include Lou Novikoff (.304 in one season; the only player whose surname begins with N to bat over .300),^[11] Dink O'Brien (.333 in one season),^[12] and Al Oliver (.312 in one season).^[13] Ron Northey leads all members of this list with 60 home runs and 273 runs batted in;^[14] among players whose surname begins with O, O'Doul leads with 54 and 219, respectively.^[10]

Of this list's 28 pitchers, three share the best win–loss record, in terms of winning percentage: Red Nelson, Jerry Nops, and Eddie Oropesa each have a 1.000 winning percentage, Nelson having won two games and lost none,^[15] and Nops and Oropesa each winning one game without a loss.^[16][17] Al Orth, in his seven seasons as a Phillies, accumulated 100 victories and 72 defeats, tops in both categories on this list; among pitchers whose surname begins with N, Nichols' 10 wins and Dickie Noles' 11 losses are highest.^[1][18] Orth and Noles also lead their respective lists in strikeouts: Orth with 359,^[19] and Noles with 133.^[18] Roy Oswalt's 1.74 earned run average (ERA) is the lowest among members of this list;^[20] of the pitchers whose surname begins with N, Nichols' 2.83 ERA is best.^[1]

One player, Jack Neagle, has made 30% or more of his Phillies appearances as a pitcher and a position player. He amassed a 1–7 pitching record with a 6.90 ERA while batting in four runs as a left fielder.^[21]

Key to symbols in player list(s)

or	Indicates a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum; indicates that the Phillies are the player's primary team[H]
§	Indicates a member of the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame
*	Indicates a team record[R]
(#)	A number following a player's name indicates that the number was retired by the Phillies in the player's honor.
Year	Italic text indicates that the player is a member of the Phillies' active (25-man) roster.[22]
Position(s)	Indicates the player's primary position(s)[P]
Notes	Statistics shown only for playing time with Phillies[S]
Ref	References

Billy Nash hit three home runs for the Phillies, one for each season he spent with the team.

Although Greasy Neale spent a short time with the Phillies in 1921, he is more famous as an American football player and coach; he is a member of both the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame.^[23][24]

Bill "Swish" Nicholson hit 30 home runs in 5 seasons with Philadelphia.

Abraham Núñez played third base for the Phillies for two seasons.

List of players whose surnames begin with N, showing season(s) and position(s) played and selected statistics

Name	Season(s)	Position(s)	Notes	Ref
Nagel, BillBill Nagel	1941	Second baseman	.143 batting average 2 extra-base hits 6 runs batted in	[25]
Nahem, SamSam Nahem	1942 1948	Pitcher	4–6 record 5.86 earned run average 68 strikeouts	[26]
Nahorodny, BillBill Nahorodny	1976	Catcher	.200 batting average 1 double 5 plate appearances	[27]
Nash, BillyBilly Nash	1896–1898	Third baseman	.252 batting average 3 home runs 78 runs batted in	[28]
Nash, JimJim Nash	1972	Pitcher	0–8 record 6.27 earned run average 15 strikeouts	[29]
Naylor, EarlEarl Naylor	1942–1943	Center fielder	.188 batting average 3 home runs 28 runs batted in	[30]
Neagle, JackJack Neagle	1883	Left fielder Pitcher	.164 batting average 4 runs batted in 1–7 record 6.90 earned run average	[21]
Neale, GreasyGreasy Neale	1921	Right fielder	.211 batting average 1 run batted in 7 runs scored	[31]
Neeman, CalCal Neeman	1960–1961	Catcher	.188 batting average 4 home runs 15 runs batted in	[32]
Negray, RonRon Negray	1955–1956	Pitcher	6–6 record 3.84 earned run average 74 strikeouts	[33]
Neibauer, GaryGary Neibauer	1972	Pitcher	0–2 record 5.30 earned run average 7 strikeouts	[34]
Neiger, AlAl Neiger	1960	Pitcher	5.68 earned run average 3 strikeouts 4 walks	[35]
Nelson, RedRed Nelson	1912–1913	Pitcher	2–0 record 3.25 earned run average 5 strikeouts	[15]
Newell, TomTom Newell	1987	Pitcher	36.00 earned run average 1 strikeout 3 walks	[36]
Newhan, DavidDavid Newhan	2000–2001	Second baseman	.217 batting average 1 run batted in 5 runs scored	[37]
Newsome, SkeeterSkeeter Newsome	1946–1947	Shortstop	.231 batting average 3 home runs 45 runs batted in	[38]
Niarhos, GusGus Niarhos	1954–1955	Catcher	.143 batting average 2 hits 14 plate appearances	[39]
Nichols, Sr., ChetChet Nichols, Sr.	1930–1932	Pitcher	1–5 record 4.17 earned run average 20 strikeouts	[40]
Nichols, KidKid Nichols	1905–1906	Pitcher	10–7 record 2.83 earned run average 51 strikeouts	[1]
Nicholson, BillBill Nicholson	1949–1953	Right fielder	.238 batting average 30 home runs 115 runs batted in	[41]
Nicholson, FrankFrank Nicholson	1912	Pitcher	6.75 earned run average 1 strikeout 2 walks	[42]
Nickle, DougDoug Nickle	2000–2002	Pitcher	7.00 earned run average 3 strikeouts 6 walks	[43]
Niehoff, BertBert Niehoff	1915–1917	Second baseman	.244 batting average 8 home runs 152 runs batted in	[44]
Nieto, TomTom Nieto	1989–1990	Catcher	.160 batting average 1 double 4 runs batted in	[45]
Nixon, AlAl Nixon	1926–1928	Center fielder	.291 batting average 4 home runs 66 runs batted in	[46]
Nolan, EdEd Nolan	1885	Pitcher	1–5 record 4.17 earned run average 20 strikeouts	[47]
Noles, DickieDickie Noles	1979–1981 1990	Pitcher	6–11 record 3.96 earned run average 133 strikeouts	[18]
Nops, JerryJerry Nops	1896	Pitcher	1–0 record 5.14 earned run average 1 strikeout	[16]
Norris, LeoLeo Norris	1936–1937	Shortstop Second baseman	.262 batting average 20 home runs 112 runs batted in	[48]
Northey, RonRon Northey	1942–1944 1946–1947 1957	Right fielder	.269 batting average 60 home runs 273 runs batted in	[14]
Novikoff, LouLou Novikoff	1946	Left fielder	.304 batting average 1 double 3 runs batted in	[11]
Nunez, AbrahamAbraham Núñez	2006–2007	Third baseman	.221 batting average 2 home runs 48 runs batted in	[49]
Nye, RyanRyan Nye	1997–1998	Pitcher	0–2 record 9.69 earned run average 10 strikeouts	[50]

Left fielder Lefty O'Doul batted .391 over two seasons in Philadelphia.

Joe Oeschger had two tenures with the Phillies, pitching for the club from 1914 to 1919, and again in 1924.

Pete Orr joined the Phillies in 2011 for the first time.

Roy Oswalt was acquired at the 2010 trade deadline from the Houston Astros, collecting a 7–1 record from July 31 to the end of the season.^[51]

Footnotes

Key

• ^H 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".^[72]
• ^P 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.
• ^R Franchise batting and pitching leaders are drawn from Baseball-Reference. A total of 1,500 plate appearances are needed to qualify for batting records,^[7] and 500 innings pitched or 50 decisions are required to qualify for pitching records.^[8]
• ^S Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2010 Major League Baseball season.

Table

• ^a Joe O'Rourke is listed by Baseball-Reference without a position; he appeared in three career games in 1929.

References

General

• "Philadelphia Phillies Player Career Batting Register". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2010. 
• "Philadelphia Phillies Player Career Pitching Register". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2010. 

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