List of baseball nicknames

Baseball nicknames have become an integral part of the sport's culture: "In no sport are nicknames more pervasive than baseball." 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.

Player nicknames

Hall of Fame inductees

Player	Career	Nickname	Team Inducted As	Ref
Henry Louis Aaron	1954–76	"Hammer", "Hammerin’ Hank" or "Bad Henry"	Milwaukee Braves
Grover Cleveland Alexander	1911–30	"Old Pete"	Philadelphia Phillies
Roberto Alomar Velazquez	1988–04	"Robbie"	Toronto Blue Jays
Walter Alston	1954–76	"Smokey"	Los Angeles Dodgers
George Anderson	1970–95	"Sparky" or "Captain Hook"	Cincinnati Reds
Adrian Anson	1871–97	"Cap", "Pop", "Uncle" or "Captain"	Chicago White Stockings
Luis Aparicio	1956–73	"Little Louie"	Chicago White Sox
Luke Appling	1930–50	"Old Aches & Pains", "Luscious Luke", "Fumblefoot" or "Kid Boots"	Chicago White Sox
Richie Ashburn	1948–62	"Putt-Putt" or "Whitey"	Philadelphia Phillies
Earl Averill	1929–41	"Rock" or "Earl of Snohomish"	Cleveland Indians
Frank Baker	1908–22	"Home Run"	Philadelphia Athletics
Dave Bancroft	1915–30	"Beauty"	Philadelphia Phillies
Ernie Banks	1953–71	"Mr. Cub"	Chicago Cubs
Jake Beckley	1888–1907	"Eagle Eye"	Pittsburgh Pirates
James Bell	1922–1938, 1942, 1947–1950	"Cool Papa"	St. Louis Stars
Johnny Bench	1967–83	"Little General"	Cincinnati Reds
Charles Bender	1903–25	"Chief"	Philadelphia Athletics
Yogi Berra	1946–65	"Yogi"	New York Yankees
Wade Boggs	1982–99	"Chicken Man"	Boston Red Sox
Jim Bottomley	1922–37	"Sunny Jim"	St. Louis Cardinals
Roger Bresnahan	1897–1915	"The Duke of Tralee"	New York Giants
Lou Brock	1961–79	"The Franchise"	St. Louis Cardinals
Dan Brouthers	1879–96	"Big Dan" or "Alderman"	Buffalo Bisons
Mordecai Brown	1903–16	"Three Finger" or "Miner"	Chicago Cubs
Jesse Burkett	1890–1905	"Crab"	Cleveland Spiders
Roy Campanella	1948–57	"Campy"	Brooklyn Dodgers
Max Carey	1910–29	"Scoops"	Pittsburgh Pirates
Steve Carlton	1965–88	"Lefty"	Philadelphia Phillies
Gary Carter	1974–92	"The Kid"	Montreal Expos
Orlando Cepeda	1958–74	"Baby Bull" or "Cha Cha"	San Francisco Giants
Frank Chance	1898–1914	"Husk", "The Peerless Leader" and part of "Tinker to Evers to Chance"	Chicago Cubs
Albert Chandler	1945–1951	"Happy"	N/A
Jack Chesbro	1899–1909	"Happy Jack"	New York Yankees
Fred Clarke	1897–1915	"Cap"	Pittsburgh Pirates
Roberto Clemente	1955–72	"Arriba" or "Bob"	Pittsburgh Pirates
Ty Cobb	1905–28	"The Georgia Peach"	Detroit Tigers
Mickey Cochrane	1925–37	"Black Mike" or "Mickey"	Detroit Tigers
Eddie Collins	1906–30	"Cocky"	Philadelphia Athletics
Earle Combs	1924–35	"The Kentucky Colonel"	New York Yankees
Charlie Comiskey	1882–94	"Commy" or "The Old Roman"	N/A
John Conlan	1941–1965	"Jocko"	N/A
Stan Coveleski	1912–28	"Covey"	Cleveland Indians
Sam Crawford	1899–1917	"Wahoo Sam"	Detroit Tigers
William Cummings	1872–77	"Candy"	Hartford Dark Blues
Kiki Cuyler	1921–38	"Kiki" or "Cuy"	Chicago Cubs
Jay Dean	1930–41	"Diz", "Dizzy" or "The Great Man"	St. Louis Cardinals
Ed Delahanty	1888–1903	"Big Ed"	Philadelphia Phillies
Joe DiMaggio	1936–51	"The Yankee Clipper" or "Joltin Joe"	New York Yankees
Don Drysdale	1956–69	"Big D"	Los Angeles Dodgers
Hugh Duffy	1888–1906	"Sir Hugh"	Boston Beaneaters
Leo Durocher	1925–73	"The Lip" or "Lippy"	Brooklyn Dodgers
Dennis Eckersley	1975–98	"The Eck"	Oakland Athletics
Johnny Evers	1902–29	"The Crab", "Trojan" and part of "Tinker to Evers to Chance"	Chicago Cubs
Buck Ewing	1880–97	"Buck"	New York Gothams
Red Faber	1914–33	"Red"	Chicago White Sox
Bob Feller	1936–56	"Rapid Robert" or "The Heater From Van Meter"	Cleveland Indians
Rollie Fingers	1968–85	"Rollie"	Oakland Athletics
Carlton Fisk	1969–93	"Pudge"	Boston Red Sox
Whitey Ford	1950–67	"Whitey", "The Chairman of the Board", or "Slick""	New York Yankees
Rube Foster	1902–1926	"Rube"	Chicago American Giants
Nellie Fox	1947–65	"Nellie", "Little Nel", or "The Mighty Mite"'	Chicago White Sox
Jimmie Foxx	1925–45	"Beast" or "Double X"	Boston Red Sox
Frankie Frisch	1919–37	"The Fordham Flash"	St. Louis Cardinals
Pud Galvin	1875–92	"Pud", "Gentle Jeems", or "The Little Steam Engine"	Buffalo Bisons
Lou Gehrig	1923–39	"The Iron Horse or "Buster" or "Biscuit Pants"	New York Yankees
Charlie Gehringer	1924–42	"The Mechanical Man" and one of Detroit's "G-Men"	Detroit Tigers
Bob Gibson	1959–75	"Hoot" or "Gibby"	St. Louis Cardinals
Lefty Gomez	1930–43	"Lefty" or "Goofy"	New York Yankees
Goose Goslin	1921–38	"Goose" and one of Detroit's "G-Men"	Washington Senators
Rich Gossage	1972-94	"Goose"	New York Yankees
Hank Greenberg	1930–47	"Hammerin’ Hank" and one of Detroit's "G-Men"	Detroit Tigers
Clark Griffith	1901–20	"The Old Fox"	N/A
Burleigh Grimes	1916–34	"Ol' Stubblebeard"	Brooklyn Dodgers
Lefty Grove	1925–41	"Lefty"	Boston Red Sox
Tony Gwynn	1982–2001	"Captain Video" or "Mr. Padre"	San Diego Padres
Chick Hafey	1924–37	"Chick"	St. Louis Cardinals
Jesse Haines	1918–37	"Pop"	St. Louis Cardinals
Billy Hamilton	1888–1901	"Sliding Billy"	Boston Beaneaters
Ned Hanlon	1880–1907	"Ned"	Baltimore Orioles (NL)
Bucky Harris	1919–56	"Bucky"	Washington Senators
Gabby Hartnett	1922–41	"Gabby" or "Old Tomato Face"	Chicago Cubs
Harry Heilmann	1914–32	"Slug"	Detroit Tigers
Harry Hooper	1909–25	"Hoop"	Boston Red Sox
Rogers Hornsby	1915–37	"Rajah"	St. Louis Cardinals
Waite Hoyt	1918–38	"Schoolboy"	New York Yankees
Carl Hubbell	1928–43	"King Carl" or "The Meal Ticket"	New York Giants
Catfish Hunter	1965–79	"Catfish"	N/A
Monte Irvin	1949–56	"Mr. Murder"	Newark Eagles
Reggie Jackson	1967–87	"Mr. October"	New York Yankees
Travis Jackson	1922–36	"Stonewall"	New York Giants
Ferguson Jenkins	1965–83	"Fly" or "Fergie"	Chicago Cubs
Hughie Jennings	1891–1924	"Ee-Yah"	Baltimore Orioles (NL)
Ban Johnson	1900–1927	"Ban"	N/A
Walter Johnson	1907–27	"The Big Train" or "Barney"	Washington Senators
Al Kaline	1953–74	"Salty", "Line", or "Mr. Tiger"	Detroit Tigers
Tim Keefe	1880–93	"Smiling Tim" or "Sir Timothy"	New York Giants
Willie Keeler	1892–1910	"Wee Willie" or "Hit 'Em Where They Ain't"	New York Highlanders
George Kelly	1915–32	"Highpockets"	New York Giants
King Kelly	1878–93	"Honest Joe" or "King"	Chicago White Stockings
Harmon Killebrew	1954–75	"Killer"	Minnesota Twins
Chuck Klein	1928–44	"The Hoosier Hammerer"	Philadelphia Phillies
Nap Lajoie	1896–1916	"Larry" or "Poli" or "Nap"	Cleveland Indians
Tony Lazzeri	1926–39	"Poosh 'Em Up Tony"	New York Yankees
Buck Leonard	1933–1950	"Buck"	Homestead Grays
Freddie Lindstrom	1924–36	"Lindy"	New York Giants
Pop Lloyd	1906–1932	"Pop"	New York Lincoln Giants
Ernie Lombardi	1931–47	"Bocci" or "Schnozz"	Cincinnati Reds
Ted Lyons	1923–46	"Sunday Teddy"	Chicago White Sox
Connie Mack	1894–1950	"Connie", "Mr. Baseball", or "The Tall Tactician"	Philadelphia Athletics
Greg Maddux	1986-2008	"Mad Dog" or "The Professor"	N/A
Mickey Mantle	1951–68	"The Mick", "The Commerce Comet", or "Muscles"	New York Yankees
Heinie Manush	1923–39	"Heinie"	Washington Senators
Rabbit Maranville	1912–35	"Rabbit"	Boston Braves
Juan Marichal	1960–75	"Manito", "Mar", or "The Dominican Dandy"	San Francisco Giants
Rube Marquard	1908–25	"Rube"	New York Giants
Christy Mathewson	1900–16	"Big Six", "Matty", or "The Christian Gentleman"	New York Giants
Willie Mays	1951–73	"The Say Hey Kid"	San Francisco Giants
Bill Mazeroski	1956–72	"Maz"	Pittsburgh Pirates
Joe McCarthy	1926–50	"Marse Joe"	New York Yankees
Willie McCovey	1959–80	"Stretch", "Mac", or "Big Mac"	San Francisco Giants
Joe McGinnity	1899–1908	"Iron Man"	New York Giants
Bill McGowan	1925–1954	"Little Joe Chest"	N/A
John McGraw	1899–1932	"Little Napoleon" or "Mugsy"	New York Giants
Bid McPhee	1882–99	"Bid"	Cincinnati Red Stockings
Joe Medwick	1932–48	"Ducky" or "Ducky Wucky"	St. Louis Cardinals
Johnny Mize	1936–53	"The Big Cat"	St. Louis Cardinals
Paul Molitor	1978–98	"The Ignitor" or "Molly"	Milwaukee Brewers
Joe Morgan	1963–84	"Little Joe"	Cincinnati Reds
Eddie Murray	1977–97	"Steady Eddie"	Baltimore Orioles
Stan Musial	1941–63	"Stan the Man"	St. Louis Cardinals
Hal Newhouser	1939–55	"Prince Hal"	Detroit Tigers
Kid Nichols	1890–1906	"Kid"	Boston Beaneaters
Phil Niekro	1964–87	"Knucksie"	Atlanta Braves
Jim O'Rourke	1872–1904	"Orator Jim"	New York Giants
Mel Ott	1926–47	"Master Melvin"	New York Giants
Satchel Paige	1948–53	"Satchel"	Kansas City Monarchs
Jim Palmer	1965–84	"Cakes"	Baltimore Orioles
Herb Pennock	1912–34	"The Knight of Kennett Square"	New York Yankees
Kirby Puckett	1984–95	"Puck"	Minnesota Twins
Charles Radbourn	1881–91	"Old Hoss"	Providence Grays
Pee Wee Reese	1940–58	"Pee Wee" or "The Little Colonel"	Brooklyn Dodgers
Branch Rickey	1905–07, 1913–25	"The Mahatma"	N/A
Cal Ripken, Jr	1981–2001	"Iron Man"	Baltimore Orioles
Eppa Rixey	1912–33	"Jeptha"	Cincinnati Reds
Phil Rizzuto	1941–56	"Scooter"	New York Yankees
Brooks Robinson	1955–77	"Hoover" or "The Vacuum Cleaner"	Baltimore Orioles
Bullet Rogan	1917, 1920–1938	"Bullet"	Kansas City Monarchs
Red Ruffing	1924–47	"Red"	New York Yankees
Amos Rusie	1889–1901	"The Hoosier Thunderbolt"	New York Giants
Babe Ruth	1914–35	"Babe", "The Bambino", "Sultan of Swat" or "Colossus of Clout"	New York Yankees
Nolan Ryan	1966–93	"The Ryan Express"	Texas Rangers
Ryne Sandberg	1981–97	"Ryno"	Chicago Cubs
Ray Schalk	1912–29	"Cracker"	Chicago White Sox
Mike Schmidt	1972–89	"Schmidty"	Philadelphia Phillies
Tom Seaver	1967–86	"Tom Terrific" or "The Franchise"	New York Mets
Al Simmons	1924–44	"Bucketfoot Al"	Philadelphia Athletics
George Sisler	1915–30	"Gorgeous George"	St. Louis Browns
Enos Slaughter	1938–59	"Country"	St. Louis Cardinals
Ozzie Smith	1978–96	"The Wizard of Oz" or "The Wizard"	St. Louis Cardinals
Duke Snider	1947–64	"The Silver Fox" of "Duke"	Brooklyn Dodgers
Tris Speaker	1907–28	"Tris", "The Grey Eagle" or "Spoke"	Cleveland Indians
Willie Stargell	1962–82	"Pops"	Pittsburgh Pirates
Turkey Stearnes	1920–1942, 1945	"Turkey"	Detroit Stars
Casey Stengel	1912–25, 1934–65	"Casey" and "The Old Professor"	New York Yankees
Don Sutton	1966–88	"Black & Decker"	Los Angeles Dodgers
Bill Terry	1923–36	"Memphis Bill"	New York Giants
Frank Thomas	1990-2008	"The Big Hurt"	Chicago White Sox
Sam Thompson	1885–98	"Big Sam	Philadelphia Phillies
Pie Traynor	1920–37	"Pie"	Pittsburgh Pirates
Dazzy Vance	1915–35	"Dazzy"	Brooklyn Dodgers
Arky Vaughan	1932–48	"Arky"	Pittsburgh Pirates
Rube Waddell	1897–1910	"Rube"	Philadelphia Athletics
Honus Wagner	1897–1917	"The Flying Dutchman" or "Honus"	Pittsburgh Pirates
Lloyd Waner	1927–45	"Little Poison"	Pittsburgh Pirates
Paul Waner	1926–45	"Big Poison"	Pittsburgh Pirates
Earl Weaver	1968–86	"Doodles"	Baltimore Orioles
Willie Wells	1923, 1924–1936, 1942, 1944–1948	"Devil"	St. Louis Stars
Zack Wheat	1909–27	"Buck"	Brooklyn Dodgers
Billy Williams	1959–76	"Sweet Swingin' Billy from Whistler"	Chicago Cubs
Hack Wilson	1923–34	"Hack"	Chicago Cubs
Cyclone Joe Williams	1910–1932	"Smokey Joe" or "Cyclone"	New York Lincoln Giants
Ted Williams	1939–60	"The Splendid Splinter", "Teddy Ballgame", "Thumper", or "Kid"	Boston Red Sox
Dave Winfield	1973–95	"Winny" or the derogatory "Mr. May"	San Diego Padres
Early Wynn	1939–63	"Gus"	Cleveland Indians
Carl Yastrzemski	1961–83	"Yaz"	Boston Red Sox
Cy Young	1890–1911	"Cy" or "Cyclone"	Cleveland Spiders
Ross Youngs	1917–26	"Pep"	New York Giants
Robin Yount	1974–93	"The Kid"	Milwaukee Brewers

Player nicknames by team

Atlanta Braves players nicknames

• Felipe Alou, Felipe Rojas Alou (1958–74): "Panque"
• Dusty Baker, Johnnie B. Baker, Jr. (1968–86): "Dusty"
• Steve Bedrosian, Stephen Wayne Bedrosian (1981–95): "Bedrock"
• Bruce Benedict, Bruce Edwin Benedict (1978–89): "Retriever"
• Buzz Capra, Lee William Capra (1971–77): "Buzz"
• Rico Carty, Ricardo Adolfo Jacobo Carty (1963–79): "Big Boy (Beeg Boy)" or "Rico"
• Chris Chambliss, Carroll Christopher Chambliss (1971–88): "Silent One"
• Darrell Evans, Darrell Wayne Evans (1969–89): "Doody," or "Howdy" or "Howdy Doody"
• Rafael Furcal, Rafael Antoni Furcal (2000– ): "El Enano (The Dwarf)"
• Ralph Garr, Ralph Allen Garr (1968–80): "Roadrunner" or "Gator"
• Evan Gattis, James Evan Gattis (2013– ): "El Oso Blanco (The White Bear)"
• Tom Glavine, Thomas Michael Glavine (1987– 2008): "The Great Glavine" or "Tommy G"
• Eric Hinske: "Hinske, With His Best Shot"
• Bob Horner, James Robert Horner (1978–88): "Mr. Ho Mah"
• Andruw Jones, Andruw Rudolf Jones (1996– ): "The Curaçao Kid"
• Chipper Jones, Larry Wayne Jones (1993–2012 ): "Chipper"
• Ryan Klesko, Ryan Anthony Klesko: "Rhino"
• Mark Lemke, Mark Alan Lemke (1988–98): "Dirt" or "The Lemmer"
• Greg Maddux, Gregory Alan Maddux (1986–2008 ): "Mad Dog" or "The Professor"
• Eddie Mathews, Edwin Lee Mathews, Jr. (1952–68): "Eddie Mattress"
• Fred McGriff: "Crime Dog"
• Dale Murphy, Dale Bryan Murphy (1976–93): "The Murph" or "All-American Boy"
• Phil Niekro, Philip Henry Niekro (1964–87): "Knucksie"
• Rafael Ramírez, Rafael Emilio Ramírez Peguero (1980–92): "Raffy"
• John Smoltz, John Andrew Smoltz (1988–2009): "Smoltzie" or "Marmaduke"
• Warren Spahn, Warren Edward Spahn (1942–65): "The Invincible One"
• Joe Torre, Joseph Paul Torre (1960–77): "El Chino"

Baltimore Orioles players nicknames

• Don Baylor: Don Edward Baylor (1970-1975): "Groove"
• Mark Belanger: Mark Henry Belanger (1965-1982): "The Blade"
• Paul Blair: Paul L. D. Blair (1964-1976): "Motormouth"
• Al Bumbry: Alonza Benjamin Bumbry (1972-1984): "The Bee"
• Butch Davis: Wallace McArthur Davis (1988-1989) "Butch"
• Chris Davis: Christopher Lyn Davis (2008–present): "Crush"
• Jim Gentile: James Edward Gentile (1960-1963): "Diamond Jim"
• J. J. Hardy: James Jerry Hardy (2011–present): "JJ"
• Milt Pappas: Miltiades Stergios Papastergios (1957-1965): "Gimpy"
• Boog Powell: John Wesley Powell (1961-1974): "Boog"
• Cal Ripken: Calvin Edwin Ripken Jr. (1981-2001): "Iron Man"
• Brooks Robinson: Brooks Calbert Robinson (1955-1977): "Human Vacuum Cleaner"
• Frank Robinson: Frank Robinson (1966-1971): "The Judge"
• Buck Showalter: William Nathaniel Showalter, III (manager 2010-2014): "Buck"
• Hoyt Wilhelm: James Hoyt Wilhelm (1958-1962): "Old Sarge"

Boston Red Sox players nicknames

• Dustin Pedroia: Dustin Pedroia (2006–present): "The Laser Show"
• David Ortiz: David Ortiz (2003–present): "Big Papi"
• Jason Varitek: Jason Varitek (1997-2011): "Tek"
• Kevin Youkilis: Kevin Youkilis (2004-2012): "Youk" or "The Greek God of Walks"
• Nomar Garciaparra: Nomar Garciaparra (1996-2004): "Nomah"
• Shane Victorino: Shane Victorino (2013–present): "Flyin' Hawaiian"

Chicago Cubs players nicknames

• Mordecai Brown: Three-Finger
• Henry Blanco: Hank White
• Andre Dawson: The Hawk
• Ryne Sandberg: Ryno
• Sammy Sosa: Slammin' Sammy
• Mark Grace: Gracie
• Rick Sutcliffe: Red Beard or The Red Baron
• Ernie Banks: Mr. Cub
• Mitch Williams: Wild Thing
• Ferguson Jenkins: Fergie
• Fred McGriff: Crime Dawg
• Rich Gossage: Goose
• Don Zimmer: Popeye
• Mitch Webster: Spider-Man
• Jody Davis: Superman
• Kerry Wood: The Human Strikeout Machine
• Mark Prior: The Human Highlight Reel
• Gary Matthews: Sarge
• Ron Cey: The Penguin
• Leon Durham: Bull
• Jerome Walton: Mr. On Base
• Dwight Smith: The Shot Heard 'Round The World
• Marvell Wynne: Marvelous

Chicago White Sox players nicknames

• Frank Thomas: The Big Hurt
• Lance Johnson: One Dog
• Carlton Fisk: Pudge

Cincinnati Reds players nicknames

• Jeff Brantley: (1994-1997): "The Cowboy"
• Sean Casey (baseball): (1998-2005): "The Mayor"
• Aroldis Chapman: (2010–present): "The Cuban Missile"
• Francisco Cordero: (2008-2011): "CoCo"
• Adam Dunn: (2001-2008): "Big Donkey"
• Todd Frazier: (2011–present): "The Toddfather"
• Joe Nuxhall: (1944-1966): "Ol' Lefthander"
• Brandon Phillips: (2002–present): "Dat Dude"
• Pete Rose: (1963-1978, 1984–1986): "Charlie Hustle"
• David Weathers: (1998-2001): "Stormy Weathers"
• Dmitri Young: (1998-2001): "Da Meathook"

Cleveland Indians players nicknames

• Gary Bell: "Ding" or "Ding Dong"
• Albert Belle: "Joey", "Snapper", " "Mr. Freeze",
• Lou Boudreau: "Old Shufflefoot" or "Handsome Lou"
• Mel Harder: "Chief" or "Wimpy"
• Mike Hargrove: "The Human Rain Delay" or "Grover"
• Jim Hegan: "Shanty"
• Willis Hudlin: "Ace" or "Hud"
• Rick Manning: "Archie"
• Chris Perez: "Pure Rage"
• Omar Vizquel: "Little O"or "Hands of Silk"

Andre Thornton "Thunder"

Colorado Rockies players nicknames

• Ellis Burks, Ellis Rena Burks (1987–2004): "E.B."
• Brian Fuentes, Brian Christopher Fuentes (2001–2012): "T-Rex", "Tito"
• Andrés Galarraga, Andrés Jose Galarraga (1985–2004): "Big Cat" or "Andres The Giant"
• Carlos González (baseball), Carlos Eduardo Gonzalez (2008- ) : "CarGo" or "Little Pony"
• Todd Helton, Todd Lynn Helton (1997–2013): "T.L." or "The Toddfather"
• Steve Reed, Steven Vincent Reed (1992–2005): "Father Time"
• Wilin Rosario, Wilin Arismendy Rosario (2011- ): "Baby Bull"
• Troy Tulowitzki, Troy Trevor Tulowitzki (2006- ): "Tulo"
• Larry Walker, Larry Kenneth Robert Walker (1989–2005): "Booger" or "The Canadian Clubber"

Detroit Tigers player nicknames

• Sparky Anderson, George Lee Anderson (manager, 1979–1995): "Sparky"
• Skeeter Barnes, William Henry Barnes (infield, outfield, 1983–1994): "Skeeter"
• Mark Fidrych, Mark Steven Fidrych (pitcher, 1976-1980): "'The Bird"
• Miguel Cabrera, Miguel Cabrera (2003 - ): "Miggy"
• José Iglesias, Jose Iglesias (2013 - ): ""Iggy""
• James McCann (2015- ): ""McCannon""

Houston Astros players nicknames

• Jeff Bagwell: "Bags", "Bagpipes"
• Lance Berkman: "Big Puma" or "Fat Elvis"
• Craig Biggio: "Bidge", "The Little Big-Gio Man" or "Killer B"
• Enos Cabell: "Big E"
• José Cruz: "Cheo"
• Joe Morgan: "Little Joe"
• Doug Rader: "The Red Rooster," "Rojo" or "Rooster"
• Bob Watson: "Bull"
• Jimmy Wynn: "The Toy Cannon"

Kansas City Royals players nicknames

• Willie Aikens, Willie Mays Aikens (1977–85): "Ack Ack"
• Kevin Appier, Robert Kevin Appier (1989–2004): "Ape"
• Steve Balboni, Stephen Charles Balboni (1981–93): "Bye Bye" or "Bones"
• Buddy Biancalana, Roland Americo Biancalana (1982–87): "Buddy"
• George Brett, George Howard Brett (1973–93): "Mullet"
• Al Cowens, Alfred Edward Cowens, Jr. (1974–86): "A. C."
• Johnny Damon, Johnny David Damon (1995–2012): "The Caveman", "Judas", or "Johnny Cash" (by Red Sox fans)
• Tom Gordon, Thomas Gordon (1988–2009): "Flash"
• Wally Joyner, Wallace Keith Joyner (1986–2001): " Wally World"
• Ed Kirkpatrick, Edgar Leon Kirkpatrick (1962–77): "Spanky"
• Buck Martinez, John Albert Martinez (1969–86): "Buck"
• Roger Nelson, Roger Eugene Nelson (1967–76): "Spider"
• Amos Otis, Amos Joseph Otis (1967–84): "A.O." or "Famous Amos"
• Freddie Patek, Frederick Joseph Patek (1968–81): "The Flea" or "Moochie"
• Marty Pattin, Martin William Pattin (1968–80): "Bulldog" or "Duck"
• Lou Piniella, Louis Victor Piniella (1964–84): "Sweet Lou", "Big Lou", or "Skipper"
• Darrell Porter, Darrell Ray Porter (1971–87): "Double Barrel Darrell"
• Dan Quisenberry, Daniel Raymond Quisenberry (1979–90): "Quiz" or "Q"
• Joe Randa, Joseph Gregory Randa (1995–2006): "The Joker"
• Bret Saberhagen, Bret William Saberhagen (1984–2001): "Sabes"
• Joakim Soria (2007– ) "The Mexicutioner"
• Paul Splittorff (1970–84) "Splitt"
• Kurt Stillwell, Kurt Andrew Stillwell (1986–96): "Opie"
• Jeff Suppan, Jeffrey Scot Suppan (1995– ): "Soup"
• Mac Suzuki, Makoto Suzuki (1996–2002): :Mac"
• John Wathan, John David Wathan (1976–85): "Duke"

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim players nicknames

• Sandy Alomar, Sr., Santos (Conde) Alomar, Sr. (1964–78): "Iron Pony"
• Garret Anderson, Garret Joseph Anderson (1994– ): "G.A."
• Don Baylor, Don Edward Baylor (1970–88): "Groove" or "The Sneak Thief"
• Rod Carew, Rodney Cline Carew (1967–85): "Sir Rodney"
• Chili Davis, Charles Theodore Davis (1981–99): "Chili" or "Chili Bowl"
• Gary DiSarcina, Gary Thomas DiSarcina (1989–2000): "DiSar"
• Brian Downing, Brian Jay Downing ( 1973–92): "Incredible Hulk"
• Vladimir Guerrero, Vladimir Alvino Guerrero (1996– ): "Super Vlad", "Vlad the Impaler", "Big Daddy Vladdy", or "Big Bad Vlad"
• Wally Joyner, Wallace Keith Joyner (1986–2001): "Wally World"
• John Lackey, John Derran Lackey (2002– ): "Bender"
• Andy Messersmith, John Alexander Messersmith (1968–79): "Bluto"
• Lance Parrish, Lance Michael Parrish (1977–95): "Big Wheel"
• Troy Percival, Troy Eugene Percival (1995– ): "Percy"
• Luis Polonia, Luis Andrew (Almonte) Polonia (1987–2000): "'Catch 22" or "Lapa"
• Mickey Rivers, John Milton Rivers (1970–84): "Mickey", "Mick The Quick", "Gozzlehead", or "Mickey Mouth"
• Lee Thomas, James Leroy Thomas (1961–68): "Mad Dog"
• Mike Trout, (2011- ):"The Millville Meteor"
• Clyde Wright (1966–75): "Skeeter"

Los Angeles Dodgers players nicknames

• Willie Davis (The 3-Dog)
• Orel Hershiser (Bulldog)
• Ron Cey (The Penguin)
• Phil Regan (The Vulture)
• Fernando Valenzuela (El Toro)

Milwaukee Brewers players nicknames

• Ryan Braun, "The Hebrew Hammer"
• Skip Lockwood, Claude Edward Lockwood, Jr. "Skip"

Minnesota Twins players nicknames

• Tom Brunansky: "Bruno"
• Rod Carew: "Sir Rodney"
• Gary Gaetti: "The Rat" or "G-Man"
• Kent Hrbek: "Herbie"
• Torii Hunter: "Spiderman", "T-Nuts", "Spidey"
• Chuck Knoblauch: "Skippy" or "Knobby"
• Tony Oliva: "Tony-O"
• Kirby Puckett: "Puck"
• Johan Santana: "Jo-Jo" or "Supernatural" or "Cytana"
• Zoilo Versalles: "Zorro"

Montreal Expos players nicknames

Tim "The Rock" Raines

New York Mets players nicknames

• Edgardo Alfonzo: "Fonzie"
• Wally Backman, Walter Wayne Backman: "Cabbage Patch", "Finster", or "Wally"
• Gary Carter, Gary Edmund Carter (1974–92): "The Kid"
• Ed Charles: "The Glider"
• David Cone: "Coney"
• Duffy Dyer: "Duffy"
• Lenny Dykstra: "Nails" or "The Dude"
• Sid Fernandez: "El Sid"
• Dwight Gooden: "Doc" or "Dr. K"
• Matt Harvey "The Real Deal" The Dark Knight of Gotham
• Bud Harrelson, Derrel McKinley Harrelson: "Bud" or "Mini-Hawk"
• Keith Hernandez: "Mex"
• Howard Johnson: "HoJo"
• Dave Kingman: "Kong", "Sky", "Big Bird" "King Kong", or "Kong Kingman", or "Sky King"
• Jerry Koosman, Jerome Martin Koosman: "Cooz" or "Jerry"
• Ed Kranepool: "Krane," "The Krane" or "Easy Ed"
• Dave Magadan: "Mags"
• Steven Matz Iron Matz
• Willie Mays: "The Say-Hey Kid"
• Lee Mazzilli: "The Italian Stallion" or "Maz"
• Kevin McReynolds: "Big Mac"
• Félix Millán, Félix Bernardo (Martinez) Millán: "The Cat"
• John Milner: "The Hammer"
• Mike Pelfrey: "Pelf" or "Big Pelf"
• Mike Piazza: "Pizza Man" The Monster
• Francisco Rodríguez: Frankie or K-Rod
• Nolan Ryan: "The Ryan Express"
• Tom Seaver: "Tom Terrific" or "The Franchise"
• Rusty Staub, Daniel Joseph Staub: "Rusty" or "Le Grand Orange"
• John Stearns: "Bad Dude" or "Dude"
• Casey Stengel, Charles Dillon Stengel: "Casey" or "The Old Perfessor"
• Darryl Strawberry: "The Straw Man," "Pulled Muscle Face," "Straw, "
• Noah Syndergaard: "Thor"
• Ron Swoboda: "Rocky"
• Billy Wagner: "Billy The Kid," "Wags" or "The Sandman"
• Mookie Wilson, William Hayward Wilson: "Mookie"
• Zack Wheeler The Wheel Deal A play on Matt Harvey nickname The Real Deal.
• David Wright, "Captain America"

Anthony Young AY

New York Yankees nicknames

• Carl Pavano, "American Idle"
• Jim Coates: "The Mummy"
• Frankie Crosetti: "Crow"
• Bill Dickey: "Man Nobody Knows"
• Ron Guidry: "Louisiana Lightning", "Gator"
• Orlando Hernández: "El Duque"
• Phil Hughes: "Phil Franchise"
• Hideki Matsui: "Godzilla"
• Don Mattingly: "Donnie Baseball"
• Thurman Munson: "Tugboat,," "Squatty Body,," "Squatty," "Pudge," or "The Wall"
• Graig Nettles: "Puff"
• Paul O'Neill: "Paulie", "The Warrior"
• Willie Randolph: "Little Willie" or "Mickey"
• Bill Skowron:"Moose"
• Roy White: "Mr. Consistent Yankee"

Oakland Athletics players nicknames

• Sal Bando, Salvatore Leonard Bando (1966–81): "Captain Sal" or "Sal"
• Bert Campaneris, Dagoberto (Blanco) Campaneris (1964–83): "Campy"
• José Canseco, José (Capas) Canseco, Jr. (1985–2001): "Parkway Joe" or "The Chemist"
• Eric Chavez, Eric César Chávez (1998– ): "Chavy"
• Mike Epstein: "Superjew"
• Jason Giambi, Jason Gilbert Giambi: "The Giambino"
• Rickey Henderson: "Man of Steal" or "Style Dog"
• Catfish Hunter, James Augustus Hunter (1965–79): "Catfish"
• Reggie Jackson, Reginald Martinez Jackson (1967–87): "Mr. October"
• Mark McGwire, Mark David McGwire (1986–2001): "Big Mac" or "Big Red"
• Blue Moon Odom, Johnny Lee Odom (1964–76): "Blue Moon"
• Dave Parker: "Cobra"
• Tony Phillips, Keith Anthony Phillips (1982–1999): "Tony" or "Tony The Tiger" (bestowed by Tigers' announcer Ernie Harwell)
• Rubén Sierra: "El Caballo", "El Indio", "Big Rube", or "Ruben Slam-wich"
• Dave Stewart, David Keith Stewart (1978–95): "Smoke"
• Miguel Tejada, Miguel Odalis (Martinez) Tejada (1997– ): "The Bus" or "Miggy"
• Frank Thomas, Frank Edward Thomas (1990– ): "Big Hurt"
• Billy Williams, Billy Leo Williams (1959–76): "Sweet Swingin' Billy from Whistler"

Philadelphia Phillies players nicknames

• Dick Allen, Richard Anthony Allen (1963–77): "Wampum", "Richie", "Don't Call me Whitey"
• Richie Ashburn (1948–62): "Whitey"
• Steve Bedrosian, Stephen Wayne Bedrosian (1981–95): "Bedrock"
• Larry Bowa: "Gnat"
• Kitty Bransfield, William Edward Bransfield (1898–1911): "Kitty"
• Pat Burrell, Patrick Brian Burrell (2000–2008): "Pat The Bat", "Patty Baseball"
• Putsy Caballero, Ralph Joseph Caballero (1944–52): "Putsy"
• Pearce Chiles, Pearce Nuget Chiles (1899–1900): "What's The Use"
• Gavvy Cravath, Clifford Carlton Cravath (1908–20): "Cactus Gavvy", "Cactus"
• Clay Dalrymple, Clayton Errol Dalrymple (1960–71): "Dimples"
• Darren Daulton (1983–97): "Dutch"
• Spud Davis, Virgil Lawrence Davis (1928–45): "Spud"
• Mickey Doolan, Michael Joseph Doolan (1905–18): "Doc", "Mickey"
• Red Dooin, Charles Sebastian Dooin (1902–16): "Red"
• Lenny Dykstra, Leonard Kyle Dykstra (1985–96): "Nails", "Dude"
• Bob Ferguson, Robert Vavasour Ferguson (1871–1884): "Death to Flying Things"
• Chick Fraser, Charles Carrolton Fraser (1896–1909): "Chick"
• Granny Hamner, Granville Wilbur Hamner: "Granny", or "Ham"
• Von Hayes, Von Francis Hayes (1981–92): "Five-for-One", "Old 5–4–1"
• Willie Jones: "Puddin' Head"
• Otto Knabe, Franz Otto Knabe (1905–16): "Dutch"
• Mike Lieberthal, Michael Scott Lieberthal (1994– ): "Lieby", "Liebs", "Superjew"
• Stan Lopata, Stanley Edward Lopata (1948–60): "Stash"
• Greg Luzinski: "The Bull"
• Garry Maddox: "The Secretary of Defense"
• Bake McBride, Arnold Ray McBride: "Bake"
• Mickey Morandini, Michael Robert Morandini (1990–2000): "Dandy Little Glove Man"
• Dode Paskert, George Henry Paskert: "Dode", "Honey Boy"
• Jimmy Rollins, James Calvin Rollins (2000–2015): "J-Roll", "Wishlist",
• Juan Samuel (1983–98): "Sammy"
• Curt Schilling (1988– ): "Schill"
• Mike Schmidt: "Iron Mike"
• John Titus: "Silent John"
• Shane Victorino: "The Flyin' Hawaiian", "The Maui Wowie", "The Victory-Hero", "The Energizer Bunny"
• Pinky Whitney, Arthur Carter Whitney (1928–39): "Pinky"
• Cy Williams, Fred Williams: "Cy"
• Mitch Williams (1986–97): "Wild Thing"
• Jimmie Wilson, James Wilson (1923–40): "Ace"
• 1950 Philadelphia Phillies: "Whiz Kids"

Pittsburgh Pirates players nicknames

• Pedro Alvarez (2010-) "The Big Bull or El Toro''"
• Francisco Liriano (2012-) "Frankie''"
• Josh Harrison (2011-) "J-Hay''"
• A. J. Burnett (2012-2013, 2015) "Batman''"
• Jeff Locke (2011-) "Robin''"
• Andrew McCutchen (2009-) "Cutch''"
• Dick Stuart (1958-1962) "Dr. Strangeglove''"

St. Louis Cardinals players nicknames

• Ken Reitz: "Zamboni"
• Skip Schumaker: "Schu" or "Skip"

San Diego Padres players nicknames

• Andy Benes, Andrew Charles Benes (1989–2002): "Rainman"
• Steve Garvey, Steven Patrick Garvey (1969–87): "Mr. Clean" or "Senator"
• Doug Gwosdz, Doug Wayne Gwosdz (1981–84): "Eyechart"
• Tony Gwynn, Anthony Keith Gwynn (1982–2001): "Captain Video"
• Trevor Hoffman, Trevor William Hoffman (1993–2010): "Hoffy"
• Terry Kennedy, Terrance Edward Kennedy (1978–91): "Orville Moody"
• Ryan Klesko, Ryan Anthony Klesko (1992–2007): "Rhino"
• John Kruk, John Martin Kruk (1986–95): "Krukker" or "One Nut Kruk"
• Fred McGriff, Frederick Stanley McGriff (1986– ): "Crime Dog"
• Kevin McReynolds, Walter Kevin McReynolds (1983–94): "Big Mac"
• Bip Roberts, Leon Joseph Roberts: "Bip"
• Garry Templeton, Garry Lewis Templeton (1976–91): "Jump Steady"
• Dave Winfield, David Mark Winfield (1973–95): "The Wave" or "Winnie"

San Francisco Giants players nicknames

• Pat Burrell, Patrick Brian Burrell (2010–Present): "Pat The Bat", "Patty Baseball" r
• Jeffrey Leonard, (1977–90): "Penitentiary Face", "HacMan", "Hackman"

Willie Mays=say hey kid

Seattle Mariners players nicknames

• Jay Buhner: "Bone"
• Julio Cruz: "Juice"
• Ken Griffey, Jr.: "The Kid"
• Felix Hernandez: "King Felix"
• Dave Henderson: "Hendu"
• Edgar Martínez: "Gar" / "Papi"
• Randy Johnson: "Big Unit"
• Michael Saunders: "Condor"

Tampa Bay Devil Rays/Rays Player Nicknames

• Aubrey Huff, Aubrey Lewis Huff: "Huff Daddy"
• Fred McGriff, Frederick Stanley McGriff: "Crime Dog"

Washington Nationals players nicknames

• Bryce Harper Bam Bam and Mondo

Managers, coaches, etc. nicknames

• Buck O'Neil, John Jordan "Buck" O'Neil (Negro Leagues, Cubs manager): "Nancy"
• Antonio María Garcia, El Inglés (The Englishman), Cuban League 1880s

See also

• Nicknames: Sports clubs and their nicknames
• Lists of nicknames – nickname list articles on Wikipedia

External links

• Gmelch, George, "What's in a Baseball Nickname", NINE: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture Volume 14, Number 2, Spring 2006, pp. 129–132.
• Baseball Nicknames: A Dictionary of Origins and Meanings, by James K. Skipper, McFarland & Company, 1992, ISBN 0-89950-684-4
• Official Major League Baseball history of American League nicknames
• Official Major League Baseball history of National League nicknames
• Chris Berman bestowed nicknames (or Bermanisms)
• PBS.org – Ken Burns interviews Buck O'Neil

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