Baseball fandom is commonly shared throughout a household, and generally prowess on the sport is, too. We’ve coated the greatest father-son duos in baseball historical past, however what about gamers throughout the identical era? Oh, brother.
There have been greater than 400 combos of siblings who performed in MLB — that’s greater than 400 gamers who additionally had no less than one brother, if no more, make it to The Show.
Having two Major Leaguers within the household is kind of an accomplishment, however much more notable is when these two expertise noteworthy careers as properly. With no disrespect towards any of the good households in baseball historical past, right here’s a have a look at a few of the greatest sibling combos ever.
Baseball-Reference.com’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) was used as a tough guideline, with choice given to pairs during which each gamers achieved vital success and remained on the massive league stage for some time. That’s why every combo on the checklist has no less than two brothers with no less than 20 profession WAR, whereas another combos that embody a Hall of Famer (Henry and Tommie Aaron, for instance) weren’t included. If a 3rd brother was beneath that threshold, he’s nonetheless included if the primary two brothers had no less than 20 WAR.
All combos are listed so as of profession WAR, which is in parenthesis.
1. Paul Waner (74.7) and Lloyd Waner (29.6)
This duo leads off the checklist for a easy purpose: The Waners are the one brothers within the Hall of Fame as gamers. Paul performed from 1926-45, amassing 3,152 hits with a .333 profession common for the Pirates, Dodgers, Braves and Yankees. His youthful brother Lloyd performed in 18 MLB seasons from 1927-45, with 2,459 hits and a .316 common. Paul’s nickname was ‘Big Poison,’ whereas Lloyd was ‘Little Poison.’ Paul was inducted in 1952 by the BBWAA, Lloyd in 1967 by the Veterans Committee. The two have been teammates on the Pirates (1927-40), Braves (1941) and Dodgers (1944).
2. Joe DiMaggio (79.2), Dom DiMaggio (33.6) and Vince DiMaggio (17.8)
Vince was the eldest brother, however really debuted second, with Joe reaching the Majors a season prior, in 1936. It was the center brother who had the Hall of Fame profession, as Joe hit .325 for his profession, which spanned 1936-51, minus three seasons of army service. Dom, the youngest, debuted in 1940 and was a seven-time All-Star, additionally lacking three years whereas serving within the army. Joe was a profession Yankee, whereas Dom’s total profession was as a member of the Red Sox. How’s that for sibling rivalry?
3. Pedro Martínez (83.9) and Ramón Martínez (25.9)
Pedro had the Hall of Fame profession, however his older brother Ramón’s profession was of notice, too. Debuting at 20 years previous in 1988, he pitched 14 seasons for the Dodgers, Red Sox and Pirates. In 1990 for the Dodgers, he led the Majors in full video games and was an All-Star, ending second in Cy Young voting within the NL to Doug Drabek. Pedro debuted as a 20-year-old in ’92 for the Dodgers, then was traded to the Expos, the place he started to shine. An 18-year profession with the Dodgers, Expos, Red Sox, Mets and Phillies yielded three Cy Youngs and a World Series title, amongst different quite a few accolades and accomplishments. The two have been teammates on the Dodgers (1992-93) and Red Sox (1999-2000).
4. Phil Niekro (95.9) and Joe Niekro (29.7)
Phil, often called Knucksie, had exceptional endurance within the Majors due to that signature knuckleball. He pitched 24 seasons from 1964-87, throwing 5,404 regular-season innings, together with 300-plus in three straight years as a 38, 39 and 40-year-old. Joe pitched 22 seasons, from 1967-88, profitable a World Series in 1987 with the Twins. They have been teammates on the Braves (1973-74) and Yankees (1985).
5. Gaylord Perry (90) and Jim Perry (41.6)
Gaylord received an AL Cy Young Award in 1972 with Cleveland and an NL Cy Young Award in 1978 with the Padres. His older brother Jim received an AL Cy Young Award in 1970 with the Twins. They’re the one sibling combo to each win Cy Young Awards of their careers. Gaylord had the 22-year Hall of Fame profession from 1962-83, whereas Jim had a powerful resume with 17 massive league seasons and three All-Star alternatives, plus that aforementioned Cy Young. They have been teammates in Cleveland in 1974-75.
6. Felipe Alou (42.2), Matty Alou (23.1) and Jesús Alou (0.8)
Felipe was the primary of the three brothers to achieve the Majors, in 1958, with Matty debuting in 1960 and Jesús in 1963. They have been teammates collectively in San Francisco in 1963, and are the one trio of brothers to seem in the identical outfield in a sport. Each had no less than a 15-year profession, with Felipe enjoying 17 years earlier than a 14-year managerial profession. In addition to their time in ’63, Felipe and Matty have been teammates on the Giants (1960-62) and Yankees (1973), and Jesús and Matty have been collectively on the Giants in 1964-65.
7. Ken Boyer (62.8), Clete Boyer (27.6) and Cloyd Boyer (0.6)
Cloyd performed 111 MLB video games between 1949-55, however his youthful brothers every skilled far longer careers. Ken was an 11-time All-Star and five-time Gold Glove winner over a 15-year profession, primarily with the Cardinals. He was the 1964 NL MVP with St. Louis, and received a World Series that yr, too. Clete performed 16 seasons with the A’s, Yankees and Braves. Clete and Cloyd have been each on the A’s in 1955.
8. Wes Ferrell (60.1) and Rick Ferrell (30.8)
Older brother Rick was a Hall of Fame catcher and eight-time All-Star, hitting .281 for his profession. His youthful brother Wes was a pitcher who appeared throughout 15 seasons. The enjoyable half: they have been teammates on the Red Sox from 1934-37 and Senators from 1937-38, after they have been traded over collectively. The two comprised a battery quite a few occasions, and are one in all 9 brother pairs since 1900 to take action. Just like within the yard as children.
9. Deacon White (45.5) and Will White (34.9)
Early baseball had quite a few brother combos, so no less than one needed to make the checklist right here. Deacon debuted earlier than MLB even existed, enjoying 5 years within the National Association earlier than the National League’s inaugural yr in 1876. His 14 NL seasons, that are his official MLB years, included a .307 batting common, and he even slugged .545 in 1877. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2013. His youthful brother Will pitched 5 MLB seasons and 10 complete skilled seasons, throwing an informal 680 innings in 1879.
10. Mort Cooper (32.7) and Walker Cooper (27.3)
Pitcher Mort and catcher Walker have been teammates on the 1940-45 Cardinals and the 1947 Giants. They received two World Series collectively, in 1942 and ‘44. They, just like the Ferrells, are one other of the 9 modern-era pitcher-catcher batteries to seem collectively in no less than a sport for a similar staff. Mort received the 1942 NL MVP Award in a yr throughout which he threw nearly all of his innings to his brother, to the tune of a 1.61 ERA with Walker behind the dish. Walker was an eight-time All-Star.
Some different notable combos (min. 10 WAR for no less than 2 brothers):
• Yadier, Bengie and José Molina
• Justin and B.J. Upton
• Kyle and Corey Seager
• Roberto and Sandy Alomar Jr.
• Orlando and Liván Hernández (half brothers)
• Harry and Stan Coveleski
• Brian and Marcus Giles
• Jeff and Jered Weaver
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