The Baseball Scholar

This is the Cincinnati Reds all-time roster. The roster consists of one starter and one bench player for each infield position and one starter and one bench player for each outfield position. Hitters had to have a minimum of 1,500 plate appearances. For pitching, I selected five starting pitchers and three relief pitchers. Starting pitchers had to start at least 75 games during their time with the franchise to qualify. Relief pitchers had to accumulate a minimum of 150 innings pitched to be eligible.

• Catcher – Johnny Bench



• Age: 19 – 35
• Years: 1967 – 1983




Johnny Bench

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
75.1	125	2158	8673	7658	1091	2048	381	24	389	1376	68	43	891	1278	.267	.342	.476	.818

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• First Base – Joey Votto



• Age: 23 – 39
• Years: 2007 – 2023




Joey Votto

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
64.4	145	2056	8746	7252	1171	2135	459	22	356	1144	80	29	1365	1640	.294	.409	.511	.920

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• Second Base – Joe Morgan



• Age: 28 – 35
• Years: 1972 – 1979




Joe Morgan

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
57.9	150	1154	4973	4008	816	1155	220	27	152	612	406	84	881	410	.288	.415	.470	.885

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• Third Base – Heinie Groh



• Age: 23 – 31
• Years: 1913 – 1921




Heinie Groh

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
40.7	132	1211	5159	4439	663	1323	224	75	17	408	158	50	513	257	.298	.378	.394	.772

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• Shortstop – Barry Larkin



• Age: 22 – 40
• Years: 1986 – 2004




Barry Larkin

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
70.5	118	2180	9057	7937	1329	2340	441	76	198	960	379	77	939	817	.295	.371	.444	.815

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• Outfield – Frank Robinson



• Age: 20 – 29
• Years: 1956 – 1965




Frank Robinson

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
63.8	149	1502	6409	5527	1043	1673	318	50	324	1009	161	57	698	789	.303	.389	.554	.943

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• Outfield – Pete Rose



• Age: 22 – 37, 43 – 45
• Years: 1963 – 1978, 1984 – 1986




Pete Rose

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
78.1	126	2722	12330	10934	1741	3358	601	115	152	1036	146	110	1210	972	.307	.379	.425	.804

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• Outfield – George Foster



• Age: 22 – 32
• Years: 1971 – 1981




George Foster

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
39.5	140	1253	5010	4454	680	1276	207	37	244	861	46	24	470	882	.286	.356	.514	.870

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• Starting Pitcher – Jose Rijo



• Age: 23 – 30, 36 – 37
• Years: 1988 – 1995, 2001 – 2002




Jose Rijo

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
36.4	73	280	215	97	61	2.83	1478	17	4	0	523	464	453	1251	20.7%	1.19

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• Starting Pitcher – Noodles Hahn



• Age: 20 – 27
• Years: 1899 – 1906




Noodles Hahn

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
31.3	71	160	154	88	64	2.31	1367	148	16	0	527	351	218	623	–	1.10

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• Starting Pitcher – Bucky Walters



• Age: 29 – 39
• Years: 1938 – 1948




Bucky Walters

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
37.8	82	312	296	160	107	2.93	2355.7	195	32	4	905	766	806	879	9.0%	1.25

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• Starting Pitcher – Jim Maloney



• Age: 20 – 30
• Years: 1960 – 1970




Jim Maloney

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
34.4	86	289	258	134	81	3.16	1818.7	74	30	4	711	638	786	1592	21.0%	1.25

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• Starting Pitcher – Dolf Luque



• Age: 27 – 38
• Years: 1918 – 1929




Dolf Luque

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
38.2	84	395	319	154	152	3.09	2668.7	183	24	10	1138	917	756	970	8.7%	1.26

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• Relief Pitcher – Aroldis Chapman



• Age: 22 – 27
• Years: 2010 – 2015




Aroldis Chapman

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
10.6	56	324	0	19	20	2.17	319	0	0	146	81	77	155	546	42.9%	1.02

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• Relief Pitcher – Jeff Shaw



• Age: 29 – 31
• Years: 1996 – 1998




Jeff Shaw

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
9.3	55	195	0	14	12	2.31	249	0	0	69	71	64	53	172	17.3%	1.09

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• Relief Pitcher – John Franco



• Age: 23 – 28
• Years: 1984 – 1989




John Franco

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
12.8	65	393	0	42	30	2.49	528	0	0	148	174	146	210	367	16.7%	1.27

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Bench

• Catcher – Ernie Lombardi, 1932 – 1941
• First Base – Tony Perez, 1964 – 1976, 1984 – 1986
• Second Base – Lonny Frey, 1938 – 1943, 1946
• Third Base – Chris Sabo, 1988 – 1993, 1996
• Shortstop – Dave Concepcion, 1970 – 1988
• Outfield – Vada Pinson, 1958 – 1968
• Outfield – Eric Davis, 1984 – 1991, 1996
• Outfield – Edd Roush, 1916 – 1926
• Starting Pitcher – Eppa Rixey, 1921 – 1933
• Starting Pitcher – Ewell Blackwell, 1942, 1946 – 1952
• Starting Pitcher – Bob Ewing, 1902 – 1909
• Relief Pitcher – Ted Abernathy, 1967 – 1968