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The Philadelphia Phillies have completed 131 seasons in Major League Baseball since their inception in 1883. As of the conclusion of the 2023 season, the Phillies have played in 21,486 regular season games, with a record of 10,112-11,259 (.471). They also have a combined record of 68-65 (.511) in post-season play. [1]
S Two Phillies played as pitchers and position players; Edgar Smith was both a left fielder and a pitcher, and John Strike played right field in addition to pitching. W One player, Bucky Walters, was both a pitcher and a third baseman. ‡ The eighth retired number is 42, retired throughout Major League Baseball in honor of Jackie Robinson.
The Philadelphia Phillies have participated in 140 seasons in Major League Baseball since their inception in 1883. They are the oldest continuous same-name, same-city franchise in all of American professional sports. Through October 1, 2022, they have played 21,203 games, winning 10,019 games and losing 11,184.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar retired in 1989 with a then-record of 20 seasons played. Kobe Bryant was the first guard to play 20 seasons. Jason Kidd had two stints with Dallas in his career, retiring tied with a then-record 19 seasons as a guard. John Stockton spent all 19 years of his NBA career with the Utah Jazz, from 1984 to 2003.
The Detroit Pistons and the Philadelphia 76ers are tied for the longest ever losing streak, losing 28 straight games. The 2023–24 Detroit Pistons have the longest losing streak in a single season, while the Philadelphia 76ers lost 28 consecutive games across two seasons: 2014–15 and 2015–16. [1]
[a] Defunct BAA/NBA franchises are also accounted for, provided that they played at least one season in the BAA or NBA. [ a ] NBA win-loss records also do not include wins and losses recorded during a team's playing time in the American Basketball Association (ABA), despite the 1976 ABA–NBA merger .
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; [4] right fielder Casey Stengel, who played for the Phillies during the 1920 and 1921 seasons and was inducted as a manager; [5] and third baseman ...
Arthur Rhodes played one season with Philadelphia, winning no games and losing five. Steve Ridzik pitched for the Phillies during three separate tenures: the 1950 Whiz Kids season, from 1952 to 1955, and during the 1966 season. Hall of Famer Eppa Rixey won 87 games for the Phillies in eight seasons with the team.