Philadelphia Phillies all-time roster (N–O)

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. The team was also known unofficially as the "Blue Jays" during the World War II era. Since the franchise's inception, 2,081 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 2,081 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 (19051906). 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. No members of this list hold franchise records, nor have any numbers been retired for them.

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. 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), Dink O'Brien (.333 in one season), and Al Oliver (.312 in one season). Ron Northey leads all members of this list with 60 home runs and 273 runs batted in; among players whose surname begins with O, O'Doul leads with 54 and 219, respectively.

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, and Nops and Oropesa each winning one game without a loss. 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. Orth and Noles also lead their respective lists in strikeouts: Orth with 359, and Noles with 133. Roy Oswalt's 1.74 earned run average (ERA) is the lowest among members of this list; of the pitchers whose surname begins with N, Nichols' 2.83 ERA is best.

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.

Key to symbols in player list(s)
orIndicates 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.
YearItalic text indicates that the player is a member of the Phillies' active (25-man) roster.
Position(s)Indicates the player's primary position(s)[P]
NotesStatistics shown only for playing time with Phillies[S]
RefReferences
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
Bill Nagel
1941
Second baseman
Sam Nahem
1942
1948
Pitcher
Bill Nahorodny
1976
Catcher
Billy Nash
1896–1898
Third baseman
Jim Nash
1972
Pitcher
Earl Naylor
1942–1943
Center fielder
Jack Neagle
1883
Left fielder
Pitcher
Greasy Neale
1921
Right fielder
Cal Neeman
1960–1961
Catcher
Ron Negray
1955–1956
Pitcher
Gary Neibauer
1972
Pitcher
Al Neiger
1960
Pitcher
Red Nelson
1912–1913
Pitcher
Tom Newell
1987
Pitcher
David Newhan
2000–2001
Second baseman
Skeeter Newsome
1946–1947
Shortstop
Gus Niarhos
1954–1955
Catcher
Chet Nichols, Sr.
1930–1932
Pitcher
Kid Nichols
1905–1906
Pitcher
Bill Nicholson
1949–1953
Right fielder
Frank Nicholson
1912
Pitcher
Doug Nickle
2000–2002
Pitcher
Bert Niehoff
1915–1917
Second baseman
Tom Nieto
1989–1990
Catcher
Al Nixon
1926–1928
Center fielder
Ed Nolan
1885
Pitcher
Dickie Noles
1979–1981
1990
Pitcher
Jerry Nops
1896
Pitcher
Leo Norris
1936–1937
Shortstop
Second baseman
Ron Northey
1942–1944
1946–1947
1957
Right fielder
Lou Novikoff
1946
Left fielder
Abraham Núñez
2006–2007
Third baseman
Ryan Nye
1997–1998
Pitcher
List of players whose surnames begin with O, showing season(s) and position(s) played and selected statistics
Name Season(s) Position(s) Notes Ref
Dink O'Brien
1923
Catcher
Frank O'Connor
1893
Pitcher
Harry O'Donnell
1927
Catcher
Lefty O'Doul
1929–1930
Left fielder
Randy O'Neal
1989
Pitcher
Skinny O'Neal
1925
1927
Pitcher
John O'Neil
1946
Shortstop
Joe O'Rourke
1929
Pinch hitter[a]
Prince Oana
1934
Left fielder
Johnny Oates
1975–1976
Catcher
Joe Oeschger
1914–1919
1924
Pitcher
José Offerman
2005
First baseman
Chad Ogea
1999
Pitcher
Bob Oldis
1962–1963
Catcher
Omar Olivares
1995
Pitcher
Al Oliver
1984
First baseman
Gene Oliver
1967
Catcher
Steve Ontiveros
1989–1990
Pitcher
Eddie Oropesa
2001
Pitcher
Pete Orr
2011
Second baseman
Al Orth
1895–1901
Pitcher
Fred Osborn
1907–1909
Center fielder
Roy Oswalt
20102011
Pitcher
Ricky Otero
1996–1997
Center fielder
Jim Owens
1955–1956
1958–1962
Pitcher
Red Owens
1899
Second baseman