Athletics

Every MLB player the encyclopedia attributes to the Athleticsfrom profile season records, grouped by position, first season to last. Coverage follows the encyclopedia’s per-era source depth.

Every position room Athletics has passed down, steadiest first. The 2B room is their most stable — 12 holders across 135 years, a new one every 11.3 on average.

1. 2B12 holders · 11 handoffs · 1886–2020 · one every 11.3y
   Lou Bierbauer1886–1889→Nap Lajoie1901–1916→Danny Murphy1902–1913→Eddie Collins Sr.1906–1930→Max Bishop1924–1933→Pete Suder1941–1955→Jerry Lumpe1959–1963→Dick Green1963–1974→Tony Phillips1982–1999→Mike Gallego1985–1995→Mark Ellis2002–2011→Marcus Semien2015–2020
2. 3B21 holders · 20 handoffs · 1883–2026 · one every 6.9y
   Fred Corey1883–1885→Denny Lyons1886–1890→Lave Cross1889–1905→Home Run Baker1908–1914→Joe Dugan1917–1921→Jimmy Dykes1918–1932→Sammy Hale1923–1929→Pinky Higgins1930–1936→Billy Werber1937–1938→George Kell1943–1946→Hank Majeski1946–1952→Jim Finigan1954–1956→Ed Charles1962–1967→Sal Bando1966–1976→Wayne Gross1976–1986→Carney Lansford1983–1992→Scott Brosius1991–1997→Eric Chavez1998–2010→Josh Donaldson2010–2014→Matt Chapman2017–2021→Zack Gelof2023–2026
3. DH8 holders · 7 handoffs · 1976–2026 · one every 6.4y
   Don Baylor1976–1988→Mitchell Page1977–1983→Harold Baines1990–1992→Troy Neel1992–1994→Gerónimo Berroa1994–1997→Frank Thomas2006–2008→Jack Cust2007–2010→Brent Rooker2023–2026
4. SS23 holders · 22 handoffs · 1902–2022 · one every 5.3y
   Monte Cross1902–1907→Simon Nicholls1906–1909→Jack Barry1908–1915→Chick Galloway1919–1927→Joe Boley1927–1932→Eric McNair1929–1942→Eddie Joost1947–1954→Joe Demaestri1953–1959→Bob Johnson1960–1970→Dick Howser1961–1963→Wayne Causey1961–1966→Bert Campaneris1964–1976→Rob Picciolo1977–1985→Alfredo Griffin1985–1987→Walt Weiss1987–1992→Mike Bordick1990–1996→Kurt Abbott1993–1998→Miguel Tejada1997–2003→Bobby Crosby2003–2009→Marco Scutaro2004–2007→Cliff Pennington2008–2012→Adam Rosales2010–2017→Jed Lowrie2013–2022
5. C28 holders · 27 handoffs · 1882–2026 · one every 5.2y
   Jack O'Brien1882–1890→John Milligan1884–1891→Ossee Schrecongost1902–1908→Jack Lapp1908–1915→Wally Schang1913–1930→Cy Perkins1915–1930→Mickey Cochrane1925–1933→Charlie Berry1925–1938→Frankie Hayes1933–1945→Hal Wagner1937–1944→Buddy Rosar1945–1949→Joe Astroth1945–1956→Hal Smith1956–1959→Dave Duncan1964–1972→Gene Tenace1969–1976→Jeff Newman1976–1982→Jim Essian1978–1984→Mike Heath1979–1985→Terry Steinbach1986–1996→Brian Harper1987–1995→Ramon Hernandez1999–2003→Jason Kendall2005–2007→Kurt Suzuki2007–2013→Derek Norris2012–2014→Stephen Vogt2013–2022→Sean Murphy2019–2022→Jonah Heim2020–2026→Shea Langeliers2022–2026
6. 1B33 holders · 32 handoffs · 1883–2026 · one every 4.4y
   Harry Stovey1883–1889→Henry Larkin1884–1891→Harry Davis1901–1917→Stuffy McInnis1909–1917→George Burns1918–1929→Joe Hauser1922–1928→Jimmie Foxx1925–1935→Dick Siebert1938–1945→Ferris Fain1947–1952→Eddie Robinson1953–1956→Vic Power1954–1958→Norm Siebern1960–1963→Deron Johnson1961–1974→Ken Harrelson1963–1967→Jim Gentile1964–1965→Danny Cater1966–1969→Don Mincher1970–1972→Mike Epstein1971–1972→Dave Revering1978–1981→Bruce Bochte1984–1986→Dave Kingman1984–1986→Mark McGwire1986–1997→Jason Giambi1995–2009→Scott Spiezio1996–1999→Olmedo Saenz1999–2002→Jeremy Giambi2000–2002→Scott Hatteberg2002–2005→Erubiel Durazo2003–2005→Dan Johnson2005–2008→Daric Barton2007–2014→Brandon Moss2012–2014→Matt Olson2016–2021→Nick Kurtz2025–2026