oldest mlb player 1997

Rick Honeycutt was the oldest in 1997. He was 43 years old.

NAMEAgeSEASONTMGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPAVGOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Rick Honeycutt
R. Honeycutt
43
1997
2Dennis Eckersley
D. Eckersley
42
1997
3Dennis Martinez
D. Martinez
42
1997
4Danny Darwin
D. Darwin
41
1997
TOT
11
18
0
2
1
0
0
2
0
0
11
0
0
19
3
1
1
0
0
0
.111
.111
.167
.278
-1
-3.5
.120
-43
-3.4
5Eddie Murray
E. Murray
41
1997
TOT
55
167
13
37
7
0
3
18
15
0
26
1
0
185
53
10
0
3
0
10
.222
.281
.317
.598
13
-9.7
.270
57
-10.2
6Brett Butler
B. Butler
40
1997
105
343
52
97
8
3
0
18
42
1
40
15
10
401
111
11
15
0
0
1
.283
.363
.324
.686
45
-4.6
.319
95
-2.6
7Doug Jones
D. Jones
40
1997
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
0
0.3
.714
344
0.3
8Paul Molitor
P. Molitor
40
1997
135
538
63
164
32
4
10
89
45
0
73
11
4
597
234
46
2
12
8
8
.305
.351
.435
.786
77
3.7
.340
99
-0.5
9Jesse Orosco
J. Orosco
40
1997
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
0
0.3
.714
347
0.3
10Tony Pena
T. Pena
40
1997
TOT
40
86
6
15
4
0
0
10
10
0
16
0
0
98
19
4
0
2
0
3
.174
.255
.221
.476
3
-8.7
.225
30
-8.7
11Wade Boggs
W. Boggs
39
1997
103
353
55
103
23
1
4
28
48
0
38
0
1
407
140
28
2
4
3
3
.292
.373
.397
.769
54
3.9
.344
107
3.6
12Tom Candiotti
T. Candiotti
39
1997
41
32
0
3
0
0
0
2
1
0
10
0
0
42
3
0
9
0
0
1
.094
.121
.094
.215
-3
-8
.103
-46
-7.8
13Tony Fossas
T. Fossas
39
1997
14Lee Smith
L. Smith
39
1997
15Harold Baines
H. Baines
38
1997
TOT
137
452
55
136
23
0
16
67
55
0
62
0
1
510
207
39
0
3
11
12
.301
.375
.458
.832
75
12.1
.361
118
11.4
16Jim Eisenreich
J. Eisenreich
38
1997
120
293
36
82
19
1
2
34
30
1
28
0
0
331
109
22
3
4
4
7
.280
.345
.372
.717
37
-4.1
.318
91
-3.7
17Julio Franco
J. Franco
38
1997
TOT
120
430
68
116
16
1
7
44
69
1
116
15
6
505
155
24
1
4
4
17
.270
.369
.360
.730
62
-0.3
.332
95
-3.4
18Gary Gaetti
G. Gaetti
38
1997
148
502
63
126
24
1
17
69
36
6
88
7
3
554
203
42
4
6
3
20
.251
.305
.404
.710
58
-10.2
.310
84
-11.6
19Rickey Henderson
R. Henderson
38
1997
TOT
120
403
84
100
14
0
8
34
97
6
85
45
8
509
138
22
1
2
2
10
.248
.400
.342
.742
69
6.8
.348
112
7.7
20Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
38
1997
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
5
0
0
1
0
0
0
.000
.250
.000
.250
0
-0.6
.186
0
-0.6
21Willie McGee
W. McGee
38
1997
122
300
29
90
19
4
3
38
22
0
59
8
2
323
126
26
0
1
2
6
.300
.347
.420
.767
41
1.3
.337
101
0.5
22Otis Nixon
O. Nixon
38
1997
TOT
145
576
84
153
18
3
2
44
65
0
78
59
12
655
183
23
8
6
0
12
.266
.337
.318
.655
64
-17
.301
78
-18.1
23Bob Patterson
B. Patterson
38
1997
74
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
0
-0.3
.000
-124
-0.3
24Tony Phillips
T. Phillips
38
1997
TOT
141
534
96
147
34
2
8
57
102
3
118
13
10
648
209
44
5
4
5
11
.275
.392
.391
.783
92
12.1
.355
113
10.3
25Don Slaught
D. Slaught
38
1997
20
20
2
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
4
0
0
26
0
0
1
0
0
1
.000
.200
.000
.200
-1
-4.1
.143
-22
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