Philadelphia Phillies all-time roster (P–Q)

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.[1][2] The team was also known unofficially as the "Blue Jays" during the World War II era.[3] 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).

Plácido Polanco played second base for the Phillies from 2002 to 2005, and re-signed with the team in 2010 to play third base.

Of those 2,081 Phillies, 88 have had surnames beginning with the letter P, and 5 beginning with the letter Q. One member of this list has been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame; Tony Pérez played for the Phillies during the 1983 season after 18 seasons with 3 other teams.[4] No members of this list have been elected to the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame,[5] nor do they hold any franchise records.[6][7]

Among the 45 batters in this list, three players share a perfect 1.000 batting average, each in one career at-bat with Philadelphia: first baseman Mike Pasquella,[8] catcher Bill Peterman,[9] and right fielder Ty Pickup.[10] Other players with an average above .300 include Hunter Pence (.324 through 2011), Alex Pitko (.316 in one season),[11] Walter Plock (.400 in one season),[12] and Les Powers (.346 in one season).[13] Plácido Polanco leads all members of this list with 49 home runs,[14] and Dode Paskert's 291 runs batted in (RBI) are best.[15] Of the batters whose surnames begin with Q, Tom Quinlan leads in average (.200), home runs (1), and RBI (3).[16]

Of this list's 43 pitchers, two share 1–0 win–loss records, best in terms of winning percentage; Donn Pall and Clarence Pickrel each won their only decisions as members of the Phillies.[17][18] Wiley Piatt leads all members of this list with 56 victories,[19] and Ike Pearson's 47 defeats are the most in that statistical category.[20] Robert Person leads this list's pitchers with 535 strikeouts,[21] and infielder Tomás Pérez shares the best earned run average (ERA) with two pitchers—Horacio Piña and Al Porto; all have a 0.00 ERA in their Phillies careers.[22][23][24] Among the pitchers whose surnames start with Q, Paul Quantrill leads in winning percentage (.481; a 13–14 record), ERA (4.86), and strikeouts (116).[25]

Vicente Padilla posted a .500 winning percentage with 49 wins and 49 losses in 6 seasons.

Chan Ho Park won three games and lost three in his only season with Philadelphia.

In seven seasons with the Phillies, Dode Paskert compiled a .272 batting average.

Homer Peel batted in 19 runs in his only Phillies year.

Eddie Pellagrini played second base for Philadelphia in 1951.

Hunter Pence joined the Phillies at the 2011 trade deadline.

Tony Pérez played one season for the Phillies, hitting six home runs.

Dave Philley was a right fielder and first baseman for Philadelphia from 1958 to 1960.

Infielder Nick Punto played for the Phillies from 2001 to 2003.

Left fielder Blondie Purcell was a member of Philadelphia's club in its first two seasons.