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.

Since their 1883 inception, the team has made 14 playoff appearances, won eight National League pennants, and won two World Series championships (against the Kansas City Royals in 1980 and the Tampa Bay Rays in 2008).^[1]

Chuck Klein, the franchise's only batting Triple Crown winner, holds the most franchise records as of the end of the 2009 season, with eight, including career slugging percentage, career on-base plus slugging (OPS), and single-season extra-base hits. He is followed by Billy Hamilton, who holds seven records, including career batting average and the single-season runs record.

Several Phillies hold National League and major league records. Pitcher/outfielder John Coleman is the most decorated in this category, holding three major league records, all from the franchise's inaugural season. Coleman set records for losses,^[2] earned runs allowed,^[3] and hits allowed,^[4] all in 1883 when he also set three additional franchise pitching records. Shortstop Jimmy Rollins broke Willie Wilson's record for at-bats in a single season with 716 in 2007, and first baseman Ryan Howard also set the major league record for strikeouts in a single season that same year with 199, before it was broken by Mark Reynolds of the Arizona Diamondbacks the following year.^[5] The 1930 Phillies, who went 52–102, set two more National League records, allowing 1,993 hits and 1,193 runs in the regular season.^[6]

Mike Schmidt is the Phillies all-time leader in home runs and RBIs

Individual career records

All statistics in this section are drawn from Baseball Reference using the following sources: batting statistics;^[7] pitching statistics.^[8]

Statistics are current through 2022 season.

Career batting

Statistic	Player	Record	Phillies career	Ref
Batting average	Billy Hamilton	.360	1890–1895	[9]
On-base percentage	Billy Hamilton	.468	1890–1895	[9]
Slugging percentage	Chuck Klein	.553	1928–1933, 1936–1939, 1940–1944	[10]
OPS	Bryce Harper	.938	2019-	[10]
Hits	Jimmy Rollins	2,306	2000–2014	[11]
Total bases	Mike Schmidt	4,404	1972–1989	[11]
Singles	Richie Ashburn	1,811	1948–1959	[12]
Doubles	Jimmy Rollins	479	2000–2014	[13]
Triples	Ed Delahanty	158	1888–1889 1891–1901	[14]
Home runs	Mike Schmidt	548	1972–1989	[11]
RBI	Mike Schmidt	1,595	1972–1989	[11]
Bases on balls	Mike Schmidt	1,507	1972–1989	[11]
Strikeouts	Mike Schmidt	1,883	1972–1989	[11]
Stolen bases	Billy Hamilton	510	1890–1895	[9]

Jimmy Rollins is the Phillies all-time leader in hits.

Career pitching

Statistic	Player	Record	Phillies career	Ref
Wins	Steve Carlton	241	1972–1986	[15]
Losses	Robin Roberts	199	1948–1961	[16]
Win–loss percentage	Grover Cleveland Alexander	.676	1911–1917, 1930	[17]
ERA	George McQuillan	1.79	1907–1911 1915–1916	[18]
Saves	Jonathan Papelbon	123	2012–2015	[19]
Strikeouts	Steve Carlton	3,031	1972–1986	[15]
Shutouts	Grover Cleveland Alexander	61	1911–1917, 1930	[17]
Games	Robin Roberts	529	1948–1961	[16]
Innings	Robin Roberts	3,739+1⁄3	1948–1961	[16]
Games started	Steve Carlton	499	1972–1986	[15]
Complete games	Robin Roberts	272	1948–1961	[16]
Walks	Steve Carlton	1,252	1972–1986	[15]
Hits allowed	Robin Roberts	3,661	1948–1961	[16]
Wild pitches	Steve Carlton	120	1972–1986	[15]
Hit batsmen	Jack Taylor	90	1892–1897	[20]

Steve Carlton holds several records with the team, including most wins and strikeouts.

Individual single-season records

All statistics in this section are drawn from Baseball Reference using the following sources: batting statistics;^[7] pitching statistics.^[8]

Single-season batting

Statistic	Player	Record	Season	Ref
Batting average	Sam Thompson	.415	1894	[21]
Home runs	Ryan Howard	58	2006	[22]
RBI	Chuck Klein	170†	1930	[23][24]
Runs	Billy Hamilton	198§	1894	[9][25]
Hits	Lefty O'Doul	254	1929	[26]
Singles	Richie Ashburn	181*	1951	[12]
Singles	Lefty O'Doul	181*	1929	[26]
Singles	Billy Hamilton	181*	1894	[9]
Doubles	Chuck Klein	59	1930	[23]
Triples	Sam Thompson	28	1894	[27]
Stolen bases	Billy Hamilton	111	1891	[9]
At bats	Jimmy Rollins	716§	2007	[28]
Hitting streak	Jimmy Rollins	36 games[b]	2005	[29]
Slugging percentage	Sam Thompson	.687	1894	[21]
Extra-base hits	Chuck Klein	107†	1930	[23][30]
Total bases	Chuck Klein	445	1930	[23]
On-base percentage	Billy Hamilton	.521	1894	[9]
OPS	Sam Thompson	1.162	1894	[21]
Walks	Lenny Dykstra	129	1993	[31]
Strikeouts	Kyle Schwarber	200	2022	[32]

Ryan Howard holds the franchise record of most home runs in a single season.

Single-season pitching

Statistic	Player	Record	Season	Ref
Wins	Kid Gleason	38	1890	[33]
Losses	John Coleman	48§	1883	[2][34]
Strikeouts	Curt Schilling	319	1997	[35]
ERA	Grover Cleveland Alexander	1.22	1915	[17]
Earned runs allowed	John Coleman	291§	1883	[3][34]
Hits allowed	John Coleman	772§	1883	[4][34]
Shutouts	Grover Cleveland Alexander	16§	1916	[17][36]
Saves	José Mesa	45	2002	[37]
Games	Kent Tekulve	90	1987	[38]
Starts	John Coleman	61	1883	[34]
Complete games	John Coleman	59	1883	[34]
Innings	John Coleman	583+1⁄3	1883	[34]

Kid Gleason holds the franchise record for most Wins in a single season

Team single-game records

All statistics in this section are drawn from the following source.^[39]

Single-game batting

Statistic	Record	Date
Home runs hit	7	September 8, 1998, July 26, 2018, June 1, 2021
Runs scored	26	June 11, 1985
Hits	27	June 11, 1985
Doubles	?	Un­known
Triples	?	Un­known
Total bases	45	June 11, 1985
Runners left on base	20*	September 4, 1922
Runners left on base	20*	August 14, 1990
Strikeouts	19	October 6, 1991
Stolen bases	11*	July 12, 1906
Stolen bases	11*	August 31, 1906

Ed Delahanty is the Phillies all-time leader in triples and has the highest single season batting average with the team

Single-game pitching

Statistic	Record	Date
Hits allowed	30	September 2, 1935
Runs allowed	28	July 6, 1929
Home runs allowed	9	September 4, 1999
Strikeouts	17*	April 23, 1961
Strikeouts	17*	July 21, 1997

Robin Roberts pitched in 529 games for the Phillies. The most in franchise history.

Team season records

All statistics in this section are drawn from the following source.^[6]

Season batting

Statistic	Record	Season
Home runs	224	2009
Runs	1,179	1894
Hits	1,783	1930
Doubles	345	1930
Triples	137	1894
Total bases	2,594	1930
Runners left on base	1,281	1993
Strikeouts	1,520	2008
Stolen bases	355	1887

Chuck Klein holds several single season batting records with the Phillies

Season pitching

Statistic	Record	Season
Hits allowed	1,993†	1930
Runs allowed	1,199†	1930
Home runs allowed	258	2019
Strikeouts	1,480	2021
Shutouts	25	1916

Jonathan Papelbon is the Phillies all-time leader in saves.

Notes

• ^a Earned run average is calculated as 9 × (ER ÷ IP), where ${\displaystyle ER}$ is earned runs and ${\displaystyle IP}$ is innings pitched.
• ^b Jimmy Rollins hit in 36 straight games up to and including the final game of 2005. Hitting streak in one season and hitting streak over two seasons are considered two separate records by Major League Baseball. After tallying hits in the first two games of 2006, Rollins' streak officially ended at 38 over two seasons.

See also

• Baseball statistics
• Philadelphia Phillies award winners and league leaders

References

General reference

"Philadelphia Phillies Team History". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008-08-19.

Inline citations

External links

• Phillies all-time pitching records at Baseball-Reference.com
• Phillies all-time batting records at Baseball-Reference.com
• All-time Leaders. Philadelphia Phillies official website
• Rare Feats. Philadelphia Phillies official website