Baseball Nickname Project

The Online Repository of Baseball Player Nicknames

The Baseball Nickname Project is a not-for-profit website dedicated to preserving and sharing the rich legacy of Major League Baseball player nicknames. From “Death to Flying Things,” “Old Aches and Pains,” “Penitentiary Face” and more, these are classic bits of baseball lore.

Sections:

• All Players is a browseable list of every player we currently have nicknames for.
• Search look up players by name, nickname, or geographic location.
• Cuppa’ Joe displays information about players who appeared in only one game over their entire careers.
• 20 Game Losers lists pitchers who have lost 20 games in a single season.
• Nickname Generator invents a fresh nickname from a player's attributes — or out of thin air.
• Scorecard a scoresheet that fills itself in! Choose ANY live game in a veritable plethora of leagues including the minors. Plus! You can view historical games as far back as 1901.