List of sportspeople by nickname

"Arky" = Joseph Vaughan, American shortstop
"A-Mazing" = Alex Rodriguez, American shortstop and third baseman
"A-Ram" = Aramis Ramirez, Dominican third baseman
"A-Rod" = Alex Rodriguez, American shortstop and third baseman
"The Amazing One" = Alfredo Amézaga, outfielder
"Babe" =
- Charles B. Adams, American starting pitcher
- Floyd C. Herman, American right fielder
- George Ruth, American starting pitcher and outfielder^[3]
"Baby Bull" = Orlando Cepeda, Puerto Rican first baseman
"Baby Braves" = Group of young Atlanta Braves players from the mid-2000s Brian McCann , Pete Orr, Ryan Langerhans, Jeff Francoeur, and Kyle Davies. The list develops as new players, mostly developed from the highly successful draft, are developed, as it is highly likely Chuck James will join that group.
"Bake = Arnold McBride, American outfielder
"Bam Bam" = Hensley Meulens, Curaçao left fielder
"The Bambino" = George Ruth, American starting pitcher and outfielder
"The Barber" = Sal Maglie, American starting pitcher
"The Bash Brothers" = José Canseco and Mark McGwire, Cuba-born American outfielder/DH and native-born American first baseman respectively, when they were teammates on the Oakland Athletics
"Batman and Robin" = Mike Piazza and Robin Ventura, American catcher and third baseman respectively, when they were teammates on the New York Mets during the late 1990s
"The Beast" = Jimmie Foxx, American first baseman
"Bernie" = Bernabé Williams, Puerto Rican center fielder
"Be Home" = Bert Blyleven, Dutch-born American starting pitcher
"Big Cat" = Andrés Galarraga, Venezuelan first baseman
"Big Daddy" =
- Cecil Fielder, American first baseman/DH
- Rick Reuschel, American starting pitcher
"Big Donkey" =
- Billy Butler, American DH
- Adam Dunn, American left fielder
"The Big Hurt" = Frank Thomas, American first baseman/DH
"Big Mac" =
- Willie McCovey, American first baseman
- Mark McGwire, American first baseman
"Big Papi" = David Ortiz, Dominican DH
"Big Poison" = Paul Waner, American outfielder
"Big Puma" = Lance Berkman, American outfielder and first baseman
"Big Red" = Mark McGwire, American first baseman
"Big Six" = Christy Mathewson, American starting pitcher
"The Big Train" = Walter Johnson, American starting pitcher
"The Big Unit" = Randy Johnson, American starting pitcher
"Big Z" = Carlos Zambrano, Venezuelan starting pitcher
"Billy" = Alfred Manuel Martin, Jr., American second baseman and manager
"Bip" = Leon Roberts, American outfielder
"Bird" =
- Mark Fidrych, American starting pitcher
- Nalda Phillips, American baseball player
"Biz" = John Raleigh Mackey, U.S. baseball player^[4]
"Black Jack" = Jack McDowell, American starting pitcher
"Black Mike" = Mickey Cochrane, American catcher
"Blue Moon" = John Odom, American starting pitcher
"Bone" = Jay Buhner, American outfielder/DH
"Boomer" =
- George Scott, American first baseman
- David Wells, American starting pitcher
"Bubba" = Richard Crosby, U.S. baseball player
"Buck" =
- Frank McCormick, U.S. baseball player
- John Jordan O'Neil, U.S. baseball player and ambassador
- William Showalter, American manager
- George Weaver, American shortstop and third baseman
"Bucketfoot Al" = Al Simmons, American outfielder
"Buddy" = David Bell, American third baseman and manager
"The Bull" = Greg Luzinski, American left fielder/DH
"Bulldog" = Orel Hershiser, American starting pitcher
"Bullet" (or "Bullets") = Charles W. Rogan, American starting pitcher (also played frequently in other positions)
"Bullet Joe" = Charles Rogan, American starting pitcher ^[5]
"Bump" = Elliott Wills, American second baseman
"Bye Bye" = Steve Balboni, American first baseman/DH
"El Caballo" (Spanish, "The Horse") = Carlos Lee, Panamanian left fielder
"Campy" =
- Roy Campanella, American catcher
- Bert Campaneris, Cuban shortstop
"Candyman" =
- John Candelaria, American starting pitcher
- Tom Candiotti, American pitcher
"Cap" = Adrian Anson, American first baseman
"Captain Bly" = Bert Blyleven, Dutch-born American starting pitcher
"Captain Hook" = George L. Anderson, American manager (also a second baseman, but this nickname is exclusive to his managing career)
"Cat" = Frank Catalanotto, U.S. baseball player
"Catfish" = Jim Hunter, American starting pitcher^[6]
"Charlie Hustle" = Pete Rose, American multi-position player
"Chick" = Arnold Gandil, American first baseman
"Chicken" = Fred Stanley, American shortstop
"The Chicken" = Ted Giannoulas, baseball mascot
"Chicken Man" = Wade Boggs, American third baseman
"Chico" = Cleotha Walker, U.S. baseball player
"Chief" = Charles Bender, American starting pitcher
"Chipper" = Larry Jones, Jr. , American third baseman
"Choo-Choo" = Clarence Coleman, U.S. baseball player
"El Chupacabra" (Spanish for "the goatsucker") = Yovani Gallardo, Mexican baseball player
"Cobra" = Dave Parker, American outfielder/DH
"Cocky" = Eddie Collins, American second baseman
"Coco" = Covelli Crisp, American center fielder
"Colossus" = Mark McGwire, American first baseman
"Connie Mack" = Cornelius McGillicuddy, U.S. baseball player, manager, and team owner
"Cookie" =
- Octavio Rojas, Cuban (later U.S.) outfielder and second baseman
- Carsten "CC" Sabathia, American starting pitcher, derisive nickname given to him by the Cleveland media due to his size and use of his initials
"Cool Papa" = James Bell, U.S. baseball player^[7]
"Country" = Enos Slaughter, American right fielder
"Crime Dog" = Fred McGriff, American first baseman/DH
"Cy" = Denton Young, American starting pitcher
"Cyclone" = Denton Young, American starting pitcher
"D-Mat" = Daisuke Matsuzaka, Japanese starting pitcher (no longer used)^[8]
"The D-Train" = Dontrelle Willis, American starting pitcher
"Daffy" = Paul Dean, American starting pitcher
"Dazzy" = Clarence Vance, American starting pitcher
"Deacon" =
- Charles Phillippe, American starting pitcher
- James White, American catcher and third baseman
"Dewey" = Dwight Evans, American right fielder
"Dice K" = Daisuke Matsuzaka, Japanese starting pitcher^[8]
"Dixie" = Fred E. Walker, American right fielder
"Dizzy" = Jay Dean, American starting pitcher^[9]
"Doc" =
- Roger Cramer, U.S. baseball player
- Dwight Gooden, American starting pitcher
- Harry Halladay, American starting pitcher
"Dr. K" = Dwight Gooden, American starting pitcher
"Donie" = Owen Bush, U.S. baseball player
"The Donkey" = Adam Dunn, American left fielder
"Donnie Baseball" = Don Mattingly, American first baseman
"The Donora Greyhound" = Stan Musial, American outfielder and first baseman
"Double X" = Jimmie Foxx, American first baseman
"Dragon Slayer" = Josh Fogg, American starting pitcher
"Ducky" = Joe Medwick, American left fielder
"Duke" = Edwin Snider, American center fielder^[10]
"El Duque" = Orlando Hernández, Cuban starting pitcher
"Dusty" =
- Johnnie Baker, Jr., American outfielder and manager
- James L. Rhodes, U.S. baseball player
"E-Rod" = Alex Rodriguez, American shortstop and third basemanhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060723213426AAPVWru http://www.waswatching.com/archives/2006/08/the_e-rod_watch.html (used by haters)
"El Sid" = Sid Fernandez, American starting pitcher
"Everyday Eddie" = Eddie Guardado, U.S. baseball player
"Flash" =
- Joe Gordon, U.S. baseball player
- Tom Gordon, American closer
"Fleet" = Moses Walker, U.S. Negro League baseball player
"The Flying Dutchman" = Honus Wagner, American shortstop
"The Flyin' Hawaiian" = Shane Victorino, American baseball player (a native of Hawaii)
"The Fordham Flash" = Frankie Frisch, U.S. baseball player
"Foxy" = Arthur Irwin, Canadian baseball player
"Fran-Rad" = Francisco Rodriguez, Venezuelan closer
"Fred-Ex" = Freddy Sanchez, U.S. baseball player
"The Gambler" = Kenny Rogers, American starting pitcher
"Gator" =
- Mike Greenwell, American left fielder
- Ron Guidry, American starting pitcher
"Gee" = Gerald Walker, U.S. baseball player
"The Georgia Peach" = Ty Cobb, U.S. baseball player
"Generation K" = three pitching prospects in the New York Mets organization, Paul Wilson, Bill Pulsipher, and Jason Isringhausen
"Germany" = Herman A. Schaefer, U.S. baseball player
"Godzilla" = Hideki Matsui, Japanese left fielder
"Gonzo" = Luis Gonzalez, American outfielder
"Goose" =
- Leon Goslin, U.S. baseball player^[11]
- Rich Gossage, American closer^[12]
"Gorgeous George" = George Sisler, American first baseman
"Le Grand Orange" (French, "Big Red") = Daniel Staub, American outfielder (for his red hair)
"The Greek God of Walks" = Kevin Youkilis, American first baseman
"The Grey Eagle" = Tris Speaker, U.S. baseball player
"El Guapo" (Spanish, "The Handsome One") = Rich Garces, Venezuelan baseball player
"H-Rod" = Henry Rodríguez, Dominican baseball player
"The Hammer" = Josh Willingham, U.S. baseball player
"Hammerin' Hank" =
- Hank Aaron, American right fielder^[13]
- Hank Greenberg, American first baseman
"Han-Ram" = Hanley Ramirez, Dominican baseball player
"Hap" or "Happy" = Oscar Felsch, U.S. baseball player
"The Hat" = Harry Walker, U.S. baseball player
"The Hawk" =
- Andre Dawson, American outfielder
- Ken Harrelson, American outfielder and first baseman
"The Hebrew Hammer" = Ryan Braun, American left fielder
"Hendu" = Dave Henderson, U.S. baseball player
"The Hit Dog" = Mo Vaughn, U.S. baseball player
"HoJo" = Howard Johnson, U.S. baseball player
"Hondo" = Don Hahn, U.S. baseball player
"The Holland Hammer" = Rick VandenHurk, Dutch baseball player
"Hondo" = Frank Howard, U.S. baseball player
"The Hoosier Thunderbolt" = Amos Rusie, American starting pitcher
"The Hopper" = Burke Badenhop, U.S. baseball player
"Hotshot" = Joseph Mayo, U.S. baseball player
"The Human Rain Delay" = Mike Hargrove, U.S. baseball player^[14]
"Hurricane" = Herb Washington, U.S. baseball player
"The Incredible Hurk" = Rick VandenHurk, Dutch baseball player
"Irish" = Emil Meusel, U.S. baseball player
"The Iron Horse" = Lou Gehrig, American first baseman^[15]
"The Iron Man" = Cal Ripken, Jr., American shortstop
"J-Roll" = Jimmy Rollins, American shortstop
"Jake" = Mike Jacobs, U.S. baseball player
"Joltin? Joe" = Joe DiMaggio, American center fielder
"Juice" = Jason Giambi, American First Baseman
"Junior" =
- Jim Gilliam, U.S. baseball player
- Ken Griffey, Jr., American center fielder
"K-Rod" = Francisco Rodriguez, Venezuelan closer
"Kelly" = Tommy Holmes, U.S. baseball player
"The Kid" =
- Ken Griffey, Jr., American center fielder
- Ted Williams, American left fielder
"Kiki" = Hazen Shirley Cuyler, U.S. baseball player
"King" = Mike Kelly, U.S. baseball player^[16]
"King Felix" = Félix Hernández, Venezuelan baseball player
"Kitty" = Jim Kaat, American starting pitcher
"Lefty" =
- Vernon Gómez, American starting pitcher^[17]
- Robert Grove, American starting pitcher^[18]
- Francis O'Doul, American starting pitcher, outfielder, and manager
- Claude Williams, American starting pitcher
"Lights Out" = Brad Lidge, American closer
"The Lip" = Leo Durocher, American shortstop and manager
"Little Poison = Lloyd Waner, U.S. baseball player
"Long Bob" = Robert Meusel, U.S. baseball player^[19]
"Losing Pitcher" = Hugh Mulcahy, American starting pitcher
"Louisiana Lightning" = Ron Guidry, American starting pitcher^[20]
"M&M Boys" =
- Originally, teammates Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle, American right fielder and center fielder respectively
- Later, teammates Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau, American catcher and Canadian first baseman respectively
"Mad Dog" = Greg Maddux, American starting pitcher
"The Mad Hungarian" = Al Hrabosky, American closer
"The Mahatma" = Branch Rickey, American baseball executive
"Marvelous Marv" = Marv Throneberry, U.S. baseball player
"The Mayor" = Sean Casey, U.S. baseball player
"Melky Kabrera" = due to frequent amount of strikeouts, Melky Cabrera, U.S. baseball player
"Mickey" =
- Gordon Cochrane, American catcher and manager
- John Rivers, U.S. baseball player
"Minnie" = Saturnino Miñoso Arrieta, Cuban baseball player
"Mr. Cub" = Ernie Banks, American shortstop and first baseman
"Mr. March" = Alex Rodriguez, American shortstop and third baseman
"Mr. May" = Dave Winfield, American outfielder (derogatory)
"Mr. October" = Reggie Jackson, American outfielder^[21]
"Mr. November" = Derek Jeter, American shortstop
"Mo" = Mariano Rivera, Panamanian closer
"Mookie" = William H. Wilson, U.S. baseball player
"Moose" = Mike Mussina, American starting pitcher
"Mudcat" = Jim Grant, American starting pitcher
"Muggsy" = Gary Allenson, U.S. baseball player
"Nails" = Lenny Dykstra, U.S. baseball player
"Nancy Drew" = J.D. Drew, U.S. baseball player
"Nasty Boys" = Nickname given to 3 members of the 1990 Cincinnati Reds' bullpen, Norm Charlton, Rob Dibble and Randy Myers
"Neon" = Deion Sanders, U.S. American football and baseball player
"Oh Henry!" = Henry Rodríguez, Dominican baseball player
"Oil Can" = Dennis Boyd, American starting pitcher
"Ol' Pete" = Grover Alexander, American starting pitcher
"Old Aches and Pains" = Luke Appling, U.S. baseball player
"One Dog" = Lance Johnson, U.S. baseball player
"One Tough Dominican" = Joaquín Andújar, Dominican starting pitcher
"Pants" = Clarence Rowland, U.S. baseball player
"Pat the Bat" = Pat Burrell, American left fielder
"Peanuts" = Marie Johnson, American Negro League baseball player^[22]
"Pee Wee" =
- Harold Reese, American shortstop^[23]
- Paul Wanninger, American baseball player
"The Peerless Leader" = Frank Chance, American first baseman
"The People's Cherce" = Dixie Walker, American right fielder
"Pepper" =
- Johnny Martin, American outfielder and third baseman
- Lavone Paire, American baseball player
"Piper" = Lorenzo Davis, U.S. Negro League baseball player
"Poosh 'em up" = Tony Lazzeri, U.S. baseball player
"Pop" = John Henry Lloyd, U.S. baseball player^[24]
"Pops" = Willie Stargell, U.S. baseball player^[25]
"Popeye" = Don Zimmer, U.S. baseball player and manager
"Preacher" = Elwin Roe, U.S. baseball player
"El Presidente" = Dennis Martínez, Nicaraguan starting pitcher
"Pronk" = Travis Hafner, U.S. baseball player
"Psycho" = Steve Lyons, U.S. baseball player
"Puddin' Head" = Willie Jones, U.S. baseball player
"Pudge" =
- Carlton Fisk, American catcher
- Iván Rodríguez, Puerto Rican catcher
"Pumpsie" = Elijah Green, American utility infielder
"Rabbit" = Walter Maranville, U.S. baseball player^[26]
"Rajah" = Rogers Hornsby, American second baseman
"The Reading Rifle" = Carl Furillo, U.S. baseball player^[27]
"Red" =
- Urban Clarence Faber, U.S. baseball player^[28]
- John Murray, U.S. baseball player
- Charles Ruffing, U.S. baseball player
- Albert Schoendienst, American second baseman and manager^[29]
"Red Baron" = Rick Sutcliffe, American starting pitcher
"Red Light Curt" = Curt Schilling, American starting pitcher
" The Riot" = Ryan Theriot, U.S. baseball player
"Ripper" = James Collins, U.S. baseball player
"The Rocket" = Roger Clemens, American starting pitcher
"Roids Master" = Barry Bonds, American left fielder
"Rusty" = Daniel Staub, American outfielder
"Ryan Express" = Nolan Ryan, American starting pitcher
"Sandman" = Mariano Rivera, Panamanian closer
"Sandy" = Sanford Koufax, American starting pitcher
"Satchel" = LeRoy Paige, American starting pitcher^[30]
"The Say Hey Kid" = Willie Mays, American center fielder^[31]
"Schnozz" = Ernie Lombardi, American catcher
"Schoolboy" = Lynwood Rowe, American starting pitcher
"Scooter" = Phil Rizzuto, American shortstop
"Scrap Iron" = Phil Garner, American second baseman and third baseman
"Seattle Bill" = Bill James, U.S. baseball player
"The Secretary of Defense" = Garry Maddox, American center fielder
"Señor October" = David Ortiz, Dominican DH
"Señor Papi" = David Ortiz, Dominican DH
"Señor Smoke" = Aurelio Lopez, Mexican baseball player
"The Shark" = Jeff Samardzija, American middle reliever (and former college football player)
"Shoeless" = Joe Jackson, U.S. baseball player
"Shoeless Joe" = Joe Jackson, U.S. baseball player
"Shotgun" = George Shuba, U.S. baseball player
"Shrek" = Kevin Mench, U.S. baseball player
"The Silver Fox" = Edwin Snider, American center fielder
"Skeeter" = James Webb, U.S. baseball player^[32]
"Skoonj" = Carl Furillo, U.S. baseball player^[27]
"Slammin' Sammy" = Sammy Sosa, Dominican right fielder
"Smoke" = Dave Stewart, American starting pitcher
"Smoky" = Forrest Harrill Burgess, U.S. baseball player^[33]
"Snuffy" = George Stirnweiss, U.S. baseball player
"Sockeye" = Tim Salmon, U.S. baseball player
"Socks" = Ralph Seybold, U.S. baseball player^[34]
"The Spaceman" = Bill Lee, American starting pitcher^[35]
"Spanky" = Mike LaValliere, American catcher
"Sparkplug" = Johnny Damon, American outfielder
"Sparky" =
- Albert Lyle, American closer
- George Anderson, American second baseman and manager^[36]
"The Splendid Splinter" = Ted Williams, American left fielderr^[37]
"The Springfield Rifle" = Vic Raschi, U.S. baseball player^[38]
"Spuds" = Chris Sabo, U.S. baseball player
"Stan the Man" = Stan Musial, American outfielder and first baseman
"The Staten Island Scot" = Bobby Thomson, Scottish-born American outfielder
"Steady Eddie" = Joseph Mayo, U.S. baseball player
"Stretch" = Willie McCovey, American first baseman
"Stuffy" = John McInniss, U.S. baseball player
"The Sultan of Swat" = George Ruth, American starting pitcher and outfielder
"Superjew" = Mike Epstein, U.S. baseball player
"Superman" = Kevin Gregg, U.S. baseball player
"Swede" = Charles Risberg, U.S. baseball player
"Sweet Lou" =
- Lou Pinella, American outfielder and manager
- Lou Whitaker, American second baseman
"Sweet Music" = Frank Viola, American starting pitcher
"Tank" = Taylor Tankersley, U.S. baseball player
"Teddy Ballgame" = Ted Williams, American left fielder
"Three Finger" = Mordecai Brown, American starting pitcher^[39]
"The Thrill" = Will Clark, U.S. baseball player
"Thunder Matt" = Matt Murton, U.S. baseball player
"Tip" = James O'Neill, Canadian baseball player
"Tom Terrific" = Tom Seaver, American starting pitcher^[40]
"El Toro" (Spanish, "The Bull") = Fernando Valenzuela, Mexican starting pitcher
"Trader Jack" = Jack McKeon, U.S. baseball manager
"Trot" = Christopher Nixon, U.S. baseball player
"Turk" = Steven Wendell, U.S. baseball player
"Turkey" = Norman Thomas Stearnes, U.S. baseball player^[41]
"Ty" = Biron LaForest, Canadian baseball player
"Wahoo Sam" = Sam Crawford, U.S. baseball player^[42]
"Whitey" =
- Edward Ford, American starting pitcher^[43]
- Dorrel Herzog, American manager
"The Wild Horse of the Osage" = Pepper Martin, U.S. baseball player^[44]
"Wildfire" = Frank Schulte, U.S. baseball player^[45]
"The Wizard of Oz" = Ozzie Smith, American shortstop^[46]
"Woody" = DeWitt Smallwood, U.S. Negro League baseball player
"The Yankee Clipper" = Joe DiMaggio, American center fielder^[47]
"Yaz" = Carl Yastrzemski, American left fielder^[48]
"Yogi" = Lawrence Berra, American catcher and left fielder^[49]
"Youk" = Kevin Youkilis, American first baseman
"Z" = Carlos Zambrano, Venezuelan starting pitcher

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