Birthplaces · North America · 2005–2026

🇨🇦MLB Players from Canada

Every major leaguer born in Canada who took a plate appearance or threw a pitch in a published season, with what they have done since 2005 — and who is playing now.

Players: 79
Active in 2026: 24
Total dbWAR: 384.2
Home runs: 1,930
Strikeouts: 11,516
Batters / pitchers: 38 / 41

Notable

Superlatives over the seasons published here, not over whole careers.

Most dbWAR68.4

Joey Votto2007–2023 Most home runs356

Joey Votto8,746 PA Most strikeouts1,371

Nick Pivetta1,245.2 IP Best season8.0 WAR

Joey Votto2015 First to the majors1989

Larry Walker Hardest-hit ball120.4 mph

Vladimir Guerrero Jr.2025 Youngest in 202623

Jonah Tong Most seasons here17

Joey Votto2007–2023

Most common birthplaceVancouver9 players

The All-Canadian Team

The best player born in Canada at each position since 2005, by the dbWAR he produced there. Positions nobody has filled are left open.

Russell Martin2006–2019 · 191 HR · .24833.7dbWAR 1B

Joey Votto2007–2023 · 356 HR · .29468.4dbWAR 2B

Edouard Julien2023–2026 · 30 HR · .2263.5dbWAR 3B

Brett Lawrie2011–2016 · 59 HR · .2639.4dbWAR

SS—no shortstop yet

Jason Bay2005–2013 · 192 HR · .26424.2dbWAR CF

Michael Saunders2009–2017 · 33 HR · .2283.3dbWAR RF

Larry Walker2005 · 15 HR · .2892.6dbWAR

DH—no designated hitter yet

And on the mound

Erik Bedard2005–2014 · 3.91 ERA18.5dbWAR SP

James Paxton2013–2024 · 3.77 ERA17.4dbWAR SP

Jeff Francis2005–2015 · 4.93 ERA13.9dbWAR RP

Cade Smith2024–2026 · 2.26 ERA7.4dbWAR

How this is picked. Each player is filed at the one position he appeared at most often — so a shortstop who spent two years at third is a shortstop, and cannot hold both slots — and the spot goes to whoever produced the most dbWAR there. The figure on a card is therefore the value at that position rather than the career total shown elsewhere on this page: they differ for anyone who moved. Starting and relieving are counted separately for the same reason, on the share of each season's appearances that were starts. A slot needs 100 plate appearances or 20 innings to be claimed at all, which keeps a September call-up from becoming a first baseman. 31 position players are eligible here, with 16 starters and 19 relievers.

In the majors now

24 Canadian-born players were on a major-league roster in 2026. Every column sorts.

Batting, 2026.

Liam Hicks	MIA	C	27	142	554	18	82	3	.284	.367	.434	128	3.7
Tristan Peters	CWS	CF	26	150	491	12	56	8	.265	.337	.437	118	3.2
Jared Young	NYM	1B	31	100	342	9	38	3	.266	.330	.429	112	1.2
Owen Caissie	MIA	RF	24	107	330	14	58	5	.220	.288	.412	93	0.4
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	TOR	1B	27	144	609	9	57	7	.260	.332	.358	93	0.3
Tyler O'Neill	BAL	RF	31	83	260	10	23	1	.212	.300	.377	93	0.2
Josh Naylor	SEA	1B	29	152	650	10	57	30	.261	.317	.350	90	0.2
Tyler Black	MIL	DH	26	9	28	0	7	0	.333	.357	.481	132	0.2
Edouard Julien	COL	2B	27	86	276	3	20	5	.208	.322	.292	77	0.1
Trei Cruz	DET	RF	28	2	5	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	-125	-0.1
Bo Naylor	CLE	C	26	29	98	3	10	0	.154	.214	.275	32	-0.3
Denzel Clarke	ATH	CF	26	34	87	0	6	4	.158	.238	.171	16	-0.4

Pitching, 2026.

Michael Soroka	AZ	29	22	21	116.0	9	0	114	3.41	3.19	1.09	2.7
Cade Smith	CLE	27	69	0	74.0	6	41	107	1.95	2.18	0.96	2.2
Nick Pivetta	SD	33	8	8	34.2	3	0	42	2.86	2.21	1.01	1.2
Cal Quantrill	TEX	31	32	15	110.0	9	0	81	2.86	4.01	1.04	1.1
Erik Sabrowski	CLE	29	60	0	48.1	5	1	76	2.61	2.81	1.18	1.1
Jonah Tong	NYM	23	7	4	30.2	2	0	34	3.82	3.30	1.24	0.6
Matt Brash	SEA	28	20	0	16.2	3	0	15	0.54	2.92	0.84	0.3
Jordan Romano	COL	33	38	0	33.2	0	15	39	5.61	4.11	1.43	0.3
Matt Wilkinson	SF	24	8	6	27.2	1	0	20	3.58	4.55	0.98	0.2
Zach Pop	PHI	30	7	1	7.1	0	0	6	3.68	3.10	1.09	0.2
Mitch Bratt	AZ	23	10	10	44.0	1	0	30	4.70	5.13	1.52	0.1
Eric Cerantola	KC	26	4	0	5.1	0	0	7	10.13	10.98	2.63	-0.4

Clubs in 2026CLE 3 AZ 2 COL 2 NYM 2 SEA 2 MIA 2

The full 2026 leaderboards filter by birthplace too: batting · pitching — pick several countries at once there.

Since 2005

Career totals over the published seasons, ranked by dbWAR.

Batters, by dbWAR since the first published season.

Joey Votto	2007–2023	17	8,746	2,135	356	1,144	80	.294	68.4
Russell Martin	2006–2019	14	6,648	1,416	191	771	101	.248	33.8
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	2019–2026	8	4,829	1,218	192	648	33	.285	25.7
Jason Bay	2005–2013	9	4,679	1,059	192	658	88	.264	24.2
Justin Morneau	2005–2016	12	5,965	1,503	224	911	5	.283	22.4
Brett Lawrie	2011–2016	6	2,417	578	71	253	41	.261	10.9
Tyler O'Neill	2018–2026	9	2,578	547	128	327	49	.239	9.8
Josh Naylor	2019–2026	8	3,513	853	114	492	85	.268	9.8
Michael Saunders	2009–2017	9	2,747	570	81	263	55	.232	5.3
Liam Hicks	2025–2026	2	944	218	24	127	5	.269	5.1
Matt Stairs	2005–2011	7	1,966	436	71	265	6	.256	4.5
George Kottaras	2008–2014	7	858	155	32	101	3	.215	4.2
Edouard Julien	2023–2026	4	1,193	231	30	90	14	.226	3.5
Bo Naylor	2022–2026	5	1,139	202	41	128	12	.200	2.9
Tristan Peters	2025–2026	2	503	116	12	56	8	.258	2.9
Larry Walker	2005	1	367	91	15	52	2	.289	2.6
Corey Koskie	2005–2006	2	693	155	23	69	5	.254	2.4
Abraham Toro	2019–2025	7	1,582	321	41	161	16	.223	1.6
Jared Young	2022–2026	4	458	103	15	52	6	.249	1.4
Charles Leblanc	2022–2024	2	197	45	6	17	4	.254	1.1
Aaron Guiel	2005–2006	2	272	64	11	25	3	.266	1.1
Dalton Pompey	2014–2018	4	159	32	3	10	8	.221	0.3
Owen Caissie	2025–2026	2	357	69	15	62	5	.218	0.3
Tyler Black	2024–2026	3	98	21	0	10	3	.250	0.3
Chris Robinson	2013	1	12	2	1	3	0	.167	-0.0
Max St. Pierre	2010	1	9	2	0	0	0	.222	-0.0
Trei Cruz	2026	1	5	0	0	0	0	.000	-0.1
Denzel Clarke	2025–2026	2	246	46	3	14	10	.205	-0.1
Jacob Robson	2021	1	7	0	0	0	0	.000	-0.1
Pete Laforest	2005–2007	2	113	21	2	8	0	.210	-0.2
Jamie Romak	2014–2015	2	39	6	0	4	0	.167	-0.3
Rene Tosoni	2011	1	189	35	5	22	0	.203	-0.3
Taylor Green	2011–2012	2	154	29	3	15	0	.207	-0.4
Adam Stern	2005–2010	3	45	5	1	7	2	.116	-0.5
James Adduci	2013–2019	5	431	92	5	39	7	.232	-0.6
Mike Nickeas	2010–2012	3	191	31	2	19	0	.180	-0.7
Pete Orr	2005–2013	8	738	177	3	46	19	.257	-0.9
Scott Thorman	2006–2007	2	440	92	16	50	2	.222	-1.1

Pitchers, by dbWAR since the first published season.

Erik Bedard	2005–2014	9	1,165.2	65	1	1,124	3.91	18.5
Ryan Dempster	2005–2013	9	1,402.1	81	85	1,279	3.90	18.4
James Paxton	2013–2024	11	951.0	73	0	1,005	3.77	17.3
Nick Pivetta	2017–2026	10	1,245.2	72	3	1,371	4.43	14.7
Jeff Francis	2005–2015	10	1,254.1	69	1	837	4.97	13.7
Rich Harden	2005–2011	7	664.0	43	0	715	3.62	8.9
Michael Soroka	2018–2026	7	531.2	29	0	493	3.76	8.0
Cade Smith	2024–2026	3	223.0	20	58	314	2.26	7.4
Cal Quantrill	2019–2026	8	946.2	56	1	703	4.17	6.8
Jesse Crain	2005–2013	9	505.0	42	4	426	3.10	5.8
John Axford	2009–2021	11	525.2	38	144	589	3.90	5.3
Matt Brash	2022–2026	4	185.1	17	8	242	3.06	3.8
Shawn Hill	2006–2012	6	233.0	9	0	141	4.25	3.6
Jordan Romano	2019–2026	8	306.0	22	128	371	3.94	3.2
Rowan Wick	2018–2022	5	146.0	6	20	160	3.82	2.0
Erik Sabrowski	2024–2026	3	90.1	5	2	137	1.99	2.0
Scott Diamond	2011–2016	4	344.0	19	0	161	4.50	1.8
Jim Henderson	2012–2016	4	137.0	10	31	177	3.61	1.4
Chris Leroux	2009–2014	6	71.2	1	0	66	6.03	1.0
Rob Zastryzny	2016–2025	7	89.0	6	0	74	3.84	0.9
Jonah Tong	2025–2026	2	49.1	4	0	56	5.29	0.8
Eric Gagne	2005–2008	4	113.2	9	35	114	4.28	0.7
Adam Loewen	2006–2016	6	189.1	10	0	159	5.85	0.7
Scott Richmond	2008–2012	4	169.0	9	0	139	5.27	0.6
Paul Quantrill	2005	1	69.0	2	0	36	5.35	0.3
Zach Pop	2021–2026	6	169.2	8	1	132	4.83	0.2
Matt Wilkinson	2026	1	27.2	1	0	20	3.58	0.2
Dustin Molleken	2016	1	8.1	0	0	8	4.32	0.2
Mitch Bratt	2026	1	44.0	1	0	30	4.70	0.1
Ryan Braun	2006–2007	2	50.0	2	0	30	6.66	-0.0
Blake Hawksworth	2009–2011	3	183.1	10	0	124	4.07	-0.1
Andrew Albers	2013–2021	5	139.2	8	1	91	4.58	-0.1
Scott Mathieson	2006–2011	3	44.0	1	0	34	6.75	-0.1
Trystan Magnuson	2011	1	14.2	0	0	11	6.14	-0.1
David Davidson	2007–2009	2	3.0	0	0	3	30.00	-0.2
Rheal Cormier	2005–2007	3	98.1	6	0	54	4.30	-0.3
Jordan Balazovic	2023	1	24.1	1	0	17	4.44	-0.3
Eric Cerantola	2026	1	5.1	0	0	7	10.13	-0.4
Phillippe Aumont	2012–2015	4	43.2	1	2	42	6.80	-0.4
Jesen Therrien	2017	1	18.1	0	0	10	8.35	-0.4
R.J. Swindle	2008–2009	2	11.1	0	0	12	12.71	-0.5

By season

How many were in the majors each year, and what they produced.

Season	Players	Batters	Pitchers	PA	HR	IP	SO	dbWAR
2026	24	12	12	3,730	88	548.1	571	18.0
2025	22	12	12	3,047	90	630.2	666	17.6
2024	17	8	9	2,942	121	631.2	612	17.0
2023	17	8	9	2,391	97	559.0	596	16.6
2022	15	8	7	2,514	91	587.2	535	12.8
2021	14	9	8	2,406	136	466.0	475	21.9
2020	11	5	6	824	31	113.2	123	2.5
2019	13	11	7	2,023	51	574.2	564	12.7
2018	11	7	6	1,366	34	418.2	481	12.5
2017	10	8	6	1,455	56	362.1	375	13.2
2016	14	8	8	2,381	91	270.0	261	15.8
2015	13	10	6	2,147	73	170.2	165	14.4
2014	16	12	7	2,050	59	243.1	227	11.8
2013	21	15	11	3,241	96	792.2	664	17.3
2012	21	16	11	3,465	105	764.2	663	23.2
2011	25	17	12	3,043	86	873.1	756	17.8
2010	19	15	9	2,625	91	673.0	586	21.2
2009	19	13	11	2,940	105	688.1	642	21.9
2008	17	13	10	3,275	104	804.2	699	27.1
2007	19	12	11	2,938	108	730.0	641	21.6
2006	20	15	11	3,073	117	840.2	634	24.8
2005	17	13	8	2,945	100	754.2	580	22.6

Where in Canada

Birth cities with more than one major leaguer, most first.

9Vancouver11% of the country

7Toronto9% of the country

5London6% of the country

5Mississauga6% of the country

5Montreal6% of the country

3North Vancouver4% of the country

3Victoria4% of the country

2Burnaby3% of the country

About this page

79 major-league players born in Canada appear in this archive, between 2005 and 2026. 24 of them were on a major-league roster in 2026, up from 17 in 2005. Together they are worth 384.2 dbWAR, on 1,930 home runs and 11,516 strikeouts thrown.

The most valuable of them by our own measure is Joey Votto, worth 68.4 dbWAR across 2007–2023. His best year was 2015, at 8.0 WAR. Larry Walker has been in the majors longest of anyone here, since 1989.

Joey Votto has hit the most home runs, 356. Nick Pivetta has thrown the most strikeouts, 1,371. The hardest ball anyone from here has struck came off Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s bat at 120.4 mph, in 2025. These are totals over the seasons published here rather than whole careers: a player who debuted before 2005 arrives mid-career, and his numbers start where the archive does.

Vancouver has produced 9 of them, more than anywhere else in Canada. In 2026 they are spread across 6 clubs, 3 of them with Cleveland Guardians.

Country here means country of birth, taken from each player's biographical record. It is not nationality and not who a player has represented internationally — the three disagree often enough to matter, and birthplace is the one this data actually holds. Every rate statistic and every dbWAR figure is computed from play-by-play using constants measured from each season's own data, so the numbers are era-correct without being copied from anywhere. See the derivation →

Elsewhere

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