Players who made their Major League debut during the selected season. Player must have appeared in a game as a hitter or a pitcher.
Batting and Pitching statistics for debuts are available since 1957.
| George Archie | 1938-09-14 | boxscore | 24.146 | 3B-1B | 6-0 | 170 | R | R | 1914-04-27 | Nashville,TN | MLB | 1938-1946 | 1938-1946 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Jim Asbell | 1938-05-08 | boxscore | 23.326 | OF | 6-0 | 195 | R | R | 1914-06-22 | Dallas,TX | MLB | 1938-1938 | 1938-1938 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Jim Bagby | 1938-04-18 | boxscore | 21.227 | P | 6-2 | 170 | R | R | 1916-09-08 | Cleveland,OH | MLB | 1938-1947 | 1938-1947 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Al Baker | 1938-08-20 | boxscore | 32.181 | P | 5-11 | 170 | R | R | 1906-02-28 | Batesville,MS | MLB | 1938-1938 | 1938-1938 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Mike Balas | 1938-04-27 | boxscore | 27.360 | P | 6-0 | 195 | R | R | 1910-05-09 | Lowell,MA | MLB | 1938-1938 | 1938-1938 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Irv Bartling | 1938-09-08 | boxscore | 24.079 | SS | 6-0 | 175 | R | R | 1914-06-27 | Bay City,MI | MLB | 1938-1938 | 1938-1938 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Joe Beggs | 1938-04-19 | boxscore | 27.173 | P | 6-1 | 182 | R | R | 1910-11-04 | Rankin,PA | MLB | 1938-1948 | 1938-1948 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Nino Bongiovanni | 1938-04-23 | boxscore | 26.130 | OF | 5-10 | 175 | L | L | 1911-12-21 | New Orleans,LA | MLB | 1938-1939 | 1938-1939 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Harry Boyles | 1938-08-03 | boxscore | 26.254 | P | 6-5 | 185 | R | R | 1911-11-29 | Granite City,IL | MLB | 1938-1939 | 1938-1939 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Ralph Buxton | 1938-09-11 | boxscore | 27.103 | P | 6-0 | 163 | R | R | 1911-06-07 | Weyburn,SK | MLB | 1938-1949 | 1938-1949 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Mark Christman | 1938-04-20 | boxscore | 24.187 | 3B-SS | 5-11 | 180 | R | R | 1913-10-21 | Maplewood,MO | MLB | 1938-1949 | 1938-1949 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Cap Clark | 1938-04-23 | boxscore | 31.224 | C | 5-11 | 180 | L | R | 1906-09-19 | Snow Camp,NC | MLB | 1938-1938 | 1938-1938 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Ed Cole | 1938-04-22 | boxscore | 29.038 | P | 5-11 | 170 | R | R | 1909-03-22 | Wilkes-Barre,PA | MLB | 1938-1939 | 1938-1939 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Mort Cooper | 1938-09-14 | boxscore | 25.202 | P | 6-2 | 210 | R | R | 1913-03-02 | Atherton,MO | MLB | 1938-1949 | 1938-1949 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Pete Coscarart | 1938-04-26 | boxscore | 24.320 | 2B-SS | 6-0 | 175 | R | R | 1913-06-16 | Escondido,CA | MLB | 1938-1946 | 1938-1946 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Frank Crespi | 1938-09-14 | boxscore | 20.215 | 2B-3B | 5-9 | 175 | R | R | 1918-02-16 | St. Louis,MO | MLB | 1938-1942 | 1938-1942 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Roy Cullenbine | 1938-04-19 | boxscore | 24.189 | OF-1B | 6-1 | 190 | B | R | 1913-10-18 | Nashville,TN | MLB | 1938-1947 | 1938-1947 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Woody Davis | 1938-05-02 | boxscore | 25.013 | P | 6-1 | 200 | L | R | 1913-04-25 | Nicholls,GA | MLB | 1938-1938 | 1938-1938 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Atley Donald | 1938-04-21 | boxscore | 27.252 | P | 6-1 | 186 | L | R | 1910-08-19 | Morton,MS | MLB | 1938-1945 | 1938-1945 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Tom Earley | 1938-09-27 | boxscore | 21.225 | P | 6-0 | 180 | R | R | 1917-02-19 | Boston,MA | MLB | 1938-1945 | 1938-1945 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Hal Epps | 1938-09-09 | boxscore | 24.173 | OF | 6-0 | 175 | L | L | 1914-03-26 | Athens,GA | MLB | 1938-1944 | 1938-1944 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Dick Errickson | 1938-04-27 | boxscore | 26.059 | P | 6-1 | 175 | L | R | 1912-03-05 | Vineland,NJ | MLB | 1938-1942 | 1938-1942 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Nick Etten | 1938-09-08 | boxscore | 24.360 | 1B | 6-2 | 198 | L | L | 1913-09-19 | Spring Grove,IL | MLB | 1938-1947 | 1938-1947 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Eddie Feinberg | 1938-09-11 | boxscore | 20.352 | SS-2B | 5-9 | 165 | B | R | 1917-09-29 | Philadelphia,PA | MLB | 1938-1939 | 1938-1939 | | premium | premium | premium |
| John Gaddy | 1938-09-27 | boxscore | 24.240 | P | 6-0 | 182 | R | R | 1914-02-05 | Wadesboro,NC | MLB | 1938-1938 | 1938-1938 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Oscar Georgy | 1938-06-04 | boxscore | 21.196 | P | 6-4 | 180 | R | R | 1916-11-25 | New Orleans,LA | MLB | 1938-1938 | 1938-1938 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Johnny Gerlach | 1938-09-03 | boxscore | 21.120 | SS | 5-9 | 165 | R | R | 1917-05-11 | Shullsburg,WI | MLB | 1938-1939 | 1938-1939 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Joe Grace | 1938-09-24 | boxscore | 24.268 | OF | 6-1 | 180 | L | R | 1914-01-05 | Gorham,IL | MLB | 1938-1947 | 1938-1947 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Oscar Grimes | 1938-09-28 | boxscore | 23.174 | 3B-2B | 5-11 | 178 | R | R | 1915-04-13 | Minerva,OH | MLB | 1938-1946 | 1938-1946 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Sig Gryska | 1938-09-28 | boxscore | 23.334 | SS | 6-0 | 173 | R | R | 1914-11-04 | Chicago,IL | MLB | 1938-1939 | 1938-1939 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Bob Harris | 1938-09-19 | boxscore | 23.147 | P | 6-0 | 185 | R | R | 1915-05-01 | Gillette,WY | MLB | 1938-1942 | 1938-1942 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Hank Helf | 1938-05-05 | boxscore | 24.258 | C | 6-1 | 196 | R | R | 1913-08-26 | Austin,TX | MLB | 1938-1946 | 1938-1946 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Willard Hershberger | 1938-04-19 | boxscore | 27.333 | C | 5-11 | 167 | R | R | 1910-05-28 | Lemoncove,CA | MLB | 1938-1940 | 1938-1940 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Jim Hitchcock | 1938-08-24 | boxscore | 27.064 | SS | 5-11 | 175 | R | R | 1911-06-28 | Inverness,AL | MLB | 1938-1938 | 1938-1938 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Oris Hockett | 1938-09-04 | boxscore | 28.347 | OF | 5-9 | 182 | L | R | 1909-09-29 | Amboy,IN | MLB | 1938-1945 | 1938-1945 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Byron Humphrey | 1938-04-24 | boxscore | 26.318 | P | 6-0 | 180 | R | R | 1911-06-17 | Vienna,MO | MLB | 1938-1938 | 1938-1938 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Johnny Humphries | 1938-05-08 | boxscore | 22.325 | P | 6-1 | 185 | R | R | 1915-06-23 | Clifton Forge,VA | MLB | 1938-1946 | 1938-1946 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Tommy Irwin | 1938-10-01 | boxscore | 25.291 | SS | 5-11 | 165 | R | R | 1912-12-20 | Altoona,PA | MLB | 1938-1938 | 1938-1938 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Bob Kahle | 1938-04-21 | boxscore | 22.155 | H | 6-0 | 170 | R | R | 1915-11-23 | New Castle,IN | MLB | 1938-1938 | 1938-1938 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Tom Kane | 1938-08-03 | boxscore | 31.239 | 2B | 5-11 | 160 | R | R | 1906-12-15 | Chicago,IL | MLB | 1938-1938 | 1938-1938 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Art Kenney | 1938-07-01 | boxscore | 22.068 | P | 6-0 | 175 | L | L | 1916-04-29 | Milford,MA | MLB | 1938-1938 | 1938-1938 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Bob Klinger | 1938-04-19 | boxscore | 29.326 | P | 6-0 | 180 | R | R | 1908-06-04 | Allenton,MO | MLB | 1938-1947 | 1938-1947 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Ernie Koy | 1938-04-19 | boxscore | 28.221 | OF | 6-0 | 200 | R | R | 1909-09-17 | Sealy,TX | MLB | 1938-1942 | 1938-1942 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Jesse Landrum | 1938-04-26 | boxscore | 25.275 | 2B | 6-0 | 175 | R | R | 1912-07-31 | Crockett,TX | MLB | 1938-1938 | 1938-1938 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Don Lang | 1938-07-04 | boxscore | 23.117 | 3B | 6-0 | 175 | R | R | 1915-03-15 | Selma,CA | MLB | 1938-1948 | 1938-1948 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Tom Lanning | 1938-09-14 | boxscore | 31.153 | P | 6-1 | 165 | L | L | 1907-04-22 | Biltmore,NC | MLB | 1938-1938 | 1938-1938 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Bill LeFebvre | 1938-06-10 | boxscore | 22.217 | P | 6-0 | 180 | L | L | 1915-11-11 | Natick,RI | MLB | 1938-1944 | 1938-1944 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Dario Lodigiani | 1938-04-18 | boxscore | 21.321 | 3B-2B | 5-8 | 150 | R | R | 1916-06-06 | San Francisco,CA | MLB | 1938-1946 | 1938-1946 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Johnny Lucadello | 1938-09-24 | boxscore | 19.219 | 2B-3B | 5-11 | 160 | B | R | 1919-02-22 | Thurber,TX | MLB | 1938-1947 | 1938-1947 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Ray Mack | 1938-09-09 | boxscore | 22.014 | 2B | 6-0 | 200 | R | R | 1916-08-31 | Cleveland,OH | MLB | 1938-1947 | 1938-1947 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Max Macon | 1938-04-21 | boxscore | 22.195 | P | 6-3 | 175 | L | L | 1915-10-14 | Pensacola,FL | MLB | 1938-1947 | 1938-1947 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Harl Maggert | 1938-04-19 | boxscore | 23.356 | OF-3B | 6-0 | 190 | R | R | 1914-05-04 | Los Angeles,CA | MLB | 1938-1938 | 1938-1938 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Bobby Mattick | 1938-05-05 | boxscore | 22.157 | SS | 5-11 | 178 | R | R | 1915-12-05 | Sioux City,IA | MLB | 1938-1942 | 1938-1942 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Benny McCoy | 1938-09-14 | boxscore | 22.315 | 2B | 5-9 | 170 | L | R | 1915-11-09 | Jenison,MI | MLB | 1938-1941 | 1938-1941 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Ralph McLeod | 1938-09-14 | boxscore | 21.335 | OF | 6-0 | 170 | L | L | 1916-10-19 | North Quincy,MA | MLB | 1938-1938 | 1938-1938 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Glenn McQuillen | 1938-06-16 | boxscore | 23.064 | OF | 6-0 | 198 | R | R | 1915-04-19 | Strasburg,VA | MLB | 1938-1947 | 1938-1947 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Steve Mesner | 1938-09-23 | boxscore | 20.258 | 3B | 5-9 | 178 | R | R | 1918-01-13 | Los Angeles,CA | MLB | 1938-1945 | 1938-1945 | | premium | premium | premium |
| George Meyer | 1938-09-03 | boxscore | 29.038 | 2B | 5-9 | 160 | R | R | 1909-08-03 | Chicago,IL | MLB | 1938-1938 | 1938-1938 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Dick Midkiff | 1938-04-24 | boxscore | 23.214 | P | 6-2 | 185 | R | R | 1914-09-28 | Gonzales,TX | MLB | 1938-1938 | 1938-1938 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Rene Monteagudo | 1938-09-06 | boxscore | 22.183 | P-OF | 5-7 | 165 | L | L | 1916-03-12 | Havana,CU | MLB | 1938-1945 | 1938-1945 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Hiker Moran | 1938-09-29 | boxscore | 26.278 | P | 6-5 | 185 | R | R | 1912-01-01 | Rochester,NY | MLB | 1938-1939 | 1938-1939 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Emmett Mueller | 1938-04-19 | boxscore | 25.279 | 2B-3B | 5-6 | 167 | B | R | 1912-07-20 | St. Louis,MO | MLB | 1938-1941 | 1938-1941 | | premium | premium | premium |
| George Myatt | 1938-08-16 | boxscore | 24.069 | 2B-3B | 5-11 | 167 | L | R | 1914-06-14 | Denver,CO | MLB | 1938-1947 | 1938-1947 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Lynn Myers | 1938-07-13 | boxscore | 24.146 | SS | 5-7 | 145 | R | R | 1914-02-23 | Enola,PA | MLB | 1938-1939 | 1938-1939 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Sam Nahem | 1938-10-02 | boxscore | 22.354 | P | 6-2 | 190 | R | R | 1915-10-19 | New York,NY | MLB | 1938-1948 | 1938-1948 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Vance Page | 1938-08-06 | boxscore | 32.333 | P | 6-0 | 180 | R | R | 1905-09-15 | Elm City,NC | MLB | 1938-1941 | 1938-1941 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Alex Pitko | 1938-09-11 | boxscore | 23.299 | OF | 5-10 | 180 | R | R | 1914-11-22 | Burlington,NJ | MLB | 1938-1939 | 1938-1939 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Bill Posedel | 1938-04-23 | boxscore | 31.272 | P | 5-11 | 175 | R | R | 1906-08-02 | San Francisco,CA | MLB | 1938-1946 | 1938-1946 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Dykes Potter | 1938-04-26 | boxscore | 27.227 | P | 6-0 | 185 | R | R | 1910-09-18 | Ashland,KY | MLB | 1938-1938 | 1938-1938 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Les Powers | 1938-09-17 | boxscore | 28.323 | 1B | 6-0 | 175 | L | L | 1909-11-05 | Seattle,WA | MLB | 1938-1939 | 1938-1939 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Tot Pressnell | 1938-04-21 | boxscore | 31.264 | P | 5-10 | 175 | R | R | 1906-08-08 | Findlay,OH | MLB | 1938-1942 | 1938-1942 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Art Rebel | 1938-04-19 | boxscore | 24.052 | OF | 5-8 | 180 | L | L | 1914-03-04 | Cincinnati,OH | MLB | 1938-1945 | 1938-1945 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Tommy Reis | 1938-04-27 | boxscore | 23.270 | P | 6-2 | 180 | R | R | 1914-08-06 | Newport,KY | MLB | 1938-1938 | 1938-1938 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Jim Reninger | 1938-09-17 | boxscore | 23.200 | P | 6-3 | 210 | R | R | 1915-03-07 | Aurora,IL | MLB | 1938-1939 | 1938-1939 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Johnny Rizzo | 1938-04-19 | boxscore | 25.269 | OF | 6-0 | 190 | R | R | 1912-07-30 | Houston,TX | MLB | 1938-1942 | 1938-1942 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Joe Rogalski | 1938-09-14 | boxscore | 23.067 | P | 6-2 | 187 | R | R | 1915-07-15 | Ashland,WI | MLB | 1938-1938 | 1938-1938 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Lee Rogers | 1938-04-27 | boxscore | 24.207 | P | 5-11 | 170 | R | L | 1913-10-08 | Tuscaloosa,AL | MLB | 1938-1938 | 1938-1938 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Packy Rogers | 1938-07-12 | boxscore | 25.083 | SS-3B | 5-8 | 175 | R | R | 1913-04-26 | Swoyersville,PA | MLB | 1938-1938 | 1938-1938 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Don Ross | 1938-04-19 | boxscore | 23.283 | 3B-OF | 6-2 | 200 | R | R | 1914-07-16 | Pasadena,CA | MLB | 1938-1946 | 1938-1946 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Norm Schlueter | 1938-05-28 | boxscore | 21.250 | C | 5-10 | 175 | R | R | 1916-09-25 | Belleville,IL | MLB | 1938-1944 | 1938-1944 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Clay Smith | 1938-09-13 | boxscore | 24.008 | P | 6-2 | 190 | R | R | 1914-09-11 | Cambridge,KS | MLB | 1938-1940 | 1938-1940 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Dave Smith | 1938-06-16 | boxscore | 23.187 | P | 5-10 | 170 | R | R | 1914-12-17 | Sellers,SC | MLB | 1938-1939 | 1938-1939 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Justin Stein | 1938-05-28 | boxscore | 26.299 | SS-3B | 5-11 | 180 | R | R | 1911-08-09 | St. Louis,MO | MLB | 1938-1938 | 1938-1938 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Ray Stoviak | 1938-06-05 | boxscore | 22.005 | OF | 6-1 | 195 | L | L | 1915-06-06 | Scottdale,PA | MLB | 1938-1938 | 1938-1938 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Charley Suche | 1938-09-18 | boxscore | 23.050 | P | 6-2 | 190 | R | L | 1915-08-05 | Cranes Mill,TX | MLB | 1938-1938 | 1938-1938 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Butch Sutcliffe | 1938-08-28 | boxscore | 23.043 | C | 5-9 | 165 | R | R | 1915-07-22 | Fall River,MA | MLB | 1938-1938 | 1938-1938 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Jim Tabor | 1938-08-02 | boxscore | 21.275 | 3B | 6-2 | 175 | R | R | 1916-11-05 | New Hope,AL | MLB | 1938-1947 | 1938-1947 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Ray Thomas | 1938-07-22 | boxscore | 28.020 | C | 5-11 | 175 | R | R | 1910-07-09 | Dover,NH | MLB | 1938-1938 | 1938-1938 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Mike Tresh | 1938-09-04 | boxscore | 24.199 | C | 5-11 | 170 | R | R | 1914-02-23 | Hazleton,PA | MLB | 1938-1949 | 1938-1949 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Coaker Triplett | 1938-04-19 | boxscore | 26.129 | OF | 5-11 | 185 | R | R | 1911-12-18 | Boone,NC | MLB | 1938-1945 | 1938-1945 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Bob Uhl | 1938-05-08 | boxscore | 24.239 | P | 5-11 | 175 | B | L | 1913-09-17 | San Francisco,CA | MLB | 1938-1940 | 1938-1940 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Charlie Wagner | 1938-04-19 | boxscore | 25.143 | P | 5-11 | 170 | R | R | 1912-12-03 | Reading,PA | MLB | 1938-1946 | 1938-1946 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Joe Walsh | 1938-07-01 | boxscore | 21.115 | SS | 5-10 | 155 | R | R | 1917-03-13 | Boston,MA | MLB | 1938-1938 | 1938-1938 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Dick West | 1938-09-28 | boxscore | 22.314 | C | 6-2 | 180 | R | R | 1915-11-24 | Louisville,KY | MLB | 1938-1943 | 1938-1943 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Max West | 1938-04-19 | boxscore | 21.147 | OF-1B | 6-2 | 182 | L | R | 1916-11-28 | Dexter,MO | MLB | 1938-1948 | 1938-1948 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Woody Williams | 1938-09-05 | boxscore | 26.021 | 2B | 5-11 | 175 | R | R | 1912-08-21 | Pamplin,VA | MLB | 1938-1945 | 1938-1945 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Johnnie Wittig | 1938-08-04 | boxscore | 24.055 | P | 6-0 | 180 | R | R | 1914-06-16 | Baltimore,MD | MLB | 1938-1949 | 1938-1949 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Chuck Workman | 1938-09-18 | boxscore | 23.261 | OF-3B | 6-0 | 175 | L | R | 1915-01-06 | Leeton,MO | MLB | 1938-1946 | 1938-1946 | | premium | premium | premium |
| Taffy Wright | 1938-04-18 | boxscore | 26.258 | OF | 5-10 | 180 | L | R | 1911-08-10 | Tabor City,NC | MLB | 1938-1949 | 1938-1949 | | premium | premium | premium |
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