Arizona Diamondbacks and San Francisco Giants players: who played for both
Who played for both the Diamondbacks and Giants?
65 players played for both the Arizona Diamondbacks and the San Francisco Giants between 1998 and 2025, including Matt Williams, Steve Finley, Nick Ahmed and Gerardo Parra. 31 of them played for the Diamondbacks first and 33 for the Giants first; 1 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Chris Jones is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Diamondbacks first, then the Giants from 1998.
- Sergio Alcantara is the most recent: Diamondbacks first, then the Giants from 2025.
- Matt Williams played the most games across the two: 595 for the Diamondbacks and 1,120 for the Giants.
- 9 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Gregor Blanco.
- Most common positions on this list: P (34), OF (16), C (5), SS (4).
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All 65 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Diamondbacks | Giants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Williams | 3B | 1998–2003 (595 g) | 1987–1996 (1120 g) |
| Steve Finley | OF | 1999–2004 (849 g) | 2006 (139 g) |
| Nick Ahmed | SS | 2014–2023 (888 g) | 2024 (52 g) |
| Gerardo Parra | OF | 2009–2014 (787 g) | 2019 (30 g) |
| Gregor Blanco | OF | 2017 (90 g) | 2012–2016, 2018 (717 g) |
| Wilmer Flores | 1B | 2019 (89 g) | 2020–2025 (667 g) |
| Royce Clayton | SS | 2005 (143 g) | 1991–1995 (506 g) |
| AJ Pollock | OF | 2012–2018 (637 g) | 2023 (5 g) |
| Aaron Hill | 2B | 2011–2015 (525 g) | 2017 (34 g) |
| Evan Longoria | 3B | 2023 (74 g) | 2018–2022 (477 g) |
| Javier Lopez | P | 2005 (29 g) | 2010–2016 (446 g) |
| Felix Rodriguez | P | 1998 (43 g) | 1999–2004 (395 g) |
| Joc Pederson | OF | 2024 (132 g) | 2022–2023 (255 g) |
| Madison Bumgarner | P | 2020–2023 (71 g) | 2009–2019 (304 g) |
| Cody Ross | OF | 2013–2014 (177 g) | 2010–2011 (154 g) |
| Shea Hillenbrand | 3B | 2003–2004 (233 g) | 2006 (60 g) |
| Tim Worrell | P | 2005 (32 g) | 2001–2003, 2006 (252 g) |
| Reggie Sanders | OF | 2001 (126 g) | 2002 (140 g) |
| Randy Johnson | P | 1999–2004, 2007–2008 (233 g) | 2009 (22 g) |
| Brent Mayne | C | 2004 (36 g) | 1998–1999 (211 g) |
| Jose Cruz | OF | 2005 (64 g) | 2003 (158 g) |
| Brandon Medders | P | 2005–2008 (135 g) | 2009–2010 (75 g) |
| J. C. Gutierrez | P | 2009–2011 (143 g) | 2014 (61 g) |
| Shawn Estes | P | 2005 (21 g) | 1995–2001 (182 g) |
| Russ Ortiz | P | 2005–2006 (30 g) | 1998–2002, 2007 (166 g) |
| Alan Embree | P | 1998 (35 g) | 1999–2001 (153 g) |
| Robbie Ray | P | 2015–2020 (149 g) | 2024–2025 (39 g) |
| Mark Melancon | P | 2022 (62 g) | 2017–2019 (116 g) |
| Stephen Vogt | C | 2020–2021 (78 g) | 2019 (99 g) |
| Livan Hernandez | P | 2006–2007 (45 g) | 1999–2002 (116 g) |
| Reyes Moronta | P | 2022 (17 g) | 2017–2019, 2021 (136 g) |
| Cody Ransom | SS | 2011–2012 (38 g) | 2001–2004 (114 g) |
| Yusmeiro Petit | P | 2007–2009 (56 g) | 2012–2015 (90 g) |
| Bobby Estalella | C | 2004 (7 g) | 2000–2001 (135 g) |
| Dominic Leone | P | 2015–2016 (28 g) | 2021–2022 (112 g) |
| Tony Abreu | 2B | 2010 (81 g) | 2013–2014 (56 g) |
| Matt Herges | P | 2005 (7 g) | 2003–2005 (118 g) |
| Trevor Cahill | P | 2012–2014 (90 g) | 2020 (11 g) |
| Xavier Nady | OF | 2011 (82 g) | 2012 (19 g) |
| Jose Guillen | OF | 2002 (54 g) | 2010 (42 g) |
| Mitch Haniger | OF | 2016 (34 g) | 2023 (61 g) |
| Alex Young | P | 2019–2021 (62 g) | 2022 (24 g) |
| Terry Mulholland | P | 2006 (5 g) | 1986, 1988–1989, 1995, 1997 (74 g) |
| Bob Howry | P | 2010 (14 g) | 2009 (63 g) |
| Sergio Alcantara | SS | 2022 (71 g) | 2025 (1 g) |
| Anthony DeSclafani | P | 2025 (13 g) | 2021–2023 (58 g) |
| Shelby Miller | P | 2016–2018, 2025 (67 g) | 2022 (4 g) |
| Chris Stewart | C | 2018 (3 g) | 2011 (67 g) |
| Dante Powell | OF | 1999 (22 g) | 1997–1998, 2001 (48 g) |
| Troy Brohawn | P | 2001 (59 g) | 2002 (11 g) |
| Scott Service | P | 2003–2004 (39 g) | 1995 (28 g) |
| Chris Jones | OF | 1998 (20 g) | 1998 (43 g) |
| Roger Kieschnick | OF | 2014 (25 g) | 2013 (38 g) |
| Jeff Fassero | P | 2004 (1 g) | 2005–2006 (58 g) |
| Matt Reynolds | P | 2013, 2015 (48 g) | 2016 (8 g) |
| Cole Gillespie | OF | 2010–2011 (50 g) | 2013 (3 g) |
| James Sherfy | P | 2017–2019 (43 g) | 2021 (10 g) |
| Aramis Garcia | C | 2025 (2 g) | 2018–2019 (37 g) |
| Travis Bergen | P | 2020 (7 g) | 2019 (21 g) |
| Ed Vosberg | P | 1999 (4 g) | 1990 (18 g) |
| Mike Leake | P | 2019 (10 g) | 2015 (12 g) |
| Stuart Fairchild | OF | 2021 (12 g) | 2022 (5 g) |
| Joe Martinez | P | 2012 (1 g) | 2009–2010 (14 g) |
| Dan Carlson | P | 1999 (2 g) | 1996–1997 (11 g) |
| Casey Kelly | P | 2025 (2 g) | 2018 (7 g) |
From the SABR Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 3.0), 1876–2025. A season counts when the player played at least one regular-season game for the franchise.Giants seasons include the New York Gothams (1883–1884) and New York Giants (1885–1957).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Arizona Diamondbacks and the San Francisco Giants?
65 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1998 to 2025, including Matt Williams, Steve Finley, Nick Ahmed and Gerardo Parra. A player counts when he played at least one regular-season game for each franchise.
Who was the first player on this list to play for both?
Chris Jones: Arizona Diamondbacks first, then the San Francisco Giants from 1998.
Who has played for both recently?
Nick Ahmed, Wilmer Flores, Joc Pederson, Robbie Ray, Sergio Alcantara and Anthony DeSclafani and 3 more, with a season for one of the two in 2024 or 2025.
Does a player count if the team has moved or changed its name?
Yes. Seasons count for today's franchise, the way the Lahman database links every team-season to a franchise. Giants seasons include the New York Gothams (1883–1884) and New York Giants (1885–1957).
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