Athletics and New York Mets players: who played for both
Who played for both the Athletics and Mets?
112 players played for both the Athletics and the New York Mets between 1962 and 2025, including Rickey Henderson, Dave Kingman, Mike Piazza and Ed Charles. 69 of them played for the Athletics first and 41 for the Mets first; 2 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Harry Chiti is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Athletics first, then the Mets from 1962.
- Rico Garcia is the most recent: Athletics first, then the Mets from 2025.
- Rickey Henderson played the most games across the two: 1,704 for the Athletics and 152 for the Mets.
- 26 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Rickey Henderson.
- Most common positions on this list: P (54), OF (29), C (10), SS (7).
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All 112 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Athletics | Mets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | OF | 1979–1984, 1989–1995, 1998 (1704 g) | 1999–2000 (152 g) |
| Dave Kingman | OF | 1984–1986 (449 g) | 1975–1977, 1981–1983 (664 g) |
| Mike Piazza | C | 2007 (83 g) | 1998–2005 (972 g) |
| Ed Charles | 3B | 1962–1967 (726 g) | 1967–1969 (279 g) |
| Tony Phillips | OF | 1982–1989, 1999 (941 g) | 1998 (52 g) |
| Jed Lowrie | SS | 2013–2014, 2016–2018, 2021–2022 (876 g) | 2019 (9 g) |
| Mike Bordick | SS | 1990–1996 (823 g) | 2000 (56 g) |
| Mark Canha | OF | 2015–2021 (645 g) | 2022–2023 (229 g) |
| Dave Magadan | 3B | 1997–1998 (163 g) | 1986–1992 (701 g) |
| Yoenis Cespedes | OF | 2012–2014 (365 g) | 2015–2018, 2020 (316 g) |
| Steve Henderson | OF | 1985–1987 (142 g) | 1977–1980 (497 g) |
| Terrence Long | OF | 2000–2003 (602 g) | 1999 (3 g) |
| Jay Payton | OF | 2005–2006 (211 g) | 1998–2002 (368 g) |
| Mike Jorgensen | 1B | 1977 (66 g) | 1968, 1970–1971, 1980–1983 (492 g) |
| Marco Scutaro | SS | 2004–2007 (476 g) | 2002–2003 (75 g) |
| Ike Davis | 1B | 2015 (74 g) | 2010–2014 (454 g) |
| Jeurys Familia | P | 2018, 2023 (44 g) | 2012–2021 (469 g) |
| Jerry Blevins | P | 2007–2013 (281 g) | 2015–2018 (219 g) |
| Rajai Davis | OF | 2008–2010, 2017 (469 g) | 2019 (29 g) |
| Starling Marte | OF | 2021 (56 g) | 2022–2025 (396 g) |
| Ted Martinez | SS | 1975 (86 g) | 1970–1974 (353 g) |
| Claudell Washington | OF | 1974–1976 (355 g) | 1980 (79 g) |
| Art Shamsky | OF | 1972 (8 g) | 1968–1971 (406 g) |
| Ron Darling | P | 1991–1995 (127 g) | 1983–1991 (272 g) |
| Jim Gosger | OF | 1966–1968 (310 g) | 1969, 1973–1974 (74 g) |
| J. D. Davis | 3B | 2024 (39 g) | 2019–2022 (335 g) |
| Bill Almon | SS | 1983–1984 (249 g) | 1980, 1987 (97 g) |
| Tommie Reynolds | OF | 1963–1965, 1969 (236 g) | 1967 (101 g) |
| Chad Bradford | P | 2001–2004 (250 g) | 2006 (70 g) |
| Billy Taylor | P | 1994, 1996–1999 (281 g) | 1999 (18 g) |
| Tommy Davis | OF | 1970–1971 (145 g) | 1967 (154 g) |
| Larry Stahl | OF | 1964–1966 (162 g) | 1967–1968 (124 g) |
| Marv Throneberry | 1B | 1960–1961 (144 g) | 1962–1963 (130 g) |
| Scott Hairston | OF | 2009 (60 g) | 2011–2012 (213 g) |
| Skip Lockwood | P | 1965 (42 g) | 1975–1979 (228 g) |
| Jason Isringhausen | P | 1999–2001 (151 g) | 1995–1997, 1999, 2011 (113 g) |
| Charlie O'Brien | C | 1985 (16 g) | 1990–1993 (232 g) |
| Bob Johnson | SS | 1960, 1969–1970 (157 g) | 1967 (90 g) |
| Jack Aker | P | 1964–1968 (221 g) | 1974 (24 g) |
| Craig Paquette | 3B | 1993–1995 (224 g) | 1998 (7 g) |
| Harry Chiti | C | 1958–1960 (216 g) | 1962 (15 g) |
| Ricardo Rincon | P | 2002–2005 (223 g) | 2008 (8 g) |
| Jeff Tam | P | 2000–2002 (182 g) | 1998–1999 (24 g) |
| Chris Young | OF | 2013 (107 g) | 2014 (88 g) |
| Jesus Alou | OF | 1973–1974 (132 g) | 1975 (62 g) |
| Willie Randolph | 2B | 1990 (93 g) | 1992 (90 g) |
| Sean Manaea | P | 2016–2021 (129 g) | 2024–2025 (47 g) |
| Kevin Mitchell | OF | 1998 (51 g) | 1984, 1986 (115 g) |
| Greg McMichael | P | 1999 (17 g) | 1997–1999 (144 g) |
| Jake Diekman | P | 2019–2021 (116 g) | 2024 (43 g) |
| Anthony Recker | C | 2011–2012 (18 g) | 2013–2015 (140 g) |
| Brent Mayne | C | 1997 (85 g) | 1996 (70 g) |
| Bartolo Colon | P | 2012–2013 (54 g) | 2014–2016 (98 g) |
| Trevor May | P | 2023 (49 g) | 2021–2022 (94 g) |
| Jorge Velandia | 2B | 1998–2000 (89 g) | 2000–2001, 2003 (47 g) |
| Kurt Abbott | SS | 1993, 1998 (55 g) | 2000 (79 g) |
| T. J. McFarland | P | 2020, 2024–2025 (129 g) | 2023 (3 g) |
| Chris Bassitt | P | 2015–2016, 2018–2021 (100 g) | 2022 (30 g) |
| Ken Sanders | P | 1964, 1966, 1968 (66 g) | 1975–1976 (61 g) |
| Frankie Montas | P | 2017–2022 (114 g) | 2025 (9 g) |
| Mark Guthrie | P | 2001 (54 g) | 2002 (68 g) |
| Emil Brown | OF | 2008 (117 g) | 2009 (3 g) |
| Joe Pignatano | C | 1961 (92 g) | 1962 (27 g) |
| Andy Tomberlin | OF | 1995 (46 g) | 1996–1997 (69 g) |
| Cory Lidle | P | 2001–2002 (60 g) | 1997 (54 g) |
| Rich Becker | OF | 1999–2000 (63 g) | 1998 (49 g) |
| Jason Pridie | OF | 2015 (6 g) | 2011 (101 g) |
| Ralph Terry | P | 1957–1959, 1966 (86 g) | 1966–1967 (13 g) |
| Alberto Castillo | C | 2005 (1 g) | 1995–1998 (92 g) |
| Mike Torrez | P | 1976–1977, 1984 (45 g) | 1983–1984 (48 g) |
| Paul Blackburn | P | 2017–2024 (81 g) | 2024–2025 (12 g) |
| Lou Klimchock | 3B | 1958–1961 (86 g) | 1966 (5 g) |
| Tommy Milone | P | 2012–2014 (76 g) | 2017 (11 g) |
| Dave Telgheder | P | 1996–1998 (44 g) | 1993–1995 (37 g) |
| Ed Nunez | P | 1993–1994 (71 g) | 1988 (10 g) |
| Octavio Dotel | P | 2004–2005 (60 g) | 1999 (19 g) |
| Bob Shaw | P | 1961 (28 g) | 1966–1967 (49 g) |
| Kevin Appier | P | 1999–2000 (43 g) | 2001 (33 g) |
| Joe Ginsberg | C | 1956 (71 g) | 1962 (2 g) |
| Tom Sturdivant | P | 1959, 1963–1964 (57 g) | 1964 (16 g) |
| Dana Eveland | P | 2008–2009 (42 g) | 2014 (30 g) |
| Ray Burris | P | 1984 (37 g) | 1979–1980 (33 g) |
| Tyler Clippard | P | 2015 (37 g) | 2015 (32 g) |
| Kenny Rogers | P | 1998–1999 (53 g) | 1999 (12 g) |
| Junior Noboa | 2B | 1994 (17 g) | 1992 (46 g) |
| Billy McKinney | OF | 2022 (23 g) | 2021 (39 g) |
| Eric O'Flaherty | P | 2014–2015 (46 g) | 2015 (16 g) |
| Collin Cowgill | OF | 2012 (38 g) | 2013 (23 g) |
| Luis Severino | P | 2025 (29 g) | 2024 (31 g) |
| Orlando Mercado | C | 1988 (16 g) | 1990 (42 g) |
| Rob Gardner | P | 1971, 1973 (7 g) | 1965–1966 (48 g) |
| Joey Wendle | 2B | 2016–2017 (36 g) | 2024 (18 g) |
| Joe Grzenda | P | 1964, 1966 (41 g) | 1967 (11 g) |
| Billy Beane | OF | 1989 (37 g) | 1984–1985 (13 g) |
| Don Shaw | P | 1972 (3 g) | 1967–1968 (47 g) |
| Matt Watson | OF | 2005, 2010 (31 g) | 2003 (15 g) |
| Richard Lovelady | P | 2023 (27 g) | 2025 (8 g) |
| Rusty Tillman | OF | 1986 (22 g) | 1982 (12 g) |
| Adam Kolarek | P | 2021–2022 (27 g) | 2023 (4 g) |
| Aaron Harang | P | 2002–2003 (23 g) | 2013 (4 g) |
| Doc Medich | P | 1977 (26 g) | 1977 (1 g) |
| Rich Hill | P | 2016 (14 g) | 2021 (13 g) |
| Dock Ellis | P | 1977 (7 g) | 1979 (17 g) |
| R. J. Alvarez | P | 2015 (21 g) | 2022 (1 g) |
| Jeff Kaiser | P | 1985 (15 g) | 1993 (6 g) |
| Mike Fyhrie | P | 2001–2002 (19 g) | 1996 (2 g) |
| Wilmer Font | P | 2018 (4 g) | 2019 (15 g) |
| Rich Sauveur | P | 2000 (10 g) | 1991 (6 g) |
| Rico Garcia | P | 2023 (7 g) | 2025 (8 g) |
| Bobby Wahl | P | 2017 (7 g) | 2018 (7 g) |
| Tom Wilson | C | 2001 (9 g) | 2004 (4 g) |
| Vinny Nittoli | P | 2024 (7 g) | 2023 (3 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.Athletics seasons include the Philadelphia Athletics (1901–1954), Kansas City Athletics (1955–1967) and Oakland Athletics (1968–2024).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Athletics and the New York Mets?
112 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1962 to 2025, including Rickey Henderson, Dave Kingman, Mike Piazza and Ed Charles. 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?
Harry Chiti: Athletics first, then the New York Mets from 1962.
Who has played for both recently?
Starling Marte, J. D. Davis, Sean Manaea, Jake Diekman, T. J. McFarland and Frankie Montas and 6 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. Athletics seasons include the Philadelphia Athletics (1901–1954), Kansas City Athletics (1955–1967) and Oakland Athletics (1968–2024).
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