Athletics and San Francisco Giants players: who played for both
Who played for both the Athletics and Giants?
170 players played for both the Athletics and the San Francisco Giants between 1901 and 2025, including Willie McCovey, Harry Davis, Danny Murphy and Orlando Cepeda. 85 of them played for the Athletics first and 78 for the Giants first; 7 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- George Leitner is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Athletics first, then the Giants from 1901.
- Lou Trivino is the most recent: Athletics first, then the Giants from 2025.
- Willie McCovey played the most games across the two: 11 for the Athletics and 2,256 for the Giants.
- 24 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Willie McCovey.
- Most common positions on this list: P (82), OF (34), C (15), 2B (14).
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All 170 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Athletics | Giants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willie McCovey | 1B | 1976 (11 g) | 1959–1973, 1977–1980 (2256 g) |
| Harry Davis | 1B | 1901–1911, 1913–1917 (1415 g) | 1895–1896 (71 g) |
| Danny Murphy | 2B | 1902–1913 (1412 g) | 1900–1901 (27 g) |
| Orlando Cepeda | 1B | 1972 (3 g) | 1958–1966 (1114 g) |
| Stan Javier | OF | 1986–1990, 1994–1995 (635 g) | 1996–1999 (460 g) |
| Tito Fuentes | 2B | 1978 (13 g) | 1965–1967, 1969–1974 (1054 g) |
| Miguel Tejada | SS | 1997–2003 (936 g) | 2011 (91 g) |
| Johnnie LeMaster | SS | 1987 (20 g) | 1975–1985 (986 g) |
| Bill North | OF | 1973–1978 (669 g) | 1979–1981 (316 g) |
| Felipe Alou | OF | 1970–1971 (156 g) | 1958–1963 (719 g) |
| Dave Kingman | OF | 1984–1986 (449 g) | 1971–1974 (409 g) |
| Matt Chapman | 3B | 2017–2021 (573 g) | 2024–2025 (282 g) |
| Ray Durham | 2B | 2002 (54 g) | 2003–2008 (734 g) |
| Jesus Alou | OF | 1973–1974 (132 g) | 1963–1968 (633 g) |
| Dave Henderson | OF | 1988–1993 (702 g) | 1987 (15 g) |
| Mark Canha | OF | 2015–2021 (645 g) | 2024 (32 g) |
| Kevin Mitchell | OF | 1998 (51 g) | 1987–1991 (624 g) |
| Marco Scutaro | SS | 2004–2007 (476 g) | 2012–2014 (193 g) |
| Norm Siebern | 1B | 1960–1963 (611 g) | 1967 (46 g) |
| Santiago Casilla | P | 2004–2009, 2017–2018 (241 g) | 2010–2016 (414 g) |
| Gary Lavelle | P | 1987 (6 g) | 1974–1984 (647 g) |
| Gary Thomasson | OF | 1978 (47 g) | 1972–1977 (604 g) |
| Stephen Vogt | C | 2013–2017, 2022 (528 g) | 2019 (99 g) |
| Sergio Romo | P | 2021 (66 g) | 2008–2016 (515 g) |
| Mike Aldrete | OF | 1993–1995 (231 g) | 1986–1988 (349 g) |
| Rajai Davis | OF | 2008–2010, 2017 (469 g) | 2007–2008 (63 g) |
| Darren Lewis | OF | 1990 (25 g) | 1991–1995 (496 g) |
| Matty Alou | OF | 1972 (32 g) | 1960–1965 (453 g) |
| Willie McGee | OF | 1990 (29 g) | 1991–1994 (444 g) |
| Dave Philley | OF | 1951–1953 (433 g) | 1960 (39 g) |
| Vida Blue | P | 1969–1977 (276 g) | 1978–1981, 1985–1986 (182 g) |
| Jimmy Ripple | OF | 1943 (32 g) | 1936–1939 (417 g) |
| Barry Zito | P | 2000–2006, 2015 (225 g) | 2007–2013 (209 g) |
| Rube Walberg | P | 1923–1933 (415 g) | 1923 (2 g) |
| Ernie Riles | SS | 1991 (108 g) | 1988–1990 (293 g) |
| Jim Finigan | 3B | 1954–1956 (377 g) | 1958 (23 g) |
| Phil Garner | 2B | 1973–1976 (358 g) | 1988 (15 g) |
| Billy Werber | 3B | 1937–1938 (262 g) | 1942 (98 g) |
| Yusmeiro Petit | P | 2018–2021 (258 g) | 2012–2015 (90 g) |
| Joe Morgan | 2B | 1984 (116 g) | 1981–1982 (224 g) |
| Tim Worrell | P | 1998–1999 (78 g) | 2001–2003, 2006 (252 g) |
| Ollie Brown | OF | 1972 (20 g) | 1965–1968 (281 g) |
| Brent Mayne | C | 1997 (85 g) | 1998–1999 (211 g) |
| Dave Heaverlo | P | 1978–1979, 1981 (137 g) | 1975–1977 (159 g) |
| Dusty Baker | OF | 1985–1986 (194 g) | 1984 (100 g) |
| Alan Embree | P | 2007–2008 (138 g) | 1999–2001 (153 g) |
| Lou Trivino | P | 2018–2022 (260 g) | 2025 (11 g) |
| Bob Lacey | P | 1977–1980 (227 g) | 1984 (34 g) |
| Manny Trillo | 2B | 1973–1974 (38 g) | 1984–1985 (223 g) |
| Jack Sanford | P | 1967 (10 g) | 1959–1965 (238 g) |
| Tim Hudson | P | 1999–2004 (188 g) | 2014–2015 (55 g) |
| Ray Jablonski | 3B | 1959–1960 (46 g) | 1957–1958 (193 g) |
| Kelly Downs | P | 1992–1993 (60 g) | 1986–1992 (178 g) |
| Billy Lauder | 3B | 1901 (2 g) | 1902–1903 (235 g) |
| J. D. Davis | 3B | 2024 (39 g) | 2022–2023 (193 g) |
| Nick Hundley | C | 2019 (31 g) | 2017–2018 (197 g) |
| Marty Perez | SS | 1977–1978 (131 g) | 1976 (93 g) |
| Elias Sosa | P | 1978 (68 g) | 1972–1974 (147 g) |
| Mike Kingery | OF | 1992 (12 g) | 1990–1991 (196 g) |
| Bullet Joe Bush | P | 1912–1917, 1928 (196 g) | 1927 (3 g) |
| John Johnstone | P | 1997 (5 g) | 1997–2000 (192 g) |
| Paul Richards | C | 1935 (85 g) | 1933–1935 (100 g) |
| Babe Barna | OF | 1937–1938 (23 g) | 1941–1943 (154 g) |
| Eddie Mayo | 2B | 1943 (128 g) | 1936 (46 g) |
| Dave Righetti | P | 1994 (7 g) | 1991–1993 (166 g) |
| Cory Gearrin | P | 2018 (6 g) | 2015–2018 (166 g) |
| Wayne Terwilliger | 2B | 1959–1960 (76 g) | 1955–1956 (94 g) |
| Sean Manaea | P | 2016–2021 (129 g) | 2023 (37 g) |
| Cody Ross | OF | 2015 (9 g) | 2010–2011 (154 g) |
| Tommy La Stella | 2B | 2020 (27 g) | 2021–2022 (136 g) |
| Dan Otero | P | 2013–2015 (146 g) | 2012 (12 g) |
| Chad Gaudin | P | 2006–2008, 2010 (127 g) | 2013 (30 g) |
| Ozzie Virgil | 3B | 1961 (11 g) | 1956–1957, 1966, 1969 (142 g) |
| Fernando Abad | P | 2014–2015 (131 g) | 2019 (21 g) |
| Don Blasingame | 2B | 1966 (12 g) | 1960–1961 (139 g) |
| Don Larsen | P | 1960–1961 (41 g) | 1962–1964 (104 g) |
| F. P. Santangelo | OF | 2001 (32 g) | 1999 (113 g) |
| Bob Shaw | P | 1961 (28 g) | 1964–1966 (116 g) |
| Orlando Cabrera | SS | 2009 (101 g) | 2011 (39 g) |
| Roy Parmelee | P | 1939 (16 g) | 1929–1935 (123 g) |
| Gary Alexander | C | 1978 (58 g) | 1975–1977 (77 g) |
| Jay Witasick | P | 1996–1998, 2005–2007 (91 g) | 2002 (44 g) |
| Bob Kearney | C | 1981–1983 (131 g) | 1979 (2 g) |
| Jeff Samardzija | P | 2014 (16 g) | 2016–2020 (115 g) |
| Glenn Myatt | C | 1920–1921 (116 g) | 1935 (13 g) |
| Trevor Cahill | P | 2009–2011, 2018 (117 g) | 2020 (11 g) |
| Bobo Newsom | P | 1944–1946, 1952–1953 (114 g) | 1948 (11 g) |
| Bill Bathe | C | 1986 (39 g) | 1989–1990 (82 g) |
| Hal Luby | 3B | 1936 (9 g) | 1944 (111 g) |
| Champ Summers | OF | 1974 (20 g) | 1982–1983 (99 g) |
| Scott Alexander | P | 2024 (45 g) | 2022–2023, 2025 (74 g) |
| Chick Davies | P | 1914–1915 (76 g) | 1925–1926 (42 g) |
| Gil Heredia | P | 1998–2001 (97 g) | 1991–1992 (20 g) |
| Keith Foulke | P | 2003, 2008 (103 g) | 1997 (11 g) |
| Dave McCarty | 1B | 2003 (8 g) | 1995–1996 (103 g) |
| Keiichi Yabu | P | 2005 (40 g) | 2008 (60 g) |
| Rich Gossage | P | 1992–1993 (69 g) | 1989 (31 g) |
| Joe Pignatano | C | 1961 (92 g) | 1962 (7 g) |
| John D'Acquisto | P | 1982 (11 g) | 1973–1976 (84 g) |
| Brian Kingman | P | 1979–1982 (91 g) | 1983 (3 g) |
| Drew Pomeranz | P | 2014–2015 (73 g) | 2019 (21 g) |
| Brandon Hicks | 2B | 2012 (22 g) | 2014 (71 g) |
| Rube Schauer | P | 1917 (33 g) | 1913–1916 (60 g) |
| Alex Wood | P | 2024 (9 g) | 2021–2023 (81 g) |
| Luis Quinones | 3B | 1983 (19 g) | 1986 (71 g) |
| Austin Wynns | C | 2025 (22 g) | 2022–2023 (67 g) |
| Bill Shores | P | 1928–1931 (79 g) | 1933 (8 g) |
| Jose Guillen | OF | 2003 (45 g) | 2010 (42 g) |
| Randy Elliott | OF | 1980 (14 g) | 1977 (73 g) |
| Dany Jimenez | P | 2022–2024 (84 g) | 2020 (2 g) |
| Frank Walker | OF | 1920–1921 (43 g) | 1925 (39 g) |
| Ed Madjeski | C | 1932–1934 (76 g) | 1937 (5 g) |
| Skye Bolt | OF | 2019, 2021–2022 (79 g) | 2021 (2 g) |
| Sam Long | P | 2023 (40 g) | 2021–2022 (40 g) |
| Gordon Jones | P | 1962 (21 g) | 1957–1959 (52 g) |
| Bill Cissell | 2B | 1937 (34 g) | 1938 (38 g) |
| Brett Tomko | P | 2009 (6 g) | 2004–2005 (66 g) |
| Paul Giel | P | 1961 (1 g) | 1954–1955, 1958 (69 g) |
| Aramis Garcia | C | 2021 (32 g) | 2018–2019 (37 g) |
| Jack Hannifin | 3B | 1906 (1 g) | 1906–1908 (68 g) |
| Jeremy Accardo | P | 2012 (1 g) | 2005–2006 (66 g) |
| Mule Watson | P | 1918–1919 (25 g) | 1923–1924 (39 g) |
| Joe Coleman | P | 1977–1978 (53 g) | 1979 (5 g) |
| Lary Sorensen | P | 1984 (46 g) | 1988 (12 g) |
| Sam Selman | P | 2022 (16 g) | 2019–2021 (41 g) |
| Scott Kazmir | P | 2014–2015 (50 g) | 2021 (5 g) |
| Herman Franks | C | 1947–1948 (48 g) | 1949 (1 g) |
| Scott Service | P | 2000 (20 g) | 1995 (28 g) |
| Burch Smith | P | 2020–2021 (37 g) | 2019 (10 g) |
| Andrew Triggs | P | 2016–2018 (45 g) | 2020 (1 g) |
| Scott Sanderson | P | 1990 (34 g) | 1993 (11 g) |
| Bob Joyce | P | 1939 (30 g) | 1946 (14 g) |
| Ross Stripling | P | 2024 (22 g) | 2023 (22 g) |
| Vin Mazzaro | P | 2009–2010 (41 g) | 2016 (2 g) |
| Joe Bowman | P | 1932 (7 g) | 1934 (31 g) |
| Guillermo Moscoso | P | 2011 (23 g) | 2013 (13 g) |
| Waite Hoyt | P | 1931 (16 g) | 1918, 1932 (19 g) |
| Augie Galan | OF | 1949 (12 g) | 1949 (22 g) |
| Ed Vosberg | P | 1994 (16 g) | 1990 (18 g) |
| Jharel Cotton | P | 2016–2017 (29 g) | 2022 (5 g) |
| Ed Jurak | SS | 1988 (3 g) | 1989 (30 g) |
| Fred Lear | 3B | 1915 (2 g) | 1920 (31 g) |
| Brad Komminsk | OF | 1991 (24 g) | 1990 (8 g) |
| Bobby Coombs | P | 1933 (21 g) | 1943 (9 g) |
| Travis Blackley | P | 2012 (24 g) | 2007, 2012 (6 g) |
| Cal Stevenson | OF | 2022 (23 g) | 2023 (6 g) |
| Bump Hadley | P | 1941 (25 g) | 1941 (3 g) |
| Pat Venditte | P | 2015 (26 g) | 2019 (2 g) |
| Ernie Camacho | P | 1980 (5 g) | 1989–1990 (21 g) |
| Rusty Tillman | OF | 1986 (22 g) | 1988 (4 g) |
| Grant Green | 2B | 2013 (5 g) | 2016 (18 g) |
| Pug Griffin | 1B | 1917 (18 g) | 1920 (5 g) |
| Red Shea | P | 1918 (3 g) | 1921–1922 (20 g) |
| Bill Connelly | P | 1945 (2 g) | 1952–1953 (19 g) |
| Rick Rodriguez | P | 1986–1987 (18 g) | 1990 (3 g) |
| Bill Bartley | P | 1906–1907 (18 g) | 1903 (1 g) |
| Corban Joseph | 2B | 2019 (11 g) | 2019 (8 g) |
| Rico Garcia | P | 2023 (7 g) | 2020 (12 g) |
| Daulton Jefferies | P | 2020–2022 (14 g) | 2024 (2 g) |
| Dick Culler | SS | 1936 (9 g) | 1949 (7 g) |
| Eric Surkamp | P | 2016 (9 g) | 2011, 2013 (7 g) |
| Alejandro Sanchez | OF | 1987 (2 g) | 1984 (13 g) |
| Dan Giese | P | 2009 (7 g) | 2007 (8 g) |
| Doug Clark | OF | 2006 (6 g) | 2005 (8 g) |
| Alberto Castillo | C | 2005 (1 g) | 2003 (11 g) |
| Billy Milligan | P | 1901 (7 g) | 1904 (5 g) |
| Ka'ai Tom | OF | 2021 (9 g) | 2022 (1 g) |
| Bert Maxwell | P | 1908 (4 g) | 1911 (4 g) |
| Bill Haeffner | C | 1915 (4 g) | 1928 (2 g) |
| George Leitner | P | 1901 (1 g) | 1901 (2 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).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 Athletics and the San Francisco Giants?
170 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1901 to 2025, including Willie McCovey, Harry Davis, Danny Murphy and Orlando Cepeda. 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?
George Leitner: Athletics first, then the San Francisco Giants from 1901.
Who has played for both recently?
Matt Chapman, Mark Canha, Lou Trivino, J. D. Davis, Scott Alexander and Alex Wood and 4 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). Giants seasons include the New York Gothams (1883–1884) and New York Giants (1885–1957).
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