Athletics and Texas Rangers players: who played for both
Who played for both the Athletics and Rangers?
157 players played for both the Athletics and the Texas Rangers between 1961 and 2025, including Bert Campaneris, Elvis Andrus, Ruben Sierra and Marcus Semien. 83 of them played for the Athletics first and 67 for the Rangers first; 7 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Bob Johnson is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Athletics first, then the Rangers from 1961.
- Jose Leclerc is the most recent: Rangers first, then the Athletics from 2025.
- Bert Campaneris played the most games across the two: 1,795 for the Athletics and 256 for the Rangers.
- 31 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Ruben Sierra.
- Most common positions on this list: P (81), OF (24), C (13), 2B (12).
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All 157 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Athletics | Rangers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Campaneris | SS | 1964–1976 (1795 g) | 1977–1979 (256 g) |
| Elvis Andrus | SS | 2021–2022 (252 g) | 2009–2020 (1652 g) |
| Ruben Sierra | OF | 1992–1995 (365 g) | 1986–1992, 2000–2001, 2003 (1190 g) |
| Marcus Semien | SS | 2015–2020 (773 g) | 2022–2025 (609 g) |
| Jose Canseco | OF | 1985–1992, 1997 (1058 g) | 1992–1994 (193 g) |
| Jeff Burroughs | OF | 1982–1984 (292 g) | 1970–1976 (700 g) |
| Ken McMullen | 3B | 1976 (98 g) | 1965–1970 (767 g) |
| Mitch Moreland | 1B | 2021 (81 g) | 2010–2016 (773 g) |
| Mike Epstein | 1B | 1971–1972 (242 g) | 1967–1971, 1973 (541 g) |
| Mark McLemore | 2B | 2004 (77 g) | 1995–1999 (635 g) |
| Khris Davis | OF | 2016–2021 (637 g) | 2021 (22 g) |
| Matt Stairs | OF | 1996–2000 (632 g) | 2006 (26 g) |
| Paul Lindblad | P | 1965–1971, 1973–1976 (481 g) | 1971–1972, 1977–1978 (169 g) |
| Tim Cullen | 2B | 1972 (72 g) | 1966–1971 (556 g) |
| Jonah Heim | C | 2020 (13 g) | 2021–2025 (595 g) |
| Kenny Rogers | P | 1998–1999 (53 g) | 1989–1995, 2000–2002, 2004–2005 (529 g) |
| Mickey Tettleton | C | 1984–1987 (283 g) | 1995–1997 (294 g) |
| Ted Kubiak | 2B | 1967–1969, 1972–1975 (469 g) | 1972 (46 g) |
| Rick Honeycutt | P | 1987–1993, 1995 (390 g) | 1981–1983, 1994 (117 g) |
| Ken Harrelson | 1B | 1963–1967 (402 g) | 1966–1967 (97 g) |
| Claudell Washington | OF | 1974–1976 (355 g) | 1977–1978 (141 g) |
| Jurickson Profar | OF | 2019 (139 g) | 2012–2013, 2016–2018 (352 g) |
| Mike Stanley | C | 2000 (32 g) | 1986–1991 (452 g) |
| Darold Knowles | P | 1971–1974 (195 g) | 1967–1971, 1977 (271 g) |
| Harold Baines | DH | 1990–1992 (313 g) | 1989–1990 (153 g) |
| Jeff Russell | P | 1992 (8 g) | 1985–1992, 1995–1996 (446 g) |
| Craig Gentry | OF | 2014–2015 (120 g) | 2009–2013 (323 g) |
| Jim Spencer | 1B | 1981–1982 (87 g) | 1973–1975 (352 g) |
| Don Blasingame | 2B | 1966 (12 g) | 1963–1966 (409 g) |
| Ken Hamlin | SS | 1960 (140 g) | 1962, 1965–1966 (281 g) |
| Ryan Christenson | OF | 1998–2001 (351 g) | 2003 (60 g) |
| Jerry Browne | 2B | 1992–1993 (187 g) | 1986–1988 (217 g) |
| Adam Rosales | 2B | 2010–2013, 2017 (268 g) | 2013–2015 (128 g) |
| Don Mincher | 1B | 1970–1972 (215 g) | 1971–1972 (161 g) |
| Jose Leclerc | P | 2025 (10 g) | 2016–2020, 2022–2024 (350 g) |
| Bob Johnson | SS | 1960, 1969–1970 (157 g) | 1961–1962 (196 g) |
| Robbie Grossman | OF | 2019–2020 (189 g) | 2023–2024 (161 g) |
| Bobby Witt | P | 1992–1994 (66 g) | 1986–1992, 1995–1998 (281 g) |
| Diego Segui | P | 1962–1965, 1967–1968, 1970–1972 (324 g) | 1966 (21 g) |
| Dave Stewart | P | 1986–1992, 1995 (257 g) | 1983–1985 (82 g) |
| Billy Bryan | C | 1961–1966 (291 g) | 1968 (40 g) |
| Randy Velarde | 2B | 1999–2000, 2002 (239 g) | 2001 (78 g) |
| Gene Nelson | P | 1987–1992 (287 g) | 1993 (6 g) |
| Cesar Tovar | OF | 1975–1976 (48 g) | 1974–1975 (240 g) |
| Jason McDonald | OF | 1997–1999 (248 g) | 2000 (38 g) |
| Jake Diekman | P | 2019–2021 (116 g) | 2015–2018 (150 g) |
| Woodie Held | SS | 1957–1958 (139 g) | 1965 (122 g) |
| Mike Venafro | P | 2002 (47 g) | 1999–2001 (212 g) |
| Dick Bosman | P | 1975–1976 (49 g) | 1966–1973 (206 g) |
| Mike Jorgensen | 1B | 1977 (66 g) | 1978–1979 (186 g) |
| Jonathan Lucroy | C | 2018 (126 g) | 2016–2017 (124 g) |
| Milton Bradley | OF | 2006–2007 (115 g) | 2008 (126 g) |
| Adam Melhuse | C | 2003–2007 (209 g) | 2007–2008 (31 g) |
| Cliff Johnson | DH | 1981–1982 (157 g) | 1985 (82 g) |
| Jake Smolinski | OF | 2015–2018 (176 g) | 2014–2015 (59 g) |
| Colby Lewis | P | 2007 (26 g) | 2002–2004, 2010–2012, 2014–2016 (205 g) |
| Bob Lacey | P | 1977–1980 (227 g) | 1981 (1 g) |
| Ron Mahay | P | 1999–2000 (12 g) | 2003–2007 (215 g) |
| Horacio Pina | P | 1973 (47 g) | 1970–1972 (177 g) |
| Justin Duchscherer | P | 2003–2008, 2010 (219 g) | 2001 (5 g) |
| Kevin Kouzmanoff | 3B | 2010–2011 (189 g) | 2014 (13 g) |
| Jesse Chavez | P | 2012–2015 (101 g) | 2018–2020 (96 g) |
| Joe Coleman | P | 1977–1978 (53 g) | 1965–1970 (144 g) |
| Mark Wagner | SS | 1984 (83 g) | 1981–1983 (112 g) |
| Ken Suarez | C | 1966–1967 (74 g) | 1972–1973 (118 g) |
| Brant Alyea | OF | 1972 (20 g) | 1965, 1968–1969 (165 g) |
| Todd Burns | P | 1988–1991 (119 g) | 1992–1993 (60 g) |
| Jay Howell | P | 1985–1987 (137 g) | 1994 (40 g) |
| Larry Brown | SS | 1971–1972 (117 g) | 1974 (54 g) |
| Willie Horton | OF | 1978 (32 g) | 1977 (139 g) |
| Todd Van Poppel | P | 1991, 1993–1996 (104 g) | 1998, 2002–2003 (61 g) |
| Doc Medich | P | 1977 (26 g) | 1978–1982 (133 g) |
| Marty Kutyna | P | 1959–1960 (55 g) | 1961–1962 (104 g) |
| Danny Coulombe | P | 2015–2018 (143 g) | 2025 (15 g) |
| Ed Vosberg | P | 1994 (16 g) | 1995–1997 (138 g) |
| Joakim Soria | P | 2019–2020 (93 g) | 2013–2014 (61 g) |
| Pete Daley | C | 1960 (73 g) | 1961 (72 g) |
| Gil Heredia | P | 1998–2001 (97 g) | 1996 (44 g) |
| Scott Sheldon | 3B | 1997 (13 g) | 1998–2001 (128 g) |
| Joe Grzenda | P | 1964, 1966 (41 g) | 1970–1971 (95 g) |
| Rico Carty | OF | 1973, 1978 (48 g) | 1973 (86 g) |
| Donnie Murphy | 3B | 2007–2008 (88 g) | 2014 (45 g) |
| Jim Umbarger | P | 1977 (12 g) | 1975–1978 (121 g) |
| Rich Harden | P | 2003–2008, 2011 (112 g) | 2010 (20 g) |
| Pete Broberg | P | 1978 (35 g) | 1971–1974 (92 g) |
| Geovany Soto | C | 2014 (14 g) | 2012–2014 (111 g) |
| Greg Cadaret | P | 1987–1989 (113 g) | 1998 (11 g) |
| John Henry Johnson | P | 1978–1979 (48 g) | 1979–1981 (74 g) |
| Eric Fox | OF | 1992–1994 (106 g) | 1995 (10 g) |
| Frank Fernandez | C | 1970–1971 (98 g) | 1971 (18 g) |
| Rich Gossage | P | 1992–1993 (69 g) | 1991 (44 g) |
| Ed Nunez | P | 1993–1994 (71 g) | 1992 (39 g) |
| Jim Roland | P | 1969–1972 (100 g) | 1972 (5 g) |
| Jim Duckworth | P | 1966 (8 g) | 1963–1966 (89 g) |
| Spencer Patton | P | 2023 (12 g) | 2014–2015, 2021–2022 (85 g) |
| Michael Choice | OF | 2013 (9 g) | 2014–2015 (87 g) |
| Jack Voigt | OF | 1998 (57 g) | 1995–1996 (38 g) |
| Lou Klimchock | 3B | 1958–1961 (86 g) | 1963 (9 g) |
| Esteban German | 2B | 2002–2004 (45 g) | 2005, 2009–2011 (48 g) |
| Esteban Loaiza | P | 2006–2007 (28 g) | 1998–2000 (64 g) |
| A. J. Griffin | P | 2012–2013 (47 g) | 2016–2017 (41 g) |
| Brandon McCarthy | P | 2011–2012 (43 g) | 2007–2009 (45 g) |
| Carlos Perez | C | 2023 (68 g) | 2018 (20 g) |
| Erasmo Ramirez | P | 2007 (3 g) | 2003–2005 (84 g) |
| John Wasdin | P | 1995–1996 (30 g) | 2004–2006 (55 g) |
| Bartolo Colon | P | 2012–2013 (54 g) | 2018 (28 g) |
| Austin Pruitt | P | 2022–2023 (77 g) | 2024 (4 g) |
| Carlos Peña | 1B | 2002 (40 g) | 2001, 2014 (40 g) |
| Dave Chalk | 3B | 1979 (66 g) | 1979 (9 g) |
| Jeffrey Springs | P | 2025 (32 g) | 2018–2019 (43 g) |
| Mike Minor | P | 2020 (5 g) | 2018–2020 (68 g) |
| Tom Sturdivant | P | 1959, 1963–1964 (57 g) | 1961 (15 g) |
| Shawn Kelley | P | 2018 (19 g) | 2019 (51 g) |
| Arthur Rhodes | P | 2004 (37 g) | 2011 (32 g) |
| Bo Porter | OF | 2000 (17 g) | 2001 (48 g) |
| Tyson Ross | P | 2010–2012 (53 g) | 2017 (12 g) |
| Fred Manrique | 2B | 1991 (9 g) | 1989 (54 g) |
| Dock Ellis | P | 1977 (7 g) | 1977–1979 (55 g) |
| Jim Panther | P | 1971 (4 g) | 1972 (58 g) |
| Orlando Mercado | C | 1988 (16 g) | 1986 (46 g) |
| Steve Karsay | P | 1993–1994, 1997, 2006 (46 g) | 2005 (14 g) |
| Henry Mercedes | C | 1992–1993 (29 g) | 1997 (23 g) |
| Jharel Cotton | P | 2016–2017 (29 g) | 2021 (23 g) |
| Mike Morgan | P | 1978–1979 (16 g) | 1999 (34 g) |
| Andrew Chafin | P | 2021 (28 g) | 2024 (21 g) |
| Marty Martinez | SS | 1972 (22 g) | 1972 (26 g) |
| Ryan Glynn | P | 2005 (5 g) | 1999–2001 (41 g) |
| Sonny Siebert | P | 1975 (17 g) | 1973 (25 g) |
| Todd Stottlemyre | P | 1995 (31 g) | 1998 (10 g) |
| George Brunet | P | 1956–1957, 1959–1960 (15 g) | 1970 (24 g) |
| Kyle Blanks | OF | 2014 (21 g) | 2015 (18 g) |
| Denny McLain | P | 1972 (5 g) | 1971 (33 g) |
| Justin Grimm | P | 2022 (15 g) | 2012–2013 (22 g) |
| Jim Driscoll | 2B | 1970 (21 g) | 1972 (15 g) |
| Guillermo Moscoso | P | 2011 (23 g) | 2009–2010 (11 g) |
| Pedro Figueroa | P | 2012–2013 (24 g) | 2014 (10 g) |
| Steve Dunning | P | 1977 (6 g) | 1973–1974 (28 g) |
| Denny Walling | 3B | 1975–1976 (9 g) | 1991 (24 g) |
| Ross Wolf | P | 2010 (11 g) | 2013 (22 g) |
| Pete Kozma | SS | 2021 (3 g) | 2017 (28 g) |
| Renato Nunez | DH | 2016–2017 (17 g) | 2018 (13 g) |
| Ryne Duren | P | 1957 (14 g) | 1965 (16 g) |
| Billy McKinney | OF | 2022 (23 g) | 2025 (6 g) |
| D'Angelo Jimenez | 2B | 2006 (8 g) | 2006 (20 g) |
| Jermaine Clark | OF | 2005 (4 g) | 2003 (24 g) |
| Mike Wood | P | 2003 (7 g) | 2007 (21 g) |
| Travis Blackley | P | 2012 (24 g) | 2013 (4 g) |
| Cory Gearrin | P | 2018 (6 g) | 2018 (21 g) |
| Ross Detwiler | P | 2016 (9 g) | 2015 (17 g) |
| Ed Farmer | P | 1983 (5 g) | 1979 (11 g) |
| Joe Bitker | P | 1990 (1 g) | 1990–1991 (14 g) |
| Brett Tomko | P | 2009 (6 g) | 2011 (8 g) |
| Chet Boak | 2B | 1960 (5 g) | 1961 (5 g) |
| Ed Figueroa | P | 1981 (2 g) | 1980 (8 g) |
| Josh Lindblom | P | 2014 (1 g) | 2013 (8 g) |
| Wilmer Font | P | 2018 (4 g) | 2012–2013 (5 g) |
| Darrel Akerfelds | P | 1986 (2 g) | 1989 (6 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).Rangers seasons include the Washington Senators (1961–1971).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Athletics and the Texas Rangers?
157 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1961 to 2025, including Bert Campaneris, Elvis Andrus, Ruben Sierra and Marcus Semien. 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?
Bob Johnson: Athletics first, then the Texas Rangers from 1961.
Who has played for both recently?
Marcus Semien, Jonah Heim, Jose Leclerc, Robbie Grossman, Danny Coulombe and Austin Pruitt 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. Athletics seasons include the Philadelphia Athletics (1901–1954), Kansas City Athletics (1955–1967) and Oakland Athletics (1968–2024). Rangers seasons include the Washington Senators (1961–1971).
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