Atlanta Braves and Baltimore Orioles players: who played for both
Who played for both the Braves and Orioles?
187 players played for both the Atlanta Braves and the Baltimore Orioles between 1901 and 2025, including Nick Markakis, George Sisler, Javy Lopez and Davey Johnson. 84 of them played for the Braves first and 86 for the Orioles first; 17 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Hugh Duffy is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Braves first, then the Orioles from 1901.
- Vidal Brujan is the most recent: Braves first, then the Orioles from 2025.
- Nick Markakis played the most games across the two: 789 for the Braves and 1,365 for the Orioles.
- 33 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as George Sisler.
- Most common positions on this list: P (89), OF (41), C (19), 2B (12).
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All 187 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Braves | Orioles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Markakis | OF | 2015–2020 (789 g) | 2006–2014 (1365 g) |
| George Sisler | 1B | 1928–1930 (388 g) | 1915–1922, 1924–1927 (1646 g) |
| Javy Lopez | C | 1992–2003 (1156 g) | 2004–2006 (329 g) |
| Davey Johnson | 2B | 1973–1975 (294 g) | 1965–1972 (995 g) |
| Hugh Duffy | OF | 1892–1900 (1153 g) | 1901 (79 g) |
| B. J. Surhoff | OF | 2000–2002 (210 g) | 1996–2000, 2003–2005 (1001 g) |
| Marty McManus | 2B | 1934 (119 g) | 1920–1926 (856 g) |
| Gary Roenicke | OF | 1987–1988 (116 g) | 1978–1985 (850 g) |
| Mike Devereaux | OF | 1995 (29 g) | 1989–1994, 1996 (878 g) |
| Gene Moore | OF | 1936–1938, 1940–1941 (585 g) | 1944–1945 (220 g) |
| Bob Elliott | 3B | 1947–1951 (718 g) | 1953 (48 g) |
| Earl Williams | C | 1970–1972, 1975–1976 (478 g) | 1973–1974 (250 g) |
| Terry Crowley | DH | 1976 (7 g) | 1969–1973, 1976–1982 (658 g) |
| Kelly Johnson | 2B | 2005, 2007–2009, 2015–2016 (601 g) | 2014 (19 g) |
| Debs Garms | OF | 1937–1939 (374 g) | 1932–1935 (213 g) |
| Frank O'Rourke | 3B | 1912 (61 g) | 1927–1931 (517 g) |
| Bob Boyd | 1B | 1961 (36 g) | 1956–1960 (535 g) |
| Lonnie Smith | OF | 1988–1992 (518 g) | 1993–1994 (44 g) |
| Jim Johnson | P | 2015–2017 (175 g) | 2006–2013 (360 g) |
| Ryan Flaherty | 2B | 2018 (81 g) | 2012–2017 (452 g) |
| Tito Francona | OF | 1967–1969 (255 g) | 1956–1957 (236 g) |
| Gene Robertson | 3B | 1929–1930 (29 g) | 1919, 1922–1926 (454 g) |
| Joe Nolan | C | 1975, 1977–1980 (267 g) | 1982–1985 (216 g) |
| Jace Peterson | 2B | 2015–2017 (356 g) | 2018–2019 (122 g) |
| Nate McLouth | OF | 2009–2011 (250 g) | 2012–2013 (201 g) |
| Darren O'Day | P | 2019–2020, 2022 (55 g) | 2012–2018 (391 g) |
| Dave May | OF | 1975–1976 (187 g) | 1967–1970 (223 g) |
| Bob Johnson | SS | 1968 (59 g) | 1963–1967 (337 g) |
| Lee Lacy | OF | 1976 (50 g) | 1985–1987 (338 g) |
| Charlie Lau | C | 1960–1961, 1967 (101 g) | 1961–1967 (286 g) |
| Jeff Heath | OF | 1948–1949 (151 g) | 1946–1947 (227 g) |
| Tommy Thompson | OF | 1933–1936 (347 g) | 1939 (30 g) |
| Dennis Martinez | P | 1998 (53 g) | 1976–1986 (320 g) |
| Craig Kimbrel | P | 2010–2014, 2025 (295 g) | 2024 (57 g) |
| Wilson Betemit | 3B | 2001, 2004–2006 (233 g) | 2012–2013 (108 g) |
| Gregg Olson | P | 1994 (16 g) | 1988–1993 (320 g) |
| Bobby Bonilla | 3B | 2000 (114 g) | 1995–1996 (220 g) |
| Bobby Thomson | OF | 1954–1957 (327 g) | 1960 (3 g) |
| Milt Pappas | P | 1968–1970 (59 g) | 1957–1965 (267 g) |
| Kerry Ligtenberg | P | 1997–1998, 2000–2002 (254 g) | 2003 (68 g) |
| Brad Brach | P | 2018 (27 g) | 2014–2018 (288 g) |
| Steve Barber | P | 1970–1972 (49 g) | 1960–1967 (253 g) |
| Stu Miller | P | 1968 (2 g) | 1963–1967 (297 g) |
| Jim Delahanty | 2B | 1904–1905 (264 g) | 1907 (33 g) |
| Jorge Julio | P | 2008 (12 g) | 2001–2005 (281 g) |
| Earl Clark | OF | 1927–1933 (279 g) | 1934 (13 g) |
| Johnny Oates | C | 1973–1975 (201 g) | 1970, 1972 (90 g) |
| Pinky Hargrave | C | 1932–1933 (127 g) | 1925–1926 (159 g) |
| Rio Ruiz | 3B | 2016–2018 (72 g) | 2019–2021 (213 g) |
| Pat Collins | C | 1929 (7 g) | 1919–1924 (273 g) |
| Michael Bourn | OF | 2011–2012, 2015 (254 g) | 2016 (24 g) |
| Ernie Johnson | P | 1950, 1952–1958 (242 g) | 1959 (31 g) |
| Dick Coffman | P | 1940 (31 g) | 1928–1935 (237 g) |
| Gene DeMontreville | 2B | 1901–1902 (264 g) | 1904 (4 g) |
| Brad Komminsk | OF | 1983–1986 (220 g) | 1990 (46 g) |
| Kent Mercker | P | 1989–1995, 2003 (251 g) | 1996 (14 g) |
| Pete Compton | OF | 1915–1916 (70 g) | 1911–1913 (192 g) |
| Clyde Kluttz | C | 1942–1945 (244 g) | 1951 (4 g) |
| Hoyt Wilhelm | P | 1969–1971 (61 g) | 1958–1962 (185 g) |
| Tony Tarasco | OF | 1993–1994 (111 g) | 1996–1997 (131 g) |
| Dwight Smith | OF | 1995–1996 (204 g) | 1994 (28 g) |
| Billy O'Dell | P | 1965–1966 (88 g) | 1954, 1956–1959 (133 g) |
| Nels Potter | P | 1948–1949 (59 g) | 1943–1948 (154 g) |
| Mike Gonzalez | P | 2007–2009 (134 g) | 2010–2011 (78 g) |
| Del Rice | C | 1955–1959 (208 g) | 1960 (1 g) |
| Rogers Hornsby | 2B | 1928 (140 g) | 1933–1937 (67 g) |
| Doyle Alexander | P | 1980, 1986–1987 (69 g) | 1972–1976 (137 g) |
| Kevin Millwood | P | 1997–2002 (168 g) | 2010 (31 g) |
| Ozzie Guillen | SS | 1998–1999 (175 g) | 1998 (12 g) |
| Vern Bickford | P | 1948–1953 (181 g) | 1954 (1 g) |
| Frank McGowan | OF | 1937 (9 g) | 1928–1929 (172 g) |
| Kevin Gausman | P | 2018–2019 (27 g) | 2013–2018 (150 g) |
| Geronimo Berroa | DH | 1989–1990 (88 g) | 1997 (83 g) |
| Tom Zachary | P | 1930–1934 (123 g) | 1926–1927 (47 g) |
| Billy Hoeft | P | 1964 (42 g) | 1959–1962 (127 g) |
| Moe Drabowsky | P | 1961 (16 g) | 1966–1968, 1970 (153 g) |
| Bill Dinneen | P | 1900–1901 (98 g) | 1907–1909 (69 g) |
| Frank Wilson | OF | 1924–1926 (160 g) | 1928 (7 g) |
| Charlie Morton | P | 2008, 2021–2025 (142 g) | 2025 (23 g) |
| Jacob Webb | P | 2019–2021 (78 g) | 2023–2024 (85 g) |
| Dave Nicholson | OF | 1967 (10 g) | 1960, 1962 (151 g) |
| Billy Klaus | SS | 1952–1953 (9 g) | 1959–1960 (150 g) |
| Phil Geier | OF | 1904 (148 g) | 1901 (11 g) |
| Jesse Garcia | SS | 2001–2004 (124 g) | 1999–2000 (31 g) |
| Pete Smith | P | 1987–1993 (126 g) | 1998 (27 g) |
| Jim Hardin | P | 1972 (26 g) | 1967–1971 (126 g) |
| Wayne Causey | SS | 1968 (16 g) | 1955–1957 (136 g) |
| Hap Myers | 1B | 1913 (140 g) | 1911 (11 g) |
| George Sherrill | P | 2011 (51 g) | 2008–2009 (99 g) |
| Paul Janish | SS | 2012–2013 (107 g) | 2015–2017 (42 g) |
| Ramon Laureano | OF | 2024 (67 g) | 2025 (82 g) |
| Jim Wilson | P | 1951–1954 (100 g) | 1948, 1955–1956 (45 g) |
| Paul Bako | C | 2000–2001 (85 g) | 2007 (60 g) |
| Hank Majeski | 3B | 1939–1941 (128 g) | 1955 (16 g) |
| Bobby Hogue | P | 1948–1951 (112 g) | 1951–1952 (26 g) |
| Will Ohman | P | 2008 (83 g) | 2010 (51 g) |
| Chad Paronto | P | 2006–2007 (106 g) | 2001 (24 g) |
| Jair Jurrjens | P | 2008–2012 (127 g) | 2013 (2 g) |
| Frank Demaree | OF | 1941–1942 (112 g) | 1944 (16 g) |
| Willie Harris | OF | 2007 (117 g) | 2001 (9 g) |
| Bruce Chen | P | 1998–2000 (42 g) | 2004–2006 (82 g) |
| Derrek Lee | 1B | 2010 (39 g) | 2011 (85 g) |
| Danys Baez | P | 2006 (11 g) | 2007, 2009 (112 g) |
| Hub Pruett | P | 1932 (18 g) | 1922–1924 (104 g) |
| Julio Lugo | SS | 2011 (22 g) | 2010 (93 g) |
| Roric Harrison | P | 1973–1975 (74 g) | 1972 (39 g) |
| Charlie Deal | 3B | 1913–1914 (89 g) | 1916 (23 g) |
| Dave Gallagher | OF | 1994 (89 g) | 1990 (23 g) |
| Eli Marrero | C | 2004 (90 g) | 2005 (22 g) |
| Greg Myers | C | 1997, 1999 (43 g) | 2000–2001 (68 g) |
| Scott Kamieniecki | P | 2000 (26 g) | 1997–1999 (85 g) |
| Johnny Niggeling | P | 1938, 1946 (10 g) | 1940–1943 (100 g) |
| Darren Holmes | P | 2002–2003 (103 g) | 2000 (5 g) |
| Luis Polonia | OF | 1995–1996 (50 g) | 1996 (58 g) |
| Luis Ayala | P | 2013 (37 g) | 2012–2013 (68 g) |
| Heinie Mueller | OF | 1928–1929 (88 g) | 1935 (16 g) |
| Ernie Whitt | C | 1990 (67 g) | 1991 (35 g) |
| Fernando Lunar | C | 2000 (22 g) | 2000–2002 (75 g) |
| Trent Hubbard | OF | 2000 (61 g) | 2000 (31 g) |
| Russ Ortiz | P | 2003–2004 (69 g) | 2006 (20 g) |
| Mark Eichhorn | P | 1989 (45 g) | 1994 (43 g) |
| Pat Dobson | P | 1973 (12 g) | 1971–1972 (76 g) |
| Charlie Starr | 2B | 1909 (61 g) | 1905 (26 g) |
| Lance Cormier | P | 2006–2007 (39 g) | 2008 (45 g) |
| Bud Norris | P | 2016 (22 g) | 2013–2015 (58 g) |
| Gino Cimoli | OF | 1961 (37 g) | 1964 (38 g) |
| Babe Dahlgren | 1B | 1941 (44 g) | 1942, 1946 (30 g) |
| Bobby Avila | 2B | 1959 (51 g) | 1959 (20 g) |
| Jim Murray | OF | 1914 (39 g) | 1911 (32 g) |
| Chaz Roe | P | 2016–2017 (24 g) | 2015–2016 (45 g) |
| Doug Sisk | P | 1990–1991 (17 g) | 1988 (52 g) |
| Steve Reed | P | 2001 (39 g) | 2005 (30 g) |
| Lou Sleater | P | 1956 (25 g) | 1950–1952, 1958 (39 g) |
| Jerome Walton | OF | 1996 (37 g) | 1997 (26 g) |
| George Mogridge | P | 1926–1927 (60 g) | 1925 (2 g) |
| Garland Braxton | P | 1921–1922 (43 g) | 1931, 1933 (16 g) |
| Alex Jackson | C | 2019–2021 (19 g) | 2025 (37 g) |
| Jo-Jo Reyes | P | 2007–2010 (46 g) | 2011 (9 g) |
| Brandon Snyder | 1B | 2016 (37 g) | 2010–2011 (16 g) |
| Dick Littlefield | P | 1958 (4 g) | 1952–1954 (48 g) |
| Charlie Robertson | P | 1927–1928 (41 g) | 1926 (8 g) |
| Jim Brower | P | 2005 (37 g) | 2006 (12 g) |
| Norm Charlton | P | 1998 (13 g) | 1998 (36 g) |
| Damian Moss | P | 2001–2002 (38 g) | 2003 (10 g) |
| Evan Phillips | P | 2018 (4 g) | 2018–2020 (44 g) |
| Joe Borowski | P | 1996–1997 (42 g) | 1995 (6 g) |
| Bill McAfee | P | 1931 (18 g) | 1934 (28 g) |
| Jaret Wright | P | 2003–2004 (43 g) | 2007 (3 g) |
| Ben Taylor | 1B | 1955 (12 g) | 1951 (33 g) |
| Joe Connor | C | 1900 (7 g) | 1901 (38 g) |
| Red Barkley | 2B | 1939 (12 g) | 1937 (31 g) |
| Terry Clark | P | 1995 (3 g) | 1995 (38 g) |
| Drew Stubbs | OF | 2016 (20 g) | 2016 (20 g) |
| Sam Covington | 1B | 1917–1918 (20 g) | 1913 (20 g) |
| George Brunet | P | 1960–1961 (22 g) | 1963 (16 g) |
| Lefty George | P | 1918 (10 g) | 1911 (28 g) |
| Ryan Lavarnway | C | 2015 (27 g) | 2015 (10 g) |
| Jarvis Brown | OF | 1994 (17 g) | 1995 (18 g) |
| Chadwick Tromp | C | 2022–2025 (28 g) | 2025 (6 g) |
| Emilio Palmero | P | 1928 (3 g) | 1921 (29 g) |
| Johnny Schulte | C | 1932 (10 g) | 1923, 1932 (22 g) |
| Richard Rodriguez | P | 2021 (27 g) | 2017 (5 g) |
| Gabe Molina | P | 2000 (2 g) | 1999–2000 (29 g) |
| Doc Crandall | P | 1918 (14 g) | 1916 (16 g) |
| Chris Brock | P | 1997 (7 g) | 2002 (22 g) |
| Hal Haid | P | 1931 (27 g) | 1919 (1 g) |
| Jose Bautista | OF | 2018 (12 g) | 2004 (16 g) |
| Cristian Pache | OF | 2020–2021 (24 g) | 2024 (3 g) |
| Edwin Jackson | P | 2015 (24 g) | 2017 (3 g) |
| Vidal Brujan | 2B | 2025 (24 g) | 2025 (1 g) |
| Dana Eveland | P | 2015 (10 g) | 2012 (14 g) |
| Scott Blewett | P | 2025 (11 g) | 2025 (13 g) |
| Sid Schacht | P | 1951 (5 g) | 1950–1951 (15 g) |
| Freddy Garcia | P | 2013 (6 g) | 2013 (11 g) |
| Dave Koslo | P | 1954–1955 (13 g) | 1954 (3 g) |
| Jay Aldrich | P | 1989 (8 g) | 1990 (7 g) |
| Jairo Asencio | P | 2009, 2011 (9 g) | 2013 (4 g) |
| Ewald Pyle | P | 1945 (4 g) | 1939, 1942 (8 g) |
| Jim Pisoni | OF | 1959 (9 g) | 1953 (3 g) |
| Pedro Swann | OF | 2000 (4 g) | 2003 (8 g) |
| Miguel Socolovich | P | 2018 (4 g) | 2012 (6 g) |
| Tucker Davidson | P | 2020–2022 (9 g) | 2024 (1 g) |
| Tommy Milone | P | 2020 (3 g) | 2020 (6 g) |
| Jumbo Elliott | P | 1934 (7 g) | 1923 (1 g) |
| Luis Rivera | P | 2000 (5 g) | 2000 (1 g) |
| Rylan Bannon | 3B | 2022 (1 g) | 2022 (4 g) |
| Jay Flaa | P | 2021 (1 g) | 2021 (1 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.Braves seasons include the Boston Red Caps (1876–1882), Boston Beaneaters (1883–1906), Boston Doves (1907–1910), Boston Rustlers (1911), Boston Braves (1912–1935, 1941–1952), Boston Bees (1936–1940) and Milwaukee Braves (1953–1965).Orioles seasons include the Milwaukee Brewers (1901) and St. Louis Browns (1902–1953).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Atlanta Braves and the Baltimore Orioles?
187 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1901 to 2025, including Nick Markakis, George Sisler, Javy Lopez and Davey Johnson. 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?
Hugh Duffy: Atlanta Braves first, then the Baltimore Orioles from 1901.
Who has played for both recently?
Craig Kimbrel, Charlie Morton, Jacob Webb, Ramon Laureano, Alex Jackson and Chadwick Tromp 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. Braves seasons include the Boston Red Caps (1876–1882), Boston Beaneaters (1883–1906), Boston Doves (1907–1910), Boston Rustlers (1911), Boston Braves (1912–1935, 1941–1952), Boston Bees (1936–1940) and Milwaukee Braves (1953–1965). Orioles seasons include the Milwaukee Brewers (1901) and St. Louis Browns (1902–1953).
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