Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs players: who played for both
Who played for both the Braves and Cubs?
312 players played for both the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago Cubs between 1876 and 2025, including Rabbit Maranville, Johnny Evers, Andy Pafko and Bobby Lowe. 148 of them played for the Braves first and 144 for the Cubs first; 20 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Deacon White is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Cubs first, then the Braves from 1877.
- Vidal Brujan is the most recent: Braves first, then the Cubs from 2025.
- Rabbit Maranville played the most games across the two: 1,795 for the Braves and 75 for the Cubs.
- 53 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Rabbit Maranville.
- Most common positions on this list: P (128), OF (74), C (41), 2B (29).
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All 312 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Braves | Cubs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rabbit Maranville | SS | 1912–1920, 1929–1933, 1935 (1795 g) | 1925 (75 g) |
| Johnny Evers | 2B | 1914–1917, 1929 (318 g) | 1902–1913 (1409 g) |
| Andy Pafko | OF | 1953–1959 (658 g) | 1943–1951 (960 g) |
| Bobby Lowe | 2B | 1890–1901 (1411 g) | 1902–1903 (153 g) |
| Jason Heyward | OF | 2010–2014 (681 g) | 2016–2022 (744 g) |
| Billy Herman | 2B | 1946 (75 g) | 1931–1941 (1344 g) |
| Jeff Blauser | SS | 1987–1997 (1184 g) | 1998–1999 (223 g) |
| Hugh Duffy | OF | 1892–1900 (1153 g) | 1888–1889 (207 g) |
| Dansby Swanson | SS | 2016–2022 (827 g) | 2023–2025 (455 g) |
| Mike Lum | OF | 1967–1975, 1979–1981 (1225 g) | 1981 (41 g) |
| Bill Dahlen | SS | 1908–1909 (215 g) | 1891–1898 (987 g) |
| Johnny Kling | C | 1911–1912 (156 g) | 1900–1908, 1910–1911 (1028 g) |
| King Kelly | OF | 1887–1889, 1891–1892 (442 g) | 1880–1886 (681 g) |
| Jody Davis | C | 1988–1990 (92 g) | 1981–1988 (990 g) |
| Bill Sweeney | 2B | 1907–1913 (906 g) | 1907, 1914 (137 g) |
| Les Mann | OF | 1913–1914, 1919–1920, 1924–1927 (573 g) | 1916–1919 (453 g) |
| Gary Matthews | OF | 1977–1980 (588 g) | 1984–1987 (411 g) |
| Jimmy Slagle | OF | 1901 (66 g) | 1902–1908 (898 g) |
| Derrek Lee | 1B | 2010 (39 g) | 2004–2010 (924 g) |
| Rico Carty | OF | 1963–1967, 1969–1970, 1972 (829 g) | 1973 (22 g) |
| Fred McGriff | 1B | 1993–1997 (636 g) | 2001–2002 (195 g) |
| Frank Demaree | OF | 1941–1942 (112 g) | 1932–1933, 1935–1938 (701 g) |
| Malachi Kittridge | C | 1901–1903 (226 g) | 1890–1897 (569 g) |
| Harry Steinfeldt | 3B | 1911 (19 g) | 1906–1910 (735 g) |
| Dwight Smith | OF | 1995–1996 (204 g) | 1989–1993 (536 g) |
| Jose Hernandez | SS | 1999 (48 g) | 1994–1999, 2003 (672 g) |
| Bob Smith | P | 1923–1930, 1933–1937 (647 g) | 1931–1932 (72 g) |
| Pat Moran | C | 1901–1905 (439 g) | 1906–1909 (267 g) |
| Charlie Deal | 3B | 1913–1914 (89 g) | 1916–1921 (616 g) |
| Mark DeRosa | 3B | 1998–2004 (393 g) | 2007–2008 (298 g) |
| Roy Smalley | SS | 1954 (25 g) | 1948–1953 (661 g) |
| Greg Maddux | P | 1993–2003 (366 g) | 1986–1992, 2004–2006 (312 g) |
| Lance Richbourg | OF | 1927–1931 (629 g) | 1932 (44 g) |
| Rey Sanchez | SS | 2001 (49 g) | 1991–1997 (594 g) |
| Bobby Thomson | OF | 1954–1957 (327 g) | 1958–1959 (274 g) |
| Al Dark | SS | 1946, 1948–1949, 1960 (332 g) | 1958–1959 (250 g) |
| Freddie Maguire | 2B | 1929–1931 (432 g) | 1928 (140 g) |
| Rabbit Warstler | SS | 1936–1940 (512 g) | 1940 (45 g) |
| Lew Burdette | P | 1951–1963 (507 g) | 1964–1965 (36 g) |
| Andrelton Simmons | SS | 2012–2015 (499 g) | 2022 (35 g) |
| Buck Herzog | 2B | 1910–1911, 1918–1919 (376 g) | 1919–1920 (143 g) |
| Paul Assenmacher | P | 1986–1989 (226 g) | 1989–1993 (279 g) |
| Wilbur Good | OF | 1910–1911 (66 g) | 1911–1915 (429 g) |
| Damon Berryhill | C | 1991–1993 (217 g) | 1987–1991 (277 g) |
| Mike Remlinger | P | 1999–2002, 2006 (328 g) | 2003–2005 (156 g) |
| Al Bridwell | SS | 1906–1907, 1911–1912 (343 g) | 1913 (136 g) |
| Reed Johnson | OF | 2012–2013 (117 g) | 2008–2009, 2011–2012 (361 g) |
| Ginger Beaumont | OF | 1907–1909 (400 g) | 1910 (77 g) |
| Guy Bush | P | 1936–1937 (48 g) | 1923–1934 (429 g) |
| Walker Cooper | C | 1950–1953 (366 g) | 1954–1955 (111 g) |
| Wes Covington | OF | 1956–1961 (468 g) | 1966 (9 g) |
| Tom Needham | C | 1904–1907 (337 g) | 1909–1914 (136 g) |
| Johnny Bates | OF | 1906–1909 (457 g) | 1914 (9 g) |
| Rogers Hornsby | 2B | 1928 (140 g) | 1929–1932 (317 g) |
| Zack Taylor | C | 1926–1929 (314 g) | 1929–1933 (142 g) |
| John Clarkson | P | 1888–1892 (244 g) | 1884–1887 (211 g) |
| Les Bell | 3B | 1928–1929 (292 g) | 1930–1931 (149 g) |
| Gene Oliver | C | 1963–1967 (403 g) | 1968–1969 (31 g) |
| Al Spangler | OF | 1959–1961 (175 g) | 1967–1971 (258 g) |
| Bob Buhl | P | 1953–1962 (282 g) | 1962–1966 (140 g) |
| Bobby Sturgeon | SS | 1948 (34 g) | 1940–1942, 1946–1947 (386 g) |
| Del Howard | OF | 1906–1907 (198 g) | 1907–1909 (221 g) |
| Zeb Terry | SS | 1918 (28 g) | 1920–1922 (387 g) |
| Bruce Sutter | P | 1985–1986, 1988 (112 g) | 1976–1980 (300 g) |
| Bob Rush | P | 1958–1960 (69 g) | 1948–1957 (342 g) |
| Bill Lee | P | 1945–1946 (41 g) | 1934–1943, 1947 (369 g) |
| Dave Martinez | OF | 2001 (120 g) | 1986–1988, 2000 (288 g) |
| Jerome Walton | OF | 1996 (37 g) | 1989–1992 (370 g) |
| Dick Culler | SS | 1944–1947 (355 g) | 1948 (48 g) |
| Charlie Dexter | OF | 1902–1903 (171 g) | 1900–1902 (227 g) |
| Tommy La Stella | 2B | 2014 (93 g) | 2015–2018 (303 g) |
| Kyle Farnsworth | P | 2005, 2010 (49 g) | 1999–2004 (343 g) |
| Lefty Tyler | P | 1910–1917 (298 g) | 1918–1921 (92 g) |
| James Russell | P | 2014 (22 g) | 2010–2015 (365 g) |
| Cliff Carroll | OF | 1893 (120 g) | 1890–1891 (266 g) |
| Craig Kimbrel | P | 2010–2014, 2025 (295 g) | 2019–2021 (80 g) |
| Fred Raymer | 2B | 1904–1905 (251 g) | 1901 (120 g) |
| David Ross | C | 2009–2012 (227 g) | 2015–2016 (139 g) |
| Eddie Stanky | 2B | 1948–1949 (205 g) | 1943–1944 (155 g) |
| Ty Cline | OF | 1963–1967 (348 g) | 1966 (7 g) |
| Cozy Dolan | OF | 1895–1896, 1905–1906 (296 g) | 1900–1901 (56 g) |
| Peaches Graham | C | 1908–1911 (313 g) | 1903, 1911 (36 g) |
| Chuck Tanner | OF | 1955–1957 (179 g) | 1957–1958 (168 g) |
| Gene DeMontreville | 2B | 1901–1902 (264 g) | 1899 (82 g) |
| Tyler Houston | 3B | 1996 (33 g) | 1996–1999 (313 g) |
| Henry Blanco | C | 2002–2003 (136 g) | 2005–2008 (208 g) |
| Howard Freigau | 3B | 1928 (53 g) | 1925–1927 (287 g) |
| Ken O'Dea | C | 1946 (12 g) | 1935–1938 (325 g) |
| Michael Tucker | OF | 1997–1998 (268 g) | 2001 (63 g) |
| Doc Miller | OF | 1910–1912 (327 g) | 1910 (1 g) |
| Marty Sullivan | OF | 1890–1891 (138 g) | 1887–1888 (190 g) |
| Kent Mercker | P | 1989–1995, 2003 (251 g) | 2004 (71 g) |
| Davey Johnson | 2B | 1973–1975 (294 g) | 1978 (24 g) |
| Jorge Soler | OF | 2021, 2024 (104 g) | 2014–2016 (211 g) |
| Ed Reulbach | P | 1916–1917 (26 g) | 1905–1913 (283 g) |
| Will Ohman | P | 2008 (83 g) | 2000–2001, 2005–2007 (220 g) |
| Mike Gonzalez | C | 1912 (1 g) | 1925–1929 (298 g) |
| Jeff Baker | 2B | 2012 (14 g) | 2009–2012 (283 g) |
| Doc Farrell | SS | 1927–1929 (249 g) | 1930 (46 g) |
| Art Wilson | C | 1918–1920 (176 g) | 1916–1917 (118 g) |
| Frank Thomas | OF | 1961, 1965 (139 g) | 1960–1961, 1966 (155 g) |
| Marv Rickert | OF | 1948–1949 (103 g) | 1942, 1946–1947 (190 g) |
| Dave Shean | 2B | 1909–1910, 1912 (231 g) | 1911 (54 g) |
| Jim Delahanty | 2B | 1904–1905 (264 g) | 1901 (17 g) |
| Bob Chipman | P | 1950–1952 (89 g) | 1944–1949 (190 g) |
| Joe Pepitone | 1B | 1973 (3 g) | 1970–1973 (268 g) |
| Mike Bielecki | P | 1991–1992, 1994, 1996–1997 (130 g) | 1988–1991 (127 g) |
| Rafael Ortega | OF | 2019 (34 g) | 2021–2022 (221 g) |
| Donnie Moore | P | 1982–1984 (106 g) | 1975, 1977–1979 (141 g) |
| Percy Jones | P | 1929 (36 g) | 1920–1922, 1925–1928 (207 g) |
| Ken Henderson | OF | 1976 (133 g) | 1979–1980 (106 g) |
| Harry Wolverton | 3B | 1905 (122 g) | 1898–1900 (115 g) |
| Joe Kelly | OF | 1917–1919 (181 g) | 1916 (54 g) |
| Charlie Pick | 2B | 1919–1920 (128 g) | 1918–1919 (104 g) |
| Del Rice | C | 1955–1959 (208 g) | 1960 (18 g) |
| Jesse Chavez | P | 2010, 2021–2025 (190 g) | 2018, 2022 (35 g) |
| John Kelleher | 3B | 1924 (1 g) | 1921–1923 (224 g) |
| Mickey Livingston | C | 1949 (28 g) | 1943, 1945–1947 (192 g) |
| Joe Borowski | P | 1996–1997 (42 g) | 2001–2005 (175 g) |
| Matt Franco | 1B | 2002–2003 (193 g) | 1995 (16 g) |
| Ted Abernathy | P | 1966 (38 g) | 1965–1966, 1969–1970 (171 g) |
| Arodys Vizcaino | P | 2011, 2015–2019 (201 g) | 2014 (5 g) |
| Antonio Alfonseca | P | 2004 (79 g) | 2002–2003 (126 g) |
| Bob Addis | OF | 1950–1951 (101 g) | 1952–1953 (103 g) |
| Emil Verban | 2B | 1950 (4 g) | 1948–1950 (200 g) |
| Paul Bako | C | 2000–2001 (85 g) | 2003–2004 (119 g) |
| Art Nehf | P | 1915–1919 (131 g) | 1927–1929 (71 g) |
| Blake DeWitt | 2B | 2013 (4 g) | 2010–2012 (192 g) |
| Carl Edwards | P | 2021 (1 g) | 2015–2019 (194 g) |
| Gene Mauch | 2B | 1950–1951 (67 g) | 1948–1949 (126 g) |
| Paul Hines | OF | 1890 (69 g) | 1876–1877 (124 g) |
| Jimmy Cooney | SS | 1928 (18 g) | 1926–1927 (174 g) |
| John Barry | OF | 1900–1901 (92 g) | 1904–1905 (100 g) |
| Lee Thomas | OF | 1966 (39 g) | 1966–1967 (152 g) |
| Len Gabrielson | OF | 1960, 1963–1964 (74 g) | 1964–1965 (117 g) |
| Terry Mulholland | P | 1999–2000 (70 g) | 1997–1999 (121 g) |
| Daryle Ward | OF | 2006 (20 g) | 2007–2008 (168 g) |
| Todd Hollandsworth | OF | 2005 (24 g) | 2004–2005 (164 g) |
| Jason Marquis | P | 2000–2003 (106 g) | 2007–2008 (79 g) |
| Larry Cheney | P | 1919 (8 g) | 1911–1915 (175 g) |
| Dan Winkler | P | 2015–2019 (117 g) | 2020–2021 (65 g) |
| Kenny Lofton | OF | 1997 (122 g) | 2003 (56 g) |
| Bill Collins | OF | 1910–1911 (169 g) | 1911 (7 g) |
| Ed McDonald | 3B | 1911–1912 (175 g) | 1913 (1 g) |
| Milt Pappas | P | 1968–1970 (59 g) | 1970–1973 (115 g) |
| Billy Cowan | OF | 1965 (19 g) | 1963–1964 (153 g) |
| Emilio Bonifacio | OF | 2014, 2016–2017 (103 g) | 2014 (69 g) |
| Bob Hendley | P | 1961–1963 (101 g) | 1965–1967 (68 g) |
| Dick Errickson | P | 1938–1942 (155 g) | 1942 (13 g) |
| Rafael Soriano | P | 2007–2009 (162 g) | 2015 (6 g) |
| Jack O'Neill | C | 1906 (62 g) | 1904–1905 (104 g) |
| Ed Sauer | OF | 1949 (79 g) | 1943–1945 (86 g) |
| John Sullivan | OF | 1920–1921 (86 g) | 1921 (76 g) |
| Mel Roach | 2B | 1953–1954, 1957–1961 (139 g) | 1961 (23 g) |
| Ed Bailey | C | 1964 (95 g) | 1965 (66 g) |
| Sean Newcomb | P | 2017–2022 (144 g) | 2022 (17 g) |
| Babe Dahlgren | 1B | 1941 (44 g) | 1941–1942 (116 g) |
| Cameron Maybin | OF | 2015 (141 g) | 2020 (18 g) |
| Lou Johnson | OF | 1962 (61 g) | 1960, 1968 (96 g) |
| Ross Barnes | 2B | 1881 (69 g) | 1876–1877 (88 g) |
| George Browne | OF | 1908 (141 g) | 1909 (12 g) |
| Carl Sawatski | C | 1957–1958 (68 g) | 1948, 1950, 1953 (83 g) |
| Charley Jones | OF | 1879–1880 (149 g) | 1877 (2 g) |
| Dick Ruthven | P | 1976–1978 (75 g) | 1983–1986 (76 g) |
| Tom Poorman | OF | 1885–1886 (144 g) | 1880 (7 g) |
| William Marriott | 3B | 1925 (103 g) | 1917, 1920–1921 (47 g) |
| Big Jeff Pfeffer | P | 1906–1908, 1911 (119 g) | 1905, 1910 (29 g) |
| Pierce Johnson | P | 2023–2025 (147 g) | 2017 (1 g) |
| Lew Richie | P | 1909–1910 (26 g) | 1910–1913 (121 g) |
| Moe Drabowsky | P | 1961 (16 g) | 1956–1960 (131 g) |
| Toby Atwell | C | 1956 (15 g) | 1952–1953 (131 g) |
| Vin Campbell | OF | 1912 (145 g) | 1908 (1 g) |
| Drew Smyly | P | 2021 (32 g) | 2022–2024 (113 g) |
| Randall Simon | 1B | 1997–1999 (110 g) | 2003 (33 g) |
| Joe Mather | OF | 2011 (36 g) | 2012 (103 g) |
| Juan Pizarro | P | 1957–1960 (93 g) | 1970–1973 (46 g) |
| Ken Johnson | P | 1965–1969 (130 g) | 1969 (9 g) |
| Joc Pederson | OF | 2021 (64 g) | 2021 (73 g) |
| Juan Cruz | P | 2004 (50 g) | 2001–2003 (81 g) |
| Don Cardwell | P | 1970 (16 g) | 1960–1962 (114 g) |
| Pat Ragan | P | 1915–1919 (128 g) | 1909 (2 g) |
| George Metkovich | OF | 1954 (68 g) | 1953 (61 g) |
| Tommy Griffith | OF | 1913–1914 (53 g) | 1925 (76 g) |
| Pete Whisenant | OF | 1952 (24 g) | 1956 (103 g) |
| Deacon White | C | 1877 (59 g) | 1876 (66 g) |
| Lew Brown | C | 1876–1877, 1883 (117 g) | 1879 (6 g) |
| Joe Niekro | P | 1973–1974 (47 g) | 1967–1969 (74 g) |
| Bill Schuster | SS | 1939 (2 g) | 1943–1945 (118 g) |
| Chris Martin | P | 2019–2021 (85 g) | 2022 (34 g) |
| Joe Stanley | OF | 1903–1904 (89 g) | 1909 (27 g) |
| Rowdy Elliott | C | 1910 (3 g) | 1916–1918 (113 g) |
| Jack Cusick | SS | 1952 (49 g) | 1951 (65 g) |
| Jack Aker | P | 1974 (17 g) | 1972–1973 (95 g) |
| Clyde Shoun | P | 1947–1949 (63 g) | 1935–1937 (46 g) |
| Bill Voiselle | P | 1947–1949 (89 g) | 1950 (19 g) |
| Billy Hoeft | P | 1964 (42 g) | 1965–1966 (65 g) |
| Edwin Jackson | P | 2015 (24 g) | 2013–2015 (83 g) |
| Christian Bethancourt | C | 2013–2015 (80 g) | 2024 (24 g) |
| Jason Motte | P | 2017 (46 g) | 2015 (57 g) |
| Merritt Ranew | C | 1964 (9 g) | 1963–1964 (94 g) |
| Newt Randall | OF | 1907 (75 g) | 1907 (24 g) |
| Don Nottebart | P | 1960–1962 (82 g) | 1969 (16 g) |
| Chick Fraser | P | 1905 (48 g) | 1907–1909 (49 g) |
| Al Kaiser | OF | 1911–1912 (70 g) | 1911 (26 g) |
| Casey Wise | 2B | 1958–1959 (53 g) | 1957 (43 g) |
| Taylor Phillips | P | 1956–1957 (50 g) | 1958–1959 (46 g) |
| Bob Shaw | P | 1962–1963 (86 g) | 1967 (9 g) |
| Con Daily | C | 1886–1887 (86 g) | 1896 (9 g) |
| Eddie Solomon | P | 1977–1979 (88 g) | 1975 (6 g) |
| Ray King | P | 2003 (80 g) | 1999 (10 g) |
| Rex Brothers | P | 2017–2018 (28 g) | 2020–2021 (60 g) |
| Todd Pratt | C | 2006 (62 g) | 1995 (25 g) |
| Luis Márquez | OF | 1951 (68 g) | 1954 (17 g) |
| Dave Cole | P | 1950–1953 (59 g) | 1954 (19 g) |
| David Aardsma | P | 2015 (33 g) | 2006 (45 g) |
| Jimmie Hall | OF | 1970 (39 g) | 1969–1970 (39 g) |
| Trevor Cahill | P | 2015 (15 g) | 2015–2016 (62 g) |
| Jimmy Johnston | 3B | 1926 (24 g) | 1914 (52 g) |
| Shane Greene | P | 2019–2021 (74 g) | 2023 (2 g) |
| Bobby Tiefenauer | P | 1963–1965 (64 g) | 1968 (9 g) |
| Trent Hubbard | OF | 2000 (61 g) | 2003 (10 g) |
| Brad Brach | P | 2018 (27 g) | 2019 (43 g) |
| Julian Tavarez | P | 2008 (36 g) | 2001 (34 g) |
| Adrian Garrett | DH | 1966 (4 g) | 1970, 1973–1975 (65 g) |
| Cliff Curtis | P | 1909–1911 (65 g) | 1911 (4 g) |
| Seth Morehead | P | 1961 (12 g) | 1959–1960 (56 g) |
| Mike Hubbard | C | 2000 (2 g) | 1995–1997 (65 g) |
| Jack Curtis | P | 1962 (30 g) | 1961–1962 (35 g) |
| Al Glossop | 2B | 1940 (60 g) | 1946 (4 g) |
| Hoyt Wilhelm | P | 1969–1971 (61 g) | 1970 (3 g) |
| Jay Howell | P | 1993 (54 g) | 1981 (10 g) |
| Lou Hardie | C | 1890 (47 g) | 1886 (16 g) |
| Ramon Hernandez | P | 1967 (46 g) | 1968, 1976–1977 (16 g) |
| Bill Merritt | C | 1893–1894, 1899 (50 g) | 1891 (11 g) |
| Sheldon Jones | P | 1952 (39 g) | 1953 (22 g) |
| Vidal Brujan | 2B | 2025 (24 g) | 2025 (36 g) |
| Mort Cooper | P | 1945–1947 (58 g) | 1949 (1 g) |
| Burleigh Grimes | P | 1930 (11 g) | 1932–1933 (47 g) |
| Paul Maholm | P | 2012–2013 (37 g) | 2012 (21 g) |
| Ron Mahay | P | 2007 (30 g) | 2001–2002 (28 g) |
| Mal Eason | P | 1902 (27 g) | 1900–1902 (30 g) |
| Eddie Haas | OF | 1958, 1960 (41 g) | 1957 (14 g) |
| John Malarkey | P | 1902–1903 (54 g) | 1899 (1 g) |
| Pop Williams | P | 1903 (14 g) | 1902–1903 (41 g) |
| Ken Aspromonte | 2B | 1962 (34 g) | 1963 (20 g) |
| Steve Barber | P | 1970–1972 (49 g) | 1970 (5 g) |
| Bob Logan | P | 1945 (34 g) | 1937–1938 (18 g) |
| Dick Littlefield | P | 1958 (4 g) | 1957 (48 g) |
| Earl Blackburn | C | 1915–1916 (50 g) | 1917 (2 g) |
| Elmer Singleton | P | 1945–1946 (23 g) | 1957–1959 (29 g) |
| Jim Murray | OF | 1914 (39 g) | 1902 (12 g) |
| Marty Keough | OF | 1966 (17 g) | 1966 (33 g) |
| Mike Soroka | P | 2018–2020, 2023 (44 g) | 2025 (6 g) |
| Al Demaree | P | 1919 (25 g) | 1917 (24 g) |
| Anthony Recker | C | 2016–2017 (39 g) | 2012 (9 g) |
| Hector Neris | P | 2025 (2 g) | 2024 (46 g) |
| Chad Fox | P | 1997 (30 g) | 2005, 2008–2009 (16 g) |
| Otis Clymer | OF | 1913 (15 g) | 1913 (30 g) |
| Phil Powers | C | 1880 (37 g) | 1878 (8 g) |
| Will Cunnane | P | 2003–2004 (29 g) | 2002 (16 g) |
| Dave Stevens | P | 2000 (2 g) | 1997–1998 (41 g) |
| Scott Downs | P | 2013 (25 g) | 2000 (18 g) |
| Johnny Schulte | C | 1932 (10 g) | 1929 (31 g) |
| Billy Hamilton | OF | 2019 (26 g) | 2020 (14 g) |
| Cole Hamels | P | 2020 (1 g) | 2018–2019 (39 g) |
| Nicky Lopez | 2B | 2023 (26 g) | 2025 (14 g) |
| Orlie Weaver | P | 1911 (27 g) | 1910–1911 (13 g) |
| Walt Lanfranconi | P | 1947 (37 g) | 1941 (2 g) |
| Brent Lillibridge | OF | 2008 (29 g) | 2013 (9 g) |
| Shelby Miller | P | 2015 (33 g) | 2021 (3 g) |
| Don Wengert | P | 2000 (10 g) | 1998 (23 g) |
| Jose Ascanio | P | 2007 (13 g) | 2008–2009 (20 g) |
| Kevin Coffman | P | 1987–1988 (24 g) | 1990 (8 g) |
| Dick Barrett | P | 1934 (15 g) | 1943 (15 g) |
| Jonathan Lucroy | C | 2021 (2 g) | 2019 (27 g) |
| Fabian Kowalik | P | 1936 (2 g) | 1935–1936 (26 g) |
| Rube Kroh | P | 1912 (3 g) | 1908–1910 (25 g) |
| Jaime Garcia | P | 2017 (18 g) | 2018 (8 g) |
| John Herrnstein | OF | 1966 (17 g) | 1966 (9 g) |
| Chris Rusin | P | 2020 (1 g) | 2012–2014 (24 g) |
| Doc Marshall | C | 1904 (13 g) | 1908 (12 g) |
| Brad Woodall | P | 1994–1996 (18 g) | 1999 (6 g) |
| Rene Rivera | C | 2018 (3 g) | 2017 (20 g) |
| Jairo Asencio | P | 2009, 2011 (9 g) | 2012 (12 g) |
| Marty Shay | 2B | 1924 (19 g) | 1916 (2 g) |
| Bill McAfee | P | 1931 (18 g) | 1930 (2 g) |
| Brad Hogg | P | 1911–1912 (18 g) | 1915 (2 g) |
| Joe Schultz | OF | 1912–1913 (13 g) | 1915 (7 g) |
| Justin Speier | P | 1999 (19 g) | 1998 (1 g) |
| Red Shannon | 2B | 1915 (1 g) | 1926 (19 g) |
| Hank Griffin | P | 1911–1912 (18 g) | 1911 (1 g) |
| Frank Killen | P | 1899 (12 g) | 1900 (6 g) |
| Ray Starr | P | 1933 (9 g) | 1945 (9 g) |
| J. C. Boscan | C | 2010–2012 (11 g) | 2013 (6 g) |
| Andy Sommers | C | 1888 (4 g) | 1889 (12 g) |
| Art Bues | 3B | 1913 (2 g) | 1914 (14 g) |
| Blake Lalli | 1B | 2016 (10 g) | 2012 (6 g) |
| Kameron Loe | P | 2013 (9 g) | 2013 (7 g) |
| Miguel Batista | P | 2012 (5 g) | 1997 (11 g) |
| Micah Bowie | P | 1999 (3 g) | 1999 (11 g) |
| Jim Moroney | P | 1906 (3 g) | 1912 (10 g) |
| Mike Sullivan | P | 1899 (1 g) | 1890 (12 g) |
| Dick Manville | P | 1950 (1 g) | 1952 (11 g) |
| Hank Schreiber | 3B | 1917 (2 g) | 1926 (10 g) |
| Willard Mains | P | 1896 (10 g) | 1888 (2 g) |
| Miguel Socolovich | P | 2018 (4 g) | 2012 (6 g) |
| Tony LaRussa | 2B | 1971 (9 g) | 1973 (1 g) |
| Kevin Blankenship | P | 1988 (2 g) | 1988–1990 (6 g) |
| Kitty Bransfield | 1B | 1898 (5 g) | 1911 (3 g) |
| Andy Pratt | P | 2002 (1 g) | 2004 (4 g) |
| Tod Brynan | P | 1891 (1 g) | 1888 (3 g) |
| Ensign Cottrell | P | 1914 (1 g) | 1912 (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).Cubs seasons include the Chicago White Stockings (1876–1889), Chicago Colts (1890–1897) and Chicago Orphans (1898–1902).
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How many players have played for both the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago Cubs?
312 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1876 to 2025, including Rabbit Maranville, Johnny Evers, Andy Pafko and Bobby Lowe. 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?
Deacon White: Chicago Cubs first, then the Atlanta Braves from 1877.
Who has played for both recently?
Dansby Swanson, Craig Kimbrel, Jorge Soler, Jesse Chavez, Pierce Johnson and Drew Smyly and 5 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). Cubs seasons include the Chicago White Stockings (1876–1889), Chicago Colts (1890–1897) and Chicago Orphans (1898–1902).
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