Atlanta Braves and New York Yankees players: who played for both
Who played for both the Braves and Yankees?
225 players played for both the Atlanta Braves and the New York Yankees between 1901 and 2025, including Babe Ruth, Andruw Jones, Chris Chambliss and Herman Long. 108 of them played for the Braves first and 108 for the Yankees first; 9 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Bill Keister is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Braves first, then the Yankees from 1901.
- Tyler Matzek is the most recent: Braves first, then the Yankees from 2025.
- Babe Ruth played the most games across the two: 28 for the Braves and 2,084 for the Yankees.
- 39 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Chris Chambliss.
- Most common positions on this list: P (109), OF (55), C (16), 3B (15).
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All 225 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Braves | Yankees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babe Ruth | OF | 1935 (28 g) | 1920–1934 (2084 g) |
| Andruw Jones | OF | 1996–2007 (1761 g) | 2011–2012 (171 g) |
| Chris Chambliss | 1B | 1980–1986 (886 g) | 1974–1979, 1988 (885 g) |
| Herman Long | SS | 1890–1902 (1647 g) | 1903 (22 g) |
| Graig Nettles | 3B | 1987 (112 g) | 1973–1983 (1535 g) |
| Clete Boyer | 3B | 1967–1971 (533 g) | 1959–1966 (1068 g) |
| Brian McCann | C | 2005–2013, 2019 (1190 g) | 2014–2016 (405 g) |
| Robinson Cano | 2B | 2022 (9 g) | 2005–2013 (1374 g) |
| Felipe Alou | OF | 1964–1969 (841 g) | 1971–1973 (344 g) |
| Jerry Royster | 3B | 1976–1984, 1988 (1118 g) | 1987 (18 g) |
| Mark Teixeira | 1B | 2007–2008 (157 g) | 2009–2016 (958 g) |
| Joe Pepitone | 1B | 1973 (3 g) | 1962–1969 (1051 g) |
| David Justice | OF | 1989–1996 (817 g) | 2000–2001 (189 g) |
| Claudell Washington | OF | 1981–1986 (651 g) | 1986–1988, 1990 (315 g) |
| Johnny Cooney | OF | 1921–1930, 1938–1942 (859 g) | 1944 (10 g) |
| Joe Dugan | 3B | 1929 (60 g) | 1922–1928 (785 g) |
| Ken Griffey | OF | 1986–1988 (271 g) | 1982–1986 (551 g) |
| Phil Niekro | P | 1964–1983, 1987 (742 g) | 1984–1985 (65 g) |
| Mike Stanton | P | 1989–1995 (304 g) | 1997–2002, 2005 (456 g) |
| Rowland Office | OF | 1972, 1974–1979 (752 g) | 1983 (2 g) |
| Earl Torgeson | 1B | 1947–1952 (720 g) | 1961 (22 g) |
| Martin Prado | 3B | 2006–2012 (683 g) | 2014 (37 g) |
| Melky Cabrera | OF | 2010 (147 g) | 2005–2009 (569 g) |
| Roberto Kelly | OF | 1994 (63 g) | 1987–1992, 2000 (648 g) |
| Marty Perez | SS | 1971–1976 (690 g) | 1977 (1 g) |
| Rick Cerone | C | 1985 (96 g) | 1980–1984, 1987, 1990 (587 g) |
| Kelly Johnson | 2B | 2005, 2007–2009, 2015–2016 (601 g) | 2014 (77 g) |
| Gerald Williams | OF | 1998–1999 (272 g) | 1992–1996, 2001–2002 (384 g) |
| Nick Swisher | OF | 2015 (46 g) | 2009–2012 (598 g) |
| Gary Sheffield | OF | 2002–2003 (290 g) | 2004–2006 (347 g) |
| Dion James | OF | 1987–1989 (329 g) | 1992–1993, 1995–1996 (273 g) |
| Billy Martin | 2B | 1961 (6 g) | 1950–1953, 1955–1957 (528 g) |
| Buddy Hassett | 1B | 1939–1941 (389 g) | 1942 (132 g) |
| Lew Burdette | P | 1951–1963 (507 g) | 1950 (2 g) |
| Otis Nixon | OF | 1991–1993, 1999 (462 g) | 1983 (13 g) |
| Johnny Blanchard | OF | 1965 (10 g) | 1955, 1959–1965 (454 g) |
| Mark Wohlers | P | 1991–1999 (388 g) | 2001 (31 g) |
| Sandy Alomar | 2B | 1964–1966 (117 g) | 1974–1976 (294 g) |
| Johnny Sain | P | 1942, 1946–1951 (265 g) | 1951–1955 (143 g) |
| Eric Hinske | 3B | 2010–2012 (339 g) | 2009 (39 g) |
| Babe Dahlgren | 1B | 1941 (44 g) | 1937–1940 (327 g) |
| Bob Watson | 1B | 1982–1984 (171 g) | 1980–1982 (196 g) |
| Deion Sanders | OF | 1991–1994 (292 g) | 1989–1990 (71 g) |
| Enos Slaughter | OF | 1959 (11 g) | 1954–1959 (350 g) |
| Jace Peterson | 2B | 2015–2017 (356 g) | 2018 (3 g) |
| Wilson Betemit | 3B | 2001, 2004–2006 (233 g) | 2007–2008 (124 g) |
| Steve Brodie | OF | 1890–1891 (265 g) | 1901 (83 g) |
| Johnny Hopp | OF | 1946–1947 (263 g) | 1950–1952 (80 g) |
| Gio Urshela | 3B | 2024 (36 g) | 2019–2021 (291 g) |
| Luis Polonia | OF | 1995–1996 (50 g) | 1989–1990, 1994–1995, 2000 (276 g) |
| Josh Donaldson | 3B | 2019 (155 g) | 2022–2023 (166 g) |
| Doc Farrell | SS | 1927–1929 (249 g) | 1932–1933 (69 g) |
| Zack Taylor | C | 1926–1929 (314 g) | 1934 (4 g) |
| Omar Moreno | OF | 1986 (118 g) | 1983–1985 (199 g) |
| Bill Robinson | OF | 1966 (6 g) | 1967–1969 (310 g) |
| Ramiro Peña | 3B | 2013–2014 (131 g) | 2009–2012 (180 g) |
| Bob Wickman | P | 2006–2007 (77 g) | 1992–1996 (223 g) |
| Charles Schmidt | 1B | 1913–1915 (296 g) | 1909 (1 g) |
| Cecil Upshaw | P | 1966–1969, 1971–1973 (241 g) | 1974 (36 g) |
| Boone Logan | P | 2009 (20 g) | 2010–2013 (256 g) |
| Rafael Soriano | P | 2007–2009 (162 g) | 2011–2012 (111 g) |
| Pat Collins | C | 1929 (7 g) | 1926–1928 (264 g) |
| Francisco Cervelli | C | 2019 (14 g) | 2008–2014 (250 g) |
| Paul Assenmacher | P | 1986–1989 (226 g) | 1993 (26 g) |
| Johnny Oates | C | 1973–1975 (201 g) | 1980–1981 (49 g) |
| Bob Tillman | C | 1968–1970 (226 g) | 1967 (22 g) |
| Dan McGann | 1B | 1896, 1908 (178 g) | 1902 (68 g) |
| Cy Seymour | OF | 1913 (39 g) | 1901–1902 (206 g) |
| Jack Quinn | P | 1913 (9 g) | 1909–1912, 1919–1921 (228 g) |
| Scott Proctor | P | 2010–2011 (37 g) | 2004–2007, 2011 (198 g) |
| George Mogridge | P | 1926–1927 (60 g) | 1915–1920 (174 g) |
| Danny MacFayden | P | 1935–1939, 1943 (169 g) | 1932–1934 (64 g) |
| Kyle Farnsworth | P | 2005, 2010 (49 g) | 2006–2008 (181 g) |
| Luis Avilan | P | 2012–2015 (218 g) | 2020 (10 g) |
| Cameron Maybin | OF | 2015 (141 g) | 2019 (82 g) |
| Paul Waner | OF | 1941–1942 (209 g) | 1944–1945 (10 g) |
| Darren Bragg | OF | 2002–2003 (213 g) | 2001 (5 g) |
| Frank Tepedino | 1B | 1973–1975 (160 g) | 1967, 1969–1972 (52 g) |
| Max Fried | P | 2017–2024 (180 g) | 2025 (32 g) |
| Raul Mondesi | OF | 2005 (41 g) | 2002–2003 (169 g) |
| Alex Verdugo | OF | 2025 (56 g) | 2024 (149 g) |
| Jim Bouton | P | 1978 (5 g) | 1962–1968 (200 g) |
| Kenny Lofton | OF | 1997 (122 g) | 2004 (83 g) |
| Gene Robertson | 3B | 1929–1930 (29 g) | 1928–1929 (173 g) |
| Chasen Shreve | P | 2014 (15 g) | 2015–2018 (180 g) |
| Jim Turner | P | 1937–1939 (99 g) | 1942–1945 (88 g) |
| Gary Roenicke | OF | 1987–1988 (116 g) | 1986 (69 g) |
| Jim Wynn | OF | 1976 (148 g) | 1977 (30 g) |
| Mike Donlin | OF | 1911 (56 g) | 1901 (121 g) |
| Chris Stewart | C | 2018 (5 g) | 2008, 2012–2013 (165 g) |
| Roy Johnson | OF | 1937–1938 (92 g) | 1936–1937 (75 g) |
| Lyle Overbay | 1B | 2012 (20 g) | 2013 (142 g) |
| Tom Hughes | P | 1914–1918 (108 g) | 1906–1907, 1909–1910 (54 g) |
| Tom Zachary | P | 1930–1934 (123 g) | 1928–1930 (36 g) |
| Harry Wolverton | 3B | 1905 (122 g) | 1912 (35 g) |
| Billy Sample | OF | 1986 (92 g) | 1985 (59 g) |
| Guy Zinn | OF | 1913 (36 g) | 1911–1912 (115 g) |
| Tyler Matzek | P | 2020–2022, 2024 (143 g) | 2025 (7 g) |
| Jack Fournier | 1B | 1927 (122 g) | 1918 (27 g) |
| Bobby Hogue | P | 1948–1951 (112 g) | 1951–1952 (34 g) |
| Deron Johnson | 1B | 1968 (127 g) | 1960–1961 (19 g) |
| Joe Kelley | OF | 1891, 1908 (85 g) | 1902 (60 g) |
| David Carpenter | P | 2013–2014 (121 g) | 2015 (22 g) |
| Ken Johnson | P | 1965–1969 (130 g) | 1969 (12 g) |
| Jack Aker | P | 1974 (17 g) | 1969–1972 (124 g) |
| Nick Green | 2B | 2004 (95 g) | 2006 (46 g) |
| Jay Howell | P | 1993 (54 g) | 1982–1984 (86 g) |
| Scott Kamieniecki | P | 2000 (26 g) | 1991–1996 (113 g) |
| Darren Holmes | P | 2002–2003 (103 g) | 1998 (34 g) |
| Hank Majeski | 3B | 1939–1941 (128 g) | 1946 (8 g) |
| Steve Karsay | P | 2001 (43 g) | 2002, 2004–2005 (91 g) |
| Dewayne Wise | OF | 2004 (77 g) | 2012 (56 g) |
| Ray Keating | P | 1919 (24 g) | 1912–1916, 1918 (109 g) |
| Paul Zuvella | SS | 1982–1985 (97 g) | 1986–1987 (35 g) |
| Bill Keister | OF | 1898 (10 g) | 1901 (115 g) |
| Chris Hammond | P | 2002 (63 g) | 2003 (62 g) |
| Tony Tarasco | OF | 1993–1994 (111 g) | 1999 (14 g) |
| Al Wickland | OF | 1918 (96 g) | 1919 (26 g) |
| Charlie Spikes | OF | 1979–1980 (107 g) | 1972 (14 g) |
| Pascual Perez | P | 1982–1985 (103 g) | 1990–1991 (17 g) |
| Derek Lowe | P | 2009–2011 (102 g) | 2012 (17 g) |
| Jimmie Hall | OF | 1970 (39 g) | 1969 (80 g) |
| Jose Ramirez | P | 2016–2018 (108 g) | 2014–2015 (11 g) |
| Lucas Luetge | P | 2023 (12 g) | 2021–2022 (107 g) |
| J. R. Murphy | C | 2019 (1 g) | 2013–2015 (115 g) |
| George Yeager | C | 1896–1899 (103 g) | 1902 (11 g) |
| Steve Kline | P | 1977 (16 g) | 1970–1974 (97 g) |
| Doyle Alexander | P | 1980, 1986–1987 (69 g) | 1976, 1982–1983 (43 g) |
| Kirby Yates | P | 2022–2023 (70 g) | 2016 (41 g) |
| Alan Embree | P | 1997–1998 (86 g) | 2005 (24 g) |
| Rey Sanchez | SS | 2001 (49 g) | 1997, 2005 (61 g) |
| Chris Martin | P | 2019–2021 (85 g) | 2015 (24 g) |
| Wade Blasingame | P | 1963–1967 (97 g) | 1972 (12 g) |
| Mike Ford | DH | 2022 (5 g) | 2019–2021 (101 g) |
| Pat Dobson | P | 1973 (12 g) | 1973–1975 (94 g) |
| Mark Whiten | OF | 1996 (36 g) | 1997 (69 g) |
| Jack Martin | SS | 1914 (33 g) | 1912 (71 g) |
| Javier Vazquez | P | 2009 (37 g) | 2004, 2010 (63 g) |
| Cory Gearrin | P | 2011–2013 (77 g) | 2019 (18 g) |
| Terry Mulholland | P | 1999–2000 (70 g) | 1994 (24 g) |
| Buddy Carlyle | P | 2007–2009 (84 g) | 2011 (8 g) |
| Shane Greene | P | 2019–2021 (74 g) | 2014, 2022 (16 g) |
| Luis Ayala | P | 2013 (37 g) | 2011 (52 g) |
| Denny Neagle | P | 1996–1998 (72 g) | 2000 (16 g) |
| Jaret Wright | P | 2003–2004 (43 g) | 2005–2006 (44 g) |
| Don Nottebart | P | 1960–1962 (82 g) | 1969 (4 g) |
| Steve Barber | P | 1970–1972 (49 g) | 1967–1968 (37 g) |
| Russ Springer | P | 1998–1999 (71 g) | 1992 (14 g) |
| Michael Tonkin | P | 2023 (45 g) | 2024 (39 g) |
| Garland Braxton | P | 1921–1922 (43 g) | 1925–1926 (40 g) |
| Joe Niekro | P | 1973–1974 (47 g) | 1985–1987 (36 g) |
| Mike Heath | C | 1991 (49 g) | 1978 (33 g) |
| Chuck Cary | P | 1987–1988 (20 g) | 1989–1991 (60 g) |
| David Hale | P | 2013–2014 (47 g) | 2018–2020 (28 g) |
| Bobby Tiefenauer | P | 1963–1965 (64 g) | 1965 (10 g) |
| Curtis Pride | OF | 1998 (70 g) | 2003 (4 g) |
| Ernie Courtney | 3B | 1902 (48 g) | 1902–1903 (26 g) |
| Fred Mitchell | P | 1913 (4 g) | 1910 (68 g) |
| Jim Konstanty | P | 1946 (10 g) | 1954–1956 (62 g) |
| Mike Fischlin | SS | 1987 (1 g) | 1986 (71 g) |
| Wilbur Good | OF | 1910–1911 (66 g) | 1905 (5 g) |
| Anthony Swarzak | P | 2019 (44 g) | 2016 (26 g) |
| Adeiny Hechavarria | SS | 2019–2020 (51 g) | 2018 (18 g) |
| Steve Shields | P | 1985–1986 (29 g) | 1988 (39 g) |
| Darren O'Day | P | 2019–2020, 2022 (55 g) | 2021 (12 g) |
| Craig Wilson | OF | 2007 (24 g) | 2006 (40 g) |
| Joe Cowley | P | 1982 (17 g) | 1984–1985 (46 g) |
| Freddy Garcia | P | 2013 (6 g) | 2011–2012 (56 g) |
| Mark Melancon | P | 2019–2020 (46 g) | 2009–2010 (15 g) |
| Foster Edwards | P | 1925–1928 (58 g) | 1930 (2 g) |
| Royce Ring | P | 2007–2008 (53 g) | 2010 (5 g) |
| Kyle Davies | P | 2005–2007 (53 g) | 2015 (1 g) |
| Jesse Gonder | C | 1965 (31 g) | 1960–1961 (22 g) |
| Andy Messersmith | P | 1976–1977 (45 g) | 1978 (6 g) |
| Billy Cowan | OF | 1965 (19 g) | 1969 (32 g) |
| Eury Perez | OF | 2015 (47 g) | 2014 (4 g) |
| Joe Borowski | P | 1996–1997 (42 g) | 1997–1998 (9 g) |
| Ben Heller | P | 2023 (19 g) | 2016–2017, 2019–2020 (31 g) |
| Damaso Garcia | 2B | 1988 (21 g) | 1978–1979 (29 g) |
| John Montefusco | P | 1981 (26 g) | 1983–1986 (24 g) |
| Enyel De Los Santos | P | 2025 (43 g) | 2024 (5 g) |
| Rosy Ryan | P | 1925–1926 (45 g) | 1928 (3 g) |
| Bill McKechnie | 3B | 1913 (1 g) | 1913 (45 g) |
| Jim Pisoni | OF | 1959 (9 g) | 1959–1960 (37 g) |
| Al Lyons | P | 1948 (16 g) | 1944, 1946–1947 (29 g) |
| Steve Roser | P | 1946 (14 g) | 1944–1946 (31 g) |
| Bartolo Colon | P | 2017 (13 g) | 2011 (29 g) |
| C. J. Nitkowski | P | 2004 (22 g) | 2004 (19 g) |
| Eric Young | OF | 2015 (35 g) | 2016 (6 g) |
| Lee Thomas | OF | 1966 (39 g) | 1961 (2 g) |
| Brent Lillibridge | OF | 2008 (29 g) | 2013 (11 g) |
| Jim Brower | P | 2005 (37 g) | 2007 (3 g) |
| Jim Hardin | P | 1972 (26 g) | 1971 (12 g) |
| George Davis | P | 1913–1915 (26 g) | 1912 (10 g) |
| David Aardsma | P | 2015 (33 g) | 2012 (1 g) |
| Gaylord Perry | P | 1981 (24 g) | 1980 (10 g) |
| Ryan Weber | P | 2015–2016 (21 g) | 2022–2023 (13 g) |
| Gabby Street | C | 1905 (3 g) | 1912 (29 g) |
| Reid Brignac | SS | 2016 (13 g) | 2013 (17 g) |
| Brandon McCarthy | P | 2018 (15 g) | 2014 (14 g) |
| Chase Whitley | P | 2018 (1 g) | 2014–2015 (28 g) |
| Mike Dunn | P | 2010 (25 g) | 2009 (4 g) |
| Aaron Small | P | 2002 (1 g) | 2005–2006 (26 g) |
| Chaz Roe | P | 2016–2017 (24 g) | 2014 (3 g) |
| Jaime Garcia | P | 2017 (18 g) | 2017 (8 g) |
| Jeff Reardon | P | 1992 (14 g) | 1994 (11 g) |
| Wayne Franklin | P | 2006 (11 g) | 2005 (13 g) |
| Octavio Dotel | P | 2007 (9 g) | 2006 (14 g) |
| Antoan Richardson | OF | 2011 (9 g) | 2014 (13 g) |
| Burleigh Grimes | P | 1930 (11 g) | 1934 (10 g) |
| Al Closter | P | 1973 (4 g) | 1971–1972 (16 g) |
| Joe Connor | C | 1900 (7 g) | 1905 (8 g) |
| Bob Lawson | P | 1901 (10 g) | 1902 (3 g) |
| Danny Burawa | P | 2015 (12 g) | 2015 (1 g) |
| Eddie Phillips | C | 1924 (3 g) | 1932 (9 g) |
| Wes Ferrell | P | 1941 (4 g) | 1938–1939 (8 g) |
| Allan Winans | P | 2023–2024 (8 g) | 2025 (3 g) |
| Carlos Carrasco | P | 2025 (3 g) | 2025 (8 g) |
| Manny Banuelos | P | 2015 (7 g) | 2022 (4 g) |
| Ray Hale | P | 1902 (8 g) | 1902 (3 g) |
| Matt DeSalvo | P | 2008 (2 g) | 2007 (7 g) |
| Ensign Cottrell | P | 1914 (1 g) | 1915 (7 g) |
| Tommy Madden | OF | 1906 (4 g) | 1910 (1 g) |
| Darrell May | P | 1995 (2 g) | 2005 (2 g) |
| Fred Jacklitsch | C | 1917 (1 g) | 1905 (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).Yankees seasons include the Baltimore Orioles (1901–1902) and New York Highlanders (1903–1912).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Atlanta Braves and the New York Yankees?
225 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1901 to 2025, including Babe Ruth, Andruw Jones, Chris Chambliss and Herman Long. 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?
Bill Keister: Atlanta Braves first, then the New York Yankees from 1901.
Who has played for both recently?
Gio Urshela, Max Fried, Alex Verdugo, Tyler Matzek, Michael Tonkin and Enyel De Los Santos and 2 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). Yankees seasons include the Baltimore Orioles (1901–1902) and New York Highlanders (1903–1912).
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