Baltimore Orioles and Milwaukee Brewers players: who played for both
Who played for both the Orioles and Brewers?
119 players played for both the Baltimore Orioles and the Milwaukee Brewers between 1969 and 2025, including B. J. Surhoff, J. J. Hardy, Rick Dempsey and Dave May. 62 of them played for the Orioles first and 56 for the Brewers first; 1 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Gene Brabender is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Orioles first, then the Brewers from 1969.
- Nestor Cortes is the most recent: Orioles first, then the Brewers from 2025.
- B. J. Surhoff played the most games across the two: 1,001 for the Orioles and 1,102 for the Brewers.
- 16 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as B. J. Surhoff.
- Most common positions on this list: P (59), OF (23), C (16), SS (9).
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All 119 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Orioles | Brewers |
|---|---|---|---|
| B. J. Surhoff | OF | 1996–2000, 2003–2005 (1001 g) | 1987–1995 (1102 g) |
| J. J. Hardy | SS | 2011–2017 (889 g) | 2005–2009 (571 g) |
| Rick Dempsey | C | 1976–1986, 1992 (1245 g) | 1991 (61 g) |
| Dave May | OF | 1967–1970 (223 g) | 1970–1974, 1978 (717 g) |
| Russ Snyder | OF | 1961–1967 (815 g) | 1970 (124 g) |
| Bill Hall | 3B | 2012 (7 g) | 2002–2009 (831 g) |
| Andy Etchebarren | C | 1962, 1965–1975 (730 g) | 1978 (4 g) |
| Jonathan Schoop | 2B | 2013–2018 (635 g) | 2018 (46 g) |
| Jeffrey Hammonds | OF | 1993–1998 (410 g) | 2001–2003 (187 g) |
| Jonathan Villar | SS | 2018–2019 (216 g) | 2016–2018 (365 g) |
| Jerry Hairston | 2B | 1998–2004 (530 g) | 2011 (45 g) |
| Tommy Davis | OF | 1972–1975 (437 g) | 1969 (123 g) |
| Lenn Sakata | 2B | 1980–1985 (441 g) | 1977–1979 (87 g) |
| Mike Young | OF | 1982–1987 (520 g) | 1988 (8 g) |
| Tommy Harper | OF | 1976 (46 g) | 1969–1971 (454 g) |
| Jesse Orosco | P | 1995–1999 (336 g) | 1992–1994 (156 g) |
| Mark Reynolds | 3B | 2011–2012 (290 g) | 2014 (130 g) |
| Jesus Aguilar | 1B | 2022 (16 g) | 2017–2019 (376 g) |
| Corey Patterson | OF | 2006–2007, 2010 (357 g) | 2009 (11 g) |
| Jace Peterson | 2B | 2018–2019 (122 g) | 2020–2022 (233 g) |
| Tony Muser | 1B | 1975–1977 (336 g) | 1978 (15 g) |
| Cesar Izturis | SS | 2009–2011 (282 g) | 2012 (57 g) |
| Mike Fetters | P | 1999 (27 g) | 1992–1997 (289 g) |
| Joey Ortiz | SS | 2023 (15 g) | 2024–2025 (291 g) |
| Keon Broxton | OF | 2019 (37 g) | 2016–2018 (269 g) |
| Jorge Julio | P | 2001–2005 (281 g) | 2009 (15 g) |
| Tito Francona | OF | 1956–1957 (236 g) | 1970 (52 g) |
| Francisco Rodriguez | P | 2013 (23 g) | 2011–2015 (263 g) |
| Luis Lopez | SS | 2002, 2004 (108 g) | 2000–2002 (176 g) |
| Steve Barber | P | 1960–1967 (253 g) | 1969 (25 g) |
| Curt Motton | OF | 1967–1971, 1973–1974 (268 g) | 1972 (6 g) |
| Pedro Severino | C | 2019–2021 (257 g) | 2022 (8 g) |
| Matt Albers | P | 2008–2010 (146 g) | 2018–2019 (101 g) |
| Yovani Gallardo | P | 2016 (24 g) | 2007–2014 (220 g) |
| Mike DeJean | P | 2004 (37 g) | 2001–2003 (201 g) |
| Chad Moeller | C | 2009 (30 g) | 2004–2006 (196 g) |
| Ben McDonald | P | 1989–1995 (155 g) | 1996–1997 (56 g) |
| Larry Haney | C | 1966–1968 (116 g) | 1969, 1977–1978 (89 g) |
| Mike Boddicker | P | 1980–1988 (195 g) | 1993 (10 g) |
| Juan Bell | 2B | 1989–1991 (113 g) | 1993 (91 g) |
| Doug Jones | P | 1995 (52 g) | 1982, 1996–1998 (149 g) |
| Gerardo Parra | OF | 2015 (55 g) | 2014–2015 (146 g) |
| Corbin Burnes | P | 2024 (32 g) | 2018–2023 (167 g) |
| Jack Voigt | OF | 1992–1995 (127 g) | 1997 (72 g) |
| Raul Casanova | C | 2002 (2 g) | 2000–2002 (188 g) |
| Ricky Bones | P | 1999 (31 g) | 1992–1996 (153 g) |
| Gregg Zaun | C | 1995–1996, 2009 (146 g) | 2010 (28 g) |
| Rich Becker | OF | 1998 (79 g) | 1999 (89 g) |
| Alberto Reyes | P | 1999–2000 (40 g) | 1995–1999 (127 g) |
| Jeff Huson | SS | 1995–1996 (83 g) | 1997 (84 g) |
| Nelson Cruz | DH | 2014 (159 g) | 2005 (8 g) |
| Mike Gonzalez | P | 2010–2011 (78 g) | 2013 (75 g) |
| Gene Brabender | P | 1966–1968 (82 g) | 1969–1970 (70 g) |
| Paul Bako | C | 2007 (60 g) | 2002 (87 g) |
| Jose Mercedes | P | 2000–2001 (69 g) | 1994–1998 (71 g) |
| LaTroy Hawkins | P | 2006 (60 g) | 2010–2011 (70 g) |
| Kevin Bass | OF | 1995 (111 g) | 1982 (18 g) |
| Paul Mirabella | P | 1983 (3 g) | 1987–1990 (124 g) |
| Gary Sanchez | C | 2025 (30 g) | 2024 (89 g) |
| Jamie Quirk | C | 1989 (25 g) | 1977 (93 g) |
| Mark Lee | P | 1995 (39 g) | 1990–1991 (73 g) |
| Jorge Lopez | P | 2020–2023 (98 g) | 2015, 2017–2018 (13 g) |
| Bob Reynolds | P | 1972–1975 (106 g) | 1971 (3 g) |
| Robert Machado | C | 2003–2004 (55 g) | 2002 (51 g) |
| Oliver Drake | P | 2015–2017 (30 g) | 2017–2018 (72 g) |
| Mark Smith | OF | 1994–1996 (67 g) | 2003 (33 g) |
| Randy Wolf | P | 2012 (5 g) | 2010–2012 (95 g) |
| Travis Ishikawa | 1B | 2013 (6 g) | 2012 (94 g) |
| Donnie Hart | P | 2016–2018 (93 g) | 2019 (4 g) |
| John O'Donoghue | P | 1968 (16 g) | 1969–1970 (80 g) |
| Jimmy Haynes | P | 1995–1996 (30 g) | 2000–2001 (65 g) |
| Marcelino Lopez | P | 1967, 1969–1970 (58 g) | 1971 (34 g) |
| Keith Osik | C | 2004 (11 g) | 2003 (80 g) |
| John Morris | P | 1968 (19 g) | 1969–1971 (69 g) |
| Darren Holmes | P | 2000 (5 g) | 1991–1992 (81 g) |
| Dennis Sarfate | P | 2008–2009 (77 g) | 2006 (8 g) |
| Wade Miley | P | 2016–2017 (43 g) | 2018, 2023–2024 (41 g) |
| Rocky Coppinger | P | 1996–1999 (45 g) | 1999, 2001 (37 g) |
| Chris Dickerson | OF | 2013 (56 g) | 2010 (25 g) |
| Tim Nordbrook | SS | 1974–1976 (74 g) | 1978–1979 (4 g) |
| Lyle Mouton | OF | 1998 (18 g) | 1999–2000 (56 g) |
| Jhan Marinez | P | 2018 (8 g) | 2016–2017 (58 g) |
| Victor Santos | P | 2007 (4 g) | 2004–2005 (60 g) |
| DL Hall | P | 2022–2023 (29 g) | 2024–2025 (33 g) |
| Brett Phillips | OF | 2022 (8 g) | 2017–2018 (52 g) |
| Rick Helling | P | 2003 (24 g) | 2005–2006 (35 g) |
| Derrick May | OF | 1999 (26 g) | 1995 (32 g) |
| Pete Harnisch | P | 1988–1990 (51 g) | 1997 (4 g) |
| Jay Aldrich | P | 1990 (7 g) | 1987, 1989 (47 g) |
| Jordan Lyles | P | 2022 (32 g) | 2018–2019 (22 g) |
| Brad Komminsk | OF | 1990 (46 g) | 1987 (7 g) |
| Charlie Greene | C | 1997–1998 (18 g) | 1999 (32 g) |
| Dana Eveland | P | 2012 (14 g) | 2005–2006 (36 g) |
| Odell Jones | P | 1986 (21 g) | 1988 (28 g) |
| Paul Mitchell | P | 1975 (11 g) | 1979–1980 (35 g) |
| Tommy Matchick | SS | 1972 (3 g) | 1971 (42 g) |
| Luis Sardinas | SS | 2018 (8 g) | 2015 (36 g) |
| Alex Jackson | C | 2025 (37 g) | 2022 (5 g) |
| John Flinn | P | 1978–1979, 1982 (22 g) | 1980 (20 g) |
| Bruce Zimmermann | P | 2020–2023 (38 g) | 2025 (1 g) |
| Earl Stephenson | P | 1977–1978 (3 g) | 1972 (35 g) |
| Fred Holdsworth | P | 1976–1977 (28 g) | 1980 (9 g) |
| Jahmai Jones | DH | 2021 (26 g) | 2023 (7 g) |
| Burch Smith | P | 2024 (25 g) | 2019 (7 g) |
| George Brunet | P | 1963 (16 g) | 1969 (12 g) |
| Alec Asher | P | 2017 (24 g) | 2018 (2 g) |
| Andrew Susac | C | 2018 (9 g) | 2016–2017 (17 g) |
| Josh Stinson | P | 2013–2014 (19 g) | 2012 (6 g) |
| Greg Aquino | P | 2008 (9 g) | 2007 (15 g) |
| Thyago Vieira | P | 2024 (1 g) | 2023–2024 (18 g) |
| Dave Huppert | C | 1983 (2 g) | 1985 (15 g) |
| Quintin Berry | OF | 2014 (10 g) | 2017 (7 g) |
| Preston Guilmet | P | 2014 (10 g) | 2015 (2 g) |
| Tommy Milone | P | 2020 (6 g) | 2017 (6 g) |
| Paul Hartzell | P | 1980 (6 g) | 1984 (4 g) |
| Adam Stern | OF | 2007 (2 g) | 2010 (6 g) |
| Elvin Rodriguez | P | 2025 (1 g) | 2025 (6 g) |
| Nestor Cortes | P | 2018 (4 g) | 2025 (2 g) |
| Ed Farmer | P | 1977 (1 g) | 1978 (3 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.Orioles seasons include the Milwaukee Brewers (1901) and St. Louis Browns (1902–1953).Brewers seasons include the Seattle Pilots (1969).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Baltimore Orioles and the Milwaukee Brewers?
119 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1969 to 2025, including B. J. Surhoff, J. J. Hardy, Rick Dempsey and Dave May. 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?
Gene Brabender: Baltimore Orioles first, then the Milwaukee Brewers from 1969.
Who has played for both recently?
Joey Ortiz, Corbin Burnes, Gary Sanchez, Wade Miley, DL Hall and Alex Jackson 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. Orioles seasons include the Milwaukee Brewers (1901) and St. Louis Browns (1902–1953). Brewers seasons include the Seattle Pilots (1969).
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