Baltimore Orioles and Texas Rangers players: who played for both
Who played for both the Orioles and Rangers?
142 players played for both the Baltimore Orioles and the Texas Rangers between 1961 and 2025, including Rafael Palmeiro, Chris Davis, Rougned Odor and Mark McLemore. 72 of them played for the Orioles first and 64 for the Rangers first; 6 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Billy Klaus is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Orioles first, then the Rangers from 1961.
- Shawn Armstrong is the most recent: Orioles first, then the Rangers from 2025.
- Rafael Palmeiro played the most games across the two: 1,000 for the Orioles and 1,573 for the Rangers.
- 31 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Rafael Palmeiro.
- Most common positions on this list: P (69), OF (26), C (11), SS (10).
How many can you name?
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All 142 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Orioles | Rangers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Palmeiro | 1B | 1994–1998, 2004–2005 (1000 g) | 1989–1993, 1999–2003 (1573 g) |
| Chris Davis | 1B | 2011–2020 (1151 g) | 2008–2011 (266 g) |
| Rougned Odor | 2B | 2022 (135 g) | 2014–2020 (858 g) |
| Mark McLemore | 2B | 1992–1994 (353 g) | 1995–1999 (635 g) |
| Nelson Cruz | DH | 2014 (159 g) | 2006–2013 (796 g) |
| Mike Devereaux | OF | 1989–1994, 1996 (878 g) | 1997 (29 g) |
| Billy Ripken | 2B | 1987–1992, 1996 (724 g) | 1993–1994, 1997 (153 g) |
| Harold Baines | DH | 1993–1995, 1997–2000 (666 g) | 1989–1990 (153 g) |
| Will Clark | 1B | 1999–2000 (156 g) | 1994–1998 (609 g) |
| Pete Incaviglia | OF | 1996–1997 (60 g) | 1986–1990 (694 g) |
| John Lowenstein | OF | 1979–1985 (645 g) | 1978 (77 g) |
| David Segui | 1B | 1990–1993, 2001–2004 (580 g) | 2000 (93 g) |
| Jerry Hairston | 2B | 1998–2004 (530 g) | 2006–2007 (136 g) |
| Mickey Tettleton | C | 1988–1990 (338 g) | 1995–1997 (294 g) |
| Gene Woodling | OF | 1955, 1958–1960 (460 g) | 1961–1962 (154 g) |
| Mike Epstein | 1B | 1966–1967 (15 g) | 1967–1971, 1973 (541 g) |
| Darren O'Day | P | 2012–2018 (391 g) | 2009–2011 (152 g) |
| Bob Johnson | SS | 1963–1967 (337 g) | 1961–1962 (196 g) |
| Fred Valentine | OF | 1959, 1963, 1968 (85 g) | 1964–1968 (448 g) |
| Robinson Chirinos | C | 2022 (67 g) | 2013–2018, 2020 (456 g) |
| Gary Matthews | OF | 2002–2003 (150 g) | 2004–2006 (365 g) |
| Juan Beniquez | OF | 1986 (113 g) | 1976–1978 (395 g) |
| Jeff Huson | SS | 1995–1996 (83 g) | 1990–1993 (410 g) |
| Ron Hansen | SS | 1958–1962 (393 g) | 1968 (86 g) |
| Sam Bowens | OF | 1963–1967 (389 g) | 1968–1969 (90 g) |
| Craig Gentry | OF | 2017–2018 (145 g) | 2009–2013 (323 g) |
| Roy Sievers | 1B | 1949–1953 (387 g) | 1964–1965 (45 g) |
| Marv Breeding | 2B | 1960–1962 (338 g) | 1963 (58 g) |
| Bob Saverine | 2B | 1959, 1962–1964 (170 g) | 1966–1967 (209 g) |
| Elliott Maddox | OF | 1977 (49 g) | 1971–1973 (326 g) |
| Craig Worthington | 3B | 1988–1991 (335 g) | 1995–1996 (39 g) |
| Willie Tasby | OF | 1958–1960 (199 g) | 1961–1962 (152 g) |
| Willie Kirkland | OF | 1964 (66 g) | 1964–1966 (279 g) |
| Dave May | OF | 1967–1970 (223 g) | 1977 (120 g) |
| Rene Gonzales | 3B | 1987–1990 (267 g) | 1996 (51 g) |
| Vladimir Guerrero | OF | 2011 (145 g) | 2010 (152 g) |
| Damon Buford | OF | 1993–1995 (81 g) | 1996–1997 (212 g) |
| John Orsino | C | 1963–1965 (274 g) | 1966–1967 (15 g) |
| Pete Richert | P | 1967–1971 (192 g) | 1965–1967 (97 g) |
| Dave Schmidt | P | 1987–1989 (114 g) | 1981–1985 (172 g) |
| Hanser Alberto | 2B | 2019–2020 (193 g) | 2015–2016, 2018 (89 g) |
| Tommy Hunter | P | 2011–2016 (224 g) | 2008–2011 (53 g) |
| Darold Knowles | P | 1965 (5 g) | 1967–1971, 1977 (271 g) |
| Renato Nunez | DH | 2018–2020 (263 g) | 2018 (13 g) |
| Sam Horn | DH | 1990–1992 (263 g) | 1995 (11 g) |
| Arthur Rhodes | P | 1991–1999 (239 g) | 2011 (32 g) |
| David Dellucci | OF | 1997 (17 g) | 2004–2005 (235 g) |
| Billy Klaus | SS | 1959–1960 (150 g) | 1961 (91 g) |
| Sammy Sosa | OF | 2005 (102 g) | 1989, 2007 (139 g) |
| Todd Zeile | 3B | 1996 (29 g) | 1998–1999 (208 g) |
| Sidney Ponson | P | 1998–2005 (223 g) | 2008 (9 g) |
| Chris Ray | P | 2005–2007, 2009 (191 g) | 2010 (35 g) |
| Dale Long | 1B | 1951 (35 g) | 1961–1962 (190 g) |
| Doyle Alexander | P | 1972–1976 (137 g) | 1977–1979 (88 g) |
| Julio Borbon | OF | 2016 (6 g) | 2009–2011, 2013 (216 g) |
| Scott Feldman | P | 2013 (16 g) | 2005–2012 (204 g) |
| Kevin Brown | P | 1995 (26 g) | 1986, 1988–1994 (189 g) |
| Scott Erickson | P | 1995–2000, 2002 (201 g) | 2004 (4 g) |
| Woodie Held | SS | 1966–1967 (82 g) | 1965 (122 g) |
| Don Stanhouse | P | 1978–1979, 1982 (125 g) | 1972–1974 (67 g) |
| Gregg Zaun | C | 1995–1996, 2009 (146 g) | 1999 (43 g) |
| Rick Helling | P | 2003 (24 g) | 1994–2001 (165 g) |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | 3B | 1983 (45 g) | 1970 (142 g) |
| Fernando Tatis | 3B | 2006 (28 g) | 1997–1998 (155 g) |
| Rick Bauer | P | 2001–2005 (125 g) | 2006 (58 g) |
| Manny Alexander | SS | 1992–1993, 1995–1996 (155 g) | 2004 (21 g) |
| Jack Voigt | OF | 1992–1995 (127 g) | 1995–1996 (38 g) |
| Taylor Teagarden | C | 2012–2013 (45 g) | 2008–2011 (118 g) |
| Terry Mathews | P | 1996–1998 (88 g) | 1991–1992 (74 g) |
| Koji Uehara | P | 2009–2011 (98 g) | 2011–2012 (59 g) |
| Kevin Millwood | P | 2010 (31 g) | 2006–2009 (125 g) |
| Shawn Armstrong | P | 2019–2021 (85 g) | 2025 (71 g) |
| Endy Chavez | OF | 2012 (64 g) | 2011 (83 g) |
| Pedro Strop | P | 2011–2013 (111 g) | 2009–2011 (33 g) |
| Jacob Webb | P | 2023–2024 (85 g) | 2025 (55 g) |
| Jim Poole | P | 1991–1994 (123 g) | 1991 (5 g) |
| Jamie Moyer | P | 1993–1995 (75 g) | 1989–1990 (48 g) |
| Mike Pagliarulo | 3B | 1993 (33 g) | 1995 (86 g) |
| Pete Burnside | P | 1963 (6 g) | 1961–1963 (111 g) |
| Mike McCormick | P | 1963–1964 (29 g) | 1965–1966 (86 g) |
| Gene Green | OF | 1960 (1 g) | 1961 (110 g) |
| Danny Coulombe | P | 2023–2024 (94 g) | 2025 (15 g) |
| Tom O'Malley | 3B | 1985–1986 (64 g) | 1987 (45 g) |
| Miguel Gonzalez | P | 2012–2015 (101 g) | 2017 (5 g) |
| Roger McDowell | P | 1996 (41 g) | 1995 (64 g) |
| Hobie Landrith | C | 1962–1963 (62 g) | 1963 (42 g) |
| Buster Narum | P | 1963 (7 g) | 1964–1967 (89 g) |
| Odell Jones | P | 1986 (21 g) | 1983–1984 (75 g) |
| Paul Kilgus | P | 1991 (38 g) | 1987–1988 (57 g) |
| Frank Bertaina | P | 1964–1967, 1969 (32 g) | 1967–1969 (60 g) |
| Bruce Chen | P | 2004–2006 (82 g) | 2007 (5 g) |
| Mike Gonzalez | P | 2010–2011 (78 g) | 2011 (7 g) |
| Butch Davis | OF | 1988–1989 (18 g) | 1993–1994 (66 g) |
| John Wasdin | P | 2001 (26 g) | 2004–2006 (55 g) |
| Josh Rupe | P | 2011 (9 g) | 2005–2006, 2008–2009 (70 g) |
| Nelson Briles | P | 1977–1978 (18 g) | 1976–1977 (60 g) |
| Jordan Lyles | P | 2022 (32 g) | 2020–2021 (44 g) |
| Yovani Gallardo | P | 2016 (24 g) | 2015, 2018 (51 g) |
| Andrew Cashner | P | 2018–2019 (46 g) | 2017 (28 g) |
| Larry Brown | SS | 1973 (17 g) | 1974 (54 g) |
| Willie Eyre | P | 2011 (19 g) | 2007, 2009 (50 g) |
| Kyle Gibson | P | 2023, 2025 (37 g) | 2020–2021 (31 g) |
| Luis Hernandez | SS | 2007–2008 (66 g) | 2012 (2 g) |
| Drew Stubbs | OF | 2016 (20 g) | 2015–2016 (46 g) |
| Guillermo Quiroz | C | 2008 (56 g) | 2007 (9 g) |
| Rob Bell | P | 2007 (30 g) | 2001–2002 (35 g) |
| Barry Shetrone | OF | 1959–1962 (58 g) | 1963 (2 g) |
| Mark Parent | C | 1992–1993, 1996 (57 g) | 1991 (3 g) |
| Craig Lefferts | P | 1992 (5 g) | 1993 (52 g) |
| Brandon Snyder | 1B | 2010–2011 (16 g) | 2012 (40 g) |
| Mike Morgan | P | 1988 (22 g) | 1999 (34 g) |
| Paul Mirabella | P | 1983 (3 g) | 1978, 1982 (50 g) |
| Bryan Holaday | C | 2020 (21 g) | 2016 (30 g) |
| Luis Sardinas | SS | 2018 (8 g) | 2014 (43 g) |
| Dickie Noles | P | 1988 (2 g) | 1984–1985 (46 g) |
| Jeff Stone | OF | 1988 (26 g) | 1989 (22 g) |
| Omar Quintanilla | SS | 2012 (36 g) | 2011 (11 g) |
| Terry Clark | P | 1995 (38 g) | 1997 (9 g) |
| Clay Rapada | P | 2011 (32 g) | 2010 (13 g) |
| Ramon Nivar | OF | 2005 (7 g) | 2003–2004 (35 g) |
| Anthony Telford | P | 1990–1991, 1993 (20 g) | 2002 (20 g) |
| George Brunet | P | 1963 (16 g) | 1970 (24 g) |
| Kris Benson | P | 2006 (30 g) | 2009 (8 g) |
| Jeff Robinson | P | 1991 (21 g) | 1992 (16 g) |
| James Baldwin | P | 2005 (20 g) | 2005 (8 g) |
| Matt Riley | P | 1999, 2003–2004 (19 g) | 2005 (7 g) |
| Ken Huckaby | C | 2004 (8 g) | 2004 (16 g) |
| Bruce Howard | P | 1968 (10 g) | 1968 (13 g) |
| Esteban Yan | P | 1996–1997 (7 g) | 2003 (15 g) |
| Adam Eaton | P | 2009 (8 g) | 2006 (13 g) |
| Joe Saunders | P | 2012, 2014 (13 g) | 2014 (8 g) |
| Darwin Cubillan | P | 2004 (7 g) | 2000 (13 g) |
| Ryne Duren | P | 1954 (1 g) | 1965 (16 g) |
| Ron Moeller | P | 1956, 1958 (8 g) | 1963 (8 g) |
| Art Quirk | P | 1962 (7 g) | 1963 (7 g) |
| Ed Farmer | P | 1977 (1 g) | 1979 (11 g) |
| Jhan Marinez | P | 2018 (8 g) | 2017 (4 g) |
| Victor Santos | P | 2007 (4 g) | 2003 (8 g) |
| Danny Ardoin | C | 2006 (5 g) | 2004 (6 g) |
| Shaun Anderson | P | 2021 (7 g) | 2024 (2 g) |
| Logan Verrett | P | 2017 (4 g) | 2015 (4 g) |
| Ryan Bukvich | P | 2008 (4 g) | 2005 (4 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).Rangers seasons include the Washington Senators (1961–1971).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Baltimore Orioles and the Texas Rangers?
142 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1961 to 2025, including Rafael Palmeiro, Chris Davis, Rougned Odor and Mark McLemore. 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?
Billy Klaus: Baltimore Orioles first, then the Texas Rangers from 1961.
Who has played for both recently?
Shawn Armstrong, Jacob Webb, Danny Coulombe, Kyle Gibson and Shaun Anderson, 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). Rangers seasons include the Washington Senators (1961–1971).
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