Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox players: who played for both

Who played for both the Red Sox and White Sox?

256 players played for both the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox between 1901 and 2025, including Carlton Fisk, Harry Hooper, Luis Aparicio and Shano Collins. 129 of them played for the Red Sox first and 117 for the White Sox first; 10 played for both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • Jack Slattery is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Red Sox first, then the White Sox from 1903.
  • Martin Perez is the most recent: Red Sox first, then the White Sox from 2025.
  • Carlton Fisk played the most games across the two: 1,078 for the Red Sox and 1,421 for the White Sox.
  • 32 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Carlton Fisk.
  • Most common positions on this list: P (108), OF (62), C (31), 2B (16).

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All 256 players, most games for the two first

Seasons and regular-season games with each franchise (1876–2025). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosRed SoxWhite Sox
Carlton FiskC1969, 1971–1980 (1078 g)1981–1993 (1421 g)
Harry HooperOF1909–1920 (1649 g)1921–1925 (662 g)
Luis AparicioSS1971–1973 (367 g)1956–1962, 1968–1970 (1513 g)
Shano CollinsOF1921–1925 (465 g)1910–1920 (1338 g)
Billy Goodman2B1947–1957 (1177 g)1958–1961 (291 g)
Freddy ParentSS1901–1907 (987 g)1908–1911 (341 g)
A. J. PierzynskiC2014 (72 g)2005–2012 (1068 g)
Everett ScottSS1914–1921 (1097 g)1926 (40 g)
Manny RamirezOF2001–2008 (1083 g)2010 (24 g)
Jim LandisOF1967 (5 g)1957–1964 (1063 g)
Kevin Youkilis1B2004–2012 (953 g)2012 (80 g)
Patsy DoughertyOF1902–1904 (296 g)1906–1911 (703 g)
Floyd RobinsonOF1968 (23 g)1960–1966 (880 g)
Andrew BenintendiOF2016–2020 (485 g)2023–2025 (402 g)
Ellis BurksOF1987–1992, 2004 (733 g)1993 (146 g)
Harry Lord3B1907–1910 (368 g)1910–1914 (507 g)
Mike Andrews2B1966–1970 (566 g)1971–1973 (309 g)
Scott FletcherSS1993–1994 (184 g)1983–1985, 1989–1991 (682 g)
Wally MosesOF1946–1948 (216 g)1942–1946 (628 g)
Steve LyonsOF1985–1986, 1991–1993 (328 g)1986–1990 (498 g)
Gene StephensOF1952–1953, 1955–1960 (694 g)1963–1964 (88 g)
Nemo LeiboldOF1921–1923 (216 g)1915–1920 (554 g)
Dave PhilleyOF1962 (38 g)1941, 1946–1951, 1956–1957 (721 g)
Yoan Moncada3B2016 (8 g)2017–2024 (739 g)
Al SmithOF1964 (29 g)1958–1962 (700 g)
Vern StephensSS1948–1952 (660 g)1953, 1955 (66 g)
Bill BarrettOF1929–1930 (117 g)1923–1929 (583 g)
Floyd Baker3B1953–1954 (102 g)1945–1951 (590 g)
Darren LewisOF1998–2001 (469 g)1996–1997 (222 g)
Carl ReynoldsOF1934–1935 (191 g)1927–1931 (485 g)
Carlos Sanchez2B2022 (14 g)2014–2020 (658 g)
Walt Dropo1B1949–1952 (283 g)1955–1958 (387 g)
Jack RothrockOF1925–1932 (604 g)1932 (39 g)
Bill Cissell2B1934 (102 g)1928–1932 (539 g)
Brian Daubach1B1999–2002, 2004 (541 g)2003 (95 g)
Ivan CalderonOF1993 (73 g)1986–1990, 1993 (554 g)
Wilbur WoodP1961–1964 (36 g)1967–1978 (578 g)
Tony PeñaC1990–1993 (543 g)1997 (31 g)
Alejandro De AzaOF2015 (60 g)2010–2014 (479 g)
Ted Lepcio2B1952–1959 (532 g)1961 (5 g)
Matt ThorntonP2013 (20 g)2006–2013 (512 g)
George MetkovichOF1943–1946 (436 g)1949 (93 g)
Sam MeleOF1947–1949, 1954–1955 (263 g)1952–1953 (263 g)
Scott PodsednikOF2012 (63 g)2005–2007, 2009 (462 g)
Charlie BerryC1928–1932 (366 g)1932–1933 (158 g)
Keith FoulkeP2004–2006 (159 g)1997–2002 (346 g)
Eddie CicotteP1908–1912 (147 g)1912–1920 (354 g)
Eric McNairSS1936–1938 (300 g)1939–1940 (195 g)
Al ZarillaOF1949–1950, 1952–1953 (332 g)1951–1952 (159 g)
Carl EverettOF2000–2001 (239 g)2003–2005 (251 g)
Hal RhyneSS1929–1932 (446 g)1933 (39 g)
Amos StrunkOF1918–1919 (162 g)1920–1924 (320 g)
Smead JolleyOF1932–1933 (255 g)1930–1932 (218 g)
Duane JosephsonC1971–1972 (117 g)1965–1970 (353 g)
Johnny WatwoodOF1932–1933 (107 g)1929–1932 (361 g)
Reid NicholsOF1980–1985 (338 g)1985–1986 (125 g)
George Kell3B1952–1954 (235 g)1954–1956 (220 g)
Al SimmonsOF1943 (40 g)1933–1935 (412 g)
Gary PetersP1970–1972 (123 g)1959–1969 (327 g)
Tony Lupien1B1940, 1942–1943 (292 g)1948 (154 g)
Craig Grebeck2B2001 (23 g)1990–1995 (414 g)
Moe BergC1935–1939 (148 g)1926–1930 (279 g)
Amby McConnell2B1908–1910 (273 g)1910–1911 (135 g)
Ellis KinderP1948–1955 (365 g)1956–1957 (30 g)
Earl WebbOF1930–1932 (330 g)1933 (59 g)
Mike CameronOF2010–2011 (81 g)1995–1998 (296 g)
Mike FornielesP1957–1963 (287 g)1953–1956 (89 g)
Danny Cater1B1972–1974 (211 g)1965–1966 (163 g)
Luis AlvaradoSS1968–1970 (77 g)1971–1974 (290 g)
Willie HarrisOF2006 (47 g)2002–2005 (313 g)
Moose SoltersOF1934–1935 (125 g)1940–1941, 1943 (234 g)
Brian AndersonOF2009 (21 g)2005–2009 (334 g)
Ed McFarlandC1908 (19 g)1902–1907 (331 g)
Bobby JenksP2011 (19 g)2005–2010 (329 g)
Jack Brohamer2B1978–1980 (166 g)1976–1977 (178 g)
Chris SaleP2017–2019, 2021–2023 (115 g)2010–2016 (228 g)
Tony Graffanino2B2005 (51 g)2000–2003 (291 g)
Joe DobsonP1941–1943, 1946–1950, 1954 (259 g)1951–1953 (80 g)
Bobby Dalbec1B2020–2024 (331 g)2025 (7 g)
Jim BusbyOF1959–1960 (62 g)1950–1952, 1955 (276 g)
Bob ZupcicOF1991–1994 (287 g)1994 (32 g)
Bob HowryP2002–2003 (24 g)1998–2002 (294 g)
Tony Muser1B1969 (2 g)1971–1975 (310 g)
Billy Purtell3B1910–1911 (76 g)1908–1910 (231 g)
Dennis LampP1988–1991 (186 g)1981–1983 (120 g)
Bob FothergillOF1933 (28 g)1930–1932 (276 g)
Rudy York1B1946–1947 (202 g)1947 (102 g)
Sad Sam JonesP1916–1921 (169 g)1932–1935 (129 g)
Ben ChapmanOF1937–1938 (240 g)1941 (57 g)
Jerry Adair2B1967–1968 (163 g)1966–1967 (133 g)
Ike BooneOF1923–1925 (266 g)1927 (29 g)
Wil CorderoOF1996–1997 (199 g)1998 (96 g)
Fred Hatfield3B1950–1952 (109 g)1956–1957 (175 g)
Muddy RuelC1921–1922, 1931 (261 g)1934 (22 g)
Charlie MaxwellOF1950–1952, 1954 (134 g)1962–1964 (142 g)
Jose CansecoOF1995–1996 (198 g)2001 (76 g)
Romy Gonzalez2B2024–2025 (185 g)2021–2023 (86 g)
Sparky LyleP1967–1971 (260 g)1982 (11 g)
Brent LillibridgeOF2012 (10 g)2009–2012 (256 g)
Frank SmithP1910–1911 (5 g)1904–1910 (252 g)
Joe KellyP2014–2018 (182 g)2022–2023 (74 g)
Royce ClaytonSS2007 (8 g)2001–2002 (247 g)
Tommy ThomasP1937 (9 g)1926–1932 (246 g)
Matt BattsC1947–1951 (199 g)1954 (55 g)
Red RuffingP1924–1930 (237 g)1947 (14 g)
Alan EmbreeP2002–2005 (211 g)2001 (39 g)
Bennie TateC1932 (81 g)1930–1932 (165 g)
Fritz DorishP1947–1949, 1956 (70 g)1951–1955 (176 g)
Grady Hatton3B1954–1956 (230 g)1954 (13 g)
Frank BaumannP1955–1959 (54 g)1960–1964 (188 g)
Tom GordonP1996–1999 (170 g)2003 (66 g)
Tom WrightOF1948–1951 (90 g)1952–1953 (137 g)
George DickeyC1935–1936 (15 g)1941–1942, 1946–1947 (211 g)
Jake Jones1B1947–1948 (145 g)1941–1942, 1946–1947 (79 g)
Juan PizarroP1968–1969 (26 g)1961–1966 (195 g)
Syd O'Brien3B1969 (100 g)1970 (121 g)
Marv Owen3B1940 (20 g)1938–1939 (199 g)
Orlando CabreraSS2004 (58 g)2008 (161 g)
Doug TaittOF1928–1929 (169 g)1929 (47 g)
Chris Snopek3B1998 (8 g)1995–1998 (207 g)
Reese McGuireC2022–2024 (161 g)2022 (53 g)
Craig KimbrelP2016–2018 (187 g)2021 (24 g)
Bob SeedsOF1933–1934 (90 g)1932 (116 g)
Les MossC1951 (71 g)1955–1958 (132 g)
Eddie SmithP1947 (8 g)1939–1943, 1946–1947 (188 g)
Mark KotsayOF2008–2009 (49 g)2009–2010 (147 g)
Ron Jackson1B1960 (10 g)1954–1959 (186 g)
Boze Berger2B1939 (20 g)1937–1938 (170 g)
Lee StangeP1966–1970 (174 g)1970 (16 g)
Lucas GiolitoP2025 (26 g)2017–2023 (162 g)
Nick AltrockP1902–1903 (4 g)1903–1909 (184 g)
Milt GastonP1929–1931 (100 g)1932–1934 (87 g)
Matt AlbersP2011–2012 (96 g)2015–2016 (88 g)
Johnny Hodapp2B1933 (115 g)1932 (68 g)
Deron Johnson1B1974–1976 (29 g)1975 (148 g)
Joe HevingP1938–1940 (101 g)1933–1934 (73 g)
Vicente RomoP1969–1970 (100 g)1971–1972 (73 g)
Jim WilloughbyP1975–1977 (109 g)1978 (59 g)
Braggo RothOF1919 (63 g)1914–1915 (104 g)
Addison ReedP2017 (29 g)2011–2013 (136 g)
Merv SheaC1933 (16 g)1934–1937 (147 g)
Jerry MosesC1965, 1968–1970 (155 g)1975 (2 g)
Johnny MarcumP1936–1938 (118 g)1939 (38 g)
Jack LamabeP1963–1965 (118 g)1966–1967 (37 g)
Gus NiarhosC1952–1953 (45 g)1950–1951 (107 g)
Jack QuinnP1922–1925 (145 g)1918 (6 g)
Liam HendriksP2025 (14 g)2021–2023 (132 g)
Ed DurhamP1929–1932 (121 g)1933 (24 g)
Bill WightP1951–1952 (44 g)1948–1950 (99 g)
Jack HarshmanP1959 (9 g)1954–1957 (134 g)
Chuck StobbsP1947–1951 (102 g)1952 (38 g)
Steve Dillard2B1975–1977 (124 g)1982 (16 g)
Earl CaldwellP1948 (8 g)1945–1948 (131 g)
Bob WeilandP1932–1934 (93 g)1928–1931 (45 g)
Don LenhardtOF1952, 1954 (74 g)1951 (64 g)
Randy GumpertP1952 (10 g)1948–1951 (128 g)
Don McMahonP1966–1967 (60 g)1967–1968 (77 g)
Garrett CrochetP2025 (32 g)2020–2021, 2023–2024 (104 g)
Adam LaRoche1B2009 (6 g)2015 (127 g)
Charlie ArmbrusterC1905–1907 (130 g)1907 (1 g)
Danny DarwinP1991–1994 (110 g)1997 (21 g)
Russ KemmererP1954–1955, 1957 (27 g)1960–1962 (103 g)
Dan OsinskiP1966–1967 (78 g)1969 (51 g)
Hal BrownP1953–1955 (72 g)1951–1952 (55 g)
Ken BrettP1967, 1969–1971 (79 g)1976–1977 (46 g)
Aaron RobinsonC1951 (26 g)1948 (98 g)
Don PavletichC1970–1971 (46 g)1969 (78 g)
Tommy PhamOF2022 (53 g)2024 (70 g)
Ray Boone3B1960 (34 g)1958–1959 (86 g)
Gavvy CravathOF1908 (99 g)1909 (19 g)
George StumpfOF1931–1933 (108 g)1936 (10 g)
Jake PeavyP2013–2014 (30 g)2009–2013 (84 g)
Jim WilsonP1945–1946 (26 g)1956–1958 (87 g)
John O'NeillOF1904 (17 g)1906 (95 g)
Carlos CastilloP2001 (2 g)1997–1999 (109 g)
Sam DenteSS1947 (46 g)1952–1953 (64 g)
Al ShawC1907 (75 g)1908 (34 g)
John BischoffC1925–1926 (100 g)1925 (7 g)
Mike MyersP2004–2005 (90 g)2007 (17 g)
Charlie French2B1909–1910 (59 g)1910 (46 g)
Wally MayerC1917–1918 (30 g)1911–1912, 1914–1915 (73 g)
Tom SeaverP1986 (16 g)1984–1986 (81 g)
Ryan SweeneyOF2012 (63 g)2006–2007 (33 g)
Ossee SchrecongostC1901 (86 g)1908 (6 g)
Ray ScarboroughP1951–1952 (65 g)1950 (27 g)
Fred BratschiOF1926–1927 (73 g)1921 (16 g)
Bob MelvinC1993 (77 g)1994 (11 g)
Gary BellP1967–1968 (64 g)1969 (23 g)
Esteban BeltreSS1996 (27 g)1991–1992 (57 g)
Jake DiekmanP2022 (44 g)2022–2023 (39 g)
Al DeVormerC1923 (74 g)1918 (8 g)
Cam BooserP2024 (43 g)2025 (39 g)
Greg MulleavySS1933 (1 g)1930, 1932 (78 g)
Chad BradfordP2005 (31 g)1998–2000 (44 g)
Dustin HermansonP2002 (12 g)2005–2006 (63 g)
Jake WadeP1939 (20 g)1942–1944 (55 g)
David AardsmaP2008 (47 g)2007 (25 g)
Johnny OstrowskiOF1948 (1 g)1949–1950 (71 g)
Dylan CoveyP2020 (8 g)2017–2019 (63 g)
Josh OsichP2020 (13 g)2019 (57 g)
George MurrayP1923–1924 (67 g)1933 (2 g)
Ken TatumP1971–1973 (59 g)1974 (10 g)
Tim LollarP1985–1986 (50 g)1985 (18 g)
Steve RenkoP1979–1980 (59 g)1977 (8 g)
Yip OwensC1905 (1 g)1909 (65 g)
Emmett O'NeillP1943–1945 (63 g)1946 (2 g)
Buck O'BrienP1911–1913 (58 g)1913 (6 g)
Jack SlatteryC1901 (1 g)1903 (63 g)
Bill KennedyP1953 (16 g)1952 (47 g)
Ken HolcombeP1953 (3 g)1950–1952 (59 g)
Martin PerezP2020–2021 (48 g)2025 (11 g)
Randy WilliamsP2011 (7 g)2009–2010 (52 g)
Frankie HayesC1947 (5 g)1946 (53 g)
Ted WillsP1959–1962 (43 g)1965 (15 g)
Scott SchoeneweisP2010 (15 g)2003–2004 (40 g)
David WellsP2005–2006 (38 g)2001 (16 g)
Bartolo ColonP2008 (7 g)2003, 2009 (46 g)
Joe GinsbergC1961 (19 g)1960–1961 (34 g)
Pete AppletonP1932 (11 g)1940–1942 (42 g)
Bob GillespieP1950 (1 g)1947–1948 (50 g)
Charlie Hickman1B1902 (28 g)1907 (23 g)
Jesus PeñaP2000 (2 g)1999–2000 (46 g)
Kevin PillarOF2020 (30 g)2024 (17 g)
Dean StoneP1957 (17 g)1962 (27 g)
Billy Jo Robidoux1B1990 (27 g)1989 (16 g)
Tyler DanishP2022 (32 g)2016–2018 (11 g)
David RiskeP2006 (8 g)2006 (33 g)
Marv GrissomP1953 (13 g)1952 (28 g)
Chris HowardP1994 (37 g)1993 (3 g)
Tom McCarthyP1985 (3 g)1988–1989 (37 g)
Lynn McGlothenP1972–1973 (28 g)1981 (11 g)
Ryan LaMarreOF2016 (6 g)2018 (33 g)
Bill PulsipherP2001 (23 g)2001 (14 g)
Zach StewartP2012 (2 g)2011–2012 (29 g)
Jim McDonaldP1950 (9 g)1956–1958 (21 g)
Paul LehnerOF1952 (3 g)1951 (23 g)
Bob ChakalesP1957 (18 g)1955 (7 g)
Al PapaiP1950 (16 g)1955 (7 g)
Dick LittlefieldP1950 (15 g)1951 (4 g)
Bill JamesP1919 (13 g)1919 (5 g)
Brad KellerP2024 (11 g)2024 (5 g)
Charlie JonesOF1901 (10 g)1904 (5 g)
Corky MillerC2006 (1 g)2009 (14 g)
Joe KieferP1925–1926 (13 g)1920 (2 g)
Loyd ChristopherOF1945 (8 g)1947 (7 g)
Anthony RanaudoP2014 (7 g)2016 (7 g)
Gustavo MolinaC2010 (4 g)2007 (10 g)
Bill EvansP1951 (9 g)1949 (4 g)
Chad Fonville2B1999 (3 g)1997 (9 g)
Al WorthingtonP1960 (6 g)1960 (4 g)
Ed HughesP1905–1906 (8 g)1902 (1 g)
Happy ForemanP1926 (3 g)1924 (5 g)
Dick McCabeP1918 (3 g)1922 (3 g)
Yohan RamirezP2024 (1 g)2023 (5 g)
Al WidmarP1947 (2 g)1952 (1 g)
Angel SanchezSS2010 (1 g)2013 (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.Red Sox seasons include the Boston Americans (1901–1907).

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Questions

How many players have played for both the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox?

256 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1901 to 2025, including Carlton Fisk, Harry Hooper, Luis Aparicio and Shano Collins. 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?

Jack Slattery: Boston Red Sox first, then the Chicago White Sox from 1903.

Who has played for both recently?

Andrew Benintendi, Yoan Moncada, Bobby Dalbec, Romy Gonzalez, Reese McGuire and Lucas Giolito and 8 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. Red Sox seasons include the Boston Americans (1901–1907).

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