Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers players: who played for both
Who played for both the Red Sox and Dodgers?
179 players played for both the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers between 1901 and 2025, including Reggie Smith, Mookie Betts, Manny Ramirez and Bill Buckner. 83 of them played for the Red Sox first and 89 for the Dodgers first; 7 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- George LaChance is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Dodgers first, then the Red Sox from 1902.
- Walker Buehler is the most recent: Dodgers first, then the Red Sox from 2025.
- Reggie Smith played the most games across the two: 1,014 for the Red Sox and 542 for the Dodgers.
- 28 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Bill Buckner.
- Most common positions on this list: P (82), OF (41), 3B (12), C (12).
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All 179 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Red Sox | Dodgers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Smith | OF | 1966–1973 (1014 g) | 1976–1981 (542 g) |
| Mookie Betts | OF | 2014–2019 (794 g) | 2020–2025 (737 g) |
| Manny Ramirez | OF | 2001–2008 (1083 g) | 2008–2010 (223 g) |
| Bill Buckner | 1B | 1984–1987, 1990 (526 g) | 1969–1976 (773 g) |
| Nomar Garciaparra | SS | 1996–2004 (966 g) | 2006–2008 (298 g) |
| Enrique Hernandez | OF | 2021–2023 (313 g) | 2015–2020, 2023–2025 (921 g) |
| Justin Turner | 3B | 2023 (146 g) | 2014–2022 (1075 g) |
| Adrian Beltre | 3B | 2010 (154 g) | 1998–2004 (966 g) |
| Jose Offerman | SS | 1999–2002 (465 g) | 1990–1995 (579 g) |
| Adrian Gonzalez | 1B | 2011–2012 (282 g) | 2012–2017 (735 g) |
| George LaChance | 1B | 1902–1905 (448 g) | 1893–1898 (559 g) |
| Alex Cora | SS | 2005–2008 (301 g) | 1998–2004 (684 g) |
| Mike Marshall | OF | 1990–1991 (52 g) | 1981–1989 (928 g) |
| James Loney | 1B | 2012 (30 g) | 2006–2012 (896 g) |
| Dolph Camilli | 1B | 1945 (63 g) | 1938–1943 (839 g) |
| Jody Reed | 2B | 1987–1992 (715 g) | 1993 (132 g) |
| J. D. Drew | OF | 2007–2011 (606 g) | 2005–2006 (218 g) |
| Kenley Jansen | P | 2023–2024 (105 g) | 2010–2021 (703 g) |
| J. D. Martinez | OF | 2018–2022 (637 g) | 2023 (113 g) |
| Glenn Hoffman | SS | 1980–1987 (678 g) | 1987 (40 g) |
| Hanley Ramirez | SS | 2005, 2015–2018 (431 g) | 2012–2014 (278 g) |
| Alex Verdugo | OF | 2020–2023 (493 g) | 2017–2019 (158 g) |
| Hal Janvrin | SS | 1911, 1913–1917 (513 g) | 1921–1922 (74 g) |
| Mickey Owen | C | 1954 (32 g) | 1941–1945 (521 g) |
| Jim Bucher | 3B | 1944–1945 (132 g) | 1934–1937 (405 g) |
| Doc Gessler | OF | 1908–1909 (239 g) | 1903–1906 (288 g) |
| Derek Lowe | P | 1997–2004 (384 g) | 2005–2008 (137 g) |
| Johnny Peacock | C | 1937–1944 (455 g) | 1945 (48 g) |
| Darren Lewis | OF | 1998–2001 (469 g) | 1997 (26 g) |
| John Kennedy | 3B | 1970–1974 (265 g) | 1965–1966 (229 g) |
| Carl Crawford | OF | 2011–2012 (161 g) | 2013–2016 (320 g) |
| Joe Harris | 1B | 1922–1925 (403 g) | 1928 (55 g) |
| Bill Mueller | 3B | 2003–2005 (406 g) | 2006 (32 g) |
| Val Picinich | C | 1923–1925 (246 g) | 1929–1933 (187 g) |
| Joe Vosmik | OF | 1938–1939 (291 g) | 1940–1941 (141 g) |
| Duke Farrell | C | 1903–1905 (92 g) | 1899–1902 (310 g) |
| Ted Sizemore | 2B | 1979–1980 (35 g) | 1969–1970, 1976 (339 g) |
| Shea Hillenbrand | 3B | 2001–2003 (344 g) | 2007 (20 g) |
| Lefty O'Doul | OF | 1923 (36 g) | 1931–1933 (325 g) |
| Don Demeter | OF | 1966–1967 (93 g) | 1956, 1958–1961 (264 g) |
| Mel Almada | OF | 1933–1937 (317 g) | 1939 (39 g) |
| Dick Stuart | 1B | 1963–1964 (313 g) | 1966 (38 g) |
| Dave Roberts | OF | 2004 (45 g) | 2002–2004 (302 g) |
| Joe Kelly | P | 2014–2018 (182 g) | 2019–2021, 2023–2024 (161 g) |
| Ike Boone | OF | 1923–1925 (266 g) | 1930–1932 (59 g) |
| Eric Gagne | P | 2007 (20 g) | 1999–2006 (298 g) |
| Julio Lugo | SS | 2007–2009 (266 g) | 2006 (49 g) |
| Todd Benzinger | 1B | 1987–1988 (193 g) | 1992 (121 g) |
| Johnny Mitchell | SS | 1922–1923 (151 g) | 1924–1925 (161 g) |
| Danny Heep | OF | 1989–1990 (154 g) | 1987–1988 (155 g) |
| Ramon Martinez | P | 1999–2000 (31 g) | 1988–1998 (270 g) |
| Alejandro Peña | P | 1995 (17 g) | 1981–1989 (281 g) |
| Ryan Brasier | P | 2018–2023 (222 g) | 2023–2024 (68 g) |
| Billy Ashley | OF | 1998 (13 g) | 1992–1997 (268 g) |
| Dick Schofield | SS | 1969–1970 (170 g) | 1966–1967 (104 g) |
| Ben Chapman | OF | 1937–1938 (240 g) | 1944–1945 (33 g) |
| Pedro Martinez | P | 1998–2004 (203 g) | 1992–1993 (68 g) |
| Paul Quantrill | P | 1992–1994 (93 g) | 2002–2003 (175 g) |
| Bob Bailey | 3B | 1977–1978 (45 g) | 1967–1968 (221 g) |
| Mark Loretta | 2B | 2006 (155 g) | 2009 (107 g) |
| Heath Hembree | P | 2014–2020 (251 g) | 2022 (6 g) |
| Dick Williams | OF | 1963–1964 (140 g) | 1951–1954, 1956 (112 g) |
| Mark Guthrie | P | 1999 (46 g) | 1995–1998 (205 g) |
| Craig Kimbrel | P | 2016–2018 (187 g) | 2022 (63 g) |
| Fritz Ostermueller | P | 1934–1940 (223 g) | 1943–1944 (19 g) |
| Shane Victorino | OF | 2013–2015 (185 g) | 2012 (53 g) |
| Takashi Saito | P | 2009 (56 g) | 2006–2008 (180 g) |
| Jason Repko | OF | 2012 (5 g) | 2005–2006, 2008–2009 (230 g) |
| Heinie Manush | OF | 1936 (82 g) | 1937–1938 (149 g) |
| Josh Beckett | P | 2006–2012 (194 g) | 2012–2014 (35 g) |
| Jack Quinn | P | 1922–1925 (145 g) | 1931–1932 (81 g) |
| Hideo Nomo | P | 2001 (33 g) | 1995–1998, 2002–2004 (191 g) |
| Tom Winsett | OF | 1930–1931, 1933 (71 g) | 1936–1938 (152 g) |
| Chick Fewster | 2B | 1922–1923 (113 g) | 1926–1927 (109 g) |
| David Ross | C | 2008, 2013–2014 (94 g) | 2002–2004 (118 g) |
| Andy Kosco | OF | 1972 (17 g) | 1969–1970 (194 g) |
| Arnold Statz | OF | 1920 (2 g) | 1927–1928 (207 g) |
| Deacon McGuire | C | 1907–1908 (7 g) | 1899–1901 (202 g) |
| Chad Fonville | 2B | 1999 (3 g) | 1995–1997 (200 g) |
| Nick Punto | 2B | 2012 (65 g) | 2012–2013 (138 g) |
| Bob Ojeda | P | 1980–1985 (140 g) | 1991–1992 (60 g) |
| Moe Berg | C | 1935–1939 (148 g) | 1923 (49 g) |
| Gene Bailey | OF | 1920 (46 g) | 1923–1924 (145 g) |
| Josh Reddick | OF | 2009–2011 (143 g) | 2016 (47 g) |
| Wes Ferrell | P | 1934–1937 (188 g) | 1940 (2 g) |
| Stan Williams | P | 1972 (3 g) | 1958–1962 (181 g) |
| Babe Dahlgren | 1B | 1935–1936 (165 g) | 1942 (17 g) |
| David Price | P | 2016–2019 (103 g) | 2021–2022 (79 g) |
| Pedro Astacio | P | 2004 (5 g) | 1992–1997 (174 g) |
| Rudy Seanez | P | 2003, 2006 (50 g) | 1994–1995, 2007 (127 g) |
| Bob Barrett | 3B | 1929 (68 g) | 1925, 1927 (101 g) |
| Lyn Lary | SS | 1934 (129 g) | 1939 (30 g) |
| Walker Buehler | P | 2025 (23 g) | 2017–2022, 2024 (132 g) |
| Aleck Smith | C | 1903 (11 g) | 1897–1900 (142 g) |
| Cody Ross | OF | 2012 (130 g) | 2005–2006 (22 g) |
| Rob Murphy | P | 1989–1990 (142 g) | 1995 (6 g) |
| Otis Nixon | OF | 1994 (103 g) | 1997 (42 g) |
| Rip Repulski | OF | 1960–1961 (88 g) | 1959–1960 (57 g) |
| Rich Hill | P | 2010–2012, 2015, 2022, 2024 (74 g) | 2016–2019 (69 g) |
| Brad Penny | P | 2009 (24 g) | 2004–2008 (118 g) |
| Buster Mills | OF | 1937 (123 g) | 1935 (17 g) |
| Jose Cruz | OF | 2005 (4 g) | 2005–2006 (133 g) |
| Aaron Sele | P | 1993–1997 (108 g) | 2006 (28 g) |
| Frank O'Rourke | 3B | 1922 (67 g) | 1917–1918 (69 g) |
| Chris Donnels | 3B | 1995 (40 g) | 2000–2001 (93 g) |
| Terry Adams | P | 2004 (19 g) | 2000–2001 (109 g) |
| Chris Martin | P | 2023–2024 (100 g) | 2022 (26 g) |
| Fred Heimach | P | 1926 (26 g) | 1930–1933 (99 g) |
| Mace Brown | P | 1942–1943, 1946 (101 g) | 1941 (24 g) |
| Alex Ferguson | P | 1922–1925 (119 g) | 1929 (3 g) |
| John Tudor | P | 1979–1983 (106 g) | 1988–1989 (15 g) |
| Mike Maddux | P | 1995–1996 (59 g) | 1990, 1999 (60 g) |
| Nathan Eovaldi | P | 2018–2022 (96 g) | 2011–2012 (20 g) |
| Vicente Romo | P | 1969–1970 (100 g) | 1968, 1982 (16 g) |
| Ken Brett | P | 1967, 1969–1971 (79 g) | 1979 (30 g) |
| Nick Green | 2B | 2009 (104 g) | 2010 (5 g) |
| Rickey Henderson | OF | 2002 (72 g) | 2003 (30 g) |
| Scott Podsednik | OF | 2012 (63 g) | 2010 (39 g) |
| Matt Young | P | 1991–1992 (47 g) | 1987 (47 g) |
| Jim Leyritz | C | 1998 (52 g) | 2000 (41 g) |
| Harry Taylor | P | 1950–1952 (36 g) | 1946–1948 (54 g) |
| Russ Meyer | P | 1957 (2 g) | 1953–1955 (88 g) |
| Gene Mauch | 2B | 1956–1957 (72 g) | 1944, 1948 (17 g) |
| Vicente Padilla | P | 2012 (56 g) | 2009–2011 (33 g) |
| Joe Judge | 1B | 1933–1934 (45 g) | 1933 (42 g) |
| Chris Capuano | P | 2014 (28 g) | 2012–2013 (58 g) |
| Jerry Standaert | 2B | 1929 (19 g) | 1925–1926 (67 g) |
| Mike Hartley | P | 1995 (5 g) | 1989–1991 (77 g) |
| Johnny Gooch | C | 1933 (37 g) | 1928–1929 (43 g) |
| Mike Garman | P | 1969, 1971–1973 (20 g) | 1977–1978 (59 g) |
| Joe Riggert | OF | 1911 (51 g) | 1914 (27 g) |
| Waite Hoyt | P | 1919–1920 (35 g) | 1932, 1937–1938 (41 g) |
| Bill Lamar | OF | 1919 (48 g) | 1920–1921 (27 g) |
| Dustin May | P | 2025 (6 g) | 2019–2023, 2025 (65 g) |
| Ricky Trlicek | P | 1994, 1997 (30 g) | 1993 (41 g) |
| Doug Mientkiewicz | 1B | 2004 (49 g) | 2009 (20 g) |
| Jerry Stephenson | P | 1963, 1965–1968 (62 g) | 1970 (3 g) |
| Bobby Darwin | OF | 1976–1977 (47 g) | 1969, 1971 (17 g) |
| Bobo Newsom | P | 1937 (31 g) | 1929–1930, 1942–1943 (33 g) |
| Merv Shea | C | 1933 (16 g) | 1938 (48 g) |
| Jack Billingham | P | 1980 (7 g) | 1968 (50 g) |
| Fred Mitchell | P | 1901–1902 (21 g) | 1904–1905 (35 g) |
| Lloyd Brown | P | 1933 (33 g) | 1925 (17 g) |
| Ivan De Jesus | 2B | 2012 (8 g) | 2011–2012 (40 g) |
| Bob McGraw | P | 1919 (10 g) | 1925–1927 (36 g) |
| David Wells | P | 2005–2006 (38 g) | 2007 (7 g) |
| Don Aase | P | 1977 (13 g) | 1990 (32 g) |
| Rubby De La Rosa | P | 2013–2014 (30 g) | 2011–2012 (14 g) |
| Luis Garcia | P | 2024 (15 g) | 2025 (28 g) |
| Elmer Steele | P | 1907–1909 (36 g) | 1911 (5 g) |
| Joe Thurston | 3B | 2008 (4 g) | 2002–2004 (37 g) |
| Jose Peraza | SS | 2020 (34 g) | 2015 (7 g) |
| James Paxton | P | 2023–2024 (22 g) | 2024 (18 g) |
| Willie Banks | P | 2001–2002 (34 g) | 1995 (6 g) |
| Dave Sax | C | 1985–1987 (28 g) | 1982–1983 (9 g) |
| Kip Gross | P | 1999 (11 g) | 1992–1993 (26 g) |
| Kevin Pillar | OF | 2020 (30 g) | 2022 (4 g) |
| Bryan Corey | P | 2006–2008 (32 g) | 2002 (1 g) |
| Dennys Reyes | P | 2011 (4 g) | 1997–1998 (25 g) |
| Hank Thormahlen | P | 1921 (23 g) | 1925 (5 g) |
| Harry Harper | P | 1920 (27 g) | 1923 (1 g) |
| Johnny Schmitz | P | 1956 (2 g) | 1951–1952 (26 g) |
| Lee Rogers | P | 1938 (14 g) | 1938 (14 g) |
| Yohan Ramirez | P | 2024 (1 g) | 2024 (27 g) |
| Jason Johnson | P | 2006 (6 g) | 2008 (16 g) |
| Nick Robertson | P | 2023 (9 g) | 2023 (9 g) |
| Jack Ryan | P | 1909 (14 g) | 1911 (3 g) |
| Robinson Checo | P | 1997–1998 (7 g) | 1999 (9 g) |
| Hack Miller | OF | 1918 (12 g) | 1916 (3 g) |
| Nick Polly | 3B | 1945 (4 g) | 1937 (10 g) |
| Juan Marichal | P | 1974 (11 g) | 1975 (2 g) |
| Bill Sayles | P | 1939 (5 g) | 1943 (6 g) |
| Tayler Scott | P | 2023 (4 g) | 2023 (6 g) |
| Dylan Covey | P | 2020 (8 g) | 2023 (1 g) |
| Clarence Blethen | P | 1923 (5 g) | 1929 (2 g) |
| Mike Kickham | P | 2020 (6 g) | 2021 (1 g) |
| Jose De Leon | P | 2025 (1 g) | 2016 (4 g) |
| Trever Miller | P | 2011 (3 g) | 2000 (2 g) |
| Dinelson Lamet | P | 2023 (1 g) | 2024 (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.Red Sox seasons include the Boston Americans (1901–1907).Dodgers seasons include the Brooklyn Atlantics (1884), Brooklyn Grays (1885–1887), Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1888–1890, 1896–1898), Brooklyn Grooms (1891–1895), Brooklyn Superbas (1899–1910, 1913), Brooklyn Dodgers (1911–1912, 1932–1957) and Brooklyn Robins (1914–1931).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers?
179 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1901 to 2025, including Reggie Smith, Mookie Betts, Manny Ramirez and Bill Buckner. 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?
George LaChance: Los Angeles Dodgers first, then the Boston Red Sox from 1902.
Who has played for both recently?
Mookie Betts, Enrique Hernandez, Kenley Jansen, Joe Kelly, Ryan Brasier and Walker Buehler 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). Dodgers seasons include the Brooklyn Atlantics (1884), Brooklyn Grays (1885–1887), Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1888–1890, 1896–1898), Brooklyn Grooms (1891–1895), Brooklyn Superbas (1899–1910, 1913), Brooklyn Dodgers (1911–1912, 1932–1957) and Brooklyn Robins (1914–1931).
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