Boston Red Sox and San Francisco Giants players: who played for both
Who played for both the Red Sox and Giants?
170 players played for both the Boston Red Sox and the San Francisco Giants between 1901 and 2025, including Pablo Sandoval, Jack Clark, Orlando Cepeda and J. T. Snow. 62 of them played for the Red Sox first and 101 for the Giants first; 7 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Frank Foreman is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Giants first, then the Red Sox from 1901.
- Rafael Devers is the most recent: Red Sox first, then the Giants from 2025.
- Pablo Sandoval played the most games across the two: 161 for the Red Sox and 1,149 for the Giants.
- 25 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Pablo Sandoval.
- Most common positions on this list: P (77), OF (35), C (18), SS (16).
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All 170 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Red Sox | Giants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pablo Sandoval | 3B | 2015–2017 (161 g) | 2008–2014, 2017–2020 (1149 g) |
| Jack Clark | OF | 1991–1992 (221 g) | 1975–1984 (1044 g) |
| Orlando Cepeda | 1B | 1973 (142 g) | 1958–1966 (1114 g) |
| J. T. Snow | 1B | 2006 (38 g) | 1997–2005, 2008 (1183 g) |
| Bobby Thomson | OF | 1960 (40 g) | 1946–1953, 1957 (1135 g) |
| Reggie Smith | OF | 1966–1973 (1014 g) | 1982 (106 g) |
| Rafael Devers | 3B | 2017–2024 (980 g) | 2025 (90 g) |
| Ellis Burks | OF | 1987–1992, 2004 (733 g) | 1998–2000 (284 g) |
| Bill Mueller | 3B | 2003–2005 (406 g) | 1996–2000, 2002 (605 g) |
| Eddie Bressoud | SS | 1962–1965 (558 g) | 1956–1961 (443 g) |
| Heinie Wagner | SS | 1906–1913, 1915–1916, 1918 (966 g) | 1902 (17 g) |
| Darren Lewis | OF | 1998–2001 (469 g) | 1991–1995 (496 g) |
| Jack Warner | C | 1902 (65 g) | 1896–1901, 1903–1904 (624 g) |
| Kevin Mitchell | OF | 1996 (27 g) | 1987–1991 (624 g) |
| Dave Rader | C | 1980 (50 g) | 1971–1976 (583 g) |
| Billy Werber | 3B | 1933–1936 (529 g) | 1942 (98 g) |
| Javier Lopez | P | 2006–2009 (172 g) | 2010–2016 (446 g) |
| Kip Selbach | OF | 1904–1906 (281 g) | 1900–1901 (266 g) |
| Rod Beck | P | 1999–2001 (114 g) | 1991–1997 (416 g) |
| Doug Mirabelli | C | 2001–2007 (389 g) | 1996–2000 (140 g) |
| Royce Clayton | SS | 2007 (8 g) | 1991–1995 (506 g) |
| Willie McGee | OF | 1995 (67 g) | 1991–1994 (444 g) |
| Juan Marichal | P | 1974 (11 g) | 1960–1973 (462 g) |
| Mike Benjamin | SS | 1997–1998 (173 g) | 1989–1995 (299 g) |
| Bobby Bolin | P | 1970–1973 (118 g) | 1961–1969 (346 g) |
| Marco Scutaro | SS | 2010–2011 (263 g) | 2012–2014 (193 g) |
| Shea Hillenbrand | 3B | 2001–2003 (344 g) | 2006 (60 g) |
| Todd Benzinger | 1B | 1987–1988 (193 g) | 1993–1995 (202 g) |
| Ernie Riles | SS | 1993 (94 g) | 1988–1990 (293 g) |
| Alan Embree | P | 2002–2005 (211 g) | 1999–2001 (153 g) |
| Duke Farrell | C | 1903–1905 (92 g) | 1894–1896 (264 g) |
| Eduardo Nunez | 3B | 2017–2019 (225 g) | 2016–2017 (126 g) |
| Edgar Renteria | SS | 2005 (153 g) | 2009–2010 (196 g) |
| Bob Melvin | C | 1993 (77 g) | 1986–1988 (265 g) |
| Earl Webb | OF | 1930–1932 (330 g) | 1925 (4 g) |
| Gorkys Hernandez | OF | 2019 (20 g) | 2016–2018 (296 g) |
| Lefty O'Doul | OF | 1923 (36 g) | 1928, 1933–1934 (275 g) |
| Greg Litton | 2B | 1994 (11 g) | 1989–1992 (291 g) |
| Marv Grissom | P | 1953 (13 g) | 1946, 1953–1958 (285 g) |
| Julian Tavarez | P | 2006–2008 (101 g) | 1997–1999 (196 g) |
| Bob Seeds | OF | 1933–1934 (90 g) | 1938–1940 (200 g) |
| Cody Ross | OF | 2012 (130 g) | 2010–2011 (154 g) |
| Dick Schofield | SS | 1969–1970 (170 g) | 1965–1966 (112 g) |
| Bill Monbouquette | P | 1958–1965 (263 g) | 1968 (7 g) |
| Don McMahon | P | 1966–1967 (60 g) | 1969–1974 (210 g) |
| Ike Boone | OF | 1923–1925 (266 g) | 1922 (2 g) |
| Charlie Hickman | 1B | 1902 (28 g) | 1900–1901 (239 g) |
| Russ Gibson | C | 1967–1969 (211 g) | 1970–1972 (54 g) |
| Heath Hembree | P | 2014–2020 (251 g) | 2013 (9 g) |
| Christian Arroyo | 2B | 2020–2023 (224 g) | 2017 (34 g) |
| Jesse Burkett | OF | 1905 (148 g) | 1890 (101 g) |
| Randy Kutcher | OF | 1988–1990 (159 g) | 1986–1987 (85 g) |
| Jim Dwyer | OF | 1979–1980 (169 g) | 1978 (73 g) |
| Bob Burda | 1B | 1972 (45 g) | 1965–1966, 1969–1970 (193 g) |
| Freddy Sanchez | 2B | 2002–2003 (32 g) | 2009–2011 (196 g) |
| Grover Hartley | C | 1927 (103 g) | 1911–1913, 1924–1926 (123 g) |
| John Burkett | P | 2002–2003 (61 g) | 1987, 1990–1994 (163 g) |
| Dave McCarty | 1B | 2003–2005 (120 g) | 1995–1996 (103 g) |
| Hoot Evers | OF | 1952–1954 (211 g) | 1954 (12 g) |
| Carl Mays | P | 1915–1919 (181 g) | 1929 (37 g) |
| Rey Sanchez | SS | 2002 (107 g) | 1998 (109 g) |
| Al Worthington | P | 1960 (6 g) | 1953–1954, 1956–1959 (209 g) |
| Alex Gaston | C | 1926, 1929 (153 g) | 1920–1923 (62 g) |
| Dave Roberts | OF | 2004 (45 g) | 2007–2008 (166 g) |
| Ramon Ramirez | P | 2009–2010 (114 g) | 2010–2011, 2013 (97 g) |
| Billy Gardner | 2B | 1962–1963 (89 g) | 1954–1955 (121 g) |
| A. J. Pierzynski | C | 2014 (72 g) | 2004 (131 g) |
| Doc Farrell | SS | 1935 (4 g) | 1925–1927, 1929 (199 g) |
| Ed Jurak | SS | 1982–1985 (160 g) | 1989 (30 g) |
| Jean Machi | P | 2015 (26 g) | 2012–2015 (163 g) |
| John Curtis | P | 1970–1973 (68 g) | 1977–1979 (119 g) |
| Kevin Pillar | OF | 2020 (30 g) | 2019 (156 g) |
| Babe Barna | OF | 1943 (30 g) | 1941–1943 (154 g) |
| Jim Willoughby | P | 1975–1977 (109 g) | 1971–1974 (74 g) |
| Bill Henry | P | 1952–1955 (77 g) | 1965–1968 (105 g) |
| Bob Heise | SS | 1975–1976 (95 g) | 1970–1971 (80 g) |
| Josh Osich | P | 2020 (13 g) | 2015–2018 (160 g) |
| Keith Foulke | P | 2004–2006 (159 g) | 1997 (11 g) |
| Joe Heving | P | 1938–1940 (101 g) | 1930–1931 (63 g) |
| Jose Cruz | OF | 2005 (4 g) | 2003 (158 g) |
| Mark Melancon | P | 2012 (41 g) | 2017–2019 (116 g) |
| Damon Berryhill | C | 1994 (82 g) | 1997 (73 g) |
| Danny Darwin | P | 1991–1994 (110 g) | 1997–1998 (43 g) |
| Dominic Smith | 1B | 2024 (84 g) | 2025 (63 g) |
| Al DeVormer | C | 1923 (74 g) | 1927 (68 g) |
| Bill Cissell | 2B | 1934 (102 g) | 1938 (38 g) |
| Bullet Joe Bush | P | 1918–1921 (137 g) | 1927 (3 g) |
| Dustan Mohr | OF | 2006 (21 g) | 2004 (117 g) |
| Bill Hall | 3B | 2010 (120 g) | 2011 (16 g) |
| Rube Walberg | P | 1934–1937 (130 g) | 1923 (2 g) |
| Windy McCall | P | 1948–1949 (6 g) | 1954–1957 (126 g) |
| Larry McLean | C | 1901 (9 g) | 1913–1915 (122 g) |
| Blake Sabol | C | 2025 (8 g) | 2023–2024 (121 g) |
| Rob Deer | OF | 1993 (38 g) | 1984–1985 (91 g) |
| Chris James | OF | 1995 (16 g) | 1992 (111 g) |
| Dave Henderson | OF | 1986–1987 (111 g) | 1987 (15 g) |
| Ernie Shore | P | 1914–1917 (125 g) | 1912 (1 g) |
| Scott Atchison | P | 2010–2012 (103 g) | 2007 (22 g) |
| Adam Duvall | OF | 2023 (92 g) | 2014 (28 g) |
| Mike Stanton | P | 1995–1996, 2005 (82 g) | 2006 (26 g) |
| Norm Siebern | 1B | 1967–1968 (60 g) | 1967 (46 g) |
| Fred Anderson | P | 1909, 1913 (11 g) | 1916–1918 (94 g) |
| Joe Wilhoit | OF | 1919 (6 g) | 1917–1918 (98 g) |
| Zack Littell | P | 2023 (2 g) | 2021–2022 (102 g) |
| Joe Bowman | P | 1944–1945 (68 g) | 1934 (31 g) |
| Orlando Cabrera | SS | 2004 (58 g) | 2011 (39 g) |
| Jeff Fassero | P | 2000 (38 g) | 2005–2006 (58 g) |
| Joe Price | P | 1989 (31 g) | 1987–1989 (65 g) |
| Drew Pomeranz | P | 2016–2018 (72 g) | 2019 (21 g) |
| Jake Peavy | P | 2013–2014 (30 g) | 2014–2016 (62 g) |
| Frank Duffy | SS | 1978–1979 (70 g) | 1971 (21 g) |
| Jack Kramer | P | 1948–1949 (50 g) | 1950–1951 (39 g) |
| Bob Howry | P | 2002–2003 (24 g) | 2009 (63 g) |
| Fernando Abad | P | 2016–2017 (66 g) | 2019 (21 g) |
| Alejandro De Aza | OF | 2015 (60 g) | 2015 (24 g) |
| Johnnie Wittig | P | 1949 (1 g) | 1938–1939, 1941, 1943 (83 g) |
| Aaron Hill | 2B | 2016 (47 g) | 2017 (34 g) |
| Rajai Davis | OF | 2017 (17 g) | 2007–2008 (63 g) |
| Dave Philley | OF | 1962 (38 g) | 1960 (39 g) |
| Allen Ripley | P | 1978–1979 (31 g) | 1980–1981 (42 g) |
| Marlon Byrd | OF | 2012 (34 g) | 2015 (39 g) |
| Mark Portugal | P | 1999 (31 g) | 1994–1995 (38 g) |
| Dustin Hermanson | P | 2002 (12 g) | 2003–2004 (56 g) |
| Billy Muffett | P | 1960–1962 (62 g) | 1959 (5 g) |
| Jordan Hicks | P | 2025 (21 g) | 2024–2025 (42 g) |
| David Aardsma | P | 2008 (47 g) | 2004 (11 g) |
| Eric Gunderson | P | 1995–1996 (47 g) | 1990–1991 (9 g) |
| Lynn McGlothen | P | 1972–1973 (28 g) | 1977–1978 (26 g) |
| Waite Hoyt | P | 1919–1920 (35 g) | 1918, 1932 (19 g) |
| Odell Hale | 2B | 1941 (12 g) | 1941 (41 g) |
| Aleck Smith | C | 1903 (11 g) | 1901, 1906 (41 g) |
| Brad Penny | P | 2009 (24 g) | 2009, 2012 (28 g) |
| Bud Byerly | P | 1958 (18 g) | 1959–1960 (30 g) |
| Pat Rapp | P | 1999 (37 g) | 1992, 1997 (11 g) |
| Guillermo Quiroz | C | 2012 (2 g) | 2013–2014 (45 g) |
| Mauricio Llovera | P | 2023 (25 g) | 2022–2023 (22 g) |
| Dick Littlefield | P | 1950 (15 g) | 1956 (31 g) |
| Rich Gale | P | 1984 (13 g) | 1982 (33 g) |
| Chase d'Arnaud | SS | 2017 (2 g) | 2018 (42 g) |
| Ken Chase | P | 1942–1943 (20 g) | 1943 (23 g) |
| Bobo Newsom | P | 1937 (31 g) | 1948 (11 g) |
| Jean Dubuc | P | 1918 (5 g) | 1919 (37 g) |
| Kyle Harrison | P | 2025 (3 g) | 2023–2025 (39 g) |
| Marcus Jensen | C | 2001 (1 g) | 1996–1997 (39 g) |
| Arnold Statz | OF | 1920 (2 g) | 1919–1920 (37 g) |
| Jaylin Davis | OF | 2022 (12 g) | 2019–2021 (26 g) |
| Billy Hoeft | P | 1959 (7 g) | 1963, 1966 (27 g) |
| Clem Dreisewerd | P | 1944–1946 (29 g) | 1948 (4 g) |
| Tully Sparks | P | 1902 (17 g) | 1902 (16 g) |
| Wayne Gomes | P | 2002 (20 g) | 2001 (13 g) |
| Mickey Devine | C | 1920 (8 g) | 1925 (21 g) |
| Cory Bailey | P | 1993–1994 (16 g) | 1997–1998 (12 g) |
| Jack Harshman | P | 1959 (9 g) | 1948, 1950, 1952 (17 g) |
| Pete Donohue | P | 1932 (4 g) | 1930–1931 (22 g) |
| Herb Hunter | 3B | 1920 (4 g) | 1916 (21 g) |
| Hy Vandenberg | P | 1935 (3 g) | 1937–1940 (22 g) |
| Sergio Valdez | P | 1994 (12 g) | 1995 (13 g) |
| Bill Sayles | P | 1939 (5 g) | 1943 (19 g) |
| Ron Kline | P | 1969 (16 g) | 1969 (7 g) |
| Lore Bader | P | 1917–1918 (20 g) | 1912 (2 g) |
| Mike Kickham | P | 2020 (6 g) | 2013–2014 (14 g) |
| Rick Lancellotti | 1B | 1990 (4 g) | 1986 (15 g) |
| Tyler Heineman | C | 2024 (2 g) | 2020 (15 g) |
| Jimmy Cooney | SS | 1917 (11 g) | 1919 (5 g) |
| Joe Connolly | OF | 1924 (14 g) | 1921 (2 g) |
| Mike Remlinger | P | 2005 (8 g) | 1991 (8 g) |
| Carlos Valdez | P | 1998 (4 g) | 1995 (11 g) |
| Kyle Barraclough | P | 2023 (3 g) | 2019 (10 g) |
| Andrew Triggs | P | 2020 (4 g) | 2020 (1 g) |
| Frank Foreman | P | 1901 (1 g) | 1893 (2 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).Giants seasons include the New York Gothams (1883–1884) and New York Giants (1885–1957).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Boston Red Sox and the San Francisco Giants?
170 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1901 to 2025, including Pablo Sandoval, Jack Clark, Orlando Cepeda and J. T. Snow. 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?
Frank Foreman: San Francisco Giants first, then the Boston Red Sox from 1901.
Who has played for both recently?
Rafael Devers, Dominic Smith, Blake Sabol, Jordan Hicks, Kyle Harrison and Tyler Heineman, 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). Giants seasons include the New York Gothams (1883–1884) and New York Giants (1885–1957).
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