Boston Red Sox and Washington Nationals players: who played for both
Who played for both the Red Sox and Nationals?
115 players played for both the Boston Red Sox and the Washington Nationals between 1969 and 2025, including Andre Dawson, Troy O'Leary, Larry Parrish and Bob Bailey. 51 of them played for the Red Sox first and 60 for the Nationals first; 4 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Dick Radatz is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Red Sox first, then the Nationals from 1969.
- Nathaniel Lowe is the most recent: Red Sox first, then the Nationals from 2025.
- Andre Dawson played the most games across the two: 196 for the Red Sox and 1,443 for the Nationals.
- 16 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Wil Cordero.
- Most common positions on this list: P (57), OF (23), C (10), SS (8).
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All 115 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Red Sox | Nationals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Dawson | OF | 1993–1994 (196 g) | 1976–1986 (1443 g) |
| Troy O'Leary | OF | 1995–2001 (962 g) | 2002 (97 g) |
| Larry Parrish | 3B | 1988 (52 g) | 1974–1981 (967 g) |
| Bob Bailey | 3B | 1977–1978 (45 g) | 1969–1975 (951 g) |
| Orlando Cabrera | SS | 2004 (58 g) | 1997–2004 (904 g) |
| Wil Cordero | OF | 1996–1997 (199 g) | 1992–1995, 2002–2003, 2005 (649 g) |
| Mike Lansing | 2B | 2000–2001 (155 g) | 1993–1997 (677 g) |
| Spike Owen | SS | 1986–1988 (263 g) | 1989–1992 (552 g) |
| Tony Perez | 1B | 1980–1982 (304 g) | 1977–1979 (434 g) |
| Luis Rivera | SS | 1989–1993 (504 g) | 1986–1988 (196 g) |
| Brock Holt | 2B | 2013–2019 (615 g) | 2020 (21 g) |
| Jeff Reardon | P | 1990–1992 (150 g) | 1981–1986 (359 g) |
| Herm Winningham | OF | 1992 (105 g) | 1985–1988 (399 g) |
| Adam LaRoche | 1B | 2009 (6 g) | 2011–2014 (489 g) |
| Shane Andrews | 3B | 2002 (7 g) | 1995–1999 (477 g) |
| Willie Harris | OF | 2006 (47 g) | 2008–2010 (409 g) |
| Jonathan Papelbon | P | 2005–2011 (396 g) | 2015–2016 (59 g) |
| Matt Barnes | P | 2014–2022 (429 g) | 2024 (14 g) |
| Otis Nixon | OF | 1994 (103 g) | 1988–1990 (335 g) |
| Bill Lee | P | 1969–1978 (323 g) | 1979–1982 (96 g) |
| Reid Nichols | OF | 1980–1985 (338 g) | 1987 (77 g) |
| Alex Cora | SS | 2005–2008 (301 g) | 2011 (91 g) |
| Sandy Leon | C | 2015–2019 (358 g) | 2012–2014 (34 g) |
| Ugueth Urbina | P | 2001–2002 (80 g) | 1995–2001 (296 g) |
| Sean Berry | 3B | 2000 (1 g) | 1992–1995 (352 g) |
| Greg Harris | P | 1989–1994 (287 g) | 1984, 1995 (60 g) |
| Steve Lyons | OF | 1985–1986, 1991–1993 (328 g) | 1992 (16 g) |
| Felipe Lopez | SS | 2010 (4 g) | 2006–2008 (325 g) |
| Pedro Martinez | P | 1998–2004 (203 g) | 1994–1997 (118 g) |
| Cliff Floyd | OF | 2002 (47 g) | 1993–1996, 2002 (271 g) |
| Joe Hesketh | P | 1990–1994 (134 g) | 1984–1990 (175 g) |
| Dick Radatz | P | 1962–1966 (286 g) | 1969 (22 g) |
| Steve Renko | P | 1979–1980 (59 g) | 1969–1976 (248 g) |
| Jeff Fassero | P | 2000 (38 g) | 1991–1996 (262 g) |
| Jim Dwyer | OF | 1979–1980 (169 g) | 1975–1976, 1989 (123 g) |
| Jim Gosger | OF | 1963, 1965–1966 (140 g) | 1970–1971 (142 g) |
| Stephen Drew | SS | 2013–2014 (163 g) | 2016–2017 (116 g) |
| Carl Everett | OF | 2000–2001 (239 g) | 2004 (39 g) |
| Mike Torrez | P | 1978–1982 (161 g) | 1971–1974 (107 g) |
| Jon Lester | P | 2006–2014 (242 g) | 2021 (18 g) |
| Wily Mo Peña | OF | 2006–2007 (157 g) | 2007–2008 (101 g) |
| Ivan Calderon | OF | 1993 (73 g) | 1991–1992 (182 g) |
| Dominic Smith | 1B | 2024 (84 g) | 2023 (153 g) |
| Jonny Gomes | OF | 2013–2014 (194 g) | 2011 (43 g) |
| Rick Cerone | C | 1988–1989 (186 g) | 1992 (33 g) |
| Michael Chavis | 1B | 2019–2021 (168 g) | 2023 (48 g) |
| Rheal Cormier | P | 1995, 1999–2000 (172 g) | 1996–1997 (34 g) |
| Oil Can Boyd | P | 1982–1989 (152 g) | 1990–1991 (50 g) |
| Bill Campbell | P | 1977–1981 (192 g) | 1987 (7 g) |
| Marlon Byrd | OF | 2012 (34 g) | 2005–2006 (152 g) |
| Lenny Webster | C | 1999 (6 g) | 1994, 1996, 2000 (174 g) |
| Damian Jackson | 2B | 2003 (109 g) | 2006 (67 g) |
| Mike Stanton | P | 1995–1996, 2005 (82 g) | 2005–2006 (86 g) |
| Carlos Baerga | 2B | 2002 (73 g) | 2005 (93 g) |
| Lee Smith | P | 1988–1990 (139 g) | 1997 (25 g) |
| Matt Albers | P | 2011–2012 (96 g) | 2017 (63 g) |
| Nathaniel Lowe | 1B | 2025 (34 g) | 2025 (119 g) |
| Dustin Hermanson | P | 2002 (12 g) | 1997–2000 (136 g) |
| Tim Blackwell | C | 1974–1975 (103 g) | 1977, 1982–1983 (45 g) |
| Julian Tavarez | P | 2006–2008 (101 g) | 2009 (42 g) |
| Tomo Ohka | P | 1999–2001 (33 g) | 2001–2005 (103 g) |
| Stan Papi | 3B | 1979–1980 (51 g) | 1977–1978 (80 g) |
| Mike Stenhouse | OF | 1986 (21 g) | 1982–1984 (105 g) |
| Joel Hanrahan | P | 2013 (9 g) | 2007–2009 (115 g) |
| John Dopson | P | 1989–1993 (93 g) | 1985, 1988 (30 g) |
| Matt Stairs | OF | 1995 (39 g) | 1992–1993, 2011 (75 g) |
| Mike Maddux | P | 1995–1996 (59 g) | 1998–1999 (55 g) |
| Kyle Schwarber | OF | 2021 (41 g) | 2021 (72 g) |
| Curtis Pride | OF | 1997, 2000 (11 g) | 1993, 1995, 2001 (94 g) |
| Fernando Abad | P | 2016–2017 (66 g) | 2013 (39 g) |
| Orlando Merced | OF | 1998 (9 g) | 1999 (93 g) |
| Chris Nabholz | P | 1994 (8 g) | 1990–1993 (93 g) |
| Tim McCarver | C | 1974–1975 (23 g) | 1972 (77 g) |
| Matt Thornton | P | 2013 (20 g) | 2014–2015 (78 g) |
| Sun-Woo Kim | P | 2001–2002 (35 g) | 2002–2005 (63 g) |
| Josh Bard | C | 2006 (7 g) | 2009 (90 g) |
| Royce Clayton | SS | 2007 (8 g) | 2006 (87 g) |
| Butch Henry | P | 1997–1998 (38 g) | 1993–1995 (55 g) |
| Alejandro De Aza | OF | 2015 (60 g) | 2017 (28 g) |
| Dan Smith | P | 2000 (2 g) | 1999, 2002–2003 (85 g) |
| Gary Waslewski | P | 1967–1968 (51 g) | 1969–1970 (36 g) |
| Erasmo Ramirez | P | 2019 (1 g) | 2022–2023 (83 g) |
| Zane Smith | P | 1995 (24 g) | 1989–1990 (55 g) |
| Mike Gardiner | P | 1991–1992 (50 g) | 1993 (24 g) |
| Doug Fister | P | 2017 (18 g) | 2014–2015 (55 g) |
| Hector Carrasco | P | 2000 (8 g) | 2005 (64 g) |
| Mark Melancon | P | 2012 (41 g) | 2016 (30 g) |
| Mike Garman | P | 1969, 1971–1973 (20 g) | 1978 (47 g) |
| Mike O'Berry | C | 1979 (43 g) | 1985 (20 g) |
| Juan Bell | 2B | 1995 (17 g) | 1994 (38 g) |
| Chris Haney | P | 2002 (24 g) | 1991–1992 (26 g) |
| Sergio Valdez | P | 1994 (12 g) | 1986, 1992–1993 (36 g) |
| Billy Traber | P | 2009 (1 g) | 2006–2007 (43 g) |
| John Halama | P | 2005 (30 g) | 2005 (10 g) |
| Corey Brown | OF | 2014 (3 g) | 2011–2013 (36 g) |
| Kyle Barraclough | P | 2023 (3 g) | 2019 (33 g) |
| Hector Almonte | P | 2003 (7 g) | 2003 (28 g) |
| Lucas Sims | P | 2024 (15 g) | 2025 (18 g) |
| Lucas Giolito | P | 2025 (26 g) | 2016 (6 g) |
| Luis Garcia | P | 2024 (15 g) | 2025 (10 g) |
| Bartolo Colon | P | 2008 (7 g) | 2002 (17 g) |
| Jorge Alfaro | C | 2023 (8 g) | 2025 (14 g) |
| Pedro Astacio | P | 2004 (5 g) | 2006 (17 g) |
| Bruce Chen | P | 2003 (5 g) | 2002 (15 g) |
| Jeter Downs | 2B | 2022 (14 g) | 2023 (6 g) |
| Tim Young | P | 2000 (8 g) | 1998 (10 g) |
| Chad Fonville | 2B | 1999 (3 g) | 1995 (14 g) |
| Lou Collier | SS | 2003 (4 g) | 2002 (13 g) |
| Kirk Bullinger | P | 1999 (4 g) | 1998 (8 g) |
| Roenis Elias | P | 2016–2017 (4 g) | 2019 (4 g) |
| Brian Looney | P | 1995 (3 g) | 1993–1994 (4 g) |
| Jonathan Lucroy | C | 2020 (1 g) | 2021 (5 g) |
| Brad Peacock | P | 2021 (2 g) | 2011 (3 g) |
| Matt White | P | 2003 (3 g) | 2005 (1 g) |
| Sandy Martinez | C | 2004 (3 g) | 2001 (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).Nationals seasons include the Montreal Expos (1969–2004).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Boston Red Sox and the Washington Nationals?
115 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1969 to 2025, including Andre Dawson, Troy O'Leary, Larry Parrish and Bob Bailey. 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?
Dick Radatz: Boston Red Sox first, then the Washington Nationals from 1969.
Who has played for both recently?
Matt Barnes, Dominic Smith, Nathaniel Lowe, Lucas Sims, Lucas Giolito and Luis Garcia and 1 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). Nationals seasons include the Montreal Expos (1969–2004).
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