Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds players: who played for both
Who played for both the Cubs and Reds?
337 players played for both the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds between 1882 and 2025, including Joe Tinker, Harry Steinfeldt, Kiki Cuyler and Bobby Adams. 185 of them played for the Cubs first and 140 for the Reds first; 12 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Phil Powers is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Cubs first, then the Reds from 1882.
- Taylor Rogers is the most recent: Cubs first, then the Reds from 2025.
- Joe Tinker played the most games across the two: 1,541 for the Cubs and 111 for the Reds.
- 63 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Joe Tinker.
- Most common positions on this list: P (126), OF (98), C (45), 3B (21).
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All 337 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Cubs | Reds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Tinker | SS | 1902–1912, 1916 (1541 g) | 1913 (111 g) |
| Harry Steinfeldt | 3B | 1906–1910 (735 g) | 1898–1905 (894 g) |
| Kiki Cuyler | OF | 1928–1935 (949 g) | 1935–1937 (323 g) |
| Bobby Adams | 3B | 1957–1959 (125 g) | 1946–1955 (1087 g) |
| Ival Goodman | OF | 1943–1944 (143 g) | 1935–1942 (965 g) |
| Johnny Kling | C | 1900–1908, 1910–1911 (1028 g) | 1913 (80 g) |
| Hank Sauer | OF | 1949–1955 (862 g) | 1941–1942, 1945, 1948–1949 (234 g) |
| Augie Galan | OF | 1934–1941 (903 g) | 1947–1948 (178 g) |
| Jimmy Sheckard | OF | 1906–1912 (1000 g) | 1913 (47 g) |
| Lonny Frey | 2B | 1937, 1947 (102 g) | 1938–1943, 1946 (941 g) |
| Grady Hatton | 3B | 1960 (28 g) | 1946–1954 (970 g) |
| Cliff Heathcote | OF | 1922–1930 (858 g) | 1931–1932 (99 g) |
| Leon Durham | 1B | 1981–1988 (921 g) | 1988 (21 g) |
| Frank Baumholtz | OF | 1949, 1951–1955 (635 g) | 1947–1949 (306 g) |
| Mike Mitchell | OF | 1913 (83 g) | 1907–1912 (857 g) |
| Hal Jeffcoat | OF | 1948–1955 (737 g) | 1956–1959 (169 g) |
| Peanuts Lowrey | OF | 1942–1943, 1945–1949 (726 g) | 1949–1950 (180 g) |
| Manny Trillo | 2B | 1975–1978, 1986–1988 (881 g) | 1989 (17 g) |
| Sparky Adams | 2B | 1922–1927 (672 g) | 1933–1934 (224 g) |
| Dee Fondy | 1B | 1951–1957 (783 g) | 1958 (89 g) |
| Bubbles Hargrave | C | 1913–1915 (42 g) | 1921–1928 (766 g) |
| Charlie Irwin | 3B | 1893–1895 (154 g) | 1896–1901 (641 g) |
| Jimmy Archer | C | 1909–1917 (782 g) | 1918 (9 g) |
| Tucker Barnhart | C | 2023 (47 g) | 2014–2021 (744 g) |
| Ed Bailey | C | 1965 (66 g) | 1953–1961 (714 g) |
| Dode Paskert | OF | 1918–1920 (354 g) | 1907–1910, 1921 (410 g) |
| Billy Myers | SS | 1941 (24 g) | 1935–1940 (714 g) |
| Corey Patterson | OF | 2000–2005 (589 g) | 2008 (135 g) |
| Larry Biittner | OF | 1976–1980 (574 g) | 1981–1982 (139 g) |
| Bob O'Farrell | C | 1915–1925, 1934 (666 g) | 1934 (44 g) |
| Tommy Clarke | C | 1918 (1 g) | 1909–1917 (704 g) |
| Billy Hamilton | OF | 2020 (14 g) | 2013–2018 (690 g) |
| Eddie Miksis | 2B | 1951–1956 (620 g) | 1958 (69 g) |
| Larry McLean | C | 1903 (1 g) | 1906–1912 (656 g) |
| Jimmy Stewart | OF | 1963–1967 (324 g) | 1969–1971 (300 g) |
| Tommy Griffith | OF | 1925 (76 g) | 1915–1918 (547 g) |
| Babe Herman | OF | 1933–1934 (262 g) | 1932, 1935–1936 (360 g) |
| Lenny Harris | 3B | 2003 (75 g) | 1988–1989, 1994–1998 (546 g) |
| Hans Lobert | 3B | 1905 (14 g) | 1906–1910 (600 g) |
| Ryan Freel | OF | 2009 (14 g) | 2003–2008 (544 g) |
| Todd Walker | 2B | 2004–2006 (333 g) | 2001–2002 (221 g) |
| Albert Almora | OF | 2016–2020 (489 g) | 2022 (64 g) |
| Willie Greene | 3B | 2000 (105 g) | 1992–1998 (445 g) |
| Smoky Burgess | C | 1949, 1951 (141 g) | 1955–1958 (395 g) |
| Jerome Walton | OF | 1989–1992 (370 g) | 1994–1995 (148 g) |
| Buck Herzog | 2B | 1919–1920 (143 g) | 1914–1916 (372 g) |
| Ethan Allen | OF | 1936 (91 g) | 1926–1930 (422 g) |
| Bob Scheffing | C | 1941–1942, 1946–1950 (437 g) | 1950–1951 (68 g) |
| Hugh Nicol | OF | 1881–1882 (73 g) | 1887–1890 (432 g) |
| Lee Smith | P | 1980–1987 (459 g) | 1996 (43 g) |
| Paul Derringer | P | 1943–1945 (109 g) | 1933–1942 (393 g) |
| George Grantham | 2B | 1922–1924 (286 g) | 1932–1933 (213 g) |
| Charley Jones | OF | 1877 (2 g) | 1883–1887 (482 g) |
| Jeff Reed | C | 1999–2000 (147 g) | 1988–1992 (329 g) |
| Tommy Leach | OF | 1912–1914 (366 g) | 1915 (107 g) |
| Clyde Beck | 3B | 1926–1930 (415 g) | 1931 (53 g) |
| Chris Stynes | 3B | 2002 (98 g) | 1997–2000 (364 g) |
| Bob Borkowski | OF | 1950–1951 (143 g) | 1952–1955 (318 g) |
| Les Mann | OF | 1916–1919 (453 g) | 1923 (8 g) |
| Lloyd Merriman | OF | 1955 (72 g) | 1949–1951, 1954 (382 g) |
| Junior Kennedy | 2B | 1982–1983 (122 g) | 1974, 1978–1981 (325 g) |
| Guy Bush | P | 1923–1934 (429 g) | 1945 (4 g) |
| Michael Tucker | OF | 2001 (63 g) | 1999–2001 (367 g) |
| Johnny Bates | OF | 1914 (9 g) | 1911–1914 (420 g) |
| Steve Mesner | 3B | 1938–1939 (19 g) | 1943–1945 (408 g) |
| Dave Martinez | OF | 1986–1988, 2000 (288 g) | 1992 (135 g) |
| Pedro Strop | P | 2013–2019, 2021 (414 g) | 2020 (4 g) |
| Ryan Dempster | P | 2004–2012 (376 g) | 2002–2003 (41 g) |
| George Kelly | 1B | 1930 (39 g) | 1927–1930 (375 g) |
| Kal Daniels | OF | 1992 (48 g) | 1986–1989 (366 g) |
| Jack McCarthy | OF | 1900, 1903–1905 (322 g) | 1893–1894 (89 g) |
| Marty Keough | OF | 1966 (33 g) | 1962–1965 (377 g) |
| Art Phelan | 3B | 1913–1915 (249 g) | 1910, 1912 (153 g) |
| Lee Walls | OF | 1957–1959 (373 g) | 1960 (29 g) |
| Mordecai Brown | P | 1904–1912, 1916 (360 g) | 1913 (39 g) |
| Sean Marshall | P | 2006–2011 (292 g) | 2012–2014 (104 g) |
| David Ross | C | 2015–2016 (139 g) | 2006–2008 (254 g) |
| Mike Gonzalez | C | 1925–1929 (298 g) | 1914 (95 g) |
| Don Hoak | 3B | 1956 (121 g) | 1957–1958 (263 g) |
| Mike Vail | OF | 1978–1980 (275 g) | 1981–1982 (109 g) |
| Johnny Vander Meer | P | 1950 (35 g) | 1937–1943, 1946–1949 (348 g) |
| Billy Hatcher | OF | 1984–1985 (61 g) | 1990–1992 (320 g) |
| Marlon Byrd | OF | 2010–2012 (284 g) | 2015 (96 g) |
| Sammy Taylor | C | 1958–1962 (376 g) | 1963 (3 g) |
| David Weathers | P | 2001 (28 g) | 1998, 2005–2009 (341 g) |
| Johnny Klippstein | P | 1950–1954 (195 g) | 1955–1958, 1962 (174 g) |
| Johnny Moore | OF | 1928–1929, 1931–1932, 1945 (206 g) | 1933–1934 (151 g) |
| Tom Downey | SS | 1912 (13 g) | 1909–1911 (342 g) |
| Aroldis Chapman | P | 2016 (28 g) | 2010–2015 (324 g) |
| Jim Gleeson | OF | 1939–1940 (240 g) | 1941–1942 (111 g) |
| Luis Quinones | 3B | 1987 (49 g) | 1988–1991 (300 g) |
| Miguel Cairo | 2B | 1997, 2001 (82 g) | 2010–2012 (263 g) |
| Jim Canavan | OF | 1892 (118 g) | 1893–1894 (224 g) |
| Pop Schriver | C | 1891–1894 (281 g) | 1897 (61 g) |
| Bill Henry | P | 1958–1959 (109 g) | 1960–1965 (227 g) |
| John Ganzel | 1B | 1900 (78 g) | 1907–1908 (258 g) |
| Algie McBride | OF | 1896 (9 g) | 1898–1901 (326 g) |
| Bill Plummer | C | 1968 (2 g) | 1970–1977 (324 g) |
| Don Zimmer | 3B | 1960–1961 (260 g) | 1962 (63 g) |
| Bob Usher | OF | 1952 (1 g) | 1946–1947, 1950–1951 (321 g) |
| Frank Dwyer | P | 1888–1889 (41 g) | 1892–1899 (279 g) |
| Ted Abernathy | P | 1965–1966, 1969–1970 (171 g) | 1967–1968 (148 g) |
| Jerry Hairston | 2B | 2005–2006 (152 g) | 2008–2009 (166 g) |
| Pete Whisenant | OF | 1956 (103 g) | 1957–1961 (215 g) |
| Jakie May | P | 1931–1932 (66 g) | 1924–1930 (251 g) |
| Damon Berryhill | C | 1987–1991 (277 g) | 1995 (34 g) |
| Bill Bonham | P | 1971–1977 (251 g) | 1978–1980 (56 g) |
| Ken Raffensberger | P | 1940–1941 (53 g) | 1947–1954 (250 g) |
| Chuck McElroy | P | 1991–1993 (192 g) | 1994–1996 (108 g) |
| Harvey Hendrick | 1B | 1933 (69 g) | 1931–1932 (231 g) |
| Cozy Dolan | OF | 1900–1901 (56 g) | 1903–1905 (243 g) |
| Fritz Mollwitz | 1B | 1913–1914, 1916 (49 g) | 1914–1916 (250 g) |
| John Barry | OF | 1904–1905 (100 g) | 1905–1906 (198 g) |
| Ward Miller | OF | 1912–1913 (168 g) | 1909–1910 (128 g) |
| Marty Callaghan | OF | 1922–1923 (135 g) | 1928, 1930 (160 g) |
| Alex Grammas | SS | 1962–1963 (39 g) | 1956–1958 (255 g) |
| Randy Myers | P | 1993–1995 (169 g) | 1990–1991 (124 g) |
| Mike Lum | OF | 1981 (41 g) | 1976–1978 (251 g) |
| Travis Wood | P | 2012–2016 (247 g) | 2010–2011 (43 g) |
| Jim Brosnan | P | 1954, 1956–1958 (97 g) | 1959–1963 (190 g) |
| Clark Griffith | P | 1893–1900 (284 g) | 1909–1910 (2 g) |
| Mike Remlinger | P | 2003–2005 (156 g) | 1995–1998 (127 g) |
| Kent Mercker | P | 2004 (71 g) | 1997, 2003, 2005–2006, 2008 (210 g) |
| Benito Santiago | C | 1999 (109 g) | 1995, 2000 (170 g) |
| Felix Heredia | P | 1998–2001 (221 g) | 2003 (57 g) |
| Hobie Landrith | C | 1956 (111 g) | 1950–1955 (166 g) |
| Willie Smith | OF | 1968–1970 (245 g) | 1971 (31 g) |
| George Magoon | SS | 1899 (59 g) | 1901–1903 (214 g) |
| Turk Lown | P | 1951–1954, 1956–1958 (261 g) | 1958 (11 g) |
| John Kane | OF | 1909–1910 (60 g) | 1907–1908 (210 g) |
| Jim Bolger | OF | 1955, 1957–1958 (260 g) | 1950–1951, 1954 (9 g) |
| Scott Williamson | P | 2005–2006 (48 g) | 1999–2003 (217 g) |
| Mark Koenig | SS | 1932–1933 (113 g) | 1934 (151 g) |
| Frank Thomas | OF | 1960–1961, 1966 (155 g) | 1959 (108 g) |
| Champ Summers | OF | 1975–1976 (159 g) | 1977–1979 (99 g) |
| Lloyd McClendon | OF | 1989–1990 (141 g) | 1987–1988 (117 g) |
| Art Shamsky | OF | 1972 (15 g) | 1965–1967 (236 g) |
| Nick Castellanos | OF | 2019 (51 g) | 2020–2021 (198 g) |
| John Dobbs | OF | 1902–1903 (75 g) | 1901–1902 (172 g) |
| Warren Hacker | P | 1948–1956 (230 g) | 1957 (15 g) |
| Dick Harley | OF | 1903 (104 g) | 1900–1901 (138 g) |
| Fred Norman | P | 1964, 1966–1967 (11 g) | 1973–1979 (231 g) |
| Gilly Campbell | C | 1933 (46 g) | 1935–1937 (195 g) |
| Gary Varsho | OF | 1988–1990 (153 g) | 1993 (77 g) |
| Johnny Schmitz | P | 1941–1942, 1946–1951 (226 g) | 1952 (3 g) |
| Hector Cruz | OF | 1978, 1981–1982 (100 g) | 1979–1980 (126 g) |
| Bob Fisher | SS | 1914–1915 (162 g) | 1916 (61 g) |
| Curtis Goodwin | OF | 1999 (89 g) | 1996–1997 (134 g) |
| Orval Overall | P | 1906–1910, 1913 (166 g) | 1905–1906 (55 g) |
| Taylor Douthit | OF | 1933 (27 g) | 1931–1933 (192 g) |
| Tom Daly | 2B | 1887–1888 (139 g) | 1903 (80 g) |
| Al Bridwell | SS | 1913 (136 g) | 1905 (82 g) |
| Paul Bako | C | 2003–2004 (119 g) | 2008 (99 g) |
| Hank Edwards | OF | 1949–1950 (99 g) | 1951–1952 (115 g) |
| Rollie Hemsley | C | 1931–1932 (126 g) | 1933, 1942 (85 g) |
| Mark Bellhorn | 2B | 2002–2003 (197 g) | 2007 (13 g) |
| Clarke Pittenger | SS | 1925 (59 g) | 1927–1929 (150 g) |
| Walker Cooper | C | 1954–1955 (111 g) | 1949–1950 (97 g) |
| Bobby Mattick | SS | 1938–1940 (180 g) | 1941–1942 (26 g) |
| Milt Pappas | P | 1970–1973 (115 g) | 1966–1968 (86 g) |
| Clyde Shoun | P | 1935–1937 (46 g) | 1942–1944, 1946–1947 (154 g) |
| Lee Magee | OF | 1919 (79 g) | 1918 (119 g) |
| Marv Rickert | OF | 1942, 1946–1947 (190 g) | 1948 (8 g) |
| Todd Hollandsworth | OF | 2004–2005 (164 g) | 2006 (34 g) |
| Harry Perkowski | P | 1955 (26 g) | 1947, 1949–1954 (171 g) |
| Dewey Williams | C | 1944–1947 (145 g) | 1948 (48 g) |
| Jake Weimer | P | 1903–1905 (105 g) | 1906–1908 (86 g) |
| Jeimer Candelario | 3B | 2016–2017, 2023 (57 g) | 2024–2025 (134 g) |
| Rawly Eastwick | P | 1981 (30 g) | 1974–1977 (160 g) |
| Terry Francona | 1B | 1986 (86 g) | 1987 (102 g) |
| Dave Shean | 2B | 1911 (54 g) | 1917 (131 g) |
| Johnny Pramesa | C | 1952 (22 g) | 1949–1951 (163 g) |
| Hersh Freeman | P | 1958 (9 g) | 1955–1958 (172 g) |
| Justin Wilson | P | 2017–2018 (94 g) | 2021–2022, 2024 (86 g) |
| Ken Henderson | OF | 1979–1980 (106 g) | 1978–1979 (74 g) |
| Fred Toney | P | 1911–1913 (34 g) | 1915–1918 (141 g) |
| Sam Mejias | OF | 1979 (31 g) | 1979–1981 (144 g) |
| Billy Maloney | OF | 1905 (145 g) | 1902 (27 g) |
| Chris Denorfia | OF | 2015 (103 g) | 2005–2006 (67 g) |
| Ted Savage | OF | 1967–1968 (99 g) | 1969 (68 g) |
| Todd Van Poppel | P | 2000–2001 (110 g) | 2003–2004 (57 g) |
| Steve Boros | 3B | 1963 (41 g) | 1964–1965 (119 g) |
| Tom Parrott | OF | 1893 (4 g) | 1893–1895 (156 g) |
| Phil Douglas | P | 1915, 1917–1919 (105 g) | 1914–1915 (53 g) |
| Topsy Hartsel | OF | 1901 (140 g) | 1900 (18 g) |
| Moe Drabowsky | P | 1956–1960 (131 g) | 1962 (23 g) |
| Rolando Roomes | OF | 1988 (17 g) | 1989–1990 (137 g) |
| Mike Kahoe | C | 1901–1902, 1907 (79 g) | 1895, 1899–1901 (73 g) |
| Arismendy Alcantara | OF | 2014–2015 (81 g) | 2017 (70 g) |
| Cesar Izturis | SS | 2006–2007 (87 g) | 2013 (63 g) |
| Ozzie Timmons | OF | 1995–1996 (142 g) | 1997 (6 g) |
| Kevin Gregg | P | 2009, 2013 (134 g) | 2015 (11 g) |
| Dave Hillman | P | 1955–1959 (138 g) | 1962 (2 g) |
| Dutch Ruether | P | 1917 (31 g) | 1917–1920 (109 g) |
| Paul Moskau | P | 1983 (8 g) | 1977–1981 (132 g) |
| Bert Humphries | P | 1913–1915 (94 g) | 1911–1912 (44 g) |
| Jim Doyle | 3B | 1911 (131 g) | 1910 (7 g) |
| Bob Wicker | P | 1903–1906 (117 g) | 1906 (20 g) |
| Phil Gagliano | 2B | 1970 (26 g) | 1973–1974 (109 g) |
| Jim Delahanty | 2B | 1901 (17 g) | 1906 (115 g) |
| Doug Capilla | P | 1979–1981 (95 g) | 1977–1979 (34 g) |
| Harry Walker | OF | 1949 (42 g) | 1949 (86 g) |
| Mike Morgan | P | 1992–1995, 1998 (90 g) | 1996–1997 (36 g) |
| Pete Knisely | OF | 1913–1915 (103 g) | 1912 (22 g) |
| Ty Cline | OF | 1966 (7 g) | 1970–1971 (117 g) |
| Don Nottebart | P | 1969 (16 g) | 1966–1967 (106 g) |
| Harry Wolter | OF | 1917 (117 g) | 1907 (4 g) |
| Brian Dorsett | C | 1996 (17 g) | 1993–1994 (101 g) |
| Darren Lewis | OF | 2002 (58 g) | 1995 (58 g) |
| Danny Jackson | P | 1991–1992 (36 g) | 1988–1990 (79 g) |
| Jimmie Schaffer | C | 1963–1964 (111 g) | 1968 (4 g) |
| Dioner Navarro | C | 2013 (89 g) | 2012 (24 g) |
| Bruce Edwards | C | 1951–1952, 1954 (105 g) | 1956 (7 g) |
| Bob Kelly | P | 1951–1953 (80 g) | 1953, 1958 (30 g) |
| Jackie Collum | P | 1957 (9 g) | 1953–1955 (98 g) |
| Jack Rowan | P | 1911 (1 g) | 1908–1910, 1913–1914 (105 g) |
| Nick Martini | OF | 2021 (25 g) | 2023–2024 (81 g) |
| Phil Powers | C | 1878 (8 g) | 1882–1885 (96 g) |
| Jake Mooty | P | 1940–1943 (78 g) | 1936–1937 (23 g) |
| Nick Allen | C | 1916 (5 g) | 1918–1920 (95 g) |
| Art Nehf | P | 1927–1929 (71 g) | 1926–1927 (28 g) |
| Jim Edmonds | OF | 2008 (85 g) | 2010 (13 g) |
| Bob Smith | P | 1931–1932 (72 g) | 1933 (23 g) |
| Dave Sappelt | OF | 2012–2013 (57 g) | 2011 (38 g) |
| Doc Miller | OF | 1910 (1 g) | 1914 (94 g) |
| Mike O'Berry | C | 1980 (19 g) | 1981–1982 (76 g) |
| Dick Gernert | 1B | 1960 (52 g) | 1961 (40 g) |
| Frank Secory | OF | 1944–1946 (90 g) | 1942 (2 g) |
| Phil Norton | P | 2000, 2003 (6 g) | 2003–2004 (86 g) |
| Frank Hiller | P | 1950–1951 (62 g) | 1952 (29 g) |
| Gene Packard | P | 1916–1917 (46 g) | 1912–1913 (45 g) |
| Jason Marquis | P | 2007–2008 (79 g) | 2015 (10 g) |
| Ray Starr | P | 1945 (9 g) | 1941–1943 (80 g) |
| Jack Harper | P | 1906 (1 g) | 1903–1906 (85 g) |
| Bubba Church | P | 1953–1955 (38 g) | 1952–1953 (44 g) |
| Carmelo Martinez | OF | 1983 (29 g) | 1991 (53 g) |
| Ron Northey | OF | 1950, 1952 (54 g) | 1950 (27 g) |
| Art Schult | 1B | 1959–1960 (54 g) | 1956–1957 (26 g) |
| Chick Fraser | P | 1907–1909 (49 g) | 1906 (31 g) |
| Bill Landrum | P | 1988 (7 g) | 1986–1987, 1993 (72 g) |
| Brad Brach | P | 2019 (43 g) | 2021 (35 g) |
| Brooks Kieschnick | P | 1996–1997 (64 g) | 2000 (14 g) |
| Pat Perry | P | 1988–1989 (54 g) | 1987–1988 (24 g) |
| Steve Bilko | 1B | 1954 (47 g) | 1958 (31 g) |
| Cal McLish | P | 1949, 1951 (40 g) | 1960 (37 g) |
| Chris Valaika | 2B | 2014 (44 g) | 2010–2011 (33 g) |
| Russ Meyer | P | 1946–1948, 1956 (76 g) | 1956 (1 g) |
| Willie Ramsdell | P | 1952 (19 g) | 1950–1951 (58 g) |
| Andy Coakley | P | 1908–1909 (5 g) | 1907–1908 (69 g) |
| Darnell McDonald | OF | 2013 (25 g) | 2009 (47 g) |
| Jess Dobernic | P | 1948–1949 (58 g) | 1949 (14 g) |
| Robin Jennings | OF | 1996–1997, 1999 (45 g) | 2001 (27 g) |
| Paul Noce | 2B | 1987 (70 g) | 1990 (1 g) |
| Willie McGill | P | 1893–1894 (67 g) | 1892 (3 g) |
| Alec Mills | P | 2018–2022 (68 g) | 2023 (1 g) |
| Guy Hoffman | P | 1986 (33 g) | 1987 (36 g) |
| Jason Bere | P | 2001–2002 (48 g) | 1998–1999 (21 g) |
| Marv Gudat | OF | 1932 (60 g) | 1929 (9 g) |
| Rick Wrona | C | 1988–1990 (58 g) | 1992 (11 g) |
| Eddie Pick | 3B | 1927 (54 g) | 1923–1924 (12 g) |
| Austin Romine | C | 2021 (28 g) | 2022 (37 g) |
| Harry McIntire | P | 1910–1912 (64 g) | 1913 (1 g) |
| Bill Merritt | C | 1891 (11 g) | 1894–1895 (52 g) |
| Fred Baczewski | P | 1953 (9 g) | 1953–1955 (54 g) |
| Mychal Givens | P | 2022 (40 g) | 2021 (23 g) |
| Bobby Ayala | P | 1999 (13 g) | 1992–1993 (48 g) |
| Jim Weaver | P | 1934 (27 g) | 1938–1939 (33 g) |
| Mike Sullivan | P | 1890 (12 g) | 1892–1893 (48 g) |
| Wade Rowdon | 3B | 1987 (11 g) | 1984–1986 (47 g) |
| Dan McGinn | P | 1972 (43 g) | 1968 (14 g) |
| Taylor Rogers | P | 2025 (17 g) | 2025 (40 g) |
| Billy Clingman | SS | 1900 (47 g) | 1890 (7 g) |
| Dan Serafini | P | 1999 (42 g) | 2003 (11 g) |
| Mike Freeman | 2B | 2017–2018 (16 g) | 2021 (37 g) |
| Jerry Spradlin | P | 2000 (8 g) | 1993–1994, 1996 (44 g) |
| Ramon Ortiz | P | 2011 (22 g) | 2005 (30 g) |
| Fred Beebe | P | 1906 (14 g) | 1910 (35 g) |
| Manny Aybar | P | 2001 (17 g) | 2000 (32 g) |
| Tony Womack | 2B | 2003, 2006 (40 g) | 2006 (9 g) |
| Milt Wilcox | P | 1975 (25 g) | 1970–1971 (23 g) |
| Wade Miley | P | 2022 (9 g) | 2020–2021, 2025 (39 g) |
| Leroy Herrmann | P | 1932–1933 (16 g) | 1935 (29 g) |
| Len Rice | C | 1945 (32 g) | 1944 (10 g) |
| Dan Straily | P | 2014 (7 g) | 2016 (34 g) |
| Joe Schultz | OF | 1915 (7 g) | 1925 (33 g) |
| Buck Coats | OF | 2006 (18 g) | 2007 (20 g) |
| Ed Sicking | 2B | 1916 (1 g) | 1920 (37 g) |
| Scott Feldman | P | 2013 (15 g) | 2017 (21 g) |
| Shawn Estes | P | 2003 (30 g) | 2002 (6 g) |
| Luke Farrell | P | 2018, 2022 (24 g) | 2017, 2022 (11 g) |
| Ted Tappe | OF | 1955 (23 g) | 1950–1951 (11 g) |
| Bill Traffley | C | 1878 (2 g) | 1883 (30 g) |
| Buddy Napier | P | 1918 (1 g) | 1920–1921 (31 g) |
| Damian Jackson | 2B | 2004 (7 g) | 1997–1998 (25 g) |
| Blaine Durbin | OF | 1907–1908 (25 g) | 1909 (6 g) |
| Claud Derrick | SS | 1914 (28 g) | 1914 (3 g) |
| Karl Adams | P | 1915 (26 g) | 1914 (4 g) |
| Woodie Fryman | P | 1978 (13 g) | 1977 (17 g) |
| Hank Schreiber | 3B | 1926 (10 g) | 1919 (19 g) |
| Danny Breeden | C | 1971 (25 g) | 1969 (3 g) |
| Dylan Floro | P | 2017 (3 g) | 2018 (25 g) |
| Harry Bright | 1B | 1965 (27 g) | 1963 (1 g) |
| Ken Johnson | P | 1969 (9 g) | 1961 (15 g) |
| Raul Gonzalez | OF | 2000 (3 g) | 2001–2002 (21 g) |
| Edwin Rios | 3B | 2023 (18 g) | 2024 (5 g) |
| Tim Federowicz | C | 2016 (17 g) | 2018 (5 g) |
| Dennis Rasmussen | P | 1992 (3 g) | 1987–1988 (18 g) |
| Josh Osich | P | 2020 (4 g) | 2021 (17 g) |
| Bob Logan | P | 1937–1938 (18 g) | 1941 (2 g) |
| Earl Blackburn | C | 1917 (2 g) | 1912–1913 (18 g) |
| Jake Stenzel | OF | 1890 (11 g) | 1899 (9 g) |
| Harley Parker | P | 1893, 1895–1896 (18 g) | 1901 (1 g) |
| Mike Griffin | P | 1981 (16 g) | 1989 (3 g) |
| Brooks Raley | P | 2012–2013 (14 g) | 2020 (4 g) |
| Charlie Brewster | SS | 1944 (10 g) | 1943 (7 g) |
| Clarence Currie | P | 1903 (6 g) | 1902 (10 g) |
| Jay Howell | P | 1981 (10 g) | 1980 (5 g) |
| Jimmy Anderson | P | 2004 (7 g) | 2003 (8 g) |
| Justin Germano | P | 2012 (13 g) | 2006 (2 g) |
| Rafael Lopez | C | 2014 (7 g) | 2016 (8 g) |
| Bob Caruthers | OF | 1893 (1 g) | 1893 (13 g) |
| Vicente Amor | P | 1955 (4 g) | 1957 (9 g) |
| Steve Christmas | C | 1986 (3 g) | 1983 (9 g) |
| Beryl Richmond | P | 1933 (5 g) | 1934 (6 g) |
| Brendan Harris | SS | 2004 (3 g) | 2006 (8 g) |
| Jesus Sanchez | P | 2002 (8 g) | 2004 (3 g) |
| Elmer Koestner | P | 1914 (4 g) | 1914 (5 g) |
| Scott Perry | P | 1916 (4 g) | 1917 (4 g) |
| Jack Doscher | P | 1903 (1 g) | 1908 (6 g) |
| Jake Buchanan | P | 2016 (2 g) | 2017 (5 g) |
| Jumbo Brown | P | 1925 (2 g) | 1937 (4 g) |
| George Meakim | P | 1892 (1 g) | 1892 (3 g) |
| John Dolan | P | 1895 (2 g) | 1890 (2 g) |
| Pat Ragan | P | 1909 (2 g) | 1909 (2 g) |
| Harry Chapman | C | 1912 (1 g) | 1913 (2 g) |
| Pete Lamer | C | 1902 (2 g) | 1907 (1 g) |
| Bill Powell | P | 1912 (1 g) | 1913 (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.Cubs seasons include the Chicago White Stockings (1876–1889), Chicago Colts (1890–1897) and Chicago Orphans (1898–1902).Reds seasons include the Cincinnati Red Stockings (1882–1889) and Cincinnati Redlegs (1954–1959).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds?
337 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1882 to 2025, including Joe Tinker, Harry Steinfeldt, Kiki Cuyler and Bobby Adams. 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?
Phil Powers: Chicago Cubs first, then the Cincinnati Reds from 1882.
Who has played for both recently?
Jeimer Candelario, Justin Wilson, Nick Martini, Taylor Rogers, Wade Miley and Edwin Rios, 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. Cubs seasons include the Chicago White Stockings (1876–1889), Chicago Colts (1890–1897) and Chicago Orphans (1898–1902). Reds seasons include the Cincinnati Red Stockings (1882–1889) and Cincinnati Redlegs (1954–1959).
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