Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Guardians players: who played for both
Who played for both the Cubs and Guardians?
223 players played for both the Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Guardians between 1901 and 2025, including Jim Hegan, Andre Thornton, Carlos Santana and Bill Bradley. 108 of them played for the Cubs first and 104 for the Guardians first; 11 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Bill Bradley is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Cubs first, then the Guardians from 1901.
- Matt Boyd is the most recent: Guardians first, then the Cubs from 2025.
- Jim Hegan played the most games across the two: 24 for the Cubs and 1,526 for the Guardians.
- 36 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Jim Hegan.
- Most common positions on this list: P (103), OF (55), C (19), 2B (16).
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All 223 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Cubs | Guardians |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Hegan | C | 1960 (24 g) | 1941–1942, 1946–1957 (1526 g) |
| Andre Thornton | DH | 1973–1976 (271 g) | 1977–1979, 1981–1987 (1225 g) |
| Carlos Santana | 1B | 2025 (8 g) | 2010–2017, 2019–2020, 2025 (1450 g) |
| Bill Bradley | 3B | 1899–1900 (157 g) | 1901–1910 (1231 g) |
| Kenny Lofton | OF | 2003 (56 g) | 1992–1996, 1998–2001, 2007 (1276 g) |
| Shawon Dunston | SS | 1985–1995, 1997 (1254 g) | 1998 (62 g) |
| Riggs Stephenson | OF | 1926–1934 (978 g) | 1921–1925 (331 g) |
| Jason Kipnis | 2B | 2020 (44 g) | 2011–2019 (1121 g) |
| Jose Cardenal | OF | 1972–1977 (821 g) | 1968–1969 (303 g) |
| Manny Trillo | 2B | 1975–1978, 1986–1988 (881 g) | 1983 (88 g) |
| Joe Carter | OF | 1983 (23 g) | 1984–1989 (839 g) |
| Yan Gomes | C | 2022–2024 (236 g) | 2013–2018 (609 g) |
| Ray Mack | 2B | 1947 (21 g) | 1938–1944, 1946 (769 g) |
| Randy Jackson | 3B | 1950–1955, 1959 (739 g) | 1958–1959 (32 g) |
| Pat Tabler | 1B | 1981–1982 (60 g) | 1983–1988 (707 g) |
| Jose Hernandez | SS | 1994–1999, 2003 (672 g) | 1992, 2005 (87 g) |
| Mel Hall | OF | 1981–1984 (194 g) | 1984–1988 (538 g) |
| Felix Fermin | SS | 1996 (11 g) | 1989–1993 (652 g) |
| Jack McCarthy | OF | 1900, 1903–1905 (322 g) | 1901–1903 (289 g) |
| Paul Assenmacher | P | 1989–1993 (279 g) | 1995–1999 (309 g) |
| Ron Hassey | C | 1984 (19 g) | 1978–1984 (569 g) |
| Malachi Kittridge | C | 1890–1897 (569 g) | 1906 (5 g) |
| Kosuke Fukudome | OF | 2008–2011 (513 g) | 2011 (59 g) |
| Wilbur Good | OF | 1911–1915 (429 g) | 1908–1909 (140 g) |
| Tom Veryzer | SS | 1983–1984 (103 g) | 1978–1981 (463 g) |
| Luis Valbuena | 3B | 2012–2014 (347 g) | 2009–2011 (211 g) |
| Jerry Kindall | 2B | 1956–1958, 1960–1961 (292 g) | 1962–1964 (263 g) |
| Glenallen Hill | OF | 1993–1994, 1998–2000 (331 g) | 1991–1993 (205 g) |
| Roy Hughes | 2B | 1944–1945 (195 g) | 1935–1937 (338 g) |
| Rollie Hemsley | C | 1931–1932 (126 g) | 1938–1941 (390 g) |
| Hank Edwards | OF | 1949–1950 (99 g) | 1941–1943, 1946–1949 (413 g) |
| Rico Carty | OF | 1973 (22 g) | 1974–1977 (430 g) |
| Adolfo Phillips | OF | 1966–1969 (431 g) | 1972 (12 g) |
| Kerry Wood | P | 1998, 2000–2008, 2011–2012 (344 g) | 2009–2010 (81 g) |
| Dave Rosello | 2B | 1972–1977 (249 g) | 1979–1981 (173 g) |
| Dave Clark | OF | 1990, 1997 (186 g) | 1986–1989 (212 g) |
| Oscar Gamble | OF | 1969 (24 g) | 1973–1975 (369 g) |
| Miguel Dilone | OF | 1979 (43 g) | 1980–1983 (340 g) |
| Matt Lawton | OF | 2005 (19 g) | 2002–2004 (363 g) |
| Ricky Gutierrez | SS | 2000–2001 (272 g) | 2002–2003 (110 g) |
| Sammy Taylor | C | 1958–1962 (376 g) | 1963 (4 g) |
| Jose Vizcaino | SS | 1991–1993 (330 g) | 1996 (48 g) |
| Ralph Kiner | OF | 1953–1954 (264 g) | 1955 (113 g) |
| Bob Howry | P | 2006–2008, 2010 (258 g) | 2004–2005 (116 g) |
| Mark DeRosa | 3B | 2007–2008 (298 g) | 2009 (71 g) |
| Dick Tidrow | P | 1979–1982 (263 g) | 1972–1974 (85 g) |
| Franmil Reyes | DH | 2022 (48 g) | 2019–2022 (295 g) |
| Joe Smith | P | 2016 (16 g) | 2009–2013, 2017 (324 g) |
| Milton Bradley | OF | 2009 (124 g) | 2001–2003 (209 g) |
| Tyler Houston | 3B | 1996–1999 (313 g) | 1999 (13 g) |
| Doug Jones | P | 1996 (28 g) | 1986–1991, 1998 (295 g) |
| Marlon Byrd | OF | 2010–2012 (284 g) | 2016 (34 g) |
| Dick Ellsworth | P | 1958, 1960–1966 (254 g) | 1969–1970 (63 g) |
| Jody Gerut | OF | 2005 (11 g) | 2003–2005 (305 g) |
| Mitch Webster | OF | 1988–1989 (168 g) | 1990–1991 (141 g) |
| Willie Smith | OF | 1968–1970 (245 g) | 1967–1968 (54 g) |
| Candy Maldonado | OF | 1993 (70 g) | 1990, 1993–1994 (225 g) |
| Mike Vail | OF | 1978–1980 (275 g) | 1978 (14 g) |
| Rick Sutcliffe | P | 1984–1991 (199 g) | 1982–1984 (85 g) |
| Jim Gleeson | OF | 1939–1940 (240 g) | 1936 (41 g) |
| Jim Bolger | OF | 1955, 1957–1958 (260 g) | 1959 (8 g) |
| Ted Abernathy | P | 1965–1966, 1969–1970 (171 g) | 1963–1964 (96 g) |
| Joe Borowski | P | 2001–2005 (175 g) | 2007–2008 (87 g) |
| Cal Neeman | C | 1957–1960 (251 g) | 1963 (9 g) |
| Preston Ward | 1B | 1950, 1953 (113 g) | 1956–1958 (145 g) |
| Jim King | OF | 1955–1956 (231 g) | 1967 (19 g) |
| Johnny Klippstein | P | 1950–1954 (195 g) | 1960 (49 g) |
| Jeromy Burnitz | OF | 2005 (160 g) | 1995–1996 (80 g) |
| Mark Grudzielanek | 2B | 2003–2004 (202 g) | 2010 (30 g) |
| Dave LaRoche | P | 1973–1974 (95 g) | 1975–1977 (135 g) |
| Todd Hollandsworth | OF | 2004–2005 (164 g) | 2006 (56 g) |
| Bob Rhoads | P | 1902 (16 g) | 1903–1909 (198 g) |
| Domingo Ramos | SS | 1989–1990 (183 g) | 1988 (22 g) |
| Enrique Wilson | 2B | 2005 (15 g) | 1997–2000 (190 g) |
| Chuck Tanner | OF | 1957–1958 (168 g) | 1959–1960 (35 g) |
| Dutch Meyer | 2B | 1937 (1 g) | 1945–1946 (202 g) |
| Paul Reuschel | P | 1975–1978 (163 g) | 1978–1979 (35 g) |
| Cal McLish | P | 1949, 1951 (40 g) | 1956–1959 (157 g) |
| Cliff Johnson | DH | 1980 (68 g) | 1979–1980 (126 g) |
| Bobby Bonds | OF | 1981 (45 g) | 1979 (146 g) |
| Dennis Eckersley | P | 1984–1986 (83 g) | 1975–1977 (104 g) |
| George Metkovich | OF | 1953 (61 g) | 1947 (126 g) |
| Bunk Congalton | OF | 1902 (47 g) | 1905–1907 (138 g) |
| Earl Averill | C | 1959–1960 (126 g) | 1956, 1958 (59 g) |
| Harvey Kuenn | OF | 1965–1966 (57 g) | 1960 (126 g) |
| Terry Mulholland | P | 1997–1999 (121 g) | 2002–2003 (61 g) |
| Ken Aspromonte | 2B | 1963 (20 g) | 1960–1962 (159 g) |
| Ellis Burton | OF | 1963–1965 (152 g) | 1963 (26 g) |
| Earl Moore | P | 1913 (7 g) | 1901–1907 (161 g) |
| Eli Morgan | P | 2025 (7 g) | 2021–2024 (161 g) |
| Chris Gimenez | C | 2018 (12 g) | 2009–2010, 2014, 2016 (149 g) |
| Lou Johnson | OF | 1960, 1968 (96 g) | 1968 (65 g) |
| Heinz Becker | 1B | 1943, 1945–1946 (100 g) | 1946–1947 (52 g) |
| Tom Daly | C | 1918–1921 (121 g) | 1916 (31 g) |
| Julian Tavarez | P | 2001 (34 g) | 1993–1996 (117 g) |
| Dickie Noles | P | 1982–1984, 1987 (117 g) | 1986 (32 g) |
| Terry Francona | 1B | 1986 (86 g) | 1988 (62 g) |
| George Frazier | P | 1984–1986 (123 g) | 1984 (22 g) |
| Charles Tolson | 1B | 1926–1927, 1929–1930 (141 g) | 1925 (3 g) |
| Ty Cline | OF | 1966 (7 g) | 1960–1962 (137 g) |
| Mike Paul | P | 1973–1974 (13 g) | 1968–1971 (130 g) |
| Mike Bielecki | P | 1988–1991 (127 g) | 1993 (13 g) |
| Neil Ramirez | P | 2014–2016 (77 g) | 2018–2019 (63 g) |
| Paul Carter | P | 1916–1920 (112 g) | 1914–1915 (17 g) |
| Rich Hill | P | 2005–2008 (64 g) | 2013 (63 g) |
| Milt Wilcox | P | 1975 (25 g) | 1972–1974 (100 g) |
| Blake Parker | P | 2012–2014 (74 g) | 2021 (47 g) |
| Art Wilson | C | 1916–1917 (118 g) | 1921 (2 g) |
| Mike Freeman | 2B | 2017–2018 (16 g) | 2019–2020 (99 g) |
| Austin Jackson | OF | 2015 (29 g) | 2017 (85 g) |
| Lary Sorensen | P | 1985 (45 g) | 1982–1983 (68 g) |
| Heathcliff Slocumb | P | 1991–1993 (92 g) | 1993 (20 g) |
| Mark Clark | P | 1997–1998 (42 g) | 1993–1995 (68 g) |
| Pete Whisenant | OF | 1956 (103 g) | 1960 (7 g) |
| Herman Reich | 1B | 1949 (108 g) | 1949 (1 g) |
| Virgil Cheeves | P | 1920–1923 (100 g) | 1924 (8 g) |
| Clarence Maddern | OF | 1946, 1948–1949 (93 g) | 1951 (11 g) |
| Jack Russell | P | 1938–1939 (85 g) | 1932 (18 g) |
| Marty Keough | OF | 1966 (33 g) | 1960 (65 g) |
| Johnny Gill | OF | 1935–1936 (74 g) | 1927–1928 (23 g) |
| Jimmie Hall | OF | 1969–1970 (39 g) | 1968–1969 (57 g) |
| Larry Casian | P | 1995–1997 (89 g) | 1994 (7 g) |
| Harvey Hendrick | 1B | 1933 (69 g) | 1925 (25 g) |
| Juan Pizarro | P | 1970–1973 (46 g) | 1969 (48 g) |
| Bob Kelly | P | 1951–1953 (80 g) | 1958 (13 g) |
| Hank Aguirre | P | 1969–1970 (58 g) | 1955–1957 (30 g) |
| Jason Dubois | OF | 2004–2005 (72 g) | 2005 (14 g) |
| Leonys Martin | OF | 2017 (15 g) | 2018–2019 (71 g) |
| Sam Jones | P | 1955–1956 (69 g) | 1951–1952 (16 g) |
| Germany Schaefer | 2B | 1901–1902 (83 g) | 1918 (1 g) |
| Earl Whitehill | P | 1939 (24 g) | 1937–1938 (59 g) |
| Aaron Civale | P | 2025 (5 g) | 2019–2023 (76 g) |
| Kent Mercker | P | 2004 (71 g) | 1996 (10 g) |
| Rip Hagerman | P | 1909 (13 g) | 1914–1916 (68 g) |
| Horacio Pina | P | 1974 (34 g) | 1968–1969 (43 g) |
| Joe Schaffernoth | P | 1959–1961 (59 g) | 1961 (15 g) |
| Dave Otto | P | 1994 (36 g) | 1991–1992 (36 g) |
| Tim Stoddard | P | 1984 (58 g) | 1989 (14 g) |
| Jaime Navarro | P | 1995–1996 (64 g) | 2000 (7 g) |
| Billy Clingman | SS | 1900 (47 g) | 1903 (21 g) |
| Mike Walker | P | 1995 (42 g) | 1988, 1990–1991 (26 g) |
| Charlie Smith | P | 1911–1914 (64 g) | 1902 (3 g) |
| Dan Briggs | 1B | 1982 (48 g) | 1978 (15 g) |
| Sandy Martinez | C | 1998–1999 (62 g) | 2004 (1 g) |
| Dick Radatz | P | 1967 (20 g) | 1966–1967 (42 g) |
| Don Schulze | P | 1983–1984 (5 g) | 1984–1986 (57 g) |
| Vito Valentinetti | P | 1956–1957 (51 g) | 1957 (11 g) |
| Jason Bere | P | 2001–2002 (48 g) | 2000, 2003 (13 g) |
| Charles George | C | 1941 (35 g) | 1935–1936 (25 g) |
| Justin Speier | P | 1998 (1 g) | 2000–2001 (59 g) |
| Bob Garbark | C | 1937–1939 (48 g) | 1934–1935 (11 g) |
| Zaza Harvey | OF | 1900 (2 g) | 1901–1902 (57 g) |
| Tim Worrell | P | 2000 (54 g) | 1998 (3 g) |
| Bob Muncrief | P | 1949 (34 g) | 1948 (21 g) |
| Dan Rohn | 2B | 1983–1984 (48 g) | 1986 (6 g) |
| Cliff Bartosh | P | 2005 (19 g) | 2004 (34 g) |
| Brent Lillibridge | OF | 2013 (9 g) | 2012 (43 g) |
| John Briggs | P | 1956–1958 (26 g) | 1959–1960 (25 g) |
| Milo Allison | OF | 1913–1914 (3 g) | 1916–1917 (48 g) |
| Scott Maine | P | 2010–2012 (41 g) | 2012 (9 g) |
| Tom Gorzelanny | P | 2009–2010 (42 g) | 2016 (7 g) |
| Karl Pagel | 1B | 1978–1979 (3 g) | 1981–1983 (45 g) |
| Shawn Armstrong | P | 2024 (8 g) | 2015–2017 (39 g) |
| Dave Stevens | P | 1997–1998 (41 g) | 1999 (5 g) |
| Joe Klugmann | 2B | 1921–1922 (8 g) | 1925 (38 g) |
| Carlos Gonzalez | OF | 2019 (15 g) | 2019 (30 g) |
| Justin Germano | P | 2012 (13 g) | 2010–2011 (32 g) |
| Owen Friend | 2B | 1955–1956 (8 g) | 1953 (34 g) |
| Rene Rivera | C | 2017 (20 g) | 2021 (21 g) |
| Roy Walker | P | 1917–1918 (15 g) | 1912, 1915 (26 g) |
| Chris Nabholz | P | 1995 (34 g) | 1994 (6 g) |
| Tommy Hunter | P | 2015 (19 g) | 2016 (21 g) |
| Jack Curtis | P | 1961–1962 (35 g) | 1963 (4 g) |
| Matt Boyd | P | 2025 (31 g) | 2024 (8 g) |
| Peaches Graham | C | 1903, 1911 (36 g) | 1902 (2 g) |
| David Weathers | P | 2001 (28 g) | 1997 (9 g) |
| Sumpter Clarke | OF | 1920 (1 g) | 1923–1924 (36 g) |
| Hal O'Hagan | 1B | 1902 (33 g) | 1902 (3 g) |
| Johnny Vander Meer | P | 1950 (35 g) | 1951 (1 g) |
| Bobby Tiefenauer | P | 1968 (9 g) | 1960, 1965, 1967 (26 g) |
| Butch Benton | C | 1982 (4 g) | 1985 (31 g) |
| Hoyt Wilhelm | P | 1970 (3 g) | 1957–1958 (32 g) |
| Todd Dunwoody | OF | 2001 (33 g) | 2002 (2 g) |
| Daniel Norris | P | 2022 (27 g) | 2023 (7 g) |
| Fred Beebe | P | 1906 (14 g) | 1916 (20 g) |
| Jose Veras | P | 2014 (12 g) | 2009 (22 g) |
| Elmer Yoter | 3B | 1927–1928 (14 g) | 1924 (19 g) |
| Luther Roy | P | 1927 (11 g) | 1924–1925 (22 g) |
| Jesse Flores | P | 1942 (4 g) | 1950 (28 g) |
| Al Nipper | P | 1988 (22 g) | 1990 (9 g) |
| Elmer Koestner | P | 1914 (4 g) | 1910 (27 g) |
| Jeff Beliveau | P | 2012 (22 g) | 2018 (9 g) |
| Andrew Lorraine | P | 1999–2000 (20 g) | 2000 (10 g) |
| Jairo Asencio | P | 2012 (12 g) | 2012 (18 g) |
| Brian Williams | P | 2000 (22 g) | 2000 (7 g) |
| Bob Miller | P | 1970–1971 (9 g) | 1970 (15 g) |
| Steve Hamilton | P | 1972 (22 g) | 1961 (2 g) |
| Joe Berry | P | 1942 (2 g) | 1946 (21 g) |
| Rob Gardner | P | 1967 (18 g) | 1968 (5 g) |
| Brian Dorsett | C | 1996 (17 g) | 1987 (5 g) |
| Jack Spring | P | 1964 (7 g) | 1965 (14 g) |
| Damian Jackson | 2B | 2004 (7 g) | 1996–1997 (13 g) |
| Chris Haney | P | 1998 (5 g) | 1999–2000 (14 g) |
| Morrie Martin | P | 1959 (3 g) | 1958 (14 g) |
| Trent Hubbard | OF | 2003 (10 g) | 1997 (7 g) |
| Jon Perlman | P | 1985 (6 g) | 1988 (10 g) |
| Charlie Gassaway | P | 1944 (2 g) | 1946 (13 g) |
| Jumbo Brown | P | 1925 (2 g) | 1927–1928 (13 g) |
| Luis Vizcaino | P | 2009 (4 g) | 2009 (11 g) |
| Herman Bronkie | 3B | 1914 (1 g) | 1910–1912 (13 g) |
| Bob Smith | P | 1959 (1 g) | 1959 (12 g) |
| Charlie Brewster | SS | 1944 (10 g) | 1946 (3 g) |
| Jesse Petty | P | 1930 (9 g) | 1921 (4 g) |
| Zach Putnam | P | 2013 (5 g) | 2011 (8 g) |
| Grover Lowdermilk | P | 1912 (2 g) | 1916 (10 g) |
| Jerry Spradlin | P | 2000 (8 g) | 1999 (4 g) |
| Bob Usher | OF | 1952 (1 g) | 1957 (10 g) |
| Thomas Neal | OF | 2013 (2 g) | 2012 (9 g) |
| Jackie Collum | P | 1957 (9 g) | 1962 (1 g) |
| Raul Gonzalez | OF | 2000 (3 g) | 2004 (7 g) |
| Ken Penner | P | 1929 (5 g) | 1916 (4 g) |
| Jack Hardy | C | 1907 (1 g) | 1903 (5 g) |
| Clay Rapada | P | 2007 (1 g) | 2013 (4 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).Guardians seasons include the Cleveland Blues (1901), Cleveland Bronchos (1902), Cleveland Naps (1903–1914) and Cleveland Indians (1915–2021).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Guardians?
223 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1901 to 2025, including Jim Hegan, Andre Thornton, Carlos Santana and Bill Bradley. 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?
Bill Bradley: Chicago Cubs first, then the Cleveland Guardians from 1901.
Who has played for both recently?
Carlos Santana, Yan Gomes, Eli Morgan, Aaron Civale, Shawn Armstrong and Matt Boyd, 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). Guardians seasons include the Cleveland Blues (1901), Cleveland Bronchos (1902), Cleveland Naps (1903–1914) and Cleveland Indians (1915–2021).
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