Chicago White Sox and Colorado Rockies players: who played for both
Who played for both the White Sox and Rockies?
60 players played for both the Chicago White Sox and the Colorado Rockies between 1993 and 2025, including Juan Uribe, Greg Norton, Juan Pierre and Ellis Burks. 29 of them played for the White Sox first and 30 for the Rockies first; 1 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Daryl Boston is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: White Sox first, then the Rockies from 1993.
- Mike Tauchman is the most recent: Rockies first, then the White Sox from 2025.
- Juan Uribe played the most games across the two: 672 for the White Sox and 314 for the Rockies.
- 4 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Scott Podsednik.
- Most common positions on this list: P (36), OF (9), C (5), 1B (3).
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All 60 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | White Sox | Rockies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Uribe | SS | 2004–2008 (672 g) | 2001–2003 (314 g) |
| Greg Norton | 3B | 1996–2000 (337 g) | 2001–2003 (344 g) |
| Juan Pierre | OF | 2010–2011 (318 g) | 2000–2002 (359 g) |
| Ellis Burks | OF | 1993 (146 g) | 1994–1998 (520 g) |
| Daryl Boston | OF | 1984–1990 (500 g) | 1993 (124 g) |
| Scott Podsednik | OF | 2005–2007, 2009 (462 g) | 2008 (93 g) |
| Royce Clayton | SS | 2001–2002 (247 g) | 2004 (146 g) |
| Boone Logan | P | 2006–2008 (144 g) | 2014–2016 (161 g) |
| Sandy Alomar | C | 2001–2004, 2006 (265 g) | 2002 (38 g) |
| Miguel Olivo | C | 2002–2004 (166 g) | 2010 (112 g) |
| Charles Johnson | C | 2000 (44 g) | 2003–2004 (217 g) |
| Jon Garland | P | 2000–2007 (246 g) | 2013 (12 g) |
| Justin Morneau | 1B | 2016 (58 g) | 2014–2015 (184 g) |
| Aaron Miles | 2B | 2003 (8 g) | 2004–2005 (233 g) |
| Ross Gload | 1B | 2004–2006 (215 g) | 2002 (26 g) |
| Pablo Ozuna | 2B | 2005–2008 (208 g) | 2003 (17 g) |
| Bryan Shaw | P | 2023–2024 (43 g) | 2018–2019 (131 g) |
| Matt Lindstrom | P | 2013–2014 (111 g) | 2011 (63 g) |
| Chuck McElroy | P | 1997 (49 g) | 1998–1999 (119 g) |
| Mike Myers | P | 2007 (17 g) | 2000–2001 (151 g) |
| Sean Lowe | P | 1999–2001 (159 g) | 2002 (8 g) |
| Tommy Kahnle | P | 2016–2017 (66 g) | 2014–2015 (90 g) |
| Jose Contreras | P | 2004–2009 (148 g) | 2009 (7 g) |
| John Cangelosi | OF | 1985–1986 (142 g) | 1999 (7 g) |
| Mike Tauchman | OF | 2025 (93 g) | 2017–2018 (52 g) |
| Octavio Dotel | P | 2008–2009 (134 g) | 2010 (8 g) |
| Alex Colome | P | 2019–2020, 2023 (87 g) | 2022 (53 g) |
| Jayson Nix | 3B | 2009–2010 (118 g) | 2008 (22 g) |
| Zach Putnam | P | 2014–2017 (130 g) | 2012 (2 g) |
| Yonder Alonso | 1B | 2019 (67 g) | 2019 (54 g) |
| Nick Masset | P | 2007–2008 (59 g) | 2014 (51 g) |
| Luis Vizcaino | P | 2005 (65 g) | 2008 (43 g) |
| Josh Fogg | P | 2001 (11 g) | 2006–2007, 2009 (87 g) |
| Kip Wells | P | 1999–2001 (67 g) | 2008 (15 g) |
| Randy Williams | P | 2009–2010 (52 g) | 2005 (30 g) |
| Jason Grilli | P | 2004 (8 g) | 2008–2009 (73 g) |
| Alan Embree | P | 2001 (39 g) | 2009 (36 g) |
| Rick White | P | 2003 (34 g) | 2002 (41 g) |
| Dustin Garneau | C | 2018 (1 g) | 2015–2017 (68 g) |
| Marvin Freeman | P | 1996 (1 g) | 1994–1996 (67 g) |
| Chad Kuhl | P | 2024 (31 g) | 2022 (27 g) |
| Jose Lopez | 2B | 2012 (15 g) | 2011 (38 g) |
| Mike Porzio | P | 2002–2003 (35 g) | 1999 (16 g) |
| Rob Scahill | P | 2018 (6 g) | 2012–2014 (41 g) |
| Carlos Torres | P | 2009–2010 (13 g) | 2012 (32 g) |
| Chris Flexen | P | 2024 (33 g) | 2023 (12 g) |
| Chris Volstad | P | 2017–2018 (39 g) | 2013 (6 g) |
| Kevin Pillar | OF | 2024 (17 g) | 2020 (24 g) |
| Nelson Cruz | P | 1997 (19 g) | 2003 (20 g) |
| Paul Phillips | C | 2008 (4 g) | 2009–2010 (29 g) |
| Miguel Castro | P | 2025 (6 g) | 2015–2016 (24 g) |
| Jose Urena | P | 2023 (5 g) | 2022–2023 (22 g) |
| Felipe Paulino | P | 2014 (4 g) | 2011 (18 g) |
| Rafael Ortega | OF | 2024 (14 g) | 2012 (2 g) |
| Simon Castro | P | 2013 (4 g) | 2015 (11 g) |
| Joe Davenport | P | 1999 (3 g) | 2001 (7 g) |
| Greg Jones | OF | 2025 (3 g) | 2024 (6 g) |
| Eric Stults | P | 2012 (2 g) | 2011 (6 g) |
| Vic Darensbourg | P | 2004 (2 g) | 2003 (3 g) |
| Pedro Hernandez | P | 2012 (1 g) | 2014 (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.
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Chicago White Sox and the Colorado Rockies?
60 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1993 to 2025, including Juan Uribe, Greg Norton, Juan Pierre and Ellis Burks. 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?
Daryl Boston: Chicago White Sox first, then the Colorado Rockies from 1993.
Who has played for both recently?
Bryan Shaw, Mike Tauchman, Chad Kuhl, Chris Flexen, Kevin Pillar and Miguel Castro and 2 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. Neither of these teams has moved or changed its name.
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