Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals players: who played for both
Who played for both the White Sox and Royals?
108 players played for both the Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Royals between 1969 and 2025, including Jorge Orta, Jermaine Dye, Pat Kelly and Mark Teahen. 47 of them played for the White Sox first and 55 for the Royals first; 6 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Jerry Adair is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: White Sox first, then the Royals from 1969.
- Michael Taylor is the most recent: Royals first, then the White Sox from 2025.
- Jorge Orta played the most games across the two: 990 for the White Sox and 359 for the Royals.
- 11 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Jarrod Dyson.
- Most common positions on this list: P (49), OF (24), C (11), 2B (9).
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All 108 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | White Sox | Royals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge Orta | 2B | 1972–1979 (990 g) | 1984–1987 (359 g) |
| Jermaine Dye | OF | 2005–2009 (724 g) | 1997–2001 (547 g) |
| Pat Kelly | OF | 1971–1976 (692 g) | 1969–1970 (248 g) |
| Mark Teahen | 3B | 2010–2011 (128 g) | 2005–2009 (676 g) |
| Danny Tartabull | OF | 1996 (132 g) | 1987–1991 (657 g) |
| Ron Hansen | SS | 1963–1969 (769 g) | 1972 (16 g) |
| Greg Pryor | 3B | 1978–1981 (394 g) | 1982–1986 (390 g) |
| Alex Rios | OF | 2009–2013 (599 g) | 2015 (105 g) |
| Nicky Lopez | 2B | 2024 (124 g) | 2019–2023 (520 g) |
| Jarrod Dyson | OF | 2020 (11 g) | 2010–2016, 2021 (627 g) |
| Andrew Benintendi | OF | 2023–2025 (402 g) | 2021–2022 (227 g) |
| Melky Cabrera | OF | 2015–2017 (407 g) | 2011, 2017 (213 g) |
| Bo Jackson | OF | 1991, 1993 (108 g) | 1986–1990 (511 g) |
| Rudy Law | OF | 1982–1985 (523 g) | 1986 (87 g) |
| Jamie Quirk | C | 1984 (3 g) | 1975–1976, 1978–1982, 1985–1988 (582 g) |
| Scott Podsednik | OF | 2005–2007, 2009 (462 g) | 2010 (95 g) |
| Bucky Dent | SS | 1973–1976 (509 g) | 1984 (11 g) |
| Kelvin Herrera | P | 2019–2020 (59 g) | 2011–2018 (442 g) |
| Gail Hopkins | 1B | 1968–1970 (269 g) | 1971–1973 (230 g) |
| Tony Graffanino | 2B | 2000–2003 (291 g) | 2004–2006 (203 g) |
| Joakim Soria | P | 2018 (40 g) | 2007–2011, 2016–2017 (427 g) |
| Roberto Hernandez | P | 1991–1997 (345 g) | 2001–2002 (116 g) |
| Chris Getz | 2B | 2008–2009 (117 g) | 2010–2013 (332 g) |
| Ross Gload | 1B | 2004–2006 (215 g) | 2007–2008 (224 g) |
| Michael Taylor | OF | 2025 (134 g) | 2021–2022 (266 g) |
| Miguel Olivo | C | 2002–2004 (166 g) | 2008–2009 (198 g) |
| Bobby Knoop | 2B | 1969–1970 (234 g) | 1971–1972 (116 g) |
| Tom Gordon | P | 2003 (66 g) | 1988–1995 (277 g) |
| Rick Reichardt | OF | 1971–1973 (285 g) | 1973–1974 (42 g) |
| Cheslor Cuthbert | 3B | 2020 (1 g) | 2015–2019 (322 g) |
| Joe Keough | OF | 1973 (5 g) | 1969–1972 (293 g) |
| Mike Caruso | SS | 1998–1999 (269 g) | 2002 (12 g) |
| Richard Dotson | P | 1979–1987, 1989 (261 g) | 1990 (8 g) |
| Thad Bosley | OF | 1978–1980 (172 g) | 1987–1988 (95 g) |
| Jerry Adair | 2B | 1966–1967 (133 g) | 1969–1970 (133 g) |
| Chad Kreuter | C | 1996–1998 (158 g) | 1999 (107 g) |
| Don Slaught | C | 1996 (14 g) | 1982–1984 (250 g) |
| Mike MacDougal | P | 2006–2009 (100 g) | 2001–2006 (162 g) |
| Jimmy Gobble | P | 2009 (12 g) | 2003–2008 (235 g) |
| Josh Fields | 3B | 2006–2009 (204 g) | 2010 (13 g) |
| Floyd Bannister | P | 1983–1987 (164 g) | 1988–1989 (45 g) |
| Sean Lowe | P | 1999–2001 (159 g) | 2003 (28 g) |
| D. J. Carrasco | P | 2008–2009 (80 g) | 2003–2005 (101 g) |
| Billy Hamilton | OF | 2021, 2023 (74 g) | 2019 (93 g) |
| Wilson Betemit | 3B | 2009 (20 g) | 2010–2011 (141 g) |
| Octavio Dotel | P | 2008–2009 (134 g) | 2007 (24 g) |
| Rusty Torres | OF | 1978–1979 (106 g) | 1980 (51 g) |
| Brad Keller | P | 2024 (5 g) | 2018–2023 (150 g) |
| Andy Sisco | P | 2007 (19 g) | 2005–2006 (132 g) |
| Melido Perez | P | 1988–1991 (147 g) | 1987 (3 g) |
| Russ Morman | 1B | 1986, 1988–1989 (126 g) | 1990–1991 (24 g) |
| Jerry Don Gleaton | P | 1984–1985 (42 g) | 1987–1989 (105 g) |
| James Shields | P | 2016–2018 (77 g) | 2013–2014 (68 g) |
| Todd Cruz | SS | 1980 (90 g) | 1979 (55 g) |
| Jorge Fabregas | C | 1997 (100 g) | 2000 (43 g) |
| Tim Hill | P | 2024 (27 g) | 2018–2019 (116 g) |
| Tommy Davis | OF | 1968 (132 g) | 1976 (8 g) |
| Jeff Keppinger | 2B | 2013 (117 g) | 2006 (22 g) |
| Paul DeJong | SS | 2024 (102 g) | 2024 (37 g) |
| Liam Hendriks | P | 2021–2023 (132 g) | 2014 (6 g) |
| Bruce Dal Canton | P | 1977 (8 g) | 1971–1975 (127 g) |
| Hanser Alberto | 2B | 2023 (30 g) | 2021 (103 g) |
| Jayson Nix | 3B | 2009–2010 (118 g) | 2014 (7 g) |
| Martin Maldonado | C | 2024 (48 g) | 2019 (74 g) |
| Tim Belcher | P | 1993 (12 g) | 1996–1998 (101 g) |
| Ryan Goins | 2B | 2019–2020 (66 g) | 2018 (41 g) |
| Jon Jay | OF | 2019 (47 g) | 2018 (59 g) |
| Brian Goodwin | OF | 2021 (72 g) | 2018 (27 g) |
| David Riske | P | 2006 (33 g) | 2007 (65 g) |
| Terry Leach | P | 1992–1993 (65 g) | 1989 (30 g) |
| Tommy Pham | OF | 2024 (70 g) | 2024 (23 g) |
| Emilio Bonifacio | OF | 2015 (47 g) | 2013 (42 g) |
| Ryan Bukvich | P | 2007 (45 g) | 2002–2004 (44 g) |
| Roger Nelson | P | 1967 (5 g) | 1969–1972, 1976 (83 g) |
| Jake Diekman | P | 2022–2023 (39 g) | 2019 (48 g) |
| Moe Drabowsky | P | 1972 (7 g) | 1969–1970 (76 g) |
| Pat Borders | C | 1996 (31 g) | 1995 (52 g) |
| Kip Wells | P | 1999–2001 (67 g) | 2008 (10 g) |
| Ken Brett | P | 1976–1977 (46 g) | 1980–1981 (30 g) |
| Ervin Santana | P | 2019 (3 g) | 2013, 2021 (70 g) |
| Jason Frasor | P | 2011 (20 g) | 2014–2015 (49 g) |
| John Davis | P | 1988–1989 (38 g) | 1987 (27 g) |
| Scott Sullivan | P | 2003 (15 g) | 2004 (49 g) |
| Paul Phillips | C | 2008 (4 g) | 2004–2007 (58 g) |
| Philip Humber | P | 2011–2012 (54 g) | 2010 (8 g) |
| Al Levine | P | 1996–1997 (41 g) | 2003 (18 g) |
| Scott Downs | P | 2014 (38 g) | 2014 (17 g) |
| Horacio Ramirez | P | 2008 (17 g) | 2008–2009 (34 g) |
| Anthony Swarzak | P | 2017 (41 g) | 2021 (7 g) |
| Bob Melvin | C | 1994 (11 g) | 1992 (32 g) |
| Robbie Grossman | OF | 2024 (25 g) | 2024 (16 g) |
| Johnny Cueto | P | 2022 (25 g) | 2015 (13 g) |
| Jason Bourgeois | OF | 2008 (6 g) | 2012 (30 g) |
| Larry Casian | P | 1998 (4 g) | 1997 (32 g) |
| Dan Altavilla | P | 2025 (28 g) | 2024 (5 g) |
| Steve Renko | P | 1977 (8 g) | 1983 (25 g) |
| Felipe Paulino | P | 2014 (4 g) | 2011–2012 (28 g) |
| Steve Jones | P | 1967 (11 g) | 1969 (20 g) |
| Atlee Hammaker | P | 1994–1995 (15 g) | 1981 (10 g) |
| Dave Frost | P | 1977 (4 g) | 1982 (21 g) |
| Aurelio Monteagudo | P | 1967 (1 g) | 1970 (21 g) |
| Al Alburquerque | P | 2017 (10 g) | 2017 (11 g) |
| Mark Ryal | OF | 1985 (12 g) | 1982 (6 g) |
| Art Kusnyer | C | 1970 (4 g) | 1978 (9 g) |
| Pete Filson | P | 1986 (3 g) | 1990 (8 g) |
| Rich Sauveur | P | 1996 (3 g) | 1992 (8 g) |
| Angel Sanchez | SS | 2013 (1 g) | 2006 (8 g) |
| Nelson Santovenia | C | 1992 (2 g) | 1993 (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.
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Royals?
108 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1969 to 2025, including Jorge Orta, Jermaine Dye, Pat Kelly and Mark Teahen. 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?
Jerry Adair: Chicago White Sox first, then the Kansas City Royals from 1969.
Who has played for both recently?
Nicky Lopez, Andrew Benintendi, Michael Taylor, Brad Keller, Tim Hill and Paul DeJong and 4 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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