Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee Brewers players: who played for both
Who played for both the White Sox and Brewers?
107 players played for both the Chicago White Sox and the Milwaukee Brewers between 1969 and 2025, including Jose Valentin, Ray Durham, Carlos Lee and Ken Berry. 63 of them played for the White Sox first and 38 for the Brewers first; 6 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Bob Locker is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: White Sox first, then the Brewers from 1969.
- Vinny Capra is the most recent: Brewers first, then the White Sox from 2025.
- Jose Valentin played the most games across the two: 672 for the White Sox and 762 for the Brewers.
- 12 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Scott Fletcher.
- Most common positions on this list: P (57), OF (19), C (13), SS (6).
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All 107 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | White Sox | Brewers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Valentin | SS | 2000–2004 (672 g) | 1992–1999 (762 g) |
| Ray Durham | 2B | 1995–2002 (1146 g) | 2008 (41 g) |
| Carlos Lee | OF | 1999–2004 (880 g) | 2005–2006 (264 g) |
| Ken Berry | OF | 1962–1970 (894 g) | 1974 (98 g) |
| Scott Fletcher | SS | 1983–1985, 1989–1991 (682 g) | 1992 (123 g) |
| Avisail Garcia | OF | 2013–2018 (585 g) | 2020–2021 (188 g) |
| Scott Podsednik | OF | 2005–2007, 2009 (462 g) | 2003–2004 (308 g) |
| Andrew Vaughn | 1B | 2021–2025 (610 g) | 2025 (64 g) |
| Mike Cameron | OF | 1995–1998 (296 g) | 2008–2009 (269 g) |
| Mike Hershberger | OF | 1961–1964, 1971 (513 g) | 1970 (49 g) |
| Dale Sveum | SS | 1992 (40 g) | 1986–1988, 1990–1991 (511 g) |
| Yasmani Grandal | C | 2020–2023 (356 g) | 2019 (153 g) |
| Jerry McNertney | C | 1964, 1966–1968 (247 g) | 1969–1970 (239 g) |
| Omar Narvaez | C | 2016–2018, 2025 (225 g) | 2020–2022 (247 g) |
| Tony Graffanino | 2B | 2000–2003 (291 g) | 2006–2007 (146 g) |
| Martin Maldonado | C | 2024 (48 g) | 2011–2016 (355 g) |
| Bill Sharp | OF | 1973–1975 (195 g) | 1975–1976 (203 g) |
| Royce Clayton | SS | 2001–2002 (247 g) | 2003 (146 g) |
| Bob Coluccio | OF | 1975, 1977 (81 g) | 1973–1975 (284 g) |
| Bob Locker | P | 1965–1969 (271 g) | 1969–1970 (79 g) |
| Tyler Saladino | 3B | 2015–2018 (246 g) | 2018–2019 (80 g) |
| Tony Muser | 1B | 1971–1975 (310 g) | 1978 (15 g) |
| Darrin Jackson | OF | 1994, 1999 (177 g) | 1997–1998 (140 g) |
| Mark Johnson | C | 1998–2002 (302 g) | 2004 (7 g) |
| Jaime Navarro | P | 1997–1999 (102 g) | 1989–1994, 2000 (188 g) |
| Luis Vizcaino | P | 2005 (65 g) | 2002–2004 (224 g) |
| Lyle Mouton | OF | 1995–1997 (233 g) | 1999–2000 (56 g) |
| Tommy Davis | OF | 1968 (132 g) | 1969 (123 g) |
| Mark Kotsay | OF | 2009–2010 (147 g) | 2011 (104 g) |
| Neal Cotts | P | 2003–2006 (199 g) | 2015 (51 g) |
| Dan Jennings | P | 2015–2017 (165 g) | 2018 (72 g) |
| Jeff Liefer | OF | 1999–2002 (209 g) | 2004 (16 g) |
| Charlie O'Brien | C | 1998 (57 g) | 1987–1990 (158 g) |
| Thad Bosley | OF | 1978–1980 (172 g) | 1981 (42 g) |
| Bill Voss | OF | 1965–1968 (87 g) | 1971–1972 (124 g) |
| Cal Eldred | P | 2000–2001 (22 g) | 1991–1999 (178 g) |
| Zach Duke | P | 2015–2016 (124 g) | 2014 (74 g) |
| Deron Johnson | 1B | 1975 (148 g) | 1974 (49 g) |
| Jose Quintana | P | 2012–2017 (172 g) | 2025 (24 g) |
| Raul Casanova | C | 2005 (6 g) | 2000–2002 (188 g) |
| Matt Albers | P | 2015–2016 (88 g) | 2018–2019 (101 g) |
| Jake Petricka | P | 2013–2017 (181 g) | 2019 (6 g) |
| Scott Linebrink | P | 2008–2010 (159 g) | 2007 (27 g) |
| Russ Snyder | OF | 1968 (38 g) | 1970 (124 g) |
| Boone Logan | P | 2006–2008 (144 g) | 2018 (16 g) |
| Mike Myers | P | 2007 (17 g) | 1998–1999 (141 g) |
| Ray Searage | P | 1986–1987 (87 g) | 1984–1986 (71 g) |
| Phil Roof | C | 1976 (4 g) | 1970–1971 (151 g) |
| Julio Franco | SS | 1994 (112 g) | 1997 (42 g) |
| Carlos Torres | P | 2009–2010 (13 g) | 2016–2017 (139 g) |
| Syd O'Brien | 3B | 1970 (121 g) | 1972 (31 g) |
| Ed Farmer | P | 1979–1981 (148 g) | 1978 (3 g) |
| Junior Guerra | P | 2015 (3 g) | 2016–2019 (144 g) |
| Billy Jo Robidoux | 1B | 1989 (16 g) | 1985–1988 (130 g) |
| Adrian Houser | P | 2025 (11 g) | 2015, 2018–2023 (129 g) |
| Gary Glover | P | 2001–2003 (111 g) | 2004–2005 (19 g) |
| Jorge Fabregas | C | 1997 (100 g) | 2002 (30 g) |
| Jason Bere | P | 1993–1998 (104 g) | 1999–2000 (25 g) |
| Pete Vuckovich | P | 1975–1976 (37 g) | 1981–1983, 1985–1986 (85 g) |
| Elvis Peguero | P | 2025 (2 g) | 2023–2025 (117 g) |
| Bryse Wilson | P | 2025 (20 g) | 2023–2024 (87 g) |
| David Riske | P | 2006 (33 g) | 2008–2010 (69 g) |
| Robert Machado | C | 1996–1998 (48 g) | 2002 (51 g) |
| Jamie Quirk | C | 1984 (3 g) | 1977 (93 g) |
| Eduardo Escobar | 3B | 2011–2012 (45 g) | 2021 (48 g) |
| Tito Francona | OF | 1958 (41 g) | 1970 (52 g) |
| Danny Darwin | P | 1997 (21 g) | 1985–1986 (66 g) |
| Ken Brett | P | 1976–1977 (46 g) | 1972 (31 g) |
| Anthony Swarzak | P | 2017 (41 g) | 2017 (29 g) |
| Joakim Soria | P | 2018 (40 g) | 2018 (26 g) |
| Hank Allen | OF | 1972–1973 (37 g) | 1970 (28 g) |
| John Snyder | P | 1998–1999 (40 g) | 2000 (24 g) |
| Jerry Reuss | P | 1988–1989 (55 g) | 1989 (7 g) |
| Jhan Marinez | P | 2012 (2 g) | 2016–2017 (58 g) |
| Bryan Hudson | P | 2025 (4 g) | 2024–2025 (55 g) |
| Dallas Keuchel | P | 2020–2022 (51 g) | 2024 (4 g) |
| Ramon Garcia | P | 1991 (16 g) | 1996 (37 g) |
| Floyd Weaver | P | 1970 (31 g) | 1971 (21 g) |
| Tyler Alexander | P | 2025 (31 g) | 2025 (21 g) |
| Vinny Capra | 3B | 2025 (23 g) | 2024–2025 (27 g) |
| Xavier Cedeno | P | 2018 (33 g) | 2018 (15 g) |
| Fred Talbot | P | 1963–1964 (19 g) | 1969 (27 g) |
| Bill Pulsipher | P | 2001 (14 g) | 1998–1999 (30 g) |
| Dave LaPoint | P | 1987–1988 (39 g) | 1980 (5 g) |
| Andy Wilkins | 1B | 2014 (17 g) | 2016 (26 g) |
| Brian Giles | 2B | 1986 (9 g) | 1985 (34 g) |
| Jim Abbott | P | 1995, 1998 (22 g) | 1999 (20 g) |
| Rob Scahill | P | 2018 (6 g) | 2016–2017 (34 g) |
| Thyago Vieira | P | 2018–2019 (22 g) | 2023–2024 (18 g) |
| Gary Bell | P | 1969 (23 g) | 1969 (13 g) |
| Gio Gonzalez | P | 2020 (12 g) | 2018–2019 (24 g) |
| Aaron Civale | P | 2025 (13 g) | 2024–2025 (19 g) |
| Todd Ritchie | P | 2002 (27 g) | 2003 (5 g) |
| Dave Baldwin | P | 1973 (3 g) | 1970 (28 g) |
| Rob Dibble | P | 1995 (16 g) | 1995 (15 g) |
| Jason Bourgeois | OF | 2008 (6 g) | 2009 (24 g) |
| Erick Fedde | P | 2024 (21 g) | 2025 (7 g) |
| Bennett Sousa | P | 2022 (25 g) | 2023 (2 g) |
| Gus Varland | P | 2024 (19 g) | 2023 (8 g) |
| Jim Kern | P | 1982–1983 (14 g) | 1984–1985 (11 g) |
| Art Kusnyer | C | 1970 (4 g) | 1976 (15 g) |
| Tim Nordbrook | SS | 1977 (15 g) | 1978–1979 (4 g) |
| Frankie Montas | P | 2015 (7 g) | 2024 (11 g) |
| Larry Anderson | P | 1977 (6 g) | 1974–1975 (10 g) |
| Andrew Lorraine | P | 1995 (5 g) | 2002 (5 g) |
| Rick Wrona | C | 1993 (4 g) | 1994 (6 g) |
| Jose Urena | P | 2023 (5 g) | 2022 (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.Brewers seasons include the Seattle Pilots (1969).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Chicago White Sox and the Milwaukee Brewers?
107 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1969 to 2025, including Jose Valentin, Ray Durham, Carlos Lee and Ken Berry. 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?
Bob Locker: Chicago White Sox first, then the Milwaukee Brewers from 1969.
Who has played for both recently?
Andrew Vaughn, Omar Narvaez, Martin Maldonado, Jose Quintana, Adrian Houser and Elvis Peguero and 10 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. Brewers seasons include the Seattle Pilots (1969).
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