Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees players: who played for both
Who played for both the White Sox and Yankees?
244 players played for both the Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees between 1901 and 2025, including Robin Ventura, Bill Skowron, Sherm Lollar and Roger Peckinpaugh. 113 of them played for the White Sox first and 120 for the Yankees first; 11 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Herm McFarland is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: White Sox first, then the Yankees from 1902.
- Yoendrys Gómez is the most recent: Yankees first, then the White Sox from 2025.
- Robin Ventura played the most games across the two: 1,254 for the White Sox and 230 for the Yankees.
- 46 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Oscar Gamble.
- Most common positions on this list: P (112), OF (55), C (25), 3B (15).
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All 244 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | White Sox | Yankees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Ventura | 3B | 1989–1998 (1254 g) | 2002–2003 (230 g) |
| Bill Skowron | 1B | 1964–1967 (347 g) | 1954–1962 (1087 g) |
| Sherm Lollar | C | 1952–1963 (1358 g) | 1947–1948 (33 g) |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | SS | 1927 (68 g) | 1913–1921 (1220 g) |
| Hal Chase | 1B | 1913–1914 (160 g) | 1905–1913 (1061 g) |
| Bucky Dent | SS | 1973–1976 (509 g) | 1977–1982 (695 g) |
| Carlos May | OF | 1968–1976 (1002 g) | 1976–1977 (152 g) |
| Aaron Ward | 2B | 1927 (145 g) | 1917–1926 (911 g) |
| Melky Cabrera | OF | 2015–2017 (407 g) | 2005–2009 (569 g) |
| Ben Chapman | OF | 1941 (57 g) | 1930–1936 (910 g) |
| Pete Ward | 3B | 1963–1969 (899 g) | 1970 (66 g) |
| Lance Johnson | OF | 1988–1995 (945 g) | 2000 (18 g) |
| Patsy Dougherty | OF | 1906–1911 (703 g) | 1904–1906 (234 g) |
| Dan Pasqua | OF | 1988–1994 (630 g) | 1985–1987 (275 g) |
| Ping Bodie | OF | 1911–1914 (518 g) | 1918–1921 (385 g) |
| Tim Raines | OF | 1991–1995 (648 g) | 1996–1998 (242 g) |
| Ron Hansen | SS | 1963–1969 (769 g) | 1970–1971 (120 g) |
| Nick Swisher | OF | 2008 (153 g) | 2009–2012 (598 g) |
| Oscar Gamble | OF | 1977, 1985 (207 g) | 1976, 1979–1984 (540 g) |
| Ron Kittle | OF | 1982–1986, 1989–1991 (657 g) | 1986–1987 (89 g) |
| Andy Carey | 3B | 1961 (56 g) | 1952–1960 (688 g) |
| Walt Williams | OF | 1967–1972 (603 g) | 1974–1975 (125 g) |
| Ed Herrmann | C | 1967, 1969–1974 (643 g) | 1975 (80 g) |
| Myril Hoag | OF | 1941–1942, 1944 (236 g) | 1931–1932, 1934–1938 (472 g) |
| Steve Sax | 2B | 1992–1993 (200 g) | 1989–1991 (471 g) |
| David Robertson | P | 2015–2017 (153 g) | 2008–2014, 2017–2018 (501 g) |
| Red Ruffing | P | 1947 (14 g) | 1930–1942, 1945–1946 (631 g) |
| Eddie Robinson | 1B | 1950–1952 (425 g) | 1954–1956 (199 g) |
| Jim Spencer | 1B | 1976–1977 (278 g) | 1978–1981 (299 g) |
| Claudell Washington | OF | 1978–1980 (249 g) | 1986–1988, 1990 (315 g) |
| Matt Thornton | P | 2006–2013 (512 g) | 2014 (46 g) |
| Ed Hahn | OF | 1906–1910 (501 g) | 1905–1906 (56 g) |
| Danny Tartabull | OF | 1996 (132 g) | 1992–1995 (424 g) |
| Daryl Boston | OF | 1984–1990 (500 g) | 1994 (52 g) |
| Dave Righetti | P | 1995 (10 g) | 1979, 1981–1990 (522 g) |
| Everett Scott | SS | 1926 (40 g) | 1922–1925 (481 g) |
| Rich Gossage | P | 1972–1976 (189 g) | 1978–1983, 1989 (319 g) |
| Ernie Johnson | SS | 1912, 1921–1923 (321 g) | 1923–1925 (159 g) |
| Larry Rosenthal | OF | 1936–1941 (437 g) | 1944 (36 g) |
| Jack Fournier | 1B | 1912–1917 (444 g) | 1918 (27 g) |
| Ron Blomberg | DH | 1978 (61 g) | 1969, 1971–1976 (400 g) |
| Sandy Alomar | 2B | 1967–1969 (167 g) | 1974–1976 (294 g) |
| Tommy John | P | 1965–1971 (238 g) | 1979–1982, 1986–1989 (214 g) |
| Danny Cater | 1B | 1965–1966 (163 g) | 1970–1971 (276 g) |
| Wayne Tolleson | SS | 1986 (81 g) | 1986–1990 (355 g) |
| Andrew Benintendi | OF | 2023–2025 (402 g) | 2022 (33 g) |
| Sparky Lyle | P | 1982 (11 g) | 1972–1978 (420 g) |
| Eric Soderholm | 3B | 1977–1979 (329 g) | 1980 (95 g) |
| Earl Torgeson | 1B | 1957–1961 (397 g) | 1961 (22 g) |
| Ruben Sierra | OF | 1998 (27 g) | 1995–1996, 2003–2005 (383 g) |
| Rollie Zeider | 2B | 1910–1913 (357 g) | 1913 (50 g) |
| Boone Logan | P | 2006–2008 (144 g) | 2010–2013 (256 g) |
| Roy Smalley | SS | 1984 (47 g) | 1982–1984 (339 g) |
| Steve Kemp | OF | 1982 (160 g) | 1983–1984 (203 g) |
| Damaso Marte | P | 2002–2005 (279 g) | 2008–2010 (76 g) |
| Eddie Lopat | P | 1944–1947 (127 g) | 1948–1955 (220 g) |
| Sad Sam Jones | P | 1932–1935 (129 g) | 1922–1926 (210 g) |
| Jeff Nelson | P | 2006 (6 g) | 1996–2000, 2003 (331 g) |
| Joel Skinner | C | 1983–1986 (131 g) | 1986–1988 (206 g) |
| Aaron Robinson | C | 1948 (98 g) | 1943, 1945–1947 (233 g) |
| Steve Hamilton | P | 1970 (3 g) | 1963–1970 (313 g) |
| Dixie Walker | OF | 1936–1937 (181 g) | 1931, 1933–1936 (131 g) |
| George Moriarty | 3B | 1916 (7 g) | 1906–1908 (302 g) |
| Todd Frazier | 3B | 2016–2017 (239 g) | 2017 (66 g) |
| Richard Dotson | P | 1979–1987, 1989 (261 g) | 1988–1989 (43 g) |
| Herm McFarland | OF | 1901–1902 (139 g) | 1902–1903 (164 g) |
| John Anderson | OF | 1908 (124 g) | 1904–1905 (175 g) |
| Jay Johnstone | OF | 1971–1972 (237 g) | 1978–1979 (59 g) |
| Stan Bahnsen | P | 1972–1975 (136 g) | 1966, 1968–1971 (153 g) |
| Tommy Byrne | P | 1953 (18 g) | 1943, 1946–1951, 1954–1957 (271 g) |
| Tommy Kahnle | P | 2016–2017 (66 g) | 2017–2020, 2023–2024 (221 g) |
| Roy Schalk | 2B | 1944–1945 (279 g) | 1932 (3 g) |
| Donn Pall | P | 1988–1993 (255 g) | 1994 (26 g) |
| Jayson Nix | 3B | 2009–2010 (118 g) | 2012–2013 (161 g) |
| Andruw Jones | OF | 2010 (107 g) | 2011–2012 (171 g) |
| Ray Demmitt | OF | 1914–1915 (155 g) | 1909 (123 g) |
| Gerry Staley | P | 1956–1961 (270 g) | 1955–1956 (3 g) |
| Dewayne Wise | OF | 2008–2009, 2012–2013 (216 g) | 2012 (56 g) |
| George Rohe | 3B | 1905–1907 (255 g) | 1901 (14 g) |
| Brent Lillibridge | OF | 2009–2012 (256 g) | 2013 (11 g) |
| Bud Stewart | OF | 1951–1954 (258 g) | 1948 (6 g) |
| Dick Tidrow | P | 1983 (50 g) | 1974–1979 (211 g) |
| Jackson Frazier | OF | 2023 (33 g) | 2017–2021 (228 g) |
| Gus Niarhos | C | 1950–1951 (107 g) | 1946, 1948–1950 (153 g) |
| Johnny Grabowski | C | 1924–1926 (89 g) | 1927–1929 (167 g) |
| Charlie Mullen | 1B | 1910–1911 (61 g) | 1914–1916 (193 g) |
| Ron Hassey | C | 1986–1987 (98 g) | 1985–1986 (156 g) |
| Charley Smith | 3B | 1962–1964 (71 g) | 1967–1968 (181 g) |
| Melido Perez | P | 1988–1991 (147 g) | 1992–1995 (93 g) |
| Jack Quinn | P | 1918 (6 g) | 1909–1912, 1919–1921 (228 g) |
| Mike Tauchman | OF | 2025 (93 g) | 2019–2021 (141 g) |
| Don Slaught | C | 1996 (14 g) | 1988–1989 (214 g) |
| Tom Gordon | P | 2003 (66 g) | 2004–2005 (159 g) |
| Jack McDowell | P | 1987–1988, 1990–1994 (191 g) | 1995 (30 g) |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | 3B | 1982–1983 (140 g) | 1980–1981 (79 g) |
| Willy Miranda | SS | 1952 (70 g) | 1953–1954 (140 g) |
| Jim Lyttle | OF | 1972 (44 g) | 1969–1971 (164 g) |
| Johnny Callison | OF | 1958–1959 (67 g) | 1972–1973 (137 g) |
| Randy Gumpert | P | 1948–1951 (128 g) | 1946–1948 (73 g) |
| Carlos Rodon | P | 2015–2021 (121 g) | 2023–2025 (79 g) |
| George Mogridge | P | 1911–1912 (21 g) | 1915–1920 (174 g) |
| Rusty Torres | OF | 1978–1979 (106 g) | 1971–1972 (89 g) |
| Rich McKinney | 3B | 1970–1971 (157 g) | 1972 (37 g) |
| Muddy Ruel | C | 1934 (22 g) | 1917–1920 (170 g) |
| Bill Knickerbocker | SS | 1941 (89 g) | 1938–1940 (97 g) |
| Jose Contreras | P | 2004–2009 (148 g) | 2003–2004 (36 g) |
| Don Larsen | P | 1961 (25 g) | 1955–1959 (154 g) |
| Ray Morehart | 2B | 1924, 1926 (105 g) | 1927 (74 g) |
| Brian Bruney | P | 2011–2012 (24 g) | 2006–2009 (153 g) |
| Kenny Lofton | OF | 2002 (93 g) | 2004 (83 g) |
| Bud Souchock | OF | 1949 (84 g) | 1946, 1948 (91 g) |
| Freddy Garcia | P | 2004–2006, 2009–2010 (119 g) | 2011–2012 (56 g) |
| Bobby Bonds | OF | 1978 (26 g) | 1975 (145 g) |
| Chris Stewart | C | 2006 (6 g) | 2008, 2012–2013 (165 g) |
| Deron Johnson | 1B | 1975 (148 g) | 1960–1961 (19 g) |
| Ivan Nova | P | 2019 (34 g) | 2010–2016 (131 g) |
| Orlando Hernandez | P | 2005 (24 g) | 1998–2002, 2004 (139 g) |
| Javier Vazquez | P | 2006–2008 (98 g) | 2004, 2010 (63 g) |
| Clark Griffith | P | 1901–1902 (70 g) | 1903–1907 (89 g) |
| Eddie Leon | 2B | 1973–1974 (158 g) | 1975 (1 g) |
| Octavio Dotel | P | 2008–2009 (134 g) | 2006 (14 g) |
| Braggo Roth | OF | 1914–1915 (104 g) | 1921 (43 g) |
| Bob Kuzava | P | 1949–1950 (39 g) | 1951–1954 (105 g) |
| Wilson Betemit | 3B | 2009 (20 g) | 2007–2008 (124 g) |
| Bump Hadley | P | 1932 (3 g) | 1936–1940 (140 g) |
| Hank Majeski | 3B | 1950–1951 (134 g) | 1946 (8 g) |
| Luis Vizcaino | P | 2005 (65 g) | 2007 (77 g) |
| David Wells | P | 2001 (16 g) | 1997–1998, 2002–2003 (124 g) |
| Harry Simpson | OF | 1959 (38 g) | 1957–1958 (99 g) |
| Jim Kaat | P | 1973–1975 (92 g) | 1979–1980 (44 g) |
| Joe DeMaestri | SS | 1951 (56 g) | 1960–1961 (79 g) |
| Mike Myers | P | 2007 (17 g) | 2006–2007 (117 g) |
| Liz Funk | OF | 1932–1933 (132 g) | 1929 (1 g) |
| Tim Hill | P | 2024 (27 g) | 2024–2025 (105 g) |
| Bob Seeds | OF | 1932 (116 g) | 1936 (13 g) |
| Gene Nelson | P | 1984–1986 (121 g) | 1981 (8 g) |
| Steve Trout | P | 1978–1982 (115 g) | 1987 (14 g) |
| Mark Salas | C | 1988 (75 g) | 1987 (50 g) |
| Ian Hamilton | P | 2018, 2020 (14 g) | 2023–2025 (110 g) |
| Sergio Santos | P | 2010–2011 (119 g) | 2015 (2 g) |
| Tanyon Sturtze | P | 1999–2000 (11 g) | 2004–2006 (110 g) |
| Virgil Trucks | P | 1953–1955 (96 g) | 1958 (25 g) |
| Milt Gaston | P | 1932–1934 (87 g) | 1924 (29 g) |
| Bill Wight | P | 1948–1950 (99 g) | 1946–1947 (15 g) |
| Jose Canseco | OF | 2001 (76 g) | 2000 (37 g) |
| Antonio Osuna | P | 2001–2002 (63 g) | 2003 (48 g) |
| Tim Stoddard | P | 1975 (1 g) | 1986–1988 (109 g) |
| Fred Talbot | P | 1963–1964 (19 g) | 1966–1969 (90 g) |
| Kevin Youkilis | 1B | 2012 (80 g) | 2013 (28 g) |
| Bryan Little | 2B | 1985–1986 (93 g) | 1986 (14 g) |
| D'Angelo Jimenez | 2B | 2002–2003 (100 g) | 1999 (7 g) |
| Tony Rensa | C | 1937–1939 (99 g) | 1933 (8 g) |
| Neil Allen | P | 1986–1987 (37 g) | 1985, 1987–1988 (66 g) |
| Woodie Held | SS | 1968–1969 (96 g) | 1954, 1957 (5 g) |
| Rocky Colavito | OF | 1967 (60 g) | 1968 (39 g) |
| Al Gettel | P | 1948–1949 (43 g) | 1945–1946 (53 g) |
| Jim Delsing | OF | 1948, 1956 (75 g) | 1949–1950 (21 g) |
| Jim Brideweser | SS | 1955–1956 (44 g) | 1951–1953 (51 g) |
| Chris Widger | C | 2005–2006 (72 g) | 2002 (21 g) |
| Babe Borton | 1B | 1912–1913 (59 g) | 1913 (33 g) |
| Jim McDonald | P | 1956–1958 (21 g) | 1952–1954 (71 g) |
| Jimmy Cordero | P | 2019–2020 (60 g) | 2023 (31 g) |
| Dioner Navarro | C | 2016 (85 g) | 2004 (5 g) |
| Rich Coggins | OF | 1976 (32 g) | 1975–1976 (58 g) |
| Edwin Encarnacion | DH | 2020 (44 g) | 2019 (44 g) |
| Dave LaPoint | P | 1987–1988 (39 g) | 1989–1990 (48 g) |
| Dave Stegman | OF | 1983–1984 (85 g) | 1982 (2 g) |
| Tyler Clippard | P | 2017 (11 g) | 2007, 2016–2017 (75 g) |
| Rich Hinton | P | 1971, 1975, 1978–1979 (78 g) | 1972 (7 g) |
| Scott Sanderson | P | 1994 (18 g) | 1991–1992 (67 g) |
| Shawn Hillegas | P | 1988–1990 (63 g) | 1992 (21 g) |
| Ken Silvestri | C | 1939–1940 (50 g) | 1941, 1946–1947 (33 g) |
| Ken Holcombe | P | 1950–1952 (59 g) | 1945 (23 g) |
| Lance Lynn | P | 2021–2023 (70 g) | 2018 (11 g) |
| Brandon McCarthy | P | 2005–2006 (65 g) | 2014 (14 g) |
| Martin Autry | C | 1929–1930 (77 g) | 1924 (2 g) |
| Jim Abbott | P | 1995, 1998 (22 g) | 1993–1994 (56 g) |
| Chuck Cary | P | 1993 (16 g) | 1989–1991 (60 g) |
| Garland Braxton | P | 1930–1931 (36 g) | 1925–1926 (40 g) |
| Bartolo Colon | P | 2003, 2009 (46 g) | 2011 (29 g) |
| Joe Cowley | P | 1986 (28 g) | 1984–1985 (46 g) |
| Jerry Royster | 3B | 1987 (55 g) | 1987 (18 g) |
| Dale Sveum | SS | 1992 (40 g) | 1998 (30 g) |
| Paul Assenmacher | P | 1994 (44 g) | 1993 (26 g) |
| Don Johnson | P | 1954 (46 g) | 1947, 1950 (23 g) |
| Esteban Loaiza | P | 2003–2004, 2008 (58 g) | 2004 (10 g) |
| Hector Noesi | P | 2014–2015 (38 g) | 2011 (30 g) |
| Jake Wade | P | 1942–1944 (55 g) | 1946 (13 g) |
| Luis Avilan | P | 2018 (58 g) | 2020 (10 g) |
| Anthony Swarzak | P | 2017 (41 g) | 2016 (26 g) |
| Austin Slater | OF | 2025 (51 g) | 2025 (14 g) |
| Cecil Upshaw | P | 1975 (29 g) | 1974 (36 g) |
| Frenchy Bordagaray | OF | 1934 (29 g) | 1941 (36 g) |
| Alan Embree | P | 2001 (39 g) | 2005 (24 g) |
| Ray Scarborough | P | 1950 (27 g) | 1952–1953 (34 g) |
| Blondy Ryan | SS | 1930 (29 g) | 1935 (30 g) |
| Doug Drabek | P | 1997 (32 g) | 1986 (27 g) |
| Hal Brown | P | 1951–1952 (55 g) | 1962 (2 g) |
| Al DeVormer | C | 1918 (8 g) | 1921–1922 (46 g) |
| Harry Byrd | P | 1955–1956 (28 g) | 1954 (25 g) |
| Johnny Johnson | P | 1945 (29 g) | 1944 (22 g) |
| Keynan Middleton | P | 2023 (39 g) | 2023 (12 g) |
| Darrell Johnson | C | 1952 (22 g) | 1957–1958 (26 g) |
| Ken Brett | P | 1976–1977 (46 g) | 1976 (2 g) |
| Del Paddock | 3B | 1912 (1 g) | 1912 (46 g) |
| Jack Katoll | P | 1901–1902 (28 g) | 1902 (18 g) |
| Pete Appleton | P | 1940–1942 (42 g) | 1933 (1 g) |
| Ryan LaMarre | OF | 2018 (33 g) | 2021 (9 g) |
| Miguel Castro | P | 2025 (6 g) | 2022 (34 g) |
| Wilbur Good | OF | 1918 (35 g) | 1905 (5 g) |
| Ray French | SS | 1924 (37 g) | 1920 (2 g) |
| Scott Nielsen | P | 1987 (19 g) | 1986, 1988–1989 (19 g) |
| Scott Bradley | C | 1986 (9 g) | 1984–1985 (28 g) |
| Jim Magnuson | P | 1970–1971 (28 g) | 1973 (8 g) |
| Rob Brantly | C | 2015, 2017 (28 g) | 2021–2022 (7 g) |
| Allie Clark | OF | 1953 (9 g) | 1947 (24 g) |
| Bret Prinz | P | 2007 (4 g) | 2003–2004 (28 g) |
| Tim Lollar | P | 1985 (18 g) | 1980 (14 g) |
| Deivi Garcia | P | 2023–2024 (20 g) | 2020–2021, 2023 (10 g) |
| Dave Wehrmeister | P | 1985 (23 g) | 1981 (5 g) |
| David Aardsma | P | 2007 (25 g) | 2012 (1 g) |
| Ned Garvin | P | 1902 (23 g) | 1904 (2 g) |
| George Murray | P | 1933 (2 g) | 1922 (22 g) |
| Yoendrys Gómez | P | 2025 (12 g) | 2023–2025 (12 g) |
| Jerry Moses | C | 1975 (2 g) | 1973 (21 g) |
| Bob Melvin | C | 1994 (11 g) | 1994 (9 g) |
| Clint Courtney | C | 1955 (19 g) | 1951 (1 g) |
| Enyel De Los Santos | P | 2024 (15 g) | 2024 (5 g) |
| Manny Banuelos | P | 2019 (16 g) | 2022 (4 g) |
| George Wilson | OF | 1952 (8 g) | 1956 (11 g) |
| Frankie Montas | P | 2015 (7 g) | 2022–2023 (9 g) |
| Jamie Quirk | C | 1984 (3 g) | 1989 (13 g) |
| Joe Vance | P | 1935 (10 g) | 1937–1938 (6 g) |
| Lynn McGlothen | P | 1981 (11 g) | 1982 (4 g) |
| Lou Skizas | OF | 1959 (8 g) | 1956 (6 g) |
| Ed Klepfer | P | 1915 (3 g) | 1911, 1913 (10 g) |
| Gustavo Molina | C | 2007 (10 g) | 2011 (3 g) |
| Wayne Granger | P | 1974 (5 g) | 1973 (7 g) |
| Duke Ellis | OF | 2024 (8 g) | 2024 (3 g) |
| Pete Filson | P | 1986 (3 g) | 1987 (7 g) |
| Lee Stine | P | 1934–1935 (5 g) | 1938 (4 g) |
| Jeff Marquez | P | 2010 (1 g) | 2011 (3 g) |
| Ted Gray | P | 1955 (2 g) | 1955 (1 g) |
| Brady Lail | P | 2020 (1 g) | 2019 (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.Yankees seasons include the Baltimore Orioles (1901–1902) and New York Highlanders (1903–1912).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees?
244 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1901 to 2025, including Robin Ventura, Bill Skowron, Sherm Lollar and Roger Peckinpaugh. 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?
Herm McFarland: Chicago White Sox first, then the New York Yankees from 1902.
Who has played for both recently?
Andrew Benintendi, Tommy Kahnle, Mike Tauchman, Carlos Rodon, Tim Hill and Ian Hamilton and 6 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. Yankees seasons include the Baltimore Orioles (1901–1902) and New York Highlanders (1903–1912).
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