Chicago White Sox and Washington Nationals players: who played for both
Who played for both the White Sox and Nationals?
106 players played for both the Chicago White Sox and the Washington Nationals between 1969 and 2025, including Tim Raines, Orlando Cabrera, Adam Dunn and Dave Martinez. 54 of them played for the White Sox first and 50 for the Nationals first; 2 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Claude Raymond is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: White Sox first, then the Nationals from 1969.
- Paul DeJong is the most recent: White Sox first, then the Nationals from 2025.
- Tim Raines played the most games across the two: 648 for the White Sox and 1,452 for the Nationals.
- 17 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Tim Raines.
- Most common positions on this list: P (51), OF (28), C (10), 2B (8).
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All 106 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | White Sox | Nationals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Raines | OF | 1991–1995 (648 g) | 1979–1990, 2001 (1452 g) |
| Orlando Cabrera | SS | 2008 (161 g) | 1997–2004 (904 g) |
| Adam Dunn | OF | 2011–2014 (528 g) | 2009–2010 (317 g) |
| Dave Martinez | OF | 1995–1997 (410 g) | 1988–1991 (431 g) |
| Vance Law | 3B | 1982–1984 (410 g) | 1985–1987 (392 g) |
| Adam Eaton | OF | 2014–2016, 2021 (491 g) | 2017–2020 (310 g) |
| Wil Cordero | OF | 1998 (96 g) | 1992–1995, 2002–2003, 2005 (649 g) |
| Ivan Calderon | OF | 1986–1990, 1993 (554 g) | 1991–1992 (182 g) |
| Willie Harris | OF | 2002–2005 (313 g) | 2008–2010 (409 g) |
| Michael Taylor | OF | 2025 (134 g) | 2014–2020 (574 g) |
| Ed Herrmann | C | 1967, 1969–1974 (643 g) | 1978 (19 g) |
| Adam LaRoche | 1B | 2015 (127 g) | 2011–2014 (489 g) |
| Matt Thornton | P | 2006–2013 (512 g) | 2014–2015 (78 g) |
| Steve Lyons | OF | 1986–1990 (498 g) | 1992 (16 g) |
| Alejandro De Aza | OF | 2010–2014 (479 g) | 2017 (28 g) |
| Chris Widger | C | 2005–2006 (72 g) | 1997–2000 (426 g) |
| Tyler Clippard | P | 2017 (11 g) | 2008–2014, 2022 (418 g) |
| Tony Bernazard | 2B | 1981–1983 (302 g) | 1979–1980 (104 g) |
| Geoff Blum | 3B | 2005 (31 g) | 1999–2001 (317 g) |
| Stan Bahnsen | P | 1972–1975 (136 g) | 1977–1981 (204 g) |
| Royce Clayton | SS | 2001–2002 (247 g) | 2006 (87 g) |
| Fred Manrique | 2B | 1987–1989 (320 g) | 1985 (9 g) |
| Bryan Little | 2B | 1985–1986 (93 g) | 1982–1984 (220 g) |
| Ron LeFlore | OF | 1981–1982 (173 g) | 1980 (139 g) |
| Nelson Santovenia | C | 1992 (2 g) | 1987–1991 (291 g) |
| Carl Everett | OF | 2003–2005 (251 g) | 2004 (39 g) |
| Javier Vazquez | P | 2006–2008 (98 g) | 1998–2003 (192 g) |
| Bob James | P | 1985–1987 (161 g) | 1978–1979, 1982–1984 (102 g) |
| Steve Renko | P | 1977 (8 g) | 1969–1976 (248 g) |
| Jon Rauch | P | 2002, 2004 (10 g) | 2004–2008 (245 g) |
| Jeff Liefer | OF | 1999–2002 (209 g) | 2003 (35 g) |
| Josh Harrison | 2B | 2022 (119 g) | 2020–2021 (123 g) |
| Ken Williams | OF | 1986–1988 (204 g) | 1991 (34 g) |
| Rob Mackowiak | OF | 2006–2007 (197 g) | 2008 (38 g) |
| Bill Almon | SS | 1981–1982 (214 g) | 1980 (18 g) |
| Lou Frazier | OF | 1998 (7 g) | 1993–1995 (223 g) |
| Gio Gonzalez | P | 2020 (12 g) | 2012–2018 (213 g) |
| Brian Goodwin | OF | 2021 (72 g) | 2016–2018 (144 g) |
| Reynaldo Lopez | P | 2017–2023 (205 g) | 2016 (11 g) |
| Jim Lyttle | OF | 1972 (44 g) | 1973–1976 (160 g) |
| Reid Nichols | OF | 1985–1986 (125 g) | 1987 (77 g) |
| Cesar Hernandez | 2B | 2021 (53 g) | 2022 (147 g) |
| Dustin Hermanson | P | 2005–2006 (63 g) | 1997–2000 (136 g) |
| Rocky Biddle | P | 2000–2002 (78 g) | 2003–2004 (120 g) |
| Barry Jones | P | 1988–1990, 1993 (110 g) | 1991 (77 g) |
| Alex Cintron | SS | 2006–2007 (159 g) | 2009 (21 g) |
| D'Angelo Jimenez | 2B | 2002–2003 (100 g) | 2007 (73 g) |
| Dan Jennings | P | 2015–2017 (165 g) | 2019 (8 g) |
| Lucas Giolito | P | 2017–2023 (162 g) | 2016 (6 g) |
| Scott Sanderson | P | 1994 (18 g) | 1978–1983 (149 g) |
| Ross Detwiler | P | 2019–2020 (34 g) | 2007, 2009–2014 (132 g) |
| Marv Staehle | 2B | 1964–1967 (53 g) | 1969–1970 (110 g) |
| Jeff Shaw | P | 1995 (9 g) | 1993–1995 (151 g) |
| Paul DeJong | SS | 2024 (102 g) | 2025 (57 g) |
| Mike MacDougal | P | 2006–2009 (100 g) | 2009 (52 g) |
| Matt Albers | P | 2015–2016 (88 g) | 2017 (63 g) |
| Ron Hassey | C | 1986–1987 (98 g) | 1991 (52 g) |
| Lastings Milledge | OF | 2011 (2 g) | 2008–2009 (145 g) |
| Jose DeLeon | P | 1986–1987, 1993–1995 (137 g) | 1995 (7 g) |
| Zach Duke | P | 2015–2016 (124 g) | 2012–2013 (20 g) |
| Miguel Dilone | OF | 1983 (4 g) | 1984–1985 (139 g) |
| Erick Fedde | P | 2024 (21 g) | 2017–2022 (102 g) |
| Bill Long | P | 1985, 1987–1990 (114 g) | 1991 (3 g) |
| Claude Raymond | P | 1959 (3 g) | 1969–1971 (111 g) |
| Moises Sierra | OF | 2014 (83 g) | 2018 (27 g) |
| Javy Guerra | P | 2014–2015 (45 g) | 2019–2021 (60 g) |
| Esteban Loaiza | P | 2003–2004, 2008 (58 g) | 2005 (34 g) |
| Alex Avila | C | 2016 (57 g) | 2021 (34 g) |
| Emilio Bonifacio | OF | 2015 (47 g) | 2008, 2020 (44 g) |
| Steve Cishek | P | 2020 (22 g) | 2022 (69 g) |
| Kip Wells | P | 1999–2001 (67 g) | 2009 (23 g) |
| Ken Hill | P | 2000 (2 g) | 1992–1994 (86 g) |
| Dave Schmidt | P | 1986 (49 g) | 1990–1991 (38 g) |
| Daniel Hudson | P | 2009–2010 (9 g) | 2019–2021 (76 g) |
| Bert Roberge | P | 1984 (21 g) | 1985–1986 (63 g) |
| Edwin Jackson | P | 2010–2011 (30 g) | 2012, 2017 (53 g) |
| Jimmy Cordero | P | 2019–2020 (60 g) | 2018 (22 g) |
| Josh Palacios | OF | 2025 (51 g) | 2022 (29 g) |
| Kelvin Herrera | P | 2019–2020 (59 g) | 2018 (21 g) |
| Nick Senzel | OF | 2024 (10 g) | 2024 (64 g) |
| Jamie Burke | C | 2003–2005 (64 g) | 2009–2010 (7 g) |
| Antonio Osuna | P | 2001–2002 (63 g) | 2005 (4 g) |
| Charlie O'Brien | C | 1998 (57 g) | 2000 (9 g) |
| Robert Machado | C | 1996–1998 (48 g) | 1999 (17 g) |
| Bartolo Colon | P | 2003, 2009 (46 g) | 2002 (17 g) |
| Luis Avilan | P | 2018 (58 g) | 2021 (4 g) |
| Xavier Cedeno | P | 2018 (33 g) | 2013–2015 (25 g) |
| Scott Downs | P | 2014 (38 g) | 2000, 2003–2004 (14 g) |
| Chad Kuhl | P | 2024 (31 g) | 2023 (16 g) |
| Rich Coggins | OF | 1976 (32 g) | 1975 (13 g) |
| Brian Bruney | P | 2011–2012 (24 g) | 2010 (19 g) |
| Mike Soroka | P | 2024 (25 g) | 2025 (16 g) |
| Jacob Turner | P | 2016 (18 g) | 2017 (18 g) |
| Wayne Granger | P | 1974 (5 g) | 1976 (27 g) |
| Tom O'Malley | 3B | 1984 (12 g) | 1988 (14 g) |
| Arnie Munoz | P | 2004 (11 g) | 2007 (13 g) |
| Jerry Willard | C | 1990 (3 g) | 1992 (21 g) |
| Carlos Torres | P | 2009–2010 (13 g) | 2018 (10 g) |
| Chad Fonville | 2B | 1997 (9 g) | 1995 (14 g) |
| Jose Paniagua | P | 2003 (1 g) | 1996–1997 (22 g) |
| Jim Qualls | OF | 1972 (11 g) | 1970 (9 g) |
| Derek Hill | OF | 2025 (4 g) | 2023 (13 g) |
| Mat Latos | P | 2016 (11 g) | 2016 (6 g) |
| Larry Johnson | C | 1978 (3 g) | 1975–1976 (7 g) |
| Vic Darensbourg | P | 2004 (2 g) | 2003 (7 g) |
| Rich Sauveur | P | 1996 (3 g) | 1988 (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.Nationals seasons include the Montreal Expos (1969–2004).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Chicago White Sox and the Washington Nationals?
106 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1969 to 2025, including Tim Raines, Orlando Cabrera, Adam Dunn and Dave Martinez. 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?
Claude Raymond: Chicago White Sox first, then the Washington Nationals from 1969.
Who has played for both recently?
Michael Taylor, Paul DeJong, Erick Fedde, Josh Palacios, Nick Senzel and Chad Kuhl 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. Nationals seasons include the Montreal Expos (1969–2004).
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