Cincinnati Reds and Colorado Rockies players: who played for both
Who played for both the Reds and Rockies?
94 players played for both the Cincinnati Reds and the Colorado Rockies between 1993 and 2025, including Dante Bichette, Jeff Reed, Drew Stubbs and Lenny Harris. 51 of them played for the Reds first and 38 for the Rockies first; 5 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Chris Jones is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Reds first, then the Rockies from 1993.
- Ryan Vilade is the most recent: Rockies first, then the Reds from 2025.
- Dante Bichette played the most games across the two: 125 for the Reds and 1,018 for the Rockies.
- 9 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Lenny Harris.
- Most common positions on this list: P (47), OF (27), SS (6), C (4).
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All 94 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Reds | Rockies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dante Bichette | OF | 2000 (125 g) | 1993–1999 (1018 g) |
| Jeff Reed | C | 1988–1992 (329 g) | 1996–1999 (365 g) |
| Drew Stubbs | OF | 2009–2012 (486 g) | 2014–2015 (183 g) |
| Lenny Harris | 3B | 1988–1989, 1994–1998 (546 g) | 1999 (91 g) |
| Matt Belisle | P | 2003, 2005–2008 (133 g) | 2009–2014 (392 g) |
| Kyle Farmer | SS | 2019–2022 (421 g) | 2025 (97 g) |
| John Vander Wal | OF | 2004 (42 g) | 1994–1998 (465 g) |
| Ryan Hanigan | C | 2007–2013 (474 g) | 2017 (33 g) |
| Chris Stynes | 3B | 1997–2000 (364 g) | 2003 (138 g) |
| Garrett Hampson | OF | 2025 (9 g) | 2018–2022 (419 g) |
| Gabe White | P | 1997–2000, 2002–2004 (268 g) | 2000–2001 (136 g) |
| Todd Walker | 2B | 2001–2002 (221 g) | 2000–2001 (142 g) |
| Willy Taveras | OF | 2009 (102 g) | 2007–2008 (230 g) |
| Ramon Hernandez | C | 2009–2011 (269 g) | 2012 (52 g) |
| Quinton McCracken | OF | 2006 (45 g) | 1995–1997 (274 g) |
| Jordan Pacheco | 1B | 2016 (31 g) | 2011–2014 (270 g) |
| Nick Masset | P | 2008–2011 (241 g) | 2014 (51 g) |
| Jeffrey Hammonds | OF | 1998–1999 (149 g) | 2000 (122 g) |
| Kent Mercker | P | 1997, 2003, 2005–2006, 2008 (210 g) | 2002 (58 g) |
| Alex Ochoa | OF | 2000–2001 (208 g) | 2001 (58 g) |
| Jose Iglesias | SS | 2019 (146 g) | 2022 (118 g) |
| Curtis Goodwin | OF | 1996–1997 (134 g) | 1998 (119 g) |
| Jacob Cruz | OF | 2004–2005 (206 g) | 2001 (44 g) |
| Mike Moustakas | 3B | 2020–2022 (184 g) | 2023 (47 g) |
| Chuck McElroy | P | 1994–1996 (108 g) | 1998–1999 (119 g) |
| Mark Sweeney | OF | 1999 (37 g) | 2003–2004 (189 g) |
| Todd Hollandsworth | OF | 2006 (34 g) | 2000–2002 (184 g) |
| Dennys Reyes | P | 1998–2001 (171 g) | 2002 (43 g) |
| Connor Joe | OF | 2025 (35 g) | 2021–2022 (174 g) |
| Jeff Francis | P | 2014 (1 g) | 2004–2008, 2010, 2012–2013 (199 g) |
| Stan Belinda | P | 1997–1999 (153 g) | 2000 (47 g) |
| Robert Stephenson | P | 2016–2020 (105 g) | 2021–2022 (94 g) |
| Royce Clayton | SS | 2006 (50 g) | 2004 (146 g) |
| Ron Gant | OF | 1995 (119 g) | 2001 (59 g) |
| Jeremy Affeldt | P | 2008 (74 g) | 2006–2007 (102 g) |
| Greg Vaughn | OF | 1999 (153 g) | 2003 (22 g) |
| Freddie Benavides | SS | 1991–1992 (98 g) | 1993 (74 g) |
| Todd Jones | P | 2004 (51 g) | 2002–2003 (112 g) |
| Chris Jones | OF | 1991 (52 g) | 1993–1994 (107 g) |
| Brent Suter | P | 2024–2025 (95 g) | 2023 (57 g) |
| Jeff Hoffman | P | 2021–2022 (67 g) | 2016–2020 (71 g) |
| Eric Anthony | OF | 1995–1996 (94 g) | 1996 (32 g) |
| Nick Martini | OF | 2023–2024 (81 g) | 2025 (43 g) |
| Yonder Alonso | 1B | 2010–2011 (69 g) | 2019 (54 g) |
| Pat Watkins | OF | 1997–1998 (100 g) | 1999 (16 g) |
| Denny Neagle | P | 1999–2000 (39 g) | 2001–2003 (72 g) |
| Elmer Dessens | P | 2000–2002 (106 g) | 2007 (5 g) |
| Josh Fogg | P | 2008 (23 g) | 2006–2007, 2009 (87 g) |
| Darren Bragg | OF | 2004 (38 g) | 2000 (71 g) |
| Brian Hunter | OF | 2000 (32 g) | 2000 (72 g) |
| Jose Acevedo | P | 2001–2004 (68 g) | 2005 (36 g) |
| Josh Roenicke | P | 2008–2009 (16 g) | 2011–2012 (82 g) |
| Mike Kelly | OF | 1996–1997 (92 g) | 1999 (2 g) |
| Ron Villone | P | 1999–2000 (64 g) | 2001 (22 g) |
| Kevin Jarvis | P | 1994–1997 (58 g) | 2000, 2004 (27 g) |
| Marcus Moore | P | 1996 (23 g) | 1993–1994 (56 g) |
| Darnell Coles | 3B | 1992 (55 g) | 1997 (21 g) |
| Scott Service | P | 1993–1994, 1996–1997 (71 g) | 1993 (3 g) |
| Chris Nichting | P | 2001 (36 g) | 2001–2002 (36 g) |
| Austin Wynns | C | 2024–2025 (25 g) | 2023 (45 g) |
| Chris Sexton | 2B | 2000 (35 g) | 1999 (35 g) |
| Rick White | P | 2006 (26 g) | 2002 (41 g) |
| Jimmy Herget | P | 2019 (5 g) | 2025 (59 g) |
| Mychal Givens | P | 2021 (23 g) | 2020–2021 (41 g) |
| Matt Kemp | OF | 2019 (20 g) | 2020 (43 g) |
| Mark Bellhorn | 2B | 2007 (13 g) | 2003 (48 g) |
| Jason Romano | OF | 2004–2005 (41 g) | 2002 (18 g) |
| Victor Santos | P | 2007 (32 g) | 2002 (24 g) |
| Brooks Kieschnick | P | 2000 (14 g) | 2001 (35 g) |
| Jason Marquis | P | 2015 (10 g) | 2009 (38 g) |
| Allan Simpson | P | 2005 (9 g) | 2004–2005 (34 g) |
| Shawn Estes | P | 2002 (6 g) | 2004 (36 g) |
| Ramon Ortiz | P | 2005 (30 g) | 2007 (10 g) |
| Greg Reynolds | P | 2013 (6 g) | 2008, 2011 (27 g) |
| Manny Aybar | P | 2000 (32 g) | 2000 (1 g) |
| Ashton Goudeau | P | 2021 (5 g) | 2020–2022 (27 g) |
| Tony Womack | 2B | 2006 (9 g) | 2003 (21 g) |
| Robin Jennings | OF | 2001 (27 g) | 2001 (1 g) |
| Chase Anderson | P | 2022 (9 g) | 2023 (17 g) |
| Kip Wells | P | 2009 (10 g) | 2008 (15 g) |
| Anderson Machado | SS | 2004–2005 (19 g) | 2005 (4 g) |
| Kimera Bartee | OF | 2000 (11 g) | 2001 (12 g) |
| Phillip Diehl | P | 2022 (5 g) | 2019–2020 (16 g) |
| Sun-Woo Kim | P | 2006 (2 g) | 2005–2006 (18 g) |
| Giovanni Carrara | P | 1996–1997 (10 g) | 2000 (8 g) |
| Mark Hutton | P | 1998 (10 g) | 1997 (8 g) |
| Mo Sanford | P | 1991 (5 g) | 1993 (11 g) |
| Taylor Motter | SS | 2022 (2 g) | 2021 (13 g) |
| Dan Serafini | P | 2003 (11 g) | 2007 (3 g) |
| Jesus Sanchez | P | 2004 (3 g) | 2003 (9 g) |
| Marc Kroon | P | 1998 (4 g) | 2004 (6 g) |
| Tim Melville | P | 2016 (3 g) | 2019 (7 g) |
| Chasen Shreve | P | 2023 (3 g) | 2024 (1 g) |
| Ryan Vilade | OF | 2025 (1 g) | 2021 (3 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.Reds seasons include the Cincinnati Red Stockings (1882–1889) and Cincinnati Redlegs (1954–1959).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Cincinnati Reds and the Colorado Rockies?
94 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1993 to 2025, including Dante Bichette, Jeff Reed, Drew Stubbs and Lenny Harris. 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?
Chris Jones: Cincinnati Reds first, then the Colorado Rockies from 1993.
Who has played for both recently?
Kyle Farmer, Garrett Hampson, Connor Joe, Brent Suter, Nick Martini and Austin Wynns and 3 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. Reds seasons include the Cincinnati Red Stockings (1882–1889) and Cincinnati Redlegs (1954–1959).
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