Cincinnati Reds and Detroit Tigers players: who played for both
Who played for both the Reds and Tigers?
178 players played for both the Cincinnati Reds and the Detroit Tigers between 1901 and 2025, including Sam Crawford, Harry Heilmann, Sean Casey and Gee Walker. 74 of them played for the Reds first and 97 for the Tigers first; 7 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Emil Frisk is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Reds first, then the Tigers from 1901.
- Tanner Rainey is the most recent: Reds first, then the Tigers from 2025.
- Sam Crawford played the most games across the two: 403 for the Reds and 2,114 for the Tigers.
- 37 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Harry Heilmann.
- Most common positions on this list: P (71), OF (40), C (19), 3B (14).
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All 178 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Reds | Tigers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Crawford | OF | 1899–1902 (403 g) | 1903–1917 (2114 g) |
| Harry Heilmann | OF | 1930, 1932 (157 g) | 1914, 1916–1929 (1989 g) |
| Sean Casey | 1B | 1998–2005 (1075 g) | 2006–2007 (196 g) |
| Gee Walker | OF | 1942–1945 (460 g) | 1931–1937 (794 g) |
| Oscar Stanage | C | 1906 (1 g) | 1909–1920, 1925 (1095 g) |
| Hal Morris | 1B | 1990–1997, 1999–2000 (1049 g) | 2000 (40 g) |
| Dmitri Young | OF | 1998–2001 (565 g) | 2002–2006 (487 g) |
| Eric Davis | OF | 1984–1991, 1996 (985 g) | 1993–1994 (60 g) |
| Nick Castellanos | OF | 2020–2021 (198 g) | 2013–2019 (837 g) |
| Eugenio Suarez | 3B | 2015–2021 (916 g) | 2014 (85 g) |
| Ramon Santiago | SS | 2014 (75 g) | 2002–2003, 2006–2013 (818 g) |
| Tucker Barnhart | C | 2014–2021 (744 g) | 2022 (94 g) |
| Dave Collins | OF | 1978–1981, 1987–1989 (697 g) | 1986 (124 g) |
| Joe Oliver | C | 1989–1994, 1996–1997 (769 g) | 1998 (50 g) |
| Jimmy Barrett | OF | 1899–1900, 1906 (168 g) | 1901–1905 (590 g) |
| Babe Pinelli | 3B | 1922–1927 (648 g) | 1920 (103 g) |
| Jeimer Candelario | 3B | 2024–2025 (134 g) | 2017–2022 (590 g) |
| Jose Iglesias | SS | 2019 (146 g) | 2013, 2015–2018 (558 g) |
| Ray Knight | 3B | 1974, 1977–1981 (595 g) | 1988 (105 g) |
| Jo-Jo White | OF | 1944 (25 g) | 1932–1938 (630 g) |
| Barney McCosky | OF | 1951 (25 g) | 1939–1942, 1946 (596 g) |
| Johnny Lipon | SS | 1954 (1 g) | 1942, 1946, 1948–1952 (611 g) |
| Jake Wood | 2B | 1967 (16 g) | 1961–1967 (592 g) |
| Jimmy Outlaw | OF | 1937–1938 (53 g) | 1943–1949 (533 g) |
| Todd Jones | P | 2004 (51 g) | 1997–2001, 2006–2008 (480 g) |
| Juan Encarnacion | OF | 2002 (83 g) | 1997–2001 (444 g) |
| Jim Delahanty | 2B | 1906 (115 g) | 1909–1912 (376 g) |
| Jimmy Bloodworth | 2B | 1949–1950 (138 g) | 1942–1943, 1946 (342 g) |
| Frank House | C | 1960 (23 g) | 1950–1951, 1954–1957, 1961 (456 g) |
| Rocky Bridges | SS | 1953–1957 (346 g) | 1959–1960 (126 g) |
| Walt Dropo | 1B | 1958–1959 (89 g) | 1952–1954 (374 g) |
| Harry Rice | OF | 1933 (143 g) | 1928–1930 (298 g) |
| Fred Hatfield | 3B | 1958 (3 g) | 1952–1956 (432 g) |
| Brennan Boesch | OF | 2015 (51 g) | 2010–2012 (380 g) |
| Buck Farmer | P | 2022–2024 (176 g) | 2014–2021 (241 g) |
| Alex Johnson | OF | 1968–1969 (288 g) | 1976 (125 g) |
| Wayne Krenchicki | 3B | 1982–1985 (332 g) | 1983 (59 g) |
| Wally Pipp | 1B | 1926–1928 (372 g) | 1913 (12 g) |
| Steve Boros | 3B | 1964–1965 (119 g) | 1957–1958, 1961–1962 (262 g) |
| George Harper | OF | 1922–1924 (217 g) | 1916–1918 (161 g) |
| Babe Herman | OF | 1932, 1935–1936 (360 g) | 1937 (17 g) |
| Champ Summers | OF | 1977–1979 (99 g) | 1979–1981 (274 g) |
| Michael Lorenzen | P | 2015–2021 (352 g) | 2023 (18 g) |
| Brian Hunter | OF | 2000 (32 g) | 1997–1999 (322 g) |
| Ted Power | P | 1983–1987, 1991 (350 g) | 1988 (4 g) |
| Chick Shorten | OF | 1924 (41 g) | 1919–1921 (303 g) |
| Mark Koenig | SS | 1934 (151 g) | 1930–1931 (182 g) |
| William Louden | 2B | 1916 (134 g) | 1912–1913 (199 g) |
| Skeeter Barnes | 3B | 1983–1984, 1989 (52 g) | 1991–1994 (278 g) |
| Jean Dubuc | P | 1908–1909 (35 g) | 1912–1916 (293 g) |
| Kid Elberfeld | SS | 1899 (41 g) | 1901–1903 (286 g) |
| Mark Lewis | 2B | 1995, 1999–2000 (180 g) | 1996 (145 g) |
| Red Killefer | OF | 1914–1916 (268 g) | 1907–1909 (56 g) |
| Melvin Nieves | OF | 1998 (83 g) | 1996–1997 (236 g) |
| Doug Bair | P | 1978–1981 (220 g) | 1983–1985 (95 g) |
| Clyde Manion | C | 1932–1934 (110 g) | 1920–1924, 1926–1927 (199 g) |
| Francisco Cordero | P | 2008–2011 (283 g) | 1999 (20 g) |
| Darnell Coles | 3B | 1992 (55 g) | 1986–1987, 1990 (247 g) |
| Hub Walker | OF | 1936–1937 (170 g) | 1931, 1935, 1945 (127 g) |
| Tracy Jones | OF | 1986–1988 (200 g) | 1989–1990 (96 g) |
| Brayan Peña | C | 2014–2015 (223 g) | 2013 (71 g) |
| Jack Billingham | P | 1972–1977 (215 g) | 1978–1980 (73 g) |
| Herm Wehmeier | P | 1945, 1947–1954 (259 g) | 1958 (7 g) |
| Bip Roberts | 2B | 1992–1993 (230 g) | 1998 (34 g) |
| Dick Harley | OF | 1900–1901 (138 g) | 1902 (125 g) |
| Milt Wilcox | P | 1970–1971 (23 g) | 1977–1985 (236 g) |
| Doug Flynn | 2B | 1975–1977 (219 g) | 1985 (32 g) |
| Charlie Carr | 1B | 1906 (22 g) | 1903–1904 (227 g) |
| Billy Sullivan | C | 1935 (85 g) | 1940–1941 (163 g) |
| Jacob Cruz | OF | 2004–2005 (206 g) | 2002 (35 g) |
| Juan Samuel | 2B | 1993 (103 g) | 1994–1995 (135 g) |
| Billy Martin | 2B | 1960 (103 g) | 1958 (131 g) |
| Edgar Renteria | SS | 2011 (96 g) | 2008 (138 g) |
| Kimera Bartee | OF | 2000 (11 g) | 1996–1999 (220 g) |
| Joe Randa | 3B | 2005 (92 g) | 1998 (138 g) |
| C. J. Nitkowski | P | 1995 (9 g) | 1995–1996, 1999–2001 (214 g) |
| Bill Scherrer | P | 1982–1984, 1987 (138 g) | 1984–1986 (79 g) |
| Matt Batts | C | 1955–1956 (29 g) | 1952–1954 (184 g) |
| Bob Wood | C | 1898–1900 (147 g) | 1904–1905 (57 g) |
| Ownie Carroll | P | 1930–1932 (68 g) | 1925, 1927–1930 (134 g) |
| Brandon Dixon | 1B | 2018 (74 g) | 2019–2020 (123 g) |
| Paul Bako | C | 2008 (99 g) | 1998 (96 g) |
| Justin Wilson | P | 2021–2022, 2024 (86 g) | 2016–2017 (108 g) |
| Frank Williams | P | 1987–1988 (145 g) | 1989 (43 g) |
| Alex Gonzalez | SS | 2007, 2009 (178 g) | 2014 (9 g) |
| Bill Gullickson | P | 1986–1987 (64 g) | 1991–1994 (118 g) |
| Johnny Klippstein | P | 1955–1958, 1962 (174 g) | 1967 (5 g) |
| Alfredo Simon | P | 2012–2014, 2016 (146 g) | 2015 (31 g) |
| George Suggs | P | 1910–1913 (150 g) | 1908–1909 (15 g) |
| Harry Coveleski | P | 1910 (7 g) | 1914–1918 (158 g) |
| Harry Spilman | 1B | 1978–1981 (135 g) | 1986 (24 g) |
| Nolen Richardson | 3B | 1938–1939 (36 g) | 1929, 1931–1932 (120 g) |
| Tony Piet | 2B | 1934–1935 (112 g) | 1938 (41 g) |
| Al Simmons | OF | 1939 (9 g) | 1936 (143 g) |
| Al Lakeman | C | 1942–1947 (144 g) | 1954 (5 g) |
| Orlando Peña | P | 1958–1960 (59 g) | 1965–1967 (86 g) |
| Brian Moehler | P | 2002 (10 g) | 1996–2002 (131 g) |
| Al Unser | C | 1945 (67 g) | 1942–1944 (53 g) |
| Jack Hannahan | 3B | 2013–2014 (109 g) | 2006 (3 g) |
| John Tsitouris | P | 1962–1968 (108 g) | 1957 (2 g) |
| Clarence Mitchell | P | 1916–1917 (104 g) | 1911 (5 g) |
| Steve Bilko | 1B | 1958 (31 g) | 1960 (78 g) |
| Dave Sisler | P | 1962 (35 g) | 1959–1960 (73 g) |
| Herman Pillette | P | 1917 (1 g) | 1922–1924 (106 g) |
| Damian Jackson | 2B | 1997–1998 (25 g) | 2002 (81 g) |
| Jack Rowan | P | 1908–1910, 1913–1914 (105 g) | 1906 (1 g) |
| Rabbit Robinson | 2B | 1910 (2 g) | 1904 (101 g) |
| Syl Johnson | P | 1934 (2 g) | 1922–1925 (101 g) |
| Ralph Works | P | 1912–1913 (8 g) | 1909–1912 (91 g) |
| Woodie Fryman | P | 1977 (17 g) | 1972–1974 (77 g) |
| Brian Johnson | C | 1999 (45 g) | 1997 (45 g) |
| Erve Beck | 2B | 1902 (48 g) | 1902 (41 g) |
| Tim Pugh | P | 1992–1996 (87 g) | 1997 (2 g) |
| Esteban Yan | P | 2006 (14 g) | 2004 (69 g) |
| Tim Belcher | P | 1992–1993 (57 g) | 1994 (25 g) |
| David Wells | P | 1995 (11 g) | 1993–1995 (66 g) |
| Richie Lewis | P | 1997 (4 g) | 1996 (72 g) |
| Hank Foiles | C | 1953, 1962–1963 (49 g) | 1960 (26 g) |
| Kevin Jarvis | P | 1994–1997 (58 g) | 1997 (17 g) |
| Austin Romine | C | 2022 (37 g) | 2020 (37 g) |
| Bob Miller | P | 1962 (6 g) | 1953–1956 (67 g) |
| Dwayne Henry | P | 1992–1993 (63 g) | 1995 (10 g) |
| Derek Law | P | 2022–2023 (69 g) | 2022 (2 g) |
| Ruben Sierra | OF | 1997 (25 g) | 1996 (46 g) |
| Jason Johnson | P | 2006 (4 g) | 2004–2005 (66 g) |
| Dick Gernert | 1B | 1961 (40 g) | 1960–1961 (27 g) |
| Todd Van Poppel | P | 2003–2004 (57 g) | 1996 (9 g) |
| Geronimo Berroa | DH | 1992 (13 g) | 1998 (52 g) |
| Johnny Couch | P | 1922–1923 (62 g) | 1917 (3 g) |
| Sal Butera | C | 1986–1987 (61 g) | 1983 (4 g) |
| Vern Kennedy | P | 1945 (24 g) | 1938–1939 (41 g) |
| Victor Santos | P | 2007 (32 g) | 2001 (33 g) |
| Charlie Gelbert | SS | 1937 (43 g) | 1937 (20 g) |
| Chuck Kress | 1B | 1947, 1949 (38 g) | 1954 (24 g) |
| Tom Bolton | P | 1992 (16 g) | 1993 (43 g) |
| Carl Willis | P | 1984–1986 (47 g) | 1984 (10 g) |
| Jimmy Shevlin | 1B | 1932, 1934 (25 g) | 1930 (29 g) |
| Kevin Wickander | P | 1993 (33 g) | 1995 (21 g) |
| George Zuverink | P | 1954 (2 g) | 1954–1955 (49 g) |
| Greg Cadaret | P | 1993 (34 g) | 1994 (17 g) |
| Chasen Shreve | P | 2023 (3 g) | 2023 (47 g) |
| Bob Hazle | OF | 1955 (6 g) | 1958 (43 g) |
| Scotti Madison | 3B | 1989 (40 g) | 1985–1986 (8 g) |
| Willie Smith | OF | 1971 (31 g) | 1963 (17 g) |
| Bill Burns | P | 1910–1911 (38 g) | 1912 (6 g) |
| Bill Wight | P | 1958 (7 g) | 1952–1953 (36 g) |
| Gerry Staley | P | 1955 (30 g) | 1961 (13 g) |
| Luis Pineda | P | 2002 (26 g) | 2001 (16 g) |
| Dontrelle Willis | P | 2011 (16 g) | 2008–2010 (25 g) |
| Jack Cronin | P | 1899 (5 g) | 1901–1902 (35 g) |
| Boom-Boom Beck | P | 1945 (11 g) | 1944 (28 g) |
| Vince Coleman | OF | 1996 (33 g) | 1997 (6 g) |
| Jake Mooty | P | 1936–1937 (23 g) | 1944 (15 g) |
| Steve Avery | P | 1999 (19 g) | 2003 (19 g) |
| George Lerchen | OF | 1953 (22 g) | 1952 (14 g) |
| Charley Hall | P | 1906–1907 (29 g) | 1918 (6 g) |
| Frank Sigafoos | 3B | 1931 (21 g) | 1929 (13 g) |
| Dane Sardinha | C | 2003, 2005 (2 g) | 2008–2009 (29 g) |
| Emil Frisk | OF | 1899 (9 g) | 1901 (20 g) |
| Jimmy Archer | C | 1918 (9 g) | 1907 (19 g) |
| Carson Fulmer | P | 2021 (20 g) | 2020 (7 g) |
| Collin Balester | P | 2015 (15 g) | 2012 (11 g) |
| Joey Eischen | P | 1997 (1 g) | 1996 (24 g) |
| Dennis Ribant | P | 1969 (7 g) | 1968 (15 g) |
| Earl Harrist | P | 1945 (14 g) | 1953 (8 g) |
| Ivey Shiver | OF | 1934 (19 g) | 1931 (2 g) |
| Adam Pettyjohn | P | 2008 (3 g) | 2001 (16 g) |
| Sheldon Burnside | P | 1980 (7 g) | 1978–1979 (12 g) |
| Ryan Vilade | OF | 2025 (1 g) | 2024 (17 g) |
| Jermaine Clark | OF | 2004 (14 g) | 2001 (3 g) |
| Tex Erwin | C | 1914 (12 g) | 1907 (4 g) |
| Jeff Kaiser | P | 1993 (3 g) | 1991 (10 g) |
| Jimmy Wiggs | P | 1903 (2 g) | 1905–1906 (11 g) |
| Tanner Rainey | P | 2018 (8 g) | 2025 (2 g) |
| Cody Ross | OF | 2006 (2 g) | 2003 (6 g) |
| Joseph Burns | OF | 1910 (1 g) | 1913 (4 g) |
| Bob Logan | P | 1941 (2 g) | 1937 (1 g) |
| Frank Secory | OF | 1942 (2 g) | 1940 (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.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 Detroit Tigers?
178 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1901 to 2025, including Sam Crawford, Harry Heilmann, Sean Casey and Gee Walker. 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?
Emil Frisk: Cincinnati Reds first, then the Detroit Tigers from 1901.
Who has played for both recently?
Jeimer Candelario, Buck Farmer, Justin Wilson, Ryan Vilade and Tanner Rainey, 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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