Cincinnati Reds and Kansas City Royals players: who played for both
Who played for both the Reds and Royals?
120 players played for both the Cincinnati Reds and the Kansas City Royals between 1969 and 2025, including Hal McRae, Vada Pinson, Cesar Geronimo and Hal Morris. 67 of them played for the Reds first and 44 for the Royals first; 9 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Moe Drabowsky is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Reds first, then the Royals from 1969.
- Scott Barlow is the most recent: Royals first, then the Reds from 2025.
- Hal McRae played the most games across the two: 247 for the Reds and 1,837 for the Royals.
- 17 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Hal McRae.
- Most common positions on this list: P (65), OF (24), 2B (9), C (8).
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All 120 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Reds | Royals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hal McRae | DH | 1968, 1970–1972 (247 g) | 1973–1987 (1837 g) |
| Vada Pinson | OF | 1958–1968 (1565 g) | 1974–1975 (218 g) |
| Cesar Geronimo | OF | 1972–1980 (1203 g) | 1981–1983 (150 g) |
| Hal Morris | 1B | 1990–1997, 1999–2000 (1049 g) | 1998 (127 g) |
| Mike Moustakas | 3B | 2020–2022 (184 g) | 2011–2018 (934 g) |
| Joe Randa | 3B | 2005 (92 g) | 1995–1996, 1999–2004 (1019 g) |
| Cookie Rojas | 2B | 1962 (39 g) | 1970–1977 (880 g) |
| Reggie Sanders | OF | 1991–1998 (805 g) | 2006–2007 (112 g) |
| Lee May | 1B | 1965–1971 (761 g) | 1981–1982 (68 g) |
| Michael Tucker | OF | 1999–2001 (367 g) | 1995–1996, 2002–2003 (418 g) |
| Billy Hamilton | OF | 2013–2018 (690 g) | 2019 (93 g) |
| Jason LaRue | C | 1999–2006 (715 g) | 2007 (66 g) |
| Kurt Stillwell | SS | 1986–1987 (235 g) | 1988–1991 (524 g) |
| Jeff Montgomery | P | 1987 (14 g) | 1988–1999 (686 g) |
| Jonathan India | 2B | 2021–2024 (523 g) | 2025 (136 g) |
| Ryan Freel | OF | 2003–2008 (544 g) | 2009 (18 g) |
| Scott Sullivan | P | 1995–2003 (495 g) | 2004 (49 g) |
| Brayan Peña | C | 2014–2015 (223 g) | 2009–2012 (264 g) |
| Jose Guillen | OF | 2002–2003 (122 g) | 2008–2010 (340 g) |
| Chris Stynes | 3B | 1997–2000 (364 g) | 1995–1996 (58 g) |
| Bip Roberts | 2B | 1992–1993 (230 g) | 1996–1997 (187 g) |
| Todd Benzinger | 1B | 1989–1991 (330 g) | 1991 (78 g) |
| Michael Lorenzen | P | 2015–2021 (352 g) | 2024–2025 (34 g) |
| Clint Hurdle | OF | 1982 (19 g) | 1977–1981 (359 g) |
| Ted Power | P | 1983–1987, 1991 (350 g) | 1988 (22 g) |
| Aroldis Chapman | P | 2010–2015 (324 g) | 2023 (31 g) |
| Scott Barlow | P | 2025 (75 g) | 2018–2023 (277 g) |
| Jonny Gomes | OF | 2009–2011 (323 g) | 2015 (12 g) |
| Tom Browning | P | 1984–1994 (322 g) | 1995 (2 g) |
| Amir Garrett | P | 2017–2021 (235 g) | 2022–2023 (87 g) |
| Jon Nunnally | OF | 1997–1998 (139 g) | 1995–1997 (167 g) |
| Ted Abernathy | P | 1967–1968 (148 g) | 1970–1972 (144 g) |
| Charlie Leibrandt | P | 1979–1982 (82 g) | 1984–1989 (194 g) |
| Jeremy Affeldt | P | 2008 (74 g) | 2002–2006 (184 g) |
| Homer Bailey | P | 2007–2018 (216 g) | 2019 (18 g) |
| Blake Wood | P | 2016–2017 (125 g) | 2010–2011 (106 g) |
| Hector Carrasco | P | 1994–1997 (203 g) | 1997 (28 g) |
| Johnny Cueto | P | 2008–2015 (214 g) | 2015 (13 g) |
| Scott Service | P | 1993–1994, 1996–1997 (71 g) | 1997–1999 (153 g) |
| Benito Santiago | C | 1995, 2000 (170 g) | 2004 (49 g) |
| Stan Belinda | P | 1997–1999 (153 g) | 1993–1994 (60 g) |
| Vince Coleman | OF | 1996 (33 g) | 1994–1995 (179 g) |
| Dennys Reyes | P | 1998–2001 (171 g) | 2004 (40 g) |
| Jeff Conine | 1B | 2007 (80 g) | 1990, 1992, 1998 (130 g) |
| Jeff Keppinger | 2B | 2007–2008 (188 g) | 2006 (22 g) |
| Willie Bloomquist | OF | 2010 (11 g) | 2009–2010 (197 g) |
| Richie Scheinblum | OF | 1973 (29 g) | 1972, 1974 (170 g) |
| Danny Jackson | P | 1988–1990 (79 g) | 1983–1987 (119 g) |
| Bruce Chen | P | 2002 (39 g) | 2009–2014 (157 g) |
| Tom Hall | P | 1972–1975 (144 g) | 1976–1977 (39 g) |
| Kelly Stinnett | C | 2001–2003 (157 g) | 2004 (20 g) |
| Rawly Eastwick | P | 1974–1977 (160 g) | 1980 (14 g) |
| Hunter Renfroe | OF | 2023 (14 g) | 2024–2025 (155 g) |
| Brady Singer | P | 2025 (32 g) | 2020–2024 (127 g) |
| Luke Maile | C | 2023–2024 (133 g) | 2025 (25 g) |
| Tim Belcher | P | 1992–1993 (57 g) | 1996–1998 (101 g) |
| Paul Bako | C | 2008 (99 g) | 2006 (56 g) |
| Ruben Mateo | OF | 2002–2003 (120 g) | 2004 (32 g) |
| Elmer Dessens | P | 2000–2002 (106 g) | 2006 (43 g) |
| Rich Gale | P | 1983 (33 g) | 1978–1981 (116 g) |
| Juan Samuel | 2B | 1993 (103 g) | 1992, 1995 (44 g) |
| Jonathan Broxton | P | 2012–2014 (110 g) | 2012 (35 g) |
| Christian Colon | 2B | 2019–2020 (19 g) | 2014–2017 (125 g) |
| Edinson Volquez | P | 2008–2011 (75 g) | 2015–2016 (68 g) |
| Wilton Guerrero | 2B | 2001–2002 (119 g) | 2004 (24 g) |
| Terry Pendleton | 3B | 1997 (50 g) | 1998 (79 g) |
| Donnie Sadler | OF | 2001 (39 g) | 2001–2002 (89 g) |
| Mike LaCoss | P | 1978–1981 (106 g) | 1985 (21 g) |
| Garrett Hampson | OF | 2025 (9 g) | 2024 (113 g) |
| Jakob Junis | P | 2024 (14 g) | 2017–2021 (105 g) |
| Jason Bourgeois | OF | 2014–2015 (86 g) | 2012 (30 g) |
| Tommy Pham | OF | 2022 (91 g) | 2024 (23 g) |
| Mike Minor | P | 2022 (19 g) | 2017, 2021 (93 g) |
| Roger Nelson | P | 1973–1974 (28 g) | 1969–1972, 1976 (83 g) |
| Brett Tomko | P | 1997–1999 (93 g) | 2008 (16 g) |
| Tim Pugh | P | 1992–1996 (87 g) | 1996 (19 g) |
| Moe Drabowsky | P | 1962 (23 g) | 1969–1970 (76 g) |
| Carmelo Martinez | OF | 1991 (53 g) | 1991 (44 g) |
| Matt Reynolds | SS | 2022–2023 (94 g) | 2020 (3 g) |
| Jerry Spradlin | P | 1993–1994, 1996 (44 g) | 2000 (50 g) |
| John Bale | P | 2003 (10 g) | 2007–2009 (82 g) |
| Wayne Simpson | P | 1970–1972 (73 g) | 1973 (16 g) |
| Ted Savage | OF | 1969 (68 g) | 1971 (19 g) |
| Rosell Herrera | OF | 2018 (11 g) | 2018 (75 g) |
| Brian Johnson | C | 1999 (45 g) | 2000 (37 g) |
| Scott Bankhead | P | 1992 (54 g) | 1986 (24 g) |
| Travis Wood | P | 2010–2011 (43 g) | 2017 (28 g) |
| Brandon Finnegan | P | 2015–2018 (49 g) | 2014–2015 (21 g) |
| German Barranca | 2B | 1981–1982 (55 g) | 1979–1980 (12 g) |
| Ricky Bones | P | 1997 (9 g) | 1997–1998 (54 g) |
| Scotti Madison | 3B | 1989 (40 g) | 1987–1988 (23 g) |
| Joe Hoerner | P | 1977 (8 g) | 1973–1974 (52 g) |
| Luke Hudson | P | 2002, 2004–2005 (33 g) | 2006–2007 (27 g) |
| Jason Standridge | P | 2005–2006 (53 g) | 2007 (4 g) |
| Travis Dawkins | SS | 1999–2000, 2002 (52 g) | 2003 (3 g) |
| Andy McGaffigan | P | 1984–1985 (24 g) | 1990–1991 (28 g) |
| Nathan Adcock | P | 2015 (13 g) | 2011–2012 (36 g) |
| Brian Goodwin | OF | 2020 (20 g) | 2018 (27 g) |
| Greg Cadaret | P | 1993 (34 g) | 1993 (13 g) |
| Calvin Pickering | DH | 2001 (4 g) | 2004–2005 (42 g) |
| Bob Shirley | P | 1982 (41 g) | 1987 (3 g) |
| Damian Jackson | 2B | 1997–1998 (25 g) | 2004 (14 g) |
| Jeff Austin | P | 2003 (7 g) | 2001–2002 (31 g) |
| Dennis Rasmussen | P | 1987–1988 (18 g) | 1992–1993, 1995 (19 g) |
| Luke Weaver | P | 2023 (21 g) | 2022 (14 g) |
| Jeff Francis | P | 2014 (1 g) | 2011 (31 g) |
| Matt Harvey | P | 2018 (24 g) | 2020 (7 g) |
| Kerry Robinson | OF | 1999 (9 g) | 2006 (18 g) |
| Ben Lively | P | 2023 (19 g) | 2018–2019 (6 g) |
| Rick Reed | P | 1995 (4 g) | 1992–1993 (20 g) |
| Andy Larkin | P | 2000 (3 g) | 2000 (18 g) |
| Kip Wells | P | 2009 (10 g) | 2008 (10 g) |
| Michael Mariot | P | 2023 (1 g) | 2014–2015 (19 g) |
| Bob Buchanan | P | 1985 (14 g) | 1989 (2 g) |
| Joe Mays | P | 2006 (7 g) | 2006 (6 g) |
| Tony Cruz | C | 2018 (9 g) | 2016 (4 g) |
| Luke Farrell | P | 2017, 2022 (11 g) | 2017 (1 g) |
| Seth Etherton | P | 2003 (7 g) | 2006 (2 g) |
| Alec Mills | P | 2023 (1 g) | 2016 (3 g) |
| Chris Booker | P | 2005 (3 g) | 2006 (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 Kansas City Royals?
120 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1969 to 2025, including Hal McRae, Vada Pinson, Cesar Geronimo and Hal Morris. 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?
Moe Drabowsky: Cincinnati Reds first, then the Kansas City Royals from 1969.
Who has played for both recently?
Jonathan India, Michael Lorenzen, Scott Barlow, Hunter Renfroe, Brady Singer and Luke Maile 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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