Cleveland Guardians and Houston Astros players: who played for both
Who played for both the Guardians and Astros?
101 players played for both the Cleveland Guardians and the Houston Astros between 1962 and 2025, including Michael Brantley, Kenny Lofton, Alan Ashby and Buddy Bell. 60 of them played for the Guardians first and 39 for the Astros first; 2 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Al Cicotte is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Guardians first, then the Astros from 1962.
- Enyel De Los Santos is the most recent: Guardians first, then the Astros from 2025.
- Michael Brantley played the most games across the two: 1,051 for the Guardians and 394 for the Astros.
- 17 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Kenny Lofton.
- Most common positions on this list: P (51), OF (25), 2B (8), SS (6).
How many can you name?
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All 101 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Guardians | Astros |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Brantley | OF | 2009–2018 (1051 g) | 2019–2023 (394 g) |
| Kenny Lofton | OF | 1992–1996, 1998–2001, 2007 (1276 g) | 1991 (20 g) |
| Alan Ashby | C | 1973–1976 (200 g) | 1979–1989 (965 g) |
| Buddy Bell | 3B | 1972–1978 (987 g) | 1988 (74 g) |
| Michael Bourn | OF | 2013–2015 (331 g) | 2008–2011 (541 g) |
| Adam Everett | SS | 2011 (34 g) | 2001–2007 (649 g) |
| Jose Vizcaino | SS | 1996 (48 g) | 2001–2005 (559 g) |
| Ricky Gutierrez | SS | 2002–2003 (110 g) | 1995–1999 (469 g) |
| Myles Straw | OF | 2021–2024 (366 g) | 2018–2021 (196 g) |
| Casey Candaele | 2B | 1996–1997 (38 g) | 1988, 1990–1993 (512 g) |
| Jason Michaels | OF | 2006–2008 (249 g) | 2009–2011 (297 g) |
| Tony Sipp | P | 2009–2012 (248 g) | 2014–2018 (276 g) |
| Cliff Johnson | DH | 1979–1980 (126 g) | 1972–1977 (376 g) |
| Lee Maye | OF | 1967–1969 (267 g) | 1965–1966 (223 g) |
| Doug Jones | P | 1986–1991, 1998 (295 g) | 1992–1993 (151 g) |
| Mike Fischlin | SS | 1981–1985 (387 g) | 1977–1978, 1980 (58 g) |
| Joe Smith | P | 2009–2013, 2017 (324 g) | 2018–2019, 2021 (111 g) |
| Luis Valbuena | 3B | 2009–2011 (211 g) | 2015–2016 (222 g) |
| Alan Bannister | OF | 1980–1983 (367 g) | 1984 (9 g) |
| Johnny Temple | 2B | 1960–1961 (227 g) | 1962–1963 (131 g) |
| Walt Bond | OF | 1960–1962 (90 g) | 1964–1965 (265 g) |
| Chris Johnson | 3B | 2015 (27 g) | 2009–2012 (304 g) |
| Larry Milbourne | 2B | 1982 (82 g) | 1974–1976 (244 g) |
| Chris James | OF | 1990–1991 (255 g) | 1993 (65 g) |
| Jeff Kent | 2B | 1996 (39 g) | 2003–2004 (275 g) |
| Dave Clark | OF | 1986–1989 (212 g) | 1998 (93 g) |
| Thomas Howard | OF | 1992–1993 (191 g) | 1997 (107 g) |
| Larry Andersen | P | 1975, 1977, 1979 (22 g) | 1986–1990 (268 g) |
| Ed Taubensee | C | 1991, 2001 (78 g) | 1992–1994 (203 g) |
| Michael Jackson | P | 1997–1999 (212 g) | 2001 (67 g) |
| Ben Francisco | OF | 2007–2009 (235 g) | 2012 (31 g) |
| Trevor Crowe | OF | 2009–2011 (205 g) | 2013 (60 g) |
| Greg Swindell | P | 1986–1991, 1996 (166 g) | 1993–1996 (97 g) |
| Aaron Boone | 3B | 2005–2006 (247 g) | 2009 (10 g) |
| Don McMahon | P | 1964–1966 (140 g) | 1962–1963 (100 g) |
| Phil Maton | P | 2019–2021 (70 g) | 2021–2023 (162 g) |
| Barry Latman | P | 1960–1963 (159 g) | 1966–1967 (70 g) |
| Vern Ruhle | P | 1985 (42 g) | 1978–1984 (186 g) |
| Dan Wheeler | P | 2012 (12 g) | 2004–2007 (205 g) |
| Tony Peña | C | 1994–1996 (198 g) | 1997 (9 g) |
| Roberto Hernandez | P | 2006–2012 (184 g) | 2015 (20 g) |
| Brandon Barnes | OF | 2018 (19 g) | 2012–2013 (179 g) |
| George Culver | P | 1966–1967 (58 g) | 1970–1972 (136 g) |
| Gary Geiger | OF | 1958 (91 g) | 1969–1970 (98 g) |
| Hal Woodeshick | P | 1958 (14 g) | 1962–1965 (174 g) |
| Scott Elarton | P | 2004–2005, 2008 (60 g) | 1998–2001 (121 g) |
| Jim Busby | OF | 1956–1957 (165 g) | 1962 (15 g) |
| Oliver Perez | P | 2018–2021 (144 g) | 2015 (22 g) |
| Jim Gentile | 1B | 1966 (33 g) | 1965–1966 (130 g) |
| Ernie Camacho | P | 1983–1987 (141 g) | 1988 (13 g) |
| Carroll Hardy | OF | 1958–1960 (88 g) | 1963–1964 (61 g) |
| Enyel De Los Santos | P | 2022–2023 (120 g) | 2025 (22 g) |
| Brian Williams | P | 2000 (7 g) | 1991–1994, 1999 (134 g) |
| Jim Landis | OF | 1966 (85 g) | 1967 (50 g) |
| Pat Borders | C | 1997–1999 (115 g) | 1995 (11 g) |
| Alvin Morman | P | 1997–1998 (65 g) | 1996 (53 g) |
| Tommie Agee | OF | 1962–1964 (31 g) | 1973 (84 g) |
| Walt Williams | OF | 1973 (104 g) | 1964 (10 g) |
| Dan Miceli | P | 2003 (13 g) | 2003–2004 (97 g) |
| Brett Myers | P | 2013 (4 g) | 2010–2012 (102 g) |
| Tom Martin | P | 1998–2000 (51 g) | 1997 (55 g) |
| Matt Albers | P | 2013 (56 g) | 2006–2007, 2014 (43 g) |
| Jose Veras | P | 2009 (22 g) | 2013–2014 (76 g) |
| Rick White | P | 2004 (59 g) | 2003, 2007 (38 g) |
| Dan Schatzeder | P | 1988 (15 g) | 1989–1990 (81 g) |
| Hector Ambriz | P | 2010 (34 g) | 2012–2013 (61 g) |
| Dave Rohde | 2B | 1992 (5 g) | 1990–1991 (88 g) |
| Joe Inglett | 2B | 2006 (64 g) | 2011 (20 g) |
| Travis Buck | OF | 2011 (50 g) | 2012 (33 g) |
| Mike Stanton | P | 1980–1981 (75 g) | 1975 (7 g) |
| Ron Taylor | P | 1962 (8 g) | 1965–1966 (68 g) |
| Ron Washington | SS | 1988 (69 g) | 1989 (7 g) |
| Ron Villone | P | 1998 (25 g) | 2001, 2003 (50 g) |
| James Hoyt | P | 2019 (8 g) | 2016–2018 (66 g) |
| Jerry Johnson | P | 1973 (39 g) | 1974 (34 g) |
| Bobby Tiefenauer | P | 1960, 1965, 1967 (26 g) | 1962 (43 g) |
| Tyler Clippard | P | 2019 (53 g) | 2017 (16 g) |
| Juan Pizarro | P | 1969 (48 g) | 1973 (15 g) |
| Anderson Hernandez | 2B | 2010 (22 g) | 2010 (32 g) |
| JB Shuck | OF | 2014 (16 g) | 2011 (37 g) |
| Jeriome Robertson | P | 2004 (8 g) | 2002–2003 (44 g) |
| Eddie Tucker | C | 1995 (17 g) | 1992–1993, 1995 (34 g) |
| Dwight Gooden | P | 1998–1999 (49 g) | 2000 (1 g) |
| Dave Mlicki | P | 1992–1993 (7 g) | 2001–2002 (41 g) |
| Chad Paronto | P | 2002–2003 (35 g) | 2008–2009 (12 g) |
| Jim Mahoney | SS | 1962 (41 g) | 1965 (5 g) |
| Domingo Santana | OF | 2020 (24 g) | 2014–2015 (20 g) |
| Cecil Upshaw | P | 1974 (7 g) | 1973 (35 g) |
| Scott Kazmir | P | 2013 (29 g) | 2015 (13 g) |
| Willie Blair | P | 1991 (11 g) | 1992 (29 g) |
| David Weathers | P | 1997 (9 g) | 2004 (26 g) |
| Al Cicotte | P | 1959 (26 g) | 1962 (5 g) |
| Ben Gamel | OF | 2021 (11 g) | 2024 (20 g) |
| Gary Kroll | P | 1969 (19 g) | 1966 (10 g) |
| Mark McLemore | 2B | 1990 (8 g) | 1991 (21 g) |
| Eric Bell | P | 1991–1992 (17 g) | 1993 (10 g) |
| Ryan Thompson | OF | 1996 (8 g) | 1999 (12 g) |
| Jeff Juden | P | 1997 (8 g) | 1991, 1993 (6 g) |
| Bruce Chen | P | 2015 (2 g) | 2003 (11 g) |
| Gregg Olson | P | 1995 (3 g) | 1996 (9 g) |
| Terry Clark | P | 1997 (4 g) | 1990, 1996 (6 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.Guardians seasons include the Cleveland Blues (1901), Cleveland Bronchos (1902), Cleveland Naps (1903–1914) and Cleveland Indians (1915–2021).Astros seasons include the Houston Colt .45's (1962–1964).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Cleveland Guardians and the Houston Astros?
101 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1962 to 2025, including Michael Brantley, Kenny Lofton, Alan Ashby and Buddy Bell. 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?
Al Cicotte: Cleveland Guardians first, then the Houston Astros from 1962.
Who has played for both recently?
Myles Straw, Enyel De Los Santos and Ben Gamel, 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. Guardians seasons include the Cleveland Blues (1901), Cleveland Bronchos (1902), Cleveland Naps (1903–1914) and Cleveland Indians (1915–2021). Astros seasons include the Houston Colt .45's (1962–1964).
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