Cleveland Guardians and New York Yankees players: who played for both
Who played for both the Guardians and Yankees?
275 players played for both the Cleveland Guardians and the New York Yankees between 1901 and 2025, including Graig Nettles, Joe Sewell, Joe Gordon and Steve O'Neill. 139 of them played for the Guardians first and 126 for the Yankees first; 10 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- George Yeager is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Guardians first, then the Yankees from 1902.
- Carlos Carrasco is the most recent: Guardians first, then the Yankees from 2025.
- Graig Nettles played the most games across the two: 465 for the Guardians and 1,535 for the Yankees.
- 57 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Joe Gordon.
- Most common positions on this list: P (116), OF (68), C (25), SS (19).
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All 275 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Guardians | Yankees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graig Nettles | 3B | 1970–1972 (465 g) | 1973–1983 (1535 g) |
| Joe Sewell | SS | 1920–1930 (1513 g) | 1931–1933 (390 g) |
| Joe Gordon | 2B | 1947–1950 (566 g) | 1938–1943, 1946 (1000 g) |
| Steve O'Neill | C | 1911–1923 (1365 g) | 1925 (35 g) |
| Kenny Lofton | OF | 1992–1996, 1998–2001, 2007 (1276 g) | 2004 (83 g) |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | SS | 1910, 1912–1913 (86 g) | 1913–1921 (1220 g) |
| Chris Chambliss | 1B | 1971–1974 (404 g) | 1974–1979, 1988 (885 g) |
| Dave Winfield | OF | 1995 (46 g) | 1981–1988, 1990 (1172 g) |
| Ben Chapman | OF | 1939–1940 (292 g) | 1930–1936 (910 g) |
| Travis Hafner | DH | 2003–2012 (1078 g) | 2013 (82 g) |
| Gene Woodling | OF | 1943, 1946, 1955–1957 (381 g) | 1949–1954 (699 g) |
| Mel Hall | OF | 1984–1988 (538 g) | 1989–1992 (519 g) |
| Lou Piniella | OF | 1968 (6 g) | 1974–1984 (1037 g) |
| Roger Maris | OF | 1957–1958 (167 g) | 1960–1966 (850 g) |
| Jason Giambi | 1B | 2013–2014 (97 g) | 2002–2008 (897 g) |
| Rocky Colavito | OF | 1955–1959, 1965–1967 (913 g) | 1968 (39 g) |
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | 2B | 1951–1952 (51 g) | 1943–1950 (884 g) |
| Aaron Ward | 2B | 1928 (6 g) | 1917–1926 (911 g) |
| Oscar Gamble | OF | 1973–1975 (369 g) | 1976, 1979–1984 (540 g) |
| Nick Swisher | OF | 2013–2015 (272 g) | 2009–2012 (598 g) |
| Woodie Held | SS | 1958–1964 (855 g) | 1954, 1957 (5 g) |
| Toby Harrah | 3B | 1979–1983 (712 g) | 1984 (88 g) |
| Lyn Lary | SS | 1937–1939 (300 g) | 1929–1934 (498 g) |
| Alvaro Espinoza | SS | 1993–1996 (344 g) | 1988–1991 (447 g) |
| George Burns | 1B | 1920–1921, 1924–1928 (758 g) | 1928–1929 (13 g) |
| Ray Mack | 2B | 1938–1944, 1946 (769 g) | 1947 (1 g) |
| Elmer Smith | OF | 1914–1917, 1919–1921 (674 g) | 1922–1923 (91 g) |
| Roy Weatherly | OF | 1936–1942 (680 g) | 1943, 1946 (79 g) |
| Ron Hassey | C | 1978–1984 (569 g) | 1985–1986 (156 g) |
| David Justice | OF | 1997–2000 (486 g) | 2000–2001 (189 g) |
| Melky Cabrera | OF | 2018 (78 g) | 2005–2009 (569 g) |
| Johnny Damon | OF | 2012 (64 g) | 2006–2009 (576 g) |
| Bill Knickerbocker | SS | 1933–1936 (513 g) | 1938–1940 (97 g) |
| Billy Martin | 2B | 1959 (73 g) | 1950–1953, 1955–1957 (528 g) |
| Rick Cerone | C | 1975–1976 (14 g) | 1980–1984, 1987, 1990 (587 g) |
| Fred Stanley | SS | 1971–1972 (66 g) | 1973–1980 (521 g) |
| John Ellis | 1B | 1973–1975 (347 g) | 1969–1972 (235 g) |
| Myril Hoag | OF | 1944–1945 (107 g) | 1931–1932, 1934–1938 (472 g) |
| Rollie Hemsley | C | 1938–1941 (390 g) | 1942–1944 (174 g) |
| Ray Caldwell | P | 1919–1921 (87 g) | 1910–1918 (475 g) |
| Charlie Spikes | OF | 1973–1977 (539 g) | 1972 (14 g) |
| CC Sabathia | P | 2001–2008 (238 g) | 2009–2019 (307 g) |
| Duke Sims | C | 1964–1970 (536 g) | 1973–1974 (9 g) |
| Oscar Grimes | 3B | 1938–1942 (262 g) | 1943–1946 (281 g) |
| Dick Howser | SS | 1963–1966 (385 g) | 1967–1968 (148 g) |
| George Uhle | P | 1919–1928, 1936 (502 g) | 1933–1934 (22 g) |
| Les Nunamaker | C | 1919–1922 (133 g) | 1914–1917 (369 g) |
| Eric Plunk | P | 1992–1998 (374 g) | 1989–1991 (117 g) |
| Bob Wickman | P | 2000–2002, 2004–2006 (255 g) | 1992–1996 (223 g) |
| Allie Reynolds | P | 1942–1946 (161 g) | 1947–1954 (314 g) |
| Buddy Rosar | C | 1943–1944 (214 g) | 1939–1942 (252 g) |
| Jerry Kenney | 3B | 1973 (5 g) | 1967, 1969–1972 (460 g) |
| Neal Ball | SS | 1909–1912 (308 g) | 1907–1909 (157 g) |
| Eddie Robinson | 1B | 1942, 1946–1948, 1957 (264 g) | 1954–1956 (199 g) |
| Braggo Roth | OF | 1915–1918 (415 g) | 1921 (43 g) |
| Mike Fischlin | SS | 1981–1985 (387 g) | 1986 (71 g) |
| Enrique Wilson | 2B | 1997–2000 (190 g) | 2001–2004 (264 g) |
| Harry Simpson | OF | 1951–1953, 1955 (353 g) | 1957–1958 (99 g) |
| Eddie Leon | 2B | 1968–1972 (442 g) | 1975 (1 g) |
| Gio Urshela | 3B | 2015, 2017 (148 g) | 2019–2021 (291 g) |
| Joel Skinner | C | 1989–1991 (227 g) | 1986–1988 (206 g) |
| Dion James | OF | 1989–1990 (158 g) | 1992–1993, 1995–1996 (273 g) |
| Chick Fewster | 2B | 1924–1925 (194 g) | 1917–1922 (232 g) |
| Charlie Hemphill | OF | 1902 (25 g) | 1908–1911 (389 g) |
| Shane Spencer | OF | 2003 (64 g) | 1998–2002 (345 g) |
| Pedro Gonzalez | 2B | 1965–1967 (306 g) | 1963–1965 (101 g) |
| Amed Rosario | SS | 2021–2023 (388 g) | 2025 (16 g) |
| Mark Whiten | OF | 1991–1992, 1998–2000 (320 g) | 1997 (69 g) |
| Matt Lawton | OF | 2002–2004 (363 g) | 2005 (21 g) |
| Stan Coveleski | P | 1916–1924 (361 g) | 1928 (12 g) |
| Sam McDowell | P | 1961–1971 (340 g) | 1973–1974 (29 g) |
| Chad Curtis | OF | 1997 (22 g) | 1997–1999 (340 g) |
| Ben Paschal | OF | 1915 (9 g) | 1924–1929 (347 g) |
| Fritz Peterson | P | 1974–1976 (63 g) | 1966–1974 (288 g) |
| Edwin Encarnacion | DH | 2017–2018 (294 g) | 2019 (44 g) |
| Paul Assenmacher | P | 1995–1999 (309 g) | 1993 (26 g) |
| Roy Cullenbine | OF | 1943–1945 (300 g) | 1942 (21 g) |
| Rusty Torres | OF | 1973–1974 (231 g) | 1971–1972 (89 g) |
| Steve Hamilton | P | 1961 (2 g) | 1963–1970 (313 g) |
| Jim Jackson | OF | 1905–1906 (215 g) | 1901 (99 g) |
| Shelley Duncan | OF | 2010–2012 (242 g) | 2007–2009 (68 g) |
| Aaron Boone | 3B | 2005–2006 (247 g) | 2003 (54 g) |
| Richie Sexson | 1B | 1997–2000 (279 g) | 2008 (22 g) |
| Dick Tidrow | P | 1972–1974 (85 g) | 1974–1979 (211 g) |
| Boone Logan | P | 2017 (38 g) | 2010–2013 (256 g) |
| Bobby Bonds | OF | 1979 (146 g) | 1975 (145 g) |
| Otis Nixon | OF | 1984–1987 (277 g) | 1983 (13 g) |
| Cliff Johnson | DH | 1979–1980 (126 g) | 1977–1979 (160 g) |
| Zach McAllister | P | 2011–2018 (277 g) | 2023 (7 g) |
| Joba Chamberlain | P | 2016 (20 g) | 2007–2013 (260 g) |
| Wes Ferrell | P | 1927–1933 (267 g) | 1938–1939 (8 g) |
| Carlos Carrasco | P | 2009–2011, 2013–2020, 2024 (263 g) | 2025 (8 g) |
| Pedro Ramos | P | 1962–1964 (137 g) | 1964–1966 (130 g) |
| Luis Tiant | P | 1964–1969 (211 g) | 1979–1980 (55 g) |
| Sad Sam Jones | P | 1914–1915 (49 g) | 1922–1926 (210 g) |
| Greg Allen | OF | 2017–2020 (220 g) | 2021, 2023 (37 g) |
| Ben Francisco | OF | 2007–2009 (235 g) | 2013 (21 g) |
| Steve Karsay | P | 1998–2001 (164 g) | 2002, 2004–2005 (91 g) |
| Johnny Allen | P | 1936–1940 (157 g) | 1932–1935 (94 g) |
| Glenallen Hill | OF | 1991–1993 (205 g) | 2000 (40 g) |
| Tommy John | P | 1963–1964 (31 g) | 1979–1982, 1986–1989 (214 g) |
| Jake Bauers | 1B | 2019, 2021 (160 g) | 2023 (84 g) |
| Ralph Terry | P | 1965 (30 g) | 1956–1957, 1959–1964 (210 g) |
| Jayson Nix | 3B | 2010 (78 g) | 2012–2013 (161 g) |
| Roxy Walters | C | 1924–1925 (37 g) | 1915–1918 (193 g) |
| Deacon McGuire | C | 1908, 1910 (2 g) | 1904–1907 (227 g) |
| Walt Williams | OF | 1973 (104 g) | 1974–1975 (125 g) |
| Tony Fernandez | SS | 1997 (120 g) | 1995 (108 g) |
| Corey Kluber | P | 2011–2019 (210 g) | 2021 (16 g) |
| Andrew Miller | P | 2016–2018 (120 g) | 2015–2016 (104 g) |
| Jake Westbrook | P | 2001–2008, 2010 (218 g) | 2000 (3 g) |
| Monte Pearson | P | 1932–1935 (96 g) | 1936–1940 (121 g) |
| Billy Hunter | SS | 1958 (76 g) | 1955–1956 (137 g) |
| Bob Seeds | OF | 1930–1932, 1934 (196 g) | 1936 (13 g) |
| Ricky Ledee | OF | 2000 (17 g) | 1998–2000 (192 g) |
| Steve Farr | P | 1984, 1994 (50 g) | 1991–1993 (159 g) |
| Oral Hildebrand | P | 1931–1936 (171 g) | 1939–1940 (34 g) |
| David Dellucci | OF | 2007–2009 (183 g) | 2003 (21 g) |
| Allie Clark | OF | 1948–1951 (178 g) | 1947 (24 g) |
| Rick Dempsey | C | 1987 (60 g) | 1973–1976 (141 g) |
| Bartolo Colon | P | 1997–2002 (162 g) | 2011 (29 g) |
| Larry Milbourne | 2B | 1982 (82 g) | 1981–1983 (106 g) |
| Dave LaRoche | P | 1975–1977 (135 g) | 1981–1983 (52 g) |
| Don Hood | P | 1975–1979 (160 g) | 1979 (27 g) |
| Hank Majeski | 3B | 1952–1955 (179 g) | 1946 (8 g) |
| Ray Barker | 1B | 1965 (11 g) | 1965–1967 (176 g) |
| Jesse Orosco | P | 1989–1991 (171 g) | 2003 (15 g) |
| Josh Donaldson | 3B | 2018 (16 g) | 2022–2023 (166 g) |
| Tim Hendryx | OF | 1911–1912 (27 g) | 1915–1917 (153 g) |
| Austin Kearns | OF | 2010–2011 (141 g) | 2010 (36 g) |
| Joe Harris | 1B | 1917, 1919 (174 g) | 1914 (2 g) |
| Stan Williams | P | 1965, 1967–1969 (124 g) | 1963–1964 (51 g) |
| Earl Moore | P | 1901–1907 (161 g) | 1907 (12 g) |
| Tom Buskey | P | 1974–1977 (161 g) | 1973–1974 (12 g) |
| Alex Johnson | OF | 1972 (108 g) | 1974–1975 (62 g) |
| Harry Niles | OF | 1910 (72 g) | 1908 (95 g) |
| Cecil Fielder | 1B | 1998 (14 g) | 1996–1997 (151 g) |
| Ron Kittle | OF | 1988 (75 g) | 1986–1987 (89 g) |
| George Frazier | P | 1984 (22 g) | 1981–1983 (140 g) |
| Pat Dobson | P | 1976–1977 (68 g) | 1973–1975 (94 g) |
| Jason Grimsley | P | 1993–1995 (39 g) | 1999–2000 (118 g) |
| Ken Phelps | DH | 1990 (24 g) | 1988–1989 (131 g) |
| Rafael Santana | SS | 1990 (7 g) | 1988 (148 g) |
| Frank Delahanty | OF | 1907 (16 g) | 1905–1906, 1908 (138 g) |
| Clyde Engle | 1B | 1916 (11 g) | 1909–1910 (141 g) |
| Neal Heaton | P | 1982–1986 (133 g) | 1993 (18 g) |
| Bob Grim | P | 1960 (3 g) | 1954–1958 (146 g) |
| Karim Garcia | OF | 2001–2003 (95 g) | 2002–2003 (54 g) |
| Wilbur Good | OF | 1908–1909 (140 g) | 1905 (5 g) |
| Gaylord Perry | P | 1972–1975 (134 g) | 1980 (10 g) |
| Mike Kekich | P | 1973 (19 g) | 1969–1973 (125 g) |
| Jaret Wright | P | 1997–2002 (98 g) | 2005–2006 (44 g) |
| Nick Goody | P | 2017–2019 (107 g) | 2015–2016 (34 g) |
| Scott Kamieniecki | P | 2000 (26 g) | 1991–1996 (113 g) |
| Jimmie Hall | OF | 1968–1969 (57 g) | 1969 (80 g) |
| Mark Reynolds | 3B | 2013 (99 g) | 2013 (36 g) |
| Ron Villone | P | 1998 (25 g) | 2006–2007 (107 g) |
| Dell Alston | OF | 1979–1980 (106 g) | 1977–1978 (25 g) |
| Bud Daley | P | 1955–1957 (50 g) | 1961–1964 (80 g) |
| Tom Brookens | 3B | 1990 (64 g) | 1989 (66 g) |
| Jose Veras | P | 2009 (22 g) | 2006–2009 (106 g) |
| Tyler Clippard | P | 2019 (53 g) | 2007, 2016–2017 (75 g) |
| Chris Dickerson | OF | 2014 (41 g) | 2011–2012 (85 g) |
| Jeff Manto | 3B | 1990–1991, 1997–1999 (120 g) | 1999 (6 g) |
| Enyel De Los Santos | P | 2022–2023 (120 g) | 2024 (5 g) |
| Bob Hale | 1B | 1960–1961 (112 g) | 1961 (11 g) |
| Buster Mills | OF | 1942, 1946 (89 g) | 1940 (34 g) |
| Tim Stoddard | P | 1989 (14 g) | 1986–1988 (109 g) |
| Johnny Broaca | P | 1939 (22 g) | 1934–1937 (99 g) |
| Jose Vizcaino | SS | 1996 (48 g) | 2000 (73 g) |
| Phil Niekro | P | 1986–1987 (56 g) | 1984–1985 (65 g) |
| Mike Aldrete | OF | 1991 (85 g) | 1996 (32 g) |
| Bill Zuber | P | 1936, 1938–1940 (50 g) | 1943–1946 (66 g) |
| Dwight Gooden | P | 1998–1999 (49 g) | 1996–1997, 2000 (67 g) |
| Otto Velez | OF | 1983 (10 g) | 1973–1976 (105 g) |
| Steve Kline | P | 1974 (16 g) | 1970–1974 (97 g) |
| Tyler Olson | P | 2017–2019 (112 g) | 2016 (1 g) |
| Bob Kuzava | P | 1946–1947 (6 g) | 1951–1954 (105 g) |
| Jack Lelivelt | OF | 1913–1914 (57 g) | 1912–1913 (54 g) |
| Paul Zuvella | SS | 1988–1989 (75 g) | 1986–1987 (35 g) |
| Bill Sudakis | 3B | 1975 (20 g) | 1974 (89 g) |
| Doc Edwards | C | 1962–1963 (63 g) | 1965 (45 g) |
| Fred Beene | P | 1974–1975 (53 g) | 1972–1974 (55 g) |
| Red Embree | P | 1941–1942, 1944–1947 (87 g) | 1948 (20 g) |
| Cecilio Guante | P | 1990 (26 g) | 1987–1988 (79 g) |
| Kerry Wood | P | 2009–2010 (81 g) | 2010 (24 g) |
| Harvey Hendrick | 1B | 1925 (25 g) | 1923–1924 (78 g) |
| David Huff | P | 2009–2013 (58 g) | 2013–2014 (41 g) |
| Jack Thoney | OF | 1902–1903 (60 g) | 1902, 1904 (39 g) |
| Lou Clinton | OF | 1965 (12 g) | 1966–1967 (86 g) |
| Luis Aguayo | SS | 1989 (47 g) | 1988 (50 g) |
| Joe Borowski | P | 2007–2008 (87 g) | 1997–1998 (9 g) |
| Ed Klepfer | P | 1915–1917, 1919 (85 g) | 1911, 1913 (10 g) |
| Mark Wohlers | P | 2002 (64 g) | 2001 (31 g) |
| Jumbo Brown | P | 1927–1928 (13 g) | 1932–1933, 1935–1936 (80 g) |
| Al Gettel | P | 1947–1948 (39 g) | 1945–1946 (53 g) |
| Aaron Laffey | P | 2007–2010 (79 g) | 2011 (11 g) |
| Luis Vizcaino | P | 2009 (11 g) | 2007 (77 g) |
| Terry Mulholland | P | 2002–2003 (61 g) | 1994 (24 g) |
| Ed Whitson | P | 1982 (40 g) | 1985–1986 (44 g) |
| Estevan Florial | OF | 2024 (36 g) | 2020–2023 (48 g) |
| Nick Cullop | P | 1913–1914 (24 g) | 1916–1917 (58 g) |
| Larry Rosenthal | OF | 1941 (45 g) | 1944 (36 g) |
| Esmil Rogers | P | 2012 (44 g) | 2014–2015 (36 g) |
| Mark Salas | C | 1989 (30 g) | 1987 (50 g) |
| Eddie Phillips | C | 1935 (70 g) | 1932 (9 g) |
| Tom Ferrick | P | 1942, 1946 (40 g) | 1950–1951 (39 g) |
| Walter Clarkson | P | 1907–1908 (19 g) | 1904–1907 (59 g) |
| Rich Hill | P | 2013 (63 g) | 2014 (14 g) |
| Alan Embree | P | 1992, 1995–1996 (51 g) | 2005 (24 g) |
| Gus Fisher | C | 1911 (71 g) | 1912 (4 g) |
| Clay Rapada | P | 2013 (4 g) | 2012 (70 g) |
| Pete Appleton | P | 1930–1932 (73 g) | 1933 (1 g) |
| Jerry Moses | C | 1972 (52 g) | 1973 (21 g) |
| Shawn Hillegas | P | 1991 (51 g) | 1992 (21 g) |
| Neil Allen | P | 1989 (3 g) | 1985, 1987–1988 (66 g) |
| Jack McDowell | P | 1996–1997 (38 g) | 1995 (30 g) |
| Mike Armstrong | P | 1987 (14 g) | 1984–1986 (52 g) |
| Blake Parker | P | 2021 (47 g) | 2016 (16 g) |
| Ivy Andrews | P | 1937 (20 g) | 1931–1932, 1937–1938 (41 g) |
| Sherm Lollar | C | 1946 (28 g) | 1947–1948 (33 g) |
| Josh Phelps | DH | 2004 (24 g) | 2007 (36 g) |
| Don Schulze | P | 1984–1986 (57 g) | 1989 (2 g) |
| Marty McHale | P | 1916 (5 g) | 1913–1915 (54 g) |
| Stan Jefferson | OF | 1990 (49 g) | 1989 (10 g) |
| Brent Lillibridge | OF | 2012 (43 g) | 2013 (11 g) |
| A. J. Cole | P | 2019 (25 g) | 2018 (28 g) |
| Jay Bruce | OF | 2017 (43 g) | 2021 (10 g) |
| Ken Holloway | P | 1929–1930 (37 g) | 1930 (16 g) |
| Bill Wight | P | 1953, 1955 (37 g) | 1946–1947 (15 g) |
| Billy Traber | P | 2003 (33 g) | 2008 (19 g) |
| Eddie Bockman | 3B | 1947 (46 g) | 1946 (4 g) |
| George Yeager | C | 1901 (39 g) | 1902 (11 g) |
| Chris Turner | C | 1999 (12 g) | 2000 (37 g) |
| Carl Pavano | P | 2009 (21 g) | 2005, 2007–2008 (26 g) |
| Al Cicotte | P | 1959 (26 g) | 1957 (20 g) |
| Joe Connor | C | 1901 (37 g) | 1905 (8 g) |
| Cecil Upshaw | P | 1974 (7 g) | 1974 (36 g) |
| Martin Autry | C | 1926–1928 (41 g) | 1924 (2 g) |
| Sal Fasano | C | 2008 (15 g) | 2006 (28 g) |
| Elmer Valo | OF | 1959 (34 g) | 1960 (8 g) |
| Charles Wensloff | P | 1948 (1 g) | 1943, 1947 (40 g) |
| Ryan Thompson | OF | 1996 (8 g) | 2000 (33 g) |
| Josh Outman | P | 2014 (31 g) | 2014 (9 g) |
| Stan Thomas | P | 1976 (37 g) | 1977 (3 g) |
| Derek Lowe | P | 2012 (21 g) | 2012 (17 g) |
| Anthony Swarzak | P | 2015 (10 g) | 2016 (26 g) |
| Bobby Tiefenauer | P | 1960, 1965, 1967 (26 g) | 1965 (10 g) |
| Nick Cullop | OF | 1927 (32 g) | 1926 (2 g) |
| Andrew Velazquez | SS | 2019 (5 g) | 2021 (28 g) |
| David Weathers | P | 1997 (9 g) | 1996–1997 (21 g) |
| Jim Brower | P | 1999–2000 (26 g) | 2007 (3 g) |
| Rob Gardner | P | 1968 (5 g) | 1970–1972 (23 g) |
| Torey Lovullo | 2B | 1998 (6 g) | 1991 (22 g) |
| Brian Dorsett | C | 1987 (5 g) | 1989–1990 (22 g) |
| Jason Anderson | P | 2004 (1 g) | 2003, 2005 (25 g) |
| Sal Maglie | P | 1955–1956 (12 g) | 1957–1958 (13 g) |
| Bob Muncrief | P | 1948 (21 g) | 1951 (2 g) |
| Domingo Ramos | SS | 1988 (22 g) | 1978 (1 g) |
| Dan Miceli | P | 2003 (13 g) | 2003 (7 g) |
| Ted Sepkowski | 2B | 1942, 1946–1947 (17 g) | 1947 (2 g) |
| Ben Gamel | OF | 2021 (11 g) | 2016 (6 g) |
| Brad Arnsberg | P | 1992 (8 g) | 1986–1987 (8 g) |
| Ernie Krueger | C | 1913 (5 g) | 1915 (10 g) |
| George Kontos | P | 2018 (6 g) | 2011, 2018 (8 g) |
| Jamie Quirk | C | 1984 (1 g) | 1989 (13 g) |
| Jeff Moronko | 3B | 1984 (7 g) | 1987 (7 g) |
| Thomas Neal | OF | 2012 (9 g) | 2013 (4 g) |
| Bob Ojeda | P | 1993 (9 g) | 1994 (2 g) |
| Jeff Juden | P | 1997 (8 g) | 1999 (2 g) |
| Harry Ables | P | 1909 (5 g) | 1911 (3 g) |
| Mike Donovan | 3B | 1904 (2 g) | 1908 (5 g) |
| Matt Luke | OF | 1998 (2 g) | 1996 (1 g) |
| Ted Gray | P | 1955 (2 g) | 1955 (1 g) |
| Germany Schaefer | 2B | 1918 (1 g) | 1916 (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.Guardians seasons include the Cleveland Blues (1901), Cleveland Bronchos (1902), Cleveland Naps (1903–1914) and Cleveland Indians (1915–2021).Yankees seasons include the Baltimore Orioles (1901–1902) and New York Highlanders (1903–1912).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Cleveland Guardians and the New York Yankees?
275 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1901 to 2025, including Graig Nettles, Joe Sewell, Joe Gordon and Steve O'Neill. 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?
George Yeager: Cleveland Guardians first, then the New York Yankees from 1902.
Who has played for both recently?
Amed Rosario, Carlos Carrasco, Enyel De Los Santos and Estevan Florial, 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). Yankees seasons include the Baltimore Orioles (1901–1902) and New York Highlanders (1903–1912).
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