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

Seasons and regular-season games with each franchise (1876–2025). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosGuardiansYankees
Graig Nettles3B1970–1972 (465 g)1973–1983 (1535 g)
Joe SewellSS1920–1930 (1513 g)1931–1933 (390 g)
Joe Gordon2B1947–1950 (566 g)1938–1943, 1946 (1000 g)
Steve O'NeillC1911–1923 (1365 g)1925 (35 g)
Kenny LoftonOF1992–1996, 1998–2001, 2007 (1276 g)2004 (83 g)
Roger PeckinpaughSS1910, 1912–1913 (86 g)1913–1921 (1220 g)
Chris Chambliss1B1971–1974 (404 g)1974–1979, 1988 (885 g)
Dave WinfieldOF1995 (46 g)1981–1988, 1990 (1172 g)
Ben ChapmanOF1939–1940 (292 g)1930–1936 (910 g)
Travis HafnerDH2003–2012 (1078 g)2013 (82 g)
Gene WoodlingOF1943, 1946, 1955–1957 (381 g)1949–1954 (699 g)
Mel HallOF1984–1988 (538 g)1989–1992 (519 g)
Lou PiniellaOF1968 (6 g)1974–1984 (1037 g)
Roger MarisOF1957–1958 (167 g)1960–1966 (850 g)
Jason Giambi1B2013–2014 (97 g)2002–2008 (897 g)
Rocky ColavitoOF1955–1959, 1965–1967 (913 g)1968 (39 g)
Snuffy Stirnweiss2B1951–1952 (51 g)1943–1950 (884 g)
Aaron Ward2B1928 (6 g)1917–1926 (911 g)
Oscar GambleOF1973–1975 (369 g)1976, 1979–1984 (540 g)
Nick SwisherOF2013–2015 (272 g)2009–2012 (598 g)
Woodie HeldSS1958–1964 (855 g)1954, 1957 (5 g)
Toby Harrah3B1979–1983 (712 g)1984 (88 g)
Lyn LarySS1937–1939 (300 g)1929–1934 (498 g)
Alvaro EspinozaSS1993–1996 (344 g)1988–1991 (447 g)
George Burns1B1920–1921, 1924–1928 (758 g)1928–1929 (13 g)
Ray Mack2B1938–1944, 1946 (769 g)1947 (1 g)
Elmer SmithOF1914–1917, 1919–1921 (674 g)1922–1923 (91 g)
Roy WeatherlyOF1936–1942 (680 g)1943, 1946 (79 g)
Ron HasseyC1978–1984 (569 g)1985–1986 (156 g)
David JusticeOF1997–2000 (486 g)2000–2001 (189 g)
Melky CabreraOF2018 (78 g)2005–2009 (569 g)
Johnny DamonOF2012 (64 g)2006–2009 (576 g)
Bill KnickerbockerSS1933–1936 (513 g)1938–1940 (97 g)
Billy Martin2B1959 (73 g)1950–1953, 1955–1957 (528 g)
Rick CeroneC1975–1976 (14 g)1980–1984, 1987, 1990 (587 g)
Fred StanleySS1971–1972 (66 g)1973–1980 (521 g)
John Ellis1B1973–1975 (347 g)1969–1972 (235 g)
Myril HoagOF1944–1945 (107 g)1931–1932, 1934–1938 (472 g)
Rollie HemsleyC1938–1941 (390 g)1942–1944 (174 g)
Ray CaldwellP1919–1921 (87 g)1910–1918 (475 g)
Charlie SpikesOF1973–1977 (539 g)1972 (14 g)
CC SabathiaP2001–2008 (238 g)2009–2019 (307 g)
Duke SimsC1964–1970 (536 g)1973–1974 (9 g)
Oscar Grimes3B1938–1942 (262 g)1943–1946 (281 g)
Dick HowserSS1963–1966 (385 g)1967–1968 (148 g)
George UhleP1919–1928, 1936 (502 g)1933–1934 (22 g)
Les NunamakerC1919–1922 (133 g)1914–1917 (369 g)
Eric PlunkP1992–1998 (374 g)1989–1991 (117 g)
Bob WickmanP2000–2002, 2004–2006 (255 g)1992–1996 (223 g)
Allie ReynoldsP1942–1946 (161 g)1947–1954 (314 g)
Buddy RosarC1943–1944 (214 g)1939–1942 (252 g)
Jerry Kenney3B1973 (5 g)1967, 1969–1972 (460 g)
Neal BallSS1909–1912 (308 g)1907–1909 (157 g)
Eddie Robinson1B1942, 1946–1948, 1957 (264 g)1954–1956 (199 g)
Braggo RothOF1915–1918 (415 g)1921 (43 g)
Mike FischlinSS1981–1985 (387 g)1986 (71 g)
Enrique Wilson2B1997–2000 (190 g)2001–2004 (264 g)
Harry SimpsonOF1951–1953, 1955 (353 g)1957–1958 (99 g)
Eddie Leon2B1968–1972 (442 g)1975 (1 g)
Gio Urshela3B2015, 2017 (148 g)2019–2021 (291 g)
Joel SkinnerC1989–1991 (227 g)1986–1988 (206 g)
Dion JamesOF1989–1990 (158 g)1992–1993, 1995–1996 (273 g)
Chick Fewster2B1924–1925 (194 g)1917–1922 (232 g)
Charlie HemphillOF1902 (25 g)1908–1911 (389 g)
Shane SpencerOF2003 (64 g)1998–2002 (345 g)
Pedro Gonzalez2B1965–1967 (306 g)1963–1965 (101 g)
Amed RosarioSS2021–2023 (388 g)2025 (16 g)
Mark WhitenOF1991–1992, 1998–2000 (320 g)1997 (69 g)
Matt LawtonOF2002–2004 (363 g)2005 (21 g)
Stan CoveleskiP1916–1924 (361 g)1928 (12 g)
Sam McDowellP1961–1971 (340 g)1973–1974 (29 g)
Chad CurtisOF1997 (22 g)1997–1999 (340 g)
Ben PaschalOF1915 (9 g)1924–1929 (347 g)
Fritz PetersonP1974–1976 (63 g)1966–1974 (288 g)
Edwin EncarnacionDH2017–2018 (294 g)2019 (44 g)
Paul AssenmacherP1995–1999 (309 g)1993 (26 g)
Roy CullenbineOF1943–1945 (300 g)1942 (21 g)
Rusty TorresOF1973–1974 (231 g)1971–1972 (89 g)
Steve HamiltonP1961 (2 g)1963–1970 (313 g)
Jim JacksonOF1905–1906 (215 g)1901 (99 g)
Shelley DuncanOF2010–2012 (242 g)2007–2009 (68 g)
Aaron Boone3B2005–2006 (247 g)2003 (54 g)
Richie Sexson1B1997–2000 (279 g)2008 (22 g)
Dick TidrowP1972–1974 (85 g)1974–1979 (211 g)
Boone LoganP2017 (38 g)2010–2013 (256 g)
Bobby BondsOF1979 (146 g)1975 (145 g)
Otis NixonOF1984–1987 (277 g)1983 (13 g)
Cliff JohnsonDH1979–1980 (126 g)1977–1979 (160 g)
Zach McAllisterP2011–2018 (277 g)2023 (7 g)
Joba ChamberlainP2016 (20 g)2007–2013 (260 g)
Wes FerrellP1927–1933 (267 g)1938–1939 (8 g)
Carlos CarrascoP2009–2011, 2013–2020, 2024 (263 g)2025 (8 g)
Pedro RamosP1962–1964 (137 g)1964–1966 (130 g)
Luis TiantP1964–1969 (211 g)1979–1980 (55 g)
Sad Sam JonesP1914–1915 (49 g)1922–1926 (210 g)
Greg AllenOF2017–2020 (220 g)2021, 2023 (37 g)
Ben FranciscoOF2007–2009 (235 g)2013 (21 g)
Steve KarsayP1998–2001 (164 g)2002, 2004–2005 (91 g)
Johnny AllenP1936–1940 (157 g)1932–1935 (94 g)
Glenallen HillOF1991–1993 (205 g)2000 (40 g)
Tommy JohnP1963–1964 (31 g)1979–1982, 1986–1989 (214 g)
Jake Bauers1B2019, 2021 (160 g)2023 (84 g)
Ralph TerryP1965 (30 g)1956–1957, 1959–1964 (210 g)
Jayson Nix3B2010 (78 g)2012–2013 (161 g)
Roxy WaltersC1924–1925 (37 g)1915–1918 (193 g)
Deacon McGuireC1908, 1910 (2 g)1904–1907 (227 g)
Walt WilliamsOF1973 (104 g)1974–1975 (125 g)
Tony FernandezSS1997 (120 g)1995 (108 g)
Corey KluberP2011–2019 (210 g)2021 (16 g)
Andrew MillerP2016–2018 (120 g)2015–2016 (104 g)
Jake WestbrookP2001–2008, 2010 (218 g)2000 (3 g)
Monte PearsonP1932–1935 (96 g)1936–1940 (121 g)
Billy HunterSS1958 (76 g)1955–1956 (137 g)
Bob SeedsOF1930–1932, 1934 (196 g)1936 (13 g)
Ricky LedeeOF2000 (17 g)1998–2000 (192 g)
Steve FarrP1984, 1994 (50 g)1991–1993 (159 g)
Oral HildebrandP1931–1936 (171 g)1939–1940 (34 g)
David DellucciOF2007–2009 (183 g)2003 (21 g)
Allie ClarkOF1948–1951 (178 g)1947 (24 g)
Rick DempseyC1987 (60 g)1973–1976 (141 g)
Bartolo ColonP1997–2002 (162 g)2011 (29 g)
Larry Milbourne2B1982 (82 g)1981–1983 (106 g)
Dave LaRocheP1975–1977 (135 g)1981–1983 (52 g)
Don HoodP1975–1979 (160 g)1979 (27 g)
Hank Majeski3B1952–1955 (179 g)1946 (8 g)
Ray Barker1B1965 (11 g)1965–1967 (176 g)
Jesse OroscoP1989–1991 (171 g)2003 (15 g)
Josh Donaldson3B2018 (16 g)2022–2023 (166 g)
Tim HendryxOF1911–1912 (27 g)1915–1917 (153 g)
Austin KearnsOF2010–2011 (141 g)2010 (36 g)
Joe Harris1B1917, 1919 (174 g)1914 (2 g)
Stan WilliamsP1965, 1967–1969 (124 g)1963–1964 (51 g)
Earl MooreP1901–1907 (161 g)1907 (12 g)
Tom BuskeyP1974–1977 (161 g)1973–1974 (12 g)
Alex JohnsonOF1972 (108 g)1974–1975 (62 g)
Harry NilesOF1910 (72 g)1908 (95 g)
Cecil Fielder1B1998 (14 g)1996–1997 (151 g)
Ron KittleOF1988 (75 g)1986–1987 (89 g)
George FrazierP1984 (22 g)1981–1983 (140 g)
Pat DobsonP1976–1977 (68 g)1973–1975 (94 g)
Jason GrimsleyP1993–1995 (39 g)1999–2000 (118 g)
Ken PhelpsDH1990 (24 g)1988–1989 (131 g)
Rafael SantanaSS1990 (7 g)1988 (148 g)
Frank DelahantyOF1907 (16 g)1905–1906, 1908 (138 g)
Clyde Engle1B1916 (11 g)1909–1910 (141 g)
Neal HeatonP1982–1986 (133 g)1993 (18 g)
Bob GrimP1960 (3 g)1954–1958 (146 g)
Karim GarciaOF2001–2003 (95 g)2002–2003 (54 g)
Wilbur GoodOF1908–1909 (140 g)1905 (5 g)
Gaylord PerryP1972–1975 (134 g)1980 (10 g)
Mike KekichP1973 (19 g)1969–1973 (125 g)
Jaret WrightP1997–2002 (98 g)2005–2006 (44 g)
Nick GoodyP2017–2019 (107 g)2015–2016 (34 g)
Scott KamienieckiP2000 (26 g)1991–1996 (113 g)
Jimmie HallOF1968–1969 (57 g)1969 (80 g)
Mark Reynolds3B2013 (99 g)2013 (36 g)
Ron VilloneP1998 (25 g)2006–2007 (107 g)
Dell AlstonOF1979–1980 (106 g)1977–1978 (25 g)
Bud DaleyP1955–1957 (50 g)1961–1964 (80 g)
Tom Brookens3B1990 (64 g)1989 (66 g)
Jose VerasP2009 (22 g)2006–2009 (106 g)
Tyler ClippardP2019 (53 g)2007, 2016–2017 (75 g)
Chris DickersonOF2014 (41 g)2011–2012 (85 g)
Jeff Manto3B1990–1991, 1997–1999 (120 g)1999 (6 g)
Enyel De Los SantosP2022–2023 (120 g)2024 (5 g)
Bob Hale1B1960–1961 (112 g)1961 (11 g)
Buster MillsOF1942, 1946 (89 g)1940 (34 g)
Tim StoddardP1989 (14 g)1986–1988 (109 g)
Johnny BroacaP1939 (22 g)1934–1937 (99 g)
Jose VizcainoSS1996 (48 g)2000 (73 g)
Phil NiekroP1986–1987 (56 g)1984–1985 (65 g)
Mike AldreteOF1991 (85 g)1996 (32 g)
Bill ZuberP1936, 1938–1940 (50 g)1943–1946 (66 g)
Dwight GoodenP1998–1999 (49 g)1996–1997, 2000 (67 g)
Otto VelezOF1983 (10 g)1973–1976 (105 g)
Steve KlineP1974 (16 g)1970–1974 (97 g)
Tyler OlsonP2017–2019 (112 g)2016 (1 g)
Bob KuzavaP1946–1947 (6 g)1951–1954 (105 g)
Jack LeliveltOF1913–1914 (57 g)1912–1913 (54 g)
Paul ZuvellaSS1988–1989 (75 g)1986–1987 (35 g)
Bill Sudakis3B1975 (20 g)1974 (89 g)
Doc EdwardsC1962–1963 (63 g)1965 (45 g)
Fred BeeneP1974–1975 (53 g)1972–1974 (55 g)
Red EmbreeP1941–1942, 1944–1947 (87 g)1948 (20 g)
Cecilio GuanteP1990 (26 g)1987–1988 (79 g)
Kerry WoodP2009–2010 (81 g)2010 (24 g)
Harvey Hendrick1B1925 (25 g)1923–1924 (78 g)
David HuffP2009–2013 (58 g)2013–2014 (41 g)
Jack ThoneyOF1902–1903 (60 g)1902, 1904 (39 g)
Lou ClintonOF1965 (12 g)1966–1967 (86 g)
Luis AguayoSS1989 (47 g)1988 (50 g)
Joe BorowskiP2007–2008 (87 g)1997–1998 (9 g)
Ed KlepferP1915–1917, 1919 (85 g)1911, 1913 (10 g)
Mark WohlersP2002 (64 g)2001 (31 g)
Jumbo BrownP1927–1928 (13 g)1932–1933, 1935–1936 (80 g)
Al GettelP1947–1948 (39 g)1945–1946 (53 g)
Aaron LaffeyP2007–2010 (79 g)2011 (11 g)
Luis VizcainoP2009 (11 g)2007 (77 g)
Terry MulhollandP2002–2003 (61 g)1994 (24 g)
Ed WhitsonP1982 (40 g)1985–1986 (44 g)
Estevan FlorialOF2024 (36 g)2020–2023 (48 g)
Nick CullopP1913–1914 (24 g)1916–1917 (58 g)
Larry RosenthalOF1941 (45 g)1944 (36 g)
Esmil RogersP2012 (44 g)2014–2015 (36 g)
Mark SalasC1989 (30 g)1987 (50 g)
Eddie PhillipsC1935 (70 g)1932 (9 g)
Tom FerrickP1942, 1946 (40 g)1950–1951 (39 g)
Walter ClarksonP1907–1908 (19 g)1904–1907 (59 g)
Rich HillP2013 (63 g)2014 (14 g)
Alan EmbreeP1992, 1995–1996 (51 g)2005 (24 g)
Gus FisherC1911 (71 g)1912 (4 g)
Clay RapadaP2013 (4 g)2012 (70 g)
Pete AppletonP1930–1932 (73 g)1933 (1 g)
Jerry MosesC1972 (52 g)1973 (21 g)
Shawn HillegasP1991 (51 g)1992 (21 g)
Neil AllenP1989 (3 g)1985, 1987–1988 (66 g)
Jack McDowellP1996–1997 (38 g)1995 (30 g)
Mike ArmstrongP1987 (14 g)1984–1986 (52 g)
Blake ParkerP2021 (47 g)2016 (16 g)
Ivy AndrewsP1937 (20 g)1931–1932, 1937–1938 (41 g)
Sherm LollarC1946 (28 g)1947–1948 (33 g)
Josh PhelpsDH2004 (24 g)2007 (36 g)
Don SchulzeP1984–1986 (57 g)1989 (2 g)
Marty McHaleP1916 (5 g)1913–1915 (54 g)
Stan JeffersonOF1990 (49 g)1989 (10 g)
Brent LillibridgeOF2012 (43 g)2013 (11 g)
A. J. ColeP2019 (25 g)2018 (28 g)
Jay BruceOF2017 (43 g)2021 (10 g)
Ken HollowayP1929–1930 (37 g)1930 (16 g)
Bill WightP1953, 1955 (37 g)1946–1947 (15 g)
Billy TraberP2003 (33 g)2008 (19 g)
Eddie Bockman3B1947 (46 g)1946 (4 g)
George YeagerC1901 (39 g)1902 (11 g)
Chris TurnerC1999 (12 g)2000 (37 g)
Carl PavanoP2009 (21 g)2005, 2007–2008 (26 g)
Al CicotteP1959 (26 g)1957 (20 g)
Joe ConnorC1901 (37 g)1905 (8 g)
Cecil UpshawP1974 (7 g)1974 (36 g)
Martin AutryC1926–1928 (41 g)1924 (2 g)
Sal FasanoC2008 (15 g)2006 (28 g)
Elmer ValoOF1959 (34 g)1960 (8 g)
Charles WensloffP1948 (1 g)1943, 1947 (40 g)
Ryan ThompsonOF1996 (8 g)2000 (33 g)
Josh OutmanP2014 (31 g)2014 (9 g)
Stan ThomasP1976 (37 g)1977 (3 g)
Derek LoweP2012 (21 g)2012 (17 g)
Anthony SwarzakP2015 (10 g)2016 (26 g)
Bobby TiefenauerP1960, 1965, 1967 (26 g)1965 (10 g)
Nick CullopOF1927 (32 g)1926 (2 g)
Andrew VelazquezSS2019 (5 g)2021 (28 g)
David WeathersP1997 (9 g)1996–1997 (21 g)
Jim BrowerP1999–2000 (26 g)2007 (3 g)
Rob GardnerP1968 (5 g)1970–1972 (23 g)
Torey Lovullo2B1998 (6 g)1991 (22 g)
Brian DorsettC1987 (5 g)1989–1990 (22 g)
Jason AndersonP2004 (1 g)2003, 2005 (25 g)
Sal MaglieP1955–1956 (12 g)1957–1958 (13 g)
Bob MuncriefP1948 (21 g)1951 (2 g)
Domingo RamosSS1988 (22 g)1978 (1 g)
Dan MiceliP2003 (13 g)2003 (7 g)
Ted Sepkowski2B1942, 1946–1947 (17 g)1947 (2 g)
Ben GamelOF2021 (11 g)2016 (6 g)
Brad ArnsbergP1992 (8 g)1986–1987 (8 g)
Ernie KruegerC1913 (5 g)1915 (10 g)
George KontosP2018 (6 g)2011, 2018 (8 g)
Jamie QuirkC1984 (1 g)1989 (13 g)
Jeff Moronko3B1984 (7 g)1987 (7 g)
Thomas NealOF2012 (9 g)2013 (4 g)
Bob OjedaP1993 (9 g)1994 (2 g)
Jeff JudenP1997 (8 g)1999 (2 g)
Harry AblesP1909 (5 g)1911 (3 g)
Mike Donovan3B1904 (2 g)1908 (5 g)
Matt LukeOF1998 (2 g)1996 (1 g)
Ted GrayP1955 (2 g)1955 (1 g)
Germany Schaefer2B1918 (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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