Cleveland Guardians and San Diego Padres players: who played for both
Who played for both the Guardians and Padres?
136 players played for both the Cleveland Guardians and the San Diego Padres between 1969 and 2025, including Dave Winfield, Brian Giles, Joe Carter and Sandy Alomar. 61 of them played for the Guardians first and 68 for the Padres first; 7 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Bill Davis is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Guardians first, then the Padres from 1969.
- Ramon Laureano is the most recent: Guardians first, then the Padres from 2025.
- Dave Winfield played the most games across the two: 46 for the Guardians and 1,117 for the Padres.
- 25 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Carlos Baerga.
- Most common positions on this list: P (69), OF (26), C (12), 2B (9).
How many can you name?
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All 136 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Guardians | Padres |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Winfield | OF | 1995 (46 g) | 1973–1980 (1117 g) |
| Brian Giles | OF | 1995–1998 (299 g) | 2003–2009 (833 g) |
| Joe Carter | OF | 1984–1989 (839 g) | 1990 (162 g) |
| Sandy Alomar | C | 1990–2000 (985 g) | 1988–1989 (8 g) |
| Carlos Baerga | 2B | 1990–1996, 1999 (941 g) | 1999 (33 g) |
| Mike Hargrove | 1B | 1979–1985 (888 g) | 1979 (52 g) |
| Roberto Alomar | 2B | 1999–2001 (471 g) | 1988–1990 (448 g) |
| Fred Kendall | C | 1977 (103 g) | 1969–1976, 1979–1980 (754 g) |
| Graig Nettles | 3B | 1970–1972 (465 g) | 1984–1986 (387 g) |
| Austin Hedges | C | 2020–2022, 2024–2025 (335 g) | 2015–2020 (406 g) |
| George Hendrick | OF | 1973–1976 (546 g) | 1977–1978 (188 g) |
| Bip Roberts | 2B | 1997 (23 g) | 1986, 1988–1991, 1994–1995 (667 g) |
| Johnny Grubb | OF | 1977–1978 (147 g) | 1972–1976 (513 g) |
| Josh Naylor | 1B | 2020–2024 (486 g) | 2019–2020 (112 g) |
| Yonder Alonso | 1B | 2018 (145 g) | 2012–2015 (439 g) |
| Chris Gomez | SS | 2007 (19 g) | 1996–2001 (533 g) |
| Damian Jackson | 2B | 1996–1997 (13 g) | 1999–2001, 2005 (511 g) |
| Kurt Bevacqua | 3B | 1971–1972 (74 g) | 1979–1980, 1982–1985 (444 g) |
| Broderick Perkins | 1B | 1983–1984 (137 g) | 1978–1982 (379 g) |
| Oscar Gamble | OF | 1973–1975 (369 g) | 1978 (126 g) |
| Dan Spillner | P | 1978–1984 (290 g) | 1974–1978 (193 g) |
| Franmil Reyes | DH | 2019–2022 (295 g) | 2018–2019 (186 g) |
| Kevin Kouzmanoff | 3B | 2006 (16 g) | 2007–2009 (440 g) |
| Jody Gerut | OF | 2003–2005 (305 g) | 2008–2009 (137 g) |
| Josh Bard | C | 2002–2005 (156 g) | 2006–2008 (268 g) |
| Tony Fernandez | SS | 1997 (120 g) | 1991–1992 (300 g) |
| Paul Dade | OF | 1977–1979 (271 g) | 1979–1980 (144 g) |
| Leron Lee | OF | 1974–1975 (92 g) | 1971–1973 (298 g) |
| Russell Branyan | 3B | 1998–2002, 2010 (294 g) | 2006–2007 (88 g) |
| Miguel Dilone | OF | 1980–1983 (340 g) | 1985 (27 g) |
| Chris James | OF | 1990–1991 (255 g) | 1989 (87 g) |
| Ramon Vazquez | SS | 2005–2006 (46 g) | 2002–2004 (296 g) |
| Ricky Gutierrez | SS | 2002–2003 (110 g) | 1993–1994 (223 g) |
| Thomas Howard | OF | 1992–1993 (191 g) | 1990–1992 (131 g) |
| Charles Nagy | P | 1990–2002 (315 g) | 2003 (5 g) |
| Dave Roberts | OF | 1999–2001 (75 g) | 2005–2006 (244 g) |
| Sid Monge | P | 1977–1981 (255 g) | 1983–1984 (60 g) |
| Josh Barfield | 2B | 2007–2009 (159 g) | 2006 (150 g) |
| Brad Hand | P | 2018–2020 (111 g) | 2016–2018 (195 g) |
| Ed Whitson | P | 1982 (40 g) | 1983–1984, 1986–1991 (236 g) |
| Abraham Almonte | OF | 2015–2017 (187 g) | 2014–2015, 2020 (70 g) |
| Milton Bradley | OF | 2001–2003 (209 g) | 2007 (42 g) |
| Rich Rodriguez | P | 2001 (53 g) | 1990–1993 (192 g) |
| Ryan Ludwick | OF | 2003–2005 (73 g) | 2010–2011 (160 g) |
| Greg Allen | OF | 2017–2020 (220 g) | 2020 (1 g) |
| Eddie Williams | 1B | 1986–1988 (37 g) | 1990, 1994–1995, 1998 (177 g) |
| Stan Jefferson | OF | 1990 (49 g) | 1987–1988 (165 g) |
| Jesse Orosco | P | 1989–1991 (171 g) | 2003 (42 g) |
| Steve Reed | P | 1998–2001 (172 g) | 2002 (41 g) |
| Gaylord Perry | P | 1972–1975 (134 g) | 1978–1979 (69 g) |
| Sonny Siebert | P | 1964–1969 (185 g) | 1975 (7 g) |
| Derek Lilliquist | P | 1992–1994 (163 g) | 1990–1991 (22 g) |
| Phil Maton | P | 2019–2021 (70 g) | 2017–2019 (112 g) |
| Tom Lampkin | C | 1988 (4 g) | 1990–1992, 2002 (177 g) |
| Edward Mujica | P | 2006–2008 (53 g) | 2009–2010 (126 g) |
| Oliver Perez | P | 2018–2021 (144 g) | 2002–2003 (35 g) |
| Aaron Cunningham | OF | 2012 (72 g) | 2010–2011 (105 g) |
| Marc Rzepczynski | P | 2013–2015, 2018 (150 g) | 2015 (27 g) |
| Oscar Gonzalez | OF | 2022–2023 (145 g) | 2025 (21 g) |
| Enyel De Los Santos | P | 2022–2023 (120 g) | 2024 (44 g) |
| Joey Cora | 2B | 1998 (24 g) | 1987, 1989–1990 (140 g) |
| Alan Embree | P | 1992, 1995–1996 (51 g) | 2002, 2006 (109 g) |
| Dave Freisleben | P | 1978 (12 g) | 1974–1978 (148 g) |
| Adam Cimber | P | 2018–2020 (110 g) | 2018 (42 g) |
| Josh Bell | 1B | 2023 (97 g) | 2022 (53 g) |
| Rene Rivera | C | 2021 (21 g) | 2013–2014 (126 g) |
| Dan Miceli | P | 2003 (13 g) | 1998–1999 (133 g) |
| Tim Worrell | P | 1998 (3 g) | 1993–1997 (143 g) |
| Vicente Romo | P | 1968–1969 (43 g) | 1973–1974 (103 g) |
| Lou Merloni | 2B | 2004, 2006 (80 g) | 2003 (65 g) |
| Steve Arlin | P | 1974 (11 g) | 1969–1974 (130 g) |
| Bob Owchinko | P | 1980 (29 g) | 1976–1979 (110 g) |
| Jaret Wright | P | 1997–2002 (98 g) | 2003 (39 g) |
| Johnny Jeter | OF | 1974 (6 g) | 1971–1972 (128 g) |
| Cal Quantrill | P | 2020–2023 (99 g) | 2019–2020 (33 g) |
| Francisco Mejia | C | 2017–2018 (12 g) | 2018–2020 (116 g) |
| Mike Clevinger | P | 2016–2020 (101 g) | 2020, 2022 (27 g) |
| Rudy Seanez | P | 1989–1991 (34 g) | 1993, 2001, 2005–2006 (94 g) |
| Ramon Laureano | OF | 2023–2024 (72 g) | 2025 (50 g) |
| Ryan Webb | P | 2015 (40 g) | 2009–2010 (82 g) |
| Dan Briggs | 1B | 1978 (15 g) | 1979 (104 g) |
| Adam Rosales | 2B | 2018 (13 g) | 2016 (105 g) |
| Rick Wise | P | 1978–1979 (67 g) | 1980–1982 (47 g) |
| Willie Blair | P | 1991 (11 g) | 1995–1996 (100 g) |
| Pat Dobson | P | 1976–1977 (68 g) | 1970 (40 g) |
| Fred Stanley | SS | 1971–1972 (66 g) | 1972 (39 g) |
| Jeremy Hernandez | P | 1993 (49 g) | 1991–1993 (56 g) |
| Juan Eichelberger | P | 1983 (28 g) | 1978–1982 (77 g) |
| Mike Aldrete | OF | 1991 (85 g) | 1991 (12 g) |
| Trent Hubbard | OF | 1997 (7 g) | 2002 (89 g) |
| Larry Andersen | P | 1975, 1977, 1979 (22 g) | 1991–1992 (72 g) |
| Brent Strom | P | 1973 (27 g) | 1975–1977 (64 g) |
| Dennis Kinney | P | 1978 (18 g) | 1978–1980 (70 g) |
| Scott Barlow | P | 2024 (63 g) | 2023 (25 g) |
| Tim Stoddard | P | 1989 (14 g) | 1985–1986 (74 g) |
| Alan Foster | P | 1971 (37 g) | 1975–1976 (48 g) |
| Jerry Johnson | P | 1973 (39 g) | 1975–1976 (45 g) |
| Kevin Mitchell | OF | 1997 (20 g) | 1987 (62 g) |
| Justin Germano | P | 2010–2011 (32 g) | 2004, 2007–2008 (45 g) |
| Rich Hill | P | 2013 (63 g) | 2023 (10 g) |
| Pedro Avila | P | 2024 (50 g) | 2019, 2021–2024 (22 g) |
| Bob Miller | P | 1970 (15 g) | 1971, 1973 (56 g) |
| Jason Boyd | P | 2003 (44 g) | 2002 (23 g) |
| Jerry Moses | C | 1972 (52 g) | 1975 (13 g) |
| Ron Villone | P | 1998 (25 g) | 1995–1996 (40 g) |
| Bill Davis | 1B | 1965–1966 (33 g) | 1969 (31 g) |
| Don Schulze | P | 1984–1986 (57 g) | 1989 (7 g) |
| Matt Herges | P | 2009 (21 g) | 2003 (40 g) |
| Dwain Anderson | SS | 1974 (2 g) | 1973 (53 g) |
| David Lee | P | 2003–2004 (12 g) | 2001 (41 g) |
| Brian Williams | P | 2000 (7 g) | 1995 (44 g) |
| Bill Laxton | P | 1977 (2 g) | 1971, 1974 (48 g) |
| Heath Murray | P | 2002 (9 g) | 1997, 1999 (39 g) |
| Mark Langston | P | 1999 (25 g) | 1998 (23 g) |
| Luke Carlin | C | 2010, 2012 (10 g) | 2008 (36 g) |
| Heathcliff Slocumb | P | 1993 (20 g) | 2000 (22 g) |
| Greg LaRocca | 3B | 2002–2003 (26 g) | 2000 (13 g) |
| Ed Wojna | P | 1989 (9 g) | 1985–1987 (27 g) |
| Hector Ambriz | P | 2010 (34 g) | 2014 (1 g) |
| Mike Armstrong | P | 1987 (14 g) | 1980–1981 (21 g) |
| Jim Brower | P | 1999–2000 (26 g) | 2006 (6 g) |
| Mike Kilkenny | P | 1972–1973 (27 g) | 1972 (5 g) |
| Brian Sikorski | P | 2006 (17 g) | 2006 (13 g) |
| Logan Allen | P | 2019–2022 (22 g) | 2019 (8 g) |
| Jon Edwards | P | 2018–2019 (18 g) | 2015 (11 g) |
| Craig Breslow | P | 2008, 2017 (14 g) | 2005 (14 g) |
| Lowell Palmer | P | 1972 (1 g) | 1974 (23 g) |
| Jorge Velandia | 2B | 2008 (7 g) | 1997 (14 g) |
| Joe Roa | P | 1995–1996 (2 g) | 2003 (18 g) |
| Adam Moore | C | 2015–2016 (10 g) | 2014 (9 g) |
| Dave Maurer | P | 2002 (2 g) | 2000–2001 (17 g) |
| Ben Gamel | OF | 2021 (11 g) | 2023 (6 g) |
| Ron Tingley | C | 1988 (9 g) | 1982 (8 g) |
| Brian Dorsett | C | 1987 (5 g) | 1991 (11 g) |
| Ross Detwiler | P | 2016 (7 g) | 2021 (7 g) |
| Ron Taylor | P | 1962 (8 g) | 1972 (4 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).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Cleveland Guardians and the San Diego Padres?
136 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1969 to 2025, including Dave Winfield, Brian Giles, Joe Carter and Sandy Alomar. 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?
Bill Davis: Cleveland Guardians first, then the San Diego Padres from 1969.
Who has played for both recently?
Austin Hedges, Josh Naylor, Oscar Gonzalez, Enyel De Los Santos, Ramon Laureano and Scott Barlow and 1 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. Guardians seasons include the Cleveland Blues (1901), Cleveland Bronchos (1902), Cleveland Naps (1903–1914) and Cleveland Indians (1915–2021).
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