Colorado Rockies and Kansas City Royals players: who played for both
Who played for both the Rockies and Royals?
72 players played for both the Colorado Rockies and the Kansas City Royals between 1993 and 2025, including Mike Moustakas, Neifi Perez, Brent Mayne and Terry Shumpert. 28 of them played for the Rockies first and 39 for the Royals first; 5 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Nelson Liriano is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Royals first, then the Rockies from 1993.
- Scott Alexander is the most recent: Royals first, then the Rockies from 2025.
- Mike Moustakas played the most games across the two: 47 for the Rockies and 934 for the Royals.
- 11 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Brent Mayne.
- Most common positions on this list: P (43), OF (9), C (7), 2B (5).
How many can you name?
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All 72 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Rockies | Royals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Moustakas | 3B | 2023 (47 g) | 2011–2018 (934 g) |
| Neifi Perez | SS | 1996–2001 (668 g) | 2001–2002 (194 g) |
| Brent Mayne | C | 2000–2001 (166 g) | 1990–1995, 2001–2003 (664 g) |
| Terry Shumpert | 2B | 1998–2002 (450 g) | 1990–1994 (284 g) |
| Brian McRae | OF | 1999 (7 g) | 1990–1994 (614 g) |
| Garrett Hampson | OF | 2018–2022 (419 g) | 2024 (113 g) |
| Tom Goodwin | OF | 2000 (91 g) | 1994–1997 (375 g) |
| Greg Holland | P | 2017 (61 g) | 2010–2015, 2020–2021 (394 g) |
| Curt Leskanic | P | 1993–1999 (356 g) | 2003–2004 (46 g) |
| Carlos Estevez | P | 2016–2017, 2019–2022 (321 g) | 2025 (67 g) |
| Wade Davis | P | 2018–2020 (124 g) | 2013–2016, 2021 (256 g) |
| Desi Relaford | SS | 2005 (73 g) | 2003–2004 (255 g) |
| Miguel Olivo | C | 2010 (112 g) | 2008–2009 (198 g) |
| Jeremy Affeldt | P | 2006–2007 (102 g) | 2002–2006 (184 g) |
| Mike Kingery | OF | 1994–1995 (224 g) | 1986 (62 g) |
| Drew Butera | C | 2018–2020 (55 g) | 2015–2018 (228 g) |
| Bret Saberhagen | P | 1995 (9 g) | 1984–1991 (256 g) |
| Jamey Carroll | 2B | 2006–2007 (244 g) | 2013 (14 g) |
| Ross Gload | 1B | 2002 (26 g) | 2007–2008 (224 g) |
| Randal Grichuk | OF | 2022–2023 (205 g) | 2025 (43 g) |
| Jorge De La Rosa | P | 2008–2016 (209 g) | 2006–2007 (36 g) |
| Jeff Francis | P | 2004–2008, 2010, 2012–2013 (199 g) | 2011 (31 g) |
| Jamey Wright | P | 1996–1999, 2004–2005 (141 g) | 2003, 2009 (69 g) |
| Franklin Morales | P | 2007–2011, 2014 (140 g) | 2015 (67 g) |
| Chris Stynes | 3B | 2003 (138 g) | 1995–1996 (58 g) |
| Joel Peralta | P | 2009 (27 g) | 2006–2008 (166 g) |
| Sal Fasano | C | 2001 (25 g) | 1996–1999, 2001 (164 g) |
| Scott Podsednik | OF | 2008 (93 g) | 2010 (95 g) |
| Jason Hammel | P | 2009–2011 (97 g) | 2017–2018 (71 g) |
| Ryan Shealy | 1B | 2005–2006 (41 g) | 2006–2008 (123 g) |
| Nelson Liriano | 2B | 1993–1994, 1998 (147 g) | 1991 (10 g) |
| Scott Service | P | 1993 (3 g) | 1997–1999 (153 g) |
| Ramon Ramirez | P | 2006–2007 (83 g) | 2008 (71 g) |
| Jordan Lyles | P | 2014–2017 (107 g) | 2023–2024 (36 g) |
| Gregg Zaun | C | 2003 (15 g) | 2000–2001 (122 g) |
| Jeremy Guthrie | P | 2012 (24 g) | 2012–2015 (110 g) |
| Harvey Pulliam | OF | 1995–1997 (74 g) | 1991–1993 (49 g) |
| Scott Dohmann | P | 2004–2006 (100 g) | 2006 (21 g) |
| Jason Smith | 2B | 2006 (49 g) | 2007–2008 (62 g) |
| Stan Belinda | P | 2000 (47 g) | 1993–1994 (60 g) |
| John Thomson | P | 1997–1999, 2001–2002 (102 g) | 2007 (2 g) |
| Kit Pellow | OF | 2003–2004 (70 g) | 2002 (29 g) |
| Scott Alexander | P | 2025 (19 g) | 2015–2017 (79 g) |
| Glendon Rusch | P | 2008–2009 (35 g) | 1997–1999 (62 g) |
| Trent Hubbard | OF | 1994–1996 (87 g) | 2001 (5 g) |
| Nate Field | P | 2006 (14 g) | 2002–2005 (74 g) |
| Paul Phillips | C | 2009–2010 (29 g) | 2004–2007 (58 g) |
| Jay Witasick | P | 2005 (32 g) | 1999–2000 (54 g) |
| Dennys Reyes | P | 2002 (43 g) | 2004 (40 g) |
| Chris Owings | SS | 2020–2021 (38 g) | 2019 (41 g) |
| Mac Suzuki | P | 2001 (3 g) | 1999–2002 (76 g) |
| Denny Hocking | 2B | 2004 (55 g) | 2005 (23 g) |
| Eli Marrero | C | 2006 (30 g) | 2005 (32 g) |
| Scott Elarton | P | 2001, 2003–2004 (23 g) | 2006–2007 (29 g) |
| Adam Bernero | P | 2003–2004 (47 g) | 2006 (3 g) |
| Nick Anderson | P | 2025 (12 g) | 2024 (37 g) |
| Elmer Dessens | P | 2007 (5 g) | 2006 (43 g) |
| Felipe Paulino | P | 2011 (18 g) | 2011–2012 (28 g) |
| Mark Redman | P | 2007–2008 (15 g) | 2006 (29 g) |
| Miguel Asencio | P | 2006 (3 g) | 2002–2003 (39 g) |
| Sean Lowe | P | 2002 (8 g) | 2003 (28 g) |
| Bryan Rekar | P | 1995–1997 (31 g) | 2002 (2 g) |
| Denny Bautista | P | 2006–2007 (13 g) | 2004–2006 (20 g) |
| Octavio Dotel | P | 2010 (8 g) | 2007 (24 g) |
| John Habyan | P | 1996 (19 g) | 1993 (12 g) |
| Jayson Nix | 3B | 2008 (22 g) | 2014 (7 g) |
| Brooks Pounders | P | 2018 (14 g) | 2016 (13 g) |
| Kip Wells | P | 2008 (15 g) | 2008 (10 g) |
| Jonathan Sanchez | P | 2012 (3 g) | 2012 (12 g) |
| Josh Newman | P | 2007–2008 (10 g) | 2008 (4 g) |
| Bobby Keppel | P | 2007 (4 g) | 2006 (8 g) |
| Jerry Vasto | P | 2018 (1 g) | 2018 (5 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.
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Colorado Rockies and the Kansas City Royals?
72 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1993 to 2025, including Mike Moustakas, Neifi Perez, Brent Mayne and Terry Shumpert. 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?
Nelson Liriano: Kansas City Royals first, then the Colorado Rockies from 1993.
Who has played for both recently?
Garrett Hampson, Carlos Estevez, Randal Grichuk, Jordan Lyles, Scott Alexander and Nick Anderson, 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. Neither of these teams has moved or changed its name.
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