Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Dodgers players: who played for both
Who played for both the Tigers and Dodgers?
176 players played for both the Detroit Tigers and the Los Angeles Dodgers between 1901 and 2025, including Kirk Gibson, Dixie Walker, George Cutshaw and Lu Blue. 81 of them played for the Tigers first and 86 for the Dodgers first; 9 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Jack Cronin is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Dodgers first, then the Tigers from 1901.
- Tommy Kahnle is the most recent: Dodgers first, then the Tigers from 2025.
- Kirk Gibson played the most games across the two: 1,177 for the Tigers and 310 for the Dodgers.
- 32 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Kirk Gibson.
- Most common positions on this list: P (89), OF (31), C (18), 3B (14).
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All 176 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Tigers | Dodgers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Gibson | OF | 1979–1987, 1993–1995 (1177 g) | 1988–1990 (310 g) |
| Dixie Walker | OF | 1938–1939 (170 g) | 1939–1947 (1207 g) |
| George Cutshaw | 2B | 1922–1923 (176 g) | 1912–1917 (845 g) |
| Lu Blue | 1B | 1921–1927 (925 g) | 1933 (1 g) |
| Babe Herman | OF | 1937 (17 g) | 1926–1931, 1945 (888 g) |
| Gary Sheffield | OF | 2007–2008 (247 g) | 1998–2001 (526 g) |
| Heinie Manush | OF | 1923–1927 (616 g) | 1937–1938 (149 g) |
| Frank Howard | OF | 1972–1973 (99 g) | 1958–1964 (624 g) |
| Curtis Granderson | OF | 2004–2009 (674 g) | 2017 (36 g) |
| Ray Hayworth | C | 1926, 1929–1938 (659 g) | 1938–1939, 1944–1945 (35 g) |
| James Casey | 3B | 1901–1902 (260 g) | 1899–1900, 1906–1907 (425 g) |
| Rocky Colavito | OF | 1960–1963 (629 g) | 1968 (40 g) |
| Dick Tracewski | SS | 1966–1969 (311 g) | 1962–1965 (302 g) |
| Franklin Stubbs | 1B | 1995 (62 g) | 1984–1989 (542 g) |
| J. D. Martinez | OF | 2014–2017 (458 g) | 2023 (113 g) |
| Don Demeter | OF | 1964–1966 (288 g) | 1956, 1958–1961 (264 g) |
| Tom Haller | C | 1972 (59 g) | 1968–1971 (474 g) |
| Juan Encarnacion | OF | 1997–2001 (444 g) | 2004 (86 g) |
| John Shelby | OF | 1990–1991 (131 g) | 1987–1990 (393 g) |
| Roy Cullenbine | OF | 1938–1939, 1945–1947 (501 g) | 1940 (22 g) |
| Marcus Thames | OF | 2004–2009 (485 g) | 2011 (36 g) |
| Sandy Amoros | OF | 1960 (65 g) | 1952, 1954–1957, 1959–1960 (452 g) |
| Ron Perranoski | P | 1971–1972 (28 g) | 1961–1967, 1972 (457 g) |
| Zach McKinstry | 3B | 2023–2025 (410 g) | 2020–2022 (74 g) |
| Juan Samuel | 2B | 1994–1995 (135 g) | 1990–1992 (343 g) |
| Chico Fernandez | SS | 1960–1963 (422 g) | 1956 (34 g) |
| Chad Kreuter | C | 1992–1994 (251 g) | 2000–2002 (194 g) |
| Johnny Podres | P | 1966–1967 (57 g) | 1953–1955, 1957–1966 (388 g) |
| Roger Cedeno | OF | 2001 (131 g) | 1995–1998 (311 g) |
| Clem Labine | P | 1960 (14 g) | 1950–1960 (426 g) |
| Bill Donovan | P | 1903–1912, 1918 (313 g) | 1899–1902 (104 g) |
| Ollie O'Mara | SS | 1912 (1 g) | 1914–1916, 1918–1919 (411 g) |
| Enos Cabell | 3B | 1982–1983 (246 g) | 1985–1986 (164 g) |
| Brad Ausmus | C | 1996, 1999–2000 (352 g) | 2009–2010 (57 g) |
| Larry Sherry | P | 1964–1967 (152 g) | 1958–1963 (232 g) |
| Jack Warner | 3B | 1925–1928 (323 g) | 1929–1931 (47 g) |
| Hank Aguirre | P | 1958–1967 (334 g) | 1968 (25 g) |
| Frank O'Rourke | 3B | 1924–1926 (282 g) | 1917–1918 (69 g) |
| Deacon McGuire | C | 1902–1903, 1912 (146 g) | 1899–1901 (202 g) |
| Paul Richards | C | 1943–1946 (335 g) | 1932 (3 g) |
| Don Ross | 3B | 1938, 1942–1945 (327 g) | 1940 (10 g) |
| Jim Bunning | P | 1955–1963 (311 g) | 1969 (9 g) |
| Doc Gessler | OF | 1903 (29 g) | 1903–1906 (288 g) |
| Ralph Branca | P | 1953–1954 (34 g) | 1944–1953, 1956 (283 g) |
| Kid Elberfeld | SS | 1901–1903 (286 g) | 1914 (30 g) |
| Bob Miller | P | 1973 (22 g) | 1963–1967 (275 g) |
| Phil Regan | P | 1960–1965 (172 g) | 1966–1968 (125 g) |
| Luis Gonzalez | OF | 1998 (154 g) | 2007 (139 g) |
| Chad Curtis | OF | 1995–1996 (248 g) | 1996 (43 g) |
| Schoolboy Rowe | P | 1933–1942 (268 g) | 1942 (14 g) |
| Frank Dillon | 1B | 1901–1902 (140 g) | 1904 (135 g) |
| Joe Yeager | 3B | 1901–1903 (200 g) | 1898–1900 (69 g) |
| Tex Erwin | C | 1907 (4 g) | 1910–1914 (260 g) |
| Wayne Belardi | 1B | 1954–1956 (170 g) | 1950–1951, 1953–1954 (93 g) |
| Duke Sims | C | 1972–1973 (118 g) | 1971–1972 (141 g) |
| Jeff Weaver | P | 1999–2002 (112 g) | 2004–2005, 2009–2010 (146 g) |
| Bill Madlock | 3B | 1987 (87 g) | 1985–1987 (166 g) |
| Shane Greene | P | 2015–2019 (243 g) | 2021–2022 (10 g) |
| Whit Wyatt | P | 1929–1933 (83 g) | 1939–1944 (162 g) |
| Eric Davis | OF | 1993–1994 (60 g) | 1992–1993 (184 g) |
| Rocky Bridges | SS | 1959–1960 (126 g) | 1951–1952 (114 g) |
| Mike Marshall | P | 1967 (37 g) | 1974–1976 (194 g) |
| Frank Kitson | P | 1903–1905 (96 g) | 1900–1902 (130 g) |
| Hideo Nomo | P | 2000 (32 g) | 1995–1998, 2002–2004 (191 g) |
| Eddie Ainsmith | C | 1919–1921 (219 g) | 1923 (2 g) |
| Don Lund | OF | 1949, 1952–1954 (176 g) | 1945, 1947–1948 (42 g) |
| Jack Dalton | OF | 1916 (8 g) | 1910, 1914 (205 g) |
| Luke Hamlin | P | 1933–1934 (23 g) | 1937–1941 (190 g) |
| Tuck Stainback | OF | 1940–1941 (109 g) | 1938–1939 (103 g) |
| Billy Sullivan | C | 1940–1941 (163 g) | 1942 (43 g) |
| Clarence Mitchell | P | 1911 (5 g) | 1918–1922 (201 g) |
| Red Downs | 2B | 1907–1908 (190 g) | 1912 (9 g) |
| Hughie Jennings | 1B | 1907, 1909–1910, 1912, 1918 (8 g) | 1899–1900, 1903 (188 g) |
| Ownie Carroll | P | 1925, 1927–1930 (134 g) | 1933–1934 (62 g) |
| Jody Reed | 2B | 1997 (52 g) | 1993 (132 g) |
| Kenta Maeda | P | 2024–2025 (36 g) | 2016–2019 (147 g) |
| Art Herring | P | 1929–1933 (98 g) | 1934, 1944–1946 (84 g) |
| Billy Rhiel | 3B | 1932–1933 (104 g) | 1929 (76 g) |
| Wilson Betemit | 3B | 2011 (40 g) | 2006–2007 (139 g) |
| Merv Shea | C | 1927–1929, 1939 (127 g) | 1938 (48 g) |
| Hiram Bocachica | OF | 2002–2003 (40 g) | 2000–2002 (132 g) |
| Max Scherzer | P | 2010–2014 (161 g) | 2021 (11 g) |
| Ramon Martinez | SS | 2005 (19 g) | 2006–2007 (149 g) |
| Tim Belcher | P | 1994 (25 g) | 1987–1991 (138 g) |
| Gene Michael | SS | 1975 (56 g) | 1967 (98 g) |
| Brad Penny | P | 2011 (31 g) | 2004–2008 (118 g) |
| Bobo Newsom | P | 1939–1941 (114 g) | 1929–1930, 1942–1943 (33 g) |
| Lerrin LaGrow | P | 1970, 1972–1975 (116 g) | 1979 (31 g) |
| Jack Coombs | P | 1920 (2 g) | 1915–1918 (135 g) |
| Jose Lima | P | 1994–1996, 2001–2002 (95 g) | 2004 (38 g) |
| Karim Garcia | OF | 1999–2000 (104 g) | 1995–1997 (29 g) |
| Steve Bilko | 1B | 1960 (78 g) | 1958 (47 g) |
| Jack Billingham | P | 1978–1980 (73 g) | 1968 (50 g) |
| Louis Coleman | P | 2018 (51 g) | 2016 (61 g) |
| David Price | P | 2014–2015 (32 g) | 2021–2022 (79 g) |
| Paul Bako | C | 1998 (96 g) | 2005 (13 g) |
| Elias Sosa | P | 1982 (38 g) | 1976–1977 (69 g) |
| Roy Henshaw | P | 1942–1944 (56 g) | 1937 (43 g) |
| Bill Bean | OF | 1987–1989 (45 g) | 1989 (51 g) |
| Doyle Alexander | P | 1987–1989 (78 g) | 1971 (17 g) |
| Ivan de Jesus | SS | 1988 (7 g) | 1974–1976 (88 g) |
| Boom-Boom Beck | P | 1944 (28 g) | 1933–1934 (65 g) |
| Dave Mlicki | P | 1999–2001 (70 g) | 1998–1999 (22 g) |
| Mike Munoz | P | 1991–1993 (79 g) | 1989–1990 (11 g) |
| Bob Kennedy | OF | 1956 (70 g) | 1957 (19 g) |
| Shelby Miller | P | 2024 (51 g) | 2023 (36 g) |
| Eddie Williams | 1B | 1996 (77 g) | 1997 (8 g) |
| Gregg Olson | P | 1996 (43 g) | 2000–2001 (41 g) |
| Waite Hoyt | P | 1930–1931 (42 g) | 1932, 1937–1938 (41 g) |
| Jason Johnson | P | 2004–2005 (66 g) | 2008 (16 g) |
| Octavio Dotel | P | 2012–2013 (63 g) | 2010 (19 g) |
| John Cummings | P | 1996–1997 (40 g) | 1995–1996 (39 g) |
| Tommy Kahnle | P | 2025 (66 g) | 2022 (13 g) |
| Johnny Klippstein | P | 1967 (5 g) | 1958–1959 (73 g) |
| Jack Cronin | P | 1901–1902 (35 g) | 1895, 1904 (42 g) |
| Geronimo Berroa | DH | 1998 (52 g) | 2000 (24 g) |
| David Wells | P | 1993–1995 (66 g) | 2007 (7 g) |
| Mal Eason | P | 1903 (7 g) | 1905–1906 (66 g) |
| Joey Eischen | P | 1996 (24 g) | 1995–1996 (45 g) |
| Brian Bohanon | P | 1995 (52 g) | 1998 (14 g) |
| Edwin Jackson | P | 2009, 2019 (43 g) | 2003–2005 (22 g) |
| Dick Egan | P | 1963–1964 (43 g) | 1967 (20 g) |
| Doug Bochtler | P | 1998 (51 g) | 1999 (12 g) |
| Randy Wolf | P | 2015 (8 g) | 2007, 2009 (55 g) |
| Harry Eisenstat | P | 1938–1939 (42 g) | 1935–1937 (20 g) |
| Jack Flaherty | P | 2024–2025 (49 g) | 2024 (10 g) |
| Nick Ramirez | P | 2019–2020 (51 g) | 2024 (8 g) |
| Boots Poffenberger | P | 1937–1938 (54 g) | 1939 (3 g) |
| Ed Rakow | P | 1964–1965 (48 g) | 1960 (9 g) |
| Masao Kida | P | 1999–2000 (51 g) | 2003–2004 (6 g) |
| Tom Seats | P | 1940 (26 g) | 1945 (31 g) |
| Steve Colyer | P | 2004 (41 g) | 2003 (13 g) |
| Brad Havens | P | 1989 (13 g) | 1987–1988 (40 g) |
| Joe Orengo | 3B | 1944 (46 g) | 1943 (7 g) |
| Mike Strahler | P | 1973 (22 g) | 1970–1972 (31 g) |
| Babe Birrer | P | 1955 (36 g) | 1958 (16 g) |
| Mike Christopher | P | 1995–1996 (49 g) | 1991 (3 g) |
| Bill Krueger | P | 1993–1994 (48 g) | 1987–1988 (3 g) |
| Johnny Hopp | OF | 1952 (42 g) | 1949 (8 g) |
| Erve Beck | 2B | 1902 (41 g) | 1899 (8 g) |
| George Boehler | P | 1912–1916 (38 g) | 1926 (11 g) |
| Brian Johnson | C | 1997 (45 g) | 2001 (3 g) |
| Gil English | 3B | 1936–1937 (19 g) | 1944 (27 g) |
| Matt Treanor | C | 2009 (4 g) | 2012 (36 g) |
| Buck Marrow | P | 1932 (18 g) | 1937–1938 (21 g) |
| Jim Johnson | P | 2014 (16 g) | 2015 (23 g) |
| Chuck Kress | 1B | 1954 (24 g) | 1954 (13 g) |
| Jake Marisnick | OF | 2023 (33 g) | 2023 (4 g) |
| Phil Hiatt | 3B | 1996 (7 g) | 2001 (30 g) |
| Casey Fien | P | 2009–2010 (11 g) | 2016 (25 g) |
| Guy Cantrell | P | 1930 (16 g) | 1925, 1927 (20 g) |
| Corey Knebel | P | 2014 (8 g) | 2021 (27 g) |
| Jim Poole | P | 2000 (18 g) | 1990 (16 g) |
| Neftali Feliz | P | 2015 (30 g) | 2021 (3 g) |
| Phil Page | P | 1928–1930 (25 g) | 1934 (6 g) |
| Cody Ross | OF | 2003 (6 g) | 2005–2006 (22 g) |
| Jimmy Archer | C | 1907 (19 g) | 1918 (9 g) |
| Jose Urena | P | 2021 (26 g) | 2025 (2 g) |
| Will Brunson | P | 1998–1999 (25 g) | 1998 (2 g) |
| Ted Power | P | 1988 (4 g) | 1981–1982 (17 g) |
| Pete Wojey | P | 1956–1957 (4 g) | 1954 (14 g) |
| Charlie Fuchs | P | 1942 (9 g) | 1944 (8 g) |
| Orlando Mercado | C | 1987 (10 g) | 1987 (7 g) |
| Billy Mullen | 3B | 1926 (11 g) | 1923 (4 g) |
| Andrew Vasquez | P | 2023 (12 g) | 2021 (2 g) |
| Tim Thompson | C | 1958 (4 g) | 1954 (10 g) |
| Buddy Kennedy | 2B | 2024 (6 g) | 2025 (7 g) |
| Mel Rojas | P | 1999 (5 g) | 1999 (5 g) |
| Al Bashang | OF | 1912 (6 g) | 1918 (2 g) |
| Trever Miller | P | 1996 (5 g) | 2000 (2 g) |
| Zach Logue | P | 2023 (3 g) | 2024 (2 g) |
| John DeSilva | P | 1993 (1 g) | 1993 (3 g) |
| Ricky Vanasco | P | 2024 (2 g) | 2024 (2 g) |
| Bob Logan | P | 1937 (1 g) | 1935 (2 g) |
| Frank McManus | C | 1904 (1 g) | 1903 (2 g) |
| Snooks Dowd | 2B | 1919 (1 g) | 1926 (2 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.Dodgers seasons include the Brooklyn Atlantics (1884), Brooklyn Grays (1885–1887), Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1888–1890, 1896–1898), Brooklyn Grooms (1891–1895), Brooklyn Superbas (1899–1910, 1913), Brooklyn Dodgers (1911–1912, 1932–1957) and Brooklyn Robins (1914–1931).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Detroit Tigers and the Los Angeles Dodgers?
176 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1901 to 2025, including Kirk Gibson, Dixie Walker, George Cutshaw and Lu Blue. 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?
Jack Cronin: Los Angeles Dodgers first, then the Detroit Tigers from 1901.
Who has played for both recently?
Zach McKinstry, Kenta Maeda, Shelby Miller, Tommy Kahnle, Jack Flaherty and Nick Ramirez and 4 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. Dodgers seasons include the Brooklyn Atlantics (1884), Brooklyn Grays (1885–1887), Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1888–1890, 1896–1898), Brooklyn Grooms (1891–1895), Brooklyn Superbas (1899–1910, 1913), Brooklyn Dodgers (1911–1912, 1932–1957) and Brooklyn Robins (1914–1931).
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