Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Phillies players: who played for both
Who played for both the Tigers and Phillies?
174 players played for both the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Phillies between 1901 and 2025, including Tony Taylor, Nick Castellanos, Lance Parrish and Placido Polanco. 97 of them played for the Tigers first and 70 for the Phillies first; 7 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Kid Elberfeld is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Phillies first, then the Tigers from 1901.
- Charlie Morton is the most recent: Phillies first, then the Tigers from 2025.
- Tony Taylor played the most games across the two: 217 for the Tigers and 1,669 for the Phillies.
- 25 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Tony Taylor.
- Most common positions on this list: P (89), OF (29), C (21), 2B (12).
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All 174 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Tigers | Phillies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Taylor | 2B | 1971–1973 (217 g) | 1960–1971, 1974–1976 (1669 g) |
| Nick Castellanos | OF | 2013–2019 (837 g) | 2022–2025 (602 g) |
| Lance Parrish | C | 1977–1986 (1146 g) | 1987–1988 (253 g) |
| Placido Polanco | 2B | 2005–2009 (632 g) | 2002–2005, 2010–2012 (688 g) |
| Harvey Kuenn | OF | 1952–1959 (1049 g) | 1966 (86 g) |
| Sam Thompson | OF | 1906 (8 g) | 1889–1898 (1034 g) |
| Kid Gleason | 2B | 1901–1902 (253 g) | 1888–1891, 1903–1908 (767 g) |
| Juan Samuel | 2B | 1994–1995 (135 g) | 1983–1989 (852 g) |
| Glenn Wilson | OF | 1982–1983 (228 g) | 1984–1987 (602 g) |
| John Wockenfuss | C | 1974–1983 (677 g) | 1984–1985 (118 g) |
| Chico Fernandez | SS | 1960–1963 (422 g) | 1957–1959 (342 g) |
| Dick Bartell | SS | 1940–1941 (144 g) | 1931–1934 (587 g) |
| Don Demeter | OF | 1964–1966 (288 g) | 1961–1963 (413 g) |
| Gregg Jefferies | 1B | 1999–2000 (111 g) | 1995–1998 (473 g) |
| Jim Bunning | P | 1955–1963 (311 g) | 1964–1967, 1970–1971 (229 g) |
| Duff Cooley | OF | 1905 (99 g) | 1896–1899 (440 g) |
| Earl Torgeson | 1B | 1955–1957 (236 g) | 1953–1955 (293 g) |
| Todd Jones | P | 1997–2001, 2006–2008 (480 g) | 2004 (27 g) |
| Richie Hebner | 3B | 1980–1982 (250 g) | 1977–1978 (255 g) |
| Rico Brogna | 1B | 1992 (9 g) | 1997–2000 (496 g) |
| Gary Sutherland | 2B | 1974–1976 (320 g) | 1966–1968 (173 g) |
| Ernie Courtney | 3B | 1903 (23 g) | 1905–1908 (463 g) |
| Tim Corcoran | 1B | 1977–1980 (273 g) | 1983–1985 (208 g) |
| Schoolboy Rowe | P | 1933–1942 (268 g) | 1943, 1946–1949 (210 g) |
| Ivan de Jesus | SS | 1988 (7 g) | 1982–1984 (463 g) |
| Matt Vierling | OF | 2023–2025 (309 g) | 2021–2022 (151 g) |
| George Harper | OF | 1916–1918 (161 g) | 1924–1926 (297 g) |
| Jack Warner | 3B | 1925–1928 (323 g) | 1933 (107 g) |
| Rick Schu | 3B | 1989 (98 g) | 1984–1987, 1991 (330 g) |
| Willie Hernandez | P | 1984–1989 (358 g) | 1983 (63 g) |
| Jimmy Bloodworth | 2B | 1942–1943, 1946 (342 g) | 1950–1951 (75 g) |
| Brian Hunter | OF | 1997–1999 (322 g) | 2001 (83 g) |
| Pete Incaviglia | OF | 1991, 1998 (104 g) | 1993–1994, 1996 (295 g) |
| Wendell Magee | OF | 2000–2002 (278 g) | 1996–1999 (108 g) |
| Syl Johnson | P | 1922–1925 (101 g) | 1934–1940 (211 g) |
| Kid Elberfeld | SS | 1901–1903 (286 g) | 1898 (14 g) |
| Gregory Soto | P | 2019–2022 (186 g) | 2023–2024 (112 g) |
| Mark Lewis | 2B | 1996 (145 g) | 1998 (142 g) |
| Delmon Young | OF | 2011–2012 (191 g) | 2013 (80 g) |
| Dave Philley | OF | 1957 (65 g) | 1958–1960 (204 g) |
| Alex Johnson | OF | 1976 (125 g) | 1964–1965 (140 g) |
| Jose Mesa | P | 2007 (16 g) | 2001–2003, 2007 (246 g) |
| Clarence Huber | 3B | 1920–1921 (12 g) | 1925–1926 (242 g) |
| Chad Durbin | P | 2006–2007 (39 g) | 2008–2010, 2013 (210 g) |
| Deacon McGuire | C | 1902–1903, 1912 (146 g) | 1886–1888 (103 g) |
| Joaquin Benoit | P | 2011–2013 (205 g) | 2017 (44 g) |
| Terry Fox | P | 1961–1966 (210 g) | 1966 (38 g) |
| Clarence Mitchell | P | 1911 (5 g) | 1923–1928 (236 g) |
| Randall Simon | 1B | 2001–2002 (211 g) | 2006 (23 g) |
| Woodie Fryman | P | 1972–1974 (77 g) | 1968–1972 (157 g) |
| Keith Moreland | OF | 1989 (90 g) | 1978–1981 (138 g) |
| Joe Boever | P | 1993–1995 (125 g) | 1990–1991 (102 g) |
| Lil Stoner | P | 1922, 1924–1929 (218 g) | 1931 (7 g) |
| Mel Clark | OF | 1957 (5 g) | 1951–1955 (209 g) |
| Gus Triandos | C | 1963 (106 g) | 1964–1965 (103 g) |
| Randy Wolf | P | 2015 (8 g) | 1999–2006 (200 g) |
| Mark Leiter | P | 1991–1993 (100 g) | 1997–1998 (100 g) |
| Nate Robertson | P | 2003–2009 (196 g) | 2010 (2 g) |
| Harry Coveleski | P | 1914–1918 (158 g) | 1907–1909 (34 g) |
| Nick Maton | 2B | 2023 (93 g) | 2021–2022 (87 g) |
| Zach Miner | P | 2006–2009 (157 g) | 2013 (16 g) |
| Hughie Jennings | 1B | 1907, 1909–1910, 1912, 1918 (8 g) | 1901–1902 (160 g) |
| Daniel Stumpf | P | 2017–2019 (159 g) | 2016 (7 g) |
| Tubby Spencer | C | 1916–1918 (155 g) | 1911 (11 g) |
| Red Donahue | P | 1906 (29 g) | 1898–1901 (136 g) |
| Kody Clemens | 1B | 2022 (57 g) | 2023–2025 (100 g) |
| Boom-Boom Beck | P | 1944 (28 g) | 1939–1943 (128 g) |
| Charles Hudson | P | 1989 (19 g) | 1983–1986 (131 g) |
| Dwayne Murphy | OF | 1988 (49 g) | 1989 (98 g) |
| Ray Herbert | P | 1950–1951, 1953–1954 (98 g) | 1965–1966 (48 g) |
| Ted Lepcio | 2B | 1959 (76 g) | 1960 (69 g) |
| Lerrin LaGrow | P | 1970, 1972–1975 (116 g) | 1980 (25 g) |
| Paul Bako | C | 1998 (96 g) | 2009 (44 g) |
| Kevin Saucier | P | 1981–1982 (69 g) | 1978–1980 (70 g) |
| Tuck Stainback | OF | 1940–1941 (109 g) | 1938 (30 g) |
| Matt Joyce | OF | 2008 (92 g) | 2021 (43 g) |
| Ugueth Urbina | P | 2004–2005 (79 g) | 2005 (56 g) |
| Matt Walbeck | C | 1997, 2002–2003 (133 g) | 2001 (1 g) |
| Merv Shea | C | 1927–1929, 1939 (127 g) | 1944 (7 g) |
| Hal Wagner | C | 1947–1948 (125 g) | 1948–1949 (4 g) |
| Matt Stairs | OF | 2006 (14 g) | 2008–2009 (115 g) |
| Drew Smyly | P | 2012–2014 (107 g) | 2019 (12 g) |
| Jim Morrison | 3B | 1987–1988 (58 g) | 1977–1978 (58 g) |
| Casper Wells | OF | 2010–2011 (100 g) | 2013 (12 g) |
| John Peters | C | 1915 (1 g) | 1921–1922 (110 g) |
| Mark Parent | C | 1996 (38 g) | 1997–1998 (73 g) |
| Tim Worrell | P | 1998 (15 g) | 2004–2005 (96 g) |
| Doug Bair | P | 1983–1985 (95 g) | 1987 (11 g) |
| Jim Lindeman | OF | 1990 (12 g) | 1991–1992 (94 g) |
| Dan Schatzeder | P | 1980–1981 (49 g) | 1986–1987 (51 g) |
| Ed Farmer | P | 1973 (24 g) | 1974, 1982–1983 (73 g) |
| Jim Hegan | C | 1958 (45 g) | 1958–1959 (50 g) |
| Scott Aldred | P | 1990–1992, 1996 (42 g) | 1999–2000 (52 g) |
| Dave Rucker | P | 1981–1983 (33 g) | 1985–1986 (60 g) |
| Tony Rensa | C | 1930 (20 g) | 1930–1931 (73 g) |
| Whit Wyatt | P | 1929–1933 (83 g) | 1945 (10 g) |
| Al Lakeman | C | 1954 (5 g) | 1947–1948 (87 g) |
| Bill Campbell | P | 1986 (34 g) | 1984 (57 g) |
| Billy McMillon | OF | 2000–2001 (66 g) | 1997 (24 g) |
| Jose Alvarez | P | 2013 (14 g) | 2019–2020 (75 g) |
| Randy O'Neal | P | 1984–1986 (69 g) | 1989 (20 g) |
| Bill Scherrer | P | 1984–1986 (79 g) | 1988 (8 g) |
| Alejandro Sanchez | OF | 1985 (71 g) | 1982–1983 (15 g) |
| Johnny Couch | P | 1917 (3 g) | 1923–1925 (83 g) |
| Ray Semproch | P | 1960 (17 g) | 1958–1959 (66 g) |
| Dickie Noles | P | 1987 (4 g) | 1979–1981, 1990 (76 g) |
| Sid Monge | P | 1984 (19 g) | 1982–1983 (61 g) |
| Spencer Turnbull | P | 2018–2021, 2023 (61 g) | 2024 (17 g) |
| Josh Harrison | 2B | 2019 (36 g) | 2023 (41 g) |
| Art Ruble | OF | 1927 (56 g) | 1934 (19 g) |
| Tito Francona | OF | 1958 (45 g) | 1967 (27 g) |
| Hank Borowy | P | 1950–1951 (39 g) | 1949–1950 (31 g) |
| Herman Long | SS | 1903 (69 g) | 1904 (1 g) |
| Steve Searcy | P | 1988–1991 (42 g) | 1991–1992 (28 g) |
| Herm Wehmeier | P | 1958 (7 g) | 1954–1956 (62 g) |
| Jack Hamilton | P | 1964–1965 (9 g) | 1962–1963 (60 g) |
| Jim Poole | P | 2000 (18 g) | 1999 (51 g) |
| Aquilino Lopez | P | 2007–2008 (58 g) | 2005 (10 g) |
| Vern Kennedy | P | 1938–1939 (41 g) | 1944–1945 (27 g) |
| Wilson Ramos | C | 2021 (35 g) | 2018 (33 g) |
| Ken Johnson | P | 1952 (9 g) | 1950–1951 (57 g) |
| Adam Bernero | P | 2000–2003 (64 g) | 2006 (1 g) |
| Johnny Klippstein | P | 1967 (5 g) | 1963–1964 (60 g) |
| Saul Rogovin | P | 1949–1951 (21 g) | 1955–1957 (39 g) |
| Ezequiel Carrera | OF | 2014 (45 g) | 2013 (13 g) |
| Torey Lovullo | 2B | 1988–1989 (41 g) | 1999 (17 g) |
| Dane Sardinha | C | 2008–2009 (29 g) | 2010–2011 (28 g) |
| Bob Molinaro | OF | 1975, 1977, 1983 (18 g) | 1982–1983 (38 g) |
| Corey Knebel | P | 2014 (8 g) | 2022 (46 g) |
| John McDonald | SS | 2005 (31 g) | 2013 (21 g) |
| Omar Olivares | P | 1996–1997 (47 g) | 1995 (5 g) |
| Ramon Martinez | SS | 2005 (19 g) | 2005 (33 g) |
| John Sullivan | C | 1963–1965 (39 g) | 1968 (12 g) |
| Brian Powell | P | 1998, 2002 (31 g) | 2004 (17 g) |
| Drew Hutchison | P | 2021–2022 (37 g) | 2018 (11 g) |
| Julio Santana | P | 2002 (38 g) | 2006 (7 g) |
| Roger Mason | P | 1984 (5 g) | 1993–1994 (40 g) |
| Andrew Vasquez | P | 2023 (12 g) | 2023 (30 g) |
| Alex Main | P | 1914 (32 g) | 1918 (9 g) |
| Jorge Bonifacio | OF | 2020 (30 g) | 2021 (7 g) |
| Ben Flowers | P | 1955 (4 g) | 1956 (32 g) |
| Carlos Hernandez | P | 2025 (11 g) | 2025 (25 g) |
| Gene Harris | P | 1994 (11 g) | 1995 (21 g) |
| Neftali Feliz | P | 2015 (30 g) | 2021 (2 g) |
| A. J. Hinch | C | 2003 (27 g) | 2004 (4 g) |
| Leo Cristante | P | 1955 (20 g) | 1951 (10 g) |
| Prince Oana | P | 1943, 1945 (24 g) | 1934 (6 g) |
| Jay Clarke | C | 1905 (3 g) | 1919 (26 g) |
| Michael Lorenzen | P | 2023 (18 g) | 2023 (11 g) |
| Bill Laxton | P | 1976 (26 g) | 1970 (2 g) |
| Bill Burns | P | 1912 (6 g) | 1911 (21 g) |
| David Palmer | P | 1989 (5 g) | 1988 (22 g) |
| Charlie Fuchs | P | 1942 (9 g) | 1943 (17 g) |
| Matt Moore | P | 2019 (2 g) | 2021 (24 g) |
| Jeff Manto | 3B | 1998 (16 g) | 1993 (8 g) |
| Joseph Finneran | P | 1918 (6 g) | 1912–1913 (17 g) |
| Paddy Greene | 3B | 1903 (1 g) | 1902 (19 g) |
| George Susce | C | 1932 (2 g) | 1929 (17 g) |
| Trever Miller | P | 1996 (5 g) | 2000 (14 g) |
| Buddy Kennedy | 2B | 2024 (6 g) | 2024–2025 (12 g) |
| Dave LaPoint | P | 1986 (16 g) | 1991 (2 g) |
| Casey Fien | P | 2009–2010 (11 g) | 2017 (4 g) |
| Dick Conger | P | 1940 (2 g) | 1943 (13 g) |
| John Ennis | P | 2004 (12 g) | 2007 (3 g) |
| Freddy Garcia | P | 2008 (3 g) | 2007 (11 g) |
| Charlie Morton | P | 2025 (9 g) | 2016 (4 g) |
| Jack Rowan | P | 1906 (1 g) | 1911 (12 g) |
| Glenn Dishman | P | 1997 (7 g) | 1996 (4 g) |
| Harry Kane | P | 1903 (3 g) | 1905–1906 (8 g) |
| Earl Hamilton | P | 1916 (5 g) | 1924 (3 g) |
| Roy Crumpler | P | 1920 (4 g) | 1925 (3 g) |
| Bill Nahorodny | C | 1983 (2 g) | 1976 (3 g) |
| Alex Jones | P | 1903 (2 g) | 1894 (1 g) |
| Billy Maharg | 3B | 1912 (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.Phillies seasons include the Philadelphia Quakers (1883–1889) and Philadelphia Blue Jays (1943–1944).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Phillies?
174 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1901 to 2025, including Tony Taylor, Nick Castellanos, Lance Parrish and Placido Polanco. 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?
Kid Elberfeld: Philadelphia Phillies first, then the Detroit Tigers from 1901.
Who has played for both recently?
Nick Castellanos, Matt Vierling, Gregory Soto, Kody Clemens, Spencer Turnbull and Carlos Hernandez and 2 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. Phillies seasons include the Philadelphia Quakers (1883–1889) and Philadelphia Blue Jays (1943–1944).
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