Detroit Tigers and Toronto Blue Jays players: who played for both
Who played for both the Tigers and Blue Jays?
80 players played for both the Detroit Tigers and the Toronto Blue Jays between 1977 and 2025, including Lloyd Moseby, Willie Horton, Lance Parrish and Cecil Fielder. 45 of them played for the Tigers first and 31 for the Blue Jays first; 4 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Dave Lemanczyk is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Tigers first, then the Blue Jays from 1977.
- Spencer Turnbull is the most recent: Tigers first, then the Blue Jays from 2025.
- Lloyd Moseby played the most games across the two: 196 for the Tigers and 1,392 for the Blue Jays.
- 11 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as David Wells.
- Most common positions on this list: P (50), OF (15), 2B (4), C (3).
How many can you name?
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All 80 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Tigers | Blue Jays |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lloyd Moseby | OF | 1990–1991 (196 g) | 1980–1989 (1392 g) |
| Willie Horton | OF | 1963–1977 (1515 g) | 1978 (33 g) |
| Lance Parrish | C | 1977–1986 (1146 g) | 1995 (70 g) |
| Cecil Fielder | 1B | 1990–1996 (982 g) | 1985–1988 (220 g) |
| Curtis Granderson | OF | 2004–2009 (674 g) | 2018 (104 g) |
| Tony Phillips | OF | 1990–1994 (722 g) | 1998 (13 g) |
| Frank Catalanotto | OF | 1997–1999 (202 g) | 2003–2006 (466 g) |
| Rick Leach | OF | 1981–1983 (235 g) | 1984–1988 (376 g) |
| Rajai Davis | OF | 2014–2015 (246 g) | 2011–2013 (345 g) |
| John McDonald | SS | 2005 (31 g) | 2005–2011 (549 g) |
| Jack Morris | P | 1977–1990 (449 g) | 1992–1993 (61 g) |
| Chris Gomez | SS | 1993–1996 (301 g) | 2004 (109 g) |
| Ezequiel Carrera | OF | 2014 (45 g) | 2015–2017 (332 g) |
| Anthony Gose | OF | 2015–2016 (170 g) | 2012–2014 (202 g) |
| David Wells | P | 1993–1995 (66 g) | 1987–1992, 1999–2000 (306 g) |
| Dave Collins | OF | 1986 (124 g) | 1983–1984 (246 g) |
| Darnell Coles | 3B | 1986–1987, 1990 (247 g) | 1993–1994 (112 g) |
| Junior Felix | OF | 1994 (86 g) | 1989–1990 (237 g) |
| Phil Coke | P | 2010–2014 (299 g) | 2015 (2 g) |
| Juan Samuel | 2B | 1994–1995 (135 g) | 1996–1998 (157 g) |
| Matt Stairs | OF | 2006 (14 g) | 2007–2008 (230 g) |
| Joe Coleman | P | 1971–1976 (203 g) | 1978 (31 g) |
| Joaquin Benoit | P | 2011–2013 (205 g) | 2016 (25 g) |
| John Cerutti | P | 1991 (38 g) | 1985–1990 (191 g) |
| Ken Williams | OF | 1989–1990 (151 g) | 1990–1991 (62 g) |
| Jason Grilli | P | 2005–2008 (120 g) | 2016–2017 (72 g) |
| Leon Roberts | OF | 1974–1975 (146 g) | 1982 (40 g) |
| Doyle Alexander | P | 1987–1989 (78 g) | 1983–1986 (106 g) |
| Max Scherzer | P | 2010–2014 (161 g) | 2025 (17 g) |
| Daniel Norris | P | 2015–2022 (154 g) | 2014–2015 (10 g) |
| Dave Lemanczyk | P | 1973–1976 (69 g) | 1977–1980 (95 g) |
| Matt Boyd | P | 2015–2021, 2023 (162 g) | 2015 (2 g) |
| Willie Blair | P | 1997, 1999–2001 (124 g) | 1990 (27 g) |
| Aquilino Lopez | P | 2007–2008 (58 g) | 2003–2004 (90 g) |
| Bob Macdonald | P | 1993 (68 g) | 1990–1992 (76 g) |
| Brandon Lyon | P | 2009 (65 g) | 2001–2002, 2012 (56 g) |
| Pedro Garcia | 2B | 1976 (77 g) | 1977 (41 g) |
| Drew Hutchison | P | 2021–2022 (37 g) | 2012, 2014–2016 (80 g) |
| Jason Smith | 2B | 2004–2005 (88 g) | 2007 (27 g) |
| Juan Berenguer | P | 1982–1985 (101 g) | 1981 (12 g) |
| Kevin Witt | DH | 2003 (93 g) | 1998–1999 (20 g) |
| Gio Urshela | 3B | 2024 (92 g) | 2018 (19 g) |
| Wil Ledezma | P | 2003–2007 (106 g) | 2011 (5 g) |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia | C | 2016, 2018 (97 g) | 2017 (10 g) |
| Doug Bair | P | 1983–1985 (95 g) | 1988 (10 g) |
| Octavio Dotel | P | 2012–2013 (63 g) | 2011 (36 g) |
| Alex Gonzalez | SS | 2014 (9 g) | 2010 (85 g) |
| Trever Miller | P | 1996 (5 g) | 2003, 2011 (85 g) |
| Juan Acevedo | P | 2002 (65 g) | 2003 (14 g) |
| David Purcey | P | 2011 (19 g) | 2008–2011 (59 g) |
| Mark Lowe | P | 2016 (54 g) | 2015 (23 g) |
| Geronimo Berroa | DH | 1998 (52 g) | 1999 (22 g) |
| Brian Bohanon | P | 1995 (52 g) | 1996 (20 g) |
| Steve Grilli | P | 1975–1977 (69 g) | 1979 (1 g) |
| Joakim Soria | P | 2014–2015 (56 g) | 2021 (10 g) |
| Spencer Turnbull | P | 2018–2021, 2023 (61 g) | 2025 (3 g) |
| Francisco Cordero | P | 1999 (20 g) | 2012 (41 g) |
| Derek Law | P | 2022 (2 g) | 2019 (58 g) |
| Ruben Sierra | OF | 1996 (46 g) | 1997 (14 g) |
| Francisco Liriano | P | 2018 (27 g) | 2016–2017 (28 g) |
| Frank Castillo | P | 1998 (27 g) | 2000 (25 g) |
| Edwin Jackson | P | 2009, 2019 (43 g) | 2019 (8 g) |
| Robbie Ray | P | 2014 (9 g) | 2020–2021 (37 g) |
| David Price | P | 2014–2015 (32 g) | 2015 (11 g) |
| Doug Creek | P | 2005 (20 g) | 2003 (21 g) |
| Greg Cadaret | P | 1994 (17 g) | 1994 (21 g) |
| Jacob Barnes | P | 2022 (22 g) | 2021, 2025 (16 g) |
| Jose Urena | P | 2021 (26 g) | 2025 (6 g) |
| Sean Douglass | P | 2005 (18 g) | 2004 (14 g) |
| Sal Butera | C | 1983 (4 g) | 1988 (23 g) |
| Anthony Castro | P | 2020 (1 g) | 2021 (25 g) |
| Andrew Vasquez | P | 2023 (12 g) | 2022 (9 g) |
| David Pauley | P | 2011 (14 g) | 2012 (5 g) |
| Gary Glover | P | 2008 (18 g) | 1999 (1 g) |
| Jose Fernandez | P | 2019 (4 g) | 2018 (13 g) |
| Matt Gage | P | 2025 (6 g) | 2022 (11 g) |
| Easton Lucas | P | 2024 (3 g) | 2024–2025 (8 g) |
| Buddy Kennedy | 2B | 2024 (6 g) | 2025 (2 g) |
| Thad Weber | P | 2012 (2 g) | 2013 (5 g) |
| Mickey Mahler | P | 1985 (3 g) | 1986 (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.
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Detroit Tigers and the Toronto Blue Jays?
80 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1977 to 2025, including Lloyd Moseby, Willie Horton, Lance Parrish and Cecil Fielder. 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?
Dave Lemanczyk: Detroit Tigers first, then the Toronto Blue Jays from 1977.
Who has played for both recently?
Max Scherzer, Gio Urshela, Spencer Turnbull, Jacob Barnes, Jose Urena and Matt Gage 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. Neither of these teams has moved or changed its name.
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