Houston Astros and Milwaukee Brewers players: who played for both
Who played for both the Astros and Brewers?
106 players played for both the Houston Astros and the Milwaukee Brewers between 1969 and 2025, including Jim Wynn, Bill Doran, Bill Spiers and Kevin Bass. 51 of them played for the Astros first and 48 for the Brewers first; 7 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Danny Walton is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Astros first, then the Brewers from 1969.
- Jason Alexander is the most recent: Brewers first, then the Astros from 2025.
- Jim Wynn played the most games across the two: 1,426 for the Astros and 36 for the Brewers.
- 14 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Kevin Bass.
- Most common positions on this list: P (46), OF (28), C (10), SS (9).
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All 106 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Astros | Brewers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Wynn | OF | 1963–1973 (1426 g) | 1977 (36 g) |
| Bill Doran | 2B | 1982–1990 (1165 g) | 1993 (28 g) |
| Bill Spiers | SS | 1996–2001 (632 g) | 1989–1994 (557 g) |
| Kevin Bass | OF | 1982–1989, 1993–1994 (1122 g) | 1982 (18 g) |
| Carlos Lee | OF | 2007–2012 (815 g) | 2005–2006 (264 g) |
| Mark Loretta | 2B | 2002, 2007–2008 (255 g) | 1995–2002 (796 g) |
| Bill Hall | 3B | 2011 (46 g) | 2002–2009 (831 g) |
| Martin Maldonado | C | 2018–2023 (470 g) | 2011–2016 (355 g) |
| Carlos Gomez | OF | 2015–2016 (126 g) | 2010–2015 (697 g) |
| Dickie Thon | SS | 1981–1987 (566 g) | 1993 (85 g) |
| Chris Carter | 1B | 2013–2015 (422 g) | 2016 (160 g) |
| James Mouton | OF | 1994–1997 (411 g) | 2000–2001 (162 g) |
| Jonathan Villar | SS | 2013–2015 (198 g) | 2016–2018 (365 g) |
| Matt Mieske | OF | 1999–2000 (116 g) | 1993–1997 (435 g) |
| Mike Felder | OF | 1994 (58 g) | 1985–1990 (455 g) |
| Pat Listach | SS | 1997 (52 g) | 1992–1996 (451 g) |
| Mike Lamb | 3B | 2004–2007 (487 g) | 2008 (11 g) |
| Mauricio Dubon | OF | 2022–2025 (485 g) | 2019 (2 g) |
| Sean Berry | 3B | 1996–1998 (330 g) | 1999–2000 (138 g) |
| Wilbur Howard | OF | 1974–1978 (450 g) | 1973 (16 g) |
| Ernie Riles | SS | 1992 (39 g) | 1985–1988 (385 g) |
| Josh Hader | P | 2024–2025 (119 g) | 2017–2022 (269 g) |
| Nori Aoki | OF | 2017 (71 g) | 2012–2013 (306 g) |
| Domingo Santana | OF | 2014–2015 (20 g) | 2015–2018 (351 g) |
| Victor Caratini | C | 2024–2025 (201 g) | 2022–2023 (158 g) |
| Franklin Stubbs | 1B | 1990 (146 g) | 1991–1992 (195 g) |
| Jeffrey Leonard | OF | 1978–1981 (237 g) | 1988 (94 g) |
| Doug Henry | P | 1998–2000 (139 g) | 1991–1994 (179 g) |
| Doug Jones | P | 1992–1993 (151 g) | 1982, 1996–1998 (149 g) |
| Danny Darwin | P | 1986–1990, 1996 (226 g) | 1985–1986 (66 g) |
| Keith Ginter | 2B | 2000–2002 (13 g) | 2002–2004 (261 g) |
| Jon Singleton | 1B | 2014–2015, 2023–2025 (261 g) | 2023 (11 g) |
| David Weathers | P | 2004 (26 g) | 1998–2001, 2009 (237 g) |
| Derrick May | OF | 1995–1996 (187 g) | 1995 (32 g) |
| Will Smith | P | 2022 (24 g) | 2014–2016 (181 g) |
| Tommy Davis | OF | 1969–1970 (81 g) | 1969 (123 g) |
| Frank DiPino | P | 1982–1986 (201 g) | 1981 (2 g) |
| Dallas Keuchel | P | 2012–2018 (196 g) | 2024 (4 g) |
| Carlos Corporan | C | 2011–2014 (198 g) | 2009 (1 g) |
| Ben Gamel | OF | 2024 (20 g) | 2019–2020 (174 g) |
| Ollie Brown | OF | 1974 (27 g) | 1972–1973 (163 g) |
| Jason Bourgeois | OF | 2010–2011 (162 g) | 2009 (24 g) |
| Danny Walton | OF | 1968, 1977 (15 g) | 1969–1971 (170 g) |
| Alex Diaz | OF | 1999 (30 g) | 1992–1994 (133 g) |
| Gregg Zaun | C | 2002–2003 (135 g) | 2010 (28 g) |
| Paul Bako | C | 1999–2000 (74 g) | 2002 (87 g) |
| LaTroy Hawkins | P | 2008–2009 (89 g) | 2010–2011 (70 g) |
| Pete Ladd | P | 1979 (10 g) | 1982–1985 (143 g) |
| Charlie Hayes | 3B | 2001 (31 g) | 2000 (121 g) |
| Jose Veras | P | 2013–2014 (76 g) | 2012 (72 g) |
| Alex Presley | OF | 2014–2015 (97 g) | 2016 (47 g) |
| Matt Albers | P | 2006–2007, 2014 (43 g) | 2018–2019 (101 g) |
| Jose Cabrera | P | 1997–2000 (93 g) | 2002 (50 g) |
| Mike Fiers | P | 2015–2017 (71 g) | 2011–2015 (71 g) |
| Paul Householder | OF | 1987 (14 g) | 1985–1986 (121 g) |
| Brock Davis | OF | 1963–1964, 1966 (45 g) | 1972 (85 g) |
| Merritt Ranew | C | 1962 (71 g) | 1969 (54 g) |
| Ron Villone | P | 2001, 2003 (50 g) | 1996–1997 (73 g) |
| Joe Inglett | 2B | 2011 (20 g) | 2010 (102 g) |
| Pete Harnisch | P | 1991–1994 (118 g) | 1997 (4 g) |
| Don Sutton | P | 1981–1982 (50 g) | 1982–1984 (71 g) |
| Mark Knudson | P | 1985–1986 (11 g) | 1986–1991 (106 g) |
| Chuck Carr | OF | 1997 (63 g) | 1996–1997 (53 g) |
| Derek Fisher | OF | 2017–2019 (112 g) | 2021 (4 g) |
| Tom Edens | P | 1993–1994 (77 g) | 1990 (35 g) |
| Jake Elmore | SS | 2013 (52 g) | 2016 (59 g) |
| Randy Wolf | P | 2008 (12 g) | 2010–2012 (95 g) |
| Zack Greinke | P | 2019–2021 (52 g) | 2011–2012 (53 g) |
| Abraham Toro | 3B | 2019–2021 (93 g) | 2023 (9 g) |
| Jim Bouton | P | 1969–1970 (45 g) | 1969 (57 g) |
| Francisco Cordero | P | 2012 (6 g) | 2006–2007 (94 g) |
| Jordan Lyles | P | 2011–2013 (73 g) | 2018–2019 (22 g) |
| Dick Simpson | OF | 1968 (59 g) | 1969 (26 g) |
| Cody Ransom | SS | 2007 (19 g) | 2012 (64 g) |
| Erik Kratz | C | 2016 (15 g) | 2018 (67 g) |
| Jerry Reuss | P | 1972–1973 (75 g) | 1989 (7 g) |
| Gary Sutherland | 2B | 1972–1973 (21 g) | 1976 (59 g) |
| Ramon Garcia | P | 1997 (42 g) | 1996 (37 g) |
| Joe Slusarski | P | 1999–2001 (65 g) | 1995 (12 g) |
| Bob Scanlan | P | 1998 (27 g) | 1994–1995, 2000 (49 g) |
| Edwin Maysonet | SS | 2008–2009 (46 g) | 2012 (30 g) |
| Wayne Franklin | P | 2000–2001 (36 g) | 2002–2003 (40 g) |
| Scott Linebrink | P | 2000–2003 (48 g) | 2007 (27 g) |
| Ryan Thompson | OF | 1999 (12 g) | 2002 (62 g) |
| Wade Miley | P | 2019 (33 g) | 2018, 2023–2024 (41 g) |
| Sandy Valdespino | OF | 1969 (42 g) | 1969–1970 (28 g) |
| Xavier Cedeno | P | 2011–2013 (52 g) | 2018 (15 g) |
| Chris Jones | OF | 1992 (54 g) | 2000 (12 g) |
| Jandel Gustave | P | 2016–2017 (20 g) | 2021–2022 (41 g) |
| Nelson Figueroa | P | 2010–2011 (26 g) | 2002 (30 g) |
| Enoli Paredes | P | 2020–2022 (37 g) | 2024 (17 g) |
| Bennett Sousa | P | 2023, 2025 (49 g) | 2023 (2 g) |
| Mike Burns | P | 2005 (27 g) | 2009 (15 g) |
| Dooley Womack | P | 1969 (30 g) | 1969 (9 g) |
| George Brunet | P | 1962–1963 (22 g) | 1969 (12 g) |
| Jason Alexander | P | 2025 (14 g) | 2022 (18 g) |
| Juan Centeno | C | 2017 (22 g) | 2015 (10 g) |
| Jeff Juden | P | 1991, 1993 (6 g) | 1998 (24 g) |
| Mike Capel | P | 1991 (25 g) | 1990 (2 g) |
| Mike Marshall | P | 1970 (4 g) | 1969 (21 g) |
| Jared Fernandez | P | 2003–2004 (14 g) | 2006 (4 g) |
| Robinson Cancel | C | 2011 (2 g) | 1999 (15 g) |
| Dennis Sarfate | P | 2007 (7 g) | 2006 (8 g) |
| Reggie Harris | P | 1998 (6 g) | 1999 (8 g) |
| Eddie Zosky | SS | 2000 (4 g) | 1999 (8 g) |
| Matt Pagnozzi | C | 2013 (9 g) | 2014 (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.Astros seasons include the Houston Colt .45's (1962–1964).Brewers seasons include the Seattle Pilots (1969).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Houston Astros and the Milwaukee Brewers?
106 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1969 to 2025, including Jim Wynn, Bill Doran, Bill Spiers and Kevin Bass. 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?
Danny Walton: Houston Astros first, then the Milwaukee Brewers from 1969.
Who has played for both recently?
Mauricio Dubon, Josh Hader, Victor Caratini, Jon Singleton, Dallas Keuchel and Ben Gamel 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. Astros seasons include the Houston Colt .45's (1962–1964). Brewers seasons include the Seattle Pilots (1969).
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