Houston Astros and New York Yankees players: who played for both
Who played for both the Astros and Yankees?
103 players played for both the Houston Astros and the New York Yankees between 1962 and 2025, including Jose Cruz, Lance Berkman, Bob Watson and Jim Wynn. 51 of them played for the Astros first and 46 for the Yankees first; 6 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Al Cicotte is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Yankees first, then the Astros from 1962.
- Taylor Trammell is the most recent: Yankees first, then the Astros from 2025.
- Jose Cruz played the most games across the two: 1,870 for the Astros and 38 for the Yankees.
- 19 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Marwin Gonzalez.
- Most common positions on this list: P (53), OF (24), 3B (6), C (6).
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All 103 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Astros | Yankees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Cruz | OF | 1975–1987 (1870 g) | 1988 (38 g) |
| Lance Berkman | OF | 1999–2010 (1592 g) | 2010 (37 g) |
| Bob Watson | 1B | 1966–1979 (1381 g) | 1980–1982 (196 g) |
| Jim Wynn | OF | 1963–1973 (1426 g) | 1977 (30 g) |
| Joe Pepitone | 1B | 1970 (75 g) | 1962–1969 (1051 g) |
| Marwin Gonzalez | SS | 2012–2018, 2021 (809 g) | 2022 (86 g) |
| Morgan Ensberg | 3B | 2000, 2002–2007 (673 g) | 2008 (28 g) |
| Jose Vizcaino | SS | 2001–2005 (559 g) | 2000 (73 g) |
| Jerry Mumphrey | OF | 1983–1985 (325 g) | 1981–1983 (286 g) |
| Brian McCann | C | 2017–2018 (160 g) | 2014–2016 (405 g) |
| Carlos Beltran | OF | 2004, 2017 (219 g) | 2014–2016 (341 g) |
| Cliff Johnson | DH | 1972–1977 (376 g) | 1977–1979 (160 g) |
| Andy Pettitte | P | 2004–2006 (86 g) | 1995–2003, 2007–2010, 2012–2013 (447 g) |
| Chris Carter | 1B | 2013–2015 (422 g) | 2017 (62 g) |
| Bobby Abreu | OF | 1996–1997 (74 g) | 2006–2008 (372 g) |
| Joe Niekro | P | 1975–1985 (398 g) | 1985–1987 (36 g) |
| Bob Cerv | OF | 1962 (19 g) | 1951–1956, 1960–1962 (379 g) |
| Chad Qualls | P | 2004–2007, 2014–2015 (380 g) | 2012 (8 g) |
| Larry Milbourne | 2B | 1974–1976 (244 g) | 1981–1983 (106 g) |
| Octavio Dotel | P | 2000–2004 (302 g) | 2006 (14 g) |
| Xavier Hernandez | P | 1990–1993, 1996 (274 g) | 1994 (31 g) |
| Omar Moreno | OF | 1983 (97 g) | 1983–1985 (199 g) |
| Charlie Hayes | 3B | 2001 (31 g) | 1992, 1996–1997 (262 g) |
| Curt Blefary | OF | 1969 (155 g) | 1970–1971 (120 g) |
| Roger Clemens | P | 2004–2006 (84 g) | 1999–2003, 2007 (175 g) |
| Jim Bouton | P | 1969–1970 (45 g) | 1962–1968 (200 g) |
| Mike Easler | OF | 1973–1975 (26 g) | 1986–1987 (211 g) |
| Ed Herrmann | C | 1976–1978 (151 g) | 1975 (80 g) |
| Dave Bergman | 1B | 1978–1981 (213 g) | 1975, 1977 (12 g) |
| Russ Springer | P | 1997, 2004–2006 (204 g) | 1992 (14 g) |
| Andy Stankiewicz | 2B | 1994–1995 (80 g) | 1992–1993 (132 g) |
| Kyle Farnsworth | P | 2014 (16 g) | 2006–2008 (181 g) |
| Gerrit Cole | P | 2018–2019 (65 g) | 2020–2024 (125 g) |
| Don Larsen | P | 1964–1965 (32 g) | 1955–1959 (154 g) |
| Jim Deshaies | P | 1985–1991 (182 g) | 1984 (2 g) |
| Dooley Womack | P | 1969 (30 g) | 1966–1968 (152 g) |
| Jose Veras | P | 2013–2014 (76 g) | 2006–2009 (106 g) |
| John Mayberry | 1B | 1968–1971 (105 g) | 1982 (69 g) |
| Tom Gordon | P | 2002 (15 g) | 2004–2005 (159 g) |
| Russ Johnson | 3B | 1997–2000 (138 g) | 2005 (22 g) |
| Ron Villone | P | 2001, 2003 (50 g) | 2006–2007 (107 g) |
| Bobby Shantz | P | 1962 (7 g) | 1957–1960 (149 g) |
| Doug Drabek | P | 1993–1996 (123 g) | 1986 (27 g) |
| Walt Williams | OF | 1964 (10 g) | 1974–1975 (125 g) |
| Pete Incaviglia | OF | 1992, 1998 (126 g) | 1997 (5 g) |
| Wade Blasingame | P | 1967–1972 (118 g) | 1972 (12 g) |
| Mike Fischlin | SS | 1977–1978, 1980 (58 g) | 1986 (71 g) |
| Ivan Rodriguez | C | 2009 (93 g) | 2008 (33 g) |
| Ken Johnson | P | 1962–1965 (114 g) | 1969 (12 g) |
| LaTroy Hawkins | P | 2008–2009 (89 g) | 2008 (33 g) |
| Brian Fisher | P | 1990 (4 g) | 1985–1986 (117 g) |
| Jim York | P | 1972–1975 (114 g) | 1976 (3 g) |
| J. A. Happ | P | 2010–2012 (64 g) | 2018–2020 (52 g) |
| Dale Berra | SS | 1987 (19 g) | 1985–1986 (90 g) |
| Mark Melancon | P | 2010–2011 (91 g) | 2009–2010 (15 g) |
| Dan Miceli | P | 2003–2004 (97 g) | 2003 (7 g) |
| Cameron Maybin | OF | 2017 (21 g) | 2019 (82 g) |
| Kenny Lofton | OF | 1991 (20 g) | 2004 (83 g) |
| Don Nottebart | P | 1963–1965 (88 g) | 1969 (4 g) |
| Lee Thomas | OF | 1968 (90 g) | 1961 (2 g) |
| Tim Redding | P | 2001–2004 (91 g) | 2005 (1 g) |
| Tyler Clippard | P | 2017 (16 g) | 2007, 2016–2017 (75 g) |
| David Carpenter | P | 2011–2012 (65 g) | 2015 (22 g) |
| Cody Ransom | SS | 2007 (19 g) | 2008–2009 (64 g) |
| Rick Rhoden | P | 1989 (20 g) | 1987–1988 (61 g) |
| Jimmy Jones | P | 1991–1992 (52 g) | 1989–1990 (28 g) |
| Randy Johnson | P | 1998 (11 g) | 2005–2006 (67 g) |
| J. D. Davis | 3B | 2017–2018 (67 g) | 2024 (7 g) |
| Cecil Upshaw | P | 1973 (35 g) | 1974 (36 g) |
| Dwight Gooden | P | 2000 (1 g) | 1996–1997, 2000 (67 g) |
| Dick Simpson | OF | 1968 (59 g) | 1969 (6 g) |
| Aaron Boone | 3B | 2009 (10 g) | 2003 (54 g) |
| C. J. Nitkowski | P | 1998 (43 g) | 2004 (19 g) |
| Caleb Ferguson | P | 2024 (20 g) | 2024 (42 g) |
| Rob Murphy | P | 1992 (59 g) | 1994 (3 g) |
| Wayne Granger | P | 1975 (55 g) | 1973 (7 g) |
| Gregorio Petit | 2B | 2014 (37 g) | 2015 (20 g) |
| Taylor Trammell | OF | 2025 (52 g) | 2024 (5 g) |
| Hal Brown | P | 1963–1964 (53 g) | 1962 (2 g) |
| Bobby Tiefenauer | P | 1962 (43 g) | 1965 (10 g) |
| Brandon Laird | 3B | 2012–2013 (42 g) | 2011 (11 g) |
| Ben Francisco | OF | 2012 (31 g) | 2013 (21 g) |
| Wayne Franklin | P | 2000–2001 (36 g) | 2005 (13 g) |
| David Weathers | P | 2004 (26 g) | 1996–1997 (21 g) |
| Shawn Chacon | P | 2008 (15 g) | 2005–2006 (31 g) |
| Ryan Thompson | OF | 1999 (12 g) | 2000 (33 g) |
| Gus Triandos | C | 1965 (24 g) | 1953–1954 (20 g) |
| Bill Gullickson | P | 1990 (32 g) | 1987 (8 g) |
| Charles Gipson | OF | 2005 (19 g) | 2003 (18 g) |
| Erik Kratz | C | 2016 (15 g) | 2017, 2020 (22 g) |
| Steve Pearce | OF | 2012 (21 g) | 2012 (12 g) |
| Kevin Cash | C | 2010 (20 g) | 2009 (10 g) |
| Enyel De Los Santos | P | 2025 (22 g) | 2024 (5 g) |
| Stan Javier | OF | 1999 (20 g) | 1984 (7 g) |
| Ben Gamel | OF | 2024 (20 g) | 2016 (6 g) |
| Al Cicotte | P | 1962 (5 g) | 1957 (20 g) |
| Matt Keough | P | 1986 (10 g) | 1983 (12 g) |
| Danny Walton | OF | 1968, 1977 (15 g) | 1971 (5 g) |
| Lance Pendleton | P | 2011 (4 g) | 2011 (11 g) |
| Raul Valdes | P | 2014 (8 g) | 2011 (6 g) |
| Jeff Juden | P | 1991, 1993 (6 g) | 1999 (2 g) |
| Asher Wojciechowski | P | 2015 (5 g) | 2021 (1 g) |
| Wade LeBlanc | P | 2013 (4 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).Yankees seasons include the Baltimore Orioles (1901–1902) and New York Highlanders (1903–1912).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Houston Astros and the New York Yankees?
103 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1962 to 2025, including Jose Cruz, Lance Berkman, Bob Watson and Jim Wynn. 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?
Al Cicotte: New York Yankees first, then the Houston Astros from 1962.
Who has played for both recently?
Gerrit Cole, J. D. Davis, Caleb Ferguson, Taylor Trammell, Enyel De Los Santos and Ben Gamel, 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). Yankees seasons include the Baltimore Orioles (1901–1902) and New York Highlanders (1903–1912).
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