Kansas City Royals and Milwaukee Brewers players: who played for both
Who played for both the Royals and Brewers?
102 players played for both the Kansas City Royals and the Milwaukee Brewers between 1969 and 2025, including Alcides Escobar, Kevin Seitzer, Lorenzo Cain and Mike Moustakas. 47 of them played for the Royals first and 53 for the Brewers first; 2 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Ellie Rodriguez is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Royals first, then the Brewers from 1971.
- Trevor Richards is the most recent: Brewers first, then the Royals from 2025.
- Alcides Escobar played the most games across the two: 1,245 for the Royals and 192 for the Brewers.
- 13 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Lorenzo Cain.
- Most common positions on this list: P (53), OF (20), C (16), SS (4).
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All 102 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Royals | Brewers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcides Escobar | SS | 2011–2018 (1245 g) | 2008–2010 (192 g) |
| Kevin Seitzer | 3B | 1986–1991 (741 g) | 1992–1996 (539 g) |
| Lorenzo Cain | OF | 2011–2017 (713 g) | 2010, 2018–2022 (458 g) |
| Mike Moustakas | 3B | 2011–2018 (934 g) | 2018–2019 (197 g) |
| Darrell Porter | C | 1977–1980 (555 g) | 1971–1976 (537 g) |
| George Scott | 1B | 1979 (44 g) | 1972–1976 (782 g) |
| Jamie Quirk | C | 1975–1976, 1978–1982, 1985–1988 (582 g) | 1977 (93 g) |
| Jim Wohlford | OF | 1972–1976 (426 g) | 1977–1979 (238 g) |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | OF | 1969–1973 (613 g) | 1977 (29 g) |
| Buck Martinez | C | 1969–1971, 1973–1977 (361 g) | 1978–1980 (234 g) |
| Yuniesky Betancourt | SS | 2009–2010, 2012 (279 g) | 2011, 2013 (289 g) |
| Ellie Rodriguez | C | 1969–1970 (175 g) | 1971–1973 (325 g) |
| Joakim Soria | P | 2007–2011, 2016–2017 (427 g) | 2018 (26 g) |
| Nori Aoki | OF | 2014 (132 g) | 2012–2013 (306 g) |
| Matt Stairs | OF | 2004–2006 (330 g) | 2002 (107 g) |
| Martin Maldonado | C | 2019 (74 g) | 2011–2016 (355 g) |
| Manny Pina | C | 2011–2012 (5 g) | 2016–2021 (404 g) |
| Jason Kendall | C | 2010 (118 g) | 2008–2009 (285 g) |
| Scott Podsednik | OF | 2010 (95 g) | 2003–2004 (308 g) |
| Bob Hamelin | DH | 1993–1996 (278 g) | 1998 (109 g) |
| Bob McClure | P | 1975–1976 (21 g) | 1977–1986 (352 g) |
| Jim Sundberg | C | 1985–1986 (255 g) | 1984 (110 g) |
| Marty Pattin | P | 1974–1980 (245 g) | 1969–1971 (118 g) |
| Tony Graffanino | 2B | 2004–2006 (203 g) | 2006–2007 (146 g) |
| Steve Hovley | OF | 1972–1973 (209 g) | 1969–1970 (131 g) |
| Jeremy Jeffress | P | 2011–2012 (27 g) | 2010, 2014–2019 (301 g) |
| Zack Greinke | P | 2004–2010, 2022–2023 (266 g) | 2011–2012 (53 g) |
| Bill Castro | P | 1982–1983 (39 g) | 1974–1980 (253 g) |
| Hunter Renfroe | OF | 2024–2025 (155 g) | 2022 (125 g) |
| Bob Heise | SS | 1977 (54 g) | 1971–1973 (212 g) |
| Eduardo Rodriguez | P | 1979 (29 g) | 1973–1978 (235 g) |
| Carlos Santana | 1B | 2021–2022 (210 g) | 2023 (52 g) |
| Will Smith | P | 2012–2013, 2024 (80 g) | 2014–2016 (181 g) |
| Joe Lahoud | OF | 1977–1978 (47 g) | 1972–1973 (207 g) |
| Kurt Bevacqua | 3B | 1973–1974 (138 g) | 1975–1976 (116 g) |
| Jeff Suppan | P | 1998–2002 (138 g) | 2007–2010 (113 g) |
| Doug Henry | P | 2001 (53 g) | 1991–1994 (179 g) |
| Jim Colborn | P | 1977–1978 (45 g) | 1972–1976 (183 g) |
| Brian Shouse | P | 2002 (23 g) | 2006–2008 (201 g) |
| George Kottaras | C | 2013 (46 g) | 2010–2012 (174 g) |
| Curt Leskanic | P | 2003–2004 (46 g) | 2000–2001, 2003 (169 g) |
| Wily Peralta | P | 2018–2019 (79 g) | 2012–2017 (132 g) |
| Joel Payamps | P | 2021–2022 (44 g) | 2023–2025 (165 g) |
| Ricky Bones | P | 1997–1998 (54 g) | 1992–1996 (153 g) |
| Graeme Lloyd | P | 2003 (16 g) | 1993–1996 (183 g) |
| Ken Sanders | P | 1976 (3 g) | 1970–1972 (195 g) |
| Jacob Barnes | P | 2019 (15 g) | 2016–2019 (167 g) |
| Jackie Bradley | OF | 2023 (43 g) | 2021 (134 g) |
| Sean Berry | 3B | 1990–1991 (39 g) | 1999–2000 (138 g) |
| Brad Boxberger | P | 2019 (29 g) | 2021–2022 (141 g) |
| Tom Murphy | P | 1972 (21 g) | 1974–1976 (138 g) |
| Gregg Zaun | C | 2000–2001 (122 g) | 2010 (28 g) |
| Jamey Wright | P | 2003, 2009 (69 g) | 2000–2002 (79 g) |
| Ted Savage | OF | 1971 (19 g) | 1970–1971 (128 g) |
| Paul Bako | C | 2006 (56 g) | 2002 (87 g) |
| Thad Bosley | OF | 1987–1988 (95 g) | 1981 (42 g) |
| Brett Phillips | OF | 2018–2020 (84 g) | 2017–2018 (52 g) |
| David Riske | P | 2007 (65 g) | 2008–2010 (69 g) |
| Glendon Rusch | P | 1997–1999 (62 g) | 2002–2003 (70 g) |
| Tommy Davis | OF | 1976 (8 g) | 1969 (123 g) |
| Jakob Junis | P | 2017–2021 (105 g) | 2024 (10 g) |
| Mark Davis | P | 1990–1992 (95 g) | 1997 (19 g) |
| Ricky Bottalico | P | 2000 (62 g) | 2005 (40 g) |
| Jorge De La Rosa | P | 2006–2007 (36 g) | 2004–2006 (61 g) |
| Kevin Koslofski | OF | 1992–1994 (72 g) | 1996 (25 g) |
| Tommy Matchick | SS | 1970 (55 g) | 1971 (42 g) |
| Mark Canha | OF | 2025 (46 g) | 2023 (50 g) |
| Mac Suzuki | P | 1999–2002 (76 g) | 2001 (15 g) |
| Jonathan Broxton | P | 2012 (35 g) | 2014–2015 (51 g) |
| Erik Kratz | C | 2014–2015 (17 g) | 2018 (67 g) |
| Blaine Boyer | P | 2018 (21 g) | 2016 (61 g) |
| Jim Pittsley | P | 1995, 1997–1999 (66 g) | 1999 (15 g) |
| Jose Cardenal | OF | 1980 (25 g) | 1971 (53 g) |
| Mark Lee | P | 1988 (4 g) | 1990–1991 (73 g) |
| Matt Kinney | P | 2004 (11 g) | 2003–2004 (65 g) |
| Jorge Fabregas | C | 2000 (43 g) | 2002 (30 g) |
| Mike Boddicker | P | 1991–1992 (59 g) | 1993 (10 g) |
| Kelly Stinnett | C | 2004 (20 g) | 1996–1997 (44 g) |
| Wes Obermueller | P | 2002 (2 g) | 2003–2005 (62 g) |
| Ken Brett | P | 1980–1981 (30 g) | 1972 (31 g) |
| Jorge Lopez | P | 2018–2020 (47 g) | 2015, 2017–2018 (13 g) |
| Bob Scanlan | P | 1996 (9 g) | 1994–1995, 2000 (49 g) |
| Jordan Lyles | P | 2023–2024 (36 g) | 2018–2019 (22 g) |
| Elmer Dessens | P | 2006 (43 g) | 2007 (12 g) |
| Jason Bourgeois | OF | 2012 (30 g) | 2009 (24 g) |
| Randy Veres | P | 1997 (24 g) | 1989–1990 (29 g) |
| Neftali Feliz | P | 2017 (20 g) | 2017 (29 g) |
| Sandy Valdespino | OF | 1971 (18 g) | 1969–1970 (28 g) |
| Burch Smith | P | 2018 (38 g) | 2019 (7 g) |
| Ray Sadecki | P | 1975–1976 (8 g) | 1976 (36 g) |
| Luke Maile | C | 2025 (25 g) | 2021 (15 g) |
| Carlos Maldonado | P | 1990–1991 (9 g) | 1993 (29 g) |
| Anthony Swarzak | P | 2021 (7 g) | 2017 (29 g) |
| Irving Falu | 2B | 2012–2013 (25 g) | 2014 (11 g) |
| Hideo Nomo | P | 2008 (3 g) | 1999 (29 g) |
| Neal Heaton | P | 1992 (31 g) | 1992 (1 g) |
| Art Kusnyer | C | 1978 (9 g) | 1976 (15 g) |
| Justin Grimm | P | 2018 (16 g) | 2020 (4 g) |
| Chris Demaria | P | 2005 (8 g) | 2006 (10 g) |
| Trevor Richards | P | 2025 (3 g) | 2021 (15 g) |
| Frank DiPino | P | 1993 (11 g) | 1981 (2 g) |
| Brewer Hicklen | OF | 2022 (6 g) | 2024 (3 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.Brewers seasons include the Seattle Pilots (1969).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Kansas City Royals and the Milwaukee Brewers?
102 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1969 to 2025, including Alcides Escobar, Kevin Seitzer, Lorenzo Cain and Mike Moustakas. 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?
Ellie Rodriguez: Kansas City Royals first, then the Milwaukee Brewers from 1971.
Who has played for both recently?
Hunter Renfroe, Will Smith, Joel Payamps, Jakob Junis, Mark Canha and Jordan Lyles and 3 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. Brewers seasons include the Seattle Pilots (1969).
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