Los Angeles Angels and Milwaukee Brewers players: who played for both
Who played for both the Angels and Brewers?
118 players played for both the Los Angeles Angels and the Milwaukee Brewers between 1969 and 2025, including Jonathan Lucroy, Jim Edmonds, Devon White and Francisco Rodriguez. 61 of them played for the Angels first and 51 for the Brewers first; 6 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Bob Meyer is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Angels first, then the Brewers from 1969.
- Jose Urena is the most recent: Brewers first, then the Angels from 2025.
- Jonathan Lucroy played the most games across the two: 74 for the Angels and 805 for the Brewers.
- 16 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Jim Slaton.
- Most common positions on this list: P (57), OF (25), C (14), SS (9).
How many can you name?
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All 118 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Angels | Brewers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Lucroy | C | 2019 (74 g) | 2010–2016 (805 g) |
| Jim Edmonds | OF | 1993–1999 (709 g) | 2010 (73 g) |
| Devon White | OF | 1985–1990 (612 g) | 2001 (126 g) |
| Francisco Rodriguez | P | 2002–2008 (408 g) | 2011–2015 (263 g) |
| Martin Maldonado | C | 2017–2018 (216 g) | 2011–2016 (355 g) |
| Ellie Rodriguez | C | 1974–1975 (230 g) | 1971–1973 (325 g) |
| Tommy Harper | OF | 1975 (89 g) | 1969–1971 (454 g) |
| Ken McMullen | 3B | 1970–1972 (421 g) | 1977 (63 g) |
| Jean Segura | SS | 2012 (1 g) | 2012–2015 (478 g) |
| Ken Berry | OF | 1971–1973 (367 g) | 1974 (98 g) |
| Joe Lahoud | OF | 1974–1976 (245 g) | 1972–1973 (207 g) |
| Jose Cardenal | OF | 1965–1967 (396 g) | 1971 (53 g) |
| Jim Slaton | P | 1984–1986 (75 g) | 1971–1977, 1979–1983 (364 g) |
| Bob McClure | P | 1989–1991 (72 g) | 1977–1986 (352 g) |
| Dante Bichette | OF | 1988–1990 (178 g) | 1991–1992 (246 g) |
| Don Mincher | 1B | 1967–1968 (267 g) | 1969 (140 g) |
| Chuck Crim | P | 1992–1993 (68 g) | 1987–1991 (332 g) |
| Bobby Clark | OF | 1979–1983 (309 g) | 1984–1985 (87 g) |
| Jonathan Villar | SS | 2022 (13 g) | 2016–2018 (365 g) |
| Bill Schroeder | C | 1989–1990 (59 g) | 1983–1988 (317 g) |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | OF | 1962–1968 (340 g) | 1977 (29 g) |
| Mike Fetters | P | 1989–1991, 1998 (58 g) | 1992–1997 (289 g) |
| Jorge Fabregas | C | 1994–1997, 2001–2002 (315 g) | 2002 (30 g) |
| Bill Voss | OF | 1969–1970 (213 g) | 1971–1972 (124 g) |
| Clyde Wright | P | 1966–1973 (297 g) | 1974 (38 g) |
| Keston Hiura | 2B | 2024 (10 g) | 2019–2022 (284 g) |
| Dave Parker | OF | 1991 (119 g) | 1990 (157 g) |
| Tom Murphy | P | 1968–1972 (133 g) | 1974–1976 (138 g) |
| Mike Moustakas | 3B | 2023 (65 g) | 2018–2019 (197 g) |
| Derrick Turnbow | P | 2000, 2003–2004 (39 g) | 2005–2008 (218 g) |
| Mark Clear | P | 1979–1980, 1990 (114 g) | 1986–1988 (142 g) |
| Hunter Renfroe | OF | 2023 (126 g) | 2022 (125 g) |
| Alex Ochoa | OF | 2002 (37 g) | 1999, 2002 (204 g) |
| Bob Heise | SS | 1974 (29 g) | 1971–1973 (212 g) |
| Hoby Milner | P | 2020 (19 g) | 2021–2024 (220 g) |
| Russell Branyan | 3B | 2011 (37 g) | 2004–2005, 2008 (186 g) |
| Gus Polidor | SS | 1985–1988 (125 g) | 1989–1990 (97 g) |
| Andy Etchebarren | C | 1975–1977 (214 g) | 1978 (4 g) |
| Joe Azcue | C | 1969–1970, 1972 (197 g) | 1972 (11 g) |
| George Brunet | P | 1964–1969 (194 g) | 1969 (12 g) |
| Bill Travers | P | 1981, 1983 (14 g) | 1974–1980 (191 g) |
| Ken Sanders | P | 1974 (9 g) | 1970–1972 (195 g) |
| Matt Wise | P | 2000–2002 (26 g) | 2004–2007 (175 g) |
| Dickie Thon | SS | 1979–1980 (115 g) | 1993 (85 g) |
| Tommy Davis | OF | 1976 (72 g) | 1969 (123 g) |
| Charlie O'Brien | C | 1998–1999 (32 g) | 1987–1990 (158 g) |
| Jacob Barnes | P | 2020 (18 g) | 2016–2019 (167 g) |
| Jim Abbott | P | 1989–1992, 1995–1996 (165 g) | 1999 (20 g) |
| Junior Guerra | P | 2021 (41 g) | 2016–2019 (144 g) |
| Jeff Huson | SS | 1999 (97 g) | 1997 (84 g) |
| Tommie Reynolds | OF | 1970–1971 (104 g) | 1972 (72 g) |
| Skip Lockwood | P | 1974 (37 g) | 1969–1973 (137 g) |
| Marty Pattin | P | 1968 (52 g) | 1969–1971 (118 g) |
| Scott Karl | P | 2000 (6 g) | 1995–1999 (156 g) |
| Phil Roof | C | 1965 (9 g) | 1970–1971 (151 g) |
| Donnie Moore | P | 1985–1988 (155 g) | 1981 (3 g) |
| Syd O'Brien | 3B | 1971–1972 (126 g) | 1972 (31 g) |
| Jett Bandy | C | 2015–2016 (72 g) | 2017–2018 (84 g) |
| Kirk Nieuwenhuis | OF | 2015 (10 g) | 2016–2017 (141 g) |
| Marcelino Lopez | P | 1965–1967 (114 g) | 1971 (34 g) |
| Andy Kosco | OF | 1972 (49 g) | 1971 (98 g) |
| Alex Claudio | P | 2021 (41 g) | 2019–2020, 2023 (104 g) |
| Don Sutton | P | 1985–1987 (74 g) | 1982–1984 (71 g) |
| Eric Owens | OF | 2003 (111 g) | 1998 (34 g) |
| Trent Durrington | 2B | 1999–2000, 2003 (59 g) | 2004–2005 (81 g) |
| Paul Hartzell | P | 1976–1978 (132 g) | 1984 (4 g) |
| Hunter Strickland | P | 2021, 2024–2025 (100 g) | 2021 (35 g) |
| Thad Bosley | OF | 1977, 1988 (93 g) | 1981 (42 g) |
| Elvis Peguero | P | 2021–2022 (16 g) | 2023–2025 (117 g) |
| Ray Oyler | SS | 1970 (24 g) | 1969 (106 g) |
| Art Kusnyer | C | 1971–1973 (111 g) | 1976 (15 g) |
| Rob Picciolo | SS | 1984 (87 g) | 1982–1983 (36 g) |
| LaTroy Hawkins | P | 2012 (48 g) | 2010–2011 (70 g) |
| Steve Barber | P | 1972–1973 (84 g) | 1969 (25 g) |
| Eduardo Escobar | 3B | 2023 (60 g) | 2021 (48 g) |
| Ramon Flores | OF | 2017 (3 g) | 2016 (104 g) |
| Tom Brunansky | OF | 1981 (11 g) | 1993–1994 (96 g) |
| Steve Sparks | P | 1998–1999 (51 g) | 1995–1996 (53 g) |
| Merritt Ranew | C | 1965 (41 g) | 1969 (54 g) |
| Trevor Gott | P | 2015 (48 g) | 2022 (45 g) |
| Brett Phillips | OF | 2023 (40 g) | 2017–2018 (52 g) |
| Jhoulys Chacin | P | 2016 (29 g) | 2018–2019 (55 g) |
| Ken Brett | P | 1977–1978 (53 g) | 1972 (31 g) |
| Bobby Darwin | OF | 1962 (1 g) | 1975–1976 (80 g) |
| Oliver Drake | P | 2018 (8 g) | 2017–2018 (72 g) |
| Tim Unroe | 1B | 1999 (27 g) | 1995–1997 (48 g) |
| Brian Harper | C | 1979, 1981 (5 g) | 1994 (64 g) |
| Luis Jimenez | 3B | 2013–2014 (52 g) | 2015 (15 g) |
| Nick Franklin | 2B | 2017 (13 g) | 2017–2018 (54 g) |
| Ji-Man Choi | 1B | 2016 (54 g) | 2018 (12 g) |
| Zack Greinke | P | 2012 (13 g) | 2011–2012 (53 g) |
| Deolis Guerra | P | 2016–2017 (63 g) | 2019 (1 g) |
| Dick Simpson | OF | 1962, 1964–1965 (35 g) | 1969 (26 g) |
| Mark Leiter | P | 1994 (40 g) | 2001 (20 g) |
| Jack Lazorko | P | 1987–1988 (36 g) | 1984 (15 g) |
| Curt Motton | OF | 1972 (42 g) | 1972 (6 g) |
| Jose Quintana | P | 2021 (24 g) | 2025 (24 g) |
| Andy Allanson | C | 1995 (35 g) | 1992 (9 g) |
| Rob Zastryzny | P | 2022 (5 g) | 2024–2025 (35 g) |
| Gary Glover | P | 2003 (18 g) | 2004–2005 (19 g) |
| Andrew Chafin | P | 2025 (16 g) | 2023 (20 g) |
| Jeff Juden | P | 1998 (8 g) | 1998 (24 g) |
| Jerry Reuss | P | 1987 (17 g) | 1989 (7 g) |
| Julio Teheran | P | 2020 (10 g) | 2023 (14 g) |
| Bob Meyer | P | 1964 (6 g) | 1969–1970 (16 g) |
| Archie Reynolds | P | 1971 (15 g) | 1972 (5 g) |
| Dick Selma | P | 1974 (18 g) | 1974 (2 g) |
| Ray Krawczyk | P | 1988 (14 g) | 1989 (1 g) |
| Janson Junk | P | 2021–2022 (7 g) | 2023–2024 (7 g) |
| Jake Petricka | P | 2021 (7 g) | 2019 (6 g) |
| Ben Rowen | P | 2021 (8 g) | 2016 (4 g) |
| Jahmai Jones | DH | 2020 (3 g) | 2023 (7 g) |
| Jose Urena | P | 2025 (6 g) | 2022 (4 g) |
| Andrew Lorraine | P | 1994 (4 g) | 2002 (5 g) |
| Tim Nordbrook | SS | 1976 (5 g) | 1978–1979 (4 g) |
| Sam Freeman | P | 2019 (1 g) | 2016 (7 g) |
| John Curtiss | P | 2019 (1 g) | 2021 (6 g) |
| Damien Magnifico | P | 2017 (1 g) | 2016 (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.Angels seasons include the California Angels (1965–1996) and Anaheim Angels (1997–2004).Brewers seasons include the Seattle Pilots (1969).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Los Angeles Angels and the Milwaukee Brewers?
118 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1969 to 2025, including Jonathan Lucroy, Jim Edmonds, Devon White and Francisco Rodriguez. 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?
Bob Meyer: Los Angeles Angels first, then the Milwaukee Brewers from 1969.
Who has played for both recently?
Keston Hiura, Hoby Milner, Hunter Strickland, Elvis Peguero, Jose Quintana and Rob Zastryzny 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. Angels seasons include the California Angels (1965–1996) and Anaheim Angels (1997–2004). Brewers seasons include the Seattle Pilots (1969).
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