Los Angeles Angels and San Diego Padres players: who played for both
Who played for both the Angels and Padres?
119 players played for both the Los Angeles Angels and the San Diego Padres between 1969 and 2025, including Wally Joyner, Dave Winfield, Erick Aybar and Phil Nevin. 55 of them played for the Angels first and 60 for the Padres first; 4 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Paul Doyle is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Angels first, then the Padres from 1970.
- Shaun Anderson is the most recent: Padres first, then the Angels from 2025.
- Wally Joyner played the most games across the two: 899 for the Angels and 497 for the Padres.
- 11 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Wally Joyner.
- Most common positions on this list: P (52), OF (29), C (10), SS (9).
How many can you name?
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All 119 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Angels | Padres |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wally Joyner | 1B | 1986–1991, 2001 (899 g) | 1996–1999 (497 g) |
| Dave Winfield | OF | 1990–1991 (262 g) | 1973–1980 (1117 g) |
| Erick Aybar | SS | 2006–2015 (1220 g) | 2017 (108 g) |
| Phil Nevin | 3B | 1998 (75 g) | 1999–2005 (806 g) |
| Jack Howell | 3B | 1985–1991, 1996–1997 (822 g) | 1991 (58 g) |
| David Eckstein | SS | 2001–2004 (567 g) | 2009–2010 (252 g) |
| Jim Edmonds | OF | 1993–1999 (709 g) | 2008 (26 g) |
| Steve Finley | OF | 2005 (112 g) | 1995–1998 (602 g) |
| Ruppert Jones | OF | 1985–1987 (336 g) | 1981–1983 (354 g) |
| Gary Pettis | OF | 1982–1987 (584 g) | 1992 (30 g) |
| Alexi Amarista | SS | 2011–2012 (24 g) | 2012–2016 (582 g) |
| Fred Lynn | OF | 1981–1984 (473 g) | 1990 (90 g) |
| Derrel Thomas | 2B | 1984 (14 g) | 1972–1974, 1978 (512 g) |
| Jay Johnstone | OF | 1966–1970 (448 g) | 1979 (75 g) |
| Hunter Renfroe | OF | 2023 (126 g) | 2016–2019 (390 g) |
| Justin Upton | OF | 2017–2021 (366 g) | 2015 (150 g) |
| Gary Matthews | OF | 2007–2009 (370 g) | 1999, 2003 (126 g) |
| Cameron Maybin | OF | 2017 (93 g) | 2011–2014 (393 g) |
| Craig Shipley | 3B | 1998 (77 g) | 1991–1994, 1996–1997 (371 g) |
| George Hendrick | OF | 1985–1988 (252 g) | 1977–1978 (188 g) |
| Craig Lefferts | P | 1994 (30 g) | 1984–1987, 1990–1992 (376 g) |
| Eric Owens | OF | 2003 (111 g) | 1999–2000 (294 g) |
| Rickey Henderson | OF | 1997 (32 g) | 1996–1997, 2001 (359 g) |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | 3B | 1967–1970 (281 g) | 1980 (89 g) |
| Greg Myers | C | 1992–1995 (246 g) | 1998–1999 (119 g) |
| Mike Holtz | P | 1996–2001 (301 g) | 2002 (33 g) |
| Jered Weaver | P | 2006–2016 (322 g) | 2017 (9 g) |
| Gary Lucas | P | 1986–1987 (75 g) | 1980–1983 (230 g) |
| Joe Thatcher | P | 2014 (16 g) | 2007–2013 (287 g) |
| Shawn Abner | OF | 1991 (41 g) | 1987–1991 (254 g) |
| Martin Maldonado | C | 2017–2018 (216 g) | 2025 (64 g) |
| Merv Rettenmund | OF | 1978–1980 (87 g) | 1976–1977 (193 g) |
| Brandon Drury | 2B | 2023–2024 (222 g) | 2022 (46 g) |
| Gary Ross | P | 1975–1977 (49 g) | 1969–1974 (219 g) |
| Ernesto Frieri | P | 2012–2014 (157 g) | 2009–2012 (105 g) |
| Luis Garcia | P | 2019, 2024–2025 (129 g) | 2022–2023 (125 g) |
| Dan Briggs | 1B | 1975–1977 (149 g) | 1979 (104 g) |
| Huston Street | P | 2014–2017 (120 g) | 2012–2014 (131 g) |
| Bobby Valentine | SS | 1973–1975 (175 g) | 1975–1977 (66 g) |
| Mark Langston | P | 1990–1997 (211 g) | 1998 (23 g) |
| Jose Iglesias | SS | 2021 (114 g) | 2025 (112 g) |
| Tyler Wade | 2B | 2022 (67 g) | 2024–2025 (150 g) |
| Dickie Thon | SS | 1979–1980 (115 g) | 1988 (95 g) |
| Jim Leyritz | C | 1997 (84 g) | 1998–1999 (112 g) |
| Rich Rodriguez | P | 2003 (3 g) | 1990–1993 (192 g) |
| Kirby Yates | P | 2017 (1 g) | 2017–2020 (192 g) |
| Kurt Stillwell | SS | 1993 (22 g) | 1992–1993 (171 g) |
| Ron Tingley | C | 1989–1993 (183 g) | 1982 (8 g) |
| Tony Gonzalez | OF | 1970–1971 (137 g) | 1969 (53 g) |
| Garrett Richards | P | 2011–2018 (170 g) | 2019–2020 (17 g) |
| Willie Davis | OF | 1979 (43 g) | 1976 (141 g) |
| Ian Kinsler | 2B | 2018 (91 g) | 2019 (87 g) |
| Andy Sheets | SS | 1999 (87 g) | 1998 (88 g) |
| George Arias | 3B | 1996–1997 (87 g) | 1997–1999 (86 g) |
| Paul Dade | OF | 1975–1976 (24 g) | 1979–1980 (144 g) |
| Bob Davis | C | 1981 (1 g) | 1973, 1975–1978 (166 g) |
| Donne Wall | P | 2002 (17 g) | 1998–2000 (145 g) |
| John D'Acquisto | P | 1981 (6 g) | 1977–1980 (152 g) |
| Rene Rivera | C | 2018 (30 g) | 2013–2014 (126 g) |
| John Curtis | P | 1982–1984 (62 g) | 1980–1982 (85 g) |
| Ryan Schimpf | 2B | 2018 (5 g) | 2016–2017 (142 g) |
| Fernando Rodney | P | 2010–2011 (111 g) | 2016 (28 g) |
| Ron Gant | OF | 2000 (34 g) | 2002 (102 g) |
| Willie Montanez | 1B | 1966 (8 g) | 1980 (128 g) |
| Paul McAnulty | OF | 2010 (9 g) | 2005–2008 (124 g) |
| Russell Branyan | 3B | 2011 (37 g) | 2006–2007 (88 g) |
| Aaron Loup | P | 2022–2023 (120 g) | 2019 (4 g) |
| Jabari Blash | OF | 2018 (24 g) | 2016–2017 (99 g) |
| Ryan Buchter | P | 2020 (10 g) | 2016–2017 (109 g) |
| Bob Patterson | P | 1994–1995 (109 g) | 1985 (3 g) |
| Pat Clements | P | 1985 (41 g) | 1989–1992 (71 g) |
| Sid Monge | P | 1975–1977 (40 g) | 1983–1984 (60 g) |
| Jon Jay | OF | 2021 (5 g) | 2016 (90 g) |
| Dustin Moseley | P | 2006–2009 (64 g) | 2011–2012 (21 g) |
| Cesar Ramos | P | 2015 (65 g) | 2009–2010 (19 g) |
| Chuck McElroy | P | 1996–1997 (53 g) | 2001 (31 g) |
| Don Slaught | C | 1996 (62 g) | 1997 (20 g) |
| Jerry Moses | C | 1971 (69 g) | 1975 (13 g) |
| Fernando Valenzuela | P | 1991 (2 g) | 1995–1997 (79 g) |
| Bud Norris | P | 2017 (60 g) | 2015 (20 g) |
| Brad Hawpe | OF | 2013 (17 g) | 2011 (62 g) |
| Tom Griffin | P | 1978 (24 g) | 1976–1977 (51 g) |
| Mat Latos | P | 2015 (2 g) | 2009–2011 (72 g) |
| Shane Victorino | OF | 2015 (38 g) | 2003 (36 g) |
| Tom Dukes | P | 1972 (7 g) | 1969–1970 (66 g) |
| Adam Cimber | P | 2024 (28 g) | 2018 (42 g) |
| Ji-Man Choi | 1B | 2016 (54 g) | 2023 (16 g) |
| Lou Merloni | 2B | 2005 (5 g) | 2003 (65 g) |
| Dave Kingman | OF | 1977 (10 g) | 1977 (56 g) |
| Jon Garland | P | 2008 (32 g) | 2010 (34 g) |
| Jerry DaVanon | SS | 1973 (41 g) | 1969 (24 g) |
| Wade LeBlanc | P | 2014 (10 g) | 2008–2011 (55 g) |
| Jhoulys Chacin | P | 2016 (29 g) | 2017 (34 g) |
| Mike Aldrete | OF | 1995–1996 (49 g) | 1991 (12 g) |
| Chris Nelson | 3B | 2013 (33 g) | 2014 (27 g) |
| Matt Palmer | P | 2009–2011 (57 g) | 2012 (3 g) |
| Odrisamer Despaigne | P | 2018 (8 g) | 2014–2015 (50 g) |
| Alan Foster | P | 1972 (8 g) | 1975–1976 (48 g) |
| Darrell May | P | 1996–1997 (34 g) | 2005 (22 g) |
| Adam Riggs | 2B | 2003–2004 (40 g) | 2001 (12 g) |
| Mike Colangelo | OF | 1999 (1 g) | 2001 (50 g) |
| Paul Doyle | P | 1970, 1972 (42 g) | 1970 (9 g) |
| Ismael Valdez | P | 2001 (27 g) | 2004 (23 g) |
| Trevor Cahill | P | 2019 (38 g) | 2017 (11 g) |
| Jose Moreno | OF | 1982 (11 g) | 1981 (34 g) |
| Jose Valdez | P | 2016–2017 (26 g) | 2017 (13 g) |
| Gerardo Reyes | P | 2022–2023 (10 g) | 2019 (27 g) |
| Jason Castro | C | 2020 (18 g) | 2020 (9 g) |
| Carlos Garcia | 2B | 1998 (19 g) | 1999 (6 g) |
| Sean O'Sullivan | P | 2009–2010 (17 g) | 2013 (7 g) |
| Dick Selma | P | 1974 (18 g) | 1969 (4 g) |
| Brian Dorsett | C | 1988 (7 g) | 1991 (11 g) |
| Rich Hill | P | 2014 (2 g) | 2023 (10 g) |
| Shaun Anderson | P | 2025 (7 g) | 2021 (5 g) |
| Billy Buckner | P | 2013 (7 g) | 2014 (1 g) |
| Fred Kuhaulua | P | 1977 (3 g) | 1981 (5 g) |
| Ben VanRyn | P | 1996 (1 g) | 1998 (6 g) |
| Kyle Tyler | P | 2021 (5 g) | 2022 (2 g) |
| Carl Edwards | P | 2025 (2 g) | 2019, 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.Angels seasons include the California Angels (1965–1996) and Anaheim Angels (1997–2004).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Los Angeles Angels and the San Diego Padres?
119 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1969 to 2025, including Wally Joyner, Dave Winfield, Erick Aybar and Phil Nevin. 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?
Paul Doyle: Los Angeles Angels first, then the San Diego Padres from 1970.
Who has played for both recently?
Martin Maldonado, Brandon Drury, Luis Garcia, Jose Iglesias, Tyler Wade and Adam Cimber 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. Angels seasons include the California Angels (1965–1996) and Anaheim Angels (1997–2004).
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