Los Angeles Angels and Texas Rangers players: who played for both
Who played for both the Angels and Rangers?
155 players played for both the Los Angeles Angels and the Texas Rangers between 1961 and 2025, including Brian Downing, Jim Fregosi, Ken McMullen and Ian Kinsler. 83 of them played for the Angels first and 68 for the Rangers first; 4 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Ken Hamlin is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Angels first, then the Rangers from 1962.
- Shaun Anderson is the most recent: Rangers first, then the Angels from 2025.
- Brian Downing played the most games across the two: 1,661 for the Angels and 230 for the Rangers.
- 19 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Josh Hamilton.
- Most common positions on this list: P (73), OF (29), 1B (12), C (12).
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All 155 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Angels | Rangers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Downing | DH | 1978–1990 (1661 g) | 1991–1992 (230 g) |
| Jim Fregosi | SS | 1961–1971 (1429 g) | 1973–1977 (271 g) |
| Ken McMullen | 3B | 1970–1972 (421 g) | 1965–1970 (767 g) |
| Ian Kinsler | 2B | 2018 (91 g) | 2006–2013 (1066 g) |
| Kole Calhoun | OF | 2012–2019 (966 g) | 2022 (125 g) |
| Vladimir Guerrero | OF | 2004–2009 (846 g) | 2010 (152 g) |
| Mickey Rivers | OF | 1970–1975 (457 g) | 1979–1984 (521 g) |
| Josh Hamilton | OF | 2013–2014 (240 g) | 2008–2012, 2015 (697 g) |
| Mark McLemore | 2B | 1986–1990 (272 g) | 1995–1999 (635 g) |
| Juan Beniquez | OF | 1981–1985 (504 g) | 1976–1978 (395 g) |
| Jim Spencer | 1B | 1968–1973 (537 g) | 1973–1975 (352 g) |
| Sandy Alomar | 2B | 1969–1974 (795 g) | 1977–1978 (93 g) |
| Mike Napoli | 1B | 2006–2010 (506 g) | 2011–2012, 2015, 2017 (380 g) |
| David Murphy | OF | 2015 (48 g) | 2007–2013 (826 g) |
| Gary Pettis | OF | 1982–1987 (584 g) | 1990–1991 (273 g) |
| Bengie Molina | C | 1998–2005 (716 g) | 2010 (57 g) |
| Mark Teixeira | 1B | 2008 (54 g) | 2003–2007 (693 g) |
| Dave Chalk | 3B | 1973–1978 (732 g) | 1979 (9 g) |
| Gary Matthews | OF | 2007–2009 (370 g) | 2004–2006 (365 g) |
| Rick Reichardt | OF | 1964–1970 (563 g) | 1970 (107 g) |
| Chuck Hinton | OF | 1968 (116 g) | 1961–1964 (546 g) |
| Mike Epstein | 1B | 1973–1974 (109 g) | 1967–1971, 1973 (541 g) |
| Lee Stevens | 1B | 1990–1992 (191 g) | 1996–1999 (430 g) |
| Benji Gil | SS | 2000–2003 (337 g) | 1993, 1995–1997 (267 g) |
| Chad Curtis | OF | 1992–1994 (405 g) | 2000–2001 (146 g) |
| Jeff Mathis | C | 2005–2011 (426 g) | 2019–2020 (112 g) |
| Jeff Huson | SS | 1999 (97 g) | 1990–1993 (410 g) |
| Darren Oliver | P | 2007–2009 (178 g) | 1993–1998, 2000–2001, 2010–2011 (317 g) |
| Alex Johnson | OF | 1970–1971 (221 g) | 1973–1974 (272 g) |
| Bert Campaneris | SS | 1979–1981 (217 g) | 1977–1979 (256 g) |
| Chuck Cottier | 2B | 1968–1969 (35 g) | 1961–1965 (430 g) |
| C. J. Wilson | P | 2012–2015 (120 g) | 2005–2011 (325 g) |
| Luis Alicea | 2B | 1997 (128 g) | 1998–2000 (308 g) |
| Don Mincher | 1B | 1967–1968 (267 g) | 1971–1972 (161 g) |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | 3B | 1967–1970 (281 g) | 1970 (142 g) |
| Nolan Ryan | P | 1972–1979 (291 g) | 1989–1993 (129 g) |
| Jim Piersall | OF | 1963–1967 (240 g) | 1962–1963 (164 g) |
| Bobby Bonds | OF | 1976–1977 (257 g) | 1978 (130 g) |
| Jared Walsh | 1B | 2019–2023 (367 g) | 2024 (17 g) |
| Randy Velarde | 2B | 1996–1999 (283 g) | 2001 (78 g) |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | OF | 1962–1968 (340 g) | 1977 (20 g) |
| Don Slaught | C | 1996 (62 g) | 1985–1987 (292 g) |
| Craig Gentry | OF | 2016 (14 g) | 2009–2013 (323 g) |
| Kevin Jepsen | P | 2008–2014 (315 g) | 2018 (21 g) |
| Frank Tanana | P | 1973–1980 (226 g) | 1982–1985 (107 g) |
| Ken Hamlin | SS | 1961 (42 g) | 1962, 1965–1966 (281 g) |
| Clyde Wright | P | 1966–1973 (297 g) | 1975 (25 g) |
| Willie Calhoun | OF | 2024 (68 g) | 2017–2022 (253 g) |
| Bob Jones | OF | 1976–1977 (92 g) | 1974–1975, 1981, 1983–1986 (222 g) |
| Rene Gonzales | 3B | 1992–1993, 1995 (252 g) | 1996 (51 g) |
| Todd Greene | C | 1996–1999 (189 g) | 2002–2003 (104 g) |
| Ron Kline | P | 1961 (26 g) | 1963–1966 (260 g) |
| Joe Lahoud | OF | 1974–1976 (245 g) | 1976 (38 g) |
| Ken Hunt | OF | 1961–1963 (221 g) | 1963–1964 (58 g) |
| Tommy McCraw | 1B | 1973–1974 (155 g) | 1971 (122 g) |
| Brad Fullmer | DH | 2002–2003 (193 g) | 2004 (76 g) |
| Bobby Wilson | C | 2008–2012 (191 g) | 2015–2016 (73 g) |
| Claudell Washington | OF | 1989–1990 (122 g) | 1977–1978 (141 g) |
| Mitch Williams | P | 1995 (20 g) | 1986–1988 (232 g) |
| Alex Claudio | P | 2021 (41 g) | 2014–2018 (208 g) |
| Al Levine | P | 1999–2002 (217 g) | 1998 (30 g) |
| Leo Cardenas | SS | 1972 (150 g) | 1974–1975 (89 g) |
| Jim Anderson | SS | 1978–1979 (144 g) | 1983–1984 (89 g) |
| George Brunet | P | 1964–1969 (194 g) | 1970 (24 g) |
| Brock Burke | P | 2024–2025 (90 g) | 2019, 2022–2024 (124 g) |
| Woodie Held | SS | 1967–1968 (91 g) | 1965 (122 g) |
| Dickie Thon | SS | 1979–1980 (115 g) | 1992 (95 g) |
| Chad Kreuter | C | 1997–1998 (73 g) | 1988–1991, 2003 (135 g) |
| Carlos Perez | C | 2015–2017 (184 g) | 2018 (20 g) |
| Garrett Richards | P | 2011–2018 (170 g) | 2022 (32 g) |
| Jonathan Lucroy | C | 2019 (74 g) | 2016–2017 (124 g) |
| Matt Moore | P | 2023–2024 (92 g) | 2018, 2022 (102 g) |
| Horacio Pina | P | 1974 (11 g) | 1970–1972 (177 g) |
| Mark Petkovsek | P | 1999–2000 (128 g) | 1991, 2001 (59 g) |
| Darren O'Day | P | 2008 (30 g) | 2009–2011 (152 g) |
| Scott Bailes | P | 1990–1992 (101 g) | 1997–1998 (70 g) |
| Andrew Heaney | P | 2015–2021 (102 g) | 2023–2024 (66 g) |
| Ernesto Frieri | P | 2012–2014 (157 g) | 2017 (6 g) |
| Bob Patterson | P | 1994–1995 (109 g) | 1993 (52 g) |
| Thad Bosley | OF | 1977, 1988 (93 g) | 1989–1990 (67 g) |
| Lloyd Allen | P | 1969–1973 (113 g) | 1973–1974 (37 g) |
| Phil Nevin | 3B | 1998 (75 g) | 2005–2006 (75 g) |
| Aaron Sele | P | 2002–2004 (79 g) | 1998–1999 (66 g) |
| Jesse Chavez | P | 2017, 2022 (49 g) | 2018–2020 (96 g) |
| Bob Chance | 1B | 1969 (5 g) | 1965–1967 (136 g) |
| Luis Garcia | P | 2019, 2024–2025 (129 g) | 2020 (11 g) |
| Phil Ortega | P | 1969 (5 g) | 1965–1968 (133 g) |
| Philip Gosselin | 2B | 2021–2022 (126 g) | 2017 (12 g) |
| Geovany Soto | C | 2016 (26 g) | 2012–2014 (111 g) |
| Bert Blyleven | P | 1989–1990, 1992 (81 g) | 1976–1977 (54 g) |
| Bill Skowron | 1B | 1967 (62 g) | 1964 (73 g) |
| Dennis Cook | P | 2002 (37 g) | 1995–1996 (95 g) |
| Ken Hill | P | 1997–2000 (73 g) | 1996–1997 (54 g) |
| Bartolo Colon | P | 2004–2007 (96 g) | 2018 (28 g) |
| Joe Saunders | P | 2005–2010 (115 g) | 2014 (8 g) |
| Jim Leyritz | C | 1997 (84 g) | 1997 (37 g) |
| Jimmy Herget | P | 2021–2023 (92 g) | 2020–2021 (24 g) |
| Richie Scheinblum | OF | 1973–1974 (87 g) | 1971 (27 g) |
| Bill Sudakis | 3B | 1975 (30 g) | 1973 (82 g) |
| Dan Robertson | OF | 2015 (37 g) | 2014 (70 g) |
| Kevin Pillar | OF | 2024 (83 g) | 2025 (20 g) |
| Mark Lowe | P | 2013 (11 g) | 2010–2012 (91 g) |
| Ryne Duren | P | 1961–1962 (82 g) | 1965 (16 g) |
| Ellis Valentine | OF | 1983 (86 g) | 1985 (11 g) |
| Bill Singer | P | 1973–1975 (83 g) | 1976 (10 g) |
| Hoby Milner | P | 2020 (19 g) | 2025 (73 g) |
| Jason Grilli | P | 2014 (40 g) | 2009, 2017 (50 g) |
| Willie Davis | OF | 1979 (43 g) | 1975 (42 g) |
| Jacob Webb | P | 2023 (29 g) | 2025 (55 g) |
| Craig Lefferts | P | 1994 (30 g) | 1993 (52 g) |
| Cesar Ramos | P | 2015 (65 g) | 2016 (16 g) |
| Jerome Williams | P | 2011–2013 (79 g) | 2014 (2 g) |
| Matt Duffy | 3B | 2022 (77 g) | 2024 (4 g) |
| Andres Galarraga | 1B | 2004 (7 g) | 2001 (72 g) |
| Esteban Yan | P | 2005–2006 (62 g) | 2003 (15 g) |
| Andrew Romine | SS | 2010–2013 (74 g) | 2020 (2 g) |
| Ismael Valdez | P | 2001 (27 g) | 2002–2003 (45 g) |
| Jim Coates | P | 1965–1967 (51 g) | 1963 (20 g) |
| Juan Alvarez | P | 1999–2000 (19 g) | 2002 (52 g) |
| Kevin Gross | P | 1997 (12 g) | 1995–1996 (59 g) |
| Rob Ducey | OF | 1992 (31 g) | 1993–1994 (38 g) |
| Kurt Stillwell | SS | 1993 (22 g) | 1996 (46 g) |
| Ed Figueroa | P | 1974–1975 (58 g) | 1980 (8 g) |
| Greg Cadaret | P | 1997–1998 (54 g) | 1998 (11 g) |
| Bob Priddy | P | 1969 (15 g) | 1967 (49 g) |
| Kirby Yates | P | 2017 (1 g) | 2024 (61 g) |
| Sam Freeman | P | 2019 (1 g) | 2015 (54 g) |
| Rich Hand | P | 1973 (16 g) | 1972–1973 (38 g) |
| Floyd Bannister | P | 1991 (16 g) | 1992 (36 g) |
| Gene Nelson | P | 1993 (46 g) | 1993 (6 g) |
| Matt Perisho | P | 1997 (11 g) | 1998–2000 (40 g) |
| Ron Moeller | P | 1961, 1963 (38 g) | 1963 (8 g) |
| Willie Montanez | 1B | 1966 (8 g) | 1979 (38 g) |
| Mickey Mahler | P | 1981–1982 (12 g) | 1986 (29 g) |
| Jose Urena | P | 2025 (6 g) | 2024 (33 g) |
| Rich Rodriguez | P | 2003 (3 g) | 2002 (36 g) |
| Andrew Chafin | P | 2025 (16 g) | 2024 (21 g) |
| Michael Lorenzen | P | 2022 (18 g) | 2024 (19 g) |
| Rick Stelmaszek | C | 1973 (22 g) | 1971, 1973 (13 g) |
| Mickey Callaway | P | 2002–2003 (23 g) | 2003–2004 (10 g) |
| Steve Dunning | P | 1976 (4 g) | 1973–1974 (28 g) |
| Chris Stratton | P | 2019 (7 g) | 2023 (22 g) |
| Thomas Field | 2B | 2013 (15 g) | 2015 (14 g) |
| Charlie Hudson | P | 1975 (3 g) | 1973 (25 g) |
| Terry Clark | P | 1988–1989 (19 g) | 1997 (9 g) |
| Michael Roth | P | 2013–2014 (22 g) | 2016 (1 g) |
| Steven Duggar | OF | 2022 (9 g) | 2022 (8 g) |
| Ben Rowen | P | 2021 (8 g) | 2014 (8 g) |
| Nick Willhite | P | 1967 (10 g) | 1965 (5 g) |
| Bob Lacey | P | 1983 (8 g) | 1981 (1 g) |
| Shaun Anderson | P | 2025 (7 g) | 2024 (2 g) |
| Doug Davis | C | 1988 (6 g) | 1992 (1 g) |
| Robert Ellis | P | 1996 (3 g) | 2003 (4 g) |
| Dave Silvestri | 3B | 1999 (3 g) | 1997 (2 g) |
| Carl Edwards | P | 2025 (2 g) | 2025 (2 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).Rangers seasons include the Washington Senators (1961–1971).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Los Angeles Angels and the Texas Rangers?
155 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1961 to 2025, including Brian Downing, Jim Fregosi, Ken McMullen and Ian Kinsler. 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?
Ken Hamlin: Los Angeles Angels first, then the Texas Rangers from 1962.
Who has played for both recently?
Jared Walsh, Willie Calhoun, Brock Burke, Matt Moore, Andrew Heaney and Luis Garcia and 10 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). Rangers seasons include the Washington Senators (1961–1971).
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