Los Angeles Angels and Washington Nationals players: who played for both
Who played for both the Angels and Nationals?
113 players played for both the Los Angeles Angels and the Washington Nationals between 1969 and 2025, including Vladimir Guerrero, Tim Wallach, Orlando Cabrera and Howie Kendrick. 42 of them played for the Angels first and 68 for the Nationals first; 3 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Howie Reed is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Angels first, then the Nationals from 1969.
- Luis Garcia is the most recent: Angels first, then the Nationals from 2025.
- Vladimir Guerrero played the most games across the two: 846 for the Angels and 1,004 for the Nationals.
- 15 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Andres Galarraga.
- Most common positions on this list: P (56), OF (15), C (10), 3B (8).
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All 113 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Angels | Nationals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vladimir Guerrero | OF | 2004–2009 (846 g) | 1996–2003 (1004 g) |
| Tim Wallach | 3B | 1996 (57 g) | 1980–1992 (1767 g) |
| Orlando Cabrera | SS | 2005–2007 (449 g) | 1997–2004 (904 g) |
| Howie Kendrick | 2B | 2006–2014 (1081 g) | 2017–2020 (238 g) |
| Anthony Rendon | 3B | 2020–2024 (257 g) | 2013–2019 (916 g) |
| Adam Kennedy | 2B | 2000–2006 (992 g) | 2010 (135 g) |
| Andres Galarraga | 1B | 2004 (7 g) | 1985–1991, 2002 (951 g) |
| Tim Foli | SS | 1982–1983 (238 g) | 1972–1977 (710 g) |
| Danny Espinosa | 2B | 2017 (77 g) | 2010–2016 (779 g) |
| Ron Fairly | 1B | 1978 (91 g) | 1969–1974 (718 g) |
| Maicer Izturis | 3B | 2005–2012 (759 g) | 2004 (32 g) |
| Hubie Brooks | OF | 1992 (82 g) | 1985–1989 (647 g) |
| Juan Rivera | OF | 2005–2010 (595 g) | 2004 (134 g) |
| Mike Fitzgerald | C | 1992 (95 g) | 1985–1991 (633 g) |
| Ellis Valentine | OF | 1983 (86 g) | 1975–1981 (638 g) |
| Spike Owen | SS | 1994–1995 (164 g) | 1989–1992 (552 g) |
| Lee Stevens | 1B | 1990–1992 (191 g) | 2000–2002 (338 g) |
| Brad Fullmer | DH | 2002–2003 (193 g) | 1997–1999 (259 g) |
| Rex Hudler | 2B | 1994–1996 (232 g) | 1988–1990 (173 g) |
| Terry Humphrey | C | 1976–1979 (256 g) | 1971–1974 (141 g) |
| Jose Guillen | OF | 2004 (148 g) | 2005–2006 (217 g) |
| Kurt Suzuki | C | 2021–2022 (123 g) | 2012–2013, 2019–2020 (240 g) |
| Yunel Escobar | SS | 2016–2017 (221 g) | 2015 (139 g) |
| Adam Eaton | OF | 2021 (26 g) | 2017–2020 (310 g) |
| Brian Goodwin | OF | 2019–2020 (166 g) | 2016–2018 (144 g) |
| Steve Renko | P | 1981–1982 (53 g) | 1969–1976 (248 g) |
| Rene Gonzales | 3B | 1992–1993, 1995 (252 g) | 1984, 1986 (40 g) |
| Rudy May | P | 1965, 1969–1974 (231 g) | 1978–1979 (60 g) |
| Sean Burnett | P | 2013–2014 (16 g) | 2009–2012, 2016 (255 g) |
| Tony Solaita | 1B | 1976–1978 (239 g) | 1979 (29 g) |
| Mark Langston | P | 1990–1997 (211 g) | 1989 (24 g) |
| Max Venable | OF | 1989–1991 (195 g) | 1984 (38 g) |
| Mike Aldrete | OF | 1995–1996 (49 g) | 1989–1990 (172 g) |
| Ben Revere | OF | 2017 (109 g) | 2016 (103 g) |
| Stan Bahnsen | P | 1982 (7 g) | 1977–1981 (204 g) |
| Bill Stoneman | P | 1974 (13 g) | 1969–1973 (195 g) |
| Steve Frey | P | 1992–1993 (106 g) | 1989–1991 (102 g) |
| Willie Davis | OF | 1979 (43 g) | 1974 (153 g) |
| Bob McClure | P | 1989–1991 (72 g) | 1986–1988 (123 g) |
| Ramon Ortiz | P | 1999–2004 (157 g) | 2006 (38 g) |
| Junior Noboa | 2B | 1988 (21 g) | 1989–1991 (169 g) |
| Scott Sanderson | P | 1993, 1995–1996 (33 g) | 1978–1983 (149 g) |
| Willie Fraser | P | 1986–1990 (160 g) | 1995 (22 g) |
| Gary Lucas | P | 1986–1987 (75 g) | 1984–1985 (104 g) |
| Ryan Langerhans | OF | 2012 (2 g) | 2007–2008 (176 g) |
| Scott Downs | P | 2011–2013 (160 g) | 2000, 2003–2004 (14 g) |
| Curtis Pride | OF | 2004–2006 (68 g) | 1993, 1995, 2001 (94 g) |
| Ken Hill | P | 1997–2000 (73 g) | 1992–1994 (86 g) |
| Kevin Frandsen | 2B | 2010 (54 g) | 2014 (105 g) |
| Dan Briggs | 1B | 1975–1977 (149 g) | 1981 (9 g) |
| Bill Sampen | P | 1994 (10 g) | 1990–1992 (146 g) |
| Howie Reed | P | 1966 (19 g) | 1969–1971 (131 g) |
| Fernando Rodney | P | 2010–2011 (111 g) | 2019 (38 g) |
| Hector Carrasco | P | 2006–2007 (85 g) | 2005 (64 g) |
| Jeff Huson | SS | 1999 (97 g) | 1988–1989 (52 g) |
| Ryan Mattheus | P | 2015 (1 g) | 2011–2014 (145 g) |
| Tom Walker | P | 1977 (1 g) | 1972–1974, 1977 (144 g) |
| Steve Cishek | P | 2021 (74 g) | 2022 (69 g) |
| Luis Garcia | P | 2019, 2024–2025 (129 g) | 2025 (10 g) |
| Carter Kieboom | 3B | 2025 (3 g) | 2019–2021, 2023 (133 g) |
| Jason Thompson | 1B | 1980 (102 g) | 1986 (30 g) |
| Dave Silvestri | 3B | 1999 (3 g) | 1995–1996 (125 g) |
| Hunter Strickland | P | 2021, 2024–2025 (100 g) | 2019 (24 g) |
| Derrel Thomas | 2B | 1984 (14 g) | 1984 (108 g) |
| Mickey Scott | P | 1975–1977 (97 g) | 1973 (22 g) |
| Frank Bolick | 1B | 1998 (21 g) | 1993 (95 g) |
| John Montague | P | 1979–1980 (51 g) | 1973–1975 (63 g) |
| Bartolo Colon | P | 2004–2007 (96 g) | 2002 (17 g) |
| Dan Haren | P | 2010–2012 (80 g) | 2013 (31 g) |
| Grant Green | 2B | 2013–2015 (104 g) | 2017 (2 g) |
| Yusmeiro Petit | P | 2017 (60 g) | 2016 (36 g) |
| Carl Edwards | P | 2025 (2 g) | 2022–2023 (89 g) |
| Lee Smith | P | 1995–1996 (63 g) | 1997 (25 g) |
| Brendan Harris | SS | 2013 (44 g) | 2004–2006 (41 g) |
| Jerome Williams | P | 2011–2013 (79 g) | 2007 (6 g) |
| Jacob Barnes | P | 2020 (18 g) | 2024 (63 g) |
| Trevor Gott | P | 2015 (48 g) | 2016–2018 (33 g) |
| Joe Blanton | P | 2013 (28 g) | 2017 (51 g) |
| Jonathan Lucroy | C | 2019 (74 g) | 2021 (5 g) |
| Balor Moore | P | 1977 (7 g) | 1970, 1972–1974 (71 g) |
| Kevin Gross | P | 1997 (12 g) | 1989–1990 (63 g) |
| Javy Guerra | P | 2016 (7 g) | 2019–2021 (60 g) |
| Joel Peralta | P | 2005 (28 g) | 2010 (39 g) |
| Shawn Boskie | P | 1995–1996 (58 g) | 1998 (5 g) |
| Rick Schu | 3B | 1990 (61 g) | 1996 (1 g) |
| John Candelaria | P | 1985–1987 (49 g) | 1989 (12 g) |
| Rob Ducey | OF | 1992 (31 g) | 2001 (27 g) |
| Kent Bottenfield | P | 2000 (21 g) | 1992–1993 (33 g) |
| Jeff Juden | P | 1998 (8 g) | 1996–1997 (44 g) |
| Mark Leiter | P | 1994 (40 g) | 1996 (12 g) |
| John Dopson | P | 1994 (21 g) | 1985, 1988 (30 g) |
| Ed Herrmann | C | 1976 (29 g) | 1978 (19 g) |
| Jack Hiatt | C | 1964, 1972 (31 g) | 1970 (17 g) |
| Willie Montanez | 1B | 1966 (8 g) | 1980–1981 (40 g) |
| Mike O'Berry | C | 1983 (26 g) | 1985 (20 g) |
| Andrew Chafin | P | 2025 (16 g) | 2025 (26 g) |
| Charlie O'Brien | C | 1998–1999 (32 g) | 2000 (9 g) |
| Kyle Barraclough | P | 2022 (8 g) | 2019 (33 g) |
| Ehire Adrianza | SS | 2024 (8 g) | 2022 (31 g) |
| Urbano Lugo | P | 1985–1988 (34 g) | 1989 (3 g) |
| Steve Dunning | P | 1976 (4 g) | 1976 (32 g) |
| Rene Rivera | C | 2018 (30 g) | 2021 (4 g) |
| David DeJesus | OF | 2015 (30 g) | 2013 (3 g) |
| Ian Krol | P | 2018 (1 g) | 2013 (32 g) |
| Reynaldo Lopez | P | 2023 (13 g) | 2016 (11 g) |
| Curt Brown | P | 1983 (10 g) | 1986–1987 (11 g) |
| Jose Fernandez | 3B | 2001 (13 g) | 1999 (8 g) |
| Mickey Mahler | P | 1981–1982 (12 g) | 1985 (9 g) |
| John D'Acquisto | P | 1981 (6 g) | 1980 (11 g) |
| Jamie Burke | C | 2001 (9 g) | 2009–2010 (7 g) |
| Lucas Giolito | P | 2023 (6 g) | 2016 (6 g) |
| Mat Latos | P | 2015 (2 g) | 2016 (6 g) |
| Sam Freeman | P | 2019 (1 g) | 2020 (7 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).Nationals seasons include the Montreal Expos (1969–2004).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Los Angeles Angels and the Washington Nationals?
113 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1969 to 2025, including Vladimir Guerrero, Tim Wallach, Orlando Cabrera and Howie Kendrick. 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?
Howie Reed: Los Angeles Angels first, then the Washington Nationals from 1969.
Who has played for both recently?
Anthony Rendon, Luis Garcia, Carter Kieboom, Hunter Strickland, Carl Edwards and Jacob Barnes 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). Nationals seasons include the Montreal Expos (1969–2004).
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