Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets players: who played for both
Who played for both the Dodgers and Mets?
173 players played for both the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Mets between 1962 and 2025, including Gil Hodges, Duke Snider, Mike Piazza and Justin Turner. 90 of them played for the Dodgers first and 73 for the Mets first; 10 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Charlie Neal is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Dodgers first, then the Mets from 1962.
- Michael Conforto is the most recent: Mets first, then the Dodgers from 2025.
- Gil Hodges played the most games across the two: 2,007 for the Dodgers and 65 for the Mets.
- 30 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Gil Hodges.
- Most common positions on this list: P (70), OF (37), C (20), SS (18).
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All 173 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Dodgers | Mets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gil Hodges | 1B | 1943, 1947–1961 (2007 g) | 1962–1963 (65 g) |
| Duke Snider | OF | 1947–1962 (1923 g) | 1963 (129 g) |
| Mike Piazza | C | 1992–1998 (726 g) | 1998–2005 (972 g) |
| Justin Turner | 3B | 2014–2022 (1075 g) | 2010–2013 (301 g) |
| Darryl Strawberry | OF | 1991–1993 (214 g) | 1983–1990 (1109 g) |
| Jerry Grote | C | 1977–1978, 1981 (61 g) | 1966–1977 (1235 g) |
| Todd Hundley | C | 1999–2000, 2003 (225 g) | 1990–1998 (829 g) |
| Jeff Kent | 2B | 2005–2008 (521 g) | 1992–1996 (498 g) |
| James Loney | 1B | 2006–2012 (896 g) | 2016 (100 g) |
| Mike Marshall | OF | 1981–1989 (928 g) | 1990 (53 g) |
| Tommy Davis | OF | 1959–1966 (821 g) | 1967 (154 g) |
| Shawn Green | OF | 2000–2004 (798 g) | 2006–2007 (164 g) |
| Charlie Neal | 2B | 1956–1961 (728 g) | 1962–1963 (208 g) |
| Michael Conforto | OF | 2025 (138 g) | 2015–2021 (757 g) |
| Brett Butler | OF | 1991–1997 (763 g) | 1995 (90 g) |
| Lenny Harris | 3B | 1989–1993 (578 g) | 1998, 2000–2001 (261 g) |
| Paul Lo Duca | C | 1998–2004 (588 g) | 2006–2007 (243 g) |
| Alex Cora | SS | 1998–2004 (684 g) | 2009–2010 (144 g) |
| Hubie Brooks | OF | 1990 (153 g) | 1980–1984, 1991 (654 g) |
| Adrian Gonzalez | 1B | 2012–2017 (735 g) | 2018 (54 g) |
| Eddie Murray | 1B | 1989–1991, 1997 (477 g) | 1992–1993 (310 g) |
| Roger Cedeno | OF | 1995–1998 (311 g) | 1999, 2002–2003 (452 g) |
| Gary Carter | C | 1991 (101 g) | 1985–1989 (600 g) |
| Jim Hickman | OF | 1967 (65 g) | 1962–1966 (624 g) |
| Todd Zeile | 3B | 1997–1998 (200 g) | 2000–2001, 2004 (441 g) |
| Jose Offerman | SS | 1990–1995 (579 g) | 2005 (53 g) |
| Gary Sheffield | OF | 1998–2001 (526 g) | 2009 (100 g) |
| Kevin Elster | SS | 2000 (80 g) | 1986–1992 (537 g) |
| Curtis Granderson | OF | 2017 (36 g) | 2014–2017 (573 g) |
| Robin Ventura | 3B | 2003–2004 (151 g) | 1999–2001 (444 g) |
| Bobby Bonilla | 3B | 1998 (72 g) | 1992–1995, 1999 (515 g) |
| Jose Vizcaino | SS | 1989–1990, 1998–2000 (245 g) | 1994–1996 (334 g) |
| Ron Hunt | 2B | 1967 (110 g) | 1963–1966 (459 g) |
| Ted Martinez | SS | 1977–1979 (202 g) | 1970–1974 (353 g) |
| Danny Heep | OF | 1987–1988 (155 g) | 1983–1986 (395 g) |
| Jesse Orosco | P | 1988, 2001–2002 (146 g) | 1979, 1981–1987 (372 g) |
| Don Zimmer | 3B | 1954–1959, 1963 (459 g) | 1962 (14 g) |
| Roger McDowell | P | 1991–1994 (185 g) | 1985–1989 (281 g) |
| Amed Rosario | SS | 2023–2024 (53 g) | 2017–2020 (403 g) |
| Juan Uribe | SS | 2011–2015 (407 g) | 2015 (44 g) |
| Clem Labine | P | 1950–1960 (426 g) | 1962 (3 g) |
| Juan Samuel | 2B | 1990–1992 (343 g) | 1989 (86 g) |
| Bob Bailor | OF | 1984–1985 (139 g) | 1981–1983 (279 g) |
| Alex Trevino | C | 1986–1987 (161 g) | 1978–1981, 1990 (256 g) |
| Jeromy Burnitz | OF | 2003 (61 g) | 1993–1994, 2002–2003 (350 g) |
| Travis d'Arnaud | C | 2019 (1 g) | 2013–2019 (407 g) |
| Orel Hershiser | P | 1983–1994, 2000 (364 g) | 1999 (32 g) |
| Jason Phillips | C | 2005 (121 g) | 2001–2004 (264 g) |
| Alejandro Peña | P | 1981–1989 (281 g) | 1990–1991 (96 g) |
| Bob Miller | P | 1963–1967 (275 g) | 1962, 1973–1974 (99 g) |
| Chris Cannizzaro | C | 1972–1973 (90 g) | 1962–1965 (249 g) |
| Bobby Valentine | SS | 1969, 1971–1972 (225 g) | 1977–1978 (111 g) |
| Tom Paciorek | OF | 1970–1975 (264 g) | 1985 (46 g) |
| Bill Sudakis | 3B | 1968–1971 (291 g) | 1972 (18 g) |
| Tim Bogar | SS | 2001 (12 g) | 1993–1996 (297 g) |
| Marlon Anderson | 2B | 2006–2007 (48 g) | 2005, 2007–2009 (257 g) |
| Guillermo Mota | P | 2002–2004, 2009 (232 g) | 2006–2007 (70 g) |
| Ken Boyer | 3B | 1968–1969 (108 g) | 1966–1967 (192 g) |
| Charley Smith | 3B | 1960–1961 (27 g) | 1964–1965 (262 g) |
| Dennis Cook | P | 1990–1991 (25 g) | 1998–2001 (255 g) |
| Chan Ho Park | P | 1994–2001, 2008 (276 g) | 2007 (1 g) |
| Roger Craig | P | 1955–1961 (187 g) | 1962–1963 (88 g) |
| Mark Guthrie | P | 1995–1998 (205 g) | 2002 (68 g) |
| Duaner Sanchez | P | 2004–2005 (146 g) | 2006, 2008 (115 g) |
| Willie Randolph | 2B | 1989–1990 (171 g) | 1992 (90 g) |
| Tim Harkness | 1B | 1961–1962 (97 g) | 1963–1964 (162 g) |
| Sid Fernandez | P | 1983 (2 g) | 1984–1993 (256 g) |
| Jose Valentin | SS | 2005 (56 g) | 2006–2007 (188 g) |
| J. D. Martinez | OF | 2023 (113 g) | 2024 (120 g) |
| Pat Zachry | P | 1983–1984 (98 g) | 1977–1982 (135 g) |
| Barry Lyons | C | 1990–1991 (12 g) | 1986–1990 (212 g) |
| Mike Vail | OF | 1984 (16 g) | 1975–1977 (199 g) |
| Mike Marshall | P | 1974–1976 (194 g) | 1981 (20 g) |
| Pedro Astacio | P | 1992–1997 (174 g) | 2002–2003 (38 g) |
| Hideo Nomo | P | 1995–1998, 2002–2004 (191 g) | 1998 (17 g) |
| Joe Pignatano | C | 1957–1960 (181 g) | 1962 (27 g) |
| Bob Ojeda | P | 1991–1992 (60 g) | 1986–1990 (142 g) |
| Rod Barajas | C | 2010–2011 (123 g) | 2010 (74 g) |
| Norm Sherry | C | 1959–1962 (131 g) | 1963 (63 g) |
| Mike Baxter | OF | 2014 (4 g) | 2011–2013 (185 g) |
| Ricky Ledee | OF | 2005–2006 (145 g) | 2006–2007 (44 g) |
| Rickey Henderson | OF | 2003 (30 g) | 1999–2000 (152 g) |
| Phil Bickford | P | 2021–2023 (152 g) | 2023 (25 g) |
| Chris Donnels | 3B | 2000–2001 (93 g) | 1991–1992 (82 g) |
| Bob Aspromonte | 3B | 1956, 1960–1961 (69 g) | 1971 (104 g) |
| Bobby Abreu | OF | 2012 (92 g) | 2014 (78 g) |
| Ramon Martinez | SS | 2006–2007 (149 g) | 2008–2009 (19 g) |
| Carlos Diaz | P | 1984–1986 (102 g) | 1982–1983 (58 g) |
| Larry Burright | 2B | 1962 (115 g) | 1963–1964 (44 g) |
| Mike Kinkade | OF | 2002–2003 (125 g) | 1998–2000 (33 g) |
| Greg McMichael | P | 1998 (12 g) | 1997–1999 (144 g) |
| Luis Avilan | P | 2015–2017 (111 g) | 2019 (45 g) |
| Dick Schofield | SS | 1995 (9 g) | 1992 (142 g) |
| Pedro Martinez | P | 1992–1993 (68 g) | 2005–2008 (79 g) |
| Dave Mlicki | P | 1998–1999 (22 g) | 1995–1998 (123 g) |
| Mike Maddux | P | 1990, 1999 (60 g) | 1993–1994 (85 g) |
| Tom Martin | P | 2003–2004 (127 g) | 2001 (14 g) |
| Elmer Dessens | P | 2004–2006 (59 g) | 2009–2010 (81 g) |
| Wayne Kirby | OF | 1996–1997 (111 g) | 1998 (26 g) |
| Erik Goeddel | P | 2018 (26 g) | 2014–2017 (110 g) |
| Noah Syndergaard | P | 2023 (12 g) | 2015–2019, 2021 (121 g) |
| Kevin Pillar | OF | 2022 (4 g) | 2021 (124 g) |
| Anthony Banda | P | 2024–2025 (119 g) | 2021 (5 g) |
| Chin-lung Hu | SS | 2007–2010 (96 g) | 2011 (22 g) |
| Brent Mayne | C | 2004 (47 g) | 1996 (70 g) |
| Tim Leary | P | 1987–1989 (94 g) | 1981, 1983–1984 (23 g) |
| John Candelaria | P | 1991–1992 (109 g) | 1987 (3 g) |
| Roberto Hernandez | P | 2007 (22 g) | 2005–2006 (89 g) |
| Doug Mientkiewicz | 1B | 2009 (20 g) | 2005 (87 g) |
| Kazuhisa Ishii | P | 2002–2004 (86 g) | 2005 (19 g) |
| Angel Berroa | SS | 2008 (84 g) | 2009 (14 g) |
| Ray Searage | P | 1989–1990 (70 g) | 1981 (26 g) |
| Jae Weong Seo | P | 2006 (19 g) | 2002–2005 (76 g) |
| Chris Capuano | P | 2012–2013 (58 g) | 2011 (36 g) |
| Chico Fernandez | SS | 1956 (34 g) | 1963 (58 g) |
| Karim Garcia | OF | 1995–1997 (29 g) | 2004 (62 g) |
| Mark Bradley | OF | 1981–1982 (17 g) | 1983 (73 g) |
| Rich Hill | P | 2016–2019 (69 g) | 2021 (13 g) |
| Wilson Valdez | SS | 2007 (41 g) | 2009 (41 g) |
| Don Aase | P | 1990 (32 g) | 1989 (49 g) |
| Mel Rojas | P | 1999 (5 g) | 1997–1998 (73 g) |
| Billy McKinney | OF | 2021 (37 g) | 2021 (39 g) |
| Dick Smith | OF | 1965 (10 g) | 1963–1964 (66 g) |
| Bart Shirley | SS | 1964, 1966, 1968 (69 g) | 1967 (6 g) |
| Jose Peraza | SS | 2015 (7 g) | 2021 (64 g) |
| Dick Stuart | 1B | 1966 (38 g) | 1966 (31 g) |
| Willard Hunter | P | 1962 (1 g) | 1962, 1964 (68 g) |
| Brady Clark | OF | 2007 (47 g) | 2002, 2008 (17 g) |
| Tim Locastro | OF | 2017–2018 (21 g) | 2023 (43 g) |
| Aaron Sele | P | 2006 (28 g) | 2007 (34 g) |
| Brian Bohanon | P | 1998 (14 g) | 1997–1998 (46 g) |
| Hank Webb | P | 1977 (5 g) | 1972–1976 (50 g) |
| Ricky Trlicek | P | 1993 (41 g) | 1996–1997 (14 g) |
| Brian Dozier | 2B | 2018 (47 g) | 2020 (7 g) |
| Adam Kolarek | P | 2019–2020, 2023 (49 g) | 2023 (4 g) |
| Henry Blanco | C | 1997 (3 g) | 2010 (50 g) |
| Max Scherzer | P | 2021 (11 g) | 2022–2023 (42 g) |
| Rick Parker | OF | 1995–1996 (43 g) | 1994 (8 g) |
| Orlando Mercado | C | 1987 (7 g) | 1990 (42 g) |
| Buddy Carlyle | P | 2005 (10 g) | 2014–2015 (38 g) |
| Larry Miller | P | 1964 (16 g) | 1965–1966 (32 g) |
| Shawn Gilbert | OF | 2000 (15 g) | 1997–1998 (32 g) |
| Nick Willhite | P | 1963–1966 (39 g) | 1967 (4 g) |
| Craig Shipley | 3B | 1986–1987 (38 g) | 1989 (4 g) |
| Dennis Santana | P | 2018–2021 (33 g) | 2023 (9 g) |
| Jose Lima | P | 2004 (38 g) | 2006 (4 g) |
| Tim Hamulack | P | 2006 (33 g) | 2005 (6 g) |
| Octavio Dotel | P | 2010 (19 g) | 1999 (19 g) |
| Aaron Harang | P | 2012 (31 g) | 2013 (4 g) |
| Dana Eveland | P | 2011 (5 g) | 2014 (30 g) |
| Sandy Alomar | C | 2006 (27 g) | 2007 (8 g) |
| McKay Christensen | OF | 2001 (28 g) | 2002 (4 g) |
| Yohan Ramirez | P | 2024 (27 g) | 2024 (5 g) |
| Justin Ruggiano | OF | 2015 (21 g) | 2016 (8 g) |
| Eddy Alvarez | 3B | 2022 (14 g) | 2024 (13 g) |
| Wilmer Font | P | 2017–2018 (9 g) | 2019 (15 g) |
| Heath Hembree | P | 2022 (6 g) | 2021 (15 g) |
| Jake Reed | P | 2021–2023 (12 g) | 2021–2022 (9 g) |
| Jose Parra | P | 1995 (8 g) | 2004 (13 g) |
| Scott Erickson | P | 2005 (19 g) | 2004 (2 g) |
| Brad Clontz | P | 1998 (18 g) | 1998 (2 g) |
| Jake Marisnick | OF | 2023 (4 g) | 2020 (16 g) |
| Claudio Vargas | P | 2009 (8 g) | 2008 (11 g) |
| Kevin Tapani | P | 1995 (13 g) | 1989 (3 g) |
| Edwin Uceta | P | 2021 (14 g) | 2023 (1 g) |
| James Baldwin | P | 2001 (12 g) | 2004 (2 g) |
| Tom Wilson | C | 2004 (9 g) | 2004 (4 g) |
| Terrance Gore | OF | 2020 (2 g) | 2022 (10 g) |
| Gary Bennett | C | 2008 (10 g) | 2001 (1 g) |
| Rick Wilkins | C | 1999 (3 g) | 1998 (5 g) |
| Dennis Springer | P | 2001–2002 (5 g) | 2000 (2 g) |
| Jose Urena | P | 2025 (2 g) | 2025 (1 g) |
| Tyson Miller | P | 2023 (2 g) | 2023 (1 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.Dodgers seasons include the Brooklyn Atlantics (1884), Brooklyn Grays (1885–1887), Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1888–1890, 1896–1898), Brooklyn Grooms (1891–1895), Brooklyn Superbas (1899–1910, 1913), Brooklyn Dodgers (1911–1912, 1932–1957) and Brooklyn Robins (1914–1931).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Mets?
173 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1962 to 2025, including Gil Hodges, Duke Snider, Mike Piazza and Justin Turner. 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?
Charlie Neal: Los Angeles Dodgers first, then the New York Mets from 1962.
Who has played for both recently?
Michael Conforto, Amed Rosario, J. D. Martinez, Anthony Banda, Yohan Ramirez and Eddy Alvarez and 1 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. Dodgers seasons include the Brooklyn Atlantics (1884), Brooklyn Grays (1885–1887), Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1888–1890, 1896–1898), Brooklyn Grooms (1891–1895), Brooklyn Superbas (1899–1910, 1913), Brooklyn Dodgers (1911–1912, 1932–1957) and Brooklyn Robins (1914–1931).
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