Los Angeles Dodgers and Texas Rangers players: who played for both
Who played for both the Dodgers and Rangers?
147 players played for both the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Texas Rangers between 1961 and 2025, including Adrian Beltre, Willie Davis, Michael Young and Frank Howard. 88 of them played for the Dodgers first and 56 for the Rangers first; 3 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Johnny Klippstein is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Dodgers first, then the Rangers from 1961.
- Nick Ahmed is the most recent: Dodgers first, then the Rangers from 2025.
- Adrian Beltre played the most games across the two: 966 for the Dodgers and 1,098 for the Rangers.
- 24 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Ken McMullen.
- Most common positions on this list: P (79), OF (29), C (13), 3B (9).
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All 147 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Dodgers | Rangers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Beltre | 3B | 1998–2004 (966 g) | 2011–2018 (1098 g) |
| Willie Davis | OF | 1960–1973 (1952 g) | 1975 (42 g) |
| Michael Young | SS | 2013 (21 g) | 2000–2012 (1823 g) |
| Frank Howard | OF | 1958–1964 (624 g) | 1965–1972 (1172 g) |
| John Roseboro | C | 1957–1967 (1289 g) | 1970 (46 g) |
| Corey Seager | SS | 2015–2021 (636 g) | 2022–2025 (495 g) |
| Ken McMullen | 3B | 1962–1964, 1973–1975 (234 g) | 1965–1970 (767 g) |
| Joc Pederson | OF | 2014–2020 (748 g) | 2025 (96 g) |
| Adrian Gonzalez | 1B | 2012–2017 (735 g) | 2004–2005 (59 g) |
| Don Zimmer | 3B | 1954–1959, 1963 (459 g) | 1963–1965 (299 g) |
| Charlie Hough | P | 1970–1980 (401 g) | 1980–1990 (344 g) |
| Alex Cora | SS | 1998–2004 (684 g) | 2010 (4 g) |
| Joey Gallo | OF | 2022 (44 g) | 2015–2021 (568 g) |
| Tom Goodwin | OF | 1991–1993, 2000–2001 (264 g) | 1997–1999 (316 g) |
| Al Oliver | OF | 1985 (35 g) | 1978–1981 (534 g) |
| Todd Hollandsworth | OF | 1995–2000 (524 g) | 2002 (39 g) |
| Claude Osteen | P | 1965–1973 (354 g) | 1961–1964 (129 g) |
| Rod Barajas | C | 2010–2011 (123 g) | 2004–2006 (325 g) |
| Eric Young | 2B | 1992, 1997–1999 (322 g) | 2004, 2006 (108 g) |
| John Kennedy | 3B | 1965–1966 (229 g) | 1962–1964 (198 g) |
| Todd Zeile | 3B | 1997–1998 (200 g) | 1998–1999 (208 g) |
| Tom Paciorek | OF | 1970–1975 (264 g) | 1986–1987 (115 g) |
| Bill Sudakis | 3B | 1968–1971 (291 g) | 1973 (82 g) |
| Burt Hooton | P | 1975–1984 (323 g) | 1985 (29 g) |
| Cecil Espy | OF | 1983 (20 g) | 1987–1990 (331 g) |
| Ed Roebuck | P | 1955–1958, 1960–1963 (322 g) | 1963–1964 (28 g) |
| Chan Ho Park | P | 1994–2001, 2008 (276 g) | 2002–2005 (68 g) |
| Milton Bradley | OF | 2004–2005 (216 g) | 2008 (126 g) |
| Eric Gagne | P | 1999–2006 (298 g) | 2007 (34 g) |
| Chad Kreuter | C | 2000–2002 (194 g) | 1988–1991, 2003 (135 g) |
| Kevin Brown | P | 1999–2003 (137 g) | 1986, 1988–1994 (189 g) |
| Kevin Elster | SS | 2000 (80 g) | 1996, 1998 (241 g) |
| Doug Camilli | C | 1960–1964 (163 g) | 1965–1967, 1969 (150 g) |
| Jerry Hairston | 2B | 2012–2013 (174 g) | 2006–2007 (136 g) |
| Candy Maldonado | OF | 1981–1985 (296 g) | 1995 (13 g) |
| John Wetteland | P | 1989–1991 (59 g) | 1997–2000 (248 g) |
| Logan Forsythe | 2B | 2017–2018 (189 g) | 2019 (101 g) |
| Dick Nen | 1B | 1963 (7 g) | 1965–1967, 1970 (279 g) |
| Ricky Ledee | OF | 2005–2006 (145 g) | 2000–2001 (136 g) |
| Jay Howell | P | 1988–1992 (236 g) | 1994 (40 g) |
| Roberto Kelly | OF | 1995 (112 g) | 1998–1999 (162 g) |
| Brian Jordan | OF | 2002–2003 (194 g) | 2004 (61 g) |
| Steve Howe | P | 1980–1983, 1985 (231 g) | 1987 (24 g) |
| Roger McDowell | P | 1991–1994 (185 g) | 1995 (64 g) |
| Rick Honeycutt | P | 1983–1987 (129 g) | 1981–1983, 1994 (117 g) |
| Ismael Valdez | P | 1994–2000 (185 g) | 2002–2003 (45 g) |
| Mike Venafro | P | 2004 (17 g) | 1999–2001 (212 g) |
| Jamey Wright | P | 2012, 2014 (127 g) | 2007–2008 (95 g) |
| Pete Richert | P | 1962–1964, 1972–1973 (123 g) | 1965–1967 (97 g) |
| Neftali Feliz | P | 2021 (3 g) | 2009–2015 (216 g) |
| Shawn Tolleson | P | 2012–2013 (41 g) | 2014–2016 (175 g) |
| Kenny Lofton | OF | 2006 (129 g) | 2007 (84 g) |
| Charlie Culberson | 3B | 2016–2017 (49 g) | 2021–2022 (161 g) |
| Dave Stewart | P | 1978, 1981–1983 (124 g) | 1983–1985 (82 g) |
| Mike Marshall | P | 1974–1976 (194 g) | 1977 (12 g) |
| Bill Singer | P | 1964–1972 (192 g) | 1976 (10 g) |
| Phil Ortega | P | 1960–1964 (67 g) | 1965–1968 (133 g) |
| Kevin Gross | P | 1991–1994 (140 g) | 1995–1996 (59 g) |
| Chad Curtis | OF | 1996 (43 g) | 2000–2001 (146 g) |
| Bill Madlock | 3B | 1985–1987 (166 g) | 1973 (21 g) |
| Pedro Astacio | P | 1992–1997 (174 g) | 2005 (12 g) |
| Otis Nixon | OF | 1997 (42 g) | 1995 (139 g) |
| Duke Sims | C | 1971–1972 (141 g) | 1974 (39 g) |
| Bill Skowron | 1B | 1963 (89 g) | 1964 (73 g) |
| Hanser Alberto | 2B | 2022 (73 g) | 2015–2016, 2018 (89 g) |
| Rudy Seanez | P | 1994–1995, 2007 (127 g) | 2002 (33 g) |
| Chris Martin | P | 2022 (26 g) | 2018–2019, 2025 (133 g) |
| Andruw Jones | OF | 2008 (75 g) | 2009 (82 g) |
| Pepe Frias | SS | 1980–1981 (39 g) | 1980 (116 g) |
| Josh Sborz | P | 2019–2020 (11 g) | 2021–2024 (143 g) |
| Zoilo Versalles | SS | 1968 (122 g) | 1969 (31 g) |
| Derek Lowe | P | 2005–2008 (137 g) | 2013 (9 g) |
| Mike Morgan | P | 1989–1991 (107 g) | 1999 (34 g) |
| Jose Hernandez | SS | 2004 (95 g) | 1991 (45 g) |
| Vicente Padilla | P | 2009–2011 (33 g) | 2006–2009 (103 g) |
| Dennis Santana | P | 2018–2021 (33 g) | 2021–2022 (102 g) |
| Yu Darvish | P | 2017 (9 g) | 2012–2014, 2016–2017 (122 g) |
| Matt Treanor | C | 2012 (36 g) | 2010–2011 (89 g) |
| Dennis Cook | P | 1990–1991 (25 g) | 1995–1996 (95 g) |
| Jesse Chavez | P | 2016 (23 g) | 2018–2020 (96 g) |
| Tim Federowicz | C | 2011–2014 (89 g) | 2019 (29 g) |
| Johnny Klippstein | P | 1958–1959 (73 g) | 1961 (42 g) |
| Kirby Yates | P | 2025 (50 g) | 2024 (61 g) |
| Doyle Alexander | P | 1971 (17 g) | 1977–1979 (88 g) |
| Einar Diaz | C | 2006 (3 g) | 2003 (101 g) |
| Brian Bohanon | P | 1998 (14 g) | 1990–1994 (87 g) |
| Tim Leary | P | 1987–1989 (94 g) | 1994 (6 g) |
| Steve Wilson | P | 1991–1993 (96 g) | 1988 (3 g) |
| Nathan Eovaldi | P | 2011–2012 (20 g) | 2023–2025 (76 g) |
| Aaron Sele | P | 2006 (28 g) | 1998–1999 (66 g) |
| Don Stanhouse | P | 1980 (21 g) | 1972–1974 (67 g) |
| Brett Tomko | P | 2006–2007 (79 g) | 2011 (8 g) |
| Mike Devereaux | OF | 1987–1988, 1998 (58 g) | 1997 (29 g) |
| Camilo Pascual | P | 1970 (10 g) | 1967–1969 (76 g) |
| Ed Vande Berg | P | 1986 (60 g) | 1988 (26 g) |
| Andrew Heaney | P | 2022, 2025 (17 g) | 2023–2024 (66 g) |
| Josh Lindblom | P | 2011–2012 (75 g) | 2013 (8 g) |
| Wilson Alvarez | P | 2003–2005 (82 g) | 1989 (1 g) |
| Brandon McCarthy | P | 2015–2017 (33 g) | 2007–2009 (45 g) |
| Jim Leyritz | C | 2000 (41 g) | 1997 (37 g) |
| Marv Breeding | 2B | 1963 (20 g) | 1963 (58 g) |
| Esteban Loaiza | P | 2007–2008 (12 g) | 1998–2000 (64 g) |
| Mike Munoz | P | 1989–1990 (11 g) | 1999–2000 (63 g) |
| Sandy Alomar | C | 2006 (27 g) | 2005 (46 g) |
| DJ Peters | OF | 2021 (18 g) | 2021 (52 g) |
| Butch Davis | OF | 1991 (1 g) | 1993–1994 (66 g) |
| Jason Romano | OF | 2003 (37 g) | 2002 (29 g) |
| Marcus Thames | OF | 2011 (36 g) | 2003 (30 g) |
| Lance Lynn | P | 2023 (11 g) | 2019–2020 (46 g) |
| Ricky Wright | P | 1982–1983 (20 g) | 1983–1986 (37 g) |
| Yonny Hernandez | 3B | 2023 (14 g) | 2021 (43 g) |
| Juan Nicasio | P | 2015 (54 g) | 2020 (2 g) |
| Shelby Miller | P | 2023 (36 g) | 2019 (19 g) |
| Mike Kekich | P | 1965, 1968 (30 g) | 1975 (23 g) |
| Orlando Mercado | C | 1987 (7 g) | 1986 (46 g) |
| Will Venable | OF | 2016 (12 g) | 2015 (37 g) |
| Edinson Volquez | P | 2013 (6 g) | 2005–2007, 2019–2020 (38 g) |
| Nick Willhite | P | 1963–1966 (39 g) | 1965 (5 g) |
| Billy McKinney | OF | 2021 (37 g) | 2025 (6 g) |
| Nick Tepesch | P | 2016 (1 g) | 2013–2014 (42 g) |
| Dennys Reyes | P | 1997–1998 (25 g) | 2002 (15 g) |
| Luis Garcia | P | 2025 (28 g) | 2020 (11 g) |
| Jose Urena | P | 2025 (2 g) | 2024 (33 g) |
| Adam Melhuse | C | 2000 (1 g) | 2007–2008 (31 g) |
| Danny Ardoin | C | 2008 (24 g) | 2004 (6 g) |
| Danny Walton | OF | 1976 (18 g) | 1980 (10 g) |
| Max Scherzer | P | 2021 (11 g) | 2023–2024 (17 g) |
| Scott Baker | P | 2015 (2 g) | 2014 (25 g) |
| Larry See | 1B | 1986 (13 g) | 1988 (13 g) |
| Chris Stratton | P | 2025 (3 g) | 2023 (22 g) |
| Danny Coulombe | P | 2014–2015 (10 g) | 2025 (15 g) |
| Kevin Pillar | OF | 2022 (4 g) | 2025 (20 g) |
| Dennis Lewallyn | P | 1975–1979 (19 g) | 1980 (4 g) |
| Scott Erickson | P | 2005 (19 g) | 2004 (4 g) |
| Justin Ruggiano | OF | 2015 (21 g) | 2016 (1 g) |
| Nick Ahmed | SS | 2024 (17 g) | 2025 (5 g) |
| Zach Reks | OF | 2021 (6 g) | 2022 (16 g) |
| Jim Poole | P | 1990 (16 g) | 1991 (5 g) |
| James Baldwin | P | 2001 (12 g) | 2005 (8 g) |
| Mike Judd | P | 1997–2000 (16 g) | 2001 (4 g) |
| Bryan Corey | P | 2002 (1 g) | 2006 (16 g) |
| Wilmer Font | P | 2017–2018 (9 g) | 2012–2013 (5 g) |
| Tanyon Sturtze | P | 2008 (3 g) | 1997 (9 g) |
| Jack Jenkins | P | 1969 (1 g) | 1962–1963 (7 g) |
| Robert Ellis | P | 2002 (3 g) | 2003 (4 g) |
| Tyson Miller | P | 2023 (2 g) | 2022 (4 g) |
| Matt West | P | 2015 (2 g) | 2014 (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.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).Rangers seasons include the Washington Senators (1961–1971).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Texas Rangers?
147 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1961 to 2025, including Adrian Beltre, Willie Davis, Michael Young and Frank Howard. 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?
Johnny Klippstein: Los Angeles Dodgers first, then the Texas Rangers from 1961.
Who has played for both recently?
Corey Seager, Joc Pederson, Chris Martin, Josh Sborz, Kirby Yates and Nathan Eovaldi and 9 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). Rangers seasons include the Washington Senators (1961–1971).
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