Milwaukee Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals players: who played for both
Who played for both the Brewers and Cardinals?
108 players played for both the Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Cardinals between 1969 and 2025, including Ted Simmons, Jim Edmonds, Kolten Wong and Darrell Porter. 52 of them played for the Brewers first and 52 for the Cardinals first; 4 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Dick Simpson is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Cardinals first, then the Brewers from 1969.
- Shelby Miller is the most recent: Cardinals first, then the Brewers from 2025.
- Ted Simmons played the most games across the two: 665 for the Brewers and 1,564 for the Cardinals.
- 19 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Ray King.
- Most common positions on this list: P (57), OF (16), C (14), 2B (7).
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All 108 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Brewers | Cardinals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Simmons | C | 1981–1985 (665 g) | 1968–1980 (1564 g) |
| Jim Edmonds | OF | 2010 (73 g) | 2000–2007 (1105 g) |
| Kolten Wong | 2B | 2021–2022 (250 g) | 2013–2020 (852 g) |
| Darrell Porter | C | 1971–1976 (537 g) | 1981–1985 (537 g) |
| Mike Matheny | C | 1994–1998 (445 g) | 2000–2004 (622 g) |
| Fernando Vina | 2B | 1995–1999 (528 g) | 2000–2003 (488 g) |
| Sixto Lezcano | OF | 1974–1980 (785 g) | 1981 (72 g) |
| Ronnie Belliard | 2B | 1998–2002 (489 g) | 2006 (54 g) |
| Royce Clayton | SS | 2003 (146 g) | 1996–1998 (373 g) |
| Jedd Gyorko | 2B | 2020 (43 g) | 2016–2019 (416 g) |
| Bob McClure | P | 1977–1986 (352 g) | 1991–1992 (103 g) |
| Tom Brunansky | OF | 1993–1994 (96 g) | 1988–1990 (320 g) |
| Ray King | P | 2000–2002, 2007 (206 g) | 2004–2005 (163 g) |
| Bernie Carbo | OF | 1976 (69 g) | 1972–1973, 1979–1980 (276 g) |
| Dick Schofield | SS | 1971 (23 g) | 1953–1958, 1968, 1971 (312 g) |
| Jerry McNertney | C | 1969–1970 (239 g) | 1971–1972 (95 g) |
| Cal Eldred | P | 1991–1999 (178 g) | 2003–2005 (146 g) |
| Mark Sweeney | OF | 2000–2001 (119 g) | 1995–1997 (179 g) |
| Jose Cardenal | OF | 1971 (53 g) | 1970–1971 (237 g) |
| Bob Coluccio | OF | 1973–1975 (284 g) | 1978 (5 g) |
| John Axford | P | 2009–2013, 2021 (269 g) | 2013 (13 g) |
| Ted Kubiak | 2B | 1970–1971 (247 g) | 1971 (32 g) |
| Tony Fossas | P | 1989–1990 (83 g) | 1995–1997 (194 g) |
| Tom Lampkin | C | 1993 (73 g) | 1997–1998 (201 g) |
| Mark Reynolds | 3B | 2014 (130 g) | 2015 (140 g) |
| Carlos Villanueva | P | 2006–2010 (230 g) | 2015 (35 g) |
| Ray Sadecki | P | 1976 (36 g) | 1960–1966, 1975 (217 g) |
| Kyle Lohse | P | 2013–2015 (105 g) | 2008–2012 (146 g) |
| Felipe Lopez | SS | 2009, 2011 (82 g) | 2008, 2010 (152 g) |
| Reggie Cleveland | P | 1979–1981 (109 g) | 1969–1973 (116 g) |
| David Bell | 3B | 2006 (53 g) | 1995–1998 (171 g) |
| Jeff Suppan | P | 2007–2010 (113 g) | 2004–2006, 2010 (110 g) |
| Mike DeJean | P | 2001–2003 (201 g) | 2003 (18 g) |
| Tito Francona | OF | 1970 (52 g) | 1965–1966 (164 g) |
| Bob Heise | SS | 1971–1973 (212 g) | 1974 (3 g) |
| Russell Branyan | 3B | 2004–2005, 2008 (186 g) | 2007 (21 g) |
| Alberto Reyes | P | 1995–1999 (127 g) | 2004–2005 (77 g) |
| Pete Vuckovich | P | 1981–1983, 1985–1986 (85 g) | 1978–1980 (111 g) |
| Gary Bennett | C | 2004 (75 g) | 2006–2007 (119 g) |
| Cesar Izturis | SS | 2012 (57 g) | 2008 (135 g) |
| Cris Carpenter | P | 1996 (8 g) | 1988–1992 (180 g) |
| Frank Linzy | P | 1972–1973 (89 g) | 1970–1971 (97 g) |
| Ted Savage | OF | 1970–1971 (128 g) | 1965–1967 (55 g) |
| Braden Looper | P | 2009 (34 g) | 1998, 2006–2008 (146 g) |
| Jacob Barnes | P | 2016–2019 (167 g) | 2023 (13 g) |
| George Kottaras | C | 2010–2012 (174 g) | 2014 (4 g) |
| Lance Painter | P | 2001 (13 g) | 1997–1999, 2003 (157 g) |
| Diego Segui | P | 1969 (66 g) | 1972–1973 (98 g) |
| Jonathan Broxton | P | 2014–2015 (51 g) | 2015–2017 (112 g) |
| Jesse Orosco | P | 1992–1994 (156 g) | 2000 (6 g) |
| Juan Acevedo | P | 2000 (62 g) | 1998–1999 (100 g) |
| Julian Tavarez | P | 2008 (7 g) | 2004–2005 (151 g) |
| Tom Murphy | P | 1974–1976 (138 g) | 1973 (19 g) |
| Lary Sorensen | P | 1977–1980 (129 g) | 1981 (23 g) |
| Bob Burda | 1B | 1970 (78 g) | 1962, 1971 (72 g) |
| Ron Villone | P | 1996–1997 (73 g) | 2008 (74 g) |
| Jamie Quirk | C | 1977 (93 g) | 1983 (48 g) |
| Frank DiPino | P | 1981 (2 g) | 1989–1990, 1992 (138 g) |
| Bill Voss | OF | 1971–1972 (124 g) | 1972 (11 g) |
| Paul Householder | OF | 1985–1986 (121 g) | 1984 (13 g) |
| Chuck Taylor | P | 1972 (5 g) | 1969–1971 (126 g) |
| Vic Harris | 2B | 1980 (34 g) | 1976 (97 g) |
| Zach Duke | P | 2014 (74 g) | 2016–2017 (55 g) |
| Tyler Webb | P | 2017 (2 g) | 2018–2021 (126 g) |
| Dave LaPoint | P | 1980 (5 g) | 1981–1984, 1987 (121 g) |
| Jack Heidemann | SS | 1976–1977 (74 g) | 1974 (47 g) |
| Mike Matthews | P | 2002 (4 g) | 2000–2002 (109 g) |
| Michael Blazek | P | 2013, 2015–2017 (99 g) | 2013 (11 g) |
| Ricky Bottalico | P | 2005 (40 g) | 1999 (68 g) |
| Brian Harper | C | 1994 (64 g) | 1985 (43 g) |
| Rich Folkers | P | 1977 (3 g) | 1972–1974 (98 g) |
| Chris Narveson | P | 2009–2013 (92 g) | 2006 (5 g) |
| Luke Voit | 1B | 2023 (22 g) | 2017–2018 (70 g) |
| Larry Haney | C | 1969, 1977–1978 (89 g) | 1973 (2 g) |
| Sam Freeman | P | 2016 (7 g) | 2012–2014 (81 g) |
| Darren Holmes | P | 1991–1992 (81 g) | 2000 (5 g) |
| Jamey Wright | P | 2000–2002 (79 g) | 2002 (4 g) |
| Lew Krausse | P | 1970–1971 (81 g) | 1973 (1 g) |
| Shelby Miller | P | 2025 (11 g) | 2012–2014 (69 g) |
| Blaine Boyer | P | 2016 (61 g) | 2009 (15 g) |
| Brad Miller | SS | 2018 (27 g) | 2020 (48 g) |
| Chuck Carr | OF | 1996–1997 (53 g) | 1992 (22 g) |
| Mike Crudale | P | 2003 (9 g) | 2002–2003 (62 g) |
| Kelly Stinnett | C | 1996–1997 (44 g) | 2007 (26 g) |
| Gary Sutherland | 2B | 1976 (59 g) | 1978 (10 g) |
| Jerry Reuss | P | 1989 (7 g) | 1969–1971 (57 g) |
| Ray Burris | P | 1985, 1987 (39 g) | 1986 (23 g) |
| Bob Humphreys | P | 1970 (23 g) | 1963–1964 (37 g) |
| Jim Adduci | OF | 1986, 1988 (47 g) | 1983 (10 g) |
| Ed Sprague | P | 1973–1976 (48 g) | 1973 (8 g) |
| Corey Patterson | OF | 2009 (11 g) | 2011 (44 g) |
| Dick Simpson | OF | 1969 (26 g) | 1968 (26 g) |
| Danny Frisella | P | 1976 (32 g) | 1976 (18 g) |
| Mike Coolbaugh | 3B | 2001 (39 g) | 2002 (5 g) |
| Erick Fedde | P | 2025 (7 g) | 2024–2025 (30 g) |
| Jose Quintana | P | 2025 (24 g) | 2022 (12 g) |
| Bill Pulsipher | P | 1998–1999 (30 g) | 2005 (5 g) |
| Marcus Jensen | C | 1998, 2002 (18 g) | 1999 (16 g) |
| Cory Spangenberg | 3B | 2019 (32 g) | 2022 (1 g) |
| Floyd Wicker | OF | 1970–1971 (26 g) | 1968 (5 g) |
| Matt Pagnozzi | C | 2014 (1 g) | 2009–2010 (21 g) |
| George Brunet | P | 1969 (12 g) | 1971 (7 g) |
| Mark Johnson | C | 2004 (7 g) | 2008 (10 g) |
| Donnie Moore | P | 1981 (3 g) | 1980 (11 g) |
| Travis Smith | P | 1998 (1 g) | 2002 (12 g) |
| Ken Reynolds | P | 1973 (2 g) | 1975 (10 g) |
| Bob Reynolds | P | 1971 (3 g) | 1971 (4 g) |
| Preston Guilmet | P | 2015 (2 g) | 2018 (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.Brewers seasons include the Seattle Pilots (1969).Cardinals seasons include the St. Louis Brown Stockings (1882), St. Louis Browns (1883–1898) and St. Louis Perfectos (1899).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Cardinals?
108 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1969 to 2025, including Ted Simmons, Jim Edmonds, Kolten Wong and Darrell Porter. 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?
Dick Simpson: St. Louis Cardinals first, then the Milwaukee Brewers from 1969.
Who has played for both recently?
Shelby Miller, Erick Fedde and Jose Quintana, 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. Brewers seasons include the Seattle Pilots (1969). Cardinals seasons include the St. Louis Brown Stockings (1882), St. Louis Browns (1883–1898) and St. Louis Perfectos (1899).
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