New York Mets and Seattle Mariners players: who played for both
Who played for both the Mets and Mariners?
124 players played for both the New York Mets and the Seattle Mariners between 1977 and 2025, including John Olerud, Robinson Cano, Mike Cameron and Wally Backman. 57 of them played for the Mets first and 55 for the Mariners first; 12 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Doc Medich is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Mets first, then the Mariners from 1977.
- Zach Pop is the most recent: Mets first, then the Mariners from 2025.
- John Olerud played the most games across the two: 476 for the Mets and 702 for the Mariners.
- 17 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Robinson Cano.
- Most common positions on this list: P (61), OF (28), C (12), SS (10).
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All 124 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Mets | Mariners |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Olerud | 1B | 1997–1999 (476 g) | 2000–2004 (702 g) |
| Robinson Cano | 2B | 2019–2020, 2022 (168 g) | 2014–2018 (704 g) |
| Mike Cameron | OF | 2004–2005 (216 g) | 2000–2003 (610 g) |
| Wally Backman | 2B | 1980–1988 (765 g) | 1993 (10 g) |
| Dave Magadan | 3B | 1986–1992 (701 g) | 1993 (71 g) |
| Steve Henderson | OF | 1977–1980 (497 g) | 1983–1984 (230 g) |
| Endy Chavez | OF | 2006–2008 (337 g) | 2009, 2013–2014 (231 g) |
| Edwin Diaz | P | 2019–2022, 2024–2025 (333 g) | 2016–2018 (188 g) |
| Mackey Sasser | C | 1988–1992 (420 g) | 1993–1994 (86 g) |
| Butch Huskey | OF | 1993, 1995–1998 (414 g) | 1999 (74 g) |
| Jeremy Reed | OF | 2009 (126 g) | 2004–2008 (336 g) |
| Tom Paciorek | OF | 1985 (46 g) | 1978–1981 (403 g) |
| Carl Everett | OF | 1995–1997 (322 g) | 2006 (92 g) |
| Dan Vogelbach | DH | 2022–2023 (159 g) | 2016–2020 (223 g) |
| Lenny Randle | 3B | 1977–1978 (268 g) | 1981–1982 (112 g) |
| David Segui | 1B | 1994–1995 (125 g) | 1998–1999 (233 g) |
| Jason Bay | OF | 2010–2012 (288 g) | 2013 (68 g) |
| Justin Turner | 3B | 2010–2013 (301 g) | 2024 (48 g) |
| Armando Benitez | P | 1999–2003 (333 g) | 2003 (15 g) |
| J. J. Putz | P | 2009 (29 g) | 2003–2008 (308 g) |
| Luis Torrens | C | 2024–2025 (141 g) | 2020–2023 (188 g) |
| Guillermo Heredia | OF | 2020 (7 g) | 2016–2018 (293 g) |
| Paul Sewald | P | 2017–2020 (125 g) | 2021–2023 (172 g) |
| Jay Bruce | OF | 2016–2018 (247 g) | 2019 (47 g) |
| Ben Gamel | OF | 2024 (18 g) | 2016–2018 (262 g) |
| Vince Coleman | OF | 1991–1993 (235 g) | 1995 (40 g) |
| Sean Green | P | 2009–2010 (90 g) | 2006–2008 (160 g) |
| Brian Giles | 2B | 1981–1983 (199 g) | 1990 (45 g) |
| Rickey Henderson | OF | 1999–2000 (152 g) | 2000 (92 g) |
| Leroy Stanton | OF | 1970–1971 (9 g) | 1977–1978 (226 g) |
| Desi Relaford | SS | 2001 (120 g) | 2002 (112 g) |
| Austin Jackson | OF | 2018 (57 g) | 2014–2015 (161 g) |
| Ed Nunez | P | 1988 (10 g) | 1982–1988 (205 g) |
| Kevin Mitchell | OF | 1984, 1986 (115 g) | 1992 (99 g) |
| Omar Narvaez | C | 2023–2024 (77 g) | 2019 (132 g) |
| Miguel Cairo | 2B | 2005 (100 g) | 2008 (108 g) |
| Jesse Winker | OF | 2024–2025 (70 g) | 2022 (136 g) |
| Sam Haggerty | OF | 2019 (11 g) | 2020–2024 (191 g) |
| Eric Campbell | 3B | 2014–2016 (196 g) | 2021 (4 g) |
| Oliver Perez | P | 2006–2010 (101 g) | 2012–2013 (94 g) |
| Chris Woodward | SS | 2005–2006 (164 g) | 2009–2010 (28 g) |
| Rick Sweet | C | 1982 (3 g) | 1982–1983 (181 g) |
| Rene Rivera | C | 2016–2017, 2019–2020 (130 g) | 2004–2006 (53 g) |
| Rob Johnson | C | 2012 (17 g) | 2007–2010 (161 g) |
| Bobby Valentine | SS | 1977–1978 (111 g) | 1979 (62 g) |
| Miguel Batista | P | 2011–2012 (39 g) | 2007–2009 (133 g) |
| David Aardsma | P | 2013 (43 g) | 2009–2010 (126 g) |
| Jason Vargas | P | 2007, 2018–2019 (42 g) | 2009–2012 (119 g) |
| Joe Smith | P | 2007–2008 (136 g) | 2021 (23 g) |
| Lee Guetterman | P | 1992 (43 g) | 1984, 1986–1987, 1995–1996 (109 g) |
| Darren Bragg | OF | 2001 (18 g) | 1994–1996 (129 g) |
| Orlando Mercado | C | 1990 (42 g) | 1982–1984 (105 g) |
| Nori Aoki | OF | 2017 (27 g) | 2016 (118 g) |
| Ronny Cedeno | SS | 2012 (78 g) | 2009 (59 g) |
| Taijuan Walker | P | 2021–2022 (60 g) | 2013–2016, 2020 (70 g) |
| John Buck | C | 2013 (101 g) | 2014 (27 g) |
| Ryne Stanek | P | 2024–2025 (82 g) | 2024 (46 g) |
| R. A. Dickey | P | 2010–2012 (94 g) | 2008 (32 g) |
| Aaron Sele | P | 2007 (34 g) | 2000–2001, 2005 (89 g) |
| Erik Goeddel | P | 2014–2017 (110 g) | 2018 (5 g) |
| John Christensen | OF | 1984–1985 (56 g) | 1987 (53 g) |
| Chris Flexen | P | 2017–2019 (27 g) | 2021–2023 (81 g) |
| Dominic Leone | P | 2023 (31 g) | 2014–2015, 2023 (76 g) |
| Mario Diaz | SS | 1990 (16 g) | 1987–1989 (91 g) |
| Fernando Vina | 2B | 1994 (79 g) | 1993 (24 g) |
| Rey Sanchez | SS | 2003 (56 g) | 2003 (46 g) |
| Rafael Montero | P | 2014–2017 (58 g) | 2021 (40 g) |
| Eric O'Flaherty | P | 2015 (16 g) | 2006–2008 (78 g) |
| Roberto Petagine | 1B | 1996–1997 (62 g) | 2006 (31 g) |
| Mike Maddux | P | 1993–1994 (85 g) | 1997 (6 g) |
| Matt Festa | P | 2024 (1 g) | 2018–2019, 2022–2023 (89 g) |
| Chase Bradford | P | 2017 (28 g) | 2018–2019 (58 g) |
| Henry Blanco | C | 2010 (50 g) | 2013 (35 g) |
| Rick White | P | 2000–2001 (79 g) | 2007 (6 g) |
| Josias Manzanillo | P | 1993–1995, 1999 (68 g) | 1997 (16 g) |
| Wilson Valdez | SS | 2009 (41 g) | 2005 (42 g) |
| Jose Offerman | SS | 2005 (53 g) | 2002 (29 g) |
| Scott Atchison | P | 2013 (51 g) | 2004–2005 (31 g) |
| Alvaro Espinoza | SS | 1996 (48 g) | 1997 (33 g) |
| Erasmo Ramirez | P | 2020 (6 g) | 2012–2014, 2017–2018 (68 g) |
| Garrett Olson | P | 2012 (1 g) | 2009–2010 (66 g) |
| Tim Leary | P | 1981, 1983–1984 (23 g) | 1992–1993 (41 g) |
| Trevor Gott | P | 2023 (34 g) | 2023 (30 g) |
| Blas Minor | P | 1995–1996 (52 g) | 1996 (11 g) |
| Kelly Shoppach | C | 2012 (28 g) | 2013 (35 g) |
| Keon Broxton | OF | 2019 (34 g) | 2019 (29 g) |
| Abraham Almonte | OF | 2023 (8 g) | 2013–2014 (52 g) |
| Matt Lawton | OF | 2001 (48 g) | 2006 (11 g) |
| Gene Walter | P | 1987–1988 (40 g) | 1988 (16 g) |
| Chris Young | P | 2011–2012 (24 g) | 2014 (30 g) |
| Danny Young | P | 2024–2025 (52 g) | 2022 (2 g) |
| Eric Gunderson | P | 1994–1995 (44 g) | 1992 (9 g) |
| Yohan Ramirez | P | 2024 (5 g) | 2020–2022 (48 g) |
| Travis Jankowski | OF | 2022, 2025 (48 g) | 2022 (1 g) |
| Mike Hampton | P | 2000 (35 g) | 1993 (13 g) |
| Anthony Swarzak | P | 2018 (29 g) | 2019 (15 g) |
| Dave Roberts | P | 1981 (7 g) | 1980 (37 g) |
| Justin Ruggiano | OF | 2016 (8 g) | 2015 (36 g) |
| Tommy Milone | P | 2017 (11 g) | 2019, 2022–2023 (32 g) |
| Aaron Laffey | P | 2013 (4 g) | 2011 (36 g) |
| Cameron Maybin | OF | 2021 (9 g) | 2018 (30 g) |
| Daniel Zamora | P | 2018–2019 (33 g) | 2021 (4 g) |
| Wayne Twitchell | P | 1979 (33 g) | 1979 (4 g) |
| James Baldwin | P | 2004 (2 g) | 2002 (30 g) |
| Rick Wilkins | C | 1998 (5 g) | 1997–1998 (24 g) |
| Ross Jones | SS | 1984 (17 g) | 1986 (11 g) |
| Aaron Harang | P | 2013 (4 g) | 2013 (22 g) |
| Gary Thurman | OF | 1997 (11 g) | 1995 (13 g) |
| Hector Santiago | P | 2019 (8 g) | 2021 (13 g) |
| Tommy Moore | P | 1972–1973 (7 g) | 1977 (14 g) |
| Jose Castillo | P | 2025 (16 g) | 2025 (3 g) |
| Ty Adcock | P | 2024–2025 (6 g) | 2023 (12 g) |
| Allen Watson | P | 1999 (14 g) | 1999 (3 g) |
| Walker Lockett | P | 2019–2020 (11 g) | 2020 (5 g) |
| Gerson Bautista | P | 2018 (5 g) | 2019 (8 g) |
| Brett Hinchliffe | P | 2001 (1 g) | 1999 (11 g) |
| Joe Hudson | C | 2024 (1 g) | 2020 (9 g) |
| Tyson Miller | P | 2023 (1 g) | 2024 (9 g) |
| Jimmy Yacabonis | P | 2023 (7 g) | 2020 (2 g) |
| Hunter Strickland | P | 2020 (4 g) | 2019 (4 g) |
| Zach Pop | P | 2025 (1 g) | 2025 (4 g) |
| Doc Medich | P | 1977 (1 g) | 1977 (3 g) |
| Kevin Brown | P | 1990 (2 g) | 1992 (2 g) |
| Vinny Nittoli | P | 2023 (3 g) | 2021 (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.
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Questions
How many players have played for both the New York Mets and the Seattle Mariners?
124 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1977 to 2025, including John Olerud, Robinson Cano, Mike Cameron and Wally Backman. 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?
Doc Medich: New York Mets first, then the Seattle Mariners from 1977.
Who has played for both recently?
Edwin Diaz, Justin Turner, Luis Torrens, Ben Gamel, Omar Narvaez and Jesse Winker and 11 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. Neither of these teams has moved or changed its name.
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