New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies players: who played for both
Who played for both the Yankees and Phillies?
183 players played for both the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies between 1901 and 2025, including Bobby Abreu, Johnny Callison, Ben Chapman and Didi Gregorius. 94 of them played for the Yankees first and 83 for the Phillies first; 6 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Jack Dunn is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Phillies first, then the Yankees from 1901.
- Tim Mayza is the most recent: Yankees first, then the Phillies from 2025.
- Bobby Abreu played the most games across the two: 372 for the Yankees and 1,353 for the Phillies.
- 25 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Nick Etten.
- Most common positions on this list: P (83), OF (41), C (18), SS (14).
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All 183 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Yankees | Phillies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Abreu | OF | 2006–2008 (372 g) | 1998–2006 (1353 g) |
| Johnny Callison | OF | 1972–1973 (137 g) | 1960–1969 (1432 g) |
| Ben Chapman | OF | 1930–1936 (910 g) | 1945–1946 (25 g) |
| Didi Gregorius | SS | 2015–2019 (660 g) | 2020–2022 (226 g) |
| Nick Etten | 1B | 1943–1946 (568 g) | 1941–1942, 1947 (304 g) |
| Ruben Amaro | SS | 1966–1968 (191 g) | 1960–1965 (668 g) |
| Oscar Gamble | OF | 1976, 1979–1984 (540 g) | 1970–1972 (254 g) |
| Charlie Hayes | 3B | 1992, 1996–1997 (262 g) | 1989–1991, 1995 (519 g) |
| Johnny Lindell | OF | 1941–1950 (742 g) | 1953–1954 (18 g) |
| Kid Elberfeld | SS | 1903–1909 (668 g) | 1898 (14 g) |
| Bill Robinson | OF | 1967–1969 (310 g) | 1972–1974, 1982–1983 (351 g) |
| Hersh Martin | OF | 1944–1945 (202 g) | 1937–1940 (405 g) |
| Deron Johnson | 1B | 1960–1961 (19 g) | 1969–1973 (563 g) |
| Mariano Duncan | 2B | 1996–1997 (159 g) | 1992–1995 (406 g) |
| Raul Ibanez | OF | 2012 (130 g) | 2009–2011 (433 g) |
| David Robertson | P | 2008–2014, 2017–2018 (501 g) | 2019, 2022, 2025 (49 g) |
| Red Kleinow | C | 1904–1910 (524 g) | 1911 (4 g) |
| Jay Johnstone | OF | 1978–1979 (59 g) | 1974–1978 (462 g) |
| Luis Aguayo | SS | 1988 (50 g) | 1980–1988 (471 g) |
| Sparky Lyle | P | 1972–1978 (420 g) | 1980–1982 (92 g) |
| Ernie Courtney | 3B | 1902–1903 (26 g) | 1905–1908 (463 g) |
| Harry Wolverton | 3B | 1912 (35 g) | 1900–1904 (453 g) |
| Ricky Ledee | OF | 1998–2000 (192 g) | 2002–2004 (290 g) |
| Ivan de Jesus | SS | 1986 (7 g) | 1982–1984 (463 g) |
| Al Orth | P | 1904–1909 (236 g) | 1895–1901 (230 g) |
| Babe Dahlgren | 1B | 1937–1940 (327 g) | 1943 (136 g) |
| Danny Tartabull | OF | 1992–1995 (424 g) | 1997 (3 g) |
| Phil Linz | SS | 1962–1965 (354 g) | 1966–1967 (63 g) |
| Jim Konstanty | P | 1954–1956 (62 g) | 1948–1954 (314 g) |
| Travis Lee | 1B | 2004 (7 g) | 2000–2002 (366 g) |
| Ronald Torreyes | 3B | 2016–2018 (221 g) | 2020–2021 (116 g) |
| Danny Cater | 1B | 1970–1971 (276 g) | 1964 (60 g) |
| Curt Walker | OF | 1919 (1 g) | 1921–1924 (333 g) |
| Lefty O'Doul | OF | 1919–1920, 1922 (40 g) | 1929–1930 (294 g) |
| Deacon McGuire | C | 1904–1907 (227 g) | 1886–1888 (103 g) |
| Dave Fultz | OF | 1903–1905 (305 g) | 1898–1899 (21 g) |
| Jake Powell | OF | 1936–1940 (272 g) | 1945 (48 g) |
| Earl Torgeson | 1B | 1961 (22 g) | 1953–1955 (293 g) |
| Pete Incaviglia | OF | 1997 (5 g) | 1993–1994, 1996 (295 g) |
| Tom Gordon | P | 2004–2005 (159 g) | 2006–2008 (137 g) |
| Charley Smith | 3B | 1967–1968 (181 g) | 1961 (112 g) |
| Andrew McCutchen | OF | 2018 (25 g) | 2019–2021 (260 g) |
| Miguel Cairo | 2B | 2004, 2006–2007 (257 g) | 2009 (27 g) |
| Alex Arias | SS | 2002 (6 g) | 1998–2000 (244 g) |
| Ben Francisco | OF | 2013 (21 g) | 2009–2011 (225 g) |
| Mike Easler | OF | 1986–1987 (211 g) | 1987 (33 g) |
| Joe Lefebvre | OF | 1980 (74 g) | 1983–1984, 1986 (167 g) |
| Tuck Stainback | OF | 1942–1945 (211 g) | 1938 (30 g) |
| Shane Rawley | P | 1982–1984 (92 g) | 1984–1988 (147 g) |
| Kiddo Davis | OF | 1926 (1 g) | 1932, 1934 (237 g) |
| Fred Jacklitsch | C | 1905 (1 g) | 1900–1902, 1907–1910 (232 g) |
| Rollie Hemsley | C | 1942–1944 (174 g) | 1946–1947 (51 g) |
| Bill Keister | OF | 1901 (115 g) | 1903 (100 g) |
| Alex Johnson | OF | 1974–1975 (62 g) | 1964–1965 (140 g) |
| Grant Jackson | P | 1976 (21 g) | 1965–1970 (180 g) |
| Todd Zeile | 3B | 2003 (66 g) | 1996 (134 g) |
| Charles Hudson | P | 1987–1988 (63 g) | 1983–1986 (131 g) |
| Terry Mulholland | P | 1994 (24 g) | 1989–1993, 1996 (170 g) |
| Kenny Lofton | OF | 2004 (83 g) | 2005 (110 g) |
| Mark Whiten | OF | 1997 (69 g) | 1995–1996 (120 g) |
| Earl Moore | P | 1907 (12 g) | 1908–1913 (172 g) |
| Jayson Nix | 3B | 2012–2013 (161 g) | 2014 (18 g) |
| Johnny Oates | C | 1980–1981 (49 g) | 1975–1976 (127 g) |
| Ryne Duren | P | 1958–1961 (131 g) | 1963–1965 (42 g) |
| Bobby Del Greco | OF | 1957–1958 (20 g) | 1960–1961, 1965 (149 g) |
| Al Holland | P | 1986–1987 (28 g) | 1983–1985 (139 g) |
| Joe Ward | 2B | 1909 (9 g) | 1906, 1909–1910 (157 g) |
| Bobby Shantz | P | 1957–1960 (149 g) | 1964 (14 g) |
| Gus Niarhos | C | 1946, 1948–1950 (153 g) | 1954–1955 (10 g) |
| Stan Bahnsen | P | 1966, 1968–1971 (153 g) | 1982 (8 g) |
| Paul Quantrill | P | 2004–2005 (108 g) | 1994–1995 (51 g) |
| Elmer Valo | OF | 1960 (8 g) | 1956, 1961 (148 g) |
| Erik Kratz | C | 2017, 2020 (22 g) | 2011–2013, 2015 (132 g) |
| Jack Martin | SS | 1912 (71 g) | 1914 (83 g) |
| David Dellucci | OF | 2003 (21 g) | 2006 (132 g) |
| Jim Kaat | P | 1979–1980 (44 g) | 1976–1979 (107 g) |
| Harrison Bader | OF | 2022–2023 (98 g) | 2025 (50 g) |
| Chicken Hawks | 1B | 1921 (42 g) | 1925 (105 g) |
| Larry Milbourne | 2B | 1981–1983 (106 g) | 1983 (41 g) |
| Jason Grimsley | P | 1999–2000 (118 g) | 1989–1991 (28 g) |
| Karl Drews | P | 1946–1948 (52 g) | 1951–1954 (93 g) |
| Hank Borowy | P | 1942–1945 (107 g) | 1949–1950 (31 g) |
| Harvey Hendrick | 1B | 1923–1924 (78 g) | 1934 (59 g) |
| Jose Contreras | P | 2003–2004 (36 g) | 2010–2012 (101 g) |
| Tom Underwood | P | 1980–1981 (47 g) | 1974–1977 (90 g) |
| Pedro Ramos | P | 1964–1966 (130 g) | 1967 (6 g) |
| A. J. Burnett | P | 2009–2011 (100 g) | 2014 (34 g) |
| Neil Walker | 2B | 2018 (113 g) | 2020 (18 g) |
| Gus Triandos | C | 1953–1954 (20 g) | 1964–1965 (103 g) |
| Bob Kuzava | P | 1951–1954 (105 g) | 1955 (17 g) |
| Fred Mitchell | P | 1910 (68 g) | 1903–1904 (54 g) |
| Mark Leiter | P | 2024–2025 (80 g) | 2017–2018 (39 g) |
| Lefty Weinert | P | 1931 (17 g) | 1919–1924 (100 g) |
| Barry Foote | C | 1981–1982 (57 g) | 1977–1978 (57 g) |
| Greg Harris | P | 1994 (3 g) | 1988–1989 (110 g) |
| Cesar Tovar | OF | 1976 (13 g) | 1973 (97 g) |
| Alex Ferguson | P | 1918, 1921, 1925 (39 g) | 1927–1929 (70 g) |
| Jack Dunn | 3B | 1901 (96 g) | 1900–1901 (12 g) |
| Mark Leiter | P | 1990 (8 g) | 1997–1998 (100 g) |
| Jon Lieber | P | 2004 (27 g) | 2005–2007 (78 g) |
| Bob McGraw | P | 1917–1920 (24 g) | 1928–1929 (80 g) |
| Cozy Dolan | OF | 1911–1912 (37 g) | 1912–1913 (67 g) |
| Rex Hudler | 2B | 1984–1985 (29 g) | 1997–1998 (75 g) |
| J. A. Happ | P | 2018–2020 (52 g) | 2007–2010 (47 g) |
| David Phelps | P | 2012–2014 (87 g) | 2020 (10 g) |
| Monk Dubiel | P | 1944–1945 (57 g) | 1948 (38 g) |
| Jay Bruce | OF | 2021 (10 g) | 2019–2020 (83 g) |
| Joe Verbanic | P | 1967–1968, 1970 (75 g) | 1966 (17 g) |
| Cody Ransom | SS | 2008–2009 (64 g) | 2010 (22 g) |
| Murry Dickson | P | 1958 (6 g) | 1954–1956 (79 g) |
| Dale Sveum | SS | 1998 (30 g) | 1992 (54 g) |
| Justin Fitzgerald | OF | 1911 (18 g) | 1918 (66 g) |
| Marty Bystrom | P | 1984–1985 (15 g) | 1980–1984 (69 g) |
| Rawly Eastwick | P | 1978 (8 g) | 1978–1979 (73 g) |
| Stan Javier | OF | 1984 (7 g) | 1992 (74 g) |
| Tony Rensa | C | 1933 (8 g) | 1930–1931 (73 g) |
| Doc Edwards | C | 1965 (45 g) | 1970 (35 g) |
| Wilbur Good | OF | 1905 (5 g) | 1916 (75 g) |
| Bobby Estalella | C | 2001 (3 g) | 1996–1999 (76 g) |
| Russ Springer | P | 1992 (14 g) | 1995–1996 (65 g) |
| Sal Fasano | C | 2006 (28 g) | 2006 (50 g) |
| Bobby Munoz | P | 1993 (38 g) | 1994–1997 (38 g) |
| Nick Nelson | P | 2020–2021 (22 g) | 2022–2024 (52 g) |
| Chan Ho Park | P | 2010 (27 g) | 2009 (45 g) |
| Cory Lidle | P | 2006 (10 g) | 2004–2006 (62 g) |
| Doug Bird | P | 1980–1981 (39 g) | 1979 (32 g) |
| Wil Nieves | C | 2005–2007 (35 g) | 2014 (36 g) |
| Blondy Ryan | SS | 1935 (30 g) | 1935 (39 g) |
| Freddy Garcia | P | 2011–2012 (56 g) | 2007 (11 g) |
| Billy Cowan | OF | 1969 (32 g) | 1967 (34 g) |
| Jack Doyle | 1B | 1905 (1 g) | 1904 (65 g) |
| Joely Rodriguez | P | 2021 (21 g) | 2016–2017 (39 g) |
| Felix Rodriguez | P | 2005 (34 g) | 2004 (23 g) |
| Billy Brewer | P | 1996 (4 g) | 1997–1999 (52 g) |
| Jose Pirela | 2B | 2014–2015 (44 g) | 2019 (12 g) |
| Ed Levy | OF | 1942, 1944 (53 g) | 1940 (1 g) |
| Mike Wallace | P | 1974–1975 (26 g) | 1973–1974 (28 g) |
| Reid Brignac | SS | 2013 (17 g) | 2014 (37 g) |
| Blake Parker | P | 2016 (16 g) | 2019–2020 (37 g) |
| Harry Smythe | P | 1934 (8 g) | 1929–1930 (45 g) |
| Ken Silvestri | C | 1941, 1946–1947 (33 g) | 1949–1951 (19 g) |
| David Hale | P | 2018–2020 (28 g) | 2020–2021 (23 g) |
| Joe Cowley | P | 1984–1985 (46 g) | 1987 (5 g) |
| Dave LaPoint | P | 1989–1990 (48 g) | 1991 (2 g) |
| Raul Valdes | P | 2011 (6 g) | 2012–2013 (44 g) |
| Darrell Johnson | C | 1957–1958 (26 g) | 1961 (21 g) |
| Tom Zachary | P | 1928–1930 (36 g) | 1936 (8 g) |
| Andrew Bailey | P | 2015 (10 g) | 2016 (33 g) |
| Chad Qualls | P | 2012 (8 g) | 2012 (35 g) |
| Enyel De Los Santos | P | 2024 (5 g) | 2018–2019, 2021 (38 g) |
| Kevin Elster | SS | 1994–1995 (17 g) | 1995 (26 g) |
| Keith Hughes | OF | 1987 (4 g) | 1987 (37 g) |
| Kelly Stinnett | C | 2006 (34 g) | 2003 (7 g) |
| Joseph Finneran | P | 1918 (23 g) | 1912–1913 (17 g) |
| Charley Stanceu | P | 1941, 1946 (25 g) | 1946 (14 g) |
| Greg Golson | OF | 2010–2011 (33 g) | 2008 (6 g) |
| Ken Brett | P | 1976 (2 g) | 1973 (37 g) |
| Torey Lovullo | 2B | 1991 (22 g) | 1999 (17 g) |
| Mike Zagurski | P | 2013 (1 g) | 2007, 2010–2011 (37 g) |
| Ian Kennedy | P | 2007–2009 (14 g) | 2021 (23 g) |
| Vito Tamulis | P | 1934–1935 (31 g) | 1941 (6 g) |
| Duane Pillette | P | 1949–1950 (16 g) | 1956 (20 g) |
| Lou Trivino | P | 2022 (25 g) | 2025 (10 g) |
| Matt Smith | P | 2006 (12 g) | 2006–2007 (23 g) |
| Donn Pall | P | 1994 (26 g) | 1993 (8 g) |
| Lee Grissom | P | 1940 (5 g) | 1941 (29 g) |
| Jerry Nops | P | 1901 (27 g) | 1896 (1 g) |
| Ted Kleinhans | P | 1936 (19 g) | 1934 (5 g) |
| Herman Long | SS | 1903 (22 g) | 1904 (1 g) |
| Paddy Greene | 3B | 1903 (4 g) | 1902 (19 g) |
| Tim Mayza | P | 2024 (15 g) | 2025 (8 g) |
| Luis Avilan | P | 2020 (10 g) | 2018 (12 g) |
| Jeff Juden | P | 1999 (2 g) | 1994–1995 (19 g) |
| Lew Burdette | P | 1950 (2 g) | 1965 (19 g) |
| Kerry Dineen | OF | 1975–1976 (11 g) | 1978 (5 g) |
| Jeff Manto | 3B | 1999 (6 g) | 1993 (8 g) |
| Dave Wehrmeister | P | 1981 (5 g) | 1984 (7 g) |
| Mike Cantwell | P | 1916 (1 g) | 1919–1920 (10 g) |
| Ben Shields | P | 1924–1925 (6 g) | 1931 (4 g) |
| Rob Brantly | C | 2021–2022 (7 g) | 2019 (1 g) |
| Darrin Chapin | P | 1991 (3 g) | 1992 (1 g) |
| Jim Deshaies | P | 1984 (2 g) | 1995 (2 g) |
| Ned Garvin | P | 1904 (2 g) | 1896 (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.Yankees seasons include the Baltimore Orioles (1901–1902) and New York Highlanders (1903–1912).Phillies seasons include the Philadelphia Quakers (1883–1889) and Philadelphia Blue Jays (1943–1944).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies?
183 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1901 to 2025, including Bobby Abreu, Johnny Callison, Ben Chapman and Didi Gregorius. 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?
Jack Dunn: Philadelphia Phillies first, then the New York Yankees from 1901.
Who has played for both recently?
David Robertson, Harrison Bader, Mark Leiter, Nick Nelson, Enyel De Los Santos and Lou Trivino 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. Yankees seasons include the Baltimore Orioles (1901–1902) and New York Highlanders (1903–1912). Phillies seasons include the Philadelphia Quakers (1883–1889) and Philadelphia Blue Jays (1943–1944).
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