Philadelphia Phillies and Seattle Mariners players: who played for both
Who played for both the Phillies and Mariners?
111 players played for both the Philadelphia Phillies and the Seattle Mariners between 1977 and 2025, including Raul Ibanez, Carlos Ruiz, J. P. Crawford and David Bell. 48 of them played for the Phillies first and 54 for the Mariners first; 9 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Bill Laxton is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Phillies first, then the Mariners from 1977.
- Donovan Walton is the most recent: Mariners first, then the Phillies from 2025.
- Raul Ibanez played the most games across the two: 433 for the Phillies and 1,110 for the Mariners.
- 20 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Raul Ibanez.
- Most common positions on this list: P (56), OF (20), SS (9), C (7).
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All 111 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Phillies | Mariners |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raul Ibanez | OF | 2009–2011 (433 g) | 1996–2000, 2004–2008, 2013 (1110 g) |
| Carlos Ruiz | C | 2006–2016 (1069 g) | 2017 (54 g) |
| J. P. Crawford | SS | 2017–2018 (72 g) | 2019–2025 (858 g) |
| David Bell | 3B | 2003–2006 (470 g) | 1998–2001 (446 g) |
| Phil Bradley | OF | 1988 (154 g) | 1983–1987 (607 g) |
| Jean Segura | SS | 2019–2022 (427 g) | 2017–2018 (269 g) |
| Glenn Wilson | OF | 1984–1987 (602 g) | 1988 (78 g) |
| Ricky Jordan | 1B | 1988–1994 (662 g) | 1996 (15 g) |
| Michael Saunders | OF | 2017 (61 g) | 2009–2014 (553 g) |
| Dave Hollins | 3B | 1990–1995, 2002 (550 g) | 1996 (28 g) |
| Greg Dobbs | 3B | 2007–2010 (455 g) | 2004–2006 (100 g) |
| Brad Miller | SS | 2019, 2021 (206 g) | 2013–2015 (343 g) |
| Larry Milbourne | 2B | 1983 (41 g) | 1977–1980, 1984 (487 g) |
| Jamie Moyer | P | 2006–2010 (124 g) | 1996–2006 (324 g) |
| Gary Matthews | OF | 1981–1983 (395 g) | 1987 (45 g) |
| Desi Relaford | SS | 1996–2000 (320 g) | 2002 (112 g) |
| Rob Ducey | OF | 1999–2001 (246 g) | 1997–1998 (173 g) |
| Michael Jackson | P | 1986–1987 (64 g) | 1988–1991, 1996 (335 g) |
| Jose Mesa | P | 2001–2003, 2007 (246 g) | 1999–2000 (134 g) |
| Arthur Rhodes | P | 2006 (55 g) | 2000–2003, 2008 (313 g) |
| Shane Rawley | P | 1984–1988 (147 g) | 1978–1981 (207 g) |
| Endy Chavez | OF | 2005 (91 g) | 2009, 2013–2014 (231 g) |
| Lance Parrish | C | 1987–1988 (253 g) | 1992 (69 g) |
| Larry Andersen | P | 1983–1986, 1993–1994 (241 g) | 1981–1982 (81 g) |
| Andrew Knapp | C | 2017–2021 (309 g) | 2022 (2 g) |
| Larry Cox | C | 1973–1975 (42 g) | 1977, 1979–1980 (240 g) |
| Logan Morrison | 1B | 2019 (29 g) | 2014–2015 (245 g) |
| Norm Charlton | P | 1995 (25 g) | 1993, 1995–1997, 2001 (249 g) |
| Stan Javier | OF | 1992 (74 g) | 2000–2001 (194 g) |
| Wilson Valdez | SS | 2010–2011 (210 g) | 2005 (42 g) |
| Carlos Santana | 1B | 2018 (161 g) | 2022 (79 g) |
| Ryan Franklin | P | 2006 (46 g) | 1999, 2001–2005 (181 g) |
| Ron Roenicke | OF | 1986–1987 (165 g) | 1983 (59 g) |
| John Mabry | OF | 2002 (21 g) | 1999–2000, 2003 (199 g) |
| Nick Vincent | P | 2019 (14 g) | 2016–2018 (191 g) |
| Brian Hunter | OF | 2001 (83 g) | 1999 (121 g) |
| Todd Cruz | SS | 1978 (3 g) | 1982–1983 (201 g) |
| Heathcliff Slocumb | P | 1994–1995 (113 g) | 1997–1998 (84 g) |
| Wayne Twitchell | P | 1971–1977 (188 g) | 1979 (4 g) |
| Freddy Garcia | P | 2007 (11 g) | 1999–2004 (171 g) |
| Terry Mulholland | P | 1989–1993, 1996 (170 g) | 1996 (12 g) |
| Russell Branyan | 3B | 2007 (7 g) | 2009–2010 (173 g) |
| Danny Tartabull | OF | 1997 (3 g) | 1984–1986 (166 g) |
| Carlos Silva | P | 2002–2003 (130 g) | 2008–2009 (36 g) |
| Jerry Reed | P | 1981–1982 (11 g) | 1986–1990 (153 g) |
| Brian Hunter | 1B | 2000 (85 g) | 1996 (75 g) |
| Mark Whiten | OF | 1995–1996 (120 g) | 1996 (40 g) |
| Taijuan Walker | P | 2023–2025 (84 g) | 2013–2016, 2020 (70 g) |
| Bob Wells | P | 1994 (6 g) | 1994–1998 (143 g) |
| Wally Backman | 2B | 1991–1992 (136 g) | 1993 (10 g) |
| Joe Lis | 1B | 1970–1972 (134 g) | 1977 (9 g) |
| Cliff Lee | P | 2009, 2011–2014 (127 g) | 2010 (13 g) |
| Casper Wells | OF | 2013 (12 g) | 2011–2012 (124 g) |
| Miguel Cairo | 2B | 2009 (27 g) | 2008 (108 g) |
| Jason Vargas | P | 2019 (11 g) | 2009–2012 (119 g) |
| Jay Bruce | OF | 2019–2020 (83 g) | 2019 (47 g) |
| Mike Sweeney | DH | 2010 (26 g) | 2009–2010 (104 g) |
| Mike Timlin | P | 2002 (30 g) | 1997–1998 (96 g) |
| Ken Giles | P | 2014–2015 (113 g) | 2022 (5 g) |
| John Montague | P | 1975 (3 g) | 1977–1979 (107 g) |
| Paul Abbott | P | 2004 (10 g) | 1998–2002 (99 g) |
| Mark Leiter | P | 1997–1998 (100 g) | 1999 (2 g) |
| Juan Nicasio | P | 2017, 2019 (49 g) | 2018 (46 g) |
| Lee Tinsley | OF | 1996 (31 g) | 1993, 1997 (60 g) |
| Kevin Millwood | P | 2003–2004 (60 g) | 2012 (28 g) |
| Cesar Jimenez | P | 2013–2015 (38 g) | 2006, 2008, 2011 (43 g) |
| Paul Spoljaric | P | 1999 (5 g) | 1997–1998 (73 g) |
| Travis Jankowski | OF | 2021 (76 g) | 2022 (1 g) |
| Gene Harris | P | 1995 (21 g) | 1989–1992 (52 g) |
| Mike Maddux | P | 1986–1989 (65 g) | 1997 (6 g) |
| Joaquin Benoit | P | 2017 (44 g) | 2016 (26 g) |
| Jim Essian | C | 1973–1975 (21 g) | 1982 (48 g) |
| J. A. Happ | P | 2007–2010 (47 g) | 2015 (21 g) |
| Ronny Cedeno | SS | 2014 (7 g) | 2009 (59 g) |
| Dale Sveum | SS | 1992 (54 g) | 1994 (10 g) |
| Chris Snelling | OF | 2008 (4 g) | 2002, 2005–2006 (59 g) |
| Jose Offerman | SS | 2005 (33 g) | 2002 (29 g) |
| Erik Plantenberg | P | 1997 (35 g) | 1993–1994 (26 g) |
| Yacksel Rios | P | 2017–2019 (53 g) | 2021 (3 g) |
| Bob Ayrault | P | 1992–1993 (40 g) | 1993 (14 g) |
| Domingo Cedeno | 2B | 1999 (32 g) | 1999 (21 g) |
| Steve Frey | P | 1995–1996 (40 g) | 1995 (13 g) |
| Torey Lovullo | 2B | 1999 (17 g) | 1994 (36 g) |
| Shane Turner | 3B | 1988 (18 g) | 1992 (34 g) |
| Aaron Harang | P | 2015 (29 g) | 2013 (22 g) |
| Humberto Quintero | C | 2013 (24 g) | 2013–2014 (25 g) |
| Bill Laxton | P | 1970 (2 g) | 1977 (43 g) |
| Rick White | P | 2006 (38 g) | 2007 (6 g) |
| Salome Barojas | P | 1988 (6 g) | 1984–1985 (36 g) |
| Donovan Walton | 2B | 2025 (2 g) | 2019–2022 (37 g) |
| Mark Holzemer | P | 2000 (25 g) | 1997 (14 g) |
| Blake Parker | P | 2019–2020 (37 g) | 2016 (1 g) |
| Mike Morin | P | 2019 (29 g) | 2018 (3 g) |
| T. J. Bohn | OF | 2008 (14 g) | 2006 (18 g) |
| Jeff Manto | 3B | 1993 (8 g) | 1996 (21 g) |
| J. C. Ramirez | P | 2013 (18 g) | 2015 (8 g) |
| Steve Ontiveros | P | 1989–1990 (11 g) | 1993 (14 g) |
| Bobby Thigpen | P | 1993 (17 g) | 1994 (7 g) |
| Manny Martinez | OF | 1996 (13 g) | 1996 (9 g) |
| Shawn Boskie | P | 1994 (19 g) | 1994 (2 g) |
| David Phelps | P | 2020 (10 g) | 2017 (10 g) |
| Tyler Cloyd | P | 2012–2013 (19 g) | 2017 (1 g) |
| Reggie McClain | P | 2020 (5 g) | 2019 (14 g) |
| Omar Olivares | P | 1995 (5 g) | 1997 (13 g) |
| Steve Fireovid | P | 1984 (6 g) | 1986 (10 g) |
| Bill Nahorodny | C | 1976 (3 g) | 1984 (12 g) |
| Drew Ellis | 3B | 2023 (12 g) | 2022 (1 g) |
| Zac Curtis | P | 2017–2018 (10 g) | 2017 (3 g) |
| Casey Fien | P | 2017 (4 g) | 2017 (6 g) |
| Brett de Geus | P | 2025 (1 g) | 2024 (4 g) |
| Vinny Nittoli | P | 2022 (2 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.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 Philadelphia Phillies and the Seattle Mariners?
111 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1977 to 2025, including Raul Ibanez, Carlos Ruiz, J. P. Crawford and David Bell. 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?
Bill Laxton: Philadelphia Phillies first, then the Seattle Mariners from 1977.
Who has played for both recently?
J. P. Crawford, Taijuan Walker, Donovan Walton and Brett de Geus, 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. Phillies seasons include the Philadelphia Quakers (1883–1889) and Philadelphia Blue Jays (1943–1944).
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