Philadelphia Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays players: who played for both
Who played for both the Phillies and Rays?
72 players played for both the Philadelphia Phillies and the Tampa Bay Rays between 1998 and 2025, including Pat Burrell, Kevin Stocker, Travis Lee and Matt Joyce. 35 of them played for the Phillies first and 36 for the Rays first; 1 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Dennis Springer is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Phillies first, then the Rays from 1998.
- Travis Jankowski is the most recent: Phillies first, then the Rays from 2025.
- Pat Burrell played the most games across the two: 1,306 for the Phillies and 146 for the Rays.
- 9 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Travis Lee.
- Most common positions on this list: P (36), OF (14), SS (6), 2B (5).
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All 72 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Phillies | Rays |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Burrell | OF | 2000–2008 (1306 g) | 2009–2010 (146 g) |
| Kevin Stocker | SS | 1993–1997 (545 g) | 1998–2000 (231 g) |
| Travis Lee | 1B | 2000–2002 (366 g) | 2003, 2005–2006 (388 g) |
| Matt Joyce | OF | 2021 (43 g) | 2009–2014 (633 g) |
| Sean Rodriguez | 2B | 2019 (76 g) | 2010–2014 (553 g) |
| Marlon Anderson | 2B | 1998–2002 (479 g) | 2003 (145 g) |
| Tomas Perez | 2B | 2000–2005 (504 g) | 2006 (99 g) |
| Brad Miller | SS | 2019, 2021 (206 g) | 2016–2018 (310 g) |
| Miguel Cairo | 2B | 2009 (27 g) | 1998–2000 (389 g) |
| Jose Alvarado | P | 2021–2025 (259 g) | 2017–2020 (149 g) |
| Ty Wigginton | 3B | 2012 (125 g) | 2006–2007 (220 g) |
| Corey Dickerson | OF | 2019 (34 g) | 2016–2017 (298 g) |
| Delmon Young | OF | 2013 (80 g) | 2006–2007, 2013 (215 g) |
| Reid Brignac | SS | 2014 (37 g) | 2008–2012 (256 g) |
| Logan Morrison | 1B | 2019 (29 g) | 2016–2017 (256 g) |
| Roberto Hernandez | P | 2004 (63 g) | 1998–2000 (207 g) |
| Ben Francisco | OF | 2009–2011 (225 g) | 2012 (24 g) |
| Jake Diekman | P | 2012–2015 (191 g) | 2023 (50 g) |
| Peter Bourjos | OF | 2016 (123 g) | 2017 (100 g) |
| Roman Quinn | OF | 2016, 2018–2022 (201 g) | 2022 (21 g) |
| Danys Baez | P | 2010–2011 (80 g) | 2004–2005 (129 g) |
| Trever Miller | P | 2000 (14 g) | 2004–2005, 2008 (189 g) |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | SS | 2018 (49 g) | 2015 (143 g) |
| Rick White | P | 2006 (38 g) | 1998–2000 (145 g) |
| Zach Eflin | P | 2016–2022 (128 g) | 2023–2024 (50 g) |
| Michael Martinez | OF | 2011–2013 (162 g) | 2017 (13 g) |
| Wilson Ramos | C | 2018 (33 g) | 2017–2018 (142 g) |
| Jeremy Hellickson | P | 2016–2017 (52 g) | 2010–2014 (115 g) |
| Garrett Cleavinger | P | 2020 (1 g) | 2022–2025 (163 g) |
| Grady Sizemore | OF | 2014–2015 (99 g) | 2015 (58 g) |
| Tommy Hunter | P | 2018–2020 (94 g) | 2017 (61 g) |
| Erik Kratz | C | 2011–2013, 2015 (132 g) | 2019 (6 g) |
| Scott Aldred | P | 1999–2000 (52 g) | 1998–1999 (85 g) |
| Alex Gonzalez | SS | 2006 (20 g) | 2005 (109 g) |
| Shawn Camp | P | 2014 (3 g) | 2006–2007 (125 g) |
| Matt Moore | P | 2021 (24 g) | 2011–2016 (96 g) |
| Daniel Nava | OF | 2017 (80 g) | 2015 (31 g) |
| Joaquin Benoit | P | 2017 (44 g) | 2010 (63 g) |
| Andrew Bellatti | P | 2022–2023 (86 g) | 2015 (17 g) |
| Cory Lidle | P | 2004–2006 (62 g) | 1999–2000 (36 g) |
| Russ Springer | P | 1995–1996 (65 g) | 2009 (26 g) |
| Travis Jankowski | OF | 2021 (76 g) | 2025 (14 g) |
| Midre Cummings | OF | 1997 (63 g) | 2004 (22 g) |
| Russell Branyan | 3B | 2007 (7 g) | 2006 (64 g) |
| Norm Charlton | P | 1995 (25 g) | 1999 (42 g) |
| Chad Qualls | P | 2012 (35 g) | 2010 (27 g) |
| David Robertson | P | 2019, 2022, 2025 (49 g) | 2021 (12 g) |
| Drew Smyly | P | 2019 (12 g) | 2014–2016 (49 g) |
| Julio Santana | P | 2006 (7 g) | 1998–1999 (54 g) |
| Pete LaForest | C | 2007 (14 g) | 2003, 2005 (44 g) |
| Hoby Milner | P | 2017–2018 (47 g) | 2018–2019 (8 g) |
| Roberto Hernandez | P | 2014 (23 g) | 2013 (32 g) |
| Tyler Walker | P | 2009 (32 g) | 2006 (20 g) |
| Trevor Plouffe | 3B | 2018 (7 g) | 2017 (42 g) |
| Charlie Morton | P | 2016 (4 g) | 2019–2020 (42 g) |
| Edgar Garcia | P | 2019 (37 g) | 2020 (4 g) |
| Jose Bautista | OF | 2018 (27 g) | 2004 (12 g) |
| Taylor Featherston | 2B | 2016 (19 g) | 2017 (17 g) |
| Ricardo Pinto | P | 2017, 2024 (32 g) | 2019 (2 g) |
| Aaron Loup | P | 2018 (9 g) | 2020 (24 g) |
| Dennis Springer | P | 1995 (4 g) | 1998 (29 g) |
| Chris Devenski | P | 2022 (3 g) | 2023–2024 (28 g) |
| Randall Simon | 1B | 2006 (23 g) | 2004 (8 g) |
| Reggie Taylor | OF | 2000–2001 (14 g) | 2005 (11 g) |
| Carlos Reyes | P | 2000 (10 g) | 2003 (10 g) |
| Paul Abbott | P | 2004 (10 g) | 2004 (10 g) |
| Paul Hoover | C | 2009–2010 (12 g) | 2001–2002 (8 g) |
| Julio Franco | SS | 1982 (16 g) | 1999 (1 g) |
| Chase Anderson | P | 2021 (14 g) | 2023 (2 g) |
| Trevor Kelley | P | 2020 (4 g) | 2023 (10 g) |
| Heath Hembree | P | 2020 (11 g) | 2023 (1 g) |
| Rob Brantly | C | 2019 (1 g) | 2024 (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.Phillies seasons include the Philadelphia Quakers (1883–1889) and Philadelphia Blue Jays (1943–1944).Rays seasons include the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998–2007).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Philadelphia Phillies and the Tampa Bay Rays?
72 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1998 to 2025, including Pat Burrell, Kevin Stocker, Travis Lee and Matt Joyce. 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?
Dennis Springer: Philadelphia Phillies first, then the Tampa Bay Rays from 1998.
Who has played for both recently?
Jose Alvarado, Zach Eflin, Garrett Cleavinger, Travis Jankowski, David Robertson and Ricardo Pinto and 2 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. Phillies seasons include the Philadelphia Quakers (1883–1889) and Philadelphia Blue Jays (1943–1944). Rays seasons include the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998–2007).
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