Pittsburgh Pirates and Seattle Mariners players: who played for both
Who played for both the Pirates and Mariners?
101 players played for both the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Seattle Mariners between 1977 and 2025, including Jack Wilson, Al Martin, Richie Zisk and Adam Frazier. 43 of them played for the Pirates first and 49 for the Mariners first; 9 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Craig Reynolds is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Pirates first, then the Mariners from 1977.
- Rowdy Tellez is the most recent: Pirates first, then the Mariners from 2025.
- Jack Wilson played the most games across the two: 1,159 for the Pirates and 154 for the Mariners.
- 18 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Adam Frazier.
- Most common positions on this list: P (55), OF (15), C (9), SS (8).
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All 101 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Pirates | Mariners |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Wilson | SS | 2001–2009 (1159 g) | 2009–2011 (154 g) |
| Al Martin | OF | 1992–1999 (897 g) | 2000–2001 (142 g) |
| Richie Zisk | OF | 1971–1976 (578 g) | 1981–1983 (315 g) |
| Adam Frazier | 2B | 2016–2021, 2025 (686 g) | 2022 (156 g) |
| Bob Robertson | 1B | 1967, 1969–1976 (750 g) | 1978 (64 g) |
| Jason Bay | OF | 2003–2008 (719 g) | 2013 (68 g) |
| Mario Mendoza | SS | 1974–1978 (324 g) | 1979–1980 (262 g) |
| Jose Guillen | OF | 1997–1999 (336 g) | 2007 (153 g) |
| Ben Gamel | OF | 2021–2022 (226 g) | 2016–2018 (262 g) |
| Darnell Coles | 3B | 1987–1988 (108 g) | 1983–1985, 1988–1990 (340 g) |
| Rey Quinones | SS | 1989 (71 g) | 1986–1989 (318 g) |
| Salomon Torres | P | 2002–2007 (360 g) | 1995–1997 (28 g) |
| Ronny Cedeno | SS | 2009–2011 (313 g) | 2009 (59 g) |
| John Jaso | C | 2016–2017 (258 g) | 2012 (108 g) |
| Enrique Romo | P | 1979–1982 (238 g) | 1977–1978 (114 g) |
| Mike Kingery | OF | 1996 (117 g) | 1987–1989 (208 g) |
| Craig Reynolds | SS | 1975–1976 (38 g) | 1977–1978 (283 g) |
| Joe Beimel | P | 2001–2003, 2011 (200 g) | 2014–2015 (109 g) |
| Luis Sojo | 2B | 2000 (61 g) | 1994–1996 (242 g) |
| Guillermo Heredia | OF | 2020 (8 g) | 2016–2018 (293 g) |
| Dan Vogelbach | DH | 2022 (75 g) | 2016–2020 (223 g) |
| Rod Scurry | P | 1980–1985 (257 g) | 1988 (39 g) |
| Jose Mesa | P | 2004–2005 (125 g) | 1999–2000 (134 g) |
| Doug Strange | 3B | 1998 (90 g) | 1995–1996 (162 g) |
| Felix Fermin | SS | 1987–1988 (66 g) | 1994–1995 (174 g) |
| Mike Morse | OF | 2015–2016 (51 g) | 2005–2008, 2013 (183 g) |
| Glenn Wilson | OF | 1988–1989, 1993 (147 g) | 1988 (78 g) |
| Damaso Marte | P | 2001, 2006–2008 (210 g) | 1999 (5 g) |
| Dale Sveum | SS | 1996–1997, 1999 (187 g) | 1994 (10 g) |
| Rowdy Tellez | 1B | 2024 (132 g) | 2025 (62 g) |
| Zach Duke | P | 2005–2010 (166 g) | 2018 (27 g) |
| Ed Sprague | 3B | 1999 (137 g) | 2001 (45 g) |
| Carlos Santana | 1B | 2023 (94 g) | 2022 (79 g) |
| Ron Villone | P | 2002 (45 g) | 1995, 2004–2005 (127 g) |
| Oliver Perez | P | 2003–2006 (72 g) | 2012–2013 (94 g) |
| Juan Nicasio | P | 2016–2017 (117 g) | 2018 (46 g) |
| Ian Snell | P | 2004–2009 (138 g) | 2009–2010 (24 g) |
| Marco Gonzales | P | 2024 (7 g) | 2017–2023 (151 g) |
| Jeff Clement | 1B | 2010, 2012 (77 g) | 2007–2008 (75 g) |
| Brian Hunter | 1B | 1994 (76 g) | 1996 (75 g) |
| Joe Oliver | C | 1999 (45 g) | 1998, 2000 (98 g) |
| Josias Manzanillo | P | 2000–2002 (127 g) | 1997 (16 g) |
| Rick White | P | 1994–1995, 2005 (129 g) | 2007 (6 g) |
| Miguel Batista | P | 1992 (1 g) | 2007–2009 (133 g) |
| Jarrod Dyson | OF | 2020 (21 g) | 2017 (111 g) |
| Arquimedes Caminero | P | 2015–2016 (112 g) | 2016 (18 g) |
| Wade LeBlanc | P | 2016–2017 (58 g) | 2016, 2018–2019 (69 g) |
| Yohan Ramirez | P | 2022–2023, 2025 (72 g) | 2020–2022 (48 g) |
| Ramon Vazquez | SS | 2009 (101 g) | 2001 (17 g) |
| Wally Backman | 2B | 1990 (104 g) | 1993 (10 g) |
| Mackey Sasser | C | 1987, 1995 (26 g) | 1993–1994 (86 g) |
| Matt Lawton | OF | 2005 (101 g) | 2006 (11 g) |
| Lance Parrish | C | 1994 (40 g) | 1992 (69 g) |
| Rich Gossage | P | 1977 (72 g) | 1994 (36 g) |
| Ryan Borucki | P | 2023–2025 (87 g) | 2022 (21 g) |
| Corey Hart | OF | 2015 (35 g) | 2014 (68 g) |
| Brian Fisher | P | 1987–1989 (79 g) | 1992 (22 g) |
| Manny Sarmiento | P | 1982–1983 (87 g) | 1980 (9 g) |
| Blas Minor | P | 1992–1994 (83 g) | 1996 (11 g) |
| Manny Martinez | OF | 1998 (73 g) | 1996 (9 g) |
| Odell Jones | P | 1975, 1977–1978, 1981 (52 g) | 1979 (25 g) |
| Mike Dunne | P | 1987–1989 (60 g) | 1989 (15 g) |
| Caleb Ferguson | P | 2025 (45 g) | 2025 (25 g) |
| Erik Bedard | P | 2012 (24 g) | 2008–2009, 2011 (46 g) |
| Garrett Olson | P | 2011 (4 g) | 2009–2010 (66 g) |
| Chase De Jong | P | 2021–2023 (58 g) | 2017 (7 g) |
| Ted Power | P | 1990 (40 g) | 1993 (25 g) |
| Dave Roberts | P | 1979–1980 (23 g) | 1980 (37 g) |
| Omar Olivares | P | 2001 (47 g) | 1997 (13 g) |
| Casey Sadler | P | 2014–2015, 2018 (9 g) | 2020–2021 (49 g) |
| Randy Kramer | P | 1988–1990 (53 g) | 1992 (4 g) |
| Reggie Walton | OF | 1982 (13 g) | 1980–1981 (43 g) |
| Rich Renteria | 2B | 1986 (10 g) | 1987–1988 (43 g) |
| Mark Huismann | P | 1990–1991 (7 g) | 1986–1987 (42 g) |
| Jerry Don Gleaton | P | 1992 (23 g) | 1981–1982 (23 g) |
| Dave Wainhouse | P | 1996–1997 (42 g) | 1993 (3 g) |
| Raul Chavez | C | 2008 (42 g) | 1998 (1 g) |
| Chris Jakubauskas | P | 2010 (1 g) | 2009 (35 g) |
| John Buck | C | 2013 (9 g) | 2014 (27 g) |
| Keon Broxton | OF | 2015 (7 g) | 2019 (29 g) |
| Joaquin Benoit | P | 2017 (8 g) | 2016 (26 g) |
| Terry Mulholland | P | 2001 (22 g) | 1996 (12 g) |
| Bob Long | P | 1981 (5 g) | 1985 (28 g) |
| Cody Bolton | P | 2023 (16 g) | 2024 (17 g) |
| Doc Medich | P | 1976 (29 g) | 1977 (3 g) |
| J. A. Happ | P | 2015 (11 g) | 2015 (21 g) |
| Tyler Anderson | P | 2021 (18 g) | 2021 (13 g) |
| Jason Davis | P | 2008 (14 g) | 2007 (16 g) |
| Scott Medvin | P | 1988–1989 (23 g) | 1990 (5 g) |
| Bobby LaFromboise | P | 2014–2015 (17 g) | 2013 (10 g) |
| Dave Pagan | P | 1977 (1 g) | 1977 (24 g) |
| Jose Godoy | C | 2022 (8 g) | 2021 (16 g) |
| Justin Thomas | P | 2010 (12 g) | 2008 (8 g) |
| Parker Markel | P | 2019 (15 g) | 2019 (5 g) |
| Aaron Fletcher | P | 2022 (9 g) | 2020–2021 (10 g) |
| Ryder Ryan | P | 2024 (15 g) | 2023 (1 g) |
| Yacksel Rios | P | 2019–2020 (13 g) | 2021 (3 g) |
| Mike Maddux | P | 1995 (8 g) | 1997 (6 g) |
| Andrew Knapp | C | 2022 (11 g) | 2022 (2 g) |
| Steven Baron | C | 2019 (7 g) | 2015 (4 g) |
| Kevin Padlo | 1B | 2022 (3 g) | 2021–2022 (7 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.Pirates seasons include the Pittsburg Alleghenys (1882–1890).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Seattle Mariners?
101 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1977 to 2025, including Jack Wilson, Al Martin, Richie Zisk and Adam Frazier. 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?
Craig Reynolds: Pittsburgh Pirates first, then the Seattle Mariners from 1977.
Who has played for both recently?
Adam Frazier, Rowdy Tellez, Marco Gonzales, Yohan Ramirez, Ryan Borucki and Caleb Ferguson 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. Pirates seasons include the Pittsburg Alleghenys (1882–1890).
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