Pittsburgh Pirates and Toronto Blue Jays players: who played for both
Who played for both the Pirates and Blue Jays?
106 players played for both the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Toronto Blue Jays between 1977 and 2025, including Jose Bautista, Al Oliver, Dave Parker and Ed Sprague. 52 of them played for the Pirates first and 46 for the Blue Jays first; 8 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Chuck Hartenstein is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Pirates first, then the Blue Jays from 1977.
- Tim Mayza is the most recent: Blue Jays first, then the Pirates from 2025.
- Jose Bautista played the most games across the two: 400 for the Pirates and 1,235 for the Blue Jays.
- 20 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Bob Robertson.
- Most common positions on this list: P (46), OF (24), C (11), 3B (7).
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All 106 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Pirates | Blue Jays |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Bautista | OF | 2004–2008 (400 g) | 2008–2017 (1235 g) |
| Al Oliver | OF | 1968–1977 (1302 g) | 1985 (61 g) |
| Dave Parker | OF | 1973–1983 (1301 g) | 1991 (13 g) |
| Ed Sprague | 3B | 1999 (137 g) | 1991–1998 (888 g) |
| Orlando Merced | OF | 1990–1996 (776 g) | 1997 (98 g) |
| Lyle Overbay | 1B | 2011 (103 g) | 2006–2010 (723 g) |
| Bob Robertson | 1B | 1967, 1969–1976 (750 g) | 1979 (15 g) |
| Eric Hinske | 3B | 2009 (54 g) | 2002–2006 (655 g) |
| Russell Martin | C | 2013–2014 (238 g) | 2015–2018 (447 g) |
| Carlos Garcia | 2B | 1990–1996 (482 g) | 1997 (103 g) |
| John McDonald | SS | 2013 (16 g) | 2005–2011 (549 g) |
| Travis Snider | OF | 2012–2015 (319 g) | 2008–2012 (242 g) |
| Nelson Liriano | 2B | 1995–1996 (219 g) | 1987–1990 (318 g) |
| Lee Mazzilli | OF | 1983–1986 (373 g) | 1989 (28 g) |
| Dan Plesac | P | 1995–1996 (131 g) | 1997–1999, 2001–2002 (262 g) |
| Rajai Davis | OF | 2006–2007 (44 g) | 2011–2013 (345 g) |
| John Candelaria | P | 1975–1985, 1993 (348 g) | 1990 (13 g) |
| Melky Cabrera | OF | 2019 (133 g) | 2013–2014 (227 g) |
| Tim Mayza | P | 2025 (7 g) | 2017–2019, 2021–2024 (352 g) |
| Jacob Brumfield | OF | 1995–1996 (145 g) | 1996–1997, 1999 (210 g) |
| Matt Stairs | OF | 2003 (121 g) | 2007–2008 (230 g) |
| Rowdy Tellez | 1B | 2024 (132 g) | 2018–2021 (219 g) |
| Raul Mondesi | OF | 2004 (26 g) | 2000–2002 (320 g) |
| Turner Ward | OF | 1997–1999 (243 g) | 1991–1993 (98 g) |
| Josh Phelps | DH | 2007 (58 g) | 2000–2004 (281 g) |
| Rod Barajas | C | 2012 (104 g) | 2008–2009 (229 g) |
| Steve Pearce | OF | 2007–2011 (185 g) | 2017–2018 (118 g) |
| Andy LaRoche | 3B | 2008–2010 (301 g) | 2013 (1 g) |
| Isiah Kiner-Falefa | SS | 2024–2025 (169 g) | 2024–2025 (102 g) |
| Steve Nicosia | C | 1978–1983 (247 g) | 1985 (6 g) |
| Jason Grilli | P | 2011–2014 (168 g) | 2016–2017 (72 g) |
| Corey Dickerson | OF | 2018–2019 (179 g) | 2021 (46 g) |
| Darnell Coles | 3B | 1987–1988 (108 g) | 1993–1994 (112 g) |
| Spencer Horwitz | 1B | 2025 (108 g) | 2023–2024 (112 g) |
| Jim Gott | P | 1987–1989, 1995 (118 g) | 1982–1984 (99 g) |
| Francisco Liriano | P | 2013–2016, 2019 (178 g) | 2016–2017 (28 g) |
| Chris Gomez | SS | 2008 (90 g) | 2004 (109 g) |
| Esteban Loaiza | P | 1995–1998 (98 g) | 2000–2002 (75 g) |
| Dennis Lamp | P | 1992 (21 g) | 1984–1986 (149 g) |
| A. J. Burnett | P | 2012–2013, 2015 (87 g) | 2006–2008 (81 g) |
| Ryan Borucki | P | 2023–2025 (87 g) | 2018–2022, 2025 (79 g) |
| Tyler Heineman | C | 2022–2023 (55 g) | 2022–2025 (99 g) |
| J. A. Happ | P | 2015 (11 g) | 2012–2014, 2016–2018 (135 g) |
| Chad Hermansen | OF | 1999–2002 (139 g) | 2004 (4 g) |
| Jose Silva | P | 1997–2001 (140 g) | 1996 (2 g) |
| Jesse Chavez | P | 2008–2009 (88 g) | 2012, 2016 (48 g) |
| Billy McKinney | OF | 2024 (10 g) | 2018–2020 (122 g) |
| Jesse Jefferson | P | 1980 (1 g) | 1977–1980 (127 g) |
| John Buck | C | 2013 (9 g) | 2010 (118 g) |
| Josh Palacios | OF | 2023–2024 (114 g) | 2021 (13 g) |
| Derek Bell | OF | 2001 (46 g) | 1991–1992 (79 g) |
| Benito Santiago | C | 2005 (6 g) | 1997–1998 (112 g) |
| Daniel Hudson | P | 2017 (71 g) | 2019 (45 g) |
| Luis Sojo | 2B | 2000 (61 g) | 1990, 1993 (52 g) |
| Lance Parrish | C | 1994 (40 g) | 1995 (70 g) |
| Miguel Batista | P | 1992 (1 g) | 2004–2005 (109 g) |
| Dan Vogelbach | DH | 2022 (75 g) | 2020, 2024 (33 g) |
| Genesis Cabrera | P | 2025 (9 g) | 2023–2024 (98 g) |
| Ken Macha | 3B | 1974, 1977–1978 (69 g) | 1981 (37 g) |
| Anthony Alford | OF | 2020–2022 (56 g) | 2017–2020 (46 g) |
| Brad Lincoln | P | 2010–2012 (53 g) | 2012–2013 (46 g) |
| Danny Cox | P | 1992 (16 g) | 1993–1995 (78 g) |
| Raul Chavez | C | 2008 (42 g) | 2009 (51 g) |
| Cesar Izturis | SS | 2007 (45 g) | 2001 (46 g) |
| Chuck Hartenstein | P | 1969–1970 (73 g) | 1977 (13 g) |
| Drew Hutchison | P | 2016 (6 g) | 2012, 2014–2016 (80 g) |
| Alen Hanson | 2B | 2016–2017 (64 g) | 2019 (18 g) |
| Doug Bair | P | 1976, 1989–1990 (70 g) | 1988 (10 g) |
| Mitch Webster | OF | 1991 (36 g) | 1983–1985 (41 g) |
| Octavio Dotel | P | 2010 (41 g) | 2011 (36 g) |
| Wayne Nordhagen | OF | 1982 (1 g) | 1982 (72 g) |
| Jordan Luplow | OF | 2017–2018 (64 g) | 2023 (7 g) |
| Jayson Nix | 3B | 2014 (16 g) | 2011 (46 g) |
| Erik Kratz | C | 2010, 2016 (27 g) | 2014 (34 g) |
| John Axford | P | 2014 (13 g) | 2018 (45 g) |
| Adeiny Hechavarria | SS | 2018 (15 g) | 2012 (41 g) |
| Steve Parris | P | 1995–1996 (23 g) | 2001–2002 (33 g) |
| Anthony Banda | P | 2021–2022 (48 g) | 2022 (7 g) |
| Victor Cruz | P | 1981 (22 g) | 1978 (32 g) |
| Jarrod Dyson | OF | 2020 (21 g) | 2021 (25 g) |
| Robinzon Diaz | C | 2008–2009 (43 g) | 2008 (1 g) |
| Juan Perez | P | 2006–2007 (24 g) | 2013 (19 g) |
| Matt Hague | 1B | 2012, 2014 (33 g) | 2015 (10 g) |
| Nick Kingham | P | 2018–2019 (32 g) | 2019 (11 g) |
| Dick Davis | OF | 1982 (39 g) | 1982 (3 g) |
| Gift Ngoepe | 2B | 2017 (28 g) | 2018 (13 g) |
| Joe Coleman | P | 1979 (10 g) | 1978 (31 g) |
| Joakim Soria | P | 2015 (29 g) | 2021 (10 g) |
| Thomas Hatch | P | 2023 (12 g) | 2020–2023 (27 g) |
| Zack Collins | C | 2022 (10 g) | 2022 (26 g) |
| Joaquin Benoit | P | 2017 (8 g) | 2016 (25 g) |
| Danny Darwin | P | 1996 (19 g) | 1995 (13 g) |
| Wil Ledezma | P | 2010 (27 g) | 2011 (5 g) |
| Brian Burres | P | 2010–2011 (25 g) | 2009 (2 g) |
| Brandon Cumpton | P | 2013–2014 (22 g) | 2018 (1 g) |
| Justin Bruihl | P | 2024 (7 g) | 2025 (15 g) |
| Vinny Capra | 3B | 2023 (9 g) | 2022 (8 g) |
| John Wasdin | P | 2007 (12 g) | 2003 (3 g) |
| Ty Taubenheim | P | 2008 (1 g) | 2006–2007 (13 g) |
| Mark Ross | P | 1987, 1990 (10 g) | 1988 (3 g) |
| Dana Eveland | P | 2010 (3 g) | 2010 (9 g) |
| Luis Figueroa | 2B | 2001 (4 g) | 2006 (8 g) |
| Bryan Bullington | P | 2005, 2007 (6 g) | 2009 (4 g) |
| Connor Overton | P | 2021 (5 g) | 2021 (4 g) |
| Phil Coke | P | 2016 (3 g) | 2015 (2 g) |
| Mickey Mahler | P | 1980 (2 g) | 1986 (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.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 Toronto Blue Jays?
106 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1977 to 2025, including Jose Bautista, Al Oliver, Dave Parker and Ed Sprague. 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?
Chuck Hartenstein: Pittsburgh Pirates first, then the Toronto Blue Jays from 1977.
Who has played for both recently?
Tim Mayza, Rowdy Tellez, Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Spencer Horwitz, Ryan Borucki and Tyler Heineman and 5 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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