Texas Rangers and Washington Nationals players: who played for both
Who played for both the Rangers and Nationals?
130 players played for both the Texas Rangers and the Washington Nationals between 1969 and 2025, including Larry Parrish, Ivan Rodriguez, Vladimir Guerrero and Ian Desmond. 63 of them played for the Rangers first and 65 for the Nationals first; 2 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Bernie Allen is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Rangers first, then the Nationals from 1973.
- Robert Garcia is the most recent: Nationals first, then the Rangers from 2025.
- Larry Parrish played the most games across the two: 872 for the Rangers and 967 for the Nationals.
- 15 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Ivan Rodriguez.
- Most common positions on this list: P (59), OF (25), SS (11), 2B (9).
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All 130 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Rangers | Nationals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Parrish | 3B | 1982–1988 (872 g) | 1974–1981 (967 g) |
| Ivan Rodriguez | C | 1991–2002, 2009 (1507 g) | 2010–2011 (155 g) |
| Vladimir Guerrero | OF | 2010 (152 g) | 1996–2003 (1004 g) |
| Ian Desmond | SS | 2016 (156 g) | 2009–2015 (927 g) |
| Andres Galarraga | 1B | 2001 (72 g) | 1985–1991, 2002 (951 g) |
| Nelson Cruz | DH | 2006–2013 (796 g) | 2022 (124 g) |
| Del Unser | OF | 1968–1971 (581 g) | 1976–1978 (312 g) |
| Brad Wilkerson | OF | 2006–2007 (214 g) | 2001–2005 (654 g) |
| Mike Jorgensen | 1B | 1978–1979 (186 g) | 1972–1977 (670 g) |
| Al Oliver | OF | 1978–1981 (534 g) | 1982–1983 (317 g) |
| Lee Stevens | 1B | 1996–1999 (430 g) | 2000–2002 (338 g) |
| Nathaniel Lowe | 1B | 2021–2024 (615 g) | 2025 (119 g) |
| Ellis Valentine | OF | 1985 (11 g) | 1975–1981 (638 g) |
| Joey Gallo | OF | 2015–2021 (568 g) | 2024 (76 g) |
| George Wright | OF | 1982–1986 (571 g) | 1986 (56 g) |
| Rusty Staub | OF | 1980 (109 g) | 1969–1971, 1979 (518 g) |
| Cristian Guzman | SS | 2010 (15 g) | 2005, 2007–2010 (550 g) |
| Bernie Allen | 2B | 1967–1971 (532 g) | 1973 (16 g) |
| Pepe Frias | SS | 1980 (116 g) | 1973–1978 (429 g) |
| Kevin Mench | OF | 2002–2006 (510 g) | 2010 (27 g) |
| Marlon Byrd | OF | 2007–2009 (377 g) | 2005–2006 (152 g) |
| Larry Biittner | OF | 1970–1973, 1983 (354 g) | 1974–1976 (150 g) |
| Otis Nixon | OF | 1995 (139 g) | 1988–1990 (335 g) |
| Dave Martinez | OF | 2000 (38 g) | 1988–1991 (431 g) |
| Jeff Huson | SS | 1990–1993 (410 g) | 1988–1989 (52 g) |
| Alfonso Soriano | OF | 2004–2005 (301 g) | 2006 (159 g) |
| John Wetteland | P | 1997–2000 (248 g) | 1992–1994 (189 g) |
| David Segui | 1B | 2000 (93 g) | 1995–1997 (337 g) |
| Doug Flynn | 2B | 1982 (88 g) | 1982–1985 (334 g) |
| Royce Clayton | SS | 1998–2000 (333 g) | 2006 (87 g) |
| Endy Chavez | OF | 2011 (83 g) | 2002–2005 (316 g) |
| Laynce Nix | OF | 2003–2006 (240 g) | 2011 (124 g) |
| Fernando Tatis | 3B | 1997–1998 (155 g) | 2001–2003 (208 g) |
| Pete Mackanin | 2B | 1973–1974 (46 g) | 1975–1977 (299 g) |
| Doug Strange | 3B | 1993–1994 (218 g) | 1997 (118 g) |
| Brad Fullmer | DH | 2004 (76 g) | 1997–1999 (259 g) |
| Ugueth Urbina | P | 2003 (39 g) | 1995–2001 (296 g) |
| Darold Knowles | P | 1967–1971, 1977 (271 g) | 1978 (60 g) |
| Anthony Telford | P | 2002 (20 g) | 1997–2001 (293 g) |
| Jack Daugherty | OF | 1989–1992 (294 g) | 1987 (11 g) |
| Lou Frazier | OF | 1995–1996 (79 g) | 1993–1995 (223 g) |
| Jim Mason | SS | 1971–1973, 1977–1978 (233 g) | 1979 (40 g) |
| Jeff Fassero | P | 1999 (7 g) | 1991–1996 (262 g) |
| Alberto Gonzalez | 2B | 2012 (24 g) | 2008–2010 (236 g) |
| Mike Marshall | P | 1977 (12 g) | 1970–1973 (247 g) |
| Mark DeRosa | 3B | 2005–2006 (202 g) | 2012 (48 g) |
| Dave Hostetler | 1B | 1982–1984 (244 g) | 1981 (5 g) |
| Todd Zeile | 3B | 1998–1999 (208 g) | 2003 (34 g) |
| Al Newman | 2B | 1992 (116 g) | 1985–1986 (120 g) |
| Milton Bradley | OF | 2008 (126 g) | 2000–2001 (109 g) |
| Greg Harris | P | 1985–1987 (173 g) | 1984, 1995 (60 g) |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | SS | 2019 (93 g) | 2014, 2019–2020 (139 g) |
| Carl Everett | OF | 2002–2003 (179 g) | 2004 (39 g) |
| Jerry Hairston | 2B | 2006–2007 (136 g) | 2011 (75 g) |
| Max Scherzer | P | 2023–2024 (17 g) | 2015–2021 (194 g) |
| Dave Schmidt | P | 1981–1985 (172 g) | 1990–1991 (38 g) |
| Dale Mohorcic | P | 1986–1988 (175 g) | 1990 (34 g) |
| Dale Murray | P | 1985 (1 g) | 1974–1976, 1979–1980 (201 g) |
| Patrick Corbin | P | 2025 (31 g) | 2019–2024 (170 g) |
| Nelson Norman | SS | 1978–1981 (194 g) | 1987 (1 g) |
| Willie Davis | OF | 1975 (42 g) | 1974 (153 g) |
| Roberto Kelly | OF | 1998–1999 (162 g) | 1995 (24 g) |
| Shawn Kelley | P | 2019 (51 g) | 2016–2018 (135 g) |
| Robert Garcia | P | 2025 (71 g) | 2023–2024 (96 g) |
| Jackie Brown | P | 1970–1971, 1973–1975 (115 g) | 1977 (42 g) |
| Einar Diaz | C | 2003 (101 g) | 2004 (55 g) |
| Don Stanhouse | P | 1972–1974 (67 g) | 1975–1977 (85 g) |
| Gil Heredia | P | 1996 (44 g) | 1992–1995 (106 g) |
| Ross Detwiler | P | 2015 (17 g) | 2007, 2009–2014 (132 g) |
| Ed Vosberg | P | 1995–1997 (138 g) | 2002 (4 g) |
| Ken Hill | P | 1996–1997 (54 g) | 1992–1994 (86 g) |
| Jonathan Lucroy | C | 2016–2017 (124 g) | 2021 (5 g) |
| Dave Silvestri | 3B | 1997 (2 g) | 1995–1996 (125 g) |
| Kevin Gross | P | 1995–1996 (59 g) | 1989–1990 (63 g) |
| Mike Stanton | P | 1996 (22 g) | 2005–2006 (86 g) |
| Matt Stairs | OF | 2006 (26 g) | 1992–1993, 2011 (75 g) |
| Brock Holt | 2B | 2021 (77 g) | 2020 (21 g) |
| Esteban Loaiza | P | 1998–2000 (64 g) | 2005 (34 g) |
| Alex Cora | SS | 2010 (4 g) | 2011 (91 g) |
| D'Angelo Jimenez | 2B | 2006 (20 g) | 2007 (73 g) |
| Carl Edwards | P | 2025 (2 g) | 2022–2023 (89 g) |
| Rene Gonzales | 3B | 1996 (51 g) | 1984, 1986 (40 g) |
| Paolo Espino | P | 2017 (6 g) | 2020–2023 (82 g) |
| Ned Yost | C | 1984 (80 g) | 1985 (5 g) |
| Drew Hall | P | 1989 (38 g) | 1990 (42 g) |
| Willie Montanez | 1B | 1979 (38 g) | 1980–1981 (40 g) |
| Ryan Drese | P | 2003–2005 (57 g) | 2005–2006 (14 g) |
| Julio Santana | P | 1997–1998 (33 g) | 2000 (36 g) |
| Doug Fister | P | 2018 (12 g) | 2014–2015 (55 g) |
| Rob Ducey | OF | 1993–1994 (38 g) | 2001 (27 g) |
| Barry Manuel | P | 1991–1992 (11 g) | 1996 (53 g) |
| Fred Manrique | 2B | 1989 (54 g) | 1985 (9 g) |
| Oil Can Boyd | P | 1991 (12 g) | 1990–1991 (50 g) |
| Bob Sebra | P | 1985 (7 g) | 1986–1987 (54 g) |
| Sam Freeman | P | 2015 (54 g) | 2020 (7 g) |
| Steve Dunning | P | 1973–1974 (28 g) | 1976 (32 g) |
| Tom O'Malley | 3B | 1987 (45 g) | 1988 (14 g) |
| Sandy Leon | C | 2023 (22 g) | 2012–2014 (34 g) |
| Mike Gonzalez | P | 2011 (7 g) | 2012 (47 g) |
| Orlando Mercado | C | 1986 (46 g) | 1990 (8 g) |
| Hideki Irabu | P | 2002 (38 g) | 2000–2001 (14 g) |
| Randy Knorr | C | 2000 (15 g) | 2001 (34 g) |
| Jeff Terpko | P | 1974, 1976 (35 g) | 1977 (13 g) |
| Andrew Chafin | P | 2024 (21 g) | 2025 (26 g) |
| Andy Fox | SS | 2004 (12 g) | 2004 (34 g) |
| Bartolo Colon | P | 2018 (28 g) | 2002 (17 g) |
| J. D. Smart | P | 2001 (15 g) | 1999 (29 g) |
| Darwin Cubillan | P | 2000 (13 g) | 2001 (29 g) |
| Chris Welsh | P | 1985 (25 g) | 1983 (16 g) |
| Josh Wilson | SS | 2014 (24 g) | 2007 (15 g) |
| Mickey Mahler | P | 1986 (29 g) | 1985 (9 g) |
| Mike Hubbard | C | 2001 (5 g) | 1998 (32 g) |
| Ross Ohlendorf | P | 2015 (21 g) | 2013 (16 g) |
| Mike Bacsik | P | 2004 (3 g) | 2007 (29 g) |
| Derek Hill | OF | 2024 (16 g) | 2023 (13 g) |
| Greg Holland | P | 2022 (5 g) | 2018 (24 g) |
| Pedro Astacio | P | 2005 (12 g) | 2006 (17 g) |
| Bryan Eversgerd | P | 1997 (3 g) | 1995 (25 g) |
| C. J. Nitkowski | P | 2002–2003 (18 g) | 2005 (7 g) |
| Kip Wells | P | 2006 (2 g) | 2009 (23 g) |
| Travis Hughes | P | 2004 (2 g) | 2005–2006 (22 g) |
| Luis Garcia | P | 2020 (11 g) | 2025 (10 g) |
| Bruce Chen | P | 2007 (5 g) | 2002 (15 g) |
| Randy Bass | 1B | 1982 (16 g) | 1979 (2 g) |
| Kevin Gryboski | P | 2005 (11 g) | 2006 (6 g) |
| David Carpenter | P | 2019 (4 g) | 2015 (8 g) |
| Scott Anderson | P | 1987 (8 g) | 1990 (4 g) |
| Jim Poole | P | 1991 (5 g) | 2000 (5 g) |
| Jerome Williams | P | 2014 (2 g) | 2007 (6 g) |
| Bob Malloy | P | 1987 (2 g) | 1990 (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.Rangers seasons include the Washington Senators (1961–1971).Nationals seasons include the Montreal Expos (1969–2004).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Texas Rangers and the Washington Nationals?
130 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1969 to 2025, including Larry Parrish, Ivan Rodriguez, Vladimir Guerrero and Ian Desmond. 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?
Bernie Allen: Texas Rangers first, then the Washington Nationals from 1973.
Who has played for both recently?
Nathaniel Lowe, Joey Gallo, Max Scherzer, Patrick Corbin, Robert Garcia and Carl Edwards and 3 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. Rangers seasons include the Washington Senators (1961–1971). Nationals seasons include the Montreal Expos (1969–2004).
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