Players who played for the Chicago Cubs and Kansas City Royals
122 MLB players have played for both the Chicago Cubs and the Kansas City Royals, regular season or playoffs, listed by career games. Teams that moved count for the team they became: the Brooklyn Dodgers count for Los Angeles, the New York Giants for San Francisco, the Montreal Expos for Washington and the Philadelphia and Kansas City Athletics for today's Athletics.
- Bill Buckner2,517 GP
- Gary Gaetti2,507 GP
- Carlos Santana2,212 GP
- Willie Wilson2,154 GP
- Jason Kendall2,085 GP
- Jose Cardenal2,017 GP
- Tommy Davis1,999 GP
- Benito Santiago1,978 GP
- Jim Sundberg1,962 GP
- Matt Stairs1,895 GP
- Mark Grudzielanek1,802 GP
- Eric Hosmer1,689 GP
- Ben Zobrist1,651 GP
- Carlos Peña1,493 GP
- Rey Sanchez1,490 GP
- Rondell White1,474 GP
- David DeJesus1,472 GP
- Michael Tucker1,417 GP
- Neifi Perez1,403 GP
- Brian McRae1,354 GP
- Tom Goodwin1,288 GP
- Martin Maldonado1,231 GP
- Pat Tabler1,202 GP
- Jon Jay1,201 GP
- Jorge Soler1,180 GP
- Jerry Martin1,018 GP
- Carmelo Martinez1,003 GP
- Lindy McDaniel988 GP
- Curt Wilkerson972 GP
- Billy Hamilton951 GP
- Aroldis Chapman915 GP
- Dave Clark905 GP
- Craig Kimbrel897 GP
- Kyle Farnsworth893 GP
- Tom Gordon893 GP
- Terry Shumpert854 GP
- Emilio Bonifacio834 GP
- Chris Stynes828 GP
- Damian Jackson827 GP
- Ross Gload795 GP
- Paul Bako789 GP
- Nicky Lopez786 GP
- Thad Bosley784 GP
- Pete LaCock715 GP
- Matt Duffy709 GP
- Rodney Scott690 GP
- Ted Abernathy681 GP
- Miguel Batista658 GP
- Jesse Chavez657 GP
- Ted Savage642 GP
- Joel Peralta621 GP
- Mitch Williams619 GP
- Scott Downs619 GP
- Ryan Freel594 GP
- Moe Drabowsky591 GP
- Wade Davis558 GP
- Mike Difelice550 GP
- Franmil Reyes548 GP
- Shawn Camp541 GP
- Andres Blanco536 GP
- Ron Mahay520 GP
- Frank DiPino514 GP
- Brad Boxberger506 GP
- Trent Hubbard476 GP
- Steve Renko462 GP
- Joey Gathright452 GP
- Juan Cruz450 GP
- Doug Bird432 GP
- Jorge De La Rosa432 GP
- Jeremy Jeffress414 GP
- Larry Gura405 GP
- Rich Hill389 GP
- Jason Hammel384 GP
- Angel Salazar383 GP
- Jason Adam379 GP
- Trevor Cahill363 GP
- Danny Jackson356 GP
- Glendon Rusch348 GP
- Donnie Murphy335 GP
- Travis Wood330 GP
- Rawly Eastwick326 GP
- Justin Grimm325 GP
- Mike Perez313 GP
- Jerry Spradlin310 GP
- Jorge Lopez308 GP
- Tyler Duffey305 GP
- Jim Colborn302 GP
- Todd Dunwoody295 GP
- Bob Scanlan290 GP
- Jason Smith278 GP
- Tim Collins275 GP
- Brad Keller266 GP
- Dennis Rasmussen258 GP
- Larry Casian245 GP
- Nelson Velazquez245 GP
- Arodys Vizcaino213 GP
- Todd Wellemeyer211 GP
- Chris Haney197 GP
- Hunter Harvey186 GP
- Eli Morgan184 GP
- Mike Montgomery184 GP
- Nate Pearson165 GP
- Don Wengert162 GP
- Jose Cuas156 GP
- Richard Lovelady156 GP
- Frank Schwindel145 GP
- Randy Veres135 GP
- Terrance Gore112 GP
- Jay Baller94 GP
- Dave Owen92 GP
- Dave Gumpert86 GP
- Marc Pisciotta75 GP
- Alec Mills72 GP
- Luke Farrell69 GP
- Randy Rosario69 GP
- Casey Coleman60 GP
- Brooks Kriske38 GP
- Alan Hargesheimer31 GP
- Eric Stout23 GP
- Les Walrond23 GP
- Derek Botelho19 GP
- Jorge Pedre14 GP
Think you know them all?
The Chicago Cubs and Kansas City Royals could share a square on today's grid. Name a player who fits both headings on an Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe board.
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Data: the SABR Lahman Baseball Database, covering everyone who played from 1901 on.