Players who played for the Detroit Tigers and New York Mets
131 MLB players have played for both the Detroit Tigers and the New York Mets, 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.
- Rusty Staub2,951 GP
- Gary Sheffield2,576 GP
- Tony Phillips2,161 GP
- Curtis Granderson2,057 GP
- Richie Hebner1,908 GP
- Juan Samuel1,720 GP
- Damion Easley1,706 GP
- J. D. Martinez1,642 GP
- Tony Clark1,559 GP
- Howard Johnson1,531 GP
- Ray Knight1,495 GP
- Gregg Jefferies1,465 GP
- Rajai Davis1,448 GP
- Jerry Morales1,441 GP
- Javier Baez1,404 GP
- Vince Coleman1,371 GP
- Doug Flynn1,308 GP
- Jose Iglesias1,293 GP
- Frank Catalanotto1,265 GP
- Cameron Maybin1,162 GP
- Fernando Vina1,148 GP
- Austin Jackson1,115 GP
- Roger Cedeno1,100 GP
- Mark Canha1,095 GP
- Elliott Maddox1,029 GP
- James McCann1,013 GP
- Tom Veryzer996 GP
- Wilson Ramos990 GP
- Francisco Rodriguez948 GP
- Kyle Farnsworth893 GP
- Jake Marisnick877 GP
- Chico Fernandez856 GP
- Rico Brogna848 GP
- Yoenis Cespedes834 GP
- Craig Paquette814 GP
- Ramon Martinez798 GP
- Rich Becker789 GP
- Kenny Rogers763 GP
- Octavio Dotel758 GP
- Mark Carreon738 GP
- Mike Marshall725 GP
- Duffy Dyer722 GP
- Bob Miller707 GP
- Joe Ginsberg695 GP
- Shane Halter690 GP
- Andres Torres650 GP
- Justin Wilson648 GP
- Frank Tanana639 GP
- Jose Valverde626 GP
- Timo Perez603 GP
- Mickey Lolich592 GP
- Bubba Trammell584 GP
- Brandon Lyon572 GP
- Justin Verlander557 GP
- Mike Difelice550 GP
- Mel Rojas525 GP
- Clem Labine514 GP
- Dan Schatzeder511 GP
- Tim Corcoran509 GP
- Max Scherzer508 GP
- Harry Chiti502 GP
- Juan Berenguer490 GP
- Karim Garcia488 GP
- Tim Byrdak479 GP
- Luis Alvarado463 GP
- Gregory Soto459 GP
- Dave Roberts452 GP
- Paul Sewald442 GP
- Andy Ibanez433 GP
- Bob Shaw433 GP
- Ed Nunez427 GP
- Gary Thurman424 GP
- Willie Blair418 GP
- Dean Chance406 GP
- Vance Wilson403 GP
- Raul Casanova387 GP
- Rafael Montero380 GP
- Chasen Shreve368 GP
- Juan Acevedo367 GP
- Carlos Torres363 GP
- Frank Lary362 GP
- Rick Porcello355 GP
- Jim Lindeman351 GP
- Jose Lima351 GP
- C. J. Nitkowski337 GP
- Erasmo Ramirez336 GP
- Tom Sturdivant336 GP
- Bobby Parnell335 GP
- Jacob Barnes334 GP
- Tomas Nido334 GP
- Hideo Nomo324 GP
- Walt Terrell321 GP
- Paul Gibson319 GP
- Vic Darensbourg313 GP
- Brian Bohanon309 GP
- Mike Pelfrey275 GP
- Phil Mankowski269 GP
- Zack Short268 GP
- Dave Mlicki263 GP
- Julio Teheran263 GP
- Jose Urena256 GP
- Orlando Mercado253 GP
- Casey Fossum240 GP
- Roger Mason232 GP
- Joe Grzenda219 GP
- Jack Hamilton218 GP
- Kevin Collins201 GP
- Bob Macdonald197 GP
- Andy Tomberlin192 GP
- Ed Glynn175 GP
- Al Pedrique174 GP
- Matt den Dekker166 GP
- Dennis Ribant165 GP
- Billy Beane148 GP
- Reed Garrett142 GP
- Omir Santos122 GP
- John Sullivan116 GP
- Mike Hessman109 GP
- Matt Ginter96 GP
- Bob Miller90 GP
- Geoff Hartlieb86 GP
- Josh Smoker82 GP
- John Pacella74 GP
- Shawn Hare64 GP
- Herb Moford50 GP
- Jeff Kaiser50 GP
- Bill Denehy49 GP
- Billy Baldwin39 GP
- Adam Wilk13 GP
- Bill Graham6 GP
- Lino Urdaneta3 GP
Think you know them all?
The Detroit Tigers and New York Mets 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.