Players who played for the Detroit Tigers and Oakland Athletics
222 MLB players have played for both the Detroit Tigers and the Oakland Athletics, 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.
- Ty Cobb3,035 GP
- Johnny Damon2,490 GP
- Doc Cramer2,239 GP
- Al Simmons2,215 GP
- Ruben Sierra2,186 GP
- Tony Phillips2,161 GP
- Willie Horton2,028 GP
- Dave Philley1,904 GP
- Matt Stairs1,895 GP
- George Burns1,866 GP
- Wally Schang1,842 GP
- Rocky Colavito1,841 GP
- Pinky Higgins1,802 GP
- George Kell1,795 GP
- Tito Francona1,719 GP
- Dave Collins1,701 GP
- Rudy York1,603 GP
- Brandon Inge1,532 GP
- Tito Fuentes1,499 GP
- Carlos Peña1,493 GP
- Mickey Tettleton1,485 GP
- Mickey Cochrane1,482 GP
- Baby Doll Jacobson1,472 GP
- Rajai Davis1,448 GP
- Joe Dugan1,447 GP
- Matt Joyce1,400 GP
- Luis Polonia1,379 GP
- Ray Boone1,373 GP
- Jerry Lumpe1,371 GP
- Dwayne Murphy1,360 GP
- Jim Landis1,346 GP
- Mike Heath1,325 GP
- Eddie Robinson1,315 GP
- Bill Tuttle1,270 GP
- Eric McNair1,251 GP
- Johnny Groth1,248 GP
- Gus Zernial1,234 GP
- Robbie Grossman1,213 GP
- Josh Harrison1,209 GP
- Bip Roberts1,202 GP
- Cy Perkins1,171 GP
- Barney McCosky1,170 GP
- Ferris Fain1,151 GP
- Dan Meyer1,118 GP
- Mark Canha1,095 GP
- Don Kolloway1,079 GP
- Chick Galloway1,076 GP
- Cody Ross1,073 GP
- Matty McIntyre1,072 GP
- Tony Bernazard1,071 GP
- Ralph Young1,022 GP
- Billy Martin1,021 GP
- Glenn Myatt1,004 GP
- Nate Colbert1,004 GP
- Bob Swift1,001 GP
- Brian Harper1,001 GP
- Fernando Rodney951 GP
- Chet Laabs950 GP
- Sammy Hale883 GP
- Jo-Jo White878 GP
- Gio Urshela851 GP
- Eddie Mayo834 GP
- Yoenis Cespedes834 GP
- Jim Delsing822 GP
- Tuck Stainback817 GP
- Craig Paquette814 GP
- Rich Becker789 GP
- Buddy Groom786 GP
- Geronimo Berroa779 GP
- Joakim Soria773 GP
- Kenny Rogers763 GP
- Octavio Dotel758 GP
- Don Heffner743 GP
- Gene Desautels712 GP
- Billy Hitchcock703 GP
- Skeeter Webb699 GP
- Champ Summers698 GP
- Joe Ginsberg695 GP
- Tim Worrell678 GP
- Jim Johnson674 GP
- Waite Hoyt674 GP
- Hal Wagner672 GP
- Frank House653 GP
- Andrew Chafin643 GP
- Gerry Staley640 GP
- Jim Perry635 GP
- Whitey Herzog634 GP
- Jack Hannahan614 GP
- Reno Bertoia612 GP
- Bobo Newsom609 GP
- Hank Foiles608 GP
- Elias Sosa602 GP
- Doug Bair584 GP
- Dick Kryhoski569 GP
- Charlie Lau527 GP
- Paul Richards523 GP
- Virgil Trucks517 GP
- Joe Boever516 GP
- Jim Finigan512 GP
- Charlie Carr507 GP
- Harry Chiti502 GP
- Edward Mujica499 GP
- Chris Bando498 GP
- Al Wingo493 GP
- Joe Coleman485 GP
- Ira Thomas484 GP
- Don Mossi463 GP
- Jack Coombs460 GP
- Ned Garver458 GP
- Al Benton455 GP
- Greg Cadaret451 GP
- Mike Moore451 GP
- Mickey McDermott443 GP
- Tom Morgan443 GP
- Storm Davis442 GP
- John Wyatt435 GP
- Andy Ibanez433 GP
- Bob Shaw433 GP
- Edwin Jackson429 GP
- Howard Ehmke429 GP
- Orlando Peña429 GP
- Ed Nunez427 GP
- Mark Wagner415 GP
- Ray Herbert408 GP
- George Caster380 GP
- Ed Farmer370 GP
- Omar Olivares364 GP
- Eric Munson361 GP
- Todd Van Poppel359 GP
- A. J. Hinch350 GP
- Pete Kozma344 GP
- Benny McCoy337 GP
- Tom Sturdivant336 GP
- Ozzie Virgil324 GP
- Simon Nicholls312 GP
- Renato Nunez307 GP
- Rick Peters307 GP
- Torey Lovullo303 GP
- Bill Krueger301 GP
- George Alusik298 GP
- Mike Brumley295 GP
- Ernie Young288 GP
- Denny McLain285 GP
- Dave Wickersham283 GP
- Jack Wilson283 GP
- Bill Fischer281 GP
- Casper Wells277 GP
- Hiram Bocachica272 GP
- Steve Sparks272 GP
- Billy McMillon269 GP
- Lynn Nelson268 GP
- Luke Hamlin265 GP
- Orlando Mercado253 GP
- Glenn Abbott248 GP
- Jim Nettles240 GP
- Lou Skizas239 GP
- Colby Lewis233 GP
- Joe Coleman223 GP
- Joe Grzenda219 GP
- Mark Redman219 GP
- Mike Fiers219 GP
- Richie Lewis217 GP
- Darrell Brown210 GP
- Tyson Ross209 GP
- Tim Hosley208 GP
- Lou Kretlow200 GP
- Duke Maas195 GP
- Ed Rakow195 GP
- Andy Tomberlin192 GP
- Tyler Nevin192 GP
- Kevin Jarvis191 GP
- Harry Byrd187 GP
- Tim Thompson187 GP
- Dave Beard172 GP
- Charlie Metro171 GP
- Al Aber168 GP
- Daz Cameron168 GP
- Dustin Garneau168 GP
- Scott Sizemore166 GP
- Burch Smith165 GP
- Harry Lochhead158 GP
- Jason Wood153 GP
- John Tsitouris149 GP
- Billy Beane148 GP
- Lou Sleater145 GP
- Bud Thomas143 GP
- Daryl Patterson142 GP
- Matt Sinatro140 GP
- Mike Kilkenny140 GP
- Frank Walker139 GP
- Bob Harris128 GP
- Fernando Arroyo122 GP
- David Purcey111 GP
- Alejandro Sanchez109 GP
- Jim Small108 GP
- Jeff Larish101 GP
- Dennis Kinney97 GP
- Geoff Hartlieb86 GP
- Roy Moore86 GP
- Steve Baker84 GP
- Paul Easterling76 GP
- Jack Crimian75 GP
- Frank Sigafoos55 GP
- Jeff Kaiser50 GP
- Matt Roney48 GP
- Jermaine Clark46 GP
- Dan Boone42 GP
- Fausto Cruz39 GP
- Cotton Pippen38 GP
- Guy Cantrell38 GP
- Erik Hiljus34 GP
- David McKay30 GP
- Bill Connelly25 GP
- Easton Lucas20 GP
- Zach Logue19 GP
- Snooks Dowd16 GP
- Bill Morrisette13 GP
- Pat McLaughlin13 GP
- Chad Smith12 GP
- Gene Host12 GP
- Jim Curry10 GP
- Willie Jensen6 GP
Think you know them all?
The Detroit Tigers and Oakland Athletics 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.