Players who played for the Kansas City Royals and New York Mets
132 MLB players have played for both the Kansas City Royals 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.
- Carlos Beltran2,586 GP
- Jay Bell2,063 GP
- Jeff Conine2,024 GP
- Jose Cardenal2,017 GP
- Tommy Davis1,999 GP
- Amos Otis1,998 GP
- Jose Bautista1,798 GP
- Juan Samuel1,720 GP
- Jose Offerman1,651 GP
- Hubie Brooks1,645 GP
- Starling Marte1,586 GP
- Kevin McReynolds1,502 GP
- Rey Sanchez1,490 GP
- Jeff Francoeur1,481 GP
- Gregg Jefferies1,465 GP
- Jerry Grote1,421 GP
- Michael Tucker1,417 GP
- Vince Coleman1,371 GP
- Brian McRae1,354 GP
- Brent Mayne1,279 GP
- Tommy Pham1,255 GP
- Pat Tabler1,202 GP
- Endy Chavez1,151 GP
- Mark Canha1,095 GP
- John Buck1,090 GP
- Doug Mientkiewicz1,087 GP
- Jerry Martin1,018 GP
- Roberto Hernandez1,010 GP
- Lucas Duda958 GP
- Billy Hamilton951 GP
- Desi Relaford939 GP
- Craig Kimbrel897 GP
- Kyle Farnsworth893 GP
- Terrence Long890 GP
- Jeff Keppinger818 GP
- Craig Paquette814 GP
- Luis Rivera781 GP
- Nori Aoki759 GP
- Octavio Dotel758 GP
- Joe McEwing754 GP
- Angel Berroa746 GP
- Emil Brown739 GP
- Kelly Stinnett734 GP
- Eli Marrero724 GP
- Joe Foy716 GP
- Jake Diekman705 GP
- Bob McClure699 GP
- Bill Pecota698 GP
- Shane Halter690 GP
- Miguel Batista658 GP
- Rick Ankiel653 GP
- Jorge Fabregas646 GP
- Ray Sadecki587 GP
- Doug Henry582 GP
- Mike Jacobs569 GP
- Graeme Lloyd568 GP
- Ricky Bottalico562 GP
- Jerry May556 GP
- Mike Difelice550 GP
- Clint Hurdle515 GP
- Dan Schatzeder511 GP
- Bob Heise499 GP
- Juan Berenguer490 GP
- MJ Melendez490 GP
- Tim Byrdak479 GP
- Keith Miller465 GP
- Abraham Almonte463 GP
- David Cone451 GP
- Blaine Boyer447 GP
- Elmer Dessens445 GP
- Gary Thurman424 GP
- Ramon Ramirez424 GP
- Alberto Castillo418 GP
- Kevin Appier414 GP
- Ken Sanders409 GP
- Bret Saberhagen403 GP
- Bruce Chen401 GP
- Hawk Taylor394 GP
- Seth Lugo393 GP
- Rich Hill389 GP
- Andy Hassler388 GP
- Anthony Swarzak388 GP
- Terry Leach376 GP
- Tom Hall368 GP
- Jon Nunnally364 GP
- Tim Spehr363 GP
- Jose Lima351 GP
- Glendon Rusch348 GP
- Paul Byrd346 GP
- Jermaine Allensworth342 GP
- Michael Wacha342 GP
- Luke Weaver338 GP
- Jacob Barnes334 GP
- Hideo Nomo324 GP
- Ruben Gotay316 GP
- Jorge Lopez308 GP
- Jason Vargas300 GP
- D. J. Carrasco290 GP
- Rick Reed274 GP
- Chris Young271 GP
- Wilson Delgado253 GP
- Jose Santiago229 GP
- Matt Reynolds225 GP
- Tucker Ashford222 GP
- John Thomson216 GP
- Galen Cisco193 GP
- Wes Gardner189 GP
- Bob Johnson183 GP
- Matt Harvey181 GP
- Dillon Gee165 GP
- Richard Lovelady156 GP
- Ambiorix Burgos144 GP
- Jaime Cerda132 GP
- Luis Hernandez122 GP
- Brian Bannister117 GP
- Doug Linton112 GP
- Terrance Gore112 GP
- Tyler Zuber110 GP
- Jason Jacome106 GP
- Philip Humber97 GP
- Julio Valera85 GP
- Chip Ambres80 GP
- Ross Jones67 GP
- Ed Hearn62 GP
- Orber Moreno47 GP
- Brooks Pounders45 GP
- Rich Sauveur34 GP
- Craig Brazell29 GP
- Rick Anderson28 GP
- Derek Wallace27 GP
- Jerry Cram23 GP
- Dan Murray15 GP
Think you know them all?
The Kansas City Royals 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.