It's a commonplace that major league managers are fired by one team only to be hired by another. The managerial history of the current crop of managers is given below. Here's an overview:
- 12 of the 30 managers have managed only 1 team
- 9 have managed 2 different teams
- 6 have managed 3 different teams
- 3 have managed 4 different teams.
A closer look:
- 40 percent (12) of the present managers have managed only 1 team
- the other 60 percent (18) have managed an average of 2-2/3 different teams (a total of 48 managing stints)
- 8 of those 48 managing stints have spanned 10 or more seasons; 17 stints have spanned 5 or more seasons
- the 18 team-switching managers have switched 30 times (1-2/3 times per manager)
- the average gap between stints has been 3 seasons
- 40 percent (12) of the switches were immediate (during a season or in consecutive seasons)
- the immediate switches involved 50 percent (9) of the managers who have managed 2 or more teams.
Are major-league managers a recyclable commodity? I report, you decide.
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The managers and their teams and seasons (including partial seasons):
Felipe Alou
Montreal Expos, 1992-2001
San Francisco Giants, 2003-
Dusty Baker
San Francisco Giants, 1993-2002
Chicago Cubs, 2003-
Buddy Bell
Detroit Tigers, 1996-1998
Colorado Rockies, 2000-2002
Kansas City Royals, 2005-
Bruce Bochy
San Diego Padres, 1995-
Bobby Cox
Atlanta Braves, 1978-1981
Toronto Blue Jays, 1982-1985
Atlanta Braves, 1990-
Terry Francona
Philadelphia Phillies, 1997-2000
Boston Red Sox, 2004-
Ron Gardenhire
Minnesota Twins, 2002-
Phil Garner
Milwaukee Brewers, 1992-1999
Detroit Tigers, 2000-2002
Houston Astros, 2004-
Joe Gerardi
Florida Marlins, 2006-
John Gibbons
Toronto Blue Jays, 2004-
Ozzie Guillen
Chicago White Sox, 2004-
Mike Hargrove
Cleveland Indians, 1991-1999
Baltimore Orioles, 2000-2003
Seattle Mariners, 2005-
Clint Hurdle
Colorado Rockies, 2002-
Tony LaRussa
Chicago White Sox, 1979-1985
Oakland Athletics, 1985-1995
St. Louis Cardinals, 1996-
Jim Leyland
Pittsburgh Pirates, 1986-1996
Florida Marlins, 1997-1998
Colorado Rockies, 1999
Detroit Tigers, 2006-
Grady Little
Boston Red Sox, 2002-2003
Los Angeles Dodgers, 2006-
Ken Macha
Oakland Athletics, 2003-
Joe Maddon
California/Anaheim Angels, 1996, 1999
Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 2006-
Charlie Manuel
Cleveland Indians, 2000-2002
Philadelphia Phillies, 2005-
Bob Melvin
Seattle Mariners, 2003-2004
Arizona Diamondbacks, 2005-
Jerry Narron
Texas Rangers, 2000-2001
Cincinnati Reds, 2005-
Sam Perlozzo
Baltimore Orioles, 2005-
Willie Randolph
New York Mets, 2005-
Frank Robinson
Cleveland Indians, 1995-1997
San Francisco Giants, 1981-1984
Baltimore Orioles, 1988-1991
Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals, 2002-
Mike Scioscia
Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels, 2000-
Buck Showalter
New York Yankees, 1992-1995
Arizona Diamondbacks, 1998-2000
Texas Rangers, 2003-
Joe Torre
New York Mets, 1977-1981
Atlanta Braves, 1982-1984
St. Louis Cardinals, 1990-1995
New York Yankees, 1996-
Jim Tracy
Los Angeles Dodgers, 2001-2005
Pittsburgh Pirates, 2006-
Eric Wedge
Cleveland Indians, 2003-
Ned Yost
Milwaukee Brewers, 2003-
