The 2012 NFL regular season has begun, but the baseball pennant races are also competing for our attention. To address these dueling pastimes, the VORG offers you the names of current or former baseball players (1871-2011) who had a football counterpart active in the NFL in 2011:
MLBer NFLer NFL position
| Bart Johnson | Bart Johnson | WR |
| Brian Smith | Brian Smith | LB |
| Brian Williams | Brian Williams | DB |
| Bruce Campbell | Bruce Campbell | T |
| Bruce Miller | Bruce Miller | DL |
| C.J. Wilson | C.J. Wilson | DB |
| C.J. Wilson | C.J. Wilson | DE |
| Charles Johnson | Charles Johnson | DE |
| Charlie Johnson | Charlie Johnson | T |
| Chris Carter | Chris Carter | DL |
| Chris Clemons | Chris Clemons | DB |
| Chris Clemons | Chris Clemons | LB |
| Chris Johnson | Chris Johnson | DB |
| Chris Johnson | Chris Johnson | RB |
| Chris Jones | Chris Jones | P |
| Chris Smith | Chris Smith | DB |
| Curtis Brown | Curtis Brown | DB |
| Daryl Smith | Daryl Smith | LB |
| Eric Young | Eric Young | T |
| Frank Walker | Frank Walker | DB |
| Greg Jones | Greg Jones | LB |
| Greg Jones | Greg Jones | RB |
| Greg Smith | Greg Smith | TE |
| Jason Jones | Jason Jones | DT |
| Jason Phillips | Jason Phillips | LB |
| Jason Smith | Jason Smith | T |
| Jeff King | Jeff King | TE |
| Joe Berger | Joe Berger | T |
| Joe Mays | Joe Mays | LB |
| Joe Morgan | Joe Morgan | WR |
| John Sullivan | John Sullivan | C |
| Johnny Jones | Johnny Jones | DL |
| Jose Valdez | Jose Valdez | G |
| Josh Johnson | Josh Johnson | QB |
| Josh Wilson | Josh Wilson | DB |
| Kerry Taylor | Kerry Taylor | WR |
| Kris Wilson | Kris Wilson | TE |
| Larry Johnson | Larry Johnson | RB |
| Lee Smith | Lee Smith | TE |
| Luis Castillo | Luis Castillo | DE-DT |
| Matt Moore | Matt Moore | QB |
| Mike Adams | Mike Adams | DB |
| Mike Johnson | Mike Johnson | G |
| Mike Morgan | Mike Morgan | LB |
| Mike Patterson | Mike Patterson | DT |
| Mike Rivera | Mike Rivera | LB |
| Mike Thomas | Mike Thomas | WR |
| Mike Wallace | Mike Wallace | WR |
| Mike Williams | Mike Williams | WR |
| Mike Williams | Mike Williams | WR |
| Reggie Smith | Reggie Smith | DB |
| Ryan Cook | Ryan Cook | C |
| Steven Jackson | Steven Jackson | RB |
| Thomas Howard | Thomas Howard | LB |
| Tom Johnson | Tom Johnson | DT |
| Tony Gonzalez | Tony Gonzalez | TE |
| Victor Cruz | Victor Cruz | WR |
| Willie Smith | Willie Smith | T |