MLB Players Who Attended University of Arkansas

University of Arkansas, AR — MLB Players Who Attended University of Arkansas
Player Name Debut Year Final Year G AB H HR AVG
Chuck Tompkins 1912 1912 1 1 1 - 1.000
John Vann 1913 1913 1 1 - - -
Roy Wood 1913 1915 119 333 77 1 0.231
Al Cypert 1914 1914 1 1 - - -
Babe Ellison 1916 1920 135 348 75 1 0.216
Sid Benton 1922 1922 1 - - - -
Gorham Leverett 1922 1929 122 214 50 - 0.234
Charles Jamerson 1924 1924 1 - - - -
Jim Walkup 1927 1927 2 1 - - -
Dick Hughes 1966 1968 71 98 12 - 0.122
Jack Whillock 1971 1971 7 1 - - -
Gerry Hannahs 1976 1979 16 19 4 - 0.211
Tim Lollar 1980 1986 204 231 54 8 0.234
Johnny Ray 1981 1990 1353 5188 1502 53 0.290
Ronn Reynolds 1982 1990 143 356 67 4 0.188
Kevin McReynolds 1983 1994 1502 5423 1439 211 0.265
Darrel Akerfelds 1986 1991 125 9 1 - 0.111
Les Lancaster 1987 1993 323 132 13 - 0.098
Tom Pagnozzi 1987 1998 927 2896 733 44 0.253
Jeff King 1989 1999 1201 4262 1091 154 0.256
Howard Hilton 1990 1990 2 - - - -
Jimmy Kremers 1990 1990 29 73 8 1 0.110
Tim Sherrill 1990 1991 18 - - - -
Kevin Campbell 1991 1995 77 - - - -
Pat Rice 1991 1991 7 - - - -
Mike Oquist 1993 1999 135 7 1 - 0.143
Scott Pose 1993 2000 202 313 75 - 0.240
Phil Stidham 1994 1994 5 - - - -
Robert Person 1995 2003 209 214 25 4 0.117
Matt Wagner 1996 1996 15 - - - -
Bubba Carpenter 2000 2000 15 27 6 3 0.222
Dan Wright 2001 2004 70 6 - - -
Eric Hinske 2002 2013 1387 3797 947 137 0.249
Cliff Lee 2002 2014 337 291 51 2 0.175
Kit Pellow 2002 2004 99 202 52 4 0.257
Matt Erickson 2004 2004 4 6 1 - 0.167
Craig Gentry 2009 2018 602 1242 325 7 0.262
Jess Todd 2009 2010 25 - - - -
Logan Forsythe 2011 2020 971 3120 762 71 0.244
Dallas Keuchel 2012 None 286 77 8 - 0.104
Blake Parker 2012 2021 350 1 - - -
Drew Smyly 2012 None 333 64 3 - 0.047
Cody Clark 2013 2013 16 38 4 - 0.105
Duke Welker 2013 2013 2 - - - -
Mel McGaha None None - - - - -

University of Arkansas in the major leagues

45 players on this page went from University of Arkansas to the majors. Chuck Tompkins (1912) and Duke Welker (2013) mark the earliest and latest debuts on the list. By games played, the longest career belongs to Kevin McReynolds, with 1502. Johnny Ray collected the most hits, 1502. Among alumni with long careers at the plate, Johnny Ray has the best average, .290. Sid Benton, Charles Jamerson, and Howard Hilton show dashes in the batting columns because the table lists hitting only. The 1990s were the busiest decade for debuts from University of Arkansas. Nearby on the site: University of Arkansas at Little Rock, University of Arkansas at Monticello, and University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, also in AR. College attendance comes from the Lahman database's college-playing records, which list the schools where a player's college baseball career is documented.