University of Arkansas, AR
Fayetteville, AR
45 MLB Alumni
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.