Butler University, IN
Indianapolis, IN
4 MLB Alumni
MLB Players Who Attended Butler University
| Player Name | Debut Year | Final Year | G | AB | H | HR | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral Hildebrand | 1931 | 1940 | 259 | 513 | 96 | - | 0.187 |
| Doug Jones | 1982 | 2000 | 846 | 7 | 1 | - | 0.143 |
| Dan Johnson | 2005 | 2015 | 443 | 1382 | 324 | 57 | 0.234 |
| Pat Neshek | 2006 | 2019 | 544 | - | - | - | - |
Butler University in the major leagues
The table lists 4 major league players who played college baseball at Butler University, in Indianapolis, IN. Debuts run from 1931 (Oral Hildebrand) to 2006 (Pat Neshek). By games played, the longest career belongs to Doug Jones, with 846. For power, Dan Johnson leads the list with 57 home runs. Among alumni with long careers at the plate, Dan Johnson has the best average, .234. Pat Neshek show dashes in the batting columns because the table lists hitting only. More of the school's major leaguers debuted in the 2000s than in any other decade. Other schools in the same state with major league alumni include Canterbury College, Concordia Theological Seminary, and DePauw University. Only schools where a player's college baseball is documented in the Lahman database appear here.