Catawba College, NC
Salisbury, NC
8 MLB Alumni
MLB Players Who Attended Catawba College
| Player Name | Debut Year | Final Year | G | AB | H | HR | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Gibson | 1926 | 1932 | 132 | 202 | 50 | - | 0.248 |
| Buz Phillips | 1930 | 1930 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0.462 |
| Ray Poole | 1941 | 1947 | 15 | 15 | 3 | - | 0.200 |
| Clyde Kluttz | 1942 | 1952 | 656 | 1903 | 510 | 19 | 0.268 |
| Vern Benson | 1943 | 1953 | 55 | 104 | 21 | 3 | 0.202 |
| Bobby Wilkins | 1944 | 1945 | 86 | 179 | 46 | - | 0.257 |
| Ben Callahan | 1983 | 1983 | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Jerry Sands | 2011 | 2016 | 156 | 420 | 100 | 10 | 0.238 |
Catawba College in the major leagues
8 players on this page went from Catawba College to the majors. Debuts run from 1926 (Sam Gibson) to 2011 (Jerry Sands). By games played, the longest career belongs to Clyde Kluttz, with 656. The best career average among regular hitters is .268, by Clyde Kluttz. Rows with no batting line, such as Ben Callahan, are players who did not bat in the majors, most of them pitchers. The 1940s were the busiest decade for debuts from Catawba College. Nearby on the site: Chowan College, Davidson College, and Duke University, also in NC. Only schools where a player's college baseball is documented in the Lahman database appear here.