Florida State University, FL
Tallahassee, FL
61 MLB Alumni
MLB Players Who Attended Florida State University
| Player Name | Debut Year | Final Year | G | AB | H | HR | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Howser | 1961 | 1968 | 789 | 2483 | 617 | 16 | 0.248 |
| Woody Woodward | 1963 | 1971 | 880 | 2187 | 517 | 1 | 0.236 |
| Ken Suarez | 1966 | 1973 | 295 | 661 | 150 | 5 | 0.227 |
| Randy Brown | 1969 | 1970 | 18 | 29 | 4 | - | 0.138 |
| Jim Lyttle | 1969 | 1976 | 391 | 710 | 176 | 9 | 0.248 |
| Johnny Grubb | 1972 | 1987 | 1424 | 4154 | 1153 | 99 | 0.278 |
| Mac Scarce | 1972 | 1978 | 159 | 17 | - | - | - |
| Craig Skok | 1973 | 1979 | 107 | 11 | 2 | - | 0.182 |
| Ron Cash | 1973 | 1974 | 34 | 101 | 30 | - | 0.297 |
| Dave Moates | 1974 | 1976 | 140 | 312 | 81 | 3 | 0.260 |
| Pat Osburn | 1974 | 1975 | 12 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Rick Langford | 1976 | 1986 | 265 | 6 | 1 | - | 0.167 |
| Terry Kennedy | 1978 | 1991 | 1491 | 4979 | 1313 | 113 | 0.264 |
| Dan O'Brien | 1978 | 1979 | 13 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Craig Eaton | 1979 | 1979 | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| Carlos Lezcano | 1980 | 1981 | 49 | 102 | 19 | 3 | 0.186 |
| Juan Bonilla | 1981 | 1987 | 429 | 1462 | 375 | 7 | 0.256 |
| Larry Rothschild | 1981 | 1982 | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| Mike Fuentes | 1983 | 1984 | 9 | 8 | 2 | - | 0.250 |
| Jim Weaver | 1985 | 1989 | 31 | 31 | 5 | - | 0.161 |
| Mark Gilbert | 1985 | 1985 | 7 | 22 | 6 | - | 0.273 |
| Bruce Tanner | 1985 | 1985 | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Mike Loynd | 1986 | 1987 | 35 | - | - | - | - |
| Jody Reed | 1987 | 1997 | 1284 | 4554 | 1231 | 27 | 0.270 |
| Luis Alicea | 1988 | 2002 | 1341 | 3971 | 1031 | 47 | 0.260 |
| Jeff Gray | 1988 | 1991 | 96 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Deion Sanders | 1989 | 2001 | 641 | 2123 | 558 | 39 | 0.263 |
| Paul Sorrento | 1989 | 1999 | 1093 | 3412 | 876 | 166 | 0.257 |
| Rafael Bournigal | 1992 | 1999 | 365 | 932 | 234 | 4 | 0.251 |
| Jerry Nielsen | 1992 | 1993 | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Bien Figueroa | 1992 | 1992 | 12 | 11 | 2 | - | 0.182 |
| Richie Lewis | 1992 | 1998 | 217 | 10 | 2 | - | 0.200 |
| Eduardo Perez | 1993 | 2006 | 754 | 1800 | 445 | 79 | 0.247 |
| Marc Ronan | 1993 | 1993 | 6 | 12 | 1 | - | 0.083 |
| Tim Davis | 1994 | 1997 | 89 | - | - | - | - |
| Gar Finnvold | 1994 | 1994 | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| Ken Robinson | 1995 | 1997 | 29 | - | - | - | - |
| Roger Bailey | 1995 | 1997 | 93 | 97 | 20 | 1 | 0.206 |
| Matt Dunbar | 1995 | 1995 | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| John Wasdin | 1995 | 2007 | 328 | 19 | 3 | - | 0.158 |
| Paul Wilson | 1996 | 2005 | 171 | 184 | 19 | 1 | 0.103 |
| Chris Brock | 1997 | 2002 | 148 | 63 | 12 | 1 | 0.190 |
| J. D. Drew | 1998 | 2011 | 1566 | 5173 | 1437 | 242 | 0.278 |
| Jonathan Johnson | 1998 | 2003 | 42 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Doug Mientkiewicz | 1998 | 2009 | 1087 | 3312 | 899 | 66 | 0.271 |
| Jeff Tam | 1998 | 2003 | 251 | 2 | 1 | - | 0.500 |
| Randy Choate | 2000 | 2015 | 672 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Kevin Cash | 2002 | 2010 | 246 | 641 | 117 | 12 | 0.183 |
| Matt Diaz | 2003 | 2013 | 736 | 1881 | 546 | 45 | 0.290 |
| Mickey Lopez | 2004 | 2004 | 6 | 4 | 1 | - | 0.250 |
| Scott Proctor | 2004 | 2011 | 307 | 5 | - | - | - |
| John-Ford Griffin | 2005 | 2007 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 0.304 |
| Marshall McDougall | 2005 | 2005 | 18 | 18 | 3 | - | 0.167 |
| Stephen Drew | 2006 | 2017 | 1268 | 4403 | 1109 | 123 | 0.252 |
| Daniel Davidson | 2009 | 2009 | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Hunter Jones | 2009 | 2010 | 14 | - | - | - | - |
| Buster Posey | 2009 | 2021 | 1371 | 4970 | 1500 | 158 | 0.302 |
| Shane Robinson | 2009 | 2018 | 461 | 760 | 168 | 7 | 0.221 |
| Elih Villanueva | 2011 | 2011 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Barret Browning | 2012 | 2012 | 22 | 1 | - | - | - |
| John Gast | 2013 | 2013 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - |
Florida State University in the major leagues
Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL) has 61 alumni in the major league record. Dick Howser (1961) and John Gast (2013) mark the earliest and latest debuts on the list. The games column peaks with J. D. Drew at 1566. Buster Posey collected the most hits, 1500. Among alumni with long careers at the plate, Buster Posey has the best average, .302. Craig Eaton, Larry Rothschild, and Bruce Tanner show dashes in the batting columns because the table lists hitting only. The 1990s were the busiest decade for debuts from Florida State University. Nearby on the site: Gulf Coast Community College, Hillsborough Community College, and Indian River Community College, also in FL. The school list is built from Lahman's record of where players played college baseball; a player who attended without playing may not appear.