California State University Fresno, CA
Fresno, CA
43 MLB Alumni
MLB Players Who Attended California State University Fresno
| Player Name | Debut Year | Final Year | G | AB | H | HR | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tex Clevenger | 1954 | 1962 | 310 | 127 | 20 | - | 0.157 |
| Earl Smith | 1955 | 1955 | 5 | 16 | 1 | - | 0.062 |
| Ted Wills | 1959 | 1965 | 84 | 44 | 11 | - | 0.250 |
| Lee Gregory | 1964 | 1964 | 19 | 13 | 1 | - | 0.077 |
| Jimy Williams | 1966 | 1967 | 14 | 13 | 3 | - | 0.231 |
| Buzz Stephen | 1968 | 1968 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Dick Ruthven | 1973 | 1986 | 363 | 671 | 123 | 1 | 0.183 |
| Warren Brusstar | 1977 | 1985 | 340 | 32 | 3 | - | 0.094 |
| Rich Bordi | 1980 | 1988 | 173 | 23 | 1 | - | 0.043 |
| Bob Stoddard | 1981 | 1987 | 119 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Ron Johnson | 1982 | 1984 | 22 | 46 | 12 | - | 0.261 |
| Dan Gladden | 1983 | 1993 | 1197 | 4501 | 1215 | 74 | 0.270 |
| Terry Pendleton | 1984 | 1998 | 1893 | 7032 | 1897 | 140 | 0.270 |
| Randy Asadoor | 1986 | 1986 | 15 | 55 | 20 | - | 0.364 |
| Kevin Appier | 1989 | 2004 | 414 | 83 | 8 | - | 0.096 |
| Pete Dalena | 1989 | 1989 | 5 | 7 | 1 | - | 0.143 |
| Mark Gardner | 1989 | 2001 | 350 | 506 | 62 | 1 | 0.123 |
| Steve Wapnick | 1990 | 1991 | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| John Hoover | 1990 | 1990 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Tom Goodwin | 1991 | 2004 | 1288 | 3846 | 1029 | 24 | 0.268 |
| Eddie Zosky | 1991 | 2000 | 44 | 50 | 8 | - | 0.160 |
| Eric Fox | 1992 | 1995 | 116 | 258 | 51 | 5 | 0.198 |
| Steve Hosey | 1992 | 1993 | 24 | 58 | 15 | 1 | 0.259 |
| Bobby Jones | 1993 | 2002 | 245 | 442 | 59 | 1 | 0.133 |
| Erik Schullstrom | 1994 | 1995 | 46 | - | - | - | - |
| Dennis Springer | 1995 | 2002 | 130 | 72 | 7 | - | 0.097 |
| Dean Hartgraves | 1995 | 1998 | 84 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Brant Brown | 1996 | 2000 | 424 | 1056 | 261 | 45 | 0.247 |
| Steve Soderstrom | 1996 | 1996 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Shawn Gilbert | 1997 | 2000 | 51 | 47 | 7 | 2 | 0.149 |
| Jason Wood | 1998 | 2008 | 153 | 200 | 49 | 5 | 0.245 |
| Jeff Weaver | 1999 | 2010 | 365 | 208 | 43 | - | 0.207 |
| Larry Barnes | 2001 | 2003 | 46 | 78 | 12 | 1 | 0.154 |
| Jared Fernandez | 2001 | 2006 | 37 | 21 | 2 | - | 0.095 |
| Adam Pettyjohn | 2001 | 2008 | 19 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Josh Labandeira | 2004 | 2004 | 7 | 14 | - | - | - |
| Matt Garza | 2006 | 2017 | 290 | 274 | 22 | - | 0.080 |
| Casey McGehee | 2008 | 2016 | 850 | 2798 | 721 | 67 | 0.258 |
| Doug Fister | 2009 | 2018 | 247 | 105 | 16 | - | 0.152 |
| C. J. Fick | 2012 | 2012 | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Tanner Scheppers | 2012 | 2017 | 180 | - | - | - | - |
| Justin Wilson | 2012 | None | 648 | 7 | - | - | - |
| Steve Susdorf | 2013 | 2013 | 3 | 7 | 1 | - | 0.143 |
California State University Fresno in the major leagues
The table lists 43 major league players who played college baseball at California State University Fresno, in Fresno, CA. Tex Clevenger (1954) and Steve Susdorf (2013) mark the earliest and latest debuts on the list. The games column peaks with Terry Pendleton at 1893. Among alumni with long careers at the plate, Dan Gladden has the best average, .270. Rows with no batting line, such as Steve Wapnick, John Hoover, and Erik Schullstrom, are players who did not bat in the majors, most of them pitchers. More of the school's major leaguers debuted in the 1990s than in any other decade. Other schools in the same state with major league alumni include California State University Fullerton, California State University Long Beach, and California State University Los Angeles. College attendance comes from the Lahman database's college-playing records, which list the schools where a player's college baseball career is documented.