Illinois State University, IL
Normal, IL
12 MLB Alumni
MLB Players Who Attended Illinois State University
| Player Name | Debut Year | Final Year | G | AB | H | HR | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Griffith | 1891 | 1914 | 485 | 1380 | 321 | 8 | 0.233 |
| Buzz Capra | 1971 | 1977 | 142 | 141 | 19 | - | 0.135 |
| Dave Bergman | 1975 | 1992 | 1349 | 2679 | 690 | 54 | 0.258 |
| Tom Wieghaus | 1981 | 1984 | 8 | 11 | - | - | - |
| Paul Wagner | 1992 | 1999 | 162 | 169 | 28 | - | 0.166 |
| Matt Herges | 1999 | 2009 | 567 | 36 | 6 | - | 0.167 |
| Danny Kolb | 1999 | 2007 | 290 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Jason Karnuth | 2001 | 2005 | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| Eric Eckenstahler | 2002 | 2003 | 27 | - | - | - | - |
| Jason Pearson | 2002 | 2003 | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Neal Cotts | 2003 | 2015 | 483 | 2 | 1 | - | 0.500 |
| Jeremy Accardo | 2005 | 2012 | 262 | 7 | 1 | - | 0.143 |
Illinois State University in the major leagues
12 players on this page went from Illinois State University to the majors. Debuts run from 1891 (Clark Griffith) to 2005 (Jeremy Accardo). Dave Bergman played the most games of any alumnus, 1349. Among alumni with long careers at the plate, Dave Bergman has the best average, .258. Jason Karnuth, Eric Eckenstahler, and Jason Pearson 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. Nearby on the site: Illinois Wesleyan University, John A Logan College, and Kankakee Community College, also in IL. College attendance comes from the Lahman database's college-playing records, which list the schools where a player's college baseball career is documented.