Kansas State University, KS
Manhattan, KS
8 MLB Alumni
MLB Players Who Attended Kansas State University
| Player Name | Debut Year | Final Year | G | AB | H | HR | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elden Auker | 1933 | 1942 | 356 | 700 | 131 | 6 | 0.187 |
| Butch Nieman | 1943 | 1945 | 332 | 1050 | 269 | 37 | 0.256 |
| Kite Thomas | 1952 | 1953 | 137 | 223 | 52 | 7 | 0.233 |
| Bob Randall | 1976 | 1980 | 460 | 1325 | 341 | 1 | 0.257 |
| Andy Replogle | 1978 | 1979 | 35 | - | - | - | - |
| Ted Power | 1981 | 1993 | 565 | 157 | 14 | 1 | 0.089 |
| Craig Wilson | 1998 | 2000 | 139 | 372 | 101 | 7 | 0.272 |
| Carlos Torres | 2009 | 2019 | 363 | 34 | 4 | - | 0.118 |
Kansas State University in the major leagues
8 players on this page went from Kansas State University to the majors. Debuts run from 1933 (Elden Auker) to 2009 (Carlos Torres). Ted Power played the most games of any alumnus, 565. For power, Butch Nieman leads the list with 37 home runs. Bob Randall collected the most hits, 341. The best career average among regular hitters is .257, by Bob Randall. Rows with no batting line, such as Andy Replogle, are players who did not bat in the majors, most of them pitchers. More of the school's major leaguers debuted in the 1970s than in any other decade. Other schools in the same state with major league alumni include Labette Community College, Neosho County Community College, and Pittsburg State University. Only schools where a player's college baseball is documented in the Lahman database appear here.