Louisiana State University, LA

Baton Rouge, LA

66 MLB Alumni

MLB Players Who Attended Louisiana State University

Louisiana State University, LA — MLB Players Who Attended Louisiana State University
Player Name Debut Year Final Year G AB H HR AVG
Roland Howell 1912 1912 3 - - - -
John Mercer 1912 1912 1 1 - - -
Bill Bankston 1915 1915 11 36 5 1 0.139
Orie Kerlin 1915 1915 3 1 - - -
Al Baird 1917 1919 48 107 27 - 0.252
Sid Womack 1926 1926 1 3 - - -
Buddy Blair 1942 1942 137 484 135 5 0.279
Connie Ryan 1942 1954 1184 3982 988 56 0.248
Al Dark 1946 1960 1828 7219 2089 126 0.289
Walker Cress 1948 1949 34 8 4 - 0.500
Joe Adcock 1950 1966 1959 6606 1832 336 0.277
Dave Madison 1950 1953 74 30 3 - 0.100
Red Swanson 1955 1957 43 13 - - -
Mark Freeman 1959 1960 34 22 3 - 0.136
Joe Moock 1967 1967 13 40 9 - 0.225
Mike Miley 1975 1976 84 262 46 4 0.176
Randy Wiles 1977 1977 5 - - - -
Clay Parker 1987 1992 62 - - - -
Albert Belle 1989 2000 1539 5853 1726 381 0.295
Mark Guthrie 1989 2003 766 14 1 - 0.071
Eric Hetzel 1989 1990 21 - - - -
Ben McDonald 1989 1997 211 1 - - -
Barry Manuel 1991 1998 96 9 - - -
Jeff Reboulet 1992 2003 1018 2229 536 20 0.240
Russ Springer 1992 2010 740 27 2 - 0.074
Jack Voigt 1992 1998 294 588 138 20 0.235
Curt Leskanic 1993 2004 603 39 7 1 0.179
John O'Donoghue 1993 1993 11 - - - -
Jim Bowie 1994 1994 6 14 3 - 0.214
Chad Ogea 1994 1999 129 46 4 - 0.087
Paul Byrd 1995 2009 346 156 24 - 0.154
Lyle Mouton 1995 2001 328 805 225 22 0.280
Mike Sirotka 1995 2000 125 17 2 - 0.118
Keith Osik 1996 2005 456 1123 259 13 0.231
Andy Sheets 1996 2002 356 960 207 19 0.216
Todd Walker 1996 2007 1288 4554 1316 107 0.289
Russ Johnson 1997 2005 364 836 221 14 0.264
Armando Rios 1998 2003 419 1021 275 36 0.269
Rick Greene 1999 1999 1 2 - - -
Brett Laxton 1999 2000 9 - - - -
Warren Morris 1999 2003 440 1495 399 26 0.267
Ed Yarnall 1999 2000 7 - - - -
Randy Keisler 2000 2007 56 25 5 1 0.200
Kurt Ainsworth 2001 2004 30 28 2 - 0.071
Brandon Larson 2001 2004 109 291 52 8 0.179
Trey Hodges 2002 2003 56 8 - - -
Brian Tallet 2002 2011 242 5 - - -
Roy Corcoran 2003 2009 82 3 - - -
Brad Hawpe 2004 2013 910 2934 806 124 0.275
Jason Vargas 2005 2019 300 132 24 - 0.182
Mike Fontenot 2005 2012 582 1413 374 27 0.265
Aaron Hill 2005 2017 1559 5646 1501 162 0.266
Ryan Jorgensen 2005 2008 10 20 3 2 0.150
Ryan Theriot 2005 2012 899 3246 911 17 0.281
Billy Sadler 2006 2009 39 2 - - -
Brian Wilson 2006 2014 394 9 - - -
Shane Youman 2006 2007 21 19 4 - 0.211
Sean Barker 2007 2007 3 2 - - -
Greg Smith 2008 2010 42 15 5 - 0.333
Nick Stavinoha 2008 2010 147 265 62 4 0.234
Louis Coleman 2011 2018 264 1 - - -
Charlie Furbush 2011 2015 247 - - - -
DJ LeMahieu 2011 None 1673 6132 1772 126 0.289
Will Harris 2012 2021 447 1 - - -
Ryan Verdugo 2012 2012 1 - - - -
Kevin Gausman 2013 None 363 110 12 - 0.109

Louisiana State University in the major leagues

66 players on this page went from Louisiana State University to the majors. Roland Howell (1912) and Kevin Gausman (2013) mark the earliest and latest debuts on the list. By games played, the longest career belongs to Joe Adcock, with 1959. Albert Belle hit the most home runs, 381. Al Dark collected the most hits, 2089. Among alumni with long careers at the plate, Albert Belle has the best average, .295. Roland Howell, Randy Wiles, and Clay Parker show dashes in the batting columns because the table lists hitting only. More of the school's major leaguers debuted in the 1990s than in any other decade. Nearby on the site: Louisiana Tech University, Loyola University New Orleans, and McNeese State University, also in LA. College attendance comes from the Lahman database's college-playing records, which list the schools where a player's college baseball career is documented.