University of Michigan, MI
Ann Arbor, MI
76 MLB Alumni
MLB Players Who Attended University of Michigan
| Player Name | Debut Year | Final Year | G | AB | H | HR | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Bliss | 1878 | 1878 | 2 | 8 | 1 | - | 0.125 |
| John Hibbard | 1884 | 1884 | 2 | 7 | - | - | - |
| Fleet Walker | 1884 | 1884 | 42 | 152 | 40 | - | 0.263 |
| Welday Walker | 1884 | 1884 | 5 | 18 | 4 | - | 0.222 |
| Ed Spurney | 1891 | 1891 | 3 | 7 | 2 | - | 0.286 |
| Frank Sexton | 1895 | 1895 | 10 | 26 | 7 | - | 0.269 |
| Frank Bowerman | 1895 | 1909 | 1037 | 3410 | 853 | 13 | 0.250 |
| Lou Schiappacasse | 1902 | 1902 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Bert Sincock | 1908 | 1908 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Fred Blanding | 1910 | 1914 | 146 | 301 | 65 | 1 | 0.216 |
| Chick Lathers | 1910 | 1911 | 70 | 127 | 29 | - | 0.228 |
| Doc Lavan | 1913 | 1924 | 1163 | 3891 | 954 | 7 | 0.245 |
| Jack Enzenroth | 1914 | 1915 | 43 | 92 | 16 | - | 0.174 |
| George Sisler | 1915 | 1930 | 2055 | 8267 | 2812 | 102 | 0.340 |
| Bob Glenn | 1920 | 1920 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Mike Knode | 1920 | 1920 | 42 | 65 | 15 | - | 0.231 |
| Slicker Parks | 1921 | 1921 | 10 | 9 | 1 | - | 0.111 |
| Jack Perrin | 1921 | 1921 | 4 | 13 | 3 | - | 0.231 |
| Ernie Vick | 1922 | 1926 | 57 | 112 | 26 | - | 0.232 |
| Ray Knode | 1923 | 1926 | 109 | 207 | 55 | 2 | 0.266 |
| Jack Blott | 1924 | 1924 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Pete Appleton | 1927 | 1945 | 343 | 374 | 87 | - | 0.233 |
| Bud Morse | 1929 | 1929 | 8 | 27 | 2 | - | 0.074 |
| Hal Elliott | 1929 | 1932 | 120 | 89 | 12 | - | 0.135 |
| Bill McAfee | 1930 | 1934 | 83 | 52 | 9 | 1 | 0.173 |
| Ted Petoskey | 1934 | 1935 | 10 | 12 | 2 | - | 0.167 |
| Whitey Wistert | 1934 | 1934 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Elmer Gedeon | 1939 | 1939 | 5 | 15 | 3 | - | 0.200 |
| Johnny Gee | 1939 | 1946 | 44 | 51 | 8 | - | 0.157 |
| Dick Wakefield | 1941 | 1952 | 638 | 2132 | 625 | 56 | 0.293 |
| Don Lund | 1945 | 1954 | 281 | 753 | 181 | 15 | 0.240 |
| Steve Boros | 1957 | 1965 | 422 | 1255 | 308 | 26 | 0.245 |
| Don Eaddy | 1959 | 1959 | 15 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Bill Freehan | 1961 | 1976 | 1774 | 6073 | 1591 | 200 | 0.262 |
| John Herrnstein | 1962 | 1966 | 239 | 450 | 99 | 8 | 0.220 |
| Mike Joyce | 1962 | 1963 | 31 | 7 | 3 | - | 0.429 |
| Fritz Fisher | 1964 | 1964 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Bill Roman | 1964 | 1965 | 24 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0.143 |
| Dave Campbell | 1967 | 1974 | 428 | 1252 | 267 | 20 | 0.213 |
| Bob Reed | 1969 | 1970 | 25 | 14 | 2 | - | 0.143 |
| Ted Sizemore | 1969 | 1980 | 1411 | 5011 | 1311 | 23 | 0.262 |
| Bill Zepp | 1969 | 1971 | 63 | 49 | 6 | - | 0.122 |
| Elliott Maddox | 1970 | 1980 | 1029 | 2843 | 742 | 18 | 0.261 |
| Danny Fife | 1973 | 1974 | 14 | - | - | - | - |
| Tom Lundstedt | 1973 | 1975 | 44 | 65 | 6 | - | 0.092 |
| Geoff Zahn | 1973 | 1985 | 304 | 43 | 6 | - | 0.140 |
| Glenn Redmon | 1974 | 1974 | 7 | 17 | 4 | - | 0.235 |
| Leon Roberts | 1974 | 1984 | 901 | 2737 | 731 | 78 | 0.267 |
| Jim Burton | 1975 | 1977 | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Lary Sorensen | 1977 | 1988 | 346 | 61 | 3 | - | 0.049 |
| Steve Howe | 1980 | 1996 | 497 | 27 | 2 | - | 0.074 |
| Rick Leach | 1981 | 1990 | 799 | 1719 | 460 | 18 | 0.268 |
| Steve Ontiveros | 1985 | 2000 | 211 | 12 | 1 | - | 0.083 |
| Barry Larkin | 1986 | 2004 | 2180 | 7937 | 2340 | 198 | 0.295 |
| Jim Paciorek | 1987 | 1987 | 48 | 101 | 23 | 2 | 0.228 |
| Hal Morris | 1988 | 2000 | 1246 | 3998 | 1216 | 76 | 0.304 |
| Chris Sabo | 1988 | 1996 | 911 | 3354 | 898 | 116 | 0.268 |
| Jim Abbott | 1989 | 1999 | 263 | 21 | 2 | - | 0.095 |
| Gary Wayne | 1989 | 1994 | 231 | 2 | 1 | - | 0.500 |
| Mike Ignasiak | 1991 | 1995 | 79 | - | - | - | - |
| Scott Kamieniecki | 1991 | 2000 | 250 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Ross Powell | 1993 | 1995 | 48 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Mike Matheny | 1994 | 2006 | 1305 | 3877 | 925 | 67 | 0.239 |
| Dennis Konuszewski | 1995 | 1995 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Heath Murray | 1997 | 2002 | 88 | 19 | 2 | - | 0.105 |
| Kirt Ojala | 1997 | 1999 | 56 | 33 | 4 | - | 0.121 |
| Brian Simmons | 1998 | 2001 | 119 | 252 | 55 | 8 | 0.218 |
| Kelly Dransfeldt | 1999 | 2004 | 51 | 112 | 23 | 1 | 0.205 |
| J. J. Putz | 2003 | 2014 | 572 | - | - | - | - |
| Rich Hill | 2005 | None | 389 | 256 | 29 | - | 0.113 |
| Jake Fox | 2007 | 2011 | 193 | 489 | 116 | 20 | 0.237 |
| Mike Cervenak | 2008 | 2008 | 10 | 13 | 2 | - | 0.154 |
| Chris Getz | 2008 | 2014 | 459 | 1409 | 352 | 3 | 0.250 |
| Bobby Korecky | 2008 | 2014 | 24 | 1 | 1 | - | 1.000 |
| Clayton Richard | 2008 | 2019 | 285 | 325 | 37 | 3 | 0.114 |
| Zach Putnam | 2011 | 2017 | 145 | - | - | - | - |
University of Michigan in the major leagues
University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI) has 76 alumni in the major league record. Frank Bliss (1878) and Zach Putnam (2011) mark the earliest and latest debuts on the list. The games column peaks with Barry Larkin at 2180. Bill Freehan hit the most home runs, 200. George Sisler collected the most hits, 2812. The best career average among regular hitters is .340, by George Sisler. Bob Glenn, Fritz Fisher, and Danny Fife show dashes in the batting columns because the table lists hitting only. The 1920s were the busiest decade for debuts from University of Michigan. Nearby on the site: Wayne State University, Western Michigan University, and Adrian College, also in MI. College attendance comes from the Lahman database's college-playing records, which list the schools where a player's college baseball career is documented.