Michigan State University, MI

East Lansing, MI

32 MLB Alumni

MLB Players Who Attended Michigan State University

Michigan State University, MI — MLB Players Who Attended Michigan State University
Player Name Debut Year Final Year G AB H HR AVG
Frank Owen 1901 1909 195 483 77 2 0.159
Ed Pinnance 1903 1903 2 3 - - -
Bub Kuhn 1924 1924 1 - - - -
Jerry Byrne 1929 1929 3 2 - - -
Irv Bartling 1938 1938 14 46 8 - 0.174
Nick Picciuto 1945 1945 36 89 12 - 0.135
Robin Roberts 1948 1966 688 1525 255 5 0.167
Bob Powell 1955 1957 2 - - - -
Tom Yewcic 1957 1957 1 1 - - -
Ed Hobaugh 1961 1963 62 55 7 1 0.127
Dean Look 1961 1961 3 6 - - -
Al Luplow 1961 1967 481 1243 292 33 0.235
Ron Perranoski 1961 1973 737 167 16 - 0.096
Dick Radatz 1962 1969 381 145 19 1 0.131
Larry Foster 1963 1963 1 - - - -
George Smith 1963 1966 217 634 130 9 0.205
Dick Billings 1968 1975 400 1231 280 16 0.227
Bruce Look 1968 1968 59 118 29 - 0.246
Steve Garvey 1969 1987 2332 8835 2599 272 0.294
Mel Behney 1970 1970 5 1 - - -
Rob Ellis 1971 1975 64 166 38 - 0.229
Rick Miller 1971 1985 1482 3887 1046 28 0.269
Rick Kreuger 1975 1978 17 - - - -
Ron Pruitt 1975 1983 341 795 214 12 0.269
Kirk Gibson 1979 1995 1635 5798 1553 255 0.268
Larry Pashnick 1982 1984 53 - - - -
Tim Birtsas 1985 1990 138 18 1 1 0.056
John Leister 1987 1990 10 - - - -
Dann Howitt 1989 1994 115 242 47 5 0.194
Tim Crabtree 1995 2001 342 1 - - -
Dan Masteller 1995 1995 71 198 47 3 0.237
Mark Mulder 2000 2008 205 111 18 1 0.162

Michigan State University in the major leagues

32 players on this page went from Michigan State University to the majors. Debuts run from 1901 (Frank Owen) to 2000 (Mark Mulder). Steve Garvey played the most games of any alumnus, 2332. Among alumni with long careers at the plate, Steve Garvey has the best average, .294. Bub Kuhn, Bob Powell, and Larry Foster show dashes in the batting columns because the table lists hitting only. The 1960s were the busiest decade for debuts from Michigan State University. Other schools in the same state with major league alumni include Muskegon Community College, Northern Michigan University, and Northwood University. The school list is built from Lahman's record of where players played college baseball; a player who attended without playing may not appear.