University of Mississippi, MS
Oxford, MS
40 MLB Alumni
MLB Players Who Attended University of Mississippi
| Player Name | Debut Year | Final Year | G | AB | H | HR | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Evans | 1915 | 1925 | 733 | 2043 | 529 | 3 | 0.259 |
| Pete Shields | 1915 | 1915 | 23 | 72 | 15 | - | 0.208 |
| Doc Wood | 1923 | 1923 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 0.333 |
| Doc Marshall | 1929 | 1932 | 219 | 658 | 170 | - | 0.258 |
| Orlin Collier | 1931 | 1931 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Gee Walker | 1931 | 1945 | 1784 | 6771 | 1991 | 124 | 0.294 |
| Hub Walker | 1931 | 1945 | 297 | 779 | 205 | 5 | 0.263 |
| Skeeter Webb | 1932 | 1948 | 699 | 2274 | 498 | 3 | 0.219 |
| Ike Pearson | 1939 | 1948 | 165 | 159 | 20 | 1 | 0.126 |
| Paul Busby | 1941 | 1943 | 36 | 56 | 15 | - | 0.268 |
| Joe Gibbon | 1960 | 1972 | 424 | 263 | 38 | - | 0.144 |
| Jack Reed | 1961 | 1963 | 222 | 129 | 30 | 1 | 0.233 |
| Jake Gibbs | 1962 | 1971 | 538 | 1639 | 382 | 25 | 0.233 |
| Don Kessinger | 1964 | 1979 | 2078 | 7651 | 1931 | 14 | 0.252 |
| Steve Dillard | 1975 | 1982 | 438 | 1013 | 246 | 13 | 0.243 |
| Tucker Ashford | 1976 | 1984 | 222 | 510 | 111 | 6 | 0.218 |
| Pete Ladd | 1979 | 1986 | 205 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Jeff Calhoun | 1984 | 1988 | 118 | 6 | - | - | - |
| Jeff Fassero | 1991 | 2006 | 720 | 276 | 23 | - | 0.083 |
| Laddie Renfroe | 1991 | 1991 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Keith Kessinger | 1993 | 1993 | 11 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0.259 |
| Brian Maxcy | 1995 | 1996 | 43 | - | - | - | - |
| Chris Snopek | 1995 | 1998 | 215 | 607 | 142 | 13 | 0.234 |
| David Dellucci | 1997 | 2009 | 1099 | 2873 | 736 | 101 | 0.256 |
| Keith Johns | 1998 | 1998 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Mickey Callaway | 1999 | 2004 | 41 | 3 | 2 | - | 0.667 |
| Bobby Kielty | 2001 | 2007 | 599 | 1792 | 456 | 53 | 0.254 |
| Ryan Bukvich | 2002 | 2008 | 97 | - | - | - | - |
| Matt Duff | 2002 | 2002 | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| Justin Huisman | 2004 | 2004 | 14 | - | - | - | - |
| T. J. Beam | 2006 | 2008 | 52 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Seth Smith | 2007 | 2017 | 1249 | 3582 | 934 | 126 | 0.261 |
| Matt Tolbert | 2008 | 2011 | 247 | 605 | 139 | 3 | 0.230 |
| Chris Coghlan | 2009 | 2017 | 801 | 2580 | 666 | 53 | 0.258 |
| Matt Maloney | 2009 | 2012 | 32 | 19 | 4 | - | 0.211 |
| Alex Presley | 2010 | 2017 | 450 | 1401 | 369 | 29 | 0.263 |
| Zack Cozart | 2011 | 2019 | 839 | 3088 | 764 | 87 | 0.247 |
| Lance Lynn | 2011 | None | 364 | 283 | 24 | - | 0.085 |
| Drew Pomeranz | 2011 | 2021 | 346 | 89 | 12 | 2 | 0.135 |
| Phil Irwin | 2013 | 2014 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
University of Mississippi in the major leagues
University of Mississippi (Oxford, MS) has 40 alumni in the major league record. Debuts run from 1915 (Joe Evans) to 2013 (Phil Irwin). Don Kessinger played the most games of any alumnus, 2078. For power, Seth Smith leads the list with 126 home runs. Gee Walker collected the most hits, 1991. Among alumni with long careers at the plate, Gee Walker has the best average, .294. Brian Maxcy, Keith Johns, and Ryan Bukvich 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: University of Southern Mississippi, William Carey College, and Alcorn A&M College, also in MS. The school list is built from Lahman's record of where players played college baseball; a player who attended without playing may not appear.