University of Oregon, OR
Eugene, OR
16 MLB Alumni
MLB Players Who Attended University of Oregon
| Player Name | Debut Year | Final Year | G | AB | H | HR | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Coleman | 1912 | 1912 | 12 | 37 | 9 | - | 0.243 |
| Byron Houck | 1912 | 1918 | 118 | 175 | 20 | 1 | 0.114 |
| Carson Bigbee | 1916 | 1926 | 1147 | 4192 | 1205 | 17 | 0.287 |
| Lyle Bigbee | 1920 | 1921 | 43 | 77 | 14 | 1 | 0.182 |
| Joe Gordon | 1938 | 1950 | 1566 | 5707 | 1530 | 253 | 0.268 |
| Bill Sayles | 1939 | 1943 | 30 | 22 | 6 | - | 0.273 |
| Wimpy Quinn | 1941 | 1941 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 0.500 |
| Barney Koch | 1944 | 1944 | 33 | 96 | 21 | - | 0.219 |
| Ford Mullen | 1944 | 1944 | 118 | 464 | 124 | - | 0.267 |
| Dick Whitman | 1946 | 1951 | 285 | 638 | 165 | 2 | 0.259 |
| Earl Averill | 1956 | 1963 | 449 | 1031 | 249 | 44 | 0.242 |
| Keith Lampard | 1969 | 1970 | 62 | 84 | 20 | 1 | 0.238 |
| Dave Roberts | 1972 | 1982 | 709 | 2017 | 483 | 49 | 0.239 |
| Don Reynolds | 1978 | 1979 | 87 | 132 | 32 | - | 0.242 |
| Ray Smith | 1981 | 1983 | 83 | 215 | 47 | 1 | 0.219 |
| Tom Dodd | 1986 | 1986 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0.231 |
University of Oregon in the major leagues
16 players on this page went from University of Oregon to the majors. Curt Coleman (1912) and Tom Dodd (1986) mark the earliest and latest debuts on the list. The games column peaks with Joe Gordon at 1566. Among alumni with long careers at the plate, Carson Bigbee has the best average, .287. The 1940s were the busiest decade for debuts from University of Oregon. Other schools in the same state with major league alumni include University of Portland, Warner Pacific College, and Western Oregon University. Only schools where a player's college baseball is documented in the Lahman database appear here.