MLB Players Who Attended Pepperdine University

Pepperdine University, CA — MLB Players Who Attended Pepperdine University
Player Name Debut Year Final Year G AB H HR AVG
Gail Hopkins 1968 1974 514 1219 324 25 0.266
Rob Picciolo 1977 1985 730 1628 381 17 0.234
Mark Lee 1978 1981 118 13 3 - 0.231
Mike Scott 1979 1991 348 653 81 2 0.124
Mike Gates 1981 1982 37 123 29 - 0.236
Bill Bathe 1986 1990 121 183 39 8 0.213
Chad Kreuter 1988 2003 944 2505 593 54 0.237
Mike Fetters 1989 2004 620 - - - -
Paul Faries 1990 1993 96 214 43 - 0.201
Doug Simons 1991 1992 49 3 - - -
Andy Stankiewicz 1992 1998 429 844 203 4 0.241
Pat Ahearne 1995 1995 4 - - - -
Steve Rodriguez 1995 1995 18 39 7 - 0.179
Jason Thompson 1996 1996 13 49 11 2 0.224
Matt Howard 1996 1996 35 54 11 1 0.204
Steve Montgomery 1996 2000 72 1 1 - 1.000
Derek Wallace 1996 1999 27 - - - -
Ryan Christenson 1998 2003 452 998 222 16 0.222
Ryan Radmanovich 1998 1998 25 69 15 2 0.217
David Newhan 1999 2008 413 986 249 23 0.253
Randy Wolf 1999 2015 405 694 128 5 0.184
Keith McDonald 2000 2001 8 9 3 3 0.333
Matt Wise 2000 2008 209 7 2 - 0.286
Will Ohman 2000 2012 483 5 2 - 0.400
Jalal Leach 2001 2001 8 10 1 - 0.100
Noah Lowry 2003 2007 116 197 35 2 0.178
Daniel Garcia 2003 2004 77 194 44 5 0.227
Dan Haren 2003 2015 401 414 83 2 0.200
Dave Matranga 2003 2005 7 6 1 1 0.167
Dane Sardinha 2003 2011 59 151 25 3 0.166
Barry Enright 2010 2013 33 45 10 1 0.222
Danny Worth 2010 2016 151 300 67 2 0.223
Chase d'Arnaud 2011 2018 236 550 122 5 0.222
Eric Thames 2011 2020 605 1868 451 96 0.241

Pepperdine University in the major leagues

34 players on this page went from Pepperdine University to the majors. Debuts run from 1968 (Gail Hopkins) to 2011 (Eric Thames). The games column peaks with Chad Kreuter at 944. For power, Eric Thames leads the list with 96 home runs. Among alumni with long careers at the plate, Gail Hopkins has the best average, .266. Rows with no batting line, such as Mike Fetters, Pat Ahearne, and Derek Wallace, are players who did not bat in the majors, most of them pitchers. The 1990s were the busiest decade for debuts from Pepperdine University. Nearby on the site: Point Loma Nazarene University, Pomona College/Pitzer College, and Porterville College, also in CA. The school list is built from Lahman's record of where players played college baseball; a player who attended without playing may not appear.