Purdue University, IN

West Lafayette, IN

15 MLB Alumni

MLB Players Who Attended Purdue University

Purdue University, IN — MLB Players Who Attended Purdue University
Player Name Debut Year Final Year G AB H HR AVG
Speed Kelly 1909 1909 17 42 6 - 0.143
Walt Tragesser 1913 1920 272 689 148 6 0.215
Hughie Wise 1930 1930 2 6 2 - 0.333
Dutch Fehring 1934 1934 1 1 - - -
Felix Mackiewicz 1941 1947 223 672 174 2 0.259
Bill Skowron 1954 1967 1658 5547 1566 211 0.282
Bernie Allen 1962 1973 1139 3404 815 73 0.239
Joe McCabe 1964 1965 28 46 8 1 0.174
Matt Kinzer 1989 1990 9 1 - - -
Rico Rossy 1991 1998 147 317 67 4 0.211
Archi Cianfrocco 1992 1998 500 1276 308 34 0.241
Jermaine Allensworth 1996 1999 342 1031 268 15 0.260
Dave Gassner 2005 2005 2 - - - -
Jay Buente 2010 2011 10 1 - - -
Josh Lindblom 2011 2021 134 4 - - -

Purdue University in the major leagues

Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN) has 15 alumni in the major league record. Debuts run from 1909 (Speed Kelly) to 2011 (Josh Lindblom). By games played, the longest career belongs to Bill Skowron, with 1658. Among alumni with long careers at the plate, Bill Skowron has the best average, .282. Rows with no batting line, such as Dave Gassner, are players who did not bat in the majors, most of them pitchers. The 1990s were the busiest decade for debuts from Purdue University. Nearby on the site: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, St. Joseph's College, and University of Evansville, also in IN. College attendance comes from the Lahman database's college-playing records, which list the schools where a player's college baseball career is documented.