Rice University

MLB Players Who Attended Rice University

Rice University, TX — MLB Players Who Attended Rice University
Player Name	Debut Year	Final Year	G	AB	H	HR	AVG
Eddie Dyer	1922	1927	129	157	35	2	0.223
Joe Wood	1943	1943	60	164	53	1	0.323
Frank Carswell	1953	1953	16	15	4	-	0.267
Dave Hilton	1972	1975	161	506	108	6	0.213
Mike Macha	1979	1980	11	21	2	-	0.095
Allan Ramirez	1983	1983	11	-	-	-	-
Matt Williams	1983	1985	10	-	-	-	-
Norm Charlton	1988	2001	608	87	8	-	0.092
Dave Pavlas	1990	1996	34	1	-	-	-
Jose Cruz	1997	2008	1388	4724	1167	204	0.247
Matt Anderson	1998	2005	257	-	-	-	-
Tim Byrdak	1998	2013	479	13	2	-	0.154
Lance Berkman	1999	2013	1879	6491	1905	366	0.293
Mark Quinn	1999	2002	293	1089	307	45	0.282
Kevin Joseph	2002	2002	11	-	-	-	-
Bubba Crosby	2003	2006	205	250	54	4	0.216
Mario Ramos	2003	2003	3	1	-	-	-
David Aardsma	2004	2015	331	4	-	-	-
Philip Barzilla	2006	2006	1	-	-	-	-
Philip Humber	2006	2013	97	11	1	-	0.091
Marcus Gwyn	2007	2007	3	-	-	-	-
Craig Stansberry	2007	2009	24	24	8	-	0.333
Josh Geer	2008	2009	24	33	5	-	0.152
Paul Janish	2008	2017	473	1172	249	7	0.212
Jeff Niemann	2008	2012	97	13	1	-	0.077
Lance Pendleton	2011	2011	15	-	-	-	-
Josh Rodriguez	2011	2011	7	12	1	-	0.083
Joe Savery	2011	2014	44	2	-	-	-
Tony Cingrani	2012	2018	217	52	10	-	0.192
Brock Holt	2012	2021	753	2367	621	25	0.262
Lucas Luetge	2012	None	230	-	-	-	-
Matt Langwell	2013	2013	13	1	-	-	-
Anthony Rendon	2013	None	1173	4350	1218	158	0.280

Rice University in the major leagues

The table lists 33 major league players who played college baseball at Rice University, in Houston, TX. The first of them to reach the majors was Eddie Dyer in 1922; the most recent debut belongs to Anthony Rendon, in 2013. By games played, the longest career belongs to Lance Berkman, with 1879. Among alumni with long careers at the plate, Lance Berkman has the best average, .293. Allan Ramirez, Matt Williams, and Matt Anderson 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. Other schools in the same state with major league alumni include Sam Houston State University, Samuel Huston College, and San Antonio College. College attendance comes from the Lahman database's college-playing records, which list the schools where a player's college baseball career is documented.