MLB Players Who Attended San Diego State University

San Diego State University, CA — MLB Players Who Attended San Diego State University
Player Name Debut Year Final Year G AB H HR AVG
Jim Wilson 1945 1958 260 546 99 2 0.181
Earle Brucker 1948 1948 2 6 1 - 0.167
Graig Nettles 1967 1988 2700 8986 2225 390 0.248
Don Shaw 1967 1972 138 15 - - -
Jim Nettles 1970 1981 240 587 129 16 0.220
Dave Robinson 1970 1971 22 44 12 2 0.273
John Andrews 1973 1973 16 2 1 - 0.500
Dave Smith 1980 1992 609 44 3 - 0.068
Buddy Black 1981 1995 400 179 26 - 0.145
Tony Gwynn 1982 2001 2440 9288 3141 135 0.338
Mike Couchee 1983 1983 8 2 1 - 0.500
Bob Meacham 1983 1988 457 1371 324 8 0.236
Ed Amelung 1984 1986 42 57 11 - 0.193
Al Newman 1985 1992 854 2107 476 1 0.226
Chris Jones 1985 1986 34 26 5 - 0.192
Mark Williamson 1987 1994 365 - - - -
Chris Gwynn 1987 1996 599 1007 263 17 0.261
Mark Grace 1988 2003 2245 8065 2445 173 0.303
Jim Campbell 1990 1990 2 - - - -
Nikco Riesgo 1991 1991 4 7 1 - 0.143
Erik Plantenberg 1993 1997 61 - - - -
Jeff Barry 1995 1999 104 217 53 5 0.244
Travis Lee 1998 2006 1099 3740 958 115 0.256
Jeff DaVanon 1999 2007 528 1288 333 33 0.259
Dan Murray 1999 2000 15 - - - -
Justin Brunette 2000 2000 4 1 1 - 1.000
Jerrod Riggan 2000 2003 67 2 - - -
Jason Phillips 2001 2007 465 1382 344 30 0.249
Aaron Harang 2002 2015 388 670 65 1 0.097
Alex Pelaez 2002 2002 3 8 2 - 0.250
Jim Rushford 2002 2002 23 77 11 1 0.143
Royce Ring 2005 2010 99 - - - -
Tony Gwynn 2006 2014 685 1600 381 7 0.238
Alex Hinshaw 2008 2012 90 1 - - -
Edgar Gonzalez 2008 2009 193 478 122 11 0.255
Justin Masterson 2008 2015 258 33 7 - 0.212
Stephen Strasburg 2010 2022 248 440 67 4 0.152
Lance Zawadzki 2010 2010 20 35 7 - 0.200
Bruce Billings 2011 2014 5 - - - -
Addison Reed 2011 2018 465 2 - - -
Quintin Berry 2012 2017 132 305 80 3 0.262
Doug Harvey None None - - - - -
Kevin Kennedy None None - - - - -

San Diego State University in the major leagues

The table lists 43 major league players who played college baseball at San Diego State University, in San Diego, CA. Jim Wilson (1945) and Quintin Berry (2012) mark the earliest and latest debuts on the list. Graig Nettles played the most games of any alumnus, 2700. Tony Gwynn collected the most hits, 3141. The best career average among regular hitters is .338, by Tony Gwynn. Rows with no batting line, such as Mark Williamson, Jim Campbell, and Erik Plantenberg, are players who did not bat in the majors, most of them pitchers. More of the school's major leaguers debuted in the 1980s than in any other decade. Other schools in the same state with major league alumni include San Francisco State University, San Joaquin Delta College, and San Jose City 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.