San Jose State University, CA
San Jose, CA
18 MLB Alumni
MLB Players Who Attended San Jose State University
| Player Name | Debut Year | Final Year | G | AB | H | HR | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Oldham | 1956 | 1956 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Hal Kolstad | 1962 | 1963 | 34 | 19 | 1 | - | 0.053 |
| Larry Lintz | 1973 | 1978 | 350 | 616 | 140 | - | 0.227 |
| Chris Codiroli | 1982 | 1990 | 144 | - | - | - | - |
| Randy Johnson | 1982 | 1984 | 204 | 484 | 129 | 6 | 0.267 |
| Mike Brown | 1983 | 1988 | 315 | 903 | 239 | 23 | 0.265 |
| Mark Langston | 1984 | 1999 | 459 | 92 | 14 | - | 0.152 |
| Ken Caminiti | 1987 | 2001 | 1760 | 6288 | 1710 | 239 | 0.272 |
| Anthony Telford | 1990 | 2002 | 333 | 23 | 4 | - | 0.174 |
| Anthony Chavez | 1997 | 1997 | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| Jeff Ball | 1998 | 1998 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | 0.250 |
| Jason Simontacchi | 2002 | 2007 | 101 | 109 | 19 | - | 0.174 |
| Jason Jimenez | 2002 | 2002 | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| Mike Rouse | 2006 | 2007 | 49 | 91 | 15 | - | 0.165 |
| Kevin Frandsen | 2006 | 2015 | 514 | 1246 | 322 | 15 | 0.258 |
| Carlos Torres | 2009 | 2019 | 363 | 34 | 4 | - | 0.118 |
| Aaron Bates | 2009 | 2009 | 5 | 11 | 4 | - | 0.364 |
| Brad Kilby | 2009 | 2010 | 16 | - | - | - | - |
San Jose State University in the major leagues
San Jose State University (San Jose, CA) has 18 alumni in the major league record. The first of them to reach the majors was John Oldham in 1956; the most recent debut belongs to Brad Kilby, in 2009. Ken Caminiti played the most games of any alumnus, 1760. Among alumni with long careers at the plate, Ken Caminiti has the best average, .272. John Oldham, Chris Codiroli, and Anthony Chavez show dashes in the batting columns because the table lists hitting only. The 2000s were the busiest decade for debuts from San Jose State University. Other schools in the same state with major league alumni include Santa Ana College, Santa Barbara City College, and Santa Barbara College. The school list is built from Lahman's record of where players played college baseball; a player who attended without playing may not appear.