MLB Players Who Attended San Jose State University

San Jose State University, CA — 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.