MLB Players Who Attended University of South Florida

University of South Florida, FL — MLB Players Who Attended University of South Florida
Player Name Debut Year Final Year G AB H HR AVG
Chris Welsh 1981 1986 122 143 26 1 0.182
Tim Hulett 1983 1995 720 2128 529 48 0.249
Dave Eiland 1988 2000 92 22 2 1 0.091
Tony Fossas 1988 1999 567 1 - - -
Scott Hemond 1989 1995 298 607 132 12 0.217
Derek Lee 1993 1993 15 33 5 - 0.152
Fred Rath 1998 1998 2 2 - - -
Jason Dellaero 1999 1999 11 33 3 - 0.091
Ross Gload 2000 2011 795 1673 470 34 0.281
Chris Heintz 2005 2007 34 82 19 - 0.232
Jeff Baisley 2008 2008 14 43 11 - 0.256
Dan Otero 2012 2019 358 1 - - -
Carlos Tosca None None - - - - -

University of South Florida in the major leagues

University of South Florida (Tampa, FL) has 13 alumni in the major league record. Chris Welsh (1981) and Dan Otero (2012) mark the earliest and latest debuts on the list. The games column peaks with Ross Gload at 795. For power, Tim Hulett leads the list with 48 home runs. The best career average among regular hitters is .281, by Ross Gload. Carlos Tosca show dashes in the batting columns because the table lists hitting only. 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 University of Tampa, University of West Florida, and Valencia Community 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.