Missouri State University, MO
Springfield, MO
15 MLB Alumni
MLB Players Who Attended Missouri State University
| Player Name | Debut Year | Final Year | G | AB | H | HR | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Bailey | 1984 | 1992 | 340 | 949 | 209 | 24 | 0.220 |
| Scott Bailes | 1986 | 1998 | 343 | - | - | - | - |
| Bill Mueller | 1996 | 2006 | 1216 | 4223 | 1229 | 85 | 0.291 |
| Bart Evans | 1998 | 1998 | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| Matthew Cepicky | 2002 | 2006 | 89 | 185 | 39 | 4 | 0.211 |
| Jason Hart | 2002 | 2002 | 10 | 15 | 4 | - | 0.267 |
| Ryan Howard | 2004 | 2016 | 1572 | 5707 | 1475 | 382 | 0.258 |
| Shaun Marcum | 2005 | 2015 | 197 | 129 | 17 | 1 | 0.132 |
| John Rheinecker | 2006 | 2007 | 44 | - | - | - | - |
| Ross Detwiler | 2007 | 2022 | 307 | 121 | 8 | - | 0.066 |
| Matt Palmer | 2008 | 2012 | 63 | 10 | 2 | - | 0.200 |
| Jeff Gray | 2008 | 2012 | 115 | - | - | - | - |
| Brad Ziegler | 2008 | 2018 | 739 | 7 | 1 | - | 0.143 |
| Brett Sinkbeil | 2010 | 2010 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Mike Kickham | 2013 | 2021 | 21 | 6 | 1 | - | 0.167 |
Missouri State University in the major leagues
The table lists 15 major league players who played college baseball at Missouri State University, in Springfield, MO. Mark Bailey (1984) and Mike Kickham (2013) mark the earliest and latest debuts on the list. By games played, the longest career belongs to Ryan Howard, with 1572. Among alumni with long careers at the plate, Bill Mueller has the best average, .291. Scott Bailes, Bart Evans, and John Rheinecker 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. Nearby on the site: Missouri University of Science and Technology, Missouri Valley College, and Missouri Western State University, also in MO. Only schools where a player's college baseball is documented in the Lahman database appear here.