MLB Players Who Attended Paris Junior College

Paris Junior College, TX — MLB Players Who Attended Paris Junior College
Player Name Debut Year Final Year G AB H HR AVG
Eddie Robinson 1942 1957 1315 4282 1146 172 0.268
Floyd Weaver 1962 1971 85 20 2 - 0.100
Luke Walker 1965 1974 243 188 11 - 0.059
Archie Reynolds 1968 1972 36 11 3 - 0.273
Ernie McAnally 1971 1974 112 204 27 1 0.132
Larry McWilliams 1978 1990 380 446 60 - 0.135
Ron Gardenhire 1981 1985 285 710 165 4 0.232
Ellis Burks 1987 2004 2000 7232 2107 352 0.291
Mike Smith 1989 1990 15 - - - -
Pedro Borbon 1992 2003 368 7 1 - 0.143
Hector Ortiz 1998 2002 93 260 75 1 0.288
Jim Morris 1999 2000 21 - - - -
Stubby Clapp 2001 2001 23 25 5 - 0.200

Paris Junior College in the major leagues

The table lists 13 major league players who played college baseball at Paris Junior College, in Paris, TX. The first of them to reach the majors was Eddie Robinson in 1942; the most recent debut belongs to Stubby Clapp, in 2001. The games column peaks with Ellis Burks at 2000. Among alumni with long careers at the plate, Ellis Burks has the best average, .291. Mike Smith and Jim Morris show dashes in the batting columns because the table lists hitting only. The 1960s were the busiest decade for debuts from Paris Junior College. Nearby on the site: Paul Quinn College, Prairie View A&M University, and Prairie View State Normal & Industrial College, also in TX. College attendance comes from the Lahman database's college-playing records, which list the schools where a player's college baseball career is documented.