University of California - Santa Barbara, CA

Santa Barbara, CA

21 MLB Alumni

MLB Players Who Attended University of California - Santa Barbara

University of California - Santa Barbara, CA — MLB Players Who Attended University of California - Santa Barbara
Player Name Debut Year Final Year G AB H HR AVG
Joe Martin 1936 1938 8 15 4 - 0.267
Chris Speier 1971 1989 2260 7156 1759 112 0.246
Greg Shanahan 1973 1974 11 1 - - -
Brian Kingman 1979 1983 94 - - - -
Stefan Wever 1982 1982 1 - - - -
Joe Redfield 1988 1991 12 20 2 - 0.100
Mark Leonard 1990 1995 168 321 73 8 0.227
Dave Walsh 1990 1990 20 - - - -
Bruce Egloff 1991 1991 6 - - - -
Ed Pierce 1992 1992 2 - - - -
Erik Johnson 1993 1994 9 18 4 - 0.222
Joe Kmak 1993 1995 70 163 37 1 0.227
Quinn Mack 1994 1994 5 21 5 - 0.238
Barry Zito 2000 2015 434 344 35 - 0.102
Michael Young 2000 2013 1970 7918 2375 185 0.300
Scott Randall 2003 2003 15 4 1 - 0.250
Justin Lehr 2004 2009 77 25 2 - 0.080
Skip Schumaker 2005 2015 1149 3252 905 28 0.278
Ryan Spilborghs 2005 2011 619 1561 424 42 0.272
Virgil Vasquez 2007 2009 19 10 - - -
Chris Valaika 2010 2014 99 248 59 5 0.238

University of California - Santa Barbara in the major leagues

University of California - Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA) has 21 alumni in the major league record. The first of them to reach the majors was Joe Martin in 1936; the most recent debut belongs to Chris Valaika, in 2010. The games column peaks with Chris Speier at 2260. Michael Young hit the most home runs, 185. Among alumni with long careers at the plate, Michael Young has the best average, .300. Rows with no batting line, such as Brian Kingman, Stefan Wever, and Dave Walsh, are players who did not bat in the majors, most of them pitchers. The 1990s were the busiest decade for debuts from University of California - Santa Barbara. Other schools in the same state with major league alumni include University of La Verne, University of Redlands, and University of San Diego. The school list is built from Lahman's record of where players played college baseball; a player who attended without playing may not appear.