MLB Players Who Attended University of Utah

University of Utah, UT — MLB Players Who Attended University of Utah
Player Name Debut Year Final Year G AB H HR AVG
Spencer Adams 1923 1927 180 395 101 - 0.256
Billy Cowan 1963 1972 493 1190 281 40 0.236
John Noriega 1969 1970 13 4 1 - 0.250
Bill Parsons 1971 1974 93 139 23 1 0.165
George Theodore 1973 1974 105 192 42 2 0.219
Randy Gomez 1984 1984 14 30 5 - 0.167
Steve Springer 1990 1992 8 17 4 - 0.235
Keith McDonald 2000 2001 8 9 3 3 0.333
Chris Shelton 2004 2009 299 930 254 37 0.273
Stephen Fife 2012 2014 18 27 3 - 0.111

University of Utah in the major leagues

The table lists 10 major league players who played college baseball at University of Utah, in Salt Lake City, UT. Debuts run from 1923 (Spencer Adams) to 2012 (Stephen Fife). By games played, the longest career belongs to Billy Cowan, with 493. Among alumni with long careers at the plate, Billy Cowan has the best average, .236. More of the school's major leaguers debuted in the 1960s than in any other decade. Nearby on the site: Utah State University, Utah Valley State University, and Weber State College, also in UT. College attendance comes from the Lahman database's college-playing records, which list the schools where a player's college baseball career is documented.