Washington State University, WA
Pullman, WA
32 MLB Alumni
MLB Players Who Attended Washington State University
| Player Name | Debut Year | Final Year | G | AB | H | HR | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art McLarney | 1932 | 1932 | 9 | 23 | 3 | - | 0.130 |
| Cliff Chambers | 1948 | 1953 | 189 | 294 | 69 | 3 | 0.235 |
| Ted Tappe | 1950 | 1955 | 34 | 58 | 15 | 5 | 0.259 |
| Gene Conley | 1952 | 1963 | 276 | 548 | 105 | 5 | 0.192 |
| Jack Spring | 1955 | 1965 | 155 | 28 | 3 | - | 0.107 |
| Ed Bouchee | 1956 | 1962 | 670 | 2199 | 583 | 61 | 0.265 |
| Wes Stock | 1959 | 1967 | 321 | 59 | 3 | - | 0.051 |
| Danny Frisella | 1967 | 1976 | 351 | 78 | 14 | - | 0.179 |
| Greg Garrett | 1970 | 1971 | 34 | 18 | 2 | - | 0.111 |
| Rick Austin | 1970 | 1976 | 89 | 19 | 2 | - | 0.105 |
| Ron Cey | 1971 | 1987 | 2073 | 7162 | 1868 | 316 | 0.261 |
| Norm Angelini | 1972 | 1973 | 28 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Joe McIntosh | 1974 | 1975 | 48 | 58 | 9 | - | 0.155 |
| Eric Wilkins | 1979 | 1979 | 16 | - | - | - | - |
| Dave Edler | 1980 | 1983 | 126 | 334 | 72 | 6 | 0.216 |
| Mike Kinnunen | 1980 | 1987 | 48 | - | - | - | - |
| Tom Niedenfuer | 1981 | 1990 | 484 | 26 | 3 | - | 0.115 |
| Don Crow | 1982 | 1982 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Doug Sisk | 1982 | 1991 | 332 | 38 | 4 | - | 0.105 |
| Paul Noce | 1987 | 1990 | 71 | 181 | 42 | 3 | 0.232 |
| John Olerud | 1989 | 2005 | 2234 | 7592 | 2239 | 255 | 0.295 |
| Dave Wainhouse | 1991 | 2000 | 85 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Aaron Sele | 1993 | 2007 | 404 | 58 | 9 | - | 0.155 |
| Scott Hatteberg | 1995 | 2008 | 1314 | 4226 | 1153 | 106 | 0.273 |
| Mark Small | 1996 | 1996 | 16 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Tom McGraw | 1997 | 1997 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Mike Kinkade | 1998 | 2003 | 222 | 429 | 110 | 13 | 0.256 |
| Robert Ramsay | 1999 | 2000 | 43 | - | - | - | - |
| Rob Ryan | 1999 | 2001 | 55 | 64 | 15 | 2 | 0.234 |
| Todd Belitz | 2000 | 2001 | 13 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Mark Hendrickson | 2002 | 2011 | 329 | 97 | 13 | 1 | 0.134 |
| Eddie Bonine | 2008 | 2010 | 62 | 2 | - | - | - |
Washington State University in the major leagues
The table lists 32 major league players who played college baseball at Washington State University, in Pullman, WA. The first of them to reach the majors was Art McLarney in 1932; the most recent debut belongs to Eddie Bonine, in 2008. John Olerud played the most games of any alumnus, 2234. Ron Cey hit the most home runs, 316. Among alumni with long careers at the plate, John Olerud has the best average, .295. Rows with no batting line, such as Eric Wilkins, Mike Kinnunen, and Tom McGraw, are players who did not bat in the majors, most of them pitchers. The 1990s were the busiest decade for debuts from Washington State University. Other schools in the same state with major league alumni include Wenatchee Valley College, Western Washington University, and Whitman 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.