Wichita State University, KS
Wichita, KS
36 MLB Alumni
MLB Players Who Attended Wichita State University
| Player Name | Debut Year | Final Year | G | AB | H | HR | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Hendrix | 1911 | 1920 | 421 | 922 | 222 | 14 | 0.241 |
| Lloyd Bishop | 1914 | 1914 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Don Lock | 1962 | 1969 | 921 | 2695 | 642 | 122 | 0.238 |
| Joe Carter | 1983 | 1998 | 2189 | 8422 | 2184 | 396 | 0.259 |
| Bryan Oelkers | 1983 | 1986 | 45 | - | - | - | - |
| Charlie O'Brien | 1985 | 2000 | 800 | 2232 | 493 | 56 | 0.221 |
| Russ Morman | 1986 | 1997 | 207 | 470 | 117 | 10 | 0.249 |
| Don Heinkel | 1988 | 1989 | 28 | 6 | - | - | - |
| Rick Wrona | 1988 | 1994 | 79 | 168 | 41 | 3 | 0.244 |
| Phil Stephenson | 1989 | 1992 | 194 | 298 | 60 | 6 | 0.201 |
| Jeff Richardson | 1990 | 1990 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Dave Haas | 1991 | 1993 | 43 | - | - | - | - |
| Eric Wedge | 1991 | 1994 | 39 | 86 | 20 | 5 | 0.233 |
| Greg Brummett | 1993 | 1993 | 13 | 15 | - | - | - |
| Tyler Green | 1993 | 1998 | 71 | 113 | 22 | 1 | 0.195 |
| Mike Lansing | 1993 | 2001 | 1110 | 4150 | 1124 | 84 | 0.271 |
| Pat Meares | 1993 | 2001 | 982 | 3287 | 849 | 58 | 0.258 |
| Darren Dreifort | 1994 | 2004 | 277 | 239 | 44 | 6 | 0.184 |
| Jaime Bluma | 1996 | 1996 | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| Doug Mirabelli | 1996 | 2007 | 566 | 1456 | 337 | 58 | 0.231 |
| P. J. Forbes | 1998 | 2001 | 12 | 17 | 3 | - | 0.176 |
| Braden Looper | 1998 | 2009 | 679 | 186 | 40 | - | 0.215 |
| Kennie Steenstra | 1998 | 1998 | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Casey Blake | 1999 | 2011 | 1265 | 4500 | 1186 | 167 | 0.264 |
| Nate Robertson | 2002 | 2010 | 223 | 44 | 6 | - | 0.136 |
| Koyie Hill | 2003 | 2014 | 341 | 951 | 197 | 8 | 0.207 |
| Zach Sorensen | 2003 | 2005 | 48 | 49 | 7 | 1 | 0.143 |
| Adam Peterson | 2004 | 2004 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Kevin Hooper | 2005 | 2006 | 14 | 8 | 1 | - | 0.125 |
| Mike Pelfrey | 2006 | 2017 | 275 | 268 | 28 | - | 0.104 |
| Conor Gillaspie | 2008 | 2017 | 513 | 1424 | 357 | 33 | 0.251 |
| Andy Dirks | 2011 | 2013 | 297 | 971 | 268 | 24 | 0.276 |
| Tommy Hottovy | 2011 | 2012 | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| Cody Clark | 2013 | 2013 | 16 | 38 | 4 | - | 0.105 |
| Brian Flynn | 2013 | 2019 | 102 | 8 | 2 | - | 0.250 |
| Kris Johnson | 2013 | 2014 | 7 | 3 | - | - | - |
Wichita State University in the major leagues
36 players on this page went from Wichita State University to the majors. Debuts run from 1911 (Claude Hendrix) to 2013 (Kris Johnson). Joe Carter played the most games of any alumnus, 2189. Among alumni with long careers at the plate, Mike Lansing has the best average, .271. Bryan Oelkers, Jeff Richardson, and Dave Haas show dashes in the batting columns because the table lists hitting only. More of the school's major leaguers debuted in the 1990s than in any other decade. Nearby on the site: Baker University, Barton County Community College, and Benedictine College, also in KS. The school list is built from Lahman's record of where players played college baseball; a player who attended without playing may not appear.