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Sorted by career bWAR. Colleges are from the Lahman database through 2014; for later players, the school they were drafted from, per the MLB draft.

Player	At college	Major-league career	Career bWAR
Tom Seaver	1965	1967–1986	110.1
Randy Johnson	1983–1985	1988–2009	101.1
Mark McGwire	1982–1984	1986–2001	62.1
Fred Lynn	1971–1973	1974–1990	50.1
Don Buford	1958–1959	1963–1972	36.0
Ron Fairly	1958	1958–1978	35.1
Jeff Cirillo	1988–1991	1994–2007	34.5
Barry Zito	1999	2000–2015	32.0
Jim Barr	1968–1970	1971–1983	30.7
Roy Smalley	1972–1973	1975–1987	28.0
Bret Boone	1988–1990	1992–2005	22.8
Geoff Jenkins	1993–1995	1998–2008	22.0
Bill Lee	1966–1968	1969–1982	21.9
Steve Kemp	1973–1975	1977–1988	19.5
Dave Kingman	1969–1970	1971–1986	17.4
Ian Kennedy	2004–2006	2007–2022	16.8
Mark Prior	2000–2001	2002–2006	16.4
Steve Busby	1970–1971	1972–1980	16.0
Rich Dauer	1973–1974	1976–1985	14.5
Morgan Ensberg	1995–1998	2000–2008	14.0
Aaron Boone	1992–1994	1997–2009	13.7
Jacque Jones	1994–1996	1999–2008	11.6
Lars Nootbaar	drafted 2018	2021–2022	10.1
J. P. Howell	2002	2005–2017	8.0
Lucas Duda	2005–2007	2010–2019	7.5
Bobby Kielty	1995	2001–2007	6.4
Bret Barberie	1988	1991–1996	6.3
Tom House	1967	1971–1978	5.5
Brian Bannister	2000–2003	2006–2010	4.9
Brad Boxberger	2007–2009	2012–2022	4.4
Ray Lamb	1964–1966	1969–1973	4.3
Tommy Milone	2006–2008	2011–2022	4.2
Dave Engle	1977–1978	1981–1989	3.7
Jesse Hill	1930	1935–1937	3.4
Ryan Cook	2006–2008	2011–2018	3.2
Damon Buford	1988–1990	1993–2001	2.6
Len Gabrielson	1959	1960–1970	1.9
Jason Lane	1998–1999	2002–2014	1.8
Pete Redfern	1973–1975	1976–1982	1.4
Jim Brideweser	1947–1949	1951–1957	1.3
Bobby Mitchell	1974–1977	1980–1983	1.2
Brent Strom	1968–1970	1972–1977	1.0
Ron Flores	1998–2000	2005–2007	1.0
Tyler Gilbert	drafted 2015	2021–2022	1.0
Garrett Stubbs	drafted 2015	2019–2022	0.9
Randy Scarbery	1971–1973	1979–1980	0.8
Bill Heath	1958–1960	1965–1969	0.5
Joe Gonzales	1935–1937	1937	0.5
Matt Chico	2002	2007–2010	0.5
Andrew Triggs	drafted 2010–2012	2016–2020	0.4
Fay Thomas	1924–1925	1927–1935	0.2
Jack Brewer	1938–1940	1944–1946	0.2
Bob Skube	1977–1979	1982–1983	0.1
Chris Smith	1976–1978	1981–1983	0.1
Gail Henley	1948	1954	0.1
Gary Holman	1963	1968–1969	0.1
Jeff Schattinger	1976–1978	1981	0.1
Marcel Lachemann	1960–1962	1969–1971	0.1
Wally Hood	1947–1948	1949	0.1
Dan Ardell	1961	1961	0.0
Ed Putman	1972–1974	1976–1979	0.0
Mike Couchee	1979–1980	1983	0.0
Rex Johnston	1958–1959	1964	0.0
Rod Dedeaux	1933–1935	1935	0.0
Anthony Reyes	2000–2003	2005–2009	-0.1
Bernardo Flores	drafted 2016	2020–2021	-0.1
Bill Bordley	1977–1978	1980	-0.1
Dave Hostetler	1977–1978	1981–1988	-0.1
Hank Workman	1946–1948	1950	-0.1
Jeff Wetherby	1985	1989	-0.1
Johnny Werhas	1957–1959	1964–1967	-0.1
Rudy Regalado	1949–1950	1954–1956	-0.1
Stu Pederson	1980–1981	1985	-0.1
Wally Wolf	1961	1969–1970	-0.1
Brad Brink	1984–1986	1992–1994	-0.2
Chad Smith	drafted 2011	2014–2015	-0.2
Mark Smith	1989–1991	1994–2003	-0.2
Bruce Konopka	1940–1942	1942–1946	-0.3
Merl Combs	1940–1941	1947–1952	-0.3
Ron Stillwell	1959–1961	1961–1962	-0.3
Buddy Pritchard	1955–1956	1957	-0.4
Dennis Littlejohn	1973–1975	1978–1980	-0.4
Kent Hadley	1954–1956	1958–1960	-0.4
Brian Cooper	1995	1999–2005	-0.5
Nick Buss	2007–2008	2013–2016	-0.5
Robert Stock	drafted 2009	2018–2021	-0.5
Tom Satriano	1960–1961	1961–1970	-0.5
Bobby Hughes	1992	1998–1999	-0.6
Justin Lehr	1999	2004–2009	-0.6
Mike Robertson	1989–1991	1996–1998	-0.6
Randy Flores	1994–1997	2002–2010	-0.6
Seth Etherton	1995–1998	2000–2006	-0.6
Archie Wilson	1946–1947	1951–1952	-0.8
Tim Tolman	1976–1978	1981–1987	-0.8
Eric Raich	1970–1971	1975–1976	-0.9
John Cummings	1989–1990	1993–1997	-0.9
Mike Adamson	1967	1967–1969	-0.9
Steve Smyth	1999	2002	-0.9
Red Badgro	1925–1927	1929–1930	-1.0
Dave Leeper	1979–1981	1984–1985	-1.3
Eric Munson	1997–1999	2000–2009	-1.3
Jeff Clement	2003–2005	2007–2012	-1.3
Anthony Vasquez	2007–2009	2011	-1.4
Gabe Alvarez	1993–1995	1998–2000	-1.4
Grant Green	2007–2009	2013–2017	-1.6
Dave Van Gorder	1976–1978	1982–1987	-1.7
Brooks Kriske	drafted 2016	2020–2021	-1.8
Oscar Brown	1966	1969–1973	-2.0
Johnny Berardino	1937	1939–1952	-2.4
Bob Lillis	1950–1951	1958–1967	-3.6
Chad Moeller	1994–1996	2000–2010	-3.8
Gary Sutherland	1964	1966–1978	-3.9
Austin Overn	drafted 2024		—
Blake Sabol	drafted 2019	2023	—
Bryce Martin-Grudzielanek	drafted 2025		—
C. J. Stubbs	drafted 2019	2025	—
Chandler Champlain	drafted 2021		—
D'Andre Smith	drafted 2022		—
Ethan Hedges	drafted 2025		—
Johnny Olmstead	drafted 2023		—
Josh Blum	drafted 2024		—
Kyle Hurt	drafted 2020	2023	—
Pat Gillick	1957–1958		—
Rhylan Thomas	drafted 2022	2025	—
Ryan Jackson	drafted 2024		—
Will Watson	drafted 2024		—

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