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Durham, NC · 49 major leaguers played here

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
Dick Groat	1951–1952	1952–1967	36.8
Billy Werber	1928–1930	1930–1942	25.7
Marcus Stroman	2010–2012	2014–2022	21.6
Mike Trombley	1987–1989	1992–2002	9.2
Chris Capuano	1997–1999	2003–2016	9.0
Eric Tipton	1937–1939	1939–1945	7.5
Dan Otero	2004–2006	2012–2019	4.9
Al Spangler	1953–1954	1959–1971	4.2
Scott Schoeneweis	1993–1996	1999–2010	3.0
Bob Brower	1979–1982	1986–1989	2.5
Hal Wagner	1936–1937	1937–1949	2.5
Bill McCahan	1940–1942	1946–1949	2.1
Claude Corbitt	1935–1936	1945–1949	1.4
Dave Smith	1936–1938	1938–1939	0.4
Lee Griffeth	1944–1946	1946	0.2
Quinton McCracken	1989–1992	1995–2006	0.2
Wade Lefler	1916–1917	1924	0.2
John Courtright	1989–1991	1995	0.0
Mort Flohr	1932–1934	1934	0.0
Nate Freiman	2006–2009	2013–2014	0.0
Alex Hassan	drafted 2009	2014	-0.1
Footer Johnson	1951–1952	1958	-0.1
Ken Weafer	1934–1935	1936	-0.1
Ron Davis	1961	1962–1969	-0.1
Tim McKeithan	1930–1932	1932–1934	-0.3
Pete Naktenis	1934–1936	1936–1939	-0.4
James Marvel	drafted 2015	2019	-0.5
John Poff	1971–1974	1979–1980	-0.5
Eddie Shokes	1939–1941	1941–1946	-0.6
Frank Seward	1941	1943–1944	-0.7
Brandy Davis	1950	1952–1953	-1.1
Crash Davis	1938–1940	1940–1942	-1.7
Ace Parker	1935–1936	1937–1938	-1.9
Bobby Coombs	1931–1933	1933–1943	-1.9
Ryan Jackson	1991–1994	1998–2002	-1.9
Wayne Ambler	1935–1937	1937–1939	-3.5
Adam Laskey	drafted 2019		—
Alex Mooney	drafted 2023		—
Bryce Jarvis	drafted 2019–2020	2023	—
Charlie Beilenson	drafted 2024		—
Ethan Murray	drafted 2021		—
Graham Pauley	drafted 2022	2024	—
Griffin Conine	drafted 2018	2024	—
Jack Carey	drafted 2021		—
Jay Beshears	drafted 2023		—
Jimmy Romano	drafted 2024		—
Joey Loperfido	drafted 2021	2024	—
Luke Fox	drafted 2023		—
Wallace Clark	drafted 2025		—

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