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Auburn, AL · 69 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
Frank Thomas	1987–1989	1990–2008	73.6
Tim Hudson	1996–1997	1999–2015	57.8
Josh Donaldson	2005–2007	2010–2022	46.5
Red Smith	1908–1909	1911–1919	27.8
Gregg Olson	1986–1988	1988–2001	12.9
David Ross	1996–1997	2002–2016	10.2
Terry Leach	1973–1976	1981–1993	9.7
Willard Nixon	1947–1948	1950–1958	9.4
Bo Jackson	1983–1986	1986–1994	8.4
Mark Bellhorn	1993–1995	1997–2007	8.2
Casey Mize	drafted 2018	2020–2022	6.9
Scott Sullivan	1991–1993	1995–2004	6.5
Gabe Gross	1999–2001	2004–2010	4.6
Johnny Watwood	1927–1928	1929–1939	4.5
Ray Prim	1930	1933–1946	3.8
Garrett Cooper	drafted 2013	2017–2022	3.6
Joe Beckwith	1974–1977	1979–1986	2.9
Keegan Thompson	drafted 2016–2017	2021–2022	2.7
Clete Thomas	2003–2005	2008–2013	1.5
Grant Dayton	drafted 2010	2016–2021	1.2
Josh Hancock	1997	2002–2007	0.7
Ben Braymer	drafted 2016	2020	0.4
Pat Keedy	1977–1979	1985–1989	0.2
Andy Merchant	1969–1972	1975–1976	0.1
Bill Latham	1978–1981	1985–1986	0.1
Ed Sherling	1920–1923	1924	0.1
Stacy Jones	1986–1988	1991–1996	0.1
Ben Sankey	1926–1928	1929–1931	0.0
Coot Veal	1952	1958–1963	-0.0
Justin Christian	2001	2008–2012	-0.0
Sam Barnes	1918–1921	1921	0.0
Bryan Hebson	1995–1997	2003	-0.1
Evan Crawford	2006–2008	2012	-0.1
Stu Tate	1983–1984	1989	-0.1
Charlie Gibson	1921–1923	1924	-0.2
Colter Bean	1997–2000	2005–2007	-0.2
Ernie Manning	1909–1911	1914	-0.2
Gabe Klobosits	drafted 2017	2021	-0.2
Sol Carter	1928–1930	1931	-0.2
Steven Register	2002–2004	2008–2009	-0.2
Taylor Thompson	drafted 2008–2009	2014	-0.2
Jack Baker	1971	1976–1977	-0.3
Jim Pyburn	1953–1954	1955–1957	-0.6
Jimmy Outlaw	1933	1937–1949	-0.6
Trey Wingenter	drafted 2015	2018–2019	-0.6
Tug Hulett	2002–2004	2008–2009	-0.7
Alan Koch	1958–1960	1963–1964	-0.8
Jim Hitchcock	1931–1933	1938	-0.9
Chris Bootcheck	1998–2000	2003–2013	-1.6
Levale Speigner	2000–2003	2007–2008	-1.7
Ivy Griffin	1916–1917	1919–1921	-1.8
Josh Palacios	drafted 2016	2021–2022	-1.8
George Grant	1921–1922	1923–1931	-2.8
Billy Hitchcock	1936–1938	1942–1953	-5.3
Bailey Horn	drafted 2020	2024	—
Blake Burkhalter	drafted 2022		—
Blake Rambusch	drafted 2022		—
Brody Moore	drafted 2022		—
Bryson Ware	drafted 2023		—
Carson Skipper	drafted 2022		—
Daniel Robert	drafted 2017	2024	—
Davis Daniel	drafted 2018–2019	2023	—
Edouard Julien	drafted 2019	2023	—
Ike Irish	drafted 2025		—
Mason Barnett	drafted 2022	2025	—
Richard Fitts	drafted 2021	2024	—
Ryan Bliss	drafted 2021	2024	—
Tanner Burns	drafted 2020		—
Will Cannon	drafted 2024		—

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