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Oxford, MS · 64 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
Lance Lynn	2006–2008	2011–2022	29.9
Jeff Fassero	1984	1991–2006	24.1
Gee Walker	1927–1929	1931–1945	16.1
Zack Cozart	2005–2007	2011–2019	14.4
Drew Pomeranz	2008–2010	2011–2021	13.4
Seth Smith	2002–2004	2007–2017	11.7
Joe Gibbon	1955–1957	1960–1972	9.2
Don Kessinger	1962–1964	1964–1979	8.9
Jake Gibbs	1959–1961	1962–1971	6.6
Bobby Kielty	1998	2001–2007	6.4
Joe Evans	1914	1915–1925	3.0
Hub Walker	1927–1929	1931–1945	2.7
David Dellucci	1992–1995	1997–2009	2.3
Jeff Calhoun	1977–1980	1984–1988	2.3
Nick Fortes	drafted 2018	2021–2022	1.7
Pete Ladd	1975–1977	1979–1986	1.7
Chris Coghlan	2004–2006	2009–2017	1.2
Chris Ellis	drafted 2014	2019–2022	0.9
Matt Tolbert	2001–2004	2008–2011	0.8
Jack Reed	1952–1953	1961–1963	0.6
Alex Presley	2004–2006	2010–2017	0.5
Aaron Barrett	drafted 2009–2010	2014–2020	0.2
Keith Kessinger	1987–1989	1993	0.1
T. J. Beam	2002–2003	2006–2008	0.1
Braxton Lee	drafted 2014	2018	0.0
Doc Wood	1919–1922	1923	0.0
Keith Johns	1990–1992	1998	0.0
Matt Duff	1996–1997	2002	0.0
Paul Busby	1938–1939	1941–1943	0.0
Chris Snopek	1990–1992	1995–1998	-0.1
Matt Tracy	drafted 2010–2011	2015	-0.1
Mike Mayers	drafted 2013	2016–2022	-0.1
Justin Huisman	1998–2000	2004	-0.2
Matt Maloney	2004–2005	2009–2012	-0.2
Ike Pearson	1938–1939	1939–1948	-0.3
Pete Shields	1910–1912	1915	-0.3
Phil Irwin	2007–2009	2013–2014	-0.3
Bobby Wahl	drafted 2013	2017–2020	-0.4
Orlin Collier	1927–1928	1931	-0.4
Ryan Bukvich	1998–1999	2002–2008	-0.4
Chad Smith	drafted 2016	2022	-0.5
David Goforth	drafted 2010–2011	2015–2017	-0.5
Laddie Renfroe	1981–1984	1991	-0.6
Doc Marshall	1925–1927	1929–1932	-0.7
Stuart Turner	drafted 2013	2017	-1.2
Brian Maxcy	1990–1991	1995–1996	-1.4
Mickey Callaway	1994–1996	1999–2004	-1.4
Steve Dillard	1969–1972	1975–1982	-1.4
Tucker Ashford	1973	1976–1984	-1.6
Skeeter Webb	1930–1931	1932–1948	-4.5
Brandon Johnson	drafted 2022		—
Cooper Johnson	drafted 2019		—
Derek Diamond	drafted 2022		—
Doug Nikhazy	drafted 2021	2025	—
Grae Kessinger	drafted 2019	2023	—
Gunnar Hoglund	drafted 2021	2025	—
Houston Roth	drafted 2019		—
Jacob Gonzalez	drafted 2023		—
James McArthur	drafted 2018	2023	—
Kemp Alderman	drafted 2023		—
Luke Hill	drafted 2025		—
Mason Nichols	drafted 2025		—
Ryan Rolison	drafted 2018	2025	—
Tim Elko	drafted 2022	2025	—

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