Celebrate #BaseballDayAZ with our look at the best Wildcats to ever play in the big leagues
- Arizona Daily Star
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Saturday is Baseball Day in Arizona. Here's a look at the UA's contributions to the sport.
Home runs
UpdatedLeader: J.T. Snow, 189 home runs
Years at UA: 1987-89
Years in MLB: 1992-2008
Second all-time: Kenny Lofton, 130 home runs
Third all-time: Jack Howell, 108 home runs
RBIs
UpdatedLeader: J.T. Snow, 877 RBIs
Years at UA: 1987-89
Years in MLB: 1992-2008
Second all-time: Kenny Lofton, 781 RBIs
Third all-time: Milt Stock, 696 RBIs
Stolen bases
UpdatedLeader: Kenny Lofton, 622 stolen bases
Years at UA: 1986-89 (note: Lofton played just five college baseball games, all coming in 1988; he played four years for the Wildcats' basketball team).
Years in MLB: 1991-2007
Second all-time: Milt Stock, 155 stolen bases
Third all-time: John Moses, 101 stolen bases
Hits
UpdatedLeader: Kenny Lofton, 2,428 hits
Years at UA: 1986-89 (note: Lofton played just five college baseball games, all coming in 1988; he played four years for the Wildcats' basketball team).
Years in MLB: 1991-2007
Second all-time: Milt Stock, 1,806 hits
Third all-time: J.T. Snow, 1,509 hits
Runs scored
UpdatedLeader: Kenny Lofton, 1,528 runs scored
Years at UA: 1986-89 (note: Lofton played just five college baseball games, all coming in 1988; he played four years for the Wildcats' basketball team).
Years in MLB: 1991-2007
Second all-time: Milt Stock, 839 runs scored
Third all-time: J.T. Snow, 798 runs scored
Walks
UpdatedLeader: Kenny Lofton, 945 walks
Years at UA: 1986-89 (note: Lofton played just five college baseball games, all coming in 1988; he played four years for the Wildcats' basketball team).
Years in MLB: 1991-2007
Second all-time: J.T. Snow, 760 walks
Third all-time: Milt Stock, 455 walks
Batting average (minimum 100 games played)
UpdatedLeader: Kenny Lofton, .299 batting average
Years at UA: 1986-89 (note: Lofton played just five college baseball games, all coming in 1988; he played four years for the Wildcats' basketball team).
Years in MLB: 1991-2007
Second all-time: Milt Stock, .289 batting average
Third all-time: Hank Leiber, .288 batting average
Wins
UpdatedLeader: Scott Erickson, 142 wins
Year at UA: 1989
Years in MLB: 1990-2006
Second all-time: Trevor Hoffman, 61 wins
Third all-time: Craig Lefferts, 58 wins
ERA (minimum 100 innings pitched)
UpdatedLeader: Mark Melancon, 2.73 ERA
Years at UA: 2004-06
Years in MLB: 2009-present
Second all-time: Trevor Hoffman, 2.87 ERA
Third all-time: Dave Baldwin, 3.08 ERA
Shutouts
UpdatedLeader: Scott Erickson, 17 shutouts
Year at UA: 1989
Years in MLB: 1990-2006
Second all-time: Joe Magrane, 10 shutouts
Third all-time: Don Lee, four shutouts
Saves
UpdatedLeader: Trevor Hoffman, 601 saves
Years at UA: 1988-89
Years in MLB: 1993-2010
Second all-time: Mark Melancon, 182 saves
Third all-time: Craig Lefferts, 101 saves
Strikeouts
UpdatedLeader: Scott Erickson, 1,252 strikeouts
Year at UA: 1989
Years in MLB: 1990-2006
Second all-time: Trevor Hoffman, 1,133 strikeouts
Third all-time: Craig Lefferts, 719 strikeouts
All-Star Game appearances
UpdatedLeader: Trevor Hoffman, seven All-Star games appearances
Years at UA: 1988-89
Years in MLB: 1993-2010
Second all-time: Kenny Lofton, six All-Star games appearances
Third all-time: Hank Leiber, three All-Star games appearances
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