2007-07-23 03:14:44 · 5 answers · asked by freds53802000 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
5.6%
http://indi.ca/2004/06/42-mlb-players-with-college-degrees/
2007-07-23 03:17:27 · answer #1 · answered by Jason J 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I couldn't find any data newer than 2004. At that point, there were 42 college grads among baseball's approximately 750 players, so the percentage was about 5.6%.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/06/06/SPG4571J0M1.DTL
Those are pretty staggeringly low numbers, considering how many guys jump out early for a shot at the bigs only to end up out of baseball three years down the road without a degree to fall back on.
2007-07-23 03:46:41 · answer #2 · answered by Craig S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Less then half. Most get drafted out of high school and play in the minors when they otherwise would be in college.
2007-07-23 03:19:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
25%
2007-07-23 04:48:27 · answer #4 · answered by J Dub 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe 35-40%, because unlike football, they don't just get them from college campuses.
2007-07-23 03:17:51 · answer #5 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋