Jac Caglianone And The Top 5 Two-Way Players Of The BBCOR Era

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From Dave Winfield to John Olerud to Tim Hudson, college baseball has a rich tradition of two-way superstars.

Thanks to Jac Caglianone, Florida’s do-it-all first baseman/lefthander, that tradition became a little richer in 2024.

Since the introduction of BBCOR bat restrictions back in 2011, five players stand above the fray as college baseball’s two-way superstars. All five were first-team All-Americans. Two—A.J. Reed and Brendan McKay—were College Players of the Year. All but Reed were first-round picks.

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Check out the table below to see how Caglianone’s impressive numbers (through super regionals) stacks up with his two-way peers. “League” averages via OPS+ and ERA+ attempt to quantify output across different eras and conference environments.

Rk	Player	School	Year	Yr	AVG	OBP	SLG	AB	H	HR	RBI	SB	OPS+	W	L	ERA	G	IP	H	BB	SO	ERA+
1	A.J. Reed	Kentucky	2014	Jr.	.336	.476	.735	223	75	23	73	0	229	12	2	2.09	16	112	98	29	71	135
2	Brendan McKay	Louisville	2017	Jr.	.341	.457	.659	223	76	18	57	2	177	11	3	2.56	17	109	77	35	146	139
3	Paul Skenes	Air Force	2022	So.	.314	.412	.634	153	48	13	38	0	140	10	3	2.73	15	86	70	30	96	158
4	Jac Caglianone	Florida	2024	Jr.	.411	.532	.860	236	97	33	68	3	207	5	2	4.71	15	73	61	48	82	106
5	Marco Gonzales	Gonzaga	2012	So.	.325	.372	.430	151	49	2	29	0	123	8	2	1.55	12	93	63	23	92	158