List of Clemson Tigers head baseball coaches

The Clemson Tigers baseball program is a college baseball team that represents Clemson University in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association.^[1] The team has had 27 head coaches since it started playing organized baseball in the 1896 season, but only 5 since the end of World War II.^[2] The current coach is Jack Leggett, who took over the head coaching position in 1994.^[3]

Clemson has played in 4,012 games during their 114 seasons.^[4] Since its creation in 1947, all five Tigers coaches; Randy Hinson, Walter Cox, Bill Wilhelm, and Leggett; have led Clemson to the NCAA Tournament. Wilhelm and Leggett have advanced teams to the College World Series.^[5] Four coaches have won conference championships with the Tigers: Hinson won one as a member of the Southern Conference; and Smith, Wilhelm, and Leggett won a combined 14 as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.^[4]

Bill Wilhelm is the all-time leader in games coached (1,707), seasons coached (36), and total wins (1,161).^[2] John Heisman has the highest winning percentage of any Tiger coach with a 28–6–1 record (.814) in his three years in Clemson.^[2] R. T. V. Bowman has the lowest winning percentage (.250 in two seasons).^[2] In 2011, Wilhelm was inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame.^[6]

Key

General
#	Number of coaches^{[A 1]}
GC	Games coached
†	Elected to the National College Baseball Hall of Fame

Overall
OW	Wins
OL	Losses
OT	Ties
O%	Winning percentage

Conference^{[A 2]}
CW	Wins
CL	Losses
CT	Ties
C%	Winning percentage

Postseason^{[A 3]}
PA	Total Appearances^{[A 4]}
PW	Total Wins
PL	Total Losses
WA	College World Series Appearances^{[A 5]}
WW	College World Series Wins
WL	College World Series Losses

Championships
DC	Division regular season^{[A 6]}
CC	Conference regular season
CT	Conference tournament^{[A 7]}

Coaches

List of head baseball coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards^{[A 8]}
#	Name	Term^{[A 9]}	GC	OW	OL	OT	O%	CW	CL	CT	C%	PA	PW	PL	WA	WW	WL	DCs	CCs	CTs	Awards
1	Bowman, R. T. V.R. T. V. Bowman	1896 !1896, 1898	8	2	6	0	.250	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	—
2	Unknown	1899 !1899–1900	17	12	5	0	.706	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	—
3	Heisman, JohnJohn Heisman	1901 !1901–1903	35	28	6	1	.814	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	—
4	McMakin, JohnJohn McMakin	1904 !1904–1906	46	20	23	3	.467	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	—
5	Shaughnessy, FrankFrank Shaughnessy	1907 !1907	17	9	7	1	.559	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	—
6	Lynch, RobertRobert Lynch	1908 !1908	17	6	11	0	.353	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	—
7	Reynolds, JessieJessie Reynolds	1909 !1909	22	10	12	0	.455	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	—
8	Holland, JoeJoe Holland	1910 !1910	21	10	11	0	.476	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	—
9	Dobson, FrankFrank Dobson	1911 !1911–1913	58	37	21	0	.638	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	—
10	Robertson, ThomasThomas Robertson	1914 !1914	22	16	6	0	.727	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	—
11	Sitton, VetVet Sitton	1915 !1915–1916	45	26	18	1	.589	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	—
12	Morris, CountryCountry Morris	1917 !1917, 1920	45	17	28	0	.378	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	—
13	Donahue, EdwardEdward Donahue	1918 !1918–1919	39	17	21	1	.449	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	—
14	Conover, LarryLarry Conover	1921 !1921	19	5	14	0	.263	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	—
15	Durfee, L. V. H.L. V. H. Durfee	1922 !1922–1924	56	29	26	1	.527	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	—
16	May, ThomasThomas May	1925 !1925	25	11	14	0	.440	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	—
17	Richards, CulCul Richards	1926 !1926	19	8	11	0	.421	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	—
18	Gillam, TinkTink Gillam	1927 !1927	25	11	13	1	.460	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	—
19	Guyon, JoeJoe Guyon	1928 !1928–1931	81	42	36	3	.537	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	—
20	Neely, JessJess Neely	1932 !1932–1938	135	67	66	2	.504	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	—
21	Hinson, RandyRandy Hinson	1939 !1939–1940, 1946–1947	79	58	19	2	.747	13	2	0	.867	1	3	2	0	0	0	5000000000000000000♠—	1	5000000000000000000♠—	—
22	Rogers, TomTom Rogers	1941 !1941–1942	34	18	14	2	.747	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	—
23	Howard, FrankFrank Howard	1943 !1943	15	12	3	0	.800	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	—
24	Cox, WalterWalter Cox	1945 !1945, 1948–1951	119	70	48	1	.592	47	18	1	.720	1	0	2	0	0	0	5000000000000000000♠—	0	0	—
25	Smith, BobBob Smith	1952 !1952–1957	119	52	65	2	.445	39	50	2	.440^{[A 10]}	2	3	4	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	1	0	—
26	Wilhelm, BillBill Wilhelm †	1958 !1958–1993	1707	1161	536	10	.683	378	158	1	.706	17	42	36	6	4	12	5000000000000000000♠—	20	7	ACC Coach of the Year (1988)^[7] ABCA District III Coach of the Year (1991)^[8] ACC Coach of the Year (1991)^[7]
27	Leggett, JackJack Leggett	1994 !1994–2015	1189	812	376	1	.683	304	166	1	.646	17	65	39	6	8	12	2	2	2	ACC Coach of the Year (1994)^[7] ACC Coach of the Year (1995)^[7] ABCA Atlantic Region Coach of the Year (2002)^[9] ACC Coach of the Year (2006)^[7] ABCA Atlantic Region Coach of the Year (2010)^[10]

Notes

↑ A running total of the number of head coaches.
↑ Clemson was a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association from 1900 until 1923, but the conference did not sponsor baseball. The Southern Conference, of which Clemson was a member from 1924 until 1953, did not sponsor baseball until 1947. Since 1954, Clemson has been a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
↑ Postseason play involving the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.
↑ Postseason appearances include seasons with NCAA Division I Baseball Championship bids since the tournament began in 1947.
↑ College World Series appearances include seasons with CWS bids since the tournament began in 1947.
↑ The Atlantic Coast Conference split into two divisions in 2006. Since then, regular season conference championships are no longer awarded.
↑ The Southern Conference held a tournament from 1950 until 1953. The Atlantic Coast Conference began a baseball tournament in 1974. The tournament was not held in 1979.
↑ Statistics correct as of the end of the 2011 college baseball season.
↑ Clemson did not sponsor a baseball team in 1897 or 1944.
↑ 21–16 (.568) against SoCon opponents and 18–34–2 (.352) against ACC opponents.

References

General

Hennessy, Brian. "2011 Clemson Baseball Media Guide". Clemson University. Archived from the original on 25 August 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2011.

Specific

↑ "Clemson University". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Archived from the original on 17 August 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
1 2 3 4 2011 Media Guide, p. 141
↑ Tomasson, Chris (7 July 1993). "Leggett loves games, practice, and umpires". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. pp. D1, D4. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
1 2 2011 Media Guide, p. 142
↑ 2011 Media Guide, p. 137
↑ "Clemson legend Bill Wilhelm inducted into National College Baseball Hall of Fame". The Times and Democrat (Orangeburg, S.C.). 4 July 2011. Archived from the original on 27 August 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
1 2 3 4 5 Phillips, Steve (ed.). "ACC Year-By-Year" (PDF). 2011 ACC Baseball Media Guide. Atlantic Coast Conference. p. 52. Archived from the original on 27 August 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
↑ 2011 Media Guide, p. 140
↑ 2011 Media Guide, p. 15
↑ "2010 Diamond/ABCA NCAA Division I Regional Coaches of the Year" (PDF). American Baseball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on 27 August 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.

Clemson Tigers head baseball coaches

R. T. V. Bowman (1896)
No team (1897)
R. T. V. Bowman (1898)
Unknown (1899–1900)
John Heisman (1901–1903)
John McMakin (1904–1906)
Frank Shaughnessy (1907)
Robert Lynch (1908)
Jesse Reynolds (1909)
Joe Holland (1910)
Frank Dobson (1911–1913)
Thomas Robertson (1914)
Carl Sitton (1915–1916)
Country Morris (1917)
Edward Donahue (1918–1919)
Country Morris (1920)
Larry Conover (1921)
L. V. H. Durfee (1922–1924)
Thomas May (1925)
Cul Richards (1926)
Tink Gillam (1927)
Joe Guyon (1928–1931)
Jess Neely (1932–1938)
Randy Hinson (1939–1940)
Tom Rogers (1941–1942)
Frank Howard (1943)
No team (1944)
Walter Cox (1945)
Randy Hinson (1946–1947)
Walter Cox (1948–1951)
Bob Smith (1952–1957)
Bill Wilhelm (1958–1993)
Jack Leggett (1994–2015)
Monte Lee (2016– )

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