Historical Drafts | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | ||||||||
| Year | #1 Draft Pick | Pos | HiLvl | Played | Team | School | SF | Bonus | G | AB | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | AVG |
| 2011 | Gerrit Cole | P | NCAA | 2009-2011 | PIT | UCLA | SF | $ 8.0m | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Bryce Harper | C-OF | AA | 2011-2011 | WAN | College of Southern Nevada | SF | $ 6.3m | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2009 | Stephen Strasburg | P | MLB | 2007-2011 | WAN | San Diego State University | SF | $ 7.5m | 6 | 4 | 2.54 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 92 | 116 |
| 2008 | Tim Beckham | SS | AAA | 2008-2011 | TB | Griffin (Griffin,GA) | SF | $ 6.2m | 427 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2007 | David Price | P | MLB | 2005-2011 | TB | Vanderbilt University | SF | $ 5.6m | 41 | 26 | 3.38 | 94 | 89 | 0 | 575 | 520 |
| 2006 | Luke Hochevar | P | MLB | 2003-2011 | KC | University of Tennessee | SF | $ 3.5m | 30 | 43 | 5.29 | 100 | 96 | 0 | 586 | 387 |
| 2005 | Justin Upton | RF | MLB | 2006-2011 | ARI | Great Bridge (Chesapeake,VA) | SF | $ 6.1m | 581 | 2109 | 123 | 24 | 91 | 296 | 62 | .277 |
| 2004 | Matt Bush | SS-P | AA | 2004-2011 | SD | Mission Bay (San Diego,CA) | SF | $ 3.2m | 206 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2003 | Delmon Young | OF | MLB | 2004-2011 | TB | Camarillo (Camarillo,CA) | SF | $ 3.7m | 729 | 2784 | 158 | 9 | 71 | 408 | 34 | .288 |
| 2002 | Bryan Bullington | P | MLB | 2002-2011 | PIT | Ball State University | SF | $ 4.0m | 1 | 9 | 5.62 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 82 | 54 |
| 2001 | Joe Mauer | C | MLB | 2001-2011 | MIN | Cretin-Derham Hall (St. Paul,MN) | SF | $ 4.0m | 918 | 3388 | 216 | 16 | 84 | 502 | 35 | .323 |
| 2000 | Adrian Gonzalez | 1B | MLB | 2000-2011 | FLA | Eastlake (Chula Vista,CA) | SF | $ 3.0m | 1017 | 3797 | 231 | 11 | 195 | 642 | 2 | .293 |
| 1999 | Josh Hamilton | OF | MLB | 1999-2011 | TB | Athens Drive (Raleigh,NC) | SF | $ 4.0m | 589 | 2263 | 142 | 17 | 118 | 425 | 36 | .308 |
| 1998 | Pat Burrell | LF | MLB | 1998-2011 | PHI | University of Miami | SF | $ 3.2m | 1640 | 5503 | 299 | 16 | 292 | 976 | 7 | .253 |
| 1997 | Matt Anderson | P | MLB | 1998-2008 | DET | Rice University | SF | $ 2.5m | 15 | 7 | 5.19 | 257 | 0 | 26 | 257 | 224 |
| 1996 | Kris Benson | P | MLB | 1994-2010 | PIT | Clemson University | SF | $ 2.0m | 70 | 75 | 4.42 | 206 | 200 | 0 | 1244 | 806 |
| 1995 | Darin Erstad | CF-1B | MLB | 1995-2009 | CAL | University of Nebraska | SF | $ 1.6m | 1654 | 6024 | 316 | 33 | 124 | 699 | 179 | .282 |
| 1994 | Paul Wilson | P | MLB | 1994-2008 | NYM | Florida State University | SF | $ 1.6m | 40 | 58 | 4.86 | 170 | 153 | 0 | 942 | 619 |
| 1993 | Alex Rodriguez | SS | MLB | 1994-2011 | SEA | Westminster Christian (Miami,FL) | SF | $ 1.0m | 2402 | 9199 | 495 | 29 | 629 | 1893 | 305 | .302 |
| 1992 | Phil Nevin | 3B-1B | MLB | 1993-2006 | HOU | Cal State Fullerton | SF | $ 0.7m | 1217 | 4188 | 209 | 6 | 208 | 743 | 18 | .270 |
| 1991 | Brien Taylor | P | AA | 1992-2000 | NYY | East Carteret (Beaufort,NC) | SF | $ 1.6m | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | Chipper Jones | 3B-LF | MLB | 1990-2011 | ATL | The Bolles School (Jacksonville,FL) | SF | $ 0.3m | 2387 | 8597 | 526 | 38 | 454 | 1561 | 149 | .304 |
| 1989 | Ben McDonald | P | MLB | 1989-1997 | BAL | Louisiana State University | SF | $ 0.4m | 78 | 70 | 3.91 | 211 | 198 | 0 | 1291 | 894 |
| 1988 | Andy Benes | P | MLB | 1989-2002 | SD | University of Evansville | SF | $ 0.2m | 155 | 139 | 3.97 | 403 | 387 | 1 | 2505 | 2000 |
| 1987 | Ken Griffey | CF | MLB | 1987-2010 | SEA | Moeller (Cincinnati,OH) | SF | $ 0.2m | 2671 | 9801 | 524 | 38 | 630 | 1836 | 184 | .284 |
| 1986 | Jeff King | 3B-1B | MLB | 1986-1999 | PIT | University of Arkansas | SF | $ 0.2m | 1201 | 4262 | 222 | 18 | 154 | 709 | 75 | .256 |
| 1985 | B.J. Surhoff | LF-C | MLB | 1985-2005 | MIL | University of North Carolina | SF | $ 0.2m | 2313 | 8258 | 440 | 42 | 188 | 1153 | 141 | .282 |
| 1984 | Shawn Abner | CF-RF | MLB | 1984-1995 | NYM | Mechanicsburg Area (Mechanicsburg Area,PA) | SF | $ 0.2m | 392 | 840 | 39 | 4 | 11 | 71 | 6 | .227 |
| 1983 | Tim Belcher | P | MLB | 1984-2000 | MIN | Mount Vernon Nazarene University | SF | NA | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | Shawon Dunston | SS | MLB | 1982-2002 | CHC | Thomas Jefferson (Brooklyn,NY) | SF | $ 0.1m | 1814 | 5927 | 292 | 62 | 150 | 668 | 212 | .269 |
| 1981 | Mike Moore | P | MLB | 1981-1995 | SEA | Oral Roberts University | SF | $ 0.1m | 161 | 176 | 4.39 | 450 | 440 | 2 | 2832 | 1667 |
| 1980 | Darryl Strawberry | RF-OF | MLB | 1980-1999 | NYM | Crenshaw (Los Angeles,CA) | SF | $ 0.2m | 1583 | 5418 | 256 | 38 | 335 | 1000 | 221 | .259 |
| 1979 | Al Chambers | OF | MLB | 1979-1988 | SEA | John Harris (Harrisburg,PA) | SF | $ 0.1m | 57 | 120 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 2 | .208 |
| 1978 | Bob Horner | 3B-1B | MLB | 1978-1988 | ATL | Arizona State University | SF | $ 0.2m | 1020 | 3777 | 169 | 8 | 218 | 685 | 14 | .277 |
| 1977 | Harold Baines | OF | MLB | 1977-2001 | CHW | St. Michaels (Easton,MD) | SF | $ 0.0m | 2830 | 9908 | 488 | 49 | 384 | 1628 | 34 | .289 |
| 1976 | Floyd Bannister | P | MLB | 1976-1992 | HOU | Arizona State University | SF | $ 0.1m | 134 | 143 | 4.06 | 431 | 363 | 0 | 2388 | 1723 |
| 1975 | Danny Goodwin | 1B | MLB | 1975-1985 | CAL | Southern University | SF | $ 0.1m | 252 | 636 | 32 | 8 | 13 | 81 | 3 | .236 |
| 1974 | Bill Almon | SS-3B | MLB | 1974-1988 | SD | Brown University | SF | $ 0.1m | 1236 | 3330 | 138 | 25 | 36 | 296 | 128 | .254 |
| 1973 | David Clyde | P | MLB | 1973-1981 | TEX | Westchester (Houston,TX) | SF | $ 0.1m | 18 | 33 | 4.63 | 84 | 73 | 0 | 416 | 228 |
| 1972 | Dave Roberts | 3B-C | MLB | 1972-1982 | SD | - | - | $ 0.1m | 709 | 2017 | 77 | 7 | 49 | 208 | 27 | .239 |
| 1971 | Danny Goodwin | 1B | MLB | 1975-1985 | CHW | Peoria Central (Peoria,IL) | SF | NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1970 | Mike Ivie | 1B | MLB | 1970-1983 | SD | Walker School (Decatur,GA) | SF | $ 0.1m | 857 | 2694 | 133 | 17 | 81 | 411 | 22 | .269 |
| 1969 | Jeff Burroughs | OF | MLB | 1969-1985 | Wa2 | Wilson (Long Beach,CA) | SF | $ 0.1m | 1689 | 5536 | 230 | 20 | 240 | 882 | 16 | .261 |
| 1968 | Tim Foli | SS | MLB | 1968-1985 | NYM | Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks,CA) | SF | $ 0.1m | 1696 | 6047 | 241 | 20 | 25 | 501 | 81 | .251 |
| 1967 | Ron Blomberg | 1B-OF | MLB | 1967-1978 | NYY | Druid Hills (Atlanta,GA) | SF | $ 0.1m | 461 | 1333 | 67 | 8 | 52 | 224 | 6 | .293 |
| 1966 | Steve Chilcott | C | - | NYM | Antelope Valley (Lancaster,CA) | SF | $ 0.1m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1965 | Rick Monday | OF | MLB | 1965-1984 | Kca | Arizona State University | SF | $ 0.1m | 1986 | 6136 | 248 | 64 | 241 | 775 | 98 | .264 |