Draft Picks for Slot #1
A list of all players draft for slot #1 in the June Regular phases of all drafts since 1965. Note that not all drafts have the same number of rounds or picks though in recent years, the draft has been standardized to 50 rounds.
Historical draft picks for slot #1
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | Gerrit Cole | | P | A+ | PIT | C | UCLA | $8.0m | |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | Bryce Harper | | RF-LF | MLB | WAN | C | College of Southern Nevada | $6.3m | |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | Stephen Strasburg | | P | MLB | WAN | C | San Diego State University | $7.5m | 6 | 4 | 2.54 | 0 | 92 | 116 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | Tim Beckham | | SS | AAA | TB | H | Griffin (Griffin,GA) | $6.2m | |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | David Price | | P | MLB | TB | C | Vanderbilt University | $5.6m | 41 | 26 | 3.38 | 0 | 575 | 520 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | Justin Upton | | RF | MLB | ARI | H | Great Bridge (Chesapeake,VA) | $6.1m | 2109 | 123 | 91 | 296 | 62 | .277 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | Matt Bush | | P | AA | SD | H | Mission Bay (San Diego,CA) | $3.2m | |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | Delmon Young | | LF | MLB | TB | H | Camarillo (Camarillo,CA) | $3.7m | 2784 | 158 | 71 | 408 | 34 | .288 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | Bryan Bullington | | P | MLB | PIT | C | Ball State University | $4.0m | 1 | 9 | 5.62 | 0 | 82 | 54 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | Joe Mauer | | C | MLB | MIN | H | Cretin-Derham Hall (St. Paul,MN) | $4.0m | 3388 | 216 | 84 | 502 | 35 | .323 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | Adrian Gonzalez | | 1B | MLB | FLA | H | Eastlake (Chula Vista,CA) | $3.0m | 3797 | 231 | 195 | 642 | 2 | .293 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | Josh Hamilton | | LF | MLB | TB | H | Athens Drive (Raleigh,NC) | $4.0m | 2263 | 142 | 118 | 425 | 36 | .308 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | Pat Burrell | | LF | MLB | PHI | C | University of Miami | $3.2m | 5503 | 299 | 292 | 976 | 7 | .253 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | Matt Anderson | | P | MLB | DET | C | Rice University | $2.5m | 15 | 7 | 5.19 | 26 | 257 | 224 |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | Kris Benson | | P | MLB | PIT | C | Clemson University | $2.0m | 70 | 75 | 4.42 | 0 | 1244 | 806 |
| 1995 | 1 | 1 | Darin Erstad | | CF-1B | MLB | CAL | C | University of Nebraska | $1.6m | 6024 | 316 | 124 | 699 | 179 | .282 |
| 1994 | 1 | 1 | Paul Wilson | | P | MLB | NYM | C | Florida State University | $1.6m | 40 | 58 | 4.86 | 0 | 942 | 619 |
| 1993 | 1 | 1 | Alex Rodriguez | | 3B | MLB | SEA | H | Westminster Christian (Miami,FL) | $1.0m | 9199 | 495 | 629 | 1893 | 305 | .302 |
| 1992 | 1 | 1 | Phil Nevin | | 3B-1B | MLB | HOU | C | Cal State Fullerton | $0.7m | 4188 | 209 | 208 | 743 | 18 | .270 |
| 1991 | 1 | 1 | Brien Taylor | | P | AA | NYY | H | East Carteret (Beaufort,NC) | $1.6m | |
| 1990 | 1 | 1 | Chipper Jones | | 3B | MLB | ATL | H | The Bolles School (Jacksonville,FL) | $0.3m | 8597 | 526 | 454 | 1561 | 149 | .304 |
| 1989 | 1 | 1 | Ben McDonald | | P | MLB | BAL | C | Louisiana State University | $0.4m | 78 | 70 | 3.91 | 0 | 1291 | 894 |
| 1988 | 1 | 1 | Andy Benes | | P | MLB | SD | C | University of Evansville | $0.2m | 155 | 139 | 3.97 | 1 | 2505 | 2000 |
| 1987 | 1 | 1 | Ken Griffey | | CF | MLB | SEA | H | Moeller (Cincinnati,OH) | $0.2m | 9801 | 524 | 630 | 1836 | 184 | .284 |
| 1986 | 1 | 1 | Jeff King | | 3B-1B | MLB | PIT | C | University of Arkansas | $0.2m | 4262 | 222 | 154 | 709 | 75 | .256 |
| 1985 | 1 | 1 | B.J. Surhoff | | LF-C | MLB | MIL | C | University of North Carolina | $0.2m | 8258 | 440 | 188 | 1153 | 141 | .282 |
| 1984 | 1 | 1 | Shawn Abner | | CF-RF | MLB | NYM | H | Mechanicsburg Area (Mechanicsburg Area,PA) | $0.2m | 840 | 39 | 11 | 71 | 6 | .227 |
| 1983 | 1 | 1 | Tim Belcher | DNS | P | MLB | MIN | C | Mount Vernon Nazarene University | NA | |
| 1982 | 1 | 1 | Shawon Dunston | | SS | MLB | CHC | H | Thomas Jefferson (Brooklyn,NY) | $0.1m | 5927 | 292 | 150 | 668 | 212 | .269 |
| 1981 | 1 | 1 | Mike Moore | | P | MLB | SEA | C | Oral Roberts University | $0.1m | 161 | 176 | 4.39 | 2 | 2832 | 1667 |
| 1980 | 1 | 1 | Darryl Strawberry | | RF-OF | MLB | NYM | H | Crenshaw (Los Angeles,CA) | $0.2m | 5418 | 256 | 335 | 1000 | 221 | .259 |
| 1979 | 1 | 1 | Al Chambers | | OF | MLB | SEA | H | John Harris (Harrisburg,PA) | $0.1m | 120 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 2 | .208 |
| 1978 | 1 | 1 | Bob Horner | | 3B-1B | MLB | ATL | C | Arizona State University | $0.2m | 3777 | 169 | 218 | 685 | 14 | .277 |
| 1977 | 1 | 1 | Harold Baines | | OF | MLB | CHW | H | St. Michaels (Easton,MD) | $0.0m | 9908 | 488 | 384 | 1628 | 34 | .289 |
| 1976 | 1 | 1 | Floyd Bannister | | P | MLB | HOU | C | Arizona State University | $0.1m | 134 | 143 | 4.06 | 0 | 2388 | 1723 |
| 1975 | 1 | 1 | Danny Goodwin | | 1B | MLB | CAL | C | Southern University | $0.1m | 636 | 32 | 13 | 81 | 3 | .236 |
| 1974 | 1 | 1 | Bill Almon | | SS-3B | MLB | SD | C | Brown University | $0.1m | 3330 | 138 | 36 | 296 | 128 | .254 |
| 1973 | 1 | 1 | David Clyde | | P | MLB | TEX | H | Westchester (Houston,TX) | $0.1m | 18 | 33 | 4.63 | 0 | 416 | 228 |
| 1972 | 1 | 1 | Dave Roberts | | 3B-C | MLB | SD | C | University of Oregon | $0.1m | 2017 | 77 | 49 | 208 | 27 | .239 |
| 1971 | 1 | 1 | Danny Goodwin | DNS | 1B | MLB | CHW | H | Peoria Central (Peoria,IL) | NA | |
| 1970 | 1 | 1 | Mike Ivie | | 1B | MLB | SD | H | Walker School (Decatur,GA) | $0.1m | 2694 | 133 | 81 | 411 | 22 | .269 |
| 1969 | 1 | 1 | Jeff Burroughs | | OF | MLB | Wa2 | H | Wilson (Long Beach,CA) | $0.1m | 5536 | 230 | 240 | 882 | 16 | .261 |
| 1968 | 1 | 1 | Tim Foli | | SS | MLB | NYM | H | Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks,CA) | $0.1m | 6047 | 241 | 25 | 501 | 81 | .251 |
| 1967 | 1 | 1 | Ron Blomberg | | 1B-OF | MLB | NYY | H | Druid Hills (Atlanta,GA) | $0.1m | 1333 | 67 | 52 | 224 | 6 | .293 |
| 1966 | 1 | 1 | Steve Chilcott | | C | | NYM | H | Antelope Valley (Lancaster,CA) | $0.1m | |
| 1965 | 1 | 1 | Rick Monday | | OF | MLB | Kca | C | Arizona State University | $0.1m | 6136 | 248 | 241 | 775 | 98 | .264 |