#1 Prospects by Year | MLB Stats: | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | Whip | H9 | BB9 | SO9 | |||
| Year | Player | Pos | Team | HiLvl | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2011 | Bryce Harper | C-OF | Washington Nationals | AA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 2010 | Jason Heyward | OF | Atlanta Braves | MLB | 270 | 916 | 133 | 234 | 47 | 7 | 32 | 114 | 142 | 221 | 20 | .255 | .362 | .427 | 789 |
| 2009 | Matt Wieters | C | Baltimore Orioles | MLB | 365 | 1300 | 144 | 344 | 65 | 2 | 42 | 166 | 123 | 264 | 1 | .265 | .328 | .415 | 743 |
| 2008 | Jay Bruce | OF | Cincinnati Reds | MLB | 514 | 1852 | 274 | 475 | 82 | 10 | 100 | 277 | 200 | 479 | 20 | .256 | .331 | .474 | 805 |
| 2007 | Daisuke Matsuzaka | P | Boston Red Sox | MLB | 49 | 30 | 4.25 | 106 | 105 | 0 | 623 | 569 | 64 | 301 | 568 | 1.40 | 8.22 | 4.35 | 8.21 |
| 2006 | Delmon Young | OF | Tampa Bay Rays | MLB | 729 | 2784 | 342 | 802 | 158 | 9 | 71 | 408 | 125 | 514 | 34 | .288 | .321 | .428 | 749 |
| 2005 | Joe Mauer | C | Minnesota Twins | MLB | 918 | 3388 | 545 | 1096 | 216 | 16 | 84 | 502 | 465 | 387 | 35 | .323 | .403 | .471 | 874 |
| 2004 | Joe Mauer | C | Minnesota Twins | MLB | 918 | 3388 | 545 | 1096 | 216 | 16 | 84 | 502 | 465 | 387 | 35 | .323 | .403 | .471 | 874 |
| 2003 | Mark Teixeira | 1B | Texas Rangers | MLB | 1374 | 5213 | 872 | 1467 | 328 | 17 | 314 | 1017 | 692 | 1040 | 19 | .281 | .373 | .532 | 905 |
| 2002 | Josh Beckett | P | Florida Marlins | MLB | 125 | 81 | 3.84 | 279 | 276 | 0 | 1722 | 1577 | 192 | 523 | 1621 | 1.22 | 8.24 | 2.73 | 8.47 |
| 2001 | Josh Hamilton | OF | Tampa Bay Rays | MLB | 589 | 2263 | 368 | 698 | 142 | 17 | 118 | 425 | 203 | 458 | 36 | .308 | .366 | .543 | 909 |
| 2000 | Rick Ankiel | OF | St. Louis Cardinals | MLB | 538 | 1635 | 232 | 402 | 84 | 7 | 64 | 218 | 142 | 436 | 20 | .246 | .309 | .423 | 732 |
| 1999 | J.D. Drew | RF | St. Louis Cardinals | MLB | 1566 | 5173 | 944 | 1437 | 273 | 48 | 242 | 795 | 862 | 1137 | 87 | .278 | .384 | .489 | 873 |
| 1998 | Ben Grieve | RF-LF | Oakland Athletics | MLB | 976 | 3215 | 471 | 864 | 192 | 5 | 118 | 492 | 466 | 784 | 24 | .269 | .367 | .442 | 809 |
| 1997 | Andruw Jones | CF | Atlanta Braves | MLB | 2102 | 7366 | 1177 | 1887 | 376 | 36 | 420 | 1255 | 863 | 1677 | 152 | .256 | .339 | .488 | 827 |
| 1996 | Andruw Jones | CF | Atlanta Braves | MLB | 2102 | 7366 | 1177 | 1887 | 376 | 36 | 420 | 1255 | 863 | 1677 | 152 | .256 | .339 | .488 | 827 |
| 1995 | Alex Rodriguez | SS | Seattle Mariners | MLB | 2402 | 9199 | 1824 | 2775 | 495 | 29 | 629 | 1893 | 1166 | 1916 | 305 | .302 | .386 | .567 | 953 |
| 1994 | Cliff Floyd | LF-OF | Montreal Expos | MLB | 1621 | 5319 | 824 | 1479 | 340 | 23 | 233 | 865 | 601 | 1064 | 148 | .278 | .358 | .482 | 840 |
| 1993 | Chipper Jones | 3B-LF | Atlanta Braves | MLB | 2387 | 8597 | 1561 | 2615 | 526 | 38 | 454 | 1561 | 1455 | 1358 | 149 | .304 | .402 | .533 | 935 |
| 1992 | Brien Taylor | P | New York Yankees | AA | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1991 | Todd Van Poppel | P | Oakland Athletics | MLB | 40 | 52 | 5.58 | 359 | 98 | 4 | 907 | 944 | 143 | 461 | 711 | 1.55 | 9.37 | 4.57 | 7.06 |
| 1990 | Steve Avery | P | Atlanta Braves | MLB | 96 | 83 | 4.19 | 297 | 261 | 0 | 1555 | 1529 | 148 | 569 | 980 | 1.35 | 8.85 | 3.29 | 5.67 |