All-Time #1 Overall Major League Draft Picks

By Patrick Mondout

Here are the #1 overall picks of each draft. Click on the year below to see the entire first round of that draft. We also have a list of players who skipped the minors after being drafted and late round gems.

 

Year	Player	Pos	Team	School	Signing Bonus
1965	Rick Monday	OF	Athletics	Arizona State University	$104,000
1966	Steve Chilcott	C	Mets	Lancaster, CA	$75,000
1967	Ron Blomberg	1B	Yankees	Atlanta, GA	$65,000
1968	Tim Foli	SS	Mets	Canoga Park, CA	$74,000
1969	Jeff Burroughs	OF	Senators	Long Beach, CA	$88,000
1970	Mike Ivie	C	Padres	Decatur, GA	$75,000
1971	Danny Goodwin	C	White Sox	Peoria, IL	(Didn't sign)
1972	Dave Roberts	3B	Padres	University of Oregon	$70,000
1973	David Clyde	LHP	Rangers	Houston, TX	$125,000
1974	Bill Almon	SS	Padres	Brown University	$90,000
1975	Danny Goodwin	C	Angels	Southern University	$125,000
1976	Floyd Bannister	LHP	Astros	Arizona State University	$100,000
1977	Harold Baines	OF	White Sox	St. Michaels, MD	$32,000
1978	Bob Horner	3B	White Sox	Arizona State University	$175,000
1979	Al Chambers	OF	Mariners	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	$60,000
1980	Darryl Strawberry	OF	Mets	Los Angeles, CA	$152,500
1981	Mike Moore	RHP	Mariners	Oral Roberts University	$100,000
1982	Shawon Dunston	SS	Cubs	Brooklyn, NY	$135,000
1983	Tim Belcher	RHP	Twins	Mt. Vernon Nazarene Col	(Didn't sign)
1984	Shawn Abner	OF	Mets	Mechanicsburg, PA	$150,000
1985	B.J. Surhoff	C	Brewers	University of North Carolina	$150,000
1986	Jeff King	3B	Pirates	University of Arkansas	$160,000
1987	Ken Griffey, Jr.	OF	Mariners	Cincinnati, OH	$169,000
1988	Andy Benes	RHP	Padres	University of Evansville	$235,000
1989	Ben McDonald	RHP	Orioles	Louisiana State University	$350,000
1990	Chipper Jones	SS	Braves	Pierson, Florida	$275,000
1991	Brien Taylor	LHP	Yankees	Beaufort, North Carolina	$1,550,000
1992	Phil Nevin	3B	Astros	Cal State Fullerton	$750,000
1993	Alex Rodriguez	SS	Mariners	Miami, Florida	$1,000,000
1994	Paul Wilson	RHP	Mets	Florida State University	$1,550,000
1995	Darin Erstad	OF	Angels	University of Nebraska	$1,575,000
1996	Kris Benson	RHP	Pirates	Clemson University	$2,000,000
1997	Matt Anderson	RHP	Tigers	Rice University	$2,500,000
1998	Pat Burrell	1B	Phillies	University of Miami	$3,015,000
1999	Josh Hamilton	OF	Devil Rays	Raleigh, North Carolina	$3,960,000
2000	Adrian Gonzalez	1B	Marlins	Chula Vista, California	$3,000,000
2001	Joe Mauer	C	Twins	St. Cretin-Derham Hall High School	$5,150,000
2002	Bryan Bullington	RHP	Pirates	Ball State University	$4,000,000
2003	Delmon Young	OF	Devil Rays	Camirillo High School, California	$3,700,000
2004	Matt Bush	SS	Padres	Mission Bay High School, El Cajon, California	$3,150,000
2005	Justin Upton	SS	Diamondbacks	Great Bridge High School, Chesapeake, Virginia	$6,100,000