Draft History

48 amateur drafts since 1965
5864 players drafted have made it to Major Leagues
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History of the Rule 5 Draft

       
Career Total
          
     
From
To
 
7
  
-0.2
8.8
0.5
   Ryan Pressly
24.0
0.6
0.6
 
7
  
-1.3
10.8
-15.1
   Marwin Gonzalez
22.7
0.9
0.0
 
14
  
-0.5
39.1
-6.8
   Scott Diamond
24.4
2.1
2.1
 
9
  
0.6
16.6
-2.7
   Steve Johnson
22.3
0.9
0.0
 
9
  
22.4
116.0
44.2
   Darren O'Day
26.1
8.5
-0.0
 
14
  
26.5
114.5
36.1
   R.A. Dickey
33.1
14.4
0.1
 
16
  
42.8
286.1
115.1
   Josh Hamilton
25.5
24.6
0.0
 
15
  
27.8
231.5
66.1
   Dan Uggla
25.7
20.1
15.5
 
11
  
33.7
225.6
58.5
   Shane Victorino
24.0
26.2
23.4
 
20
  
33.7
313.3
69.8
   Jose Bautista
23.2
21.3
-0.2
 
27
  
47.1
353.6
73.7
   Shane Victorino
22.0
26.0
-0.2
 
12
  
2.4
57.5
-7.1
   Jorge Sosa
24.6
3.4
0.0
 
10
  
10.4
198.4
3.5
   Jay Gibbons
23.8
5.6
6.1
 
14
  
52.3
272.1
121.5
   Johan Santana
20.8
51.4
0.0
 
6
  
5.5
63.9
0.2
   Scott Sauerbeck
27.1
5.3
5.5
 
12
  
6.6
118.3
-1.9
   Scott Podsednik
21.7
6.9
0.0
 
17
  
15.9
243.1
34.1
   Frank Catalanotto
22.6
14.6
0.0
 
9
  
-3.2
17.8
-17.2
   Kimera Bartee
23.4
0.6
0.0
 
20
  
25.2
269.2
47.3
   Al Reyes
23.7
6.2
2.0
 
10
  
8.1
131.6
5.1
   Jose Mercedes
22.8
4.2
1.8
 
15
  
29.2
301.3
72.5
   Fernando Vina
23.6
12.1
0.1
 
11
  
19.1
185.1
46.3
   Miguel Batista
20.8
12.7
-0.0
 
8
  
4.4
115.5
10.9
   Eddie Taubensee
22.1
5.5
0.0
 
19
  
41.5
278.2
86.0
   Shane Mack
26.0
20.7
19.6
 
12
  
12.0
154.3
14.7
   Geronimo Berroa
23.7
7.5
0.8
 
8
  
17.0
163.3
82.3
   John Wetteland
21.3
19.6
0.0
 
7
  
1.2
58.3
3.7
   Cecil Espy
23.9
1.5
2.1
 
7
  
61.4
524.2
183.8
   Bobby Bonilla
22.8
30.0
0.5
 
13
  
51.1
379.7
85.2
   Mike Morgan
25.2
24.9
5.1
 
11
  
23.5
149.2
34.3
   Kelly Gruber
21.8
16.5
16.2
 
8
  
11.5
151.6
-4.2
   Jim Acker
24.2
5.8
1.7
 
7
  
7.5
103.1
17.7
   Jim Gott
22.3
10.8
2.8
 
18
  
87.9
570.8
161.0
   Tom Candiotti
23.3
41.5
0.9
 
9
  
13.2
177.6
45.6
   Doug Corbett
27.1
9.4
8.4
 
9
  
-1.0
87.3
-4.3
   Bobby Brown
24.5
2.1
0.0
 
9
  
9.4
132.9
18.3
   Willie Upshaw
20.6
13.0
12.7
 
9
  
25.8
177.3
67.5
   Willie Hernandez
22.1
17.2
6.8
 
3
  
-0.0
4.2
-0.8
   Bruce Taylor
22.6
0.6
0.6
 
2
  
1.0
9.4
1.2
   Tim Hosley
27.6
1.0
1.0
 
13
  
8.1
113.9
-0.6
   Tony Solaita
26.9
8.2
3.9
 
5
  
-2.6
3.8
-6.6
   Dick Colpaert
28.9
0.0
0.0
 
11
  
-1.3
43.7
3.9
   Steve Hovley
26.9
0.8
0.8
 
7
  
36.6
268.3
109.5
   Cecil Cooper
20.9
35.8
0.0
 
17
  
9.8
251.4
-4.1
   Manny Trillo
18.9
11.2
0.1
 
26
  
102.2
855.1
227.8
   Darrell Evans
21.5
58.5
22.8
 
18
  
27.0
386.3
65.3
   Skip Lockwood
21.3
11.2
0.0
 
19
  
41.2
297.7
84.7
   Dave Roberts
22.2
23.8
0.0
 
24
  
49.9
558.3
165.5
   Nate Colbert
19.6
14.3
-1.2
 
3
  
-0.7
21.4
-17.7
   Ron Brand
24.9
-0.2
-0.3
 
9
  
17.8
138.2
14.4
   Bobby Knoop
25.1
12.7
13.2
 
10
  
6.6
113.3
35.6
   Al Worthington
33.8
9.7
0.1
 
19
  
23.3
230.0
31.8
   Moe Drabowsky
26.3
15.5
-0.2
 
14
  
3.8
99.7
17.2
   Jack Baldschun
24.1
4.7
5.9
 
11
  
37.9
291.8
30.5
   Clay Dalrymple
23.0
16.8
15.2
 
9
  
5.4
82.1
24.3
   Claude Raymond
21.6
3.2
-0.1
 
8
  
32.6
303.0
26.9
   Tony Taylor
22.0
23.3
2.6
 
7
  
5.6
115.0
25.7
   Jerry Lynch
26.4
4.9
5.1
 
10
  
11.8
128.4
29.0
   Bob Boyd
36.2
6.2
6.9
 
12
  
97.2
478.2
195.6
   Roberto Clemente
20.3
94.3
94.3
 
9
  
1.0
136.4
16.7
   Jerry Lynch
23.4
2.6
-2.6
 
11
  
28.1
189.3
89.7
   Roy Face
24.8
20.9
20.1
 
15
  
1.4
80.5
1.9
   Hank Foiles
22.4
4.8
0.0
 
22
  
51.5
476.7
98.5
   Hal Brown
25.9
Seattle
17.8
-0.1
 
16
  
4.0
223.3
-1.2
   Johnny Klippstein
22.1
10.7
0.6
 
18
  
30.3
239.5
52.7
   Marv Grissom
30.6
Sacramento
12.7
-0.7
 
20
  
7.8
124.6
17.0
   Monk Dubiel
29.7
Seattle
6.2
1.2
 
16
  
38.8
441.7
100.9
   Ferris Fain
25.6
San Francisco
27.1
21.8
 
7
  
-0.8
10.5
-2.7
   Mike Budnick
26.1
Seattle
0.4
0.4
 
20
  
-8.6
61.0
-13.7
   Vance Dinges
29.4
0.7
0.7
 
15
  
12.6
203.5
19.9
   Eddie Mayo
33.5
7.1
7.1
 
22
  
51.8
393.0
78.2
   Nels Potter
31.2
24.7
20.6
 
16
  
54.1
379.1
117.0
   Sal Maglie
24.4
31.0
24.5
 
14
  
41.7
431.8
55.7
   Bobby Estalella
29.5
Minneapolis
11.6
-0.1
 
12
  
14.9
158.8
26.4
   Nick Strincevich
24.6
6.2
-2.1
 
13
  
25.6
250.7
49.7
   Pinky May
27.7
12.5
12.5
 
14
  
101.1
565.0
239.2
   Dutch Leonard
28.5
Atlanta
44.9
24.2
 
9
  
64.2
404.8
129.8
   Whit Wyatt
29.0
22.5
1.6
 
8
  
13.1
141.6
37.7
   Pete Appleton
31.4
Montreal
6.6
6.6
 
9
  
2.4
39.8
5.1
   Leroy Herrmann
28.6
San Francisco
1.4
1.4
 
11
  
81.6
519.5
160.7
   Bobo Newsom
26.1
48.6
10.1
 
4
  
14.4
105.6
46.2
   Joe Heving
32.1
Indianapolis
9.7
1.3
 
10
  
64.3
388.8
122.8
   Bobo Newsom
24.1
Little Rock
48.6
0.1
 
16
  
12.4
161.5
10.7
   Buck Jordan
23.7
Newark
10.5
-0.2
 
20
  
20.9
188.9
36.5
   Earl Webb
32.1
10.2
0.0
 
17
  
16.2
174.7
8.3
   Phil Collins
27.1
New Orleans
14.9
14.9
 
18
  
80.8
608.7
136.6
   Spud Davis
22.8
Buffalo
27.2
6.2
 
17
  
15.5
177.1
41.4
   Pete Appleton
22.4
Waterbury
9.2
1.4
 
5
  
39.6
221.2
109.0
   Hack Wilson
25.5
Toledo
36.8
31.1
 
18
  
1.5
160.1
7.2
   Percy Jones
24.9
Seattle
4.8
4.1
 
4
  
69.6
328.3
154.7
   Red Lucas
21.4
San Antonio
46.4
-0.4
 
10
  
36.7
310.0
50.5
   Bob Smith
27.5
New Orleans
27.0
20.7
 
1
  
-0.1
0.1
-0.1
   Ed Hock
22.6
Richmond
-0.1
-0.1
 
5
  
38.5
268.3
77.2
   Lefty O'Doul
21.5
Salt Lake City
25.3
-0.4
 
21
  
115.3
878.2
258.1
   Jimmie Dykes
20.9
Gettysburg
35.2
28.9
 
19
  
61.8
503.3
132.3
   Dutch Ruether
23.0
Spokane
29.9
1.4
 
5
  
58.9
223.8
122.8
   Urban Shocker
25.1
Guelph
58.7
17.4
 
5
  
49.1
268.6
126.1
   Fred Toney
25.7
Louisville
26.6
0.0
 
50
  
155.1
1311.4
371.9
   Harry Heilmann
19.1
Portland
72.2
67.7
 
36
  
104.5
852.1
219.7
   Wally Schang
23.0
Buffalo
45.0
14.6
 
32
  
106.0
1035.6
204.0
   Casey Stengel
21.1
Aurora
20.0
10.8
 
38
  
312.6
1926.5
731.0
   Pete Alexander
23.5
Syracuse
120.1
61.4
 
32
  
179.4
1430.0
387.9
   Red Faber
21.0
Dubuque
64.9
0.0
 
25
  
194.5
1353.4
338.5
   Jack Quinn
25.2
Richmond
58.1
14.0
 
30
  
125.9
1018.7
225.5
   Donie Bush
19.9
South Bend
39.3
38.5
 
26
  
134.1
914.7
202.3
   Nap Rucker
21.9
Augusta
48.0
48.0
 
10
  
39.6
378.8
71.8
   Rube Oldring
21.3
Montgomery
14.7
14.8
 
26
  
88.6
866.0
213.8
   Orval Overall
23.6
Tacoma
23.3
2.6
 
22
  
154.5
1119.2
372.3
   Ed Walsh
22.3
Newark
65.5
65.6
 
5
  
146.4
747.2
334.6
   Christy Mathewson
20.3
Norfolk
102.3
-0.1
 
1
  
34.2
202.1
111.1
   Deacon Phillippe
26.6
Minneapolis
34.2
4.2
 
2
  
58.3
239.6
136.7
   Rube Waddell
21.9
Detroit
58.2
1.6
 
6
  
138.2
856.3
362.3
   Elmer Flick
21.7
Dayton
53.1
21.6
 
3
  
80.6
436.8
220.5
   Jesse Tannehill
22.2
Richmond
49.0
31.7
 
6
  
68.6
483.2
183.9
   Fielder Jones
24.3
Springfield
43.2
11.5
 
1
  
19.5
99.8
53.6
   Bill Hoffer
24.0
Buffalo
19.5
17.7
 
1
  
-0.7
3.5
0.3
   Bill Kling
24.5
Rockford
-0.7
-0.4

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