The Top Ranked Baseball Players by
Rookie Year-1973
Notes: This is a list of the
greatest baseball players to start their pro career in the year listed.
Ranking Explanation
Rnk |
Athlete |
POS |
Overall Rank |
1 |
George Brett |
3B |
46 |
2 |
Dave Winfield |
RF |
71 |
3 |
Dave Parker |
RF |
212 |
4 |
Frank Tanana |
SP |
392 |
5 |
Steve Rogers |
SP |
424 |
6 |
Ken Griffey Sr. |
RF |
729 |
7 |
Bill Madlock |
3B |
818 |
8 |
Frank White |
2B |
861 |
9 |
Manny Trillo |
2B |
903 |
10 |
Brian Downing |
DH |
1036 |
11 |
Andre Thornton |
DH |
1069 |
12 |
Bill Campbell |
RP |
1164 |
13 |
Doug Bird |
RP |
1488 |
14 |
Gorman Thomas |
CF |
1497 |
15 |
Randy Jones |
SP |
1524 |
16 |
Phil Garner |
2B |
1749 |
17 |
Dick Ruthven |
SP |
1756 |
18 |
Doug DeCinces |
3B |
1946 |
19 |
Mike Easler |
LF |
2213 |
20 |
Eduardo Rodriguez |
RP |
2283 |
21 |
Larry Christenson |
SP |
2314 |
22 |
Ray Burris |
SP |
2373 |
23 |
Geoff Zahn |
SP |
2637 |
24 |
Bake McBride |
RF |
2664 |
25 |
Steve Foucault |
RP |
2720 |
26 |
Rick Waits |
SP |
2871 |
27 |
Mark Littell |
RP |
2903 |
28 |
Dan Driessen |
1B |
2914 |
29 |
Bucky Dent |
SS |
2929 |
30 |
Tom Buskey |
RP |
3011 |
31 |
John D'Acquisto |
RP |
3039 |
32 |
Dave Lemanczyk |
SP |
3054 |
33 |
Wayne Garland |
SP |
3130 |
34 |
Don Hood |
RP |
3169 |
35 |
Alan Ashby |
C |
3173 |
36 |
Craig Swan |
SP |
3289 |
37 |
Adrian Devine |
RP |
3443 |
38 |
Glenn Abbott |
SP |
3657 |
39 |
Jesse Jefferson |
SP |
3674 |
40 |
Barry Foote |
C |
3817 |
41 |
Bob Apodaca |
RP |
3849 |
42 |
Eddie Solomon |
RP |
3875 |
43 |
Dave Chalk |
3B |
3961 |
44 |
John Montague |
RP |
4049 |
45 |
Charlie Moore |
C |
4063 |
46 |
Max Leon |
RP |
4462 |
47 |
Jim Crawford |
RP |
4468 |
48 |
Dick Pole |
SP |
4837 |
49 |
Mike Wallace |
RP |
5566 |
50 |
Dave Pagan |
RP |
5595 |
51 |
Vic Albury |
RP |
5724 |
52 |
Kevin Kobel |
SP |
5834 |
53 |
Jerry Royster |
3B |
5955 |
54 |
Jim Essian |
C |
6288 |
55 |
David Clyde |
SP |
6742 |
56 |
Craig Skok |
RP |
6970 |
57 |
Tony Scott |
CF |
7215 |
58 |
Steve R. Ontiveros |
3B |
7505 |
59 |
Greg Gross |
LF |
7510 |
60 |
Doug Konieczny |
SP |
7720 |
61 |
Tom Dettore |
RP |
7742 |
62 |
Eddie Bane |
SP |
7816 |
63 |
Otto Velez |
DH |
7940 |
64 |
Marc Hill |
C |
8123 |
65 |
Tom Veryzer |
SS |
8292 |
66 |
John Morlan |
RP |
8344 |
67 |
Rich Troedson |
RP |
8687 |
68 |
Jim Dwyer |
RF |
8762 |
69 |
Carlos Velazquez |
RP |
8845 |
70 |
Pedro Garcia |
2B |
9175 |
71 |
Jim Kremmel |
RP |
9186 |
72 |
Frank Snook |
RP |
9318 |
73 |
Mario Guerrero |
SS |
9520 |
74 |
Rick Henninger |
RP |
9691 |
75 |
Ron Diorio |
RP |
9734 |
76 |
Hector Cruz |
3B |
9797 |
77 |
Danny Fife |
SP |
9920 |
78 |
Jerry Terrell |
3B |
9987 |
79 |
Greg Shanahan |
RP |
10072 |
80 |
Bob Coluccio |
RF |
10124 |
81 |
Pete Mackanin |
2B |
10154 |
82 |
Mike Phillips |
SS |
10189 |
83 |
Craig Kusick |
DH |
10191 |
84 |
John Andrews |
RP |
10349 |
85 |
Jerry Hairston |
LF |
10360 |
86 |
Wenty Ford |
SP |
10393 |
87 |
Barry Raziano |
RP |
10457 |
88 |
Dave Wallace |
RP |
10461 |
89 |
Craig Caskey |
RP |
10698 |
90 |
Ron Hodges |
C |
10857 |
91 |
Bill Sharp |
CF |
11172 |
92 |
Jose M. Morales |
DH |
11537 |
93 |
Tom Poquette |
LF |
11604 |
94 |
Tim Johnson |
SS |
11608 |
95 |
Wilbur Howard |
LF |
11709 |
96 |
Pepe Frias |
SS |
11926 |
97 |
Mike Sadek |
C |
12222 |
98 |
Gene Locklear |
RF |
12651 |
99 |
Larry Lintz |
2B |
12765 |
100 |
Larry Cox |
C |
12825 |
101 |
Bruce Miller |
3B |
13083 |
102 |
Jim Cox |
2B |
13128 |
103 |
Bob Davis |
C |
13140 |
104 |
Dick Sharon |
RF |
13212 |
105 |
Sam Ewing |
RF |
13275 |
106 |
Jack Pierce |
1B |
13403 |
107 |
Jim Fuller |
RF |
13429 |
108 |
Tommy Smith |
RF |
14039 |
109 |
George Theodore |
LF |
14298 |
110 |
Pete Varney |
C |
14569 |
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