The Top Ranked Baseball Players by
Rookie Year-1996
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 |
Vladimir Guerrero |
RF |
183 |
2 |
Bobby Abreu |
RF |
438 |
3 |
Nomar Garciaparra |
SS |
572 |
4 |
Jason Kendall |
C |
621 |
5 |
Andruw Jones |
CF |
702 |
6 |
Scott Rolen |
3B |
713 |
7 |
Edgar Renteria |
SS |
824 |
8 |
Danny Graves |
RP |
930 |
9 |
Jermaine Dye |
RF |
994 |
10 |
Darin Erstad |
1B |
1066 |
11 |
Luis Castillo |
2B |
1284 |
12 |
Livan Hernandez |
SP |
1505 |
13 |
Raul Ibanez |
LF |
1604 |
14 |
Dmitri Young |
1B |
2357 |
15 |
Tony Batista |
3B |
2523 |
16 |
Jose Rosado |
SP |
2997 |
17 |
Jay Witasick |
RP |
3357 |
18 |
Brian Moehler |
SP |
3406 |
19 |
Esteban Yan |
RP |
3440 |
20 |
Ramiro Mendoza |
RP |
3539 |
21 |
Elmer Dessens |
RP |
3546 |
22 |
Trever Miller |
RP |
3691 |
23 |
Jamey Wright |
RP |
3738 |
24 |
Francisco Cordova |
SP |
3949 |
25 |
Todd Walker |
2B |
4000 |
26 |
Neifi Perez |
SS |
4012 |
27 |
Justin Thompson |
SP |
4065 |
28 |
Jeff D'Amico |
SP |
4082 |
29 |
Paul Wilson |
SP |
4111 |
30 |
Trot Nixon |
RF |
4134 |
31 |
Felix Heredia |
RP |
4211 |
32 |
Bill Mueller |
3B |
4364 |
33 |
Rey Ordonez |
SS |
4446 |
34 |
Al Levine |
RP |
4735 |
35 |
Danny Patterson |
RP |
5303 |
36 |
Doug Glanville |
CF |
5482 |
37 |
Amaury Telemaco |
RP |
5494 |
38 |
Einar Diaz |
C |
5526 |
39 |
Jose Paniagua |
CF |
5565 |
40 |
Garrett Stephenson |
SP |
5669 |
41 |
Chris Holt |
SP |
5789 |
42 |
Scott Spiezio |
1B |
5871 |
43 |
Jason Dickson |
SP |
5922 |
44 |
Mike Holtz |
RP |
6357 |
45 |
Marc Wilkins |
RP |
6452 |
46 |
Travis Miller |
RP |
6572 |
47 |
Rich Loiselle |
RP |
6610 |
48 |
Mike Fyhrie |
RP |
6692 |
49 |
Chris Peters |
RP |
6832 |
50 |
Jose Silva |
RP |
7402 |
51 |
Mac Suzuki |
SP |
7735 |
52 |
Osvaldo Fernandez |
SP |
7804 |
53 |
Bobby Chouinard |
RP |
7944 |
54 |
Rocky Coppinger |
RP |
8000 |
55 |
Matt Beech |
SP |
8170 |
56 |
Desi Relaford |
SS |
8531 |
57 |
Pep Harris |
RP |
8642 |
58 |
Calvin Maduro |
SP |
8645 |
59 |
Dan Naulty |
RP |
8682 |
60 |
Dan Serafini |
RP |
8818 |
61 |
Miguel Cairo |
2B |
8863 |
62 |
Rodney Myers |
RP |
8945 |
63 |
Alvin Morman |
RP |
9484 |
64 |
Tony Graffanino |
2B |
9640 |
65 |
Damian Jackson |
2B |
9720 |
66 |
Greg Keagle |
SP |
9908 |
67 |
Matt Ruebel |
RP |
10011 |
68 |
Greg Norton |
3B |
10128 |
69 |
Joel Adamson |
SP |
10339 |
70 |
Ron Blazier |
RP |
10354 |
71 |
Matt Wagner |
SP |
10426 |
72 |
Jay Canizaro |
2B |
10598 |
73 |
Andy Fox |
SS |
10630 |
74 |
Rich Hunter |
SP |
10664 |
75 |
Mike Busby |
RP |
10687 |
76 |
Marty Janzen |
RP |
10695 |
77 |
Bobby M. Estalella |
C |
10714 |
78 |
Tyler Houston |
3B |
10826 |
79 |
Steve Montgomery |
RP |
10961 |
80 |
John Burke |
RP |
11030 |
81 |
Wilton Guerrero |
2B |
11099 |
82 |
Brooks Kieschnick |
RP |
11145 |
83 |
Robert Ellis |
SP |
11217 |
84 |
Steve Bourgeois |
RP |
11330 |
85 |
Todd Greene |
C |
11347 |
86 |
Mike Potts |
RP |
11378 |
87 |
Dario Veras |
RP |
11388 |
88 |
Raul Casanova |
C |
11496 |
89 |
Andy Larkin |
RP |
11510 |
90 |
Brian Bevil |
RP |
11531 |
91 |
Mike Farmer |
SP |
11587 |
92 |
Jermaine Allensworth |
CF |
11598 |
93 |
Mike Difelice |
C |
11603 |
94 |
Greg McCarthy |
RP |
11622 |
95 |
Doug Mirabelli |
C |
11626 |
96 |
Keith Osik |
C |
11628 |
97 |
Curt Lyons |
SP |
11716 |
98 |
Kerry Lacy |
RP |
11889 |
99 |
Steve Soderstrom |
SP |
11905 |
100 |
Nerio Rodriguez |
RP |
11945 |
101 |
Eric Ludwick |
RP |
12027 |
102 |
Mike Milchin |
RP |
12086 |
103 |
Brant Brown |
LF |
12152 |
104 |
Andy Sheets |
SS |
12214 |
105 |
Derek Wallace |
RP |
12332 |
106 |
Wendell Magee |
CF |
12534 |
107 |
Jaime Bluma |
RP |
12586 |
108 |
Dan Carlson |
RP |
12595 |
109 |
Ryan Hancock |
RP |
12646 |
110 |
Marshall Boze |
RP |
12683 |
111 |
Sal Fasano |
C |
12738 |
112 |
Mark Small |
RP |
12863 |
113 |
Shad Williams |
RP |
12904 |
114 |
Damon Mashore |
CF |
13102 |
115 |
Billy McMillon |
LF |
13139 |
116 |
Jacob Cruz |
RF |
13149 |
117 |
Raul Chavez |
C |
13167 |
118 |
Dale Polley |
RP |
13255 |
119 |
Ben VanRyn |
RP |
13312 |
120 |
Larry Mitchell |
RP |
13461 |
121 |
Angel Echevarria |
RF |
13467 |
122 |
Bill Selby |
3B |
13470 |
123 |
Felipe Crespo |
LF |
13481 |
124 |
Robert Machado |
C |
13518 |
125 |
Wilson Delgado |
SS |
13532 |
126 |
Ryan Hawblitzel |
RP |
13559 |
127 |
Manny Martinez |
CF |
13581 |
128 |
Jimmy Myers |
RP |
13655 |
129 |
Matt Luke |
LF |
13668 |
130 |
George Arias |
3B |
13704 |
131 |
Brent Brede |
RF |
13780 |
132 |
Brian Banks |
LF |
13782 |
133 |
David Doster |
2B |
13806 |
134 |
Kimera Bartee |
CF |
13868 |
135 |
Terry Jones |
CF |
13931 |
136 |
Brian Lesher |
LF |
14143 |
137 |
Desi Wilson |
1B |
14237 |
138 |
Glenn Murray |
RF |
14304 |
139 |
Izzy Molina |
C |
14321 |
140 |
Jose Malave |
RF |
14413 |
141 |
Kevin L. Brown |
C |
14462 |
142 |
Marcus Jensen |
C |
14492 |
143 |
Robin Jennings |
RF |
14610 |
144 |
Rod Myers |
CF |
14614 |
145 |
Tilson Brito |
2B |
14689 |
146 |
Todd Dunn |
LF |
14697 |
147 |
Tony Barron |
RF |
14701 |
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