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The Top Ranked Baseball Players by Rookie Year-1961
Notes: This is a list of the greatest baseball players to start their pro career in the year listed.
| Rnk | Athlete | POS | Overall Rank |
| 1 | Carl Yastrzemski | LF | 17 |
| 2 | Lou Brock | LF | 160 |
| 3 | Sam McDowell | SP | 163 |
| 4 | Bill Freehan | C | 396 |
| 5 | Dean Chance | SP | 488 |
| 6 | Wilbur Wood | RP | 528 |
| 7 | Ron Perranoski | RP | 640 |
| 8 | Boog Powell | 1B | 705 |
| 9 | Al Downing | SP | 817 |
| 10 | Tom Haller | C | 890 |
| 11 | Jim Fregosi | SS | 895 |
| 12 | Johnny Edwards | C | 946 |
| 13 | John Wyatt | RP | 1014 |
| 14 | Bobby Bolin | RP | 1063 |
| 15 | Tom Tresh | LF | 1212 |
| 16 | Fred Gladding | RP | 1387 |
| 17 | Joe Horlen | SP | 1594 |
| 18 | Al McBean | RP | 1627 |
| 19 | Jack Baldschun | RP | 1729 |
| 20 | Steve Hamilton | RP | 1741 |
| 21 | Donn Clendenon | 1B | 2139 |
| 22 | Lee Stange | RP | 2242 |
| 23 | Buck Rodgers | C | 2568 |
| 24 | Tony Cloninger | SP | 2685 |
| 25 | Chuck Hinton | LF | 2735 |
| 26 | Don Schwall | SP | 2891 |
| 27 | Hal Reniff | RP | 2928 |
| 28 | Lee Thomas | 1B | 2935 |
| 29 | Lew Krausse Jr. | SP | 3018 |
| 30 | Ray Washburn | SP | 3078 |
| 31 | Bob Hendley | SP | 3155 |
| 32 | Rich Rollins | 3B | 3320 |
| 33 | Ed Brinkman | SS | 3551 |
| 34 | Gerry Arrigo | RP | 3567 |
| 35 | Bill Pleis | RP | 3898 |
| 36 | Mack Jones | CF | 3913 |
| 37 | Joe Grzenda | RP | 3917 |
| 38 | Galen Cisco | RP | 3979 |
| 39 | Jim Duffalo | RP | 4004 |
| 40 | Mike Hershberger | RF | 4372 |
| 41 | Bob Gr. Allen | RP | 4514 |
| 42 | Rollie Sheldon | SP | 4626 |
| 43 | Dick Howser | SS | 4742 |
| 44 | Phil Roof | C | 5490 |
| 45 | Hiroshi Gondo | SP | 5590 |
| 46 | Bill Dailey | RP | 5617 |
| 47 | Ken Hubbs | 2B | 5860 |
| 48 | Bill Kunkel | RP | 6107 |
| 49 | Chi-Chi Olivo | RP | 6441 |
| 50 | Ron Nischwitz | RP | 6490 |
| 51 | Howie Koplitz | RP | 6639 |
| 52 | Jim Donohue | RP | 6742 |
| 53 | Ed Hobaugh | RP | 6781 |
| 54 | Jack Curtis | SP | 7039 |
| 55 | Ken R. Hunt | SP | 7196 |
| 56 | Chuck Hiller | 2B | 7329 |
| 57 | Jim Archer | RP | 7383 |
| 58 | Dick LeMay | RP | 7452 |
| 59 | Norm Bass | SP | 7515 |
| 60 | Craig Anderson | RP | 7536 |
| 61 | Tom Satriano | C | 7544 |
| 62 | Dan Pfister | RP | 7625 |
| 63 | Paul Brown | RP | 7685 |
| 64 | Jake Wood | 2B | 7726 |
| 65 | Chuck Schilling | 2B | 7895 |
| 66 | John Orsino | C | 8278 |
| 67 | Carl Bouldin | RP | 8343 |
| 68 | Joe McClain | SP | 8349 |
| 69 | Carl Warwick | RF | 8719 |
| 70 | Russ Heman | RP | 9017 |
| 71 | Ken Retzer | C | 9064 |
| 72 | Billy Bryan | C | 9198 |
| 73 | Manny Montejo | RP | 9215 |
| 74 | Larry Foss | SP | 9576 |
| 75 | Al Luplow | RF | 9697 |
| 76 | Bert Cueto | SP | 10039 |
| 77 | Don Leppert | C | 10253 |
| 78 | Bubba Morton | RF | 10594 |
| 79 | Jerry Buchek | 2B | 10757 |
| 80 | Jerry Zimmerman | C | 12170 |
| 81 | Tim Harkness | 1B | 12250 |
| 82 | Bud Zipfel | 1B | 13095 |
| 83 | Jimmie Schaffer | C | 13206 |
| 84 | Mike Roarke | C | 13519 |
| 85 | Choo Choo Coleman | C | 13605 |
| 86 | Jay Hankins | CF | 14227 |
| 87 | Bob Farley | 1B | 14960 |
| 88 | Cuno Barragan | C | 14997 |
| 89 | Ernie Bowman | SS | 15346 |
| 90 | George Williams (2B) | 2B | 15347 |
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