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The Top Ranked Baseball Players by Rookie Year-1962
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 | Gaylord Perry | SP | 119 |
| 2 | Willie Stargell | LF | 178 |
| 3 | Tony Oliva | RF | 287 |
| 4 | Bob Veale | SP | 551 |
| 5 | Dave Giusti | RP | 751 |
| 6 | Dave McNally | SP | 808 |
| 7 | Dick Radatz | RP | 866 |
| 8 | Pete Richert | RP | 867 |
| 9 | Joe Pepitone | 1B | 1093 |
| 10 | Tommie Agee | CF | 1105 |
| 11 | Diego Segui | RP | 1323 |
| 12 | Cookie Rojas | 2B | 1466 |
| 13 | Fred Norman | SP | 1538 |
| 14 | Tommy Harper | LF | 1545 |
| 15 | Denny Lemaster | SP | 1732 |
| 16 | Denis Menke | SS | 1812 |
| 17 | Ron Taylor | RP | 1892 |
| 18 | Max Alvis | 3B | 2079 |
| 19 | Jim Bouton | RP | 2160 |
| 20 | Bob Bailey | 3B | 2243 |
| 21 | Sammy Ellis | SP | 2555 |
| 22 | Dan Osinski | RP | 2566 |
| 23 | Bob Humphreys | RP | 2605 |
| 24 | Ken McMullen | 3B | 2776 |
| 25 | Cal Koonce | RP | 2787 |
| 26 | Ken Berry | CF | 2838 |
| 27 | Jack Lamabe | RP | 3024 |
| 28 | Jim L. Hickman | RF | 3081 |
| 29 | Ed Charles | 3B | 3151 |
| 30 | Dennis Bennett | SP | 3330 |
| 31 | Jim Hannan | RP | 3414 |
| 32 | Ed Kranepool | 1B | 3479 |
| 33 | Tommie Sisk | RP | 3501 |
| 34 | Jim Roland | RP | 3521 |
| 35 | Bob Priddy | RP | 3595 |
| 36 | Bo Belinsky | SP | 3607 |
| 37 | Andy Etchebarren | C | 3652 |
| 38 | Joe Moeller | RP | 3731 |
| 39 | Ed Kirkpatrick | C | 3773 |
| 40 | Jack Hamilton | RP | 3880 |
| 41 | Pete Ward | 3B | 3941 |
| 42 | John Boozer | RP | 3965 |
| 43 | Hank Fischer | RP | 4062 |
| 44 | Bob Tillman | C | 4084 |
| 45 | Manny Mota | LF | 4169 |
| 46 | Don Lock | CF | 4409 |
| 47 | Dal Maxvill | SS | 4746 |
| 48 | Mike Shannon | 3B | 4938 |
| 49 | Dave Stenhouse | SP | 5020 |
| 50 | Julio Navarro | RP | 5204 |
| 51 | Fred Newman | SP | 5464 |
| 52 | Isao Shibata | OF | 5587 |
| 53 | Makoto Matsubara | 1B | 5588 |
| 54 | Masahiro Doi | 1B | 5589 |
| 55 | Bernie Allen | 2B | 5633 |
| 56 | Fred Whitfield | 1B | 5739 |
| 57 | Jake Gibbs | C | 6246 |
| 58 | Bobby Darwin | RF | 6549 |
| 59 | Bill Faul | RP | 6563 |
| 60 | Paul Toth | RP | 6907 |
| 61 | John E. Miller | SP | 7052 |
| 62 | Frank Kreutzer | RP | 7416 |
| 63 | Dave DeBusschere | RP | 7573 |
| 64 | Tom Butters | RP | 7643 |
| 65 | Willard Hunter | RP | 7775 |
| 66 | Floyd Weaver | RP | 7971 |
| 67 | Bob Botz | RP | 8054 |
| 68 | Jose Tartabull | CF | 8234 |
| 69 | Dave Gerard | RP | 8400 |
| 70 | Felix Torres | 3B | 8673 |
| 71 | Mike Joyce | RP | 8695 |
| 72 | Ray Daviault | RP | 8965 |
| 73 | John Kennedy | 3B | 9012 |
| 74 | Bob Moorhead | RP | 9057 |
| 75 | Hal Kolstad | RP | 9073 |
| 76 | Art Quirk | SP | 9233 |
| 77 | Jack Cullen | SP | 9251 |
| 78 | Jack H. Smith | RP | 9324 |
| 79 | Cecil Butler | RP | 9470 |
| 80 | Joe Bonikowski | SP | 9471 |
| 81 | Jack Warner (P) | RP | 9585 |
| 82 | Al Weis | 2B | 9590 |
| 83 | Ray Rippelmeyer | RP | 9594 |
| 84 | Jack Jenkins | RP | 9726 |
| 85 | Ted Savage | LF | 9821 |
| 86 | Bob Baird | SP | 9861 |
| 87 | Tony Balsamo | RP | 9941 |
| 88 | Doug Gallagher | RP | 10000 |
| 89 | Phil Linz | SS | 10021 |
| 90 | Pete L. Smith | RP | 10180 |
| 91 | Morrie Steevens | RP | 10278 |
| 92 | Dick Tracewski | 2B | 10296 |
| 93 | Dick Luebke | RP | 10422 |
| 94 | Freddie Burdette | RP | 10572 |
| 95 | Bob Garibaldi | RP | 10655 |
| 96 | Manny Jimenez | LF | 10735 |
| 97 | Dave Tyriver | RP | 10785 |
| 98 | Cap Peterson | LF | 11089 |
| 99 | Ron E. Davis | CF | 11142 |
| 100 | Tommie Aaron | 1B | 11680 |
| 101 | Doc Edwards | C | 12077 |
| 102 | Dick Phillips | 1B | 12097 |
| 103 | John Herrnstein | 1B | 12278 |
| 104 | Bob Uecker | C | 12305 |
| 105 | Rod Kanehl | 2B | 12365 |
| 106 | Larry Elliot | RF | 12382 |
| 107 | Dick Simpson | RF | 12406 |
| 108 | Howie Goss | CF | 12436 |
| 109 | Merritt Ranew | C | 13125 |
| 110 | Marty Martinez | SS | 13739 |
| 111 | Larry Burright | 2B | 13880 |
| 112 | Ernie Fazio | 2B | 13938 |
| 113 | Frank Kostro | 3B | 14151 |
| 114 | Bob Burda | RF | 14352 |
| 115 | Amado Samuel | SS | 14374 |
| 116 | Orlando McFarlane | C | 14557 |
| 117 | George Banks | RF | 14575 |
| 118 | Jim Campbell | C | 14829 |
| 119 | Dick Kenworthy | 3B | 14926 |
| 120 | Dave L. Roberts | 1B | 15063 |
| 121 | Pidge Browne | 1B | 15228 |
| 122 | Howie Bedell | LF | 15246 |
| 123 | J.C. Hartman | SS | 15297 |
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