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The Top Ranked Baseball Players by Rookie Year-1968
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 | Ted Simmons | C | 110 |
| 2 | Bobby Bonds | RF | 221 |
| 3 | Andy Messersmith | SP | 243 |
| 4 | Rollie Fingers | RP | 245 |
| 5 | Al Oliver | CF | 464 |
| 6 | Hal McRae | DH | 512 |
| 7 | Dusty Baker | LF | 901 |
| 8 | Larry Hisle | CF | 1231 |
| 9 | John Mayberry | 1B | 1294 |
| 10 | Don Money | 3B | 1425 |
| 11 | Tom Burgmeier | RP | 1494 |
| 12 | Dock Ellis | SP | 1522 |
| 13 | Marty Pattin | SP | 1569 |
| 14 | Ralph Garr | LF | 1638 |
| 15 | Jack Billingham | SP | 1805 |
| 16 | Tom Hall | RP | 1817 |
| 17 | Jim Rooker | SP | 1897 |
| 18 | Wayne Granger | RP | 1904 |
| 19 | Carlos May | LF | 1936 |
| 20 | Vicente Romo | RP | 2111 |
| 21 | Bill Melton | 3B | 2365 |
| 22 | Horacio Pina | RP | 2695 |
| 23 | Tom Murphy | RP | 2710 |
| 24 | Ellie Rodriguez | C | 2821 |
| 25 | Jerry Johnson | RP | 2837 |
| 26 | Richie Hebner | 3B | 2887 |
| 27 | Freddie Patek | SS | 2933 |
| 28 | Jim Spencer | 1B | 2972 |
| 29 | Jim McAndrew | SP | 3432 |
| 30 | Del Unser | CF | 3599 |
| 31 | Gary Ross | RP | 3661 |
| 32 | Mike Paul | RP | 4181 |
| 33 | Ed Sprague Sr. | RP | 4348 |
| 34 | Choji Murata | SP | 4725 |
| 35 | Fred Beene | RP | 5216 |
| 36 | Steve Kealey | RP | 5223 |
| 37 | Elrod Hendricks | C | 5273 |
| 38 | Dan McGinn | RP | 5396 |
| 39 | Dave Nelson | 2B | 5459 |
| 40 | Daryl Patterson | RP | 5519 |
| 41 | Les Cain | SP | 5787 |
| 42 | John Cumberland | RP | 6094 |
| 43 | Mike Jorgensen | 1B | 6479 |
| 44 | Al Santorini | SP | 6539 |
| 45 | Frank Reberger | RP | 6566 |
| 46 | Dick Billings | C | 6951 |
| 47 | Merv Rettenmund | RF | 7055 |
| 48 | Duffy Dyer | C | 8718 |
| 49 | Joe Lahoud | RF | 8751 |
| 50 | Archie Reynolds | RP | 8895 |
| 51 | Jeff James | SP | 9302 |
| 52 | Jon Warden | RP | 9355 |
| 53 | Steve Shea | RP | 9450 |
| 54 | Jerry Nyman | SP | 9502 |
| 55 | Eddie Leon | SS | 9550 |
| 56 | Hal Kurtz | RP | 9642 |
| 57 | Bill Sudakis | 3B | 9813 |
| 58 | Warren Bogle | RP | 9893 |
| 59 | Hal Gilson | RP | 9999 |
| 60 | Bill Harrelson | SP | 10038 |
| 61 | Danny Lazar | RP | 10108 |
| 62 | Fred Wenz | RP | 10217 |
| 63 | Fred Rath | RP | 10246 |
| 64 | Danny Morris | SP | 10275 |
| 65 | Joe Hague | 1B | 10310 |
| 66 | Buzz Stephen | SP | 10331 |
| 67 | Jim Holt | LF | 10360 |
| 68 | Bill Haywood | RP | 10373 |
| 69 | Skip Guinn | RP | 10740 |
| 70 | Tony Solaita | 1B | 10756 |
| 71 | Gail Hopkins | 1B | 10802 |
| 72 | Darcy Fast | RP | 10879 |
| 73 | Rick Kester | RP | 10953 |
| 74 | Jim Miles | RP | 11357 |
| 75 | Bobby Cox | 3B | 11435 |
| 76 | Hector Torres | SS | 11781 |
| 77 | Rikuo Nemoto | C | 11873 |
| 78 | Carl Taylor | RF | 12598 |
| 79 | Bill Plummer | C | 12777 |
| 80 | Joe Keough | RF | 13086 |
| 81 | Mike Fiore | 1B | 13131 |
| 82 | Luis Alvarado | SS | 13191 |
| 83 | Jim Fairey | LF | 13460 |
| 84 | Danny Walton | LF | 13657 |
| 85 | Rick Renick | 3B | 13877 |
| 86 | Jose Arcia | 2B | 14375 |
| 87 | Cleo James | CF | 14855 |
| 88 | Winston Llenas | LF | 15030 |
| 89 | Billy Harris | 2B | 15389 |
| 90 | Jarvis Tatum | CF | 15493 |
| 91 | Bob Christian | LF | 16590 |
| 92 | Bobby Floyd | 3B | 16591 |
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