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The Top Ranked Baseball Players by Rookie Year-1972
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 | Mike Schmidt | 3B | 43 |
| 2 | Dwight Evans | RF | 201 |
| 3 | Goose Gossage | RP | 215 |
| 4 | Rick Reuschel | SP | 691 |
| 5 | Davey Lopes | 2B | 767 |
| 6 | Buddy Bell | 3B | 945 |
| 7 | Gary Matthews Sr. | LF | 982 |
| 8 | Bob Boone | C | 985 |
| 9 | Jim Bibby | SP | 1055 |
| 10 | Garry Maddox | CF | 1158 |
| 11 | Elias Sosa | RP | 1525 |
| 12 | Randy Moffitt | RP | 1681 |
| 13 | Dick Tidrow | RP | 1704 |
| 14 | Jorge Orta | 2B | 1924 |
| 15 | Lynn McGlothen | RP | 1999 |
| 16 | Dave Goltz | SP | 2038 |
| 17 | Doc Medich | SP | 2375 |
| 18 | Doug Rau | SP | 2434 |
| 19 | Steve Busby | SP | 2445 |
| 20 | Don Stanhouse | RP | 2502 |
| 21 | Al Bumbry | CF | 3019 |
| 22 | Ron Schueler | RP | 3110 |
| 23 | Dave Hamilton | RP | 3127 |
| 24 | Dave Tomlin | RP | 3293 |
| 25 | Ken Reitz | 3B | 3527 |
| 26 | Enos Cabell | 3B | 3547 |
| 27 | Steve Yeager | C | 3604 |
| 28 | Tom Walker (1948) | RP | 3971 |
| 29 | Johnny Grubb | CF | 4142 |
| 30 | Cliff Johnson | DH | 4465 |
| 31 | Roric Harrison | SP | 5279 |
| 32 | Brent Storm | SP | 5322 |
| 33 | Lee Lacy | RF | 5688 |
| 34 | Mac Scarce | RP | 5766 |
| 35 | Cy Acosta | RP | 5964 |
| 36 | Mike Cosgrove | RP | 6080 |
| 37 | Mickey Scott | RP | 6292 |
| 38 | Fred Holdsworth | RP | 6737 |
| 39 | Ray Bare | SP | 6785 |
| 40 | Dave Sells | RP | 6835 |
| 41 | Ken Frailing | RP | 7245 |
| 42 | Dick Lange | RP | 7372 |
| 43 | Gary Thomasson | CF | 7584 |
| 44 | Mike Tyson | 2B | 7752 |
| 45 | Hank Webb | SP | 7990 |
| 46 | Rowland Office | CF | 8095 |
| 47 | Glenn Borgmann | C | 8220 |
| 48 | Charlie Spikes | RF | 8884 |
| 49 | Bill Slayback | RP | 8939 |
| 50 | Jim Wohlford | LF | 9096 |
| 51 | Mark Schaeffer | RP | 9213 |
| 52 | Jack Brohamer | 2B | 9238 |
| 53 | Don Durham | RP | 9250 |
| 54 | Don Newhauser | RP | 9340 |
| 55 | Charlie Hudson | RP | 9405 |
| 56 | Bill Stein | 3B | 9500 |
| 57 | Joe Nolan | C | 9510 |
| 58 | Joe Gilbert | RP | 9543 |
| 59 | Jimmy Freeman | RP | 9622 |
| 60 | Dave W. Roberts | 3B | 9913 |
| 61 | Pete LaCock | 1B | 9986 |
| 62 | Pepe Mangual | CF | 9992 |
| 63 | Tom Norton | RP | 9998 |
| 64 | Gary Ryerson | SP | 10011 |
| 65 | Vic Correll | C | 10175 |
| 66 | Bob Rauch | RP | 10568 |
| 67 | Norm Angelini | RP | 10650 |
| 68 | Jim McKee | RP | 10878 |
| 69 | Jim Geddes | RP | 11000 |
| 70 | Vic Harris | 2B | 11143 |
| 71 | Dave Downs | SP | 11151 |
| 72 | Steve Lawson | RP | 11152 |
| 73 | Rod Gilbreath | 2B | 11169 |
| 74 | Larvell Blanks | SS | 11209 |
| 75 | Rich Coggins | RF | 11792 |
| 76 | Ralph Garcia | RP | 11902 |
| 77 | Steve Simpson | RP | 11984 |
| 78 | Bob Terlecki | RP | 12183 |
| 79 | Fernando Gonzalez | 2B | 13607 |
| 80 | Joe Lovitto | CF | 13697 |
| 81 | Mick Kelleher | SS | 13987 |
| 82 | Craig Robinson | SS | 14083 |
| 83 | Dave Rosello | SS | 14429 |
| 84 | Celerino Sanchez | 3B | 14573 |
| 85 | Jim Tyrone | RF | 14574 |
| 86 | Dave Hilton | 3B | 14928 |
| 87 | Dave Schneck | CF | 14982 |
| 88 | Skip Jutze | C | 15261 |
| 89 | Bob Gallagher | LF | 15722 |
| 90 | Randy Elliott | LF | 15813 |
| 91 | Chris Ward | LF | 16569 |
| 92 | Chuck Goggin | 2B | 16570 |
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