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The Top Ranked Baseball Players by Rookie Year-1974
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 | Jim Rice | LF | 93 |
| 2 | Gary Carter | C | 100 |
| 3 | Robin Yount | SS | 155 |
| 4 | Keith Hernandez | 1B | 412 |
| 5 | Fred Lynn | CF | 497 |
| 6 | Jim Kern | RP | 702 |
| 7 | Gary Lavelle | RP | 805 |
| 8 | Kent Tekulve | RP | 909 |
| 9 | Jim Sundberg | C | 939 |
| 10 | Rick Rhoden | SP | 1229 |
| 11 | Tippy Martinez | RP | 1236 |
| 12 | Dennis Leonard | SP | 1262 |
| 13 | Rick Burleson | SS | 1355 |
| 14 | Aurelio Lopez | RP | 1423 |
| 15 | John Montefusco | SP | 1440 |
| 16 | John Stearns | C | 1476 |
| 17 | Mike Hargrove | 1B | 1558 |
| 18 | Larry Parrish | 3B | 1693 |
| 19 | John Denny | SP | 1791 |
| 20 | Ron LeFlore | CF | 1947 |
| 21 | Dale Murray | RP | 2076 |
| 22 | Bob Forsch | SP | 2165 |
| 23 | Claudell Washington | RF | 2237 |
| 24 | Tom Underwood | SP | 2244 |
| 25 | Ray Knight | 3B | 2325 |
| 26 | Dan Spillner | RP | 2516 |
| 27 | Ed Halicki | SP | 2528 |
| 28 | Bill Castro | RP | 2667 |
| 29 | Al Cowens | RF | 2703 |
| 30 | Bill Travers | SP | 2870 |
| 31 | Rawly Eastwick | RP | 2931 |
| 32 | Bruce Bochte | 1B | 2953 |
| 33 | Ed Figueroa | SP | 3062 |
| 34 | Sixto Lezcano | RF | 3082 |
| 35 | Jerry Mumphrey | CF | 3167 |
| 36 | Vern Ruhle | SP | 3221 |
| 37 | Warren Cromartie | LF | 3496 |
| 38 | Jamie Easterly | RP | 3963 |
| 39 | Larry Herndon | LF | 4043 |
| 40 | Jim Todd | RP | 4123 |
| 41 | Ed Ott | C | 4128 |
| 42 | Ivan de Jesus | SS | 4211 |
| 43 | Roy Howell | 3B | 4293 |
| 44 | Nino Espinosa | SP | 4340 |
| 45 | Dave Freisleben | SP | 4570 |
| 46 | Will McEnaney | RP | 4853 |
| 47 | Dan Meyer | 1B | 5290 |
| 48 | Francisco Barrios | SP | 5374 |
| 49 | Larry Demery | RP | 5400 |
| 50 | Tom Johnson | RP | 5462 |
| 51 | Oscar Zamora | RP | 5777 |
| 52 | Butch Metzger | RP | 6019 |
| 53 | Don Kirkwood | RP | 6225 |
| 54 | Leon Roberts | RF | 6265 |
| 55 | Stan Thomas | RP | 6356 |
| 56 | Steve Swisher | C | 6495 |
| 57 | Don DeMola | RP | 6561 |
| 58 | Dennis Blair | SP | 6687 |
| 59 | Lamar Johnson | 1B | 6707 |
| 60 | Paul Siebert | RP | 6838 |
| 61 | Jerry Martin | CF | 6968 |
| 62 | Alan Bannister | 2B | 7000 |
| 63 | Art Howe | 3B | 7099 |
| 64 | Jim M. Hughes | SP | 7479 |
| 65 | Duane Kuiper | 2B | 7540 |
| 66 | Pat Darcy | SP | 7613 |
| 67 | Larry Hardy | RP | 7691 |
| 68 | Bill Almon | SS | 7906 |
| 69 | Mike Beard | RP | 8215 |
| 70 | Jack Kucek | RP | 8329 |
| 71 | Jim Otten | RP | 8629 |
| 72 | Jeff Terpko | RP | 8641 |
| 73 | Bruce Ellingsen | RP | 8841 |
| 74 | Miguel Dilone | LF | 9001 |
| 75 | Dave C. Johnson | RP | 9086 |
| 76 | Joe McIntosh | SP | 9099 |
| 77 | Rick Sawyer | RP | 9203 |
| 78 | John Wockenfuss | C | 9343 |
| 79 | Mike Cubbage | 3B | 9465 |
| 80 | Jesus Hernaiz | RP | 9469 |
| 81 | Tom Carroll | SP | 9911 |
| 82 | Rusty Gerhardt | RP | 9997 |
| 83 | Herb Hutson | RP | 10037 |
| 84 | Joe Henderson | RP | 10091 |
| 85 | Terry Whitfield | LF | 10216 |
| 86 | Jerry Turner | LF | 10385 |
| 87 | Larry Milbourne | 2B | 10755 |
| 88 | Tim Blackwell | C | 10799 |
| 89 | Mike N. Johnson | RP | 10829 |
| 90 | Champ Summers | RF | 11065 |
| 91 | Ramon de los Santos | RP | 11113 |
| 92 | Steve Barr | SP | 11197 |
| 93 | Luis Quintana | RP | 11282 |
| 94 | Pat Osburn | RP | 11573 |
| 95 | Jerry White | CF | 11929 |
| 96 | Bruce Boisclair | RF | 13160 |
| 97 | Junior Kennedy | 2B | 13848 |
| 98 | Benny Ayala | LF | 13984 |
| 99 | Luis Gomez | SS | 14029 |
| 100 | Mario Mendoza | SS | 14030 |
| 101 | John Hale | RF | 14262 |
| 102 | Morris Nettles | LF | 14302 |
| 103 | Nyls Nyman | LF | 14448 |
| 104 | Rob Sperring | 3B | 14776 |
| 105 | Bob O. Jones | RF | 14979 |
| 106 | John M. Doherty | 1B | 15113 |
| 107 | Stan Papi | 3B | 15212 |
| 108 | Dave Moates | CF | 15333 |
| 109 | Larry Murray | RF | 15360 |
| 110 | Ken Macha | 3B | 15721 |
| 111 | John Scott | CF | 15752 |
| 112 | Bob Sheldon | 2B | 15790 |
| 113 | John Balaz | LF | 16563 |
| 114 | Orlando Ramirez | SS | 16564 |
| 115 | Pat Scanlon | 1B | 16565 |
| 116 | Reggie J. Sanders | 1B | 16566 |
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