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The Top Ranked Baseball Players by Rookie Year-1978
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 | Paul Molitor | DH | 64 |
| 2 | Bob Welch | SP | 341 |
| 3 | Pedro Guerrero | 1B | 455 |
| 4 | Ozzie Smith | SS | 555 |
| 5 | Terry Kennedy | C | 628 |
| 6 | Dave Stewart | SP | 980 |
| 7 | Ron Davis | RP | 1015 |
| 8 | Scott Sanderson | SP | 1091 |
| 9 | Danny Darwin | SP | 1153 |
| 10 | Dwayne Murphy | CF | 1176 |
| 11 | Don Robinson | RP | 1541 |
| 12 | Carney Lansford | 3B | 1587 |
| 13 | Britt Burns | SP | 1716 |
| 14 | Juan Berenguer | RP | 1807 |
| 15 | Shane Rawley | RP | 2001 |
| 16 | Lonnie Smith | LF | 2036 |
| 17 | Mike Morgan | SP | 2047 |
| 18 | Sammy Stewart | RP | 2176 |
| 19 | Bob Horner | 3B | 2239 |
| 20 | Mike LaCoss | SP | 2613 |
| 21 | David Palmer | SP | 2700 |
| 22 | Bruce Benedict | C | 2763 |
| 23 | Damaso Garcia | 2B | 2852 |
| 24 | Mike Heath | C | 2855 |
| 25 | Larry McWilliams | SP | 2872 |
| 26 | Willie Upshaw | 1B | 2969 |
| 27 | George Frazier | RP | 3140 |
| 28 | Keith Moreland | RF | 3344 |
| 29 | Jim Beattie | SP | 3354 |
| 30 | Bob James | RP | 3424 |
| 31 | Steve Trout | SP | 3462 |
| 32 | Dave Tobik | RP | 3517 |
| 33 | Ron Hassey | C | 3523 |
| 34 | John Henry Johnson | RP | 3619 |
| 35 | Rich Gale | SP | 3665 |
| 36 | Victor Cruz | RP | 4038 |
| 37 | Steve Comer | RP | 4287 |
| 38 | Steve Mura | RP | 4373 |
| 39 | Glenn Hubbard | 2B | 4486 |
| 40 | Paul Mirabella | RP | 4708 |
| 41 | Roger Erickson | SP | 4738 |
| 42 | Kevin Saucier | RP | 4958 |
| 43 | Dave Geisel | RP | 5092 |
| 44 | Ron Oester | 2B | 5179 |
| 45 | Juan Eichelberger | SP | 5469 |
| 46 | Tim Conroy | SP | 5661 |
| 47 | Darrell Jackson | SP | 5760 |
| 48 | Ross Baumgarten | SP | 5795 |
| 49 | Allen Ripley | SP | 6064 |
| 50 | Jim Wright | RP | 6502 |
| 51 | Rudy Law | CF | 7174 |
| 52 | Dwight Bernard | RP | 7369 |
| 53 | Alex Trevino | C | 7570 |
| 54 | Mark L. Lee | RP | 7587 |
| 55 | Rich Wortham | SP | 7671 |
| 56 | Mark Bomback | SP | 7774 |
| 57 | Dave Ford | RP | 7844 |
| 58 | Dennis Kinney | RP | 7925 |
| 59 | Billy Sample | LF | 7941 |
| 60 | Steve Baker | RP | 8193 |
| 61 | Dave Rajsich | RP | 8217 |
| 62 | Dave Revering | 1B | 8327 |
| 63 | Randy Stein | RP | 8573 |
| 64 | Rick Williams | RP | 8808 |
| 65 | Greg Thayer | RP | 9164 |
| 66 | John Flinn | RP | 9444 |
| 67 | Hosken Powell | RF | 9509 |
| 68 | Andy Replogle | SP | 9792 |
| 69 | Mike Bruhert | SP | 10080 |
| 70 | Dan Boitano | RP | 10101 |
| 71 | Garth Iorg | 3B | 10104 |
| 72 | Craig Minetto | SP | 10106 |
| 73 | Mardie Cornejo | RP | 10330 |
| 74 | Kip Young | SP | 10617 |
| 75 | Bobby Sprowl | RP | 10796 |
| 76 | Alan Wirth | SP | 10813 |
| 77 | Phil Nastu | SP | 10876 |
| 78 | Dan O'Brien | RP | 11123 |
| 79 | Gerry Pirtle | RP | 11150 |
| 80 | Bob Kammeyer | RP | 11354 |
| 81 | Tom D. Brown | RP | 11571 |
| 82 | Sheldon Burnside | RP | 11659 |
| 83 | Willie Mueller | RP | 11815 |
| 84 | Todd Cruz | SS | 12047 |
| 85 | Broderick Perkins | 1B | 12398 |
| 86 | Bill Paschall | RP | 12494 |
| 87 | Brad Gulden | C | 12785 |
| 88 | Jim Anderson | SS | 13306 |
| 89 | Scot Thompson | RF | 13322 |
| 90 | Steve Nicosia | C | 13770 |
| 91 | Mike Ramsey | 2B | 14074 |
| 92 | Domingo Ramos | SS | 14153 |
| 93 | Dave Edwards | LF | 14581 |
| 94 | Rick Sweet | C | 14719 |
| 95 | Bruce Bochy | C | 14775 |
| 96 | Nelson Norman | SS | 14915 |
| 97 | Garry Hancock | RF | 15050 |
| 98 | Barry Evans | 3B | 15130 |
| 99 | Harry Spilman | 1B | 15210 |
| 100 | Marv Foley | C | 15211 |
| 101 | Bobby Thompson | CF | 16538 |
| 102 | Dave Stegman | CF | 16539 |
| 103 | Dennis Littlejohn | C | 16540 |
| 104 | Don Reynolds | LF | 16541 |
| 105 | Jim Lentine | LF | 16542 |
| 106 | Jim Wilhelm | CF | 16543 |
| 107 | Mike Colbern | C | 16544 |
| 108 | Wayne Cage | DH | 16545 |
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