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The Top Ranked Baseball Players by Rookie Year-1987
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 | Tom Glavine | SP | 75 |
| 2 | Edgar Martinez | DH | 247 |
| 3 | Al Leiter | SP | 504 |
| 4 | Jeff Montgomery | RP | 540 |
| 5 | Jose Mesa | RP | 560 |
| 6 | Bryan Harvey | RP | 760 |
| 7 | Matt Williams | 3B | 763 |
| 8 | Jack McDowell | SP | 892 |
| 9 | Ken Caminiti | 3B | 898 |
| 10 | David Wells | SP | 965 |
| 11 | Ellis Burks | CF | 968 |
| 12 | Mike Henneman | RP | 1067 |
| 13 | Ron Gant | LF | 1220 |
| 14 | Jay Buhner | RF | 1325 |
| 15 | John Burkett | SP | 1473 |
| 16 | B.J. Surhoff | LF | 1521 |
| 17 | Tim Belcher | SP | 1547 |
| 18 | Tom Pagnozzi | C | 1718 |
| 19 | Gregg Jefferies | 1B | 1767 |
| 20 | Melido Perez | SP | 2153 |
| 21 | Roberto Kelly | CF | 2310 |
| 22 | Lance Johnson | CF | 2796 |
| 23 | Mike Macfarlane | C | 2876 |
| 24 | Jeff Blauser | SS | 3016 |
| 25 | Chuck Crim | RP | 3058 |
| 26 | Mark Williamson | RP | 3375 |
| 27 | Joe Magrane | SP | 3389 |
| 28 | Les Lancaster | RP | 3403 |
| 29 | Greg Cadaret | RP | 3720 |
| 30 | Kirt Manwaring | C | 3738 |
| 31 | Luis Polonia | LF | 3908 |
| 32 | Joey Cora | 2B | 3949 |
| 33 | Jody Reed | 2B | 4266 |
| 34 | Pete Smith | SP | 4419 |
| 35 | Tim Crews | RP | 4832 |
| 36 | Mike Devereaux | CF | 4851 |
| 37 | Todd Frohwirth | RP | 4899 |
| 38 | Tom Bolton | RP | 4926 |
| 39 | Walt Weiss | SS | 4988 |
| 40 | Vicente Palacios | RP | 5026 |
| 41 | Jeff Ballard | SP | 5027 |
| 42 | Damon Berryhill | C | 5036 |
| 43 | Jose Lind | 2B | 5081 |
| 44 | Butch Wensloff | SP | 5120 |
| 45 | Jeff M. Robinson | SP | 5129 |
| 46 | Jeff Innis | RP | 5250 |
| 47 | Shawn Hillegas | RP | 5393 |
| 48 | Randy Velarde | 2B | 5415 |
| 49 | Greg Myers | C | 5674 |
| 50 | Shane Mack | LF | 5678 |
| 51 | John E. Farrell | SP | 5770 |
| 52 | Rich Monteleone | RP | 5903 |
| 53 | Tom Edens | RP | 5981 |
| 54 | Paul Kilgus | RP | 6395 |
| 55 | Randy Milligan | 1B | 6652 |
| 56 | Mike Dunne | SP | 6867 |
| 57 | Todd Benzinger | 1B | 6887 |
| 58 | DeWayne Buice | RP | 7478 |
| 59 | Dave Otto | RP | 7623 |
| 60 | Wally Ritchie | RP | 7708 |
| 61 | Jose Nunez | RP | 7828 |
| 62 | Gene Larkin | 1B | 7842 |
| 63 | John Davis | RP | 7981 |
| 64 | Clay Parker | RP | 8314 |
| 65 | Felix Fermin | SS | 8323 |
| 66 | Joe Klink | RP | 8551 |
| 67 | Dave W. Johnson | SP | 8780 |
| 68 | Les Straker | SP | 9072 |
| 69 | Dave Meads | RP | 9204 |
| 70 | Mike Campbell | SP | 9288 |
| 71 | Mike Sharperson | 3B | 9554 |
| 72 | Nelson Santovenia | C | 9638 |
| 73 | Mark Carreon | 1B | 9770 |
| 74 | Jeff Treadway | 2B | 9773 |
| 75 | Gary Mielke | RP | 9780 |
| 76 | Nelson Liriano | 2B | 9829 |
| 77 | Marty Clary | SP | 9884 |
| 78 | Dave Johnson | SP | 10053 |
| 79 | Jay Aldrich | RP | 10114 |
| 80 | Billy Ripken | 2B | 10149 |
| 81 | Dave Gallagher | CF | 10265 |
| 82 | Adam Peterson | SP | 10482 |
| 83 | Steve Peters | RP | 10565 |
| 84 | Gerald Young | CF | 10684 |
| 85 | Tim Drummond | RP | 10873 |
| 86 | Brett Gideon | RP | 10985 |
| 87 | Kevin Coffman | SP | 11099 |
| 88 | Eric Nolte | SP | 11177 |
| 89 | Scott Anderson | RP | 11553 |
| 90 | Logan Easley | RP | 11687 |
| 91 | Pat Pacillo | RP | 11727 |
| 92 | Dorn Taylor | RP | 11793 |
| 93 | Alex Madrid | RP | 11954 |
| 94 | Keith Miller | 2B | 12011 |
| 95 | Dave Stapleton (P) | RP | 12046 |
| 96 | Bryan Kelly | RP | 12123 |
| 97 | Rob Mallicoat | RP | 12553 |
| 98 | Lloyd McClendon | LF | 12646 |
| 99 | Brian Dorsett | C | 12651 |
| 100 | John Leister | SP | 12668 |
| 101 | Orestes Destrade | 1B | 12778 |
| 102 | Ubaldo Heredia | SP | 12798 |
| 103 | Sam Horn | DH | 12820 |
| 104 | Mark Ciardi | SP | 12878 |
| 105 | Jeff Fischer | RP | 12912 |
| 106 | Mackey Sasser | C | 13023 |
| 107 | Jack Savage | RP | 13291 |
| 108 | Morris Madden | RP | 13486 |
| 109 | Miguel Garcia | RP | 13556 |
| 110 | John Pawlowski | RP | 13588 |
| 111 | Danny Sheaffer | C | 14144 |
| 112 | Jack Daugherty | LF | 14187 |
| 113 | Tommy Gregg | 1B | 14243 |
| 114 | Tom Prince | C | 14277 |
| 115 | Chris Gwynn | LF | 14458 |
| 116 | Shawn Abner | CF | 14658 |
| 117 | Rob Ducey | LF | 14680 |
| 118 | Gary Thurman | RF | 14703 |
| 119 | John Marzano | C | 14769 |
| 120 | Mike Brumley (SS) | SS | 14770 |
| 121 | Pete Stanicek | LF | 15075 |
| 122 | Tracy Woodson | 3B | 15203 |
| 123 | Al Pedrique | SS | 15271 |
| 124 | Tommy Hinzo | 2B | 15369 |
| 125 | Bill Bean | LF | 15697 |
| 126 | Donell Nixon | CF | 15698 |
| 127 | Mario Diaz | SS | 15699 |
| 128 | Scott Lusader | RF | 15700 |
| 129 | Terry McGriff | C | 15701 |
| 130 | Alonzo Powell | LF | 16479 |
| 131 | Jim Eppard | LF | 16480 |
| 132 | Jim Paciorek | 1B | 16481 |
| 133 | Jim Walewander | 2B | 16482 |
| 134 | Keith Hughes | RF | 16483 |
| 135 | Paul Noce | 2B | 16484 |
| 136 | Rod Booker | SS | 16485 |
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