# List of Los Angeles Dodgers first-round draft picks

The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the National League West division. Since the institution of MLB's Rule 4 Draft, the Dodgers have selected 67 players in the first round. Officially known as the "First-Year Player Draft", the Rule 4 Draft is MLB's primary mechanism for assigning players from high schools, colleges, and other amateur clubs to its franchises. The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings, with the team possessing the worst record receiving the first pick. In addition, teams which lost free agents in the previous off-season may be awarded compensatory or supplementary picks.
Of the 67 players picked in the first round by Los Angeles, 37 have been pitchers, the most of any position; 24 of these were right-handed, while 12 were left-handed. Nine players at shortstop and nine in the outfield were selected, while five catchers, three first basemen, and three third basemen were taken as well. The team also selected two players at second base. Seven of the players came from high schools or universities in the state of Texas, while California follows with six players.
Nine Dodgers first-round picks have won a World Series championship with the team. Pitchers Bob Welch (1977) and Steve Howe (1979) played with the 1981 championship team. Shortstop Dave Anderson (1981) and first baseman Franklin Stubbs (1982) were a part of the 1988 championship team. Catcher Mike Scioscia (1976) won championships with both teams. Pitchers Clayton Kershaw (2006) and Walker Buehler (2015), shortstop Corey Seager (2012), and catcher Will Smith (2016) all played with the 2020 championship team. Welch was also on the Oakland Athletics' 1988 team which lost to the Dodgers in the 1988 Series. Howe, Seager, and Rick Sutcliffe (1974) each won the MLB Rookie of the Year award.
The Dodgers have made 11 selections in the supplemental round of the draft and have never made the first overall selection. They have also had 16 compensatory picks since the institution of the First-Year Player Draft in 1965. These additional picks are provided when a team loses a particularly valuable free agent in the prior off-season, or, more recently, if a team fails to sign a draft pick from the previous year. The Dodgers have failed to sign one of their first-round picks, Luke Hochevar (2005), but received no compensation pick.

## Key

| Year | Links to an article about that year's Major League Baseball Draft |
| Position | Indicates the secondary/collegiate position at which the player was drafted, rather than the professional position the player may have gone on to play |
| Pick | Indicates the number of the pick |
| * | Player did not sign with the Dodgers |
| § | Indicates a supplemental pick |
| 'XX | Player was a member of the Dodgers' championship teams in 1981, 1988, 2020, or 2024 |

## Picks

| Year | Name | Position | School (Location) | Pick |
| 1965 | John Wyatt | Shortstop | Bakersfield High School (Bakersfield, California) | 8 |
| 1966 | Larry Hutton | Right-handed pitcher | Greenfield High School (Greenfield, Indiana) | 19 |
| 1967 | Don Denbow | Third baseman | Southern Methodist University (University Park, Texas) | 20 |
| 1968 | Bobby Valentine | Outfielder | Rippowam High School (Stamford, Connecticut) | 5 |
| 1969 | Terry McDermott | Catcher | St. Agnes High School (Queens, New York) | 8 |
| 1970 | Jim Haller | Right-handed pitcher | Creighton Preparatory School (Omaha, Nebraska) | 9 |
| 1971 | Rick Rhoden | Right-handed pitcher | Atlantic High School (Delray Beach, Florida) | 20 |
| 1972 | John Harbin | Shortstop | Newberry College (Newberry, South Carolina) | 17 |
| 1973 | Ted Farr | Catcher | Shadle Park High School (Spokane, Washington) | 18 |
| 1974 | Rick Sutcliffe | Right-handed pitcher | Van Horn High School (Independence, Missouri) | 21 |
| 1975 | Mark Bradley | Shortstop | Elizabethtown High School (Elizabethtown, Kentucky) | 24 |
| 1976 | Mike Scioscia '81, '88 | Catcher | Springfield High School (Springfield, Pennsylvania) | 19 |
| 1977 | Bob Welch '81 | Right-handed pitcher | Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti, Michigan) | 20 |
| 1978 | no first-round pick | no first-round pick | no first-round pick | no first-round pick |
| 1979 | Steve Howe '81 | Left-handed pitcher | University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) | 16 |
| 1979 | Steve Perry | Right-handed pitcher | University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) | 25 |
| 1980 | Ross Jones | Shortstop | University of Miami (Coral Gables, Florida) | 9 |
| 1981 | Dave Anderson '88 | Shortstop | Memphis State University (Memphis, Tennessee) | 22 |
| 1982 | Franklin Stubbs '88 | First baseman | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg, Virginia) | 19 |
| 1983 | Erik Sonberg | Left-handed pitcher | Wichita State University (Wichita, Kansas) | 18 |
| 1984 | Dennis Livingston | Left-handed pitcher | Oklahoma State University–Stillwater (Stillwater, Oklahoma) | 23 |
| 1985 | Chris Gwynn | Outfielder | San Diego State University (San Diego, California) | 10 |
| 1986 | Mike White | Outfielder | Loudon High School (Loudon, Tennessee) | 19 |
| 1987 | Dan Opperman | Right-handed pitcher | Valley High School (Las Vegas, Nevada) | 8 |
| 1988 | Bill Bene | Right-fielder pitcher | California State University, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, California) | 5 |
| 1989 | Kiki Jones | Right-handed pitcher | Hillsborough High School (Tampa, Florida) | 15 |
| 1989 | Tom Goodwin | Outfielder | California State University, Fresno (Fresno, California) | 22 |
| 1989 | Jamie McAndrew | Right-handed pitcher | University of Florida (Gainesville, Florida) | 28$^§$ |
| 1990 | Ronnie Walden | Left-handed pitcher | Blanchard High School (Blanchard, Oklahoma) | 9 |
| 1991 | no first-round pick | no first-round pick | no first-round pick | no first-round pick |
| 1992 | Ryan Luzinski | Catcher | Holy Cross High School (Delran, New Jersey) | 32$^§$ |
| 1992 | Michael Moore | Outfielder | University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, California) | 36$^§$ |
| 1993 | Darren Dreifort | Right-handed pitcher | Wichita State University (Wichita, Kansas) | 2 |
| 1994 | Paul Konerko | Catcher | Chaparral High School (Scottsdale, Arizona) | 13 |
| 1995 | David Yocum | Left-handed pitcher | Florida State University (Tallahassee, Florida) | 20 |
| 1996 | Damian Rolls | Third baseman | Schlagel High School (Kansas City, Kansas) | 23 |
| 1997 | Glenn Davis | First baseman | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) | 25 |
| 1998 | Bubba Crosby | Outfielder | Rice University (Houston, Texas) | 23 |
| 1999 | Jason Repko | Shortstop | Hanford High School (Richland, Washington) | 37$^§$ |
| 2000 | Ben Diggins | Right-handed pitcher | University of Arizona (Tucson, Arizona) | 17 |
| 2001 | no first-round pick | no first-round pick | no first-round pick | no first-round pick |
| 2002 | James Loney | First baseman | Lawrence E. Elkins High School (Missouri City, Texas) | 19 |
| 2002 | Greg Miller | Left-handed pitcher | Esperanza High School (Yorba Linda, California) | 31$^§$ |
| 2003 | Chad Billingsley | Right-handed pitcher | Defiance Senior High School (Defiance, Ohio) | 24 |
| 2004 | Scott Elbert | Left-handed pitcher | Seneca High School (Seneca, Missouri) | 24 |
| 2004 | Blake DeWitt | Second baseman | Sikeston High School (Sikeston, Missouri) | 28 |
| 2004 | Justin Orenduff | Right-handed pitcher | Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond, Virginia) | 33$^§$ |
| 2005 | Luke Hochevar* | Right-handed pitcher | University of Tennessee (Knoxville, Tennessee) | 40$^§$ |
| 2006 | Clayton Kershaw '20 | Left-handed pitcher | Highland Park High School (Highland Park, Texas) | 7 |
| 2006 | Bryan Morris | Right-handed pitcher | Motlow State Community College (Lynchburg, Tennessee) | 26 |
| 2006 | Preston Mattingly | Shortstop | Evansville Central High School (Evansville, Indiana) | 31$^§$ |
| 2007 | Chris Withrow | Right-handed pitcher | Midland High School (Midland, Texas) | 20 |
| 2007 | James Adkins | Left-handed pitcher | University of Tennessee (Knoxville, Tennessee) | 39$^§$ |
| 2008 | Ethan Martin | Right-handed pitcher | Stephens County School High School (Toccoa, Georgia) | 15 |
| 2009 | Aaron Miller | Left-handed pitcher | Baylor University (Waco, Texas) | 36$^§$ |
| 2010 | Zach Lee | Right-handed pitcher | McKinney High School (McKinney, Texas) | 28 |
| 2011 | Chris Reed | Left-handed pitcher | Stanford University (Stanford, California) | 16 |
| 2012 | Corey Seager '20 | Shortstop | Northwest Cabarrus High School (Kannapolis, North Carolina) | 18 |
| 2012 | Jesmuel Valentin | Shortstop | Puerto Rico Baseball Academy and High School Puerto Rico | 51$^§$ |
| 2013 | Chris Anderson | Right-handed pitcher | Jacksonville University (Jacksonville, Florida) | 18 |
| 2014 | Grant Holmes | Right-handed pitcher | Conway High School (Conway, South Carolina) | 22 |
| 2015 | Walker Buehler '20, '24 | Right-handed pitcher | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) | 24 |
| 2015 | Kyle Funkhouser * | Right-handed pitcher | University of Louisville (Louisville, Kentucky) | 35$^§$ |
| 2016 | Gavin Lux '24 | Shortstop | Indian Trail High School and Academy (Kenosha, Wisconsin) | 20 |
| 2016 | Will Smith '20, '24 | Catcher | University of Louisville (Louisville, Kentucky) | 32$^§$ |
| 2016 | Jordan Sheffield | Right-handed pitcher | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) | 36$^§$ |
| 2017 | Jeren Kendall | Outfielder | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) | 23 |
| 2018 | J. T. Ginn * | Right-handed Pitcher | Brandon High School (Brandon, Mississippi) | 30 |
| 2019 | Kody Hoese | Third baseman | Tulane University (New Orleans, Louisiana) | 25 |
| 2019 | Michael Busch | Second baseman | University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) | 31$^§$ |
| 2020 | Bobby Miller | Right-handed Pitcher | University of Louisville (Louisville, Kentucky) | 29 |
| 2021 | Maddux Bruns | Left-handed Pitcher | UMS-Wright Preparatory School (Mobile, Alabama) | 29 |
| 2022 | no first-round pick | no first-round pick | no first-round pick | no first-round pick |
| 2023 | Kendall George | Outfielder | Atascocita High School (Harris County, Texas) | 36 |
| 2024 | Kellon Lindsey | Shortstop | Hardee High School (Wauchula, Florida) | 23 |