Every No. 1 overall pick in MLB history

62 players have gone 1st in the MLB draft since 1965, from Rick Monday to Roch Cholowsky in 2026. The most decorated: Alex Rodriguez (1993; 10x AL Silver Slugger, 4x Hank Aaron Award, 14x All-Star), Ken Griffey Jr. (1987; 10x AL Gold Glove, 7x AL Silver Slugger, 13x All-Star), and Bryce Harper (2010; 4x NL Silver Slugger, 2x Hank Aaron Award, 9x All-Star). 32 of the 62 won nothing on the MLB honours list.

MLB draft, every No. 1 overall pick by year

Year	Player	Team	Honours
2026	Roch Cholowsky	Chicago White Sox	—
2025	Eli Willits	Washington Nationals	—
2024	Travis Bazzana	Cleveland Guardians	All-Star
2023	Paul Skenes	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL Cy Young, NL Rookie of the Year, 3x All-Star
2022	Jackson Holliday	Baltimore Orioles	—
2021	Henry Davis	Pittsburgh Pirates	—
2020	Spencer Torkelson	Detroit Tigers	—
2019	Adley Rutschman	Baltimore Orioles	AL Silver Slugger, 3x All-Star
2018	Casey Mize	Detroit Tigers	All-Star
2017	Royce Lewis	Minnesota Twins	—
2016	Mickey Moniak	Philadelphia Phillies	—
2015	Dansby Swanson	Arizona Diamondbacks	2x NL Gold Glove, 2x All-Star
2014	Brady Aiken	Houston Astros	—
2013	Mark Appel	Houston Astros	—
2012	Carlos Correa	Houston Astros	AL Gold Glove, AL Rookie of the Year, 3x All-Star
2011	Gerrit Cole	Pittsburgh Pirates	AL Cy Young, 6x All-Star
2010	Bryce Harper	Washington Nationals	4x NL Silver Slugger, 2x Hank Aaron Award, 2x NL MVP, 9x All-Star
2009	Stephen Strasburg	Washington Nationals	NL Silver Slugger, World Series MVP, 3x All-Star
2008	Tim Beckham	Tampa Bay Rays	—
2007	David Price	Tampa Bay Rays	AL Cy Young, 5x All-Star
2006	Luke Hochevar	Kansas City Royals	—
2005	Justin Upton	Arizona Diamondbacks	2x NL Silver Slugger, AL Silver Slugger, 4x All-Star
2004	Matt Bush	San Diego Padres	—
2003	Delmon Young	Tampa Bay Rays	—
2002	Bryan Bullington	Pittsburgh Pirates	—
2001	Joe Mauer	Minnesota Twins	5x AL Silver Slugger, 3x AL Gold Glove, AL MVP, 6x All-Star
2000	Adrián González	Miami Marlins	3x NL Gold Glove, AL Gold Glove, AL Silver Slugger, 5x All-Star
1999	Josh Hamilton	Tampa Bay Rays	3x AL Silver Slugger, AL MVP, 5x All-Star
1998	Pat Burrell	Philadelphia Phillies	—
1997	Matt Anderson	Detroit Tigers	—
1996	Kris Benson	Pittsburgh Pirates	—
1995	Darin Erstad	Los Angeles Angels	3x AL Gold Glove, AL Silver Slugger, 2x All-Star
1994	Paul Wilson	New York Mets	—
1993	Alex Rodriguez	Seattle Mariners	10x AL Silver Slugger, 4x Hank Aaron Award, 3x AL MVP, 14x All-Star
1992	Phil Nevin	Houston Astros	All-Star
1991	Brien Taylor	New York Yankees	—
1990	Chipper Jones	Atlanta Braves	2x NL Silver Slugger, NL MVP, 8x All-Star
1989	Ben McDonald	Baltimore Orioles	—
1988	Andy Benes	San Diego Padres	All-Star
1987	Ken Griffey Jr.	Seattle Mariners	10x AL Gold Glove, 7x AL Silver Slugger, AL MVP, 13x All-Star
1986	Jeff King	Pittsburgh Pirates	—
1985	B.J. Surhoff	Milwaukee Brewers	All-Star
1984	Shawn Abner	New York Mets	—
1983	Tim Belcher	Minnesota Twins	—
1982	Shawon Dunston	Chicago Cubs	2x All-Star
1981	Mike Moore	Seattle Mariners	All-Star
1980	Darryl Strawberry	New York Mets	2x NL Silver Slugger, NL Rookie of the Year, 8x All-Star
1979	Al Chambers	Seattle Mariners	—
1978	Bob Horner	Atlanta Braves	NL Rookie of the Year, All-Star
1977	Harold Baines	Chicago White Sox	AL Silver Slugger, 6x All-Star
1976	Floyd Bannister	Houston Astros	All-Star
1975	Danny Goodwin	Los Angeles Angels	—
1974	Bill Almon	San Diego Padres	—
1973	David Clyde	Texas Rangers	—
1972	Dave Roberts	San Diego Padres	NL Manager of the Year
1971	Danny Goodwin	Chicago White Sox	—
1970	Mike Ivie	San Diego Padres	—
1969	Jeff Burroughs	Texas Rangers	AL MVP, 2x All-Star
1968	Tim Foli	New York Mets	—
1967	Ron Blomberg	New York Yankees	—
1966	Steven Chilcott	New York Mets	—
1965	Rick Monday	Athletics	2x All-Star

Honours from the MLB award history and the All-Star selections, matched to the pick by name. Picks from MLB (statsapi); the club is named as it is today.