Every 5th pick in MLB draft history

62 players have gone 5th in the MLB draft since 1965, from Billy Conigliaro to Derek Curiel in 2026. The most decorated: Dale Murphy (1974; 5x NL Gold Glove, 4x NL Silver Slugger, 7x All-Star), Buster Posey (2008; 5x NL Silver Slugger, Hank Aaron Award, 7x All-Star), and Ryan Braun (2005; 5x NL Silver Slugger, NL MVP, 6x All-Star). 48 of the 62 won nothing on the MLB honours list.

MLB draft, every No. 5 pick by year

Year	Player	Team	Honours
2026	Derek Curiel	Pittsburgh Pirates	—
2025	Liam Doyle	St. Louis Cardinals	—
2024	Hagen Smith	Chicago White Sox	—
2023	Walker Jenkins	Minnesota Twins	—
2022	Elijah Green	Washington Nationals	—
2021	Colton Cowser	Baltimore Orioles	—
2020	Austin Martin	Toronto Blue Jays	—
2019	Riley Greene	Detroit Tigers	AL Silver Slugger, 3x All-Star
2018	Jonathan India	Cincinnati Reds	NL Rookie of the Year
2017	Kyle Wright	Atlanta Braves	—
2016	Corey Ray	Milwaukee Brewers	—
2015	Kyle Tucker	Houston Astros	AL Gold Glove, AL Silver Slugger, NL Silver Slugger, 4x All-Star
2014	Nick Gordon	Minnesota Twins	—
2013	Clint Frazier	Cleveland Guardians	—
2012	Kyle Zimmer	Kansas City Royals	—
2011	Bubba Starling	Kansas City Royals	—
2010	Drew Pomeranz	Cleveland Guardians	All-Star
2009	Matt Hobgood	Baltimore Orioles	—
2008	Buster Posey	San Francisco Giants	5x NL Silver Slugger, Hank Aaron Award, NL Gold Glove, 7x All-Star
2007	Matt Wieters	Baltimore Orioles	2x AL Gold Glove, 4x All-Star
2006	Brandon Morrow	Seattle Mariners	—
2005	Ryan Braun	Milwaukee Brewers	5x NL Silver Slugger, NL MVP, NL Rookie of the Year, 6x All-Star
2004	Mark Rogers	Milwaukee Brewers	—
2003	Chris Lubanski	Kansas City Royals	—
2002	Clint Everts	Washington Nationals	—
2001	Mark Teixeira	Texas Rangers	5x AL Gold Glove, 3x AL Silver Slugger, 3x All-Star
2000	Justin Wayne	Washington Nationals	—
1999	B.J. Garbe	Minnesota Twins	—
1998	J.D. Drew	St. Louis Cardinals	All-Star
1997	Vernon Wells	Toronto Blue Jays	3x AL Gold Glove, AL Silver Slugger, 3x All-Star
1996	John Patterson	Washington Nationals	—
1995	Ariel Prieto	Athletics	—
1994	Josh Booty	Miami Marlins	—
1993	Jeff Granger	Kansas City Royals	—
1992	Chad Mottola	Cincinnati Reds	—
1991	Ken Henderson	Milwaukee Brewers	—
1990	Kurt Miller	Pittsburgh Pirates	—
1989	Donald Harris	Texas Rangers	—
1988	William Bene	Los Angeles Dodgers	—
1987	Jack McDowell	Chicago White Sox	AL Cy Young, 3x All-Star
1986	Kent Mercker	Atlanta Braves	—
1985	Kurt Brown	Chicago White Sox	—
1984	Pat Pacillo	Cincinnati Reds	—
1983	Stan Hilton	Athletics	—
1982	Dwight Gooden	New York Mets	NL Cy Young, NL Rookie of the Year, NL Silver Slugger, 4x All-Star
1981	Matt Williams	Toronto Blue Jays	3x NL Gold Glove, 3x NL Silver Slugger, AL Gold Glove, 5x All-Star
1980	Jeff Pyburn	San Diego Padres	—
1979	Juan Bustabad	Athletics	—
1978	Andy Hawkins	San Diego Padres	—
1977	Kevin Richards	Detroit Tigers	—
1976	Bob Owchinko	San Diego Padres	—
1975	Richard O'Keefe	Milwaukee Brewers	—
1974	Dale Murphy	Atlanta Braves	5x NL Gold Glove, 4x NL Silver Slugger, 2x NL MVP, 7x All-Star
1973	Glenn Tufts	Cleveland Guardians	—
1972	Bobby Goodman	Washington Nationals	—
1971	Roy Branch	Kansas City Royals	—
1970	Mike Martin	Philadelphia Phillies	—
1969	Alan Bannister	Los Angeles Angels	—
1968	Bobby Valentine	Los Angeles Dodgers	—
1967	John Jones	Texas Rangers	—
1966	Dean Burk	Chicago Cubs	—
1965	Billy Conigliaro	Boston Red Sox	—

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.