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\n Ken Wolter \/\/ Shutterstock<\/p>\n

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Stacker<\/a> compiled a list of the best draft picks in Los Angeles Dodgers history using data from Baseball Reference<\/a>. MLB players drafted by each team were ranked using career wins above replacement, which measures a player\u2019s value by estimating how many more wins they are worth than a replacement-level player at their position. Draft picks who were not ultimately signed by their selecting team were not considered. Players who were traded as draft picks were credited to their acquiring team. Career stats and information were provided as supplemental information.<\/p>\n

#25. Steve Yeager
\u2013 Draft: 80th overall pick in 1967
\u2013 Position: Catcher
\u2013 Games played: 1,269
\u2013 Career stats: 102 home runs, .228 batting average, .653 on-base plus slugging
\u2013 Wins above replacement: 17.9<\/p>\n

#24. Eric Young Sr.
\u2013 Draft: 1123rd overall pick in 1989
\u2013 Position: Outfielder
\u2013 Games played: 1,730
\u2013 Career stats: 79 home runs, .283 batting average, .749 on-base plus slugging
\u2013 Wins above replacement: 18.8<\/p>\n

#23. Nathan Eovaldi
\u2013 Draft: 337th overall pick in 2008
\u2013 Position: Pitcher
\u2013 Games played: 274
\u2013 Career stats: 81 wins, 4.05 earned run average, 1.30 walks plus hits per inning
\u2013 Wins above replacement: 20.2<\/p>\n

#22. Joe Ferguson
\u2013 Draft: 161st overall pick in 1968
\u2013 Position: Outfielder
\u2013 Games played: 1,013
\u2013 Career stats: 122 home runs, .240 batting average, .767 on-base plus slugging
\u2013 Wins above replacement: 21.0<\/p>\n

#21. Matt Kemp
\u2013 Draft: 181st overall pick in 2003
\u2013 Position: Outfielder
\u2013 Games played: 1,750
\u2013 Career stats: 287 home runs, .284 batting average, .821 on-base plus slugging
\u2013 Wins above replacement: 21.4<\/p>\n

#20. Cody Bellinger
\u2013 Draft: 124th overall pick in 2013
\u2013 Position: First baseman
\u2013 Games played: 922
\u2013 Career stats: 186 home runs, .258 batting average, .826 on-base plus slugging
\u2013 Wins above replacement: 23.2<\/p>\n

#19. John Franco
\u2013 Draft: 125th overall pick in 1981
\u2013 Position: Pitcher
\u2013 Games played: 1,119
\u2013 Career stats: 90 wins, 2.89 earned run average, 1.33 walks plus hits per inning
\u2013 Wins above replacement: 23.4<\/p>\n

#18. Steve Sax
\u2013 Draft: 229th overall pick in 1978
\u2013 Position: Shortstop
\u2013 Games played: 1,769
\u2013 Career stats: 54 home runs, .281 batting average, .693 on-base plus slugging
\u2013 Wins above replacement: 25.7<\/p>\n

#17. Mike Scioscia
\u2013 Draft: 19th overall pick in 1976
\u2013 Position: Catcher
\u2013 Games played: 1,441
\u2013 Career stats: 68 home runs, .259 batting average, .700 on-base plus slugging
\u2013 Wins above replacement: 26.1<\/p>\n

#16. Dave Stewart
\u2013 Draft: 384th overall pick in 1975
\u2013 Position: Pitcher
\u2013 Games played: 523
\u2013 Career stats: 168 wins, 3.95 earned run average, 1.34 walks plus hits per inning
\u2013 Wins above replacement: 26.5<\/p>\n

#15. Ted Lilly
\u2013 Draft: 688th overall pick in 1996
\u2013 Position: Pitcher
\u2013 Games played: 356
\u2013 Career stats: 130 wins, 4.14 earned run average, 1.25 walks plus hits per inning
\u2013 Wins above replacement: 27.1<\/p>\n

#14. Paul Konerko
\u2013 Draft: 13th overall pick in 1994
\u2013 Position: Catcher
\u2013 Games played: 2,349
\u2013 Career stats: 439 home runs, .279 batting average, .841 on-base plus slugging
\u2013 Wins above replacement: 28.1<\/p>\n

#13. Bill Russell
\u2013 Draft: 179th overall pick in 1966
\u2013 Position: Outfielder
\u2013 Games played: 2,181
\u2013 Career stats: 46 home runs, .263 batting average, .648 on-base plus slugging
\u2013 Wins above replacement: 31.4<\/p>\n

#12. Shane Victorino
\u2013 Draft: 194th overall pick in 1999
\u2013 Position: Outfielder
\u2013 Games played: 1,299
\u2013 Career stats: 108 home runs, .275 batting average, .765 on-base plus slugging
\u2013 Wins above replacement: 31.5<\/p>\n

#11. Sid Fernandez
\u2013 Draft: 73rd overall pick in 1981
\u2013 Position: Pitcher
\u2013 Games played: 307
\u2013 Career stats: 114 wins, 3.36 earned run average, 1.14 walks plus hits per inning
\u2013 Wins above replacement: 32.7<\/p>\n

#10. Rick Sutcliffe
\u2013 Draft: 21st overall pick in 1974
\u2013 Position: Pitcher
\u2013 Games played: 457
\u2013 Career stats: 171 wins, 4.08 earned run average, 1.39 walks plus hits per inning
\u2013 Wins above replacement: 33.9<\/p>\n

#9. Corey Seager
\u2013 Draft: 18th overall pick in 2012
\u2013 Position: Shortstop
\u2013 Games played: 962
\u2013 Career stats: 183 home runs, .291 batting average, .871 on-base plus slugging
\u2013 Wins above replacement: 34.3<\/p>\n

#8. Doyle Alexander
\u2013 Draft: 185th overall pick in 1968
\u2013 Position: Pitcher
\u2013 Games played: 561
\u2013 Career stats: 194 wins, 3.76 earned run average, 1.29 walks plus hits per inning
\u2013 Wins above replacement: 35.0<\/p>\n

#7. Rick Rhoden
\u2013 Draft: 20th overall pick in 1971
\u2013 Position: Pitcher
\u2013 Games played: 413
\u2013 Career stats: 151 wins, 3.59 earned run average, 1.31 walks plus hits per inning
\u2013 Wins above replacement: 35.4<\/p>\n

#6. Charlie Hough
\u2013 Draft: 159th overall pick in 1966
\u2013 Position: Infielder
\u2013 Games played: 858
\u2013 Career stats: 1 home runs, .146 batting average, .345 on-base plus slugging
\u2013 Wins above replacement: 38.4<\/p>\n

#5. Russell Martin
\u2013 Draft: 511th overall pick in 2002
\u2013 Position: Second baseman
\u2013 Games played: 1,693
\u2013 Career stats: 191 home runs, .248 batting average, .746 on-base plus slugging
\u2013 Wins above replacement: 38.9<\/p>\n

#4. Bob Welch
\u2013 Draft: 20th overall pick in 1977
\u2013 Position: Pitcher
\u2013 Games played: 506
\u2013 Career stats: 211 wins, 3.47 earned run average, 1.27 walks plus hits per inning
\u2013 Wins above replacement: 43.7<\/p>\n

#3. Orel Hershiser
\u2013 Draft: 440th overall pick in 1979
\u2013 Position: Pitcher
\u2013 Games played: 510
\u2013 Career stats: 204 wins, 3.48 earned run average, 1.26 walks plus hits per inning
\u2013 Wins above replacement: 56.0<\/p>\n

#2. Mike Piazza
\u2013 Draft: 1390th overall pick in 1988
\u2013 Position: First baseman
\u2013 Games played: 1,912
\u2013 Career stats: 427 home runs, .308 batting average, .922 on-base plus slugging
\u2013 Wins above replacement: 59.5<\/p>\n

#1. Clayton Kershaw
\u2013 Draft: 7th overall pick in 2006
\u2013 Position: Pitcher
\u2013 Games played: 425
\u2013 Career stats: 210 wins, 2.48 earned run average, 1.00 walks plus hits per inning
\u2013 Wins above replacement: 79.7<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ken Wolter \/\/ Shutterstock \u00a0 Stacker compiled a list of the best draft picks in Los Angeles Dodgers…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":752288,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2406],"tags":[5,39,1165,4332,4333,774,57,3224,4331,4],"class_list":["post-752287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles-dodgers","tag-baseball","tag-dodgers","tag-la","tag-la-dodgers","tag-ladodgers","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-dodgers","tag-losangeles","tag-losangelesdodgers","tag-mlb"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116923179065493080","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/752287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=752287"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/752287\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/752288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=752287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=752287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=752287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}