1982 Major League Baseball draft

The 1982 Major League Baseball draft took place in June 1982. The draft saw the Chicago Cubs select Shawon Dunston first overall.

First round selections
The following are the first round picks in the 1982 Major League Baseball Draft.

Compensation Picks


Other notable players

 * David Wells†, 2nd round, 30th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
 * Allan Anderson, 2nd round, 32nd overall by the Minnesota Twins
 * Barry Bonds†, 2nd round, 39th overall by the San Francisco Giants, but did not sign
 * Lance McCullers, 2nd round, 41st overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
 * Bo Jackson, 2nd round, 50th overall by the New York Yankees, but did not sign
 * Barry Larkin‡, 2nd round, 51st overall by the Cincinnati Reds, but did not sign
 * Steve Ontiveros†, 2nd round, 54th overall by the Oakland Athletics
 * Jimmy Key†, 3rd round, 56th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
 * Roger McDowell, 3rd round, 59th overall by the New York Mets
 * Zane Smith, 3rd round, 63rd overall by the Atlanta Braves
 * Kenny Williams, 3rd round, 68th overall by the Chicago White Sox
 * Mike Greenwell†, 3rd round, 72nd overall by the Boston Red Sox
 * Dan Pasqua, 3rd round, 76th overall by the New York Yankees
 * Kirk McCaskill, 4th round, 88th overall by the California Angels
 * Randy Johnson‡, 4th round, 89th overall by the Atlanta Braves, but did not sign
 * Will Clark†, 4th round, 90th overall by the Kansas City Royals, but did not sign
 * Mike Maddux, 5th round, 119th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
 * Steve Buechele, 5th round, 122nd overall by the Texas Rangers
 * B.J. Surhoff†, 5th round, 128th overall by the New York Yankees, but did not sign
 * Charlie O'Brien, 5th round, 132nd overall by the Oakland Athletics
 * Pat Borders, 6th round, 134th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
 * Alvin Davis†, 6th round, 138th overall by the Seattle Mariners
 * Terry Pendleton†, 7th round, 179th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
 * Bobby Witt, 7th round, 181st overall by the Cincinnati Reds, but did not sign
 * Mitch Williams†, 8th round, 187th overall by the San Diego Padres
 * Rafael Palmeiro†, 8th round, 189th overall by the New York Mets, but did not sign
 * Mark McLemore, 9th round, 218th overall by the California Angels
 * Tom Browning†, 9th round, 233rd overall by the Cincinnati Reds
 * Pete Incaviglia, 10th round, 247th overall by the San Francisco Giants, but did not sign
 * Vince Coleman†, 10th round, 257th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
 * Walt Weiss†, 10th round, 260th overall by the Baltimore Orioles, but did not sign
 * Rob Dibble†, 11th round, 283rd overall by the St. Louis Cardinals, but did not sign
 * Billy Ripken, 11th round, 286th overall by the Baltimore Orioles
 * Jose Canseco†, 15th round, 392nd overall by the Oakland Athletics
 * Fredi González, 16th round, 414th overall by the New York Yankees
 * Chuck Crim, 17th round, 443rd overall by the Milwaukee Brewers
 * Jim Morris, 18th round, 466th overall by the New York Yankees, but did not sign
 * Bret Saberhagen†, 19th round, 480th overall by the Kansas City Royals
 * Bob Patterson, 21st round, 524th overall by the San Diego Padres
 * Jim Deshaies, 21st round, 542nd overall by the New York Yankees
 * Mike Rizzo, 22nd round, 554th overall by the California Angels
 * Jim Corsi, 25th round, 642nd overall by the New York Yankees
 * Mike Henneman†, 27th round, 672nd overall by the Toronto Blue Jays, but did not sign
 * Lance Johnson†, 31st round, 760th overall by the Seattle Mariners, but did not sign
 * Bruce Ruffin, 31st round, 766th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies, but did not sign
 * Kenny Rogers†, 39th round, 816th overall by the Texas Rangers
 * Dave Martinez, 40th round, 819th overall by the Texas Rangers, but did not sign

† All-Star ‡ Hall of Famer

NBA/NCAA/NFL players drafted

 * Urban Meyer, 13th round, 323rd overall by the Atlanta Braves
 * Dell Curry, 37th round, 810th overall by the Texas Rangers, but did not sign
 * Rodney Carter, 38th round, 813th overall by the Texas Rangers, but did not sign