List of Los Angeles Dodgers first-round draft picks
The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings, with the team possessing the worst record receiving the first pick.
[1] In addition, teams which lost free agents in the previous off-season may be awarded compensatory or supplementary picks.
[2] 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.
[8] Pitchers Clayton Kershaw (2006) and Walker Buehler (2015), shortstop Corey Seager (2012), and catcher Will Smith (2016) all played with the 2020 championship team.
[4] Howe, Seager, and Rick Sutcliffe (1974) each won the MLB Rookie of the Year award.
Mike Scioscia (1976) won championships with the Dodgers in 1981 and 1988.
Bobby Valentine (1968) is the only player drafted by the Dodgers in the first round from Connecticut.
Rick Sutcliffe (1974) is one of three players taken by the Dodgers in the first round who went on to win the Rookie of the Year award.
James Loney (2002) is one of six players from Texas the Dodgers have drafted in the first round.
Chad Billingsley (2003) is one of 18 right-handed pitchers the Dodgers have taken in the first round.
Luke Hochevar did not sign with the Dodgers after being drafted in the supplemental round by the Dodgers in 2005.
Clayton Kershaw (2006) won the Cy Young Award in 2011, 2013, and 2014.