List of San Francisco Giants 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.

The Giants have also selected thirteen outfielders, seven shortstops, seven catchers, four third basemen, and three players each at first and second base.

The franchise has drafted eight players from colleges or high schools in their home state of California, more than any other.

[6] Three of the Giants selections have been named the Most Valuable Player of the National League Championship Series; Matthews in 1983 with Philadelphia,[7] Clark in 1989[8] and Bumgarner in 2014.

Tim Lincecum, in a Giants uniform, pitches on a mound.
Tim Lincecum (2006) won two Cy Young Awards with the Giants.
Will Clark, swinging a baseball bat.
Will Clark (1985) won a silver medal when baseball was a demonstration sport in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics . [ 14 ]
Mike Remlinger posing for a photograph
Mike Remlinger (1987) was named to the 2002 All-Star Team . [ 15 ]
Marcus Jackson standing, with a baseball bat over his right shoulder.
Marcus Jensen (1990) won a gold medal with the United States team at the 2000 Sydney Olympics . [ 16 ]
Jerome Williams, close on his face
Jerome Williams (1999) is the Giants' only first-round selection to come from Hawaii .
Matt Cain in the act of pitching a baseball
Matt Cain (2002) was awarded the Willie Mac Award in 2009. [ 17 ]
David Aardsma, in his follow-through after throwing a pitch for the Seattle Mariners
In alphabetical order, David Aardsma (2003) comes before any player in MLB history. [ 18 ]
Buster Posey at the plate, with one leg lifted ready to swing at a pitch
Buster Posey (2008) won the 2010 National League Rookie of the Year Award and 2012 National League Most Valuable Player Award .