by: Bob Howdeshell
High School Baseball Web
Total number of participating teams and players in high school
and college baseball programs -- as reported by the various
institutions
*** |
National Federation of High Schools |
*** |
Teams |
|
Participants |
14,988 |
|
455,414
(1,622 girls) |
NCAA |
National Collegiate Athletic Association |
NCAA |
Division I |
Division II |
Division III |
274 |
224 |
319 |
Participants |
Participants |
Participants |
8,439 |
6,899 |
9,825 |
*** |
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics |
*** |
Teams |
|
Participants |
320 |
|
9,600 |
NJCAA |
National Junior College Athletic Association |
NJCAA |
Division I |
Division II |
Division III |
185 |
114 |
85 |
Participants |
Participants |
Participants |
5,550 |
3,420 |
2,550 |
COA |
California Junior College Association |
COA |
Teams |
|
Participants |
87 |
|
2,175 |
*** |
Totals For 2 & 4 Year Colleges / Universities |
*** |
Teams |
|
Participants |
1,608 |
|
48,408 |
Now we'll take a look "Inside the Numbers"
The following is a compilation of the odds for a high school player
to either get drafted by a professional team or play college baseball.
Making the Pros
We will make some assumptions on the total numbers of players
eligible each draft year.
High School Players @ 114,159 seniors
NCAA (4 year schools) @ 12,581 juniors & seniors
NJCAA (2 year schools) @ 11,520
COA (@ year schools) @ 2,175
That gives us 140,435 "draft eligible" players.
140,129/1,500 = 94
1 player in 94 will be selected in the Major League Baseball Draft
Playing in College
High School seniors = 114,159
College "seniors" (or sophomores when related to juco's) = 13,137
That means their are 114,159 graduating high seniors versus 13,137
slots open
114,159/13,137 = 10.1
1 high school player in every 10 has a chance to play in college
These numbers are not completely accurate, due to several reasons
(foreign born players, players dropping out of school, etc.). But it
is a fun look "At the Numbers."