Statistics?

[YankeeFan01]

I've seen something that lists how many people out of how many make college ball, pro ball, etc. Does anyone have that list?
Thanks

[Jake Patterson]

I've seen something that lists how many people out of how many make college ball, pro ball, etc. Does anyone have that list?
Thanks

I do not have the numbers in front of me, but I believe 1:16,000 high school players make the pros. If I remember that number came from either the Ad Counsel or the National Alliance for Youth Sports.

I'll look further
Jake

[Williamsburg2599]

Sort of depressing:
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."

Source:http://www.hsbaseballweb.com/inside_the_numbers.htm

[YankeeFan01]

the stats are actually better than i thought :)

thanks for finding it guys.

[EvanAparra]

Yeah, I don't see how that is depressing at all, KcKid... Those numbers are probably MUCH better than for Basketball and Football.

[Williamsburg2599]

Yeah, I don't see how that is depressing at all, KcKid... Those numbers are probably MUCH better than for Basketball and Football.
True, I remember the chance to get from HS to the NBA was something like 0.005%

[Williamsburg2599]

Found this today:
http://www.webball.com/scout/chances.html
http://www.webball.com/scout/chances2.html