1982 Major League Baseball draft
First round selections
The following are the first round picks in the 1982 Major League Baseball Draft.| Pick | Player | Team | Position | Hometown/School |
| 1 | Shawon Dunston | Chicago Cubs | Shortstop | Thomas Jefferson High School |
| 2 | Augie Schmidt | Toronto Blue Jays | Shortstop | University of New Orleans |
| 3 | Jimmy Jones | San Diego Padres | Pitcher | Thomas Jefferson High School |
| 4 | Bryan Oelkers | Minnesota Twins | Pitcher | Wichita State University |
| 5 | Dwight Gooden | New York Mets | Pitcher | Hillsborough High School |
| 6 | Spike Owen | Seattle Mariners | Shortstop | University of Texas |
| 7 | Sam Khalifa | Pittsburgh Pirates | Shortstop | Sahuaro High School |
| 8 | Bob Kipper | California Angels | Pitcher | Aurora Central Catholic High School |
| 9 | Duane Ward | Atlanta Braves | Pitcher | Farmington High School |
| 10 | John Morris | Kansas City Royals | Outfield | Seton Hall University |
| 11 | Steve Stanicek | San Francisco Giants | First Base | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 12 | Mark Snyder | Cleveland Indians | Pitcher | Bearden High School |
| 13 | John Russell | Philadelphia Phillies | Catcher | University of Oklahoma |
| 14 | Ron Karkovice | Chicago White Sox | Catcher | Boone High School |
| 15 | Steve Swain | Houston Astros | Outfield | Grossmont High School |
| 16 | Sam Horn | Boston Red Sox | First Base | Morse High School |
| 17 | Tony Woods | Chicago Cubs | Shortstop | Whittier College |
| 18 | Rob Parkins | Boston Red Sox | Pitcher | Cerritos High School |
| 19 | Franklin Stubbs | Los Angeles Dodgers | First Base | Virginia Tech |
| 20 | Rich Monteleone | Detroit Tigers | Pitcher | Tampa Catholic High School |
| 21 | Todd Worrell | St. Louis Cardinals | Pitcher | Biola University |
| 22 | Scott Jones | Cincinnati Reds | Pitcher | Hinsdale South High School |
| 23 | Billy Hawley | Cincinnati Reds | Pitcher | Brookland Cayce High School |
| 24 | Joe Kucharski | Baltimore Orioles | Pitcher | University of South Carolina |
| 25 | Dale Sveum | Milwaukee Brewers | Shortstop | Pinole Valley High School |
| 26 | Jeff Ledbetter | Boston Red Sox | First baseman | Florida State University |
| 27 | Stan Boderick | Chicago Cubs | Outfield | Robinson High School |
| 28 | Robert Jones | Cincinnati Reds | First baseman | Proviso East HS |
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
- 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
‡ Hall of Famer
NBA/NCAA 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