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IN SIDE THE NUMBERS
Total number of participating teams and players in high school and college baseball programs -- as reported by the various institutions
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National Federation of High Schools
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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
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National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
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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
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Totals For 2 & 4 Year Colleges / Universities
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Teams
Participants
1,608 48,408
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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."
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