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by: Bob Howdeshell
High School Baseball Web

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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	***
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

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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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