Golden Spikes Award All-Time Winners by the Numbers

The Golden Spikes Award recently wrapped up its 48^th year of recognizing the nation’s top amateur baseball player. Many of the past winners have not only helped to create a legacy for their school and conference, but went on to have success in the big leagues. Take a look at the Golden Spikes Award winners by the numbers:

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Forty-one Golden Spikes Award winners been taken in the first round of the MLB Draft. The most recent winner, Daniel Jackson of Georgia, was selected 37th overall to the Baltimore Orioles in the 2026 MLB Draft.

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Thirty-six schools are represented on the all-time winner list. Seven schools have produced multiple winners of the award. Florida State leads all schools with four winners, followed by Arizona State (three), Cal State Fullerton (three), Arkansas (three), Georgia (two), LSU (two), and San Diego State (two).

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Nineteen players went on to be named an MLB All-Star after winning the Golden Spikes Award. 2010 winner Bryce Harper leads all award winners with nine All-Star appearances, while Buster Posey (2008) and Will Clark (1985) have made seven and six appearances each, respectively.

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Fourteen conferences are represented on the all-time winner list. The Southeastern Conference (SEC) leads all leagues with 14 selections, followed by the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) with nine.

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Ten winners have won a combined 16 World Series titles with their respective MLB Clubs. 2006 winner Tim Lincecum and Posey are both three-time World Series champions, and Stephen Strasburg (2009) was named the MVP of the 2019 World Series with the Washington Nationals.

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Eight players on the list – Bob Horner (1978), Ben McDonald (1989), Phil Nevin (1992), Pat Burrell (1998), David Price (2007), Strasburg, Harper, and Adley Rutschman (2019) – were selected number one overall in their respective draft year.

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Six winners have won a Gold Glove Award, while six have earned a Silver Slugger Award and six have been named Rookie of the Year. Posey is the only past winner to accomplish all three, while Alex Gordon (2005) impressively won eight Gold Gloves in his career.

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Three winners – Lincecum, Price, and Trevor Bauer (2011) – have earned a Cy Young Award in their careers. Lincecum won it in back-to-back years in 2008 and 2009.