Golden Spikes Award All-Time Winners by the Numbers
The Golden Spikes Award is in its 47th 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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Thirty-nine Golden Spikes Award winners been taken in the first round of the MLB Draft.
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Thirty-six schools are represented on the all-time winner list. Florida State leads all schools with four winners, followed by Cal State Fullerton and Arizona State with three apiece.
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Nineteen players went on to be named an MLB All-Star after winning the Golden Spikes Award. 2008 winner Buster Posey leads all award winners with seven All-Star appearances, while Bryce Harper (2010) and Will Clark (1985) have made six appearances each.
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Fourteen conferences are represented on the all-time winner list. The Southeastern Conference (SEC) leads all leagues with 13 selections, followed by the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) with eight.
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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.
