| MLB First Round Draft Picks - Chicago Cubs | ||||
| SEASON | PLAYER | POS | SCHOOL/HOMETOWN | PICK |
| 2015 | Ian Happ | 2B | Cincinnati | 9 |
| 2014 | Kyle Schwarber | 1B | Indiana | 4 |
| 2013 | Kris Bryant | 3B | San Diego | 2 |
| 2012 | Albert Almora | CF | Mater Academy Charter, Hialeah, Fla. | 6 |
| 2011 | Javier Baez | SS | Arlington Country Day School | 9 |
| 2010 | Hayden Simpson | RHP | Southern Arkansas | 16 |
| 2009 | Brett Jackson | OF | California | 31 |
| 2008 | Andrew Cashner | RHP | Texas Christian | 19 |
| 2007 | Josh Vitters | 3B | Cypress (Calif.) HS | 3 |
| 2006 | Tyler Colvin | OF | Clemson | 13 |
| 2005 | Mark Pawelek | LHP | Springville HS (UT) | 20 |
| 2003 | Ryan Harvey | OF | Dunedin HS | 6 |
| 2002 | Bobby Brownlie | RHP | Rutgers | 21 |
| 2001 | Mark Prior | RHP | U. of Southern California | 2 |
| 2000 | Luis Montanez | SS | Miami, FL | 3 |
| 1999 | Ben Christiansen | RHP | Wichita State U. | 26 |
| 1998 | Corey Patterson | OF | Kennesaw, GA | 3 |
| 1997 | Jon Garland | RHP | Granada Hills, CA | 10 |
| 1996 | Todd Noel | RHP | Maurice, LA | 17 |
| 1995 | Kerry Wood | RHP | Grand Prairie, TX | 4 |
| 1994 | Jayson Peterson | RHP | Denver, CO | 15 |
| 1993 | Jon Ratliff | RHP | LeMoyne College | 24 |
| 1993 | Brooks Kieschnick | OF-RH | U of Texas | 10 |
| 1992 | Derek Wallace | RHP | Pepperdine U | 11 |
| 1991 | Douglas Glanville | OF | U of Pennsylvania | 12 |
| 1990 | Lance Dickson | LHP | U of Arizona | 23 |
| 1989 | Earl Cunningham | OF | Lancaster, SC | 8 |
| 1988 | Ty Griffin | 2B | Georgia Tech | 9 |
| 1987 | Mike Harkey | RHP | Cal State Fullerton | 4 |
| 1986 | Derrick May | OF | Newark, DE | 9 |
| 1985 | Dave Masters | RHP | U of California | 24 |
| 1985 | Rafael Palmeiro | OF | Mississippi State U | 22 |
| 1984 | Drew Hall | LHP | Morehead State U | 3 |
| 1983 | Jackie Davidson | RHP | Everman, TX | 6 |
| 1982 | Tony Woods | SS | Whittier College | 17 |
| 1982 | Shawon Dunston | SS | Brooklyn, NY | 1 |
| 1981 | Vance Lovelace | LHP | Tampa, FL | 16 |
| 1981 | Joe Carter | OF | Wichita State U | 2 |
| 1980 | Don Schulze | RHP | Roselle, IL | 11 |
| 1979 | Jon Perlman | RHP | Baylor U | 12 |
| 1978 | Bill Hayes | C | Indiana State U | 13 |
| 1977 | Randy Martz | RHP | U of South Carolina | 12 |
| 1976 | Herm Segelke | RHP | South Sacramento, CA | 7 |
| 1975 | Brian Rosinski | OF | Evanston, IL | 4 |
| 1974 | Scot Thompson | OF | Renfrew, PA | 7 |
| 1973 | Jerry Tabb | 1B | U of Tulsa | 16 |
| 1972 | Brian Vernoy | LHP | Westminster, CA | 15 |
| 1971 | Jeff Wehmeier | RHP | Indianapolis, IN | 16 |
| 1970 | Gene Hiser | OF | U of Maryland | 19 |
| 1969 | Roger Metzger | SS | St. Edward's U | 16 |
| 1968 | Ralph Rickey | OF | U of Oklahoma | 15 |
| 1967 | Terry Hughes | SS | Spartanburg, SC | 2 |
| 1966 | Dean Burk | RHP | Highland, IL | 5 |
| 1965 | Rick James | RHP | Florence, AL | 6 |