| MLB First Round Draft Picks - Chicago White Sox | ||||
| SEASON | PLAYER | POS | SCHOOL/HOMETOWN | PICK |
| 2016 | Zack Burdi | RHP | Louisville | 26 |
| 2016 | Zack Collins | C | Miami | 10 |
| 2015 | Carson Fulmer | RHP | Vanderbilt | 8 |
| 2014 | Carlos Rodon | LHP | NC State | 3 |
| 2013 | Tim Anderson | SS | East Central Community College | 17 |
| 2012 | Courtney Hawkins | OF | Carroll High School, Corpus Christi, Texas | 13 |
| 2010 | Chris Sale | LHP | Florida Gulf Coast University | 13 |
| 2009 | Jared Mitchell | OF | LSU | 23 |
| 2008 | Gordon Beckham | SS | Univ. of Georgia | 8 |
| 2007 | Aaron Poreda | LHP | San Francisco | 25 |
| 2006 | Kyle McCulloch | RHP | Texas | 29 |
| 2005 | Lance Broadway | RHP | TCU | 15 |
| 2004 | Josh Fields | 3B | Oklahoma State | 18 |
| 2003 | Brian Anderson | OF | U. of Arizona | 15 |
| 2002 | Roger Ring | LHP | San Diego State | 18 |
| 2001 | Kris Honel | RHP | Providence HS, New Lenox, | 16 |
| 2000 | Joe Borchard | OF | Camarillo, CA | 12 |
| 1999 | Matt Ginter | RHP | Mississippi State U. | 22 |
| 1999 | Jason Stumm | RHP | Centralia, WA | 15 |
| 1998 | Robert Wells | RHP | Baylor U. | 16 |
| 1997 | Jason Dellaero | SS | U of South Florida | 15 |
| 1996 | Bobby Seay | LHP | Sarasota, FL | 12 |
| 1995 | Jeff Liefer | 3B | Long Beach State U | 25 |
| 1994 | Mark Johnson | C | Warner Robbins, GA | 26 |
| 1993 | Scott Christman | LHP | Oregon State U | 17 |
| 1992 | Eddie Pearson | 3B | Bishop St JC | 24 |
| 1991 | Scott Ruffcorn | RHP | Baylor U | 25 |
| 1990 | Alex Fernandez | RHP | Miami-Dade South CC | 4 |
| 1989 | Frank Thomas | 1B | Auburn U | 7 |
| 1988 | Robin Ventura | 3B | Oklahoma State U | 10 |
| 1987 | Jack McDowell | RHP | Stanford U | 5 |
| 1986 | Grady Hall | LHP | Northwestern U | 20 |
| 1985 | Kurt Brown | C | Glendora, CA | 5 |
| 1984 | Tom Hartley | OF | Vancouver, WA | 26 |
| 1984 | Tony Menendez | RHP | Carol City, FL | 20 |
| 1983 | Joel Davis | RHP | Jacksonville, FL | 13 |
| 1982 | Ron Karkovice | C | Orlando, FL | 14 |
| 1981 | Daryl Boston | OF | Cincinnati, OH | 7 |
| 1980 | Cecil Espy | OF | San Diego, CA | 8 |
| 1979 | Rick Seilheimer | C | Brenham, TX | 19 |
| 1979 | *-Steve Buechele | SS | Fullerton, CA | 9 |
| 1977 | Harold Baines | OF | St. Michaels, MD | 1 |
| 1976 | Steve Trout | LHP | South Holland, IL | 8 |
| 1975 | Chris Knapp | RHP | Central Michigan U. | 11 |
| 1974 | Larry Monroe | RHP | Mt. Prospect, IL | 8 |
| 1973 | Steve Swisher | C | Ohio U | 21 |
| 1972 | Mike Ondina | OF | Rancho Cordova, CA | 12 |
| 1971 | *-Danny Goodwin | C | Peoria, IL | 1 |
| 1970 | Lee Richard | SS | Southern U | 6 |
| 1969 | Ted Nicholson | 3B | Laurel, MS | 3 |
| 1968 | Rich McKinney | SS | Ohio U | 14 |
| 1967 | Dan Haynes | 3B | East Point, GA | 13 |
| 1966 | Carlos May | OF | Birmingham, AL | 18 |
| 1965 | Ken Plesha | C | Notre Dame U | 17 |