| MLB First Round Draft Picks - New York Mets | ||||
| SEASON | PLAYER | POS | SCHOOL/HOMETOWN | PICK |
| 2016 | Anthony Kay | LHP | Connecticut | 31 |
| 2016 | Justin Dunn | RHP | Boston College | 19 |
| 2014 | Michael Conforto | OF | Oregon State | 10 |
| 2013 | Dominic Smith | 1B | JSerra Catholic, San Juan Capistrano, Calif. | 11 |
| 2012 | Gavin Cecchini | SS | Barbe (La.) High School | 12 |
| 2011 | Brandon Nimmo | RF | East High School | 13 |
| 2010 | Matt Harvey | RHP | North Carolina | 7 |
| 2008 | Reese Havens | SS | Univ. of South Carolina | 22 |
| 2008 | Ike Davis | 1B | Arizona State | 18 |
| 2005 | Michael Pelfrey | RHP | Wichita St | 9 |
| 2004 | Philip Humber | RHP | Rice | 3 |
| 2003 | Lastings Milledge | OF | Lakewood Ranch HS | 12 |
| 2002 | Scott Kazmir | LHP | Houston, TX | 15 |
| 2001 | Aaron Heilman | RHP | U. of Notre Dame | 18 |
| 2000 | Billy Traber | LHP | El Segundo, CA | 16 |
| 1998 | Jason Tyner | CF | Texas A&M U. | 21 |
| 1997 | Geoff Goetz | LHP | Tampa, FL | 6 |
| 1996 | Robert Stratton | OF | Santa Barbara, CA | 13 |
| 1995 | Ryan Jaroncyk | SS | Escondido, CA | 18 |
| 1994 | Terrence Long | 1B | Millbrook, AL | 20 |
| 1994 | Paul Wilson | RHP | Florida State U | 1 |
| 1993 | Kirk Presley | RHP | Tupelo, MS | 8 |
| 1992 | Christopher Roberts | OF-LH | Florida State U | 18 |
| 1992 | Preston Wilson | SS-OF | Bamberg, SC | 9 |
| 1991 | Alfred Shirley | OF | George Washington U | 18 |
| 1990 | Jeromy Burnitz | OF | Oklahoma State U | 17 |
| 1989 | Alan Zinter | C | U of Arizona | 24 |
| 1988 | Dave Proctor | RHP | Allen County CC | 21 |
| 1987 | Chris Donnels | 3B | Loyola Marymount U | 24 |
| 1986 | Lee May | OF | Cincinnati, OH | 21 |
| 1985 | Gregg Jefferies | SS | Millbrae, CA | 20 |
| 1984 | Shawn Abner | OF | Mechanicsburg, PA | 1 |
| 1983 | Stan Jefferson | OF | Bethune-Cookman College | 20 |
| 1983 | Eddie Williams | 3B | San Diego, CA | 4 |
| 1982 | Dwight Gooden | RHP | Tampa, FL | 5 |
| 1981 | Terry Blocker | OF | Tennessee State U | 4 |
| 1980 | John Gibbons | C | San Antonio, TX | 24 |
| 1980 | Billy Beane | OF | Rancho Bernardo, CA | 23 |
| 1980 | Darryl Strawberry | OF | Los Angeles, CA | 1 |
| 1979 | Tim Leary | RHP | UCLA | 2 |
| 1978 | Hubie Brooks | SS | Arizona State U | 3 |
| 1977 | Wally Backman | SS | Beaverton, OR | 16 |
| 1976 | Tom Thurberg | OF-RH | South Weymouth, MA | 13 |
| 1975 | Butch Benton | C | Tallahassee, FL | 6 |
| 1974 | Cliff Speck | RHP | Beaverton, OR | 17 |
| 1973 | Lee Mazzilli | OF | Brooklyn, NY | 14 |
| 1972 | Richard Bengston | C | Peoria, IL | 13 |
| 1971 | Rich Puig | 2B | Tampa, FL | 14 |
| 1970 | *-George Ambrow | SS | Long Beach, CA | 23 |
| 1969 | Randy Sterling | RHP | Key West, FL | 4 |
| 1968 | Tim Foli | SS | Canoga Park, CA | 1 |
| 1967 | Jon Matlack | LHP | West Chester, PA | 4 |
| 1966 | Steve Chilcott | C | Lancaster, CA | 1 |
| 1965 | Les Rohr | LHP | Billings, MT | 2 |