| MLB First Round Draft Picks - 1982 | ||||
| PICK | PLAYER | POS | TEAM | SCHOOL/HOMETOWN |
| 1 | Shawon Dunston | SS | Chicago Cubs | Brooklyn, NY |
| 2 | Augie Schmidt | SS | Toronto Blue Jays | U of New Orleans |
| 3 | Jimmy Jones | RHP | San Diego Padres | Dallas, TX |
| 4 | Bryan Oelkers | LHP | Minnesota Twins | Wichita State U |
| 5 | Dwight Gooden | RHP | New York Mets | Tampa, FL |
| 6 | Spike Owen | SS | Seattle Mariners | U of Texas |
| 7 | Sam Khalifa | SS | Pittsburgh Pirates | Tucson, AZ |
| 8 | Bob Kipper | LHP | California Angels | Aurora, IL |
| 9 | Duane Ward | RHP | Atlanta Braves | Farmington, NM |
| 10 | John Morris | OF | Kansas City Royals | Seton Hall U |
| 11 | Steve Stanicek | 1B | San Francisco Giants | U of Nebraksa |
| 12 | Mark Snyder | RHP | Cleveland Indians | Knoxville, TN |
| 13 | John Russell | C-OF | Philadelphia Phillies | U of Oklahoma |
| 14 | Ron Karkovice | C | Chicago White Sox | Orlando, FL |
| 15 | Steve Swain | OF | Houston Astros | El Cajon, CA |
| 16 | Sam Horn | 1B | Boston Red Sox | San Diego, CA |
| 17 | Tony Woods | SS | Chicago Cubs | Whittier College |
| 18 | Rob Parkins | RHP | Boston Red Sox | Cerritos, CA |
| 19 | Franklin Stubbs | 1B | Los Angeles Dodgers | Virginia Tech |
| 20 | Rich Monteleone | RHP | Detroit Tigers | Tampa, FL |
| 21 | Todd Worrell | RHP | St. Louis Cardinals | Biola College |
| 22 | Scott Jones | LHP | Cincinnati Reds | Hinsdale, IL |
| 23 | Bill Hawley | RHP | Cincinnati Reds | West Columbia, SC |
| 24 | Joe Kucharski | RHP | Baltimore Orioles | U of South Carolina |
| 25 | Dale Sveum | SS | Milwaukee Brewers | Pinole, CA |
| 26 | Jeff Ledbetter | 1B-OF | Boston Red Sox | Florida State U |