| MLB First Round Draft Picks - Oakland Athletics | ||||
| SEASON | PLAYER | POS | SCHOOL/HOMETOWN | PICK |
| 2009 | Grant Green | SS | USC | 13 |
| 2008 | Jemile Weeks | 2B | Univ. of Miami (Fla.) | 12 |
| 2007 | James Simmons | RHP | UC Riverside | 26 |
| 2005 | Clifton Pennington | SS | Texas A&M | 21 |
| 2004 | Richie Robnett | OF | Fresno State | 26 |
| 2004 | Landon Powell | C | South Carolina | 24 |
| 2003 | Bryan Snyder | 3B | Stetson U. | 26 |
| 2003 | Bradley Sullivan | RHP | U. of Houston | 25 |
| 2002 | Ben Fritz | RHP | Fresno State | 30 |
| 2002 | John McCurdy | SS | Maryland | 26 |
| 2002 | Joseph Blanton | RHP | Kentucky | 24 |
| 2002 | Nick Swisher | 1B | Ohio State | 16 |
| 2001 | Jeremy Bonderman | RHP | Pasco (Wash.) HS | 26 |
| 2001 | Bobby Crosby | SS | Long Beach State U | 25 |
| 1999 | Barry Zito | LHP | U. of Southern California | 9 |
| 1998 | Mark Mulder | LHP | Michigan State U. | 2 |
| 1997 | Eric DuBose | LHP | Mississippi State U | 21 |
| 1997 | Chris Enochs | RHP | West Virginia U | 11 |
| 1996 | Eric Chavez | 3B | San Diego, CA | 10 |
| 1995 | Ariel Prieto | RHP | Palm Springs, CA | 5 |
| 1994 | Ben Grieve | OF | Arlington, TX | 2 |
| 1993 | John Wasdin | RHP | Florida State U | 25 |
| 1992 | Michael Grigsby | RHP | San Diego State U | 20 |
| 1991 | Brent Gates | SS | U of Minnesota | 26 |
| 1990 | Donald Peters | RHP | College of St. Francis | 26 |
| 1990 | Todd Van Poppel | RHP | Arlington, TX | 14 |
| 1988 | Stan Royer | 3B | Eastern Illinois U | 16 |
| 1987 | Lee Tinsley | OF | Shelbyville, KY | 11 |
| 1986 | Scott Hemond | C | U of South Florida | 12 |
| 1985 | Walt Weiss | SS | U of North Carolina | 11 |
| 1984 | Mark McGwire | 1B | U of Southern California | 10 |
| 1983 | Stan Hilton | RHP | Baylor U | 5 |
| 1981 | Tim Pyznarski | 3B-OF | Eastern Illinois U | 15 |
| 1980 | Mike King | LHP | Morningside College | 4 |
| 1979 | *-Mike Stenhouse | OF | Harvard U | 26 |
| 1979 | *-Juan Bustabad | SS | Hialeah, FL | 5 |
| 1978 | Tim Conroy | LHP | Monroeville, PA | 20 |
| 1978 | Mike Morgan | RHP | Las Vegas, NV | 4 |
| 1977 | Craig Harris | RHP | Sierra Vista, AZ | 17 |
| 1976 | *-Mike Sullivan | RHP | Woodbridge, VA | 24 |
| 1975 | Bruce Robinson | C | Stanford U | 21 |
| 1974 | *-Jerry Johnson | C | Austin, TX | 22 |
| 1973 | Randy Scarbery | RHP | U of S. California | 23 |
| 1972 | Chet Lemon | SS | Los Angeles, CA | 22 |
| 1971 | Sugar Bear Daniels | RHP | Detroit, MI | 17 |
| 1970 | Dan Ford | OF | Los Angeles, CA | 18 |
| 1969 | Don Stanhouse | RHP-S | DuQuoin, IL | 9 |
| 1968 | *-Peter Broberg | RHP | Palm Beach, FL | 2 |
| 1967 | Brian Bickerton | LHP | Santee, CA | 7 |
| 1966 | Reggie Jackson | OF | Arizona State U | 2 |
| 1965 | Rick Monday | OF | Arizona State U | 1 |
