Lowest drafted Hall of Famer in MLB

Reaching the major league in baseball is hard, and it gets increasingly harder for the lower draft choices. A study showed that 66 percent of first-round picks reached the majors, with the number going below 10 percent for players after rounds 12. Staying in the majors and becoming a valuable contributor is even more challenging. So how probable would it be to draft one of the best hitting catchers in the 62nd round?

MLB teams drafted 1433 players in 75 rounds in the 1988 MLB draft. The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Mike Piazza 1390th overall in the 62nd round as a favor from their manager Tommy Lasorda to Mike's father. Piazza played first base in Miami-Dade Community College, but Tommy asked him to switch to catcher to enhance his odds of making the big leagues.

Piazza steadily improved in the minor leagues until he took a giant leap in 1992 when he batted .350 with 23 home runs. The following year, Mike won the NL Rookie of the Year award. From then on, he continued hitting .308 with 427 home runs in 1912 games in a hall of fame career.