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| Position | Top player | Team ranking | Top prospect | Organizational ranking | Overall ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catchers | Naofumi Ishida | 3rd | Naonobu Mori | Tied for 2nd | 4th |
| First Basemen | Motoyuki Takahashi | 8th | Takuji Hashimoto | 7th | 7th |
| Second Basemen | Kanjiro Takahashi | 10th | Tied for 8th | 10th | |
| Third Basemen | Ichiyo Nakashima | 2nd | Ichiyo Nakashima | 2nd | 1st |
| Shortstops | Azumamaro Suzuki | 9th | Azumamaro Suzuki | Tied for 5th | 10th |
| Left Fielders | Kanzaburo Ojima | 6th | Kuniaki Tanaka | 6th | 6th |
| Center Fielders | Shinkichi Endoso | 10th | Arinori Ito | 7th | 6th |
| Right Fielders | Ichizo Sugiura | 11th | Kiyohisa Eida | 3rd | 3rd |
| Starting Pitchers | Yoshiki Kobayashi | 11th | Tetsui Nishikawa | 2nd | 4th |
| Relievers | Motonobu Kichida | 12th | Tsunesaburo Kubota | 2nd | 4th |
| Closers | Shinsaku Nakanishi | 2nd | Tsunesaburo Kubota | 4th | 1st |
