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| Position | Top player | Team ranking | Top prospect | Organizational ranking | Overall ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catchers | Katsunan Kichida | 10th | Katsunan Kichida | Tied for 2nd | 10th |
| First Basemen | Iemitsu Takahama | 12th | Hideyoshi Ine | 1st | 1st |
| Second Basemen | Yasutoki Takahashi | 11th | Arinori Yamashita | 8th | 11th |
| Third Basemen | Tomiichi Yamada | 12th | Tomiichi Yamada | 5th | 6th |
| Shortstops | Kazuhiko Tanaka | 11th | Tied for 5th | 11th | |
| Left Fielders | Yosai Miyake | 8th | Naonobu Kono | 7th | 7th |
| Center Fielders | Tadataka Suzuki | 3rd | Tied for 10th | 11th | |
| Right Fielders | Toyotomi Nakashima | 2nd | Tied for 7th | 8th | |
| Starting Pitchers | Kyuichi Miyazaki | 1st | Kyuichi Miyazaki | Tied for 5th | 5th |
| Relievers | Kichibei Nakamura | 2nd | Sozen Matsushita | Tied for 7th | 8th |
| Closers | Matsuyo Sekiguchi | 7th | Sozen Matsushita | 9th | 10th |
