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| Position | Top player | Team ranking | Top prospect | Organizational ranking | Overall ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catchers | Harumi Kitamura | 7th | Taizo Taguchi | Tied for 2nd | 7th |
| First Basemen | Tadiyuki Murakami | 10th | Kazuyoshi Kobayashi | Tied for 8th | 12th |
| Second Basemen | Akio Koike | 6th | Akio Koike | 4th | 4th |
| Third Basemen | Tsugahara Yamamoto | 1st | Tsugahara Yamamoto | Tied for 7th | 7th |
| Shortstops | Yoshihisa Ito | 10th | Tokutomi Kanda | 2nd | 3rd |
| Left Fielders | Shuji Takeuchi | 2nd | Yuji Aoyama | 8th | 9th |
| Center Fielders | Terumoto Fujimoto | 6th | 10th | 12th | |
| Right Fielders | Shinobu Sato | 8th | Kijuro Kimura | 4th | 4th |
| Starting Pitchers | Okakura Iwasaki | 5th | Okakura Iwasaki | Tied for 5th | 9th |
| Relievers | Mutsuhito Hayashi | 8th | Mutsuhito Hayashi | 6th | 5th |
| Closers | Hideaki Narita | 9th | Mutsuhito Hayashi | 8th | 8th |
