1991 NPB Amateur Draft

The 1991 NPB draft was held November 22, 1991.

First Round - initial picks

Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Notes
Kintetsu Buffaloes	Hiroshi Takamura	P	Hosei University (Col.)
Yokohama Taiyo Whales	Takashi Saito	P	Tohoku Fukushi University (Col.)	Won lottery rights to Saito over Chunichi
Orix Blue Wave	So Taguchi	IF	Kwansei Gakuin University (Col.)	Won lottery rights to Taguchi over Nippon Ham
Chunichi Dragons	Takashi Saito	P	Tohoku Fukushi University (Col.)	Lost lottery for Saito to Yokohama
Seibu Lions	Kenichi Wakatabe	P	Komazawa University (Col.)	Lost lottery for Wakatabe to Daiei
Hiroshima Carp	Kenichi Wakatabe	P	Komazawa University (Col.)	Lost lottery for Wakatabe to Daiei
Lotte Orions	Atsushi Yoshida	P	Yamaha (Ind)
Hanshin Tigers	Makoto Hagiwara	IF	Osaka Toin High School (HS)
Nippon Ham Fighters	So Taguchi	IF	Kwansei Gakuin University (Col.))	Lost lottery for Taguchi to Orix
Yomiuri Giants	Kenichi Wakatabe	P	Komazawa University (Col.)	Lost lottery for Wakatabe to Daiei
Daiei Hawks	Kenichi Wakatabe	P	Komazawa University (Col.)	Won four-way lottery for Wakatabe's rights
Yakult Swallows	Kazuhisa Ishii	P	Tokyo Gakukan Urayasu High School (HS)

First Round - redraft

Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Notes
Seibu Lions	Jun Takeshita	P	Komazawa University (Col.)
Chunichi Dragons	Eiji Ochiai	P	Nihon University (Col.)
Yomiuri Giants	Koichi Taniguchi	P	Tenri High School (HS)
Hiroshima Carp	Kojiro Machida	OF	Senshu University (Col.)
Nippon Ham Fighters	Yoshinori Ueda	P	Matsusho High School (HS)