1983 NPB Amateur Draft

The 1983 NPB draft was held November 20, 1983.

First Round - initial picks

Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Notes
Kintetsu Buffaloes	Kazuyoshi Ono	P	Soka High School (HS)	Won lottery for Ono over Nankai and Nippon Ham
Yokohama Taiyo Whales	Hikaru Takano	P	Tokai University (Col.)	Lost lottery for Takano to Yakult
Hankyu Braves	Hikaru Takano	P	Tokai University (Col.)	Lost lottery for Takano to Yakult
Chunichi Dragons	Yasuharu Fujio	IF	Kyoei High School (HS)
Seibu Lions	Hikaru Takano	P	Tokai University (Col.)	Lost lottery for Takano to Yakult
Hiroshima Carp	Jun Kawabata	P	Toshiba (Ind)	Won lottery for Kawabata over Lotte
Lotte Orions	Jun Kawabata	P	Toshiba (Ind)	Lost lottery for Kawabata to Hiroshima
Hanshin Tigers	Kiyooki Nakanishi	P	Riccer (Ind)
Nippon Ham Fighters	Kazuyoshi Ono	P	Soka High School (HS)	Lost lottery for Ono to Kintetsu
Yomiuri Giants	Katsuhito Mizuno	P	Ikeda High School (HS)	Lost lottery for Takeda to Taiyo
Nankai Hawks	Kazuyoshi Ono	P	Soka High School (HS)	Lost lottery for Ono to Kintetsu
Yakult Swallows	Hikaru Takano	P	Tokai University (Col.)	Won lottery for Takano over 3 teams

First Round - redraft

Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Notes
Seibu Lions	Hisanobu Watanabe	P	Maebashi Technical High School (HS)
Yokohama Taiyo Whales	Toshio Choshi	IF	Hosei University (Col.)
Hankyu Braves	Tetsuhiro Nonaka	P	Chukyo University Senior High School (HS)
Nippon Ham Fighters	Kazuyuki Shirai	IF	Komazawa University (Col.)
Nankai Hawks	Shinichi Kato	P	Kurayoshi Kita High School (HS)
Lotte Orions	Yoshitomo Higa	P	Okinawa Suisan High School (HS)