David Byerly was drafted by a Major League organization but does not have any statistics listed below. He attended high school in Odessa, Texas where he played for the Permian Panthers. He played College Baseball for the Odessa College Wranglers. He was drafted and signed in the 2nd round (40th overall) of the 1968 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft by the Atlanta Braves in the January Secondary Phase. He was also drafted in the 30th round of the 1967 Draft by the Atlanta Braves but did not sign.