This is a list of the Cleveland Indians best single seasons. I decided to select two players for each infield position, six outfielders (regardless of specific position), and one designated hitter for each AL team. Hitters had to play at least 51% of games at their position. For pitching, we selected seven starting pitchers, three non-closers, and two closers. Starting pitchers had to start at least 20 games during the selected season. Relief pitchers were deemed non-closers if they saved less than 10 games. Closers are pitchers that save more than 10 games.

• Catcher – Sandy Alomar, 1997



Sandy Alomar

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
131	.387	3.9	125	480	63	146	37	0	21	83	0	19	48	.324	.354	.545	.900

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• First Base – Jim Thome, 2002



Jim Thome

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
189	.461	7.4	147	613	101	146	19	2	52	118	1	122	139	.304	.445	.677	1.122

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• Second Base – Nap Lajoie, 1910



Nap Lajoie

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
194	.461	9.8	159	677	94	227	51	7	4	76	26	60	18	.384	.445	.514	.960

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• Third Base – Al Rosen, 1953



Al Rosen

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
178	.456	10.1	155	688	115	201	27	5	43	145	8	85	48	.336	.422	.613	1.034

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• Shortstop – Lou Boudreau, 1948



Lou Boudreau

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
166	.455	10.4	152	676	116	199	34	6	18	106	3	98	9	.355	.453	.534	.987

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• Outfield – Shoeless Joe Jackson, 1912



Shoeless Joe Jackson

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
186	.483	9.6	154	653	121	226	44	26	3	90	35	54	19	.395	.458	.579	1.036

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• Outfield – Tris Speaker, 1923



Tris Speaker

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
78	.489	9.0	150	695	133	218	59	11	17	130	8	93	15	.380	.469	.610	1.079

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• Outfield – Manny Ramirez, 1999



Manny Ramirez

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
172	.459	7.3	147	640	131	174	34	3	44	165	2	96	131	.333	.442	.663	1.105

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• Designated Hitter – Travis Hafner, 2006



Travis Hafner

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
176	.450	5.9	129	564	100	140	31	1	42	117	0	100	111	.308	.439	.659	1.097

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• Starting Pitcher – Luis Tiant, 1968



Luis Tiant

ERA-	WAR	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
53	8.4	34	32	21	9	1.60	258.1	19	9	0	53	46	73	264	9.2	0.873

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• Starting Pitcher – Addie Joss, 1908



Addie Joss

ERA-	WAR	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
49	8.1	42	35	24	11	1.16	325	29	9	2	77	42	30	130	3.6	0.806

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• Starting Pitcher – Gaylord Perry, 1972



Gaylord Perry

ERA-	WAR	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
60	11.0	41	40	24	16	1.92	342.2	29	5	1	79	73	82	234	6.1	0.978

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• Starting Pitcher – Corey Kluber, 2017



Corey Kluber

ERA-	WAR	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
50	8.0	29	29	18	4	2.25	203.2	5	3	0	56	51	36	265	11.7	0.869

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• Starting Pitcher – Vean Gregg, 1911



Vean Gregg

ERA-	WAR	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
53	9.1	34	26	23	7	1.80	244.2	22	5	0	67	49	86	125	4.6	1.054

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• Relief Pitcher – Rafael Betancourt, 2007



Rafael Betancourt

ERA-	WAR	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
33	4.3	68	0	5	1	1.47	79.1	0	0	3	13	13	9	80	9.1	0.756

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• Relief Pitcher – Andrew Miller, 2017



Andrew Miller

ERA-	WAR	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
32	3.1	57	0	4	3	1.44	62.2	0	0	2	11	10	21	95	13.6	0.830

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• Closer – Jose Mesa, 1995



Jose Mesa

ERA-	WAR	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
24	3.9	62	0	3	0	1.13	64	0	0	46	9	8	17	58	8.2	1.031

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Bench

• Catcher – Steve O’Neill, 1920
• First Base – Ed Morgan, 1930
• Second Base – Roberto Alomar, 2001
• Third Base – Jose Ramirez, 2017
• Shortstop – Joe Sewell, 1923
• Outfield – Albert Belle, 1995
• Outfield – Larry Doby, 1950
• Outfield – Earl Averill, 1936
• Starting Pitcher – Stan Coveleski, 1918
• Starting Pitcher – Bob Feller, 1940
• Relief Pitcher – Dan Otero, 2016
• Closer – Doug Jones, 1988

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