The Baseball Scholar

Updated 03/23/2020

This is the Cleveland Indians all-time roster. The roster consists of one starter and one bench player for each infield position and one starter and one bench player for each outfield position. Hitters had to have a minimum of 1,500 plate appearances. For pitching, I selected five starting pitchers and three relief pitchers. Starting pitchers had to start at least 75 games during their time with the franchise to qualify. Relief pitchers had to accumulate a minimum of 150 innings pitched to be eligible.

• Catcher – Victor Martinez



• Age: 23 – 30
• Years: 2002 – 2009

Victor Martinez

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
19.2	119	821	3449	3035	413	900	191	2	103	518	1	3	347	407	.297	.374	.463	.837

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• First Base – Jim Thome



• Age: 20 – 31, 40
• Years: 1991 – 2002, 2011

Jim Thome

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
48	150	1399	5805	4711	928	1353	263	20	337	937	18	14	1008	1400	.287	.417	.566	.983

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• Second Base – Nap Lajoie



• Age: 27 – 39
• Years: 1902 – 1914

Nap Lajoie

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
80	152	1614	6695	6034	865	2046	424	78	34	919	240	15	408	32	.339	.378	.452	.830

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• Third Base – Jose Ramirez



• Age: 20 – 31
• Years: 2013 – 2024

Jose Ramirez

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
52.4	129	1451	6086	5377	898	1500	364	40	255	864	243	55	600	728	.279	.352	.504	.856

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• Shortstop – Lou Boudreau



• Age: 20 – 32
• Years: 1938 – 1950

Lou Boudreau

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
61.8	124	1560	6707	5754	823	1706	367	65	63	740	50	50	766	297	.296	.373	.416	.789

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• Outfield – “Shoeless” Joe Jackson



• Age: 22 – 27
• Years: 1910 – 1915

Shoeless Joe Jackson

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
35.1	176	674	2852	2502	474	937	168	89	24	353	138	25	267	71	.375	.434	.542	.976

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• Outfield – Tris Speaker



• Age: 28 – 38
• Years: 1916 – 1926

Tris Speaker

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
74.5	158	1519	6628	5546	1079	1965	486	108	73	884	151	66	857	146	.354	.432	.520	.952

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• Left Field – Larry Doby



• Age: 23 – 31, 34
• Years: 1947 – 1955, 1958

Larry Doby

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
43.1	140	1235	5082	4315	808	1234	190	45	215	776	44	32	703	805	.286	.389	.500	.889

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• Designated Hitter – Travis Hafner



• Age: 26 – 35
• Years: 2003 – 2012

Travis Hafner

WAR	wRC+	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
25	135	1078	4406	3734	582	1039	238	11	200	688	9	6	558	882	.278	.384	.509	.893

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• Starting Pitcher – Bob Feller



• Age: 17 – 22, 26 – 37
• Years: 1936 – 1941, 1945 – 1956

Bob Feller

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
65.4	82	570	484	266	162	3.25	3827	279	44	21	1557	1384	1764	2581	16.%	1.32

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• Starting Pitcher – Stan Coveleski



• Age: 26 – 34
• Years: 1916 – 1924

Stan Coveleski

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
55.3	77	360	305	172	123	2.80	2502.1	194	31	20	972	779	616	856	8.3%	1.23

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• Starting Pitcher – Sam McDowell



• Age: 18 – 28
• Years: 1961 – 1971

Sam McDowell

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
42.3	85	336	295	122	109	2.99	2109.2	97	22	11	805	702	1072	2159	24.3%	1.27

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• Starting Pitcher – Corey Kluber



• Age: 25 – 33
• Years: 2011 – 2019

Corey Kluber

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
32.5	75	208	203	98	58	3.16	1341.2	17	7	0	518	471	292	1461	27.1%	1.09

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• Starting Pitcher – Addie Joss



• Age: 22 – 30
• Years: 1902 – 1910

Addie Joss

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
45.9	70	286	260	160	97	1.89	2327	234	45	5	729	488	364	920	.%	0.97

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• Relief Pitcher – Emmanuel Clase



• Age: 23 – 26
• Years: 2021 – 2024

Emmmanuel CLase

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
10.6	39	297	0	14	20	1.62	289.1	0	0	157	83	52	52	281	25.0%	0.87

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• Relief Pitcher – Doug Jones



• Age: 29 – 34, 41
• Years: 1986 – 1991, 1998

Doug Jones

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
9.5	73	295	4	27	34	3.06	452.1	0	0	129	181	154	104	367	19.3%	1.23

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• Relief Pitcher – Eric Plunk



• Age: 28 – 34
• Years: 1992 – 1998

Eric Plunk

WAR	ERA-	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	K%	WHIP
9.9	72	373	0	36	23	3.25	462	0	0	26	185	167	217	460	23.3%	1.32

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Bench

• Catcher – John Romano, 1960 – 1964
• First Base – Hal Trosky, 1933 – 1941
• Second Base – Roberto Alomar, 1999 – 2001
• Third Base – Al Rose, 1947 – 1956
• Shortstop – Joe Sewell, 1920 – 1930
• Outfield – Manny Ramirez, 1993 – 2000
• Outfield – Earl Averill, 1929 – 1939
• Outfield – Kenny Lofton, 1992 – 2001, 2007
• Starting Pitcher – Gaylord Perry, 1972 – 1975
• Starting Pitcher – Mel Harder, 1928 – 1947
• Starting Pitcher – Early Wynn, 1949 – 1957, 1963
• Relief Pitcher – Jose Mesa, 1992 – 1998