The 20 Greatest Cleveland Indians
To be eligible, position players needed 1,500 plate appearances and starting pitchers had to have started a minimum of 75 games for the franchise.
- Nap Lajoie
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- Age: 27 – 39
- Years: 1902 – 1914
- Position(s): 2B, 1B, SS
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WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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79.8 | 1.27 | 1614 | 6695 | 6034 | 865 | 2046 | 424 | 78 | 34 | 919 | 240 | 408 | 32 | .339 | .378 | .452 | .830 |
- Tris Speaker
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- Age: 28 – 38
- Years: 1916 – 1926
- Position(s): CF
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WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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74.3 | 158 | 1519 | 6628 | 5546 | 1079 | 1965 | 486 | 108 | 73 | 884 | 151 | 857 | 146 | .354 | .432 | .520 | .952 |
- Bob Feller
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- Age: 17 – 22, 26 – 37
- Years: 1936 – 1941, 1945 – 1956
- Position(s): SP
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WAR | ERA- | G | GS | W | L | ERA | IP | CG | SHO | SV | R | ER | BB | SO | SO % | WHIP |
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65.2 | 82 | 570 | 484 | 266 | 162 | 3.25 | 3827 | 279 | 44 | 21 | 1557 | 1384 | 1764 | 2581 | 16.0% | 1.32 |
- Shoeless Joe Jackson
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- Age: 22 – 27
- Years: 1910 – 1915
- Position(s): RF, CF
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WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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34.9 | 176 | 674 | 2852 | 2502 | 474 | 937 | 168 | 89 | 24 | 353 | 138 | 267 | 71 | .375 | .433 | .541 | .975 |
- Lou Boudreau
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- Age: 20 – 32
- Years: 1938 – 1950
- Position(s): SS
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WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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61.6 | 124 | 1560 | 6707 | 5754 | 823 | 1706 | 367 | 65 | 63 | 740 | 50 | 766 | 297 | .296 | .372 | .415 | .788 |
- Stan Coveleski
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- Age: 26 – 34
- Years: 1916 – 1924
- Position(s): SP
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WAR | ERA- | G | GS | W | L | ERA | IP | CG | SHO | SV | R | ER | BB | SO | SO % | WHIP |
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56.7 | 77 | 360 | 305 | 172 | 123 | 2.80 | 2502.1 | 194 | 31 | 20 | 972 | 779 | 616 | 856 | 8.3% | 1.23 |
- Jim Thome
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- Age: 20 – 31, 40
- Years: 1991 – 2002, 2011
- Position(s): 1B, 3B, DH
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WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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48.0 | 150 | 1399 | 5805 | 4711 | 928 | 1353 | 263 | 20 | 337 | 937 | 18 | 1008 | 1400 | .287 | .413 | .566 | .980 |
- Larry Doby
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- Age: 23 – 31, 34
- Years: 1947 – 1955, 1958
- Position(s): CF, RF
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WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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43.2 | 140 | 1235 | 5082 | 4315 | 808 | 1234 | 190 | 45 | 215 | 776 | 44 | 703 | 805 | .286 | .387 | .500 | .887 |
- Sam McDowell
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- Age: 18 – 28
- Years: 1961 – 1971
- Position(s): SP
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WAR | ERA- | G | GS | W | L | ERA | IP | CG | SHO | SV | R | ER | BB | SO | SO % | WHIP |
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42.5 | 85 | 336 | 295 | 122 | 109 | 2.99 | 2109.2 | 97 | 22 | 11 | 805 | 702 | 1072 | 2159 | 24.3% | 1.27 |
- Kenny Lofton
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- Age: 25 – 29, 31 – 34, 40
- Years: 1992 – 1996, 1998 – 2001, 2007
- Position(s): CF
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WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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48.6 | 110 | 1276 | 5766 | 5045 | 975 | 1512 | 244 | 66 | 87 | 518 | 452 | 611 | 652 | .300 | .371 | .425 | .797 |
- Addie Joss
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- Age: 22 – 30
- Years: 1902 – 1910
- Position(s): SP
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WAR | ERA- | G | GS | W | L | ERA | IP | CG | SHO | SV | R | ER | BB | SO | SO % | WHIP |
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43.5 | 70 | 286 | 260 | 160 | 97 | 1.89 | 2327 | 234 | 45 | 5 | 729 | 488 | 364 | 920 | 0.97 |
- Earl Averill
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- Age: 27 – 37
- Years: 1929 – 1939
- Position(s): CF
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WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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50.9 | 134 | 1509 | 6708 | 5909 | 1154 | 1903 | 377 | 121 | 226 | 1084 | 66 | 725 | 470 | .322 | .396 | .541 | .937 |
- Jose Ramirez
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- Age: 20 – 29
- Years: 2013 – 2022
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WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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40.2 | 128 | 1137 | 4713 | 4146 | 697 | 1155 | 289 | 33 | 192 | 666 | 174 | 473 | 573 | .279 | .354 | .503 | .857 |
- Al Rosen
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- Age: 23 – 32
- Years: 1947 -1956
- Position(s): 3B, 1B
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WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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32.3 | 138 | 1044 | 4374 | 3725 | 603 | 1063 | 165 | 20 | 192 | 717 | 39 | 587 | 385 | .285 | .383 | .495 | .878 |
- Manny Ramirez
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- Age: 21 – 28
- Years: 1993 – 2000
- Position(s): RF, DH
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WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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30.0 | 150 | 967 | 4095 | 3470 | 665 | 1086 | 237 | 11 | 236 | 804 | 28 | 541 | 780 | .313 | .406 | .591 | .997 |
- Gaylord Perry
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- Age: 33 – 36
- Years: 1972 – 1975
- Position(s): SP
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WAR | ERA- | G | GS | W | L | ERA | IP | CG | SHO | SV | R | ER | BB | SO | SO % | WHIP |
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28.6 | 74 | 134 | 133 | 70 | 57 | 2.71 | 1130.2 | 96 | 17 | 1 | 377 | 340 | 330 | 773 | 17.1% | 1.10 |
- Corey Kluber
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- Age: 25 – 33
- Years: 2011 – 2019
- Position(s): SP
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WAR | ERA- | G | GS | W | L | ERA | IP | CG | SHO | SV | R | ER | BB | SO | SO % | WHIP |
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32.2 | 75 | 208 | 203 | 98 | 58 | 3.16 | 1341.2 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 518 | 471 | 292 | 1461 | 27.1% | 1.09 |
- Elmer Flick
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- Age: 26 – 34
- Years: 1902 – 1910
- Position(s): RF, CF
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WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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30.9 | 143 | 935 | 4020 | 3537 | 535 | 1058 | 164 | 106 | 19 | 376 | 207 | 355 | .299 | .363 | .421 | .784 |
- Albert Belle
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- Age: 22 – 29
- Years: 1989 – 1996
- Position(s): LF, DH
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WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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27.4 | 145 | 913 | 3922 | 3441 | 592 | 1014 | 223 | 16 | 242 | 751 | 61 | 396 | 622 | .295 | .368 | .579 | .948 |
- Mel Harder
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- Age: 18 – 37
- Years: 1928 – 1947
- Position(s): SP
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WAR | ERA- | G | GS | W | L | ERA | IP | CG | SHO | SV | R | ER | BB | O | SO % | WHIP |
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48.5 | 90 | 582 | 433 | 223 | 186 | 3.80 | 3426.1 | 181 | 25 | 23 | 1714 | 1447 | 1118 | 1160 | 7.8% | 1.41 |