GM: Al Campanis
1985: made playoffs · 95–67. Ranks are vs the 26 teams that season.
Each position lists its starter then backups by games (so platoons & bench show). Starters (mound) & bullpen (left, foul territory) are ranked by WAR; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Guerrero | 29 | FA-elig | 137 | 7.8 | 1.3 | +0.8 |
| Orel Hershiser | 26 | pre-arb | 37 | 5.9 | 0.2 | +1.3 |
| Fernando Valenzuela | 24 | arb | 35 | 5.9 | 1.2 | +0.3 |
| Mike Scioscia | 26 | arb | 141 | 5.5 | 0.4 | +1.0 |
| Mike Marshall | 25 | arb | 135 | 3.1 | 0.3 | +0.5 |
| Tom Niedenfuer | 25 | arb | 64 | 2.7 | 0.4 | +0.3 |
| Jerry Reuss | 36 | FA-elig | 34 | 2.5 | 1.0 | -0.3 |
| Greg Brock | 28 | arb | 129 | 2.4 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Bob Welch | 28 | FA-elig | 25 | 2.3 | 0.6 | -0.0 |
| Ken Landreaux | 30 | FA-elig | 147 | 1.9 | 0.5 | -0.0 |
| Rick Honeycutt | 31 | FA-elig | 32 | 1.6 | 0.7 | -0.3 |
| Bill Madlock↔ PIT | 34 | FA-elig | 34 | 1.3 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Mariano Duncan | 22 | pre-arb | 142 | 1.2 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Steve Sax | 25 | arb | 136 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
| Enos Cabell↔ HOU | 35 | FA-elig | 57 | 1.0 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Ken Howell | 24 | – | 56 | 0.8 | – | – |
| Carlos Diaz | 27 | arb | 46 | 0.8 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Dave Anderson | 24 | – | 77 | 0.8 | – | – |
| Bob Bailor | 33 | FA-elig | 74 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| R.J. Reynolds↔ PIT | 26 | – | 73 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Len Matuszek↔ TOR | 30 | arb | 43 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Candy Maldonado | 24 | arb | 121 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Tom Brennan | 32 | – | 12 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Steve Yeager | 36 | FA-elig | 53 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Jose Gonzalez | 20 | – | 23 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Terry Whitfield | 32 | FA-elig | 79 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Bill Russell | 36 | FA-elig | 76 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Gilberto Reyes | 21 | – | 6 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Brian Holton | 25 | – | 3 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Ralph Bryant | 24 | – | 6 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Steve Howe↔ MIN | 27 | – | 19 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Franklin Stubbs | 24 | – | 10 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Stu Pederson | 25 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jay Johnstone | 39 | FA-elig | 17 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Alejandro Pena | 26 | arb | 2 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Mike Ramsey | 31 | – | 9 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Reggie Williams | 24 | – | 22 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Sid Bream↔ PIT | 24 | – | 24 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Al Oliver↔ TOR | 38 | FA-elig | 35 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Bobby Castillo | 30 | – | 36 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Dennis Powell | 21 | – | 16 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Pedro Guerrero | 7.8 |
| Orel Hershiser | 5.9 |
| Fernando Valenzuela | 5.9 |
| Mike Scioscia | 5.5 |
| Mike Marshall | 3.1 |
| Tom Niedenfuer | 2.7 |
| Player | 1984 fWAR |
|---|---|
| — | |
What the front office was committed to as of 1985, 1985–1991. Pre-2015 has no contract-terms data — forward italic $ are realized actuals (hindsight, not commitments known then). Control labels (ARB/FA) are point-in-time.
| Player | Age | Svc | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Guerrero | 29 | 7.000 | $1.3M | $1.4M | $1.5M | $985k | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jerry Reuss | 36 | 16.000 | $980k | $1.0M | $748k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Rick Honeycutt | 31 | 8.000 | $705k | $755k | $639k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Bob Welch | 28 | 7.000 | $644k | $744k | $838k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Ken Landreaux | 30 | 8.000 | $538k | $638k | $738k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Steve Yeager | 36 | 13.000 | $500k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Bill Russell | 36 | 16.000 | $450k | $450k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Bob Bailor | 33 | 10.000 | $330k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Terry Whitfield | 32 | 11.000 | $317k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Al Oliver | 38 | 17.000 | $273k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Bill Madlock | 34 | 12.000 | $230k | $842k | $685k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jay Johnstone | 39 | 19.000 | $150k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Enos Cabell | 35 | 13.000 | $142k | $450k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Valenzuela | 24 | 5.000 | $1.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Steve Sax | 25 | 4.000 | $465k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mike Scioscia | 26 | 5.000 | $435k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Tom Niedenfuer | 25 | 4.000 | $370k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Alejandro Pena | 26 | 4.000 | $350k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mike Marshall | 25 | 4.000 | $333k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Greg Brock | 28 | 3.000 | $150k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Candy Maldonado | 24 | 4.000 | $140k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Carlos Diaz | 27 | 3.000 | $120k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Len Matuszek | 30 | 4.000 | $76k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Steve Howe | 27 | 5.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orel Hershiser | 26 | 2.000 | $212k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Mariano Duncan | 22 | 0.000 | $60k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Dave Anderson | 24 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Sid Bream | 24 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Tom Brennan | 32 | – | — | ||||||
| Ralph Bryant | 24 | – | — | ||||||
| Bobby Castillo | 30 | – | — | ||||||
| Jose Gonzalez | 20 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Brian Holton | 25 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ken Howell | 24 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Stu Pederson | 25 | – | — | ||||||
| Dennis Powell | 21 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mike Ramsey | 31 | – | — | ||||||
| Gilberto Reyes | 21 | – | — | ||||||
| R.J. Reynolds | 26 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Franklin Stubbs | 24 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Reggie Williams | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Dodgers 1985; the black line = the league-average player at each slot that season. Staying above the line deep into the roster is the depth edge; dropping below it = holes & dead weight.
| Regime | Seasons | Win % | Playoff % | Pennant % | WS % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINDOW | 289 | 52.2 | 30.1 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| CONTEND | 311 | 56.8 | 63.0 | 19.3 | 10.3 |
| FORCED-SPEND | 260 | 47.9 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| REBUILD | 328 | 43.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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