GM: Fred Claire
1988: World Series champions · 94–67. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Gibson | 31 | FA-elig | 150 | 6.2 | 1.8 | +0.1 |
| Tim Leary | 29 | FA-elig | 36 | 5.5 | 0.2 | +1.5 |
| Orel Hershiser | 29 | arb | 36 | 4.0 | 1.1 | +0.1 |
| Tim Belcher | 26 | pre-arb | 36 | 3.8 | 0.1 | +1.1 |
| Mike Marshall | 28 | FA-elig | 144 | 2.5 | 0.8 | +0.0 |
| Mike Scioscia | 29 | FA-elig | 130 | 2.5 | 1.0 | -0.2 |
| John Shelby | 30 | FA-elig | 140 | 2.4 | 0.5 | +0.3 |
| Steve Sax | 28 | FA-elig | 160 | 2.2 | 0.8 | -0.1 |
| Jay Howell | 32 | FA-elig | 50 | 2.2 | 0.6 | +0.1 |
| Rick Dempsey | 38 | FA-elig | 77 | 1.9 | 0.2 | +0.4 |
| Alejandro Pena | 29 | FA-elig | 60 | 1.6 | 0.4 | +0.1 |
| Dave Anderson | 27 | arb | 116 | 1.1 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| Pedro Guerrero↔ STL | 32 | FA-elig | 59 | 1.1 | 1.0 | -0.6 |
| Brian Holton | 28 | arb | 45 | 0.8 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Tim Crews | 27 | pre-arb | 42 | 0.7 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Jeff Hamilton | 24 | pre-arb | 111 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| John Tudor↔ STL | 34 | FA-elig | 9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Don Sutton | 43 | FA-elig | 16 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Ken Howell | 27 | arb | 4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Mickey Hatcher | 33 | FA-elig | 88 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Danny Heep | 30 | FA-elig | 95 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Ramon Martinez | 20 | pre-arb | 9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Shawn Hillegas↔ CHW | 23 | pre-arb | 11 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Franklin Stubbs | 27 | arb | 115 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| William Brennan | 25 | pre-arb | 4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Fernando Valenzuela | 27 | FA-elig | 23 | 0.0 | 2.0 | -2.0 |
| Brad Havens↔ CLE | 28 | FA-elig | 9 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Bill Krueger | 30 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Chris Gwynn | 23 | – | 12 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Tracy Woodson | 25 | pre-arb | 65 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Gilberto Reyes | 24 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Mike Sharperson | 26 | – | 46 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jose Gonzalez | 23 | arb | 37 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Ricky Horton↔ CHW | 28 | arb | 12 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Alfredo Griffin | 30 | FA-elig | 95 | -0.3 | 0.8 | -0.8 |
| Mike Devereaux | 25 | – | 30 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Jesse Orosco | 31 | FA-elig | 55 | -0.4 | 1.0 | -1.1 |
| Mike Davis | 29 | FA-elig | 108 | -0.7 | 1.0 | -1.2 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Kirk Gibson | 6.2 |
| Jay Howell | 2.2 |
| Rick Dempsey | 1.9 |
| John Tudor | 0.5 |
| Don Sutton | 0.4 |
| Ramon Martinez | 0.3 |
| Player | 1987 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Bob Welch | 4.7 |
| Rick Honeycutt | 2.0 |
| Matt Young | 1.1 |
| Ralph Bryant | 0.2 |
| Orlando Mercado | 0.2 |
| Alex Trevino | 0.0 |
What the front office was committed to as of 1988, 1988–1994. 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 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Valenzuela | 27 | 8.000 | $2.0M | $1.9M | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Kirk Gibson | 31 | 9.000 | $1.8M | $1.3M | $1.3M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Mike Scioscia | 29 | 8.000 | $1.0M | $1.1M | $1.2M | $2.2M | $2.2M | FREE AGENT | |
| Jesse Orosco | 31 | 9.000 | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mike Davis | 29 | 8.000 | $988k | $988k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Pedro Guerrero | 32 | 10.000 | $985k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Steve Sax | 28 | 7.000 | $838k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mike Marshall | 28 | 7.000 | $760k | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Alfredo Griffin | 30 | 12.000 | $750k | $1.0M | $1.0M | $900k | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jay Howell | 32 | 8.000 | $595k | $925k | $1.0M | $1.1M | $2.6M | FREE AGENT | |
| John Shelby | 30 | 7.000 | $465k | $550k | $379k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Alejandro Pena | 29 | 7.000 | $400k | $875k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Don Sutton | 43 | 22.000 | $350k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| John Tudor | 34 | 9.000 | $309k | $1.3M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mickey Hatcher | 33 | 9.000 | $300k | $450k | $450k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Danny Heep | 30 | 9.000 | $300k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rick Dempsey | 38 | 19.000 | $250k | $420k | $500k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Tim Leary | 29 | 7.000 | $190k | $386k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Brad Havens | 28 | 7.000 | $45k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orel Hershiser | 29 | 5.000 | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dave Anderson | 27 | 5.000 | $262k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Franklin Stubbs | 27 | 4.000 | $235k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Ken Howell | 27 | 4.000 | $215k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Ricky Horton | 28 | 4.000 | $100k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Brian Holton | 28 | 3.000 | $90k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jose Gonzalez | 23 | 3.000 | $70k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Bill Krueger | 30 | 5.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Hamilton | 24 | 2.000 | $82k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Tim Belcher | 26 | 1.000 | $78k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Tim Crews | 27 | 1.000 | $78k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Tracy Woodson | 25 | 1.000 | $68k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| William Brennan | 25 | 0.000 | $62k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ramon Martinez | 20 | 0.000 | $62k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Shawn Hillegas | 23 | 1.000 | $50k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Mike Devereaux | 25 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Chris Gwynn | 23 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Gilberto Reyes | 24 | – | — | ||||||
| Mike Sharperson | 26 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Dodgers 1988; 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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