GM: Fred Claire
1995: made playoffs · 78–66. Ranks are vs the 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Piazza | 26 | arb | 112 | 6.0 | 0.9 | +4.8 |
| Hideo Nomo | 26 | pre-arb | 28 | 4.7 | 2.1 | +2.4 |
| Eric Karros | 27 | arb | 143 | 4.5 | 2.4 | +1.9 |
| Raul Mondesi | 24 | pre-arb | 139 | 4.1 | 0.4 | +3.5 |
| Ismael Valdez | 21 | pre-arb | 33 | 3.4 | 0.1 | +3.2 |
| Delino DeShields | 26 | arb | 127 | 2.9 | 3.0 | -0.2 |
| Tom Candiotti | 38 | FA-elig | 30 | 2.6 | 4.5 | -2.0 |
| Ramon Martinez | 27 | FA-elig | 30 | 2.4 | 3.9 | -1.6 |
| Jose Offerman | 26 | arb | 119 | 1.8 | 1.6 | +0.1 |
| Tim Wallach | 37 | FA-elig | 97 | 1.4 | 2.0 | -0.7 |
| Todd Worrell | 35 | FA-elig | 59 | 1.3 | 4.7 | -3.4 |
| Pedro Astacio | 26 | arb | 48 | 1.0 | 0.4 | +0.5 |
| Chad Fonville↔ WSN | 24 | pre-arb | 88 | 0.7 | 0.1 | +0.6 |
| Dave Hansen | 26 | arb | 100 | 0.6 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Kevin Tapani↔ MIN | 31 | FA-elig | 13 | 0.6 | 1.4 | -0.8 |
| Willie Banks↔ CHC | 26 | arb | 6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Mark Guthrie↔ MIN | 29 | FA-elig | 24 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Henry Rodriguez↔ WSN | 27 | arb | 21 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Antonio Osuna | 22 | pre-arb | 39 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Brett Butler↔ NYM | 38 | FA-elig | 39 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| John Cummings↔ SEA | 26 | pre-arb | 35 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Tom Prince | 30 | FA-elig | 18 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Rick Parker | 32 | – | 27 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Juan Castro | 23 | pre-arb | 11 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Mike Busch | 26 | pre-arb | 13 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Jim Bruske | 30 | – | 9 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Chan Ho Park | 22 | pre-arb | 2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Joey Eischen | 25 | – | 17 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Noe Munoz | 27 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Chris Gwynn | 30 | FA-elig | 67 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Dick Schofield↔ ANA | 32 | FA-elig | 9 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Reggie Williams | 29 | – | 15 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Rob Murphy↔ MIA | 35 | FA-elig | 6 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Eddie Pye | 28 | – | 7 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Jeff Treadway↔ WSN | 32 | FA-elig | 17 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Todd Williams | 24 | – | 16 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Omar Daal | 23 | pre-arb | 28 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Jose Parra↔ MIN | 22 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Garey Ingram | 24 | – | 44 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Felix Rodriguez | 22 | – | 11 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Karim Garcia | 19 | pre-arb | 13 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Carlos Hernandez | 28 | arb | 45 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| Todd Hollandsworth | 22 | pre-arb | 41 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Rudy Seanez | 26 | FA-elig | 37 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| Greg Hansell | 24 | pre-arb | 20 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Mitch Webster | 36 | FA-elig | 54 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Billy Ashley | 24 | arb | 81 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Roger Cedeno | 20 | pre-arb | 40 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Roberto Kelly↔ WSN | 30 | FA-elig | 112 | -0.8 | 3.1 | -3.8 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Hideo Nomo | 4.7 |
| Chad Fonville | 0.7 |
| Kevin Tapani | 0.6 |
| Willie Banks | 0.4 |
| Mark Guthrie | 0.2 |
| Antonio Osuna | 0.2 |
| Player | 1994 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Kevin Gross | 3.6 |
| Orel Hershiser | 1.3 |
| Darren Dreifort | 0.4 |
| Al Osuna | 0.2 |
| Roger McDowell | -0.0 |
| Jim Gott | -0.1 |
What the front office was committed to as of 1995, 1995–2001. 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 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Worrell | 35 | 10.000 | $4.7M | $4.0M | $3.8M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Tom Candiotti | 38 | 12.000 | $4.5M | $3.0M | $3.0M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Ramon Martinez | 27 | 7.000 | $3.9M | $4.8M | $4.8M | $4.8M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Roberto Kelly | 30 | 8.000 | $3.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Tim Wallach | 37 | 15.000 | $2.0M | $224k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Kevin Tapani | 31 | 6.000 | $1.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brett Butler | 38 | 14.000 | $605k | $2.0M | $1.7M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Rudy Seanez | 26 | 6.000 | $350k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mark Guthrie | 29 | 6.000 | $324k | $870k | $1.6M | $1.6M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Tom Prince | 30 | 8.000 | $306k | $325k | $350k | $350k | FREE AGENT | ||
| Chris Gwynn | 30 | 8.000 | $275k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mitch Webster | 36 | 12.000 | $250k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dick Schofield | 32 | 12.000 | $150k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jeff Treadway | 32 | 8.000 | $147k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rob Murphy | 35 | 10.000 | $107k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delino DeShields | 26 | 5.000 | $3.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Eric Karros | 27 | 4.000 | $2.4M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jose Offerman | 26 | 5.000 | $1.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mike Piazza | 26 | 3.000 | $900k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Pedro Astacio | 26 | 3.000 | $425k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Dave Hansen | 26 | 5.000 | $325k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Carlos Hernandez | 28 | 5.000 | $300k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Billy Ashley | 24 | 3.000 | $136k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Henry Rodriguez | 27 | 3.000 | $98k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Willie Banks | 26 | 4.000 | $51k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Rick Parker | 32 | 5.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Reggie Williams | 29 | 3.000 | — | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hideo Nomo | 26 | 0.000 | $2.1M | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Raul Mondesi | 24 | 2.000 | $435k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Omar Daal | 23 | 2.000 | $156k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| John Cummings | 26 | 2.000 | $139k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Ismael Valdez | 21 | 1.000 | $136k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Chan Ho Park | 22 | 1.000 | $114k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Karim Garcia | 19 | 0.000 | $109k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Roger Cedeno | 20 | 0.000 | $109k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mike Busch | 26 | 0.000 | $109k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Juan Castro | 23 | 0.000 | $109k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Greg Hansell | 24 | 0.000 | $109k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Antonio Osuna | 22 | 0.000 | $109k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Todd Hollandsworth | 22 | 0.000 | $109k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Chad Fonville | 24 | 0.000 | $94k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jose Parra | 22 | 0.000 | $44k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jim Bruske | 30 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Joey Eischen | 25 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Garey Ingram | 24 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Eddie Pye | 28 | – | — | ||||||
| Felix Rodriguez | 22 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Todd Williams | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Noe Munoz | 27 | – | — |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Dodgers 1995; 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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