All-Time Roster

Paul Skenes made 7 starts for the Indians in 2024, pitching to the tune of a 0.99 ERA prior to his Pittsburg call-up in May. The 2023 first overall draft selection would continue his dominance in the majors that season and went on to earn the 2024 National League Rookie of the Year award, be named to the All-MLB First Team and was selected as a National League All-Star. Skenes has since been named to his second consecutive All-MLB First Team and All-Star selections. Through his first two completed MLB seasons, Skenes has posted a 1.97 ERA and racked up 386 strikeouts while holding opponents to a sub .200 average.

J.J. Hardy suited up for Indy in 2004 and hit .277 with four home runs, 10 doubles and 20 RBI in 26 games before suffering a torn labrum that ended his season. In the majors, he batted .256 with 1,488 hits, 188 home runs and 28.1 bWAR in 13 seasons between Milwaukee (2005-09), Minnesota (2010) and Baltimore (2011-17). Hardy was a 2007 National League All-Star and 2013 American League All-Star. He was also a 2013 AL Silver Slugger and won three consecutive AL Gold Gloves from 2012-14.

Corey Hart wore the Indians uniform in 2004 and ‘15, the latter being his final year in professional baseball. In 131 games with Indy, he hit .271 with 55 extra-base hits and 74 RBI. He led the ‘04 squad in hits (124), runs scored (68), doubles (29), triples (8), stolen bases (17) and total bases (214). Hart played 11 major league seasons and owned a .271 average, 1,009 hits, 162 home runs and 14.4 bWAR. He was a two-time National League All-Star (2008, ’10) and Home Run Derby participant (2010) with Milwaukee.

After debuting with Atlanta in 2008, Charlie Morton made 22 starts over five seasons (2009-10, 2012-13, ‘15) in Indy and went 5-6 with a 3.26 ERA. He was an American League All-Star in 2018 with Houston and led MLB in winning percentage (15-3, .833). Morton then earned his second All-Star bid in 2019 with Tampa Bay and finished third in AL Cy Young voting. He won a 2017 and 2021 World Series ring and has a 147-134 record, 4.13 ERA and 2,196 strikeouts over 18 major league seasons.

Marco Scutaro helped carry the Indians down the stretch to Governors’ Cup and Triple-A World Series titles in 2000. The following year, he was named Team MVP after leading the club in average (.295), hits (146), runs scored (87), total bases (214) and walks (62). Scutaro churned out a 13-year MLB career with a .277 average, 1,355 hits, 77 home runs and 22.4 bWAR. He was the 2012 National League Championship Series MVP, won a World Series ring in ’12 and was a 2013 NL All-Star

Neil Walker donned an Indians uniform for five seasons (2007-10, ‘13) and batted .259 with 36 home runs, 79 doubles and 176 RBI. He was Indy’s 2008 Team MVP after leading the club in homers (16), triples (7), RBI (80) and total bases (209). He made his MLB debut in 2009 and has solid career numbers in 12 seasons: .267 average, 1,224 hits, 149 home runs, 19.8 bWAR. He was named to the 2010 Baseball America MLB All-Rookie Team and was a 2014 National League Silver Slugger.

Aaron Boone played in 229 games over three seasons (1997-99) for Indy and hit .273 with 29 home runs and 120 RBI. He was named Team MVP and earned American Association mid and postseason All-Star honors in 1997 after leading the team in average (.290), home runs (22) and runs scored (79). He played 12 seasons in the majors and accumulated 13.6 bWAR, 1,017 hits and 126 home runs. He was the Reds’ 2002 Team MVP and was named as a 2003 National League All-Star.

Over 131 games played for Indy in 2011, ’13 and ’15, Josh Harrison hit .304 with 70 extra-base hits, 32 stolen bases and an .830 OPS. He was an International League midseason All-Star in 2013, when he hit .317 with 38 extra-base hits in 64 games. The utilityman had 13 major league seasons under his belt, two where he was named as a National League All-Star with the Pirates (2014, '17). In 1208 career MLB games, Harrison has a .270 average, 1080 hits, 73 home runs and scored 500 runs.

Josh Bell played in 149 games for Indy over two seasons (2015-16) and hit .306 with 16 home runs and an .872 OPS. He was a 2016 International League mid and postseason All-Star and became the fourth Indians player in the Victory Field era to hit for the cycle that year. In the majors, the switch-hitter has one National League All-Star honor and Home Run Derby appearance (2019) to go along with a 2022 Silver Slugger. Through 11 seasons Bell hosts a .255 average, 198 home runs and .780 OPS in 552 career games.

In 2005, Nate McLouth led Indy in batting average (.299), hits (118) and stolen bases (34) and was named to the International League midseason All-Star team. He spent 10 seasons in the major leagues with Pittsburgh (2005-09, 2012), Atlanta (2009-11), Baltimore (2012-13) and Washington (2014) and batted .247 with 803 hits, 101 home runs, 133 stolen bases and 6.5 bWAR. McLouth was a 2008 Gold Glove winner and National League All-Star, a season where he led the NL in doubles (46).

Steve Pearce played in 256 games with Indy from 2007-11 and hit .281 with 37 home runs and 152 RBI. He was named as the ’07 MiLB.com Offensive Player of the Year and ended that season in the majors, where he was a lifetime .254 hitter with 91 home runs and 10.0 bWAR in 13 seasons. He joined Ray Knight (1986 Mets), Frank Viola (1987 Twins) and Randy Johnson (2001 Diamondbacks) as the only former Indians players to win a World Series MVP during Boston’s 2018 championship.

Right-hander Jameson Taillon spent time in Indy in 2013, ’16 and ’17 and compiled a 5-6 record, 2.87 ERA and 1.01 WHIP while holding opponents to a .213 batting average. His 4.7 strikeout-to-walk ratio (113k, 24bb) is best among Indians pitchers with 100-plus innings pitched in the Victory Field era. Selected No. 2 overall by Pittsburgh in the 2010 First-Year Player Draft, Taillon has gone 84-64 with a 3.93 ERA and 1120 strikeouts in 82 career MLB starts.

Danny Graves made 24 relief appearances in parts of two seasons (1997-98) with Indy and registered a 2-0 record, 2.45 ERA and five saves. During his 11-year major league career that featured stints with Cleveland (1996-97, 2006), Cincinnati (1997-2005) and New York [NL] (2005), Graves notched 43 wins, 182 saves, a 4.05 ERA and 5.6 bWAR in 518 games (30 starts). The right-hander was a National League All-Star with the Reds in 2000 and 2004.

Over 153 games in two seasons (2006-07) with Indy, Rajai Davis hit .295, stole 72 bases (second most in the Victory Field era) and struck out in only 12.8% of his plate appearances. His 45 stolen bases in 2006 are a franchise record and ranked second in the International League that summer. In the majors, Davis played for eight different teams spanning 14 seasons and batted .262 with 1,111 career hits, 62 home runs, 415 stolen bases and an 11.9 bWAR.

Over two seasons (2005, 2007) in Indy, left-hander Zach Duke started 17 games and went 12-4 with a 2.98 ERA. He earned International League mid and postseason All-Star honors en route to being named the league’s Most Valuable Pitcher. He was a National League All-Star with Pittsburgh in 2009, a year in which he won a major league career-high 11 games. He has accumulated 69 wins, a 12.2 bWAR and 4.31 ERA in 570 games (169 starts) over 15 MLB seasons.

Matt Hague manned first base for Indy over four seasons (2011-14) and is the Victory Field era leader in games played (467), hits (510), doubles (103) and RBI (264). He was named Team MVP twice (2011, 2013), becoming the fourth player in franchise history to win the award multiple times. Hague also earned International League midseason (2011, 2014) and postseason (2011) All-Star honors.

Right-hander Ian Snell pitched for Indy in 2005 and 2009, combining for a 13-5 record, 3.01 ERA and 1.03 WHIP in 24 starts. He was an International League midseason All-Star and Futures Game selection in 2005. On May 15, 2005 vs. Norfolk, he tossed the 12th no-hitter in franchise history and first by an Indians hurler at The Vic. In the major leagues, Snell won 38 games and had a 3.0 bWAR in 152 games (136 starts).

Closer Bob Scanlan dominated at the back of Indy’s bullpen in 2000, going 2-2 with a 1.79 ERA, 0.99 WHIP and .193 average against. He was named Team MVP after setting the Indians’ single-season saves record (35) and earning International League postseason All-Star honors. Indy also won the Governors’ Cup and Triple-A World Series, and Scanlan recorded the final outs in the series-clinching games.

Ryan Doumit played in 89 games over parts of six seasons (2005-07, 2009-11) for Indianapolis and hit .329 with 17 home runs, 67 RBI and a .984 OPS. In the big leagues, Doumit posted a 9.0 bWAR – second highest among Indians catchers from the Victory Field era – and batted .264 with 104 career home runs. He was a two-time MLBPAA Heart and Hustle Award nominee for the Pirates (2009) and Twins (2013).

Konnor Griffin played in 5 games for the Indians, hitting to a .438 average en route to his April call-up to Pittsburgh. The former MLB #1 ranked prospect batted .336 while clubbing 21 homers through his brief time in the minors and is set to be the Pirates' franchise shortstop for the foreseeable future. So far, the 20-year-old Griffin has collected 51 hits, including nine doubles and a pair of triples in his rookie season for the Buccos.

Terry Pendleton suited up for the 1997 Indians while he was a part of the Cincinnati Reds organization. Through his 15-year MLB career, Pendleton established himself as a premier contact-hitting and defensive third baseman, being named the 1991 NL Most Valuable Player in a season where he claimed the batting title, hitting a .319 average while leading the league in total bases. TP also collected Gold Gloves at third base in '87, '89 and '92 to go along with his lone All-Star appearance that same season. Through his time with the Cardinals, Braves, Marlins, Reds and Royals, Pendleton collected 1,897 hits, 946 RBI and earned 28.4 WAR.

Bret Boone had a brief stint in Indianapolis during his time with the Cincinnati Reds in 1997. The longtime Mariners and Reds second baseman racked up two Silver Slugger awards, three All-Star appearances and four Gold Gloves throughout his 14-year career. His best season was in 2001, where he led the American League in RBI (141). Bret is also brother to former Indians' third baseman and current Yankees manager Aaron Boone. Bret finished his major league career with 1775 hits, 1021 RBI and 22.8 WAR.

Carlos Baerga played for the Indians in 1999, batting .290 with 10 doubles in his age 30 season. Through his 14-year MLB career, Baerga shined as a contact-hitting infielder. From 1990-1996 with the Cleveland Indians, he earned two Silver Slugger awards, three All-Star appearances and finished with four consecutive seasons ('92-'95) with a batting average over .312. After stops with the Mets, Padres, Red Sox, Diamondbacks and Nationals, and international appearances in the KBO (Korean Professional Baseball) and Puerto Rican Winter leagues, Baerga would retire in 2006. He finished with a .291 career average, 1,583 hits and 774 RBI throughout his time in the Majors.