| Every season since 1995 the Indians have made the playoffs, with '97 being their best postseason year when they advanced to the World Series, where they lost in seven games to the Florida Marlins. 
How much has the roster changed through the years? Below is a rundown of the Indians' regular lineup for each year during this six-year stretch with final regular-season statistics included. For this season, the stats are through Tuesday. 
| 1995 (100-44, 1st place AL Central) |  
| Pos. | Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | Avg. |  
| C | S. Alomar | 203 | 32 | 61 | 10 | 35 | .300 |  
| 1B | Sorrento | 323 | 50 | 76 | 25 | 79 | .235 |  
| 2B | Baerga | 557 | 87 | 175 | 15 | 90 | .314 |  
| 3B | Thome | 452 | 92 | 142 | 25 | 73 | .314 |  
| SS | Vizquel | 542 | 87 | 144 | 6 | 56 | .266 |  
| LF | Belle | 546 | 121 | 173 | 50 | 126 | .317 |  
| CF | Lofton | 481 | 93 | 149 | 7 | 53 | .310 |  
| RF | Ramirez | 484 | 85 | 149 | 31 | 107 | .308 |  
| DH | Murray | 436 | 68 | 141 | 21 | 82 | .323 |  
| Pos. | Pitcher | G | W-L | S | BB | SO | ERA |  
| SP | Nagy | 29 | 16-6 | 0 | 61 | 139 | 4.55 |  
| SP | Hershiser | 26 | 16-6 | 0 | 51 | 111 | 3.87 |  
| SP | Martinez | 28 | 12-5 | 0 | 46 | 99 | 3.08 |  
| SP | Clark | 22 | 9-7 | 0 | 42 | 68 | 5.27 |  
| SP | Ogea | 20 | 8-3 | 0 | 29 | 57 | 3.05 |  
| CL | Mesa | 62 | 3-0 | 46 | 17 | 58 | 1.13 |  
| 1996 (99-62, 1st place AL Central) |  
| Pos. | Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | Avg. |  
| C | S. Alomar | 418 | 53 | 110 | 11 | 50 | .263 |  
| 1B | Franco | 432 | 72 | 139 | 14 | 76 | .322 |  
| 2B | Baerga | 424 | 54 | 113 | 10 | 55 | .267 |  
| 3B | Thome | 505 | 122 | 157 | 38 | 116 | .311 |  
| SS | Vizquel | 542 | 98 | 161 | 9 | 64 | .297 |  
| LF | Belle | 602 | 124 | 187 | 48 | 148 | .311 |  
| CF | Lofton | 662 | 132 | 210 | 14 | 67 | .317 |  
| RF | Ramirez | 550 | 94 | 170 | 33 | 112 | .309 |  
| DH | Murray | 336 | 33 | 88 | 12 | 45 | .262 |  
| Pos. | Pitcher | G | W-L | S | BB | SO | ERA |  
| SP | Nagy | 32 | 17-5 | 0 | 61 | 167 | 3.41 |  
| SP | Hershiser | 33 | 15-9 | 0 | 58 | 125 | 4.24 |  
| SP | McDowell | 30 | 13-9 | 0 | 67 | 141 | 5.11 |  
| SP | Ogea | 29 | 10-6 | 0 | 42 | 101 | 4.79 |  
| SP | Martinez | 20 | 9-6 | 0 | 37 | 48 | 4.50 |  
| CL | Mesa | 69 | 2-7 | 39 | 28 | 64 | 3.73 |  
| 1997 (86-75, 1st place AL Central) |  
| Pos. | Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | Avg. |  
| C | S. Alomar | 451 | 63 | 146 | 21 | 83 | .324 |  
| 1B | Thome | 496 | 104 | 142 | 40 | 102 | .286 |  
| 2B | Fernandez | 409 | 55 | 117 | 11 | 44 | .286 |  
| 3B | Williams | 596 | 86 | 157 | 32 | 105 | .263 |  
| SS | Vizquel | 565 | 89 | 158 | 5 | 49 | .280 |  
| LF | Giles | 377 | 62 | 101 | 17 | 61 | .268 |  
| CF | Grissom | 558 | 74 | 146 | 12 | 66 | .262 |  
| RF | Ramirez | 561 | 99 | 184 | 26 | 88 | .328 |  
| DH | Justice | 495 | 84 | 163 | 33 | 101 | .329 |  
| Pos. | Pitcher | G | W-L | S | BB | SO | ERA |  
| SP | Nagy | 34 | 15-11 | 0 | 77 | 149 | 4.28 |  
| SP | Hershiser | 32 | 14-6 | 0 | 69 | 107 | 4.47 |  
| SP | Wright | 16 | 8-3 | 0 | 35 | 63 | 4.38 |  
| SP | Ogea | 21 | 8-9 | 0 | 47 | 80 | 4.99 |  
| SP | Colon | 19 | 4-7 | 0 | 45 | 66 | 5.65 |  
| CL | Mesa | 66 | 4-4 | 16 | 28 | 69 | 2.40 |  
| CL | Jackson | 71 | 2-5 | 15 | 29 | 74 | 3.24 |  
| 1998 (89-73, 1st place AL Central) |  
| Pos. | Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | Avg. |  
| C | S. Alomar | 409 | 45 | 96 | 6 | 44 | .235 |  
| 1B | Thome | 440 | 89 | 129 | 30 | 85 | .293 |  
| 2B | Bell | 340 | 37 | 89 | 10 | 41 | .262 |  
| 3B | Fryman | 557 | 74 | 160 | 28 | 96 | .287 |  
| SS | Vizquel | 576 | 86 | 166 | 2 | 50 | .288 |  
| LF | Giles | 350 | 56 | 94 | 16 | 66 | .269 |  
| CF | Lofton | 600 | 101 | 169 | 12 | 64 | .282 |  
| RF | Ramirez | 571 | 108 | 168 | 45 | 145 | .294 |  
| DH | Justice | 540 | 94 | 151 | 21 | 88 | .280 |  
| Pos. | Pitcher | G | W-L | S | BB | SO | ERA |  
| SP | Colon | 31 | 14-9 | 0 | 79 | 158 | 3.71 |  
| SP | Burba | 32 | 15-10 | 0 | 69 | 132 | 4.11 |  
| SP | Wright | 32 | 12-10 | 0 | 87 | 140 | 4.72 |  
| SP | Nagy | 33 | 15-10 | 0 | 66 | 120 | 5.22 |  
| SP | Gooden | 23 | 8-6 | 0 | 51 | 83 | 3.76 |  
| CL | Jackson | 69 | 1-1 | 40 | 13 | 55 | 1.55 |  
| 1999 (97-65, 1st place AL Central) |  
| Pos. | Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | Avg. |  
| C | Diaz | 392 | 43 | 110 | 3 | 32 | .281 |  
| 1B | Thome | 494 | 101 | 137 | 33 | 108 | .277 |  
| 2B | R. Alomar | 563 | 138 | 182 | 24 | 120 | .323 |  
| 3B | Fryman | 322 | 45 | 82 | 10 | 48 | .255 |  
| SS | Vizquel | 574 | 112 | 191 | 5 | 66 | .333 |  
| LF | Sexson | 479 | 72 | 122 | 31 | 116 | .255 |  
| CF | Lofton | 465 | 110 | 140 | 7 | 39 | .301 |  
| RF | Ramirez | 522 | 131 | 174 | 44 | 165 | .333 |  
| DH | Justice | 429 | 75 | 123 | 21 | 88 | .287 |  
| Pos. | Pitcher | G | W-L | S | BB | SO | ERA |  
| SP | Colon | 32 | 18-5 | 0 | 76 | 161 | 3.95 |  
| SP | Wright | 26 | 8-10 | 0 | 77 | 91 | 6.06 |  
| SP | Nagy | 33 | 17-11 | 0 | 59 | 126 | 4.95 |  
| SP | Burba | 34 | 15-9 | 0 | 96 | 174 | 4.25 |  
| SP | Gooden | 26 | 3-4 | 0 | 67 | 88 | 6.26 |  
| CL | Jackson | 72 | 3-4 | 39 | 26 | 55 | 4.06 |  
| 2000 (76-64, 2nd place AL Central) |  
| Pos. | Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | Avg. |  
| C | S. Alomar | 301 | 36 | 88 | 6 | 35 | .292 |  
| 1B | Thome | 478 | 96 | 134 | 33 | 94 | .280 |  
| 2B | R. Alomar | 520 | 94 | 151 | 18 | 69 | .290 |  
| 3B | Fryman | 492 | 79 | 159 | 20 | 97 | .323 |  
| SS | Vizquel | 534 | 86 | 149 | 7 | 57 | .279 |  
| LF | Cordero | 496 | 64 | 137 | 16 | 68 | .276 |  
| CF | Lofton | 457 | 88 | 128 | 13 | 61 | .280 |  
| RF | Ramirez | 358 | 70 | 124 | 28 | 98 | .346 |  
| DH | Segui | 504 | 80 | 169 | 15 | 84 | .335 |  
| Pos. | Pitcher | G | W-L | S | BB | SO | ERA |  
| SP | Finley | 30 | 12-11 | 0 | 91 | 170 | 4.41 |  
| SP | Colon | 26 | 12-8 | 0 | 87 | 174 | 4.33 |  
| SP | Burba | 28 | 14-6 | 0 | 84 | 161 | 4.51 |  
| SP | Bere | 28 | 11-9 | 0 | 80 | 138 | 5.13 |  
| SP | Woodard | 36 | 2-10 | 0 | 43 | 89 | 6.32 |  
| CL | Wickman | 61 | 3-4 | 26 | 25 | 51 | 2.95 |  |  | 
 
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