Guardians

General Information

City: Cleveland, OH
Stadium: Ballpark Progressive Field

World Series Championships

Years: 1920, 1948

Batting

Hits:

• Nap Lajoie – 2,047
• Tris Speaker – 1,965
• Earl Averill – 1,903

RBIs:

• Earl Averill – 1,084
• Jim Thome – 937
• Nap Lajoie – 919

HRs:

• Jim Thome – 337
• Albert Belle – 242
• Manny Ramirez – 236

Pitching

ERA:

• Addie Joss – 1.89
• Glenn Liebhardt – 2.17
• Vean Gregg – 2.31

Wins:

• Bob Feller – 266
• Mel Harder – 223
• Bob Lemon – 207

Strikeouts:

• Bob Feller – 2,581
• Sam McDowell – 2,159
• Corey Kluber – 1,461

Cleveland Guardians Stats & Team History

Since being founded in 1894, the Cleveland Guardians have gone through many different names. They started as the Grand Rapids Rippers in Michigan before becoming a professional team and joining the MLB in 1900, changing their name to the Cleveland Lake Shores. In their first 15 years in the MLB, they had three different names, Cleveland Bluebirds/Blues, Cleveland Bronchos, and Cleveland Napoleons/Naps. In 1915, they officially became the Cleveland Indians. Due to the racial undertone of the team’s name, they changed the name to the Guardians prior to the 2022 season.

The Cleveland Guardians team stats reflect the success in the early years of a franchise winning two World Series in 1920 and 1948. They have not won a World Series since 1949, the longest active drought in the MLB. However, the Guardians team stats haven’t been all bad in this time, as they have made it to four World Series, three of them coming since 1995