Joe Klein

Overview

Percentiles On That year GM career Year range

Team	Role	Year	Pay $M	Rel Pay	Surp $M	Surp WAR	Dead %	Cheap $M	Draft $M	Trd $M	Int'l $M	$ / WAR	WAR	Depth	Dead WAR	HG	Trade	Net/ Trd	FA	R5	RFA	PPA	CPA	WAB	TAB	W-L%	PO	Pen	WS
Guardians	GM	1986 84–78	$7	65	+1	+2.5	40%	+3	-0	+2	-0	$0.2M	27.7	6.0	-4.8	+36.4	-3.0	-3.04	-0.7	+0.0		0.54	0.10	+7.5	-1.4	0.519
Guardians	GM	1987 61–101	$8	78	-3	-10.9	52%	-0	+0	-0	-0	$0.4M	14.8	4.0	-8.7	+30.9	-0.8	-0.28	-40.0	-0.0		0.05	0.03	-17.7	-16.3	0.377
Tigers	GM	1995 60–84	$34	103	-23	-23.6	22%	-3	-2	-3	+2	$1.8M	11.0	2.0	-8.2	+1.5	-3.4	-0.57	+0.9	-0.1	+0.05	0.02	0.02	-13.2	-22.2	0.417
Career total (1985+ data)			$50	82	-25	-32.0	38%	-0	-1	-1	+0	$0.7M	53.5	4.0	-7.2	+81.4	-18.4	-1.08	-40.7	+0.0	+0.05	0.17	0.05	-23.4	-39.9	0.438	–	–	–

Roster Construction

Trades

Trades made — 15 deals credited to Joe Klein, best expected value first; surplus is realized value in $M

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1995 · DET / HOU

DET · Joe Klein +$16.0M

Phil Nevin

HOU · Bob Watson −$16.0M

Mike Henneman

DET came out ahead by $16.0M

1995 · CIN / DET

CIN · Jim Bowden +$8.8M

David Wells

DET · Joe Klein −$8.8M

C. J. Nitkowski, Dave Tuttle, Mark Lewis

CIN came out ahead by $8.8M

1995 · DET / MIL

DET · Joe Klein +$0.8M

Derek Hacopian

MIL · Sal Bando −$0.8M

Kevin Wickander

DET came out ahead by $0.8M

1986 · MIN / CLE

MIN · Andy MacPhail +$5.6M

Neal Heaton

CLE · Joe Klein −$5.6M

John Butcher

MIN came out ahead by $5.6M

1987 · CLE / TOR

CLE · Joe Klein +$1.6M

Darryl Landrum, Don Gordon

TOR · Pat Gillick −$1.6M

Phil Niekro

CLE came out ahead by $1.6M

1995 · DET / MIA

DET · Joe Klein +$0.8M

Mike Myers

MIA · Dave Dombrowski −$0.8M

Buddy Groom

DET came out ahead by $0.8M

1987 · NYM / CLE

NYM · Frank Cashen +$0.0M

José Román

CLE · Joe Klein +$0.0M

Mike Westbrook

Even trade

1987 · CLE / MIN

CLE · Joe Klein +$4.8M

Jeff Perry

MIN · Andy MacPhail −$4.8M

Steve Carlton

CLE came out ahead by $4.8M

1987 · OAK / CLE

OAK · Sandy Alderson +$6.4M

Curt Wardle

CLE · Joe Klein −$6.4M

Jeff Kaiser

OAK came out ahead by $6.4M

1987 · CLE / SEA

CLE · Joe Klein +$0.0M

Mark Huismann

SEA · Dick Balderson +$0.0M

Dave Gallagher

Even trade

1995 · DET / KCR

DET · Joe Klein +$2.4M

Phil Hiatt

KCR · Herk Robinson −$2.4M

Juan Samuel

DET came out ahead by $2.4M

1995 · ANA / DET

ANA · Bill Bavasi +$20.8M

Tony Phillips

DET · Joe Klein −$20.8M

Chad Curtis

ANA came out ahead by $20.8M

1986 · MIN / CLE

MIN · Andy MacPhail +$17.6M

Ramón Romero, Roy Smith

CLE · Joe Klein −$17.6M

Ken Schrom, Bryan Oelkers

MIN came out ahead by $17.6M

1987 · CLE / NYM

CLE · Joe Klein +$1.6M

Ricky Nelson

NYM · Frank Cashen −$1.6M

Don Schulze

CLE came out ahead by $1.6M

1987 · CLE / OAK

CLE · Joe Klein +$3.2M

Brian Dorsett, Darrel Akerfelds

OAK · Sandy Alderson −$3.2M

Tony Bernazard

CLE came out ahead by $3.2M

Players acquired — 69 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

All channels Hitters & pitchersHitters onlyPitchers only

Player	Pos	Team	How	Year	Szns	fWAR	WAR/yr	RFA	PPA	CPA
Albert Belle	OF	CLE	Draft	1987	7	+27.5	+3.9	–	–	–
Greg Swindell	P	CLE	Draft	1986	6	+20.5	+3.4	–	–	–
Tom Candiotti	P	CLE	Draft	1986	6	+16.8	+2.8	–	–	–
Oddibe McDowell	OF	TEX	Draft	1984	5	+8.5	+1.7	–	–	–
Gary Ward	OF	TEX	Trade	1983	2	+4.1	+2.0	–	–	–
Steve Olin	P	CLE	Draft	1987	4	+3.2	+0.8	–	–	–
Paul Kilgus	P	TEX	Draft	1984	2	+2.1	+1.1	–	–	–
Omar Olivares	P	DET	Free agency	1995	2	+2.0	+1.0	–	0.0%	0.03%
Chad Curtis	OF	DET	Trade	1995	2	+2.0	+1.0	+0.07	0.0%	0.04%
A. J. Sager	P	DET	Free agency	1995	3	+1.9	+0.6	–	0.0%	0.01%
Gabe Kapler	OF	DET	Draft	1995	1	+1.7	+1.7	–	–	–
Jeff Kunkel	SS	TEX	Draft	1983	4	+1.6	+0.4	–	–	–
C. J. Nitkowski	P	DET	Trade	1995	2	+1.4	+0.7	+0.15	0.2%	0.04%
Brian Bohanon	P	DET	Free agency	1995	1	+1.2	+1.2	–	0.0%	0.03%
Dickie Noles	P	TEX	Trade	1984	1	+1.0	+1.0	–	–	–
Beau Allred	OF	CLE	Draft	1987	2	+0.9	+0.4	–	–	–
Phil Niekro	P	CLE	Free agency	1986	2	+0.8	+0.4	–	0.5%	0.08%
Ken Schrom	P	CLE	Trade	1986	1	+0.6	+0.6	–	0.4%	0.08%
Kevin Wickander	P	CLE	Draft	1986	2	+0.6	+0.3	–	–	–
Jerry Browne	2B	TEX	Intl FA	1983	2	+0.6	+0.3	–	–	–
Ricky Wright	P	TEX	Trade	1983	2	+0.5	+0.3	–	–	–
Rich Yett	P	CLE	Trade	1986	2	+0.4	+0.2	–	0.0%	0.00%
Ron Tingley	C	DET	Trade	1995	1	+0.4	+0.4	–	0.0%	0.01%
Ed Vande Berg	P	CLE	Free agency	1987	1	+0.3	+0.3	–	0.0%	0.01%
Dave Borkowski	P	DET	Draft	1995	1	+0.2	+0.2	–	–	–
Phil Nevin	1B/3B	DET	Trade	1995	1	+0.2	+0.2	+0.48	–	–
Mitch Williams	P	TEX	Rule 5	1984	2	+0.2	+0.1	–	–	–
John Butcher	P	CLE	Trade	1986	1	+0.2	+0.2	–	0.1%	0.02%
Bruce Egloff	P	CLE	Draft	1986	1	+0.1	+0.1	–	–	–
Dwayne Henry	P	DET	Free agency	1995	1	+0.1	+0.1	–	0.0%	0.00%
Scott Anderson	P	TEX	Draft	1984	1	+0.1	+0.1	–	–	–
Mark Huismann	P	CLE	Trade	1987	1	+0.1	+0.1	–	0.0%	0.00%
Kevin Wickander	P	DET	Trade	1995	1	+0.1	+0.1	–	0.0%	0.00%
Brian Dorsett	C	CLE	Trade	1987	–	-0.0	–	–	–	–
Ever Magallanes	SS	CLE	Draft	1987	–	-0.0	–	–	–	–
Joe Skalski	P	CLE	Draft	1986	1	+0.0	+0.0	–	–	–
Mike Walker	P	CLE	Draft	1986	2	+0.0	+0.0	–	–	–
Ron Washington	SS	CLE	Free agency	1987	–	-0.0	–	–	–	–
Frank Wills	P	CLE	Free agency	1986	1	-0.0	-0.0	–	0.0%	0.00%
Phil Hiatt	3B/OF	DET	Trade	1995	–	-0.0	–	+0.00	–	–
Don Gordon	P	CLE	Trade	1987	1	-0.1	-0.1	–	0.0%	0.01%
Tom Lampkin	C	CLE	Draft	1986	–	-0.1	–	–	–	–
Joe Hall	OF	DET	Free agency	1995	1	-0.1	-0.1	–	0.0%	0.00%
Greg Keagle	P	DET	Rule 5	1995	2	-0.1	-0.1	–	–	–
Brian Powell	P	DET	Draft	1995	–	-0.1	–	–	–	–
Alan Bannister	2B/OF	TEX	Trade	1984	–	-0.1	–	–	–	–
Fran Mullins	3B/SS	CLE	Trade	1986	–	-0.2	–	–	–	–
Sammy Stewart	P	CLE	Free agency	1987	–	-0.2	–	–	–	–
Víctor Santos	P	DET	Intl FA	1995	–	-0.2	–	–	–	–
Chris Welsh	P	TEX	Trade	1984	–	-0.2	–	–	–	–
Kevin Bearse	P	CLE	Draft	1987	–	-0.3	–	–	–	–
Rick Dempsey	C	CLE	Free agency	1987	–	-0.3	–	–	–	–
Jim Kern	P	CLE	Free agency	1986	–	-0.3	–	–	–	–
Casey Parsons	OF	CLE	Trade	1987	–	-0.3	–	–	–	–
Bob Sebra	P	TEX	Draft	1983	–	-0.3	–	–	–	–
Mike Christopher	P	DET	Trade	1995	1	-0.3	-0.3	–	0.0%	0.01%
Mike Armstrong	P	CLE	Free agency	1987	–	-0.4	–	–	–	–
Jeff Kaiser	P	CLE	Trade	1987	1	-0.4	-0.4	–	0.0%	0.00%
Tom Kramer	P	CLE	Draft	1987	–	-0.4	–	–	–	–
Rudy Seánez	P	CLE	Draft	1986	1	-0.4	-0.4	–	–	–
Scott Fletcher	2B/SS	DET	Free agency	1995	–	-0.4	–	–	–	–
John Flaherty	C	DET	Trade	1995	2	-0.4	-0.2	–	0.0%	0.00%
Doug Frobel	OF	CLE	Free agency	1987	–	-0.5	–	–	–	–
Tommy Hinzo	2B	CLE	Draft	1986	1	-0.5	-0.5	–	–	–
Jeff Shaw	P	CLE	Draft	1986	–	-0.6	–	–	–	–
Shannon Penn	2B/DH	DET	Trade	1995	–	-0.6	–	–	–	–
Mark Lewis	2B/3B	DET	Trade	1995	–	-0.7	–	+0.15	–	–
Dickie Noles	P	CLE	Free agency	1986	–	-0.9	–	–	–	–
Bryan Oelkers	P	CLE	Trade	1986	–	-1.3	–	–	–	–

Trade-side columns: RFA is playoff-readiness percentage points added to the future roster foundation. It grades the franchise's entire side of a trade, so the same score repeats for every player acquired in that package. PPA/CPA remain player-level arrival-year probability points.

WAB = wins above what the team's payroll predicted (resource-controlled). WAR surplus = era-neutral value (WAR minus payroll in win-equivalents). Roster surplus $M = dollar value of WAR over cost. Build channels (realized fWAR): HG = home-grown via amateur draft / international signing; Trade = acquired minus surrendered (incl. purchases/waivers); FA = signed minus walked; R5 = Rule-5 / minor-league-draft pickups. Credit follows the acquisition year — home-grown to the regime at the player's draft/signing (not whoever was in the chair when he peaked), trade/FA/R5 to the GM who made the move. Players acquired as prospects before debuting (e.g. Smoltz, Bagwell; Rule-5 picks like Uggla) are counted as trade/R5, not home-grown. All are franchise-level outcomes during the stint, not solely attributable to one executive.

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