While the Los Angeles Dodgers have made a strong case to be the latest MLB dynasty by winning back-to-back World Series titles and three in the last six years, their franchise history and success since 2000 is a mixed bag.
Up until the current era, there were middling levels of postseason accomplishments since the turn of the century. But there have also been impressive individual performances and players who carved out a special place in the Dodgers’ franchise history.
The DodgerBlue.com staff has ranked the best Dodgers players in the last 25 years. Among various factors considered, the all-time Dodgers list was compiled by evaluating a player’s contributions and significance to the franchise.
Dodgers quarter-century all-time team
No. 4: Justin Turner
Justin Turner originally signed with the Dodgers in February 2014, joining the organization on a Minor League contract en route to becoming one of the franchise’s most clutch performers.
Turner made the Dodgers’ Opening Day roster in 2014 as a utility player and eventually went on to earn a role as their everyday third baseman. Turner appeared in a career-high 151 games during the 2016 season (later matched in 2021) and was named to the 2017 All-Star Game.
He finished in the top-10 for National League MVP voting in 2016 and 2017, and became a standout performer in the playoffs throughout his Dodgers career.
Turner’s six doubles in the 2015 National League Division Series tied an MLB record for most in a single postseason series. His 10 hits were the most ever by a Dodger player in a Division Series and the most by a Dodger in any postseason series since Steve Garvey’s 10 hits in the 1981 World Series.
In 2016, Turner went 1-for-4 in Game 5 of the NL Championship Series to set a Dodgers franchise record by reaching safely in 15 consecutive postseason games.
Then in 2017, Turner had five RBI against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 1 of the NLDS, tying with Davey Lopes (1978 World Series) and Pedro Guerrero (1981 World Series) for the franchise postseason record of most in a single game.
Turner further cemented himself in Dodgers postseason lore that year with a walk-off home run in Game 2 of the NLCS, which came on the anniversary of Kirk Gibson hitting a game-winning homer in the 1988 World Series.
Also in 2017, Turner matched Duke Snider’s Dodgers all-time RBI record in the postseason with 26. Snider reached the mark in Game 6 of the 1959 World Series, which was his 36th and final playoff game.
“You can’t teach what he’s doing,” Clayton Kershaw said of Turner in 2017. “No mechanics or anything can teach the mindset and the competitiveness, the clutchness, whatever that is. It seems like every single night he’s in the right position to come up with a big hit.”
Turner’s contributions, including on defense, continued during the 2020 postseason as the Dodgers won the World Series to end their championship drought.
It was until the 2025 postseason that Turner held the Dodgers record for most playoff games, which now belongs to Kiké Hernández.
All the while becoming a franchise pillar on the field, Turner and his wife Kourtney provided for the community and have continued to do so even after his Dodgers career ended.
Turner’s leadership also has been mentioned by manager Dave Roberts, current and former players as having been pivotal to the Dodgers’ current clubhouse culture.
No. 5: Corey Seager
No. 6: Freddie Freeman
No. 7: Kenley Jansen
No. 8: Max Muncy
No. 9: Yoshinobu Yamamoto
No. 10: Matt Kemp
No. 11: Will Smith
No. 12: Cody Bellinger
No. 13: Adrián Beltré
No. 14: Walker Buehler
No. 15: Andre Ethier
No. 16: Eric Gagné
No. 17: Shawn Green
No. 18: Manny Ramirez
No. 19: Gary Sheffield
No. 20: Adrián González
No. 21: Yasiel Puig
No. 22: Chris Taylor
No. 23: Russell Martin
No. 24: Kiké Hernández
No. 25: Miguel Rojas
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