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Los Angeles Angels Best Single Seasons

Dave Franks
1–2 minutes

These are the greatest individual seasons in Los Angeles Angels history, Los Angeles Angels, California Angels, and Anaheim Angels, broken down by player and position. Since we’re celebrating standout seasons, players can show up multiple times especially if they logged meaningful time at different spots on the field. Outfielders and pitchers may also appear for multiple seasons when those performances rank as the franchise’s best at their respective positions.

Catcher

  • Brian Downing – 1979

    Brian Downing Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    5.6 144 148 596 509 87 166 27 3 12 75 77 57 3 3 .326 .418 .462 .880

    • First Base

  • Jason Thompson – 1980

    Jason Thompson Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    3.6 165 102 387 312 59 99 14 0 17 70 70 60 2 0 .317 .439 .526 .965

    • Second Base

  • Bobby Grich – 1981

    Bobby Grich Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    5.5 167 100 404 352 56 107 14 2 22 61 40 71 2 4 .304 .378 .543 .921

    • Third Base

  • Troy Glaus – 2000

    Troy Glaus Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    7.8 150 159 678 563 120 160 37 1 47 102 112 163 14 11 .284 .404 .604 1.008

    • Shortstop

  • Jim Fregosi – 1964

    Jim Fregosi Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    7.9 136 147 591 505 86 140 22 9 18 72 72 87 8 3 .277 .369 .463 .833

    • Outfield

  • Mike Trout – 2018

    Mike Trout Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    9.9 188 140 608 471 101 147 24 4 39 79 122 124 24 2 .312 .460 .628 1.088

    • Outfield

  • Mike Trout – 2016MVP

    Mike Trout Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    10.4 170 159 681 549 123 173 32 5 29 100 116 137 30 7 .315 .441 .550 .991

    • Outfield

  • Mike Trout – 2012Rookie of the Year

    Mike Trout Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    10.5 167 139 639 559 129 182 27 8 30 83 67 139 49 5 .326 .399 .564 .963

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Dean Chance – 1964Cy Young

    Dean Chance Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    9.4 48 46 35 20 9 1.65 278.1 15 11 4 56 51 86 207 18.9% 1.01

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Frank Tanana – 1977

    Frank Tanana Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    8.3 65 31 31 15 9 2.54 241.1 20 7 0 72 68 61 205 21.1% 1.09

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Chuck Finley – 1990

    Chuck Finley Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    7.7 63 32 32 18 9 2.40 236 7 2 0 77 63 81 177 18.4% 1.23

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Mark Langston – 1993

    Mark Langston Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    8.5 74 35 35 16 11 3.20 256.1 7 0 0 100 91 85 196 18.9% 1.19

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Jered Weaver – 2011

    Jered Weaver Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    6.9 61 33 33 18 8 2.41 235.2 4 2 0 65 63 56 198 21.4% 1.01

    • Relief Pitcher

  • Ken Tatum – 1969

    Ken Tatum Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    4.3 39 45 0 7 2 1.36 86.1 0 0 22 13 13 39 65 19.0% 1.04

    • Relief Pitcher

  • Francisco Rodriguez – 2006

    Francisco Rodriguez Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    3.7 38 69 0 2 3 1.73 73 0 0 47 16 14 28 98 33.1% 1.10

    • Relief Pitcher

  • Bob Lee – 1964

    Bob Lee Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    4.3 44 64 5 6 5 1.51 137 0 0 19 31 23 58 111 20.4% 1.06

    • Honorable Mention

  • Catcher – Lance Parrish, 1990
  • First Base – Don Mincher, 1967
  • Second Base – Bobby Grich, 1979
  • Third Base – Doug DeCinces, 1982
  • Shortstop – Jim Fregosi, 1970
  • Outfield – Mike Trout, 2013
  • Outfield – Mike Trout, 2015
  • Outfield – Mike Trout, 2019
  • Starting Pitcher – Nolan Ryan, 1977
  • Starting Pitcher – Shohei Ohtani, 2022
  • Starting Pitcher – Jim Abbott, 1991
  • Starting Pitcher – Frank Tanana, 1976
  • Starting Pitcher – Frank Tanana, 1975
  • Relief Pitcher – Brendan Donnelly, 2003
  • Relief Pitcher – Bryan Harvey, 1991

    • All underlying data used in this analysis is available in The Baseball Scholar Data Library.

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