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Texas Rangers Best Single Seasons

Dave Franks
1–2 minutes

These are the greatest individual seasons in Texas Rangers history, including Washington Senators and Texas Rangers, 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

  • Mike Napoli – 2011

    Mike Napoli Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    5.5 179 113 432 369 72 118 25 0 30 75 58 85 4 2 .320 .414 .631 1.046

    • First Base

  • Mark Teixeira – 2005

    Mark Teixeira Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    7.2 147 162 730 644 112 194 41 3 43 144 72 124 4 0 .301 .379 .575 .954

    • Second Base

  • Julio Franco – 1991

    Julio Franco Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    6.2 146 146 659 589 108 201 27 3 15 78 65 78 36 9 .341 .408 .474 .882

    • Third Base

  • Adrian Beltre – 2012HOF

    Adrian Beltre Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    7.2 142 156 654 604 95 194 33 2 36 102 36 82 1 0 .321 .359 .561 .921

    • Shortstop

  • Alex Rodriguez – 2002

    Alex Rodriguez Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    8.8 158 162 725 624 125 187 27 2 57 142 87 122 9 4 .300 .392 .623 1.015

    • Outfield

  • Josh Hamilton – 2010MVP

    Josh Hamilton Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    8.7 175 133 571 518 95 186 40 3 32 100 43 95 8 1 .359 .411 .633 1.044

    • Outfield

  • Juan Gonzalez – 1993

    Juan Gonzalez Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    6.5 164 140 587 536 105 166 33 1 46 118 37 99 4 1 .310 .368 .632 1.000

    • Outfield

  • Frank Howard – 1969

    Frank Howard Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    5.7 169 161 702 592 111 175 17 2 48 111 102 96 1 0 .296 .402 .574 .976

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Mike Minor – 2019

    Mike Minor Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    8.0 71 32 32 14 10 3.59 208.1 2 1 0 86 83 68 200 23.2% 1.24

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Nathan Eovaldi – 2025

    Nathan Eovaldi Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    4.2 43 22 22 11 3 1.73 130 1 1 0 28 25 21 129 26.0% 0.85

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Jon Matlack – 1978

    Jon Matlack Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    6.2 61 35 33 15 13 2.30 270 18 2 1 93 69 51 157 14.3% 1.12

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Lance Lynn – 2019

    Lance Lynn Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    7.7 73 33 33 16 11 3.67 208.1 0 0 0 89 85 59 246 28.1% 1.22

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Fergie Jenkins – 1974HOF

    Fergie Jenkins Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    7.7 79 41 41 25 12 2.82 328.1 29 6 0 117 103 45 225 17.2% 1.01

    • Relief Pitcher

  • Jim Kern – 1979

    Jim Kern Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    6.1 38 71 0 13 5 1.57 143 0 0 29 35 25 62 136 23.5% 1.13

    • Relief Pitcher

  • Kirby Yates – 2024

    Kirby Yates Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    3.3 29 61 0 7 2 1.17 61.2 0 0 33 10 8 28 85 35.9% 0.83

    • Relief Pitcher

  • Neal Cotts – 2013

    Neal Cotts Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    2.6 26 58 0 8 3 1.11 57 0 0 1 8 7 18 65 29.1% 0.95

    • Honorable Mention

  • Catcher – Ivan Rodriguez, 2000
  • First Base – Mike Epstein, 1969
  • Second Base – Marcus Semien, 2023
  • Third Base – Buddy Bell, 1980
  • Shortstop – Corey Seager, 2023
  • Outfield – Frank Howard, 1968
  • Outfield – Frank Howard, 1970
  • Outfield – Ruben Sierra, 1989
  • Starting Pitcher – Ken Hill, 1996
  • Starting Pitcher – Bert Blyleven, 1977
  • Starting Pitcher – Yu Darvish, 2013
  • Starting Pitcher – Kenny Rogers, 1995
  • Starting Pitcher – Rick Honeycutt, 1983
  • Relief Pitcher – Joe Nathan, 2013
  • Relief Pitcher – Francisco Cordero, 2004

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

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