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The 20 Greatest Los Angeles Angels of All-Time

Dave Franks
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Rankings based on seasons 1901 – 2025.

To be eligible, position players need 1,500 plate appearances, starting pitchers have to have started a minimum of 75 games, and relief pitchers need to have 150 innings pitched for the franchise.

  1. Shohei Ohtani2x MVPRookie of the Year

    Shohei Ohtani Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    19.6 146 716 2871 2483 428 681 129 29 171 437 86 33 351 755 .274 .366 .556 .922
    Shohei Ohtani Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    15.1 71 86 86 38 19 3.02 480.5 1 1 0 169 161 173 608 31.2% 1.08

  2. Mike TroutActive3x MVPRookie of the Year

    Mike Trout Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    87.5 166 1648 7203 5967 1196 1754 325 55 404 1018 214 38 1067 1663 .294 .406 .570 .976

  3. Chuck Finley

    Chuck Finley Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    52 85 436 379 165 140 3.73 2672.3 57 14 0 1234 1107 1118 2151 18.9% 1.37

  4. Jim Fregosi

    Jim Fregosi Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    45.9 116 1429 5944 5244 691 1408 219 70 115 546 71 34 558 835 .268 .340 .403 .743

  5. Nolan RyanHOF

    Nolan Ryan Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    40 87 291 288 138 121 3.07 2179.7 156 40 1 847 743 1302 2416 26.3% 1.29

  6. Tim SalmonRookie of the Year

    Tim Salmon Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    40.6 130 1672 7039 5934 986 1674 339 24 299 1016 48 42 970 1360 .282 .385 .498 .883

  7. Frank Tanana

    Frank Tanana Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    34.3 84 225 218 102 78 3.08 1613.7 92 24 0 614 553 422 1233 18.6% 1.17

  8. Brian Downing

    Brian Downing Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    38 128 1661 6912 5854 889 1588 282 22 222 846 27 33 866 759 .271 .372 .441 .813

  9. Bobby Grich

    Bobby Grich Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    35.1 126 1222 4876 4100 601 1103 183 20 154 557 27 40 630 758 .269 .370 .436 .806

  10. Jered Weaver

    Jered Weaver Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    36.1 88 322 322 150 93 3.55 2022.9 14 8 0 838 798 539 1598 19.2% 1.19

  11. Vladimir GuerreroHOFMVP

    Vladimir Guerrero Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    22.8 138 846 3606 3237 544 1034 194 10 173 616 52 16 304 385 .319 .381 .546 .927

  12. Mark Langston

    Mark Langston Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    26 91 210 210 88 74 3.97 1443.7 34 5 0 690 637 551 1112 18.4% 1.31

  13. Darin Erstad

    Darin Erstad Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    32.6 97 1320 5789 5258 818 1505 279 30 114 625 170 51 419 796 .286 .341 .416 .756

  14. Troy Glaus

    Troy Glaus Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    22.6 120 827 3479 2962 523 748 165 7 182 515 49 23 470 784 .253 .357 .497 .854

  15. John Lackey

    John Lackey Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    24.8 86 234 233 102 71 3.82 1499.6 14 8 0 702 636 441 1201 18.9% 1.31

  16. Howie Kendrick

    Howie Kendrick Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    28.5 107 1081 4419 4117 534 1204 249 30 78 501 95 36 211 761 .292 .332 .424 .756

  17. Francisco Rodriguez

    Francisco Rodriguez Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    16 53 408 0 23 17 2.36 450.5 0 0 208 130 118 198 587 31.9% 1.12

  18. Torii Hunter

    Torii Hunter Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    20.7 122 713 2993 2689 396 768 147 6 105 432 60 29 258 564 .286 .352 .462 .814

  19. Dean ChanceCy Young

    Dean Chance Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    20.5 82 223 168 74 66 2.84 1234.8 48 21 16 462 389 462 857 16.7% 1.23

  20. Jim Edmonds

    Jim Edmonds Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    20.5 118 709 2951 2644 464 768 161 12 121 408 26 24 274 558 .290 .359 .498 .856

    21. The Next 5

  21. 21. Garret Anderson
  22. 22. Troy Percival
  23. 23. Chone Figgins
  24. 24. Doug DeCinces
  25. 25. Mike Witt

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

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