The Baseball Scholar

The 20 Greatest Los Angeles Angels of All-Time

Dave Franks
2–4 minutes

Updated 11/18/2025

To be eligible, position players needed 1,500 plate appearances and starting pitchers had to have started a minimum of 75 games for the franchise.

  1. Shohei Ohtani

    • Age: 23 – 28
    • Years: 2018 – 2023
    • Position(s): DH, SP

    Shohei Ohtani Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    19.6 146 701 2871 2483 428 681 129 29 171 437 86 351 755 .274 .366 .556 .922
    Shohei Ohtani Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO SO % WHIP
    15.0 71 86 86 38 19 3.01 481.2 1 1 0 169 161 173 608 31.2% 1.08

  2. Mike TroutActive

    • Age: 19 – 33
    • Years: 2011 – 2025
    • Position(s): CF, LF

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

  3. Chuck Finley

    • Age: 23 – 36
    • Years: 1986 – 1999
    • Position(s): SP

    Chuck Finley
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO SO % WHIP
    52.0 85 436 379 165 140 3.72 2675.1 57 14 0 1234 1107 1118 2151 18.9% 1.37

  4. Jim Fregosi

    • Age: 19 – 29
    • Years: 1961 – 1971
    • Position(s): SS

    Jim Fregosi
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    45.9 116 1429 5944 5244 691 1408 219 70 115 546 71 558 835 .268 .335 .402 .738

  5. Nolan Ryan

    • Age: 25 – 32
    • Years: 1972 – 1979
    • Position(s): SP

    Nolan Ryan
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO SO % WHIP
    40.0 87 291 288 138 121 3.07 2181.1 156 40 1 847 743 1302 2416 26.3% 1.29

  6. Tim Salmon

    • Age: 23 – 35, 37
    • Years: 1992 – 2004, 2006
    • Position(s): RF, DH

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

  7. Frank Tanana

    • Age: 19 – 26
    • Years: 1973 – 1980
    • Position(s): SP

    Frank Tanana
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO SO % WHIP
    34.3 84 225 218 102 78 3.08 1615.1 92 24 0 614 553 422 1233 18.6% 1.17

  8. Brian Downing

    • Age: 27 – 39
    • Years: 1978 – 1990
    • Position(s): LF, DH, C

    Brian Downing
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    38.0 128 1661 6912 5854 889 1588 282 22 222 846 27 866 759 .271 .370 .440 .810

  9. Bobby Grich

    • Age: 28 – 37
    • Years: 1977 – 1986
    • Position(s): 2B, 1B, SS

    Bobby Grich
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    35.1 126 1222 4876 4100 601 1103 183 20 154 557 27 630 758 .269 .363 .436 .799

  10. Jered Weaver

    • Age: 23 – 33
    • Years: 2006 – 2016
    • Position(s): SP

    Jered Weaver
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO SO % WHIP
    36.1 88 322 322 150 93 3.55 2025 14 8 0 838 798 539 1598 19.2% 1.19

  11. Vladimir Guerrero

    • Age: 29 – 34
    • Years: 2004 – 2009
    • Position(s): RF, DH

    Vladimir Guerrero
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    22.8 138 846 3606 3237 544 1034 194 10 173 616 52 304 385 .319 .381 .545 .927

  12. Mark Langston

    • Age: 29 – 36
    • Years: 1990 – 1997
    • Position(s): SP

    Mark Langston
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO SO % WHIP
    26.0 91 210 210 88 74 3.97 1445.1 34 5 0 690 637 551 1112 18.4% 1.31

  13. Darin Erstad

    • Age: 22 – 32
    • Years: 1996 – 2006
    • Position(s): 1B, CF, LF

    Darin Erstad
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    32.6 97 1320 5778 5258 818 1505 279 30 114 625 170 419 796 .286 .339 .415 .754

  14. Troy Glaus

    • Age: 21 – 27
    • Years: 1998 – 2004
    • Position(s): 3B

    Troy Glaus
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    22.6 120 827 3479 2962 523 748 165 7 182 515 49 470 784 .253 .356 .497 .854

  15. John Lackey

    • Age: 23 – 30
    • Years: 2002 – 2009
    • Position(s): SP

    John Lackey
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO SO % WHIP
    24.8 86 234 233 102 71 3.81 1501 14 8 0 702 636 441 1201 18.9% 1.31

  16. Howie Kendrick

    • Age: 22 – 30
    • Years: 2006 – 2014
    • Position(s): 2B, 1B

    Howie Kendrick
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    28.5 107 1081 4419 4117 534 1204 249 30 78 501 95 211 761 .292 .330 .424 .754

  17. Torii Hunter

    • Age: 32 – 36
    • Years: 2008 – 2012
    • Position(s): CF, RF

    Torii Hunter
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    20.7 122 713 2993 2689 396 768 147 6 105 432 60 258 564 .286 .352 .461 .814

  18. Dean Chance

    • Age: 20 – 25
    • Years: 1961 – 1966
    • Position(s): SP

    Dean Chance
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO SO % WHIP
    20.4 82 223 168 74 66 2.83 1236.2 48 21 16 462 389 462 857 16.7% 1.23

  19. Jim Edmonds

    • Age: 23 – 29
    • Years: 1993 – 1999
    • Position(s): CF, LF

    Jim Edmonds
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    20.5 118 709 2951 2644 464 768 161 12 121 408 26 274 558 .290 .358 .497 .855

  20. Garret Anderson

    • Age: 22 – 36
    • Years: 1994 – 2008
    • Position(s): LF, CF, DH

    Garret Anderson
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    28.1 102 2013 8480 7989 1024 2368 489 35 272 1292 78 397 1117 .296 .330 .469 .779

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