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The 20 Greatest Texas Rangers of All-Time

Rankings based on seasons 1901 – 2021.

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. Adrian Beltre
    • Age: 32 – 39
    • Years: 2011 – 2018
    • Position(s): 3B, DH

    Adrian Beltre
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    41.2 129 1098 4612 4194 612 1277 239 10 199 699 8 330 566 .304 .356 .508 .865

  2. Rafael Palmeiro
    • Age: 24 – 28, 34 – 38
    • Years: 1989 – 1993, 1999 – 2003
    • Position(s): 1B, DH

    Rafael Palmeiro
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    44.6 134 1573 6767 5830 958 1692 321 25 321 1039 44 805 754 .290 .376 .519 .896

  3. Alex Rodriguez
    • Age: 25 – 27
    • Years: 2001 – 2003
    • Position(s): SS

    Alex Rodriguez
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    25.5 156 485 2172 1863 382 569 91 9 156 395 44 249 379 .305 .395 .615 1.011

  4. Ivan Rodriguez
    • Age: 19 – 30, 37
    • Years: 1991 – 2002, 2009
    • Position(s): C

    Ivan Rodriguez
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    50.0 110 1507 6166 5754 866 1747 352 28 217 842 81 309 781 .304 .339 .487 .827

  5. Buddy Bell
    • Age: 27 – 33, 37
    • Years: 1979 – 1985, 1989
    • Position(s): 3B

    Buddy Bell
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    36.3 115 958 4032 3623 471 1060 197 21 87 499 24 335 297 .293 .349 .430 .780

  6. Frank Howard
    • Age: 28 – 35
    • Years: 1965 – 1972
    • Position(s): LF, 1B

    Frank Howard
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    26.8 148 1172 4744 4120 544 1141 155 20 246 701 5 575 909 .277 .366 .503 .870

  7. Ian Kinsler
    • Age: 24 – 31
    • Years: 2006 – 2013
    • Position(s): 2B

    Ian Kinsler
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    35.0 111 1066 4791 4201 748 1145 249 23 156 539 172 462 568 .273 .347 .454 .801

  8. Juan Gonzalez
    • Age: 19 – 29, 32 – 33
    • Years: 1989 – 1999, 2002 -2003
    • Position(s): RF, LF, DH, CF

    Juan Gonzalez
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    31.9 130 1400 5925 5435 878 1595 320 21 372 1180 24 375 1076 .293 .341 .565 .906

  9. Toby Harrah
    • Age: 20, 22 – 29, 36 – 37
    • Years: 1969, 1971 – 1978, 1985 – 1986
    • Position(s): SS, 3B, 2B

    Toby Harrah
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    32.3 114 1355 5407 4572 631 1174 187 22 124 568 153 708 575 .257 .352 .388 .741

  10. Josh Hamilton
    • Age: 27 – 31, 34
    • Years: 2008 – 2012, 2015
    • Position(s): CF, LF, RF, DH

    Josh Hamilton
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    23.0 133 697 2996 2697 441 814 164 17 150 531 40 240 607 .302 .358 .542 .900

  11. Kenny Rogers
    • Age: 24 – 30, 35 – 37, 39 – 40
    • Years: 1989 – 1995, 2000 – 2002, 2004 – 2005
    • Position(s): SP

    Kenny Rogers
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO SO % WHIP
    31.2 90 528 252 133 96 4.16 1909 21 6 28 986 882 686 1201 14.5% 1.41

  12. Charlie Hough
    • Age: 32 – 42
    • Years: 1980 – 1990
    • Position(s): SP

    Charlie Hough
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO SO % WHIP
    32.6 90 344 313 139 123 3.68 2308 98 11 1 1086 943 965 1452 14.9% 1.28

  13. Julio Franco
    • Age: 30 – 34
    • Years: 1989 – 1993
    • Position(s): 2B, DH

    Julio Franco
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    20.2 129 632 2680 2358 388 725 123 12 55 331 98 290 342 .307 .381 .439 .821

  14. Mark Teixeira
    • Age: 23 – 27
    • Years: 2003 – 2007
    • Position(s): 1B

    Mark Teixeira
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    21.5 127 693 3006 2632 426 746 173 12 153 499 11 318 555 .283 .367 .532 .900

  15. Rusty Greer
    • Age: 25 – 33
    • Years: 1994 – 2002
    • Position(s): LF, RF

    Rusty Greer
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    22.4 120 1027 4420 3829 643 1166 258 25 119 614 31 519 555 .305 .386 .478 .864

  16. Jim Sundberg
    • Age: 23 – 32, 37 – 38
    • Years: 1974 – 1983, 1988 – 1989
    • Position(s): C

    Jim Sundberg
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    34.7 93 1512 5378 4684 482 1180 200 27 60 480 18 544 687 .252 .324 .344 .668

  17. Mike Hargrove
    • Age: 24 – 28
    • Years: 1974 – 1978
    • Position(s): 1B, LF, DH

    Mike Hargrove
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    17.1 133 726 3004 2494 380 730 122 14 47 295 10 435 278 .293 .396 .409 .806

  18. Fergie Jenkins
    • Age: 31 – 32, 35 – 38
    • Years: 1974 – 1975, 1978 – 1981
    • Position(s): SP

    Fergie Jenkins
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO SO % WHIP
    21.8 93 197 190 93 72 3.56 1410.1 90 17 0 611 558 315 895 15.4% 1.17

  19. Yu Darvish
    • Age: 25 – 27, 29 – 30
    • Years: 2012 – 2014, 2016 – 2017
    • Position(s): SP

    Yu Darvish
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO SO % WHIP
    18.5 78 122 122 52 39 3.42 782.2 2 1 0 317 297 294 960 29.6% 1.18

  20. Ken McMullen
    • Age: 23 – 28
    • Years: 1965 – 1970
    • Position(s): 3B

    Ken McMullen
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    21.2 106 767 3151 2820 350 709 97 16 86 327 15 275 442 .251 .318 .389 .707

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