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The 20 Greatest Texas Rangers 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. Adrian BeltreHOF

    • Age: 32–39
    • Years: 2011–2018
    • Positions: 3B
    • Teams: Texas Rangers
    Adrian Beltre Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    41.3 128 1098 4612 4194 612 1277 239 10 199 699 8 3 330 566 .304 .357 .509 .866

  2. Rafael Palmerio

    • Age: 24–28, 34–38
    • Years: 1989–1993, 1999–2003
    • Positions: 1B
    • Teams: Texas Rangers
    Rafael Palmerio Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    44.6 134 1573 6767 5830 958 1692 321 25 321 1039 44 21 805 754 .290 .378 .519 .897

  3. Alex RodriguezMVP

    • Age: 25–27
    • Years: 2001–2003
    • Positions: SS
    • Teams: Texas Rangers
    Alex Rodriguez Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    25.5 156 485 2172 1863 382 569 91 9 156 395 44 10 249 379 .305 .395 .615 1.010

  4. Ivan RodriguezHOFMVP

    • Age: 19–30, 37
    • Years: 1991–2002, 2009
    • Positions: C
    • Teams: Texas Rangers
    Ivan Rodriguez Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    50.0 110 1507 6166 5754 866 1747 352 28 217 842 81 40 309 781 .304 .341 .488 .829

  5. Buddy Bell

    • Age: 27–33, 37
    • Years: 1979–1985, 1989
    • Positions: 3B
    • Teams: Texas Rangers
    Buddy Bell Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    36.3 115 958 4032 3623 471 1060 197 21 87 499 24 20 335 297 .293 .351 .431 .782

  6. Frank Howard

    • Age: 28–35
    • Years: 1965–1972
    • Positions: LF
    • Teams: Texas Rangers
    Frank Howard Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    26.7 148 1172 4744 4120 544 1141 155 20 246 701 5 4 575 909 .277 .367 .503 .870

  7. Ian Kinsler

    • Age: 24–31
    • Years: 2006–2013
    • Positions: 2B
    • Teams: Texas Rangers
    Ian Kinsler Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    35.0 111 1066 4791 4201 748 1145 249 23 156 539 172 42 462 568 .273 .349 .454 .803

  8. Juan Gonzalez2x MVP

    • Age: 19–29, 32–33
    • Years: 1989–1999, 2002–2003
    • Positions: RF
    • Teams: Texas Rangers
    Juan Gonzalez Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    31.9 130 1400 5925 5435 878 1595 320 21 372 1180 24 16 375 1076 .293 .342 .565 .907

  9. Corey SeagerActive

    • Age: 28–31
    • Years: 2022–2025
    • Positions: SS
    • Teams: Texas Rangers
    Corey Seager Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    22.1 141 495 2177 1925 308 536 106 1 117 303 9 2 218 374 .278 .355 .517 .872

  10. Toby Harrah

    • Age: 20, 22–29, 36–37
    • Years: 1969, 1971–1978, 1985–1986
    • Positions: SS
    • Teams: Texas Rangers
    Toby Harrah Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    32.3 114 1355 5408 4572 631 1174 187 22 124 568 153 69 709 575 .257 .357 .389 .746

  11. Josh HamiltonMVP

    • Age: 27–31, 34
    • Years: 2008–2012, 2015
    • Positions: CF
    • Teams: Texas Rangers
    Josh Hamilton Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    23.0 133 697 2996 2697 441 814 164 17 150 531 40 10 240 607 .302 .359 .542 .901

  12. Kenny Rogers

    • Age: 24–30, 35–37, 39–40
    • Years: 1989–1995, 2000–2002, 2004–2005
    • Positions: SP
    • Teams: Texas Rangers
    Kenny Rogers Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    31.2 90 528 252 133 96 4.17 1905 21 6 28 986 882 686 1201 14.5% 1.41

  13. Charlie Hough

    • Age: 32–42
    • Years: 1980–1990
    • Positions: SP
    • Teams: Texas Rangers
    Charlie Hough Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    32.6 90 344 313 139 123 3.68 2306.2 98 11 1 1086 943 965 1452 14.9% 1.28

  14. Julio Franco

    • Age: 30–34
    • Years: 1989–1993
    • Positions: 2B
    • Teams: Texas Rangers
    Julio Franco Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    20.2 129 632 2680 2358 388 725 123 12 55 331 98 26 290 342 .307 .382 .440 .822

  15. Mark Teixeira

    • Age: 23–27
    • Years: 2003–2007
    • Positions: 1B
    • Teams: Texas Rangers
    Mark Teixeira Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    21.5 127 693 3006 2632 426 746 173 12 153 499 11 3 318 555 .283 .368 .533 .901

  16. Rusty Greer

    • Age: 25–33
    • Years: 1994–2002
    • Positions: LF
    • Teams: Texas Rangers
    Rusty Greer Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    22.4 120 1027 4420 3829 643 1166 258 25 119 614 31 15 519 555 .305 .387 .478 .865

  17. Jim Sundberg

    • Age: 23–32, 37–38
    • Years: 1974–1983, 1988–1989
    • Positions: C
    • Teams: Texas Rangers
    Jim Sundberg Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    34.7 93 1512 5379 4684 482 1180 200 27 60 480 18 34 544 687 .252 .330 .345 .675

  18. Mike HargroveRookie of the Year

    • Age: 24–28
    • Years: 1974–1978
    • Positions: 1B
    • Teams: Texas Rangers
    Mike Hargrove Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    17.1 133 726 3005 2494 380 730 122 14 47 295 10 16 435 278 .293 .399 .409 .808

  19. Ferguson JenkinsHOF

    • Age: 31–32, 35–38
    • Years: 1974–1975, 1978–1981
    • Positions: SP
    • Teams: Texas Rangers
    Ferguson Jenkins Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    21.9 93 197 190 93 72 3.56 1410.1 90 17 0 611 558 315 895 15.4% 1.17

  20. Marcus SemienActive

    • Age: 31–34
    • Years: 2022–2025
    • Positions: 2B
    • Teams: Texas Rangers
    Marcus Semien Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    21.0 107 609 2729 2447 386 610 114 12 93 319 58 15 239 428 .249 .317 .420 .737

    21. The Next 5

  21. 21. Yu Darvish
  22. 22. Ken McMullen
  23. 23. Ruben Sierra
  24. 24. Elvis Andrus
  25. 25. Michael Young

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

    One response to “The 20 Greatest Texas Rangers of All-Time”

    1. Hayden King Avatar
      Hayden King

      How do you leave if Mr. Ranger Michael Young. That snub invalidates your entire list.

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