Bob Boone is far greater known for his time in Philadelphia, where he helped them win the 1980 World Series, though don't sleep on what he did with the Angels.

Boone was with California for seven seasons and only had 742 Hits with an OPS of .620.  That is poor offense, but the Angels did not acquire him for his bat.  At present, Boone’s Angels Defensive bWAR of 14.7 is the highest in franchise history and is higher than what he did in Philadelphia.  An All-Star in 1983, Boone led all American League Catchers in Total Zone Runs five times, Putouts five times, and Caught Stealing Percentage twice.  He never finished less than fifth in Caught Stealing Percentage with California, and he added four Gold Gloves in his trophy case.

Playing with the Angels until he was 40, he left for Kansas City as a Free Agent, playing two more years before retiring.  

Albie Pearson was the American League Rookie of the Year in 1958 with Washington, but his arrival to the Angels in 1961 as part of the Expansion Draft was not met with a lot of fanfare as his two previous years with the Senators and Orioles were not great.  With Los Angeles, he was able to recapture some of that rookie magic, albeit for a brief time.

Standing at only 5' 5" and the shortest man in baseball at the time, Pearson was a Major League starter again, and the Outfielder batted .288 with a .420 OBP in his 1961 comeback season.  He followed that with a league-leading 115 Runs Scored in 1962 and was an All-Star in 1963, posting career-highs in Hits (176) and Batting Average (.304).  After an injury-plagued year in 1964, Pearson declined and was released in 1966.

With the Angels, Pearson had 618 Hits with a Batting Average of .275.

After 33 Games with St. Louis, Adam Kennedy was traded to the Anaheim Angels, sending Jim Edmonds the opposite direction.  Kennedy would become the Angels' starting Second Baseman the year after (2000) and would be so until 2006.

Kennedy was not a great hitter but was excellent with the glove.  From 2001 to 2005, he had at least 1.0 in Defensive bWAR, peaking with 2.0 in 2005.  With the bat, he did enough, batting at least .266 each year as an Angel and batted .312 in their 2002 World Series Championship year.  He was especially good in the ALCS, blasting three Home Runs with a 1.357 OPS.

Kennedy left the Angels to return to St. Louis in 2006 as a Free Agent, and with Anaheim/Los Angeles with 935 Hits, 123 Stolen Bases, and a .280 Batting Average.

The world was the limit for Shohei Ohtani, and in his fourth year in the Majors, that is what he delivered.

Prior to his American arrival, Shohei Ohtani was nothing short of a phenom, winning a Pacific League MVP as a hitter and pitcher.  Ohtani was able to clear posting before he turned 25, a much younger age than his previous Japanese counterparts, and the Angels were the team that won his services, allowing Ohtani to come to North America for the 2018 Season.

The Angels were cautious with Ohtani, but he did pitch in ten Games in his first North American season (4-2, 3.31 ERA) and had 22 Home Runs.  It was good enough to win the Rookie of the Year, but his season ended in early September, and he underwent Tommy John surgery. 

When Ohtani returned in 2019, it was agreed that he would not pitch that year, and he provided good offense with 18 Home Runs with a .286 Batting Average.  Ohtani had a terrible 2020, where in the COVID-shortened season, he batted under .200, but the belief existed that Ohtani was still going to be special.  In 2021, he was.

Ohtani responded with a year that hadn’t been seen since the days of Babe Ruth when he also pitched.  On the mound, Ohtani had 1 9-2 record over 130.1 Innings with 156 Strikeouts and a 3.18 ERA.  With his bat, Ohtani blasted 46 Home Runs with 100 RBIs and also stole 26 Bases.  He went to the All-Star Game, won a Silver Slugger at Designated Hitter, and was the unanimous MVP.

In 2022, Ohtani was the MVP runner-up behind Aaron Judge of New York, but was fourth in Cy Young voting (15-9, 2.33 ERA & 219 SO), while smacking  34 Home Runs.  There is no baseball player more special than Shohei Ohtani.  2023 was more good news for Ohtani, who again won the MVP and the SIlver Slugger, off of a 44 Home Run/05 RBI year, where he boasted a Slash Line of .304/.412/.654.  Sadly for the Angels, they were imploding aroung their superstar, and traded for short-term players for a fruitless playoff attempt in order to convince Ohtani to resign with Los Angeles.  Ohtani did sign a contract with Los Angeles, but it was the crosstown Dodgers.

Ohtani's years were arguably wasted in the Angels, but he was a must-watch superstar with the Halos.