Our All Time Top 50 Texas Rangers have been revised to reflect the 2024 Season.
Yes, we know that this is taking a while!
As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists and consistently look to update them when necessary and based on necessity. As such, we are delighted to present our post-2024 revision of our top 50 Texas Rangers.
As for all of our top 50 players in baseball, we look at the following:
1. Advanced Statistics.
2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the American League.
3. Playoff accomplishments.
4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles that are not reflected in a stat sheet.
Please note that our algorithm has changed, which yielded minor changes throughout the baseball lists.
Last year, the Rangers went 78-84, and failed to build on their previous World Series win. There were no new additions, but two significant elevations.
As always, we present our top five, which saw one change based on the new algorithm.
5. Buddy Bell
You can find the entire list here.
Within the top five, Beltre went past Gonzalez for #3 and Bell reached this elite group from #7. Both changes were based on the new calculations.
Corey Seager advanced to #23 from #28.
Marcus Semien climbed to #25 from #36.
Notably, Adolis Garcia did not advance from #35.
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Our All-Time Top 50 Texas Rangers have been updated to reflect the 2023 Season
Yes, we know that this is taking a while!
As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out, and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity. As such, we are very happy to present our post-2022/23 revision of our top 50 Texas Rangers.
As for all of our top 50 players in baseball, we look at the following:
1. Advanced Statistics.
2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in Major League Baseball.
3. Playoff accomplishments.
4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles that are not reflected in a stat sheet.
Last year, very few expected the Rangers to make the playoffs, let alone win the World Series, but they shocked the world and won it all. This led to three new entrants and one elevation.
As always, we present our top five, which saw no changes.
5. Frank Howard
You can find the entire list here.
The first of the three new entrants is Shortstop Corey Seager, who was the World Series MVP and an All-MLB 1 Selection in 2023.
Outfielder and two-time All-Star Adolis Garcia makes his first appearance at #35.
Second Baseman Marcus Semien is the last new entry, debuting at #36. Like Seager, He was also an All-MLB 1 Selection in 2023.
The only elevation was Pitcher Martin Perez, who advanced two spots to #43.
As always, we thank you for your support, and look for more revisions in the future.
Our Top 50 All-Time Texas Rangers has been revised
Yes, we know that this is taking a while!
As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity. As such, we are very happy to present the first revision of our top 50 Texas Rangers of all-time.
As for all of our top 50 players in baseball we look at the following:
- Advanced Statistics.
- Traditional statistics and how they finished in the American League.
- Playoff accomplishments.
- Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.
Remember, this is ONLY based on what a player does on that particular team and not what he accomplished elsewhere and also note that we have placed an increased importance on the first two categories, which has altered the rankings considerably.
This list is updated up until the end of the 2018 Season.
The complete list can be found here, but as always we announce our top five in this article. They are:
There is a significant shift in many of the players and a few new ones based on shuffling of the metrics we have used for our Top 50s.
As always we thank you for your support.The Top 50 Texas Rangers of All-Time are up
We think so too!
The next North American franchise, that we will look at in regards to the Top 50 of All-Time are the Texas Rangers. The Rangers have yet to win the World Series but they have been very competitive as of late and are a solid contender to win the big one in upcoming years.
You can click here to get the entire list here but here is a sneak preview of the top five:
1. Ivan Rodriguez
2. Rafael Palmeiro
3. Juan Gonzalez
4. Buddy Bell
5. Jim Sundberg
Up next are the Green Bay Packers, one of the most celebrated sports teams of any discipline.
Look for that soon and as always we thank you for your support!
3. Juan Gonzalez
Signed by the Texas Rangers as a 16-year-old free agent, Juan González quickly made a big impact in the major leagues, earning a reputation as a formidable player. Known as “Juan Gone,” he set the pace for the franchise's first modern championship era with powerful, high-velocity line drives during Texas summers. During his two tenures in Arlington, the tall slugger consistently elevated the organization’s power stats, blending raw strength with a keen ability to drive in runners, cementing his status as a legendary power hitter.
His debut in the early 1990s marked a shift in leadership within the junior circuit. González made his towering home runs a personal trademark, winning back-to-back American League home run titles with 43 homers in 1992 and then an impressive 46 during a standout 1993 All-Star season. He dominated opposing pitchers with an aggressive, powerful right-handed swing, effortlessly clearing the fences and posting seven seasons with at least 100 RBIs for the team.
In 1996, González delivered an exemplary display of high-leverage hitting, recording 47 home runs and 144 RBIs while achieving an impressive .314/.368/643 slash line over 134 games. This performance earned him his first American League Most Valuable Player Award and contributed significantly to Texas’s inaugural postseason appearance. He continued this exceptional performance in 1998, establishing a historic dominance in run production. Demonstrating systematic dismantling of major-league pitching, he drove in an extraordinary league-leading 101 runs before the All-Star break. He concluded the season with 42 home runs and a career-high 157 RBIs, thereby securing his second American League MVP award.
After the 1999 season, González was in the final year of his contract and increasingly demanded a lucrative extension reflecting his top-tier value. Management, wary of committing long-term and significant money to a hitter with growing back issues, feared losing their star for nothing. Consequently, in November, they executed a bold trade, sending the two-time MVP to the Detroit Tigers in a nine-player deal for a promising group led by Gabe Kapler and Francisco Cordero.
While he would eventually return to Arlington via free agency for a highly productive two-year encore from 2002 through 2003, injuries severely limited his playing time, drawing a quiet curtain over his peak years.
Over his 1,400 games with Texas, he achieved exactly 1,592 hits, 296 doubles, and a strong .293 batting average, complemented by a remarkable .565 slugging percentage. He is the all-time leader for the Rangers in both home runs (372) and runs batted in (1,180), solidifying his key value within a detailed algorithmic assessment. In 2015, the organization honored his legacy by inducting Juan "Juan Gone" González into the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame.
