2000 Texas Rangers
[edit] Summary
The 2000 Texas Rangers finished with a record of 71-91. They scored 848 runs and belted 173 home runs to go along with a .283 batting average. The offense was powered by Rafael Palmeiro, who led the team with 39 home runs, 120 RBI, and 163 hits.
The team allowed 974 runs and had a team ERA of 5.52. Rick Helling led the pitching staff with 16 wins and 146 strikeouts. John Wetteland was the team's best fireman, with 34 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Luis Alicea | 2B | 139 | 540 | 85 | 159 | 6 | 63 | 1 | .365 | .404 | .769 | .294 |
| Frank Catalanotto | 2B | 103 | 282 | 55 | 82 | 10 | 42 | 6 | .375 | .457 | .832 | .291 |
| Royce Clayton | SS | 148 | 513 | 70 | 124 | 14 | 54 | 11 | .301 | .384 | .685 | .242 |
| Kelly Dransfeldt | SS | 16 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .148 | .192 | .340 | .115 |
| Tom Evans | 3B | 23 | 54 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .394 | .352 | .746 | .278 |
| Mike Lamb | 3B | 138 | 493 | 65 | 137 | 6 | 47 | 0 | .328 | .373 | .701 | .278 |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 1B | 158 | 565 | 102 | 163 | 39 | 120 | 2 | .397 | .558 | .955 | .288 |
| Scott Sheldon | SS | 58 | 124 | 21 | 35 | 4 | 19 | 0 | .336 | .468 | .804 | .282 |
| Michael Young | 2B | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Chad Curtis | OF | 108 | 335 | 48 | 91 | 8 | 48 | 3 | .343 | .424 | .767 | .272 |
| Scarborough Green | OF | 79 | 124 | 21 | 29 | 0 | 9 | 10 | .291 | .258 | .549 | .234 |
| Rusty Greer | OF | 105 | 394 | 65 | 117 | 8 | 65 | 4 | .377 | .459 | .836 | .297 |
| Gabe Kapler | OF | 116 | 444 | 59 | 134 | 14 | 66 | 8 | .360 | .473 | .833 | .302 |
| Ricky Ledee | OF | 58 | 213 | 23 | 50 | 4 | 38 | 6 | .317 | .347 | .664 | .235 |
| Dave Martinez | OF | 38 | 119 | 14 | 32 | 2 | 12 | 2 | .351 | .370 | .721 | .269 |
| Ruben Mateo | OF | 52 | 206 | 32 | 60 | 7 | 19 | 6 | .339 | .447 | .786 | .291 |
| Jason McDonald | OF | 38 | 94 | 15 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 4 | .357 | .383 | .740 | .234 |
| Pedro Valdes | OF | 30 | 54 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .350 | .426 | .776 | .278 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bill Haselman | C | 62 | 193 | 23 | 53 | 6 | 26 | 0 | .329 | .461 | .790 | .275 |
| Randy Knorr | C | 15 | 34 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .294 | .529 | .823 | .294 |
| Ivan Rodriguez | C | 91 | 363 | 66 | 126 | 27 | 83 | 5 | .375 | .667 | 1.042 | .347 |
| B.J. Waszgis | C | 24 | 45 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .294 | .244 | .538 | .222 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| David Segui | DH | 93 | 351 | 52 | 118 | 11 | 57 | 0 | .391 | .519 | .910 | .336 |
| Ruben Sierra | DH | 20 | 60 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .281 | .283 | .564 | .233 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5648 | 848 | 1601 | 173 | 806 | 69 | .349 | .446 | .795 | .283 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Mark Clark | 12 | 8 | 44 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 7.98 | 2.045 | |||
| Francisco Cordero | 56 | 0 | 77.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 49 | 48 | 5.35 | 1.746 | |||
| Tim Crabtree | 68 | 0 | 80.3 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 2 | 54 | 31 | 5.15 | 1.457 | |||
| Darwin Cubillan | 13 | 0 | 17.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 1.70 | 2.599 | |||
| Doug Davis | 30 | 13 | 98.7 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 0 | 66 | 58 | 5.38 | 1.692 | |||
| Ryan Glynn | 16 | 16 | 88.7 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 0 | 33 | 41 | 5.58 | 1.669 | |||
| Rick Helling | 35 | 35 | 217 | 16 | 13 | .552 | 0 | 146 | 99 | 4.48 | 1.433 | |||
| Jonathan Johnson | 15 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 6.21 | 1.828 | |||
| Danny Kolb | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 67.50 | 10.000 | |||
| Esteban Loaiza | 20 | 17 | 107.3 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 1 | 75 | 31 | 5.37 | 1.528 | |||
| Mike Munoz | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13.50 | 3.500 | |||
| Darren Oliver | 21 | 21 | 108 | 2 | 9 | .182 | 0 | 49 | 42 | 7.42 | 1.787 | |||
| Matt Perisho | 34 | 13 | 105 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 0 | 74 | 67 | 7.37 | 1.933 | |||
| Kenny Rogers | 34 | 34 | 227.3 | 13 | 13 | .500 | 0 | 127 | 78 | 4.55 | 1.474 | |||
| Scott Sheldon | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Brian Sikorski | 10 | 5 | 37.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 32 | 25 | 5.73 | 1.883 | |||
| Mike Venafro | 77 | 0 | 56.3 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 1 | 32 | 21 | 3.83 | 1.510 | |||
| John Wetteland | 62 | 0 | 60 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 34 | 53 | 24 | 4.20 | 1.517 | |||
| Jeff Zimmerman | 65 | 0 | 69.7 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 1 | 74 | 34 | 5.30 | 1.636 | |||
| Team Totals | 577 | 162 | 1429 | 71 | 91 | .438 | 39 | 918 | 661 | 5.52 | 1.640 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Rafael Palmeiro | 158 |
| At Bats | Rafael Palmeiro | 565 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Rafael Palmeiro | 678 |
| Batting Average | Luis Alicea | .294 |
| On-Base % | Rafael Palmeiro | .397 |
| Slugging % | Rafael Palmeiro | .558 |
| OPS | Rafael Palmeiro | .955 |
| Runs | Rafael Palmeiro | 102 |
| Hits | Rafael Palmeiro | 163 |
| Total Bases | Rafael Palmeiro | 315 |
| Doubles | Rusty Greer | 34 |
| Triples | Luis Alicea | 8 |
| Home Runs | Rafael Palmeiro | 39 |
| RBI | Rafael Palmeiro | 120 |
| Walks | Rafael Palmeiro | 103 |
| Strikeouts | Royce Clayton | 92 |
| Stolen Bases | Royce Clayton | 11 |
| Caught Stealing | Royce Clayton | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Royce Clayton | 12 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Luis Alicea and Rafael Palmeiro | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Royce Clayton | 21 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Rick Helling | 16 |
| Losses | Rick Helling and Kenny Rogers | 13 |
| Saves | John Wetteland | 34 |
| Won-Loss % | Rick Helling | .552 |
| ERA | Rick Helling | 4.48 |
| WHIP | Rick Helling | 1.433 |
| Innings Pitched | Kenny Rogers | 227.3 |
| Games | Mike Venafro | 77 |
| Games Started | Rick Helling | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Rick Helling | 146 |
| Complete Games | Kenny Rogers | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Kenny Rogers | 998 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Kenny Rogers | 115 |
| Hits Allowed | Kenny Rogers | 257 |
| Walks Allowed | Rick Helling | 99 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Rick Helling | 29 |
| Doubles Allowed | Rick Helling | 66 |
| Triples Allowed | Kenny Rogers | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Francisco Cordero | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Kenny Rogers | 11 |
| Double Plays Induced | Kenny Rogers | 30 |
