2006 Texas Rangers
[edit] Summary
The 2006 Texas Rangers finished with a record of 80-82. They scored 835 runs and belted 183 home runs to go along with a .278 batting average. The offense was powered by Mark Teixeira, who led the team with 33 home runs and 110 RBI. Michael Young led the team with 217 hits for a .314 average.
The team allowed 784 runs and had a team ERA of 4.61. Kevin Millwood led the pitching staff with 16 wins and 157 strikeouts. Akinori Otsuka was the team's best fireman, with 32 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Joaquin Arias | SS | 6 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .583 | .636 | 1.219 | .545 |
| Hank Blalock | 3B | 152 | 591 | 76 | 157 | 16 | 89 | 1 | .325 | .401 | .726 | .266 |
| D'Angelo Jimenez | 2B | 20 | 57 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .328 | .316 | .644 | .211 |
| Ian Kinsler | 2B | 120 | 423 | 65 | 121 | 14 | 55 | 11 | .347 | .454 | .801 | .286 |
| Drew Meyer | 2B | 5 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .214 | .428 | .214 |
| Mark Teixeira | 1B | 162 | 628 | 99 | 177 | 33 | 110 | 2 | .371 | .514 | .885 | .282 |
| Michael Young | SS | 162 | 691 | 93 | 217 | 14 | 103 | 7 | .356 | .459 | .815 | .314 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Adrian Brown | OF | 25 | 36 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .231 | .222 | .453 | .194 |
| Nelson Cruz | OF | 41 | 130 | 15 | 29 | 6 | 22 | 1 | .261 | .385 | .646 | .223 |
| Mark DeRosa | OF | 136 | 520 | 78 | 154 | 13 | 74 | 4 | .357 | .456 | .813 | .296 |
| Freddy Guzman | OF | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .286 | .730 | .286 |
| Jerry Hairston | OF | 63 | 88 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .286 | .261 | .547 | .205 |
| Adam Hyzdu | OF | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Carlos Lee | OF | 59 | 236 | 42 | 76 | 9 | 35 | 7 | .369 | .525 | .894 | .322 |
| Gary Matthews | OF | 147 | 620 | 102 | 194 | 19 | 79 | 10 | .371 | .495 | .866 | .313 |
| Kevin Mench | OF | 87 | 320 | 36 | 91 | 12 | 50 | 1 | .338 | .459 | .797 | .284 |
| Laynce Nix | OF | 9 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .118 | .125 | .243 | .094 |
| Brad Wilkerson | OF | 95 | 320 | 56 | 71 | 15 | 44 | 3 | .306 | .422 | .728 | .222 |
| Eric Young | OF | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .273 | .500 | .773 | .200 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Rod Barajas | C | 97 | 344 | 49 | 88 | 11 | 41 | 0 | .298 | .410 | .708 | .256 |
| Gerald Laird | C | 78 | 243 | 46 | 72 | 7 | 22 | 3 | .332 | .473 | .805 | .296 |
| Miguel Ojeda | C | 5 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .308 | .462 | .770 | .308 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Jason Botts | DH | 20 | 50 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .317 | .360 | .677 | .220 |
| Phil Nevin | DH | 46 | 176 | 26 | 38 | 9 | 31 | 0 | .307 | .415 | .722 | .216 |
| Matt Stairs | DH | 26 | 81 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .273 | .370 | .643 | .210 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5659 | 835 | 1571 | 183 | 799 | 53 | .337 | .446 | .783 | .278 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Antonio Alfonseca | 19 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 5.62 | 1.875 | |||
| Rick Bauer | 58 | 1 | 71 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 2 | 35 | 25 | 3.55 | 1.380 | |||
| Joaquin Benoit | 56 | 0 | 79.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 85 | 38 | 4.86 | 1.330 | |||
| Fabio Castro | 4 | 0 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4.32 | 1.566 | |||
| Francisco Cordero | 49 | 0 | 48.7 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 6 | 54 | 16 | 4.81 | 1.335 | |||
| Bryan Corey | 16 | 0 | 17.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 2.60 | 1.329 | |||
| R.A. Dickey | 1 | 1 | 3.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18.90 | 2.727 | |||
| Adam Eaton | 13 | 13 | 65 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 0 | 43 | 24 | 5.12 | 1.569 | |||
| Scott Feldman | 36 | 0 | 41.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 3.92 | 1.259 | |||
| Frank Francisco | 8 | 0 | 7.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4.91 | 1.370 | |||
| John Koronka | 23 | 23 | 125 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 0 | 61 | 47 | 5.69 | 1.536 | |||
| Wes Littleton | 33 | 0 | 36.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 1.73 | 0.992 | |||
| Kameron Loe | 15 | 15 | 78.3 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 34 | 22 | 5.86 | 1.622 | |||
| Ron Mahay | 62 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 56 | 28 | 3.95 | 1.439 | |||
| Nick Masset | 8 | 0 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4.15 | 1.264 | |||
| Kevin Millwood | 34 | 34 | 215 | 16 | 12 | .571 | 0 | 157 | 53 | 4.52 | 1.307 | |||
| Akinori Otsuka | 63 | 0 | 59.7 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 32 | 47 | 11 | 2.11 | 1.072 | |||
| Vicente Padilla | 33 | 33 | 200 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 0 | 156 | 70 | 4.50 | 1.380 | |||
| John Rheinecker | 21 | 13 | 70.7 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 0 | 28 | 19 | 5.86 | 1.740 | |||
| Josh Rupe | 16 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 3.41 | 1.448 | |||
| Brian Shouse | 6 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4.15 | 1.628 | |||
| Rob Tejeda | 14 | 14 | 73.7 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 0 | 40 | 32 | 4.28 | 1.560 | |||
| Edinson Volquez | 8 | 8 | 33.3 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 0 | 15 | 17 | 7.29 | 2.072 | |||
| John Wasdin | 9 | 5 | 30 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 5.10 | 1.533 | |||
| Kip Wells | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5.62 | 2.250 | |||
| C.J. Wilson | 44 | 0 | 44.3 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 1 | 43 | 18 | 4.06 | 1.287 | |||
| Team Totals | 651 | 162 | 1431.2 | 80 | 82 | .494 | 42 | 972 | 496 | 4.61 | 1.435 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Mark Teixeira and Michael Young | 162 |
| At Bats | Michael Young | 691 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Michael Young | 748 |
| Batting Average | Michael Young | .314 |
| On-Base % | Gary Matthews and Mark Teixeira | .371 |
| Slugging % | Mark Teixeira | .514 |
| OPS | Mark Teixeira | .885 |
| Runs | Gary Matthews | 102 |
| Hits | Michael Young | 217 |
| Total Bases | Mark Teixeira | 323 |
| Doubles | Michael Young | 52 |
| Triples | Gary Matthews | 6 |
| Home Runs | Mark Teixeira | 33 |
| RBI | Mark Teixeira | 110 |
| Walks | Mark Teixeira | 89 |
| Strikeouts | Mark Teixeira | 128 |
| Stolen Bases | Ian Kinsler | 11 |
| Caught Stealing | Gary Matthews | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Rod Barajas | 5 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Gary Matthews and Michael Young | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Michael Young | 27 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Kevin Millwood | 16 |
| Losses | Kevin Millwood | 12 |
| Saves | Akinori Otsuka | 32 |
| Won-Loss % | Vicente Padilla | .600 |
| ERA | Vicente Padilla | 4.50 |
| WHIP | Kevin Millwood | 1.307 |
| Innings Pitched | Kevin Millwood | 215 |
| Games | Akinori Otsuka | 63 |
| Games Started | Kevin Millwood | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Kevin Millwood | 157 |
| Complete Games | Kevin Millwood | 2 |
| Shutouts | Kameron Loe | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Kevin Millwood | 907 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Kevin Millwood | 108 |
| Hits Allowed | Kevin Millwood | 228 |
| Walks Allowed | Vicente Padilla | 70 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Kevin Millwood | 23 |
| Doubles Allowed | Vicente Padilla | 47 |
| Triples Allowed | Kevin Millwood | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Kevin Millwood | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Vicente Padilla | 17 |
| Double Plays Induced | Kevin Millwood | 21 |



