1998 Texas Rangers roster: 88-74

The Texas Rangers went 88-74 in the 1998 MLB regular season, 1st of 4 in the American League West. They made the playoffs.

Team stats and league rank

1998 Texas Rangers team stats
Home Runs2019th of 30
RBI8942nd of 30
Hits1,6372nd of 30
Runs9402nd of 30
Stolen Bases8223rd of 30
Doubles3147th of 30
Triples3211th of 30
Walks59510th of 30
Strikeouts (Batting)1,04510th of 30
Batting Average.2892nd of 30
On-Base %.3572nd of 30
Slugging %.4623rd of 30
OPS.8192nd of 30
ERA4.9927th of 30
WHIP1.5027th of 30
Strikeouts (Pitching)99423rd of 30
Saves469th of 30
Wins889th of 30
Runs Allowed87127th of 30
Errors24219th of 30

Counts are season totals; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 30 clubs that season.

1998 Rangers roster: batting

1998 Texas Rangers batting
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Juan Alberto Gonzalez—154606110193451572.318.366.997
Rusty GreerLF155598107183161082.306.386.841
Iván RodríguezC1455798818621919.321.358.871
Will Clark1B14955498169231021.305.384.891
Tom GoodwinLF15452010215123338.290.378.716
Mark McLemore2B1264617911455312.247.369.686
Lee Stevens1B120344529120590.265.324.836
Kevin ElsterSS8429733698370.232.311.665
Luis Alicea2B10125951716334.274.372.796
Roberto KellyLF75257488316460.323.349.910
Mike SimmsRF86186365516460.296.381.994
Domingo CedenoSS6114119372212.262.309.692
Bill HaselmanC4010511336170.314.327.870
Warren NewsonLF102114020.190.227.465
Scott Sheldon3B71602010.125.176.301
Milt CuylerCF7633130.500.5711.905
Chris TremieC2321000.333.5001.167
Rob Sasser3B1100000.000.000.000

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · OPS

1998 Rangers roster: pitching

1998 Texas Rangers pitching
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.GS: Games started — for a pitcher, games he opened on the mound.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
Rick HellingRP33332074.41216.11641.330
Aaron SeleRP333319114.23212.21671.520
John BurkettSP32329135.68195.01311.420
Tim CrabtreeRP640613.5985.1601.420
Eric GundersonRP681035.1967.2411.580
John WettelandRP630312.0362.0720.9842
Danny PattersonRP560254.4560.2331.372
Xavier HernandezRP460663.5758.0411.261
Al LevineRP300014.5058.0191.450
Scott BailesRP460106.4740.1301.790
Roger PavlikRP50113.8614.081.501
Matt PerishoRP220227.005.024.600
Jonathan JohnsonSP11008.314.132.310

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · WHIP · SV

Results

  1. Mar 31, 1998vs CHWL 2-9
  2. Apr 2, 1998vs CHWW 20-4
  3. Apr 3, 1998@ TORW 5-0
  4. Apr 4, 1998@ TORL 2-9
  5. Apr 5, 1998@ TORW 6-5
  6. Apr 6, 1998@ CHWL 4-5
  7. Apr 9, 1998@ CHWW 11-0
  8. Apr 10, 1998vs TORW 4-3
  9. Apr 11, 1998vs TORL 8-9
  10. Apr 12, 1998vs TORW 3-1
  11. Apr 13, 1998vs DETW 10-1
  12. Apr 14, 1998vs DETW 11-2
  13. Apr 15, 1998vs DETW 7-3
  14. Apr 17, 1998vs BALW 6-4
  15. Apr 18, 1998vs BALL 8-10
  16. Apr 19, 1998vs BALW 11-7
  17. Apr 21, 1998vs TBW 4-0
  18. Apr 22, 1998vs TBW 7-2
  19. Apr 23, 1998vs TBL 5-12
  20. Apr 24, 1998@ KCL 4-11
  21. Apr 25, 1998@ KCW 11-8
  22. Apr 26, 1998@ KCW 11-4
  23. Apr 27, 1998@ MINW 9-4
  24. Apr 28, 1998@ MINW 7-2
  25. Apr 29, 1998@ DETW 4-1
  26. Apr 30, 1998@ DETL 2-7
  27. May 1, 1998@ BOSL 3-5
  28. May 2, 1998@ BOSW 7-6
  29. May 3, 1998@ BOSL 1-2
  30. May 5, 1998vs NYYL 2-7
  31. May 6, 1998vs NYYL 13-15
  32. May 7, 1998vs CLEL 2-7
  33. May 8, 1998vs CLEW 6-3
  34. May 9, 1998vs CLEW 7-3
  35. May 10, 1998vs CLEW 5-3
  36. May 11, 1998vs BOSW 8-2
  37. May 12, 1998vs BOSW 6-3
  38. May 13, 1998@ NYYL 6-8
  39. May 14, 1998@ NYYW 7-5
  40. May 15, 1998@ CLEL 2-3
  41. May 16, 1998@ CLEL 3-10
  42. May 17, 1998@ CLEW 1-0
  43. May 19, 1998vs SEAW 10-4
  44. May 20, 1998vs SEAW 8-7
  45. May 21, 1998vs SEAW 9-8
  46. May 22, 1998vs KCW 13-10
  47. May 23, 1998vs KCW 7-3
  48. May 24, 1998vs KCL 3-8
  49. May 25, 1998vs MINL 3-9
  50. May 27, 1998vs MINL 5-6
  51. May 28, 1998@ BALL 2-5
  52. May 29, 1998@ BALL 3-6
  53. May 30, 1998@ BALW 10-8
  54. May 31, 1998@ BALW 9-5
  55. Jun 1, 1998@ TBL 1-4
  56. Jun 2, 1998@ TBW 7-3
  57. Jun 3, 1998@ ATHW 16-10
  58. Jun 4, 1998@ ATHL 1-6
  59. Jun 5, 1998vs SDW 8-7
  60. Jun 6, 1998vs SDW 3-0
  61. Jun 7, 1998vs SDL 8-17
  62. Jun 8, 1998@ COLW 3-1
  63. Jun 9, 1998@ COLW 5-2
  64. Jun 10, 1998@ COLL 8-9
  65. Jun 12, 1998vs LAAL 1-5
  66. Jun 13, 1998vs LAAL 6-18
  67. Jun 14, 1998vs LAAW 4-2
  68. Jun 15, 1998vs LAAL 5-8
  69. Jun 16, 1998vs ATHL 7-9
  70. Jun 17, 1998vs ATHL 2-3
  71. Jun 18, 1998vs ATHW 3-2
  72. Jun 19, 1998@ LAAW 7-3
  73. Jun 20, 1998@ LAAL 3-8
  74. Jun 21, 1998@ LAAL 7-10
  75. Jun 22, 1998vs ARIL 0-6
  76. Jun 23, 1998vs ARIW 16-5
  77. Jun 24, 1998@ ARIW 3-2
  78. Jun 25, 1998@ ARIW 9-4
  79. Jun 26, 1998@ SFW 7-3
  80. Jun 27, 1998@ SFL 5-6
  81. Jun 28, 1998@ SFL 0-7
  82. Jun 30, 1998vs LADL 1-4
  83. Jul 1, 1998vs LADL 5-7
  84. Jul 2, 1998vs LADL 1-4
  85. Jul 3, 1998vs SEAL 2-8
  86. Jul 4, 1998vs SEAW 9-2
  87. Jul 5, 1998vs SEAW 8-4
  88. Jul 9, 1998@ ATHW 4-1
  89. Jul 10, 1998@ ATHW 1-0
  90. Jul 11, 1998@ ATHW 4-2
  91. Jul 12, 1998@ ATHL 5-7
  92. Jul 13, 1998@ SEAL 3-10
  93. Jul 14, 1998@ SEAL 3-6
  94. Jul 15, 1998vs BALL 3-14
  95. Jul 16, 1998vs BALL 3-9
  96. Jul 17, 1998vs TBW 7-4
  97. Jul 18, 1998vs TBW 9-8
  98. Jul 19, 1998vs TBW 7-4
  99. Jul 21, 1998@ KCW 15-5
  100. Jul 22, 1998@ KCL 4-7
  101. Jul 23, 1998@ KCW 8-4
  102. Jul 24, 1998@ MINL 3-5
  103. Jul 25, 1998@ MINL 6-7
  104. Jul 26, 1998@ MINL 3-11
  105. Jul 28, 1998@ TORL 3-8
  106. Jul 29, 1998@ TORW 9-6
  107. Jul 30, 1998@ TORL 0-1
  108. Jul 31, 1998vs CHWL 2-10
  109. Aug 1, 1998vs CHWW 8-1
  110. Aug 2, 1998vs CHWW 12-3
  111. Aug 4, 1998vs TORW 11-9
  112. Aug 5, 1998vs TORW 4-3
  113. Aug 6, 1998vs BOSW 7-4
  114. Aug 7, 1998vs BOSW 4-3
  115. Aug 8, 1998vs BOSL 1-11
  116. Aug 9, 1998vs BOSL 8-14
  117. Aug 11, 1998@ CLEW 2-1
  118. Aug 12, 1998@ CLEL 3-6
  119. Aug 13, 1998@ NYYL 0-2
  120. Aug 14, 1998@ NYYL 4-6
  121. Aug 15, 1998@ NYYW 16-5
  122. Aug 16, 1998@ NYYL 5-6
  123. Aug 18, 1998@ BOSL 1-4
  124. Aug 18, 1998@ BOSL 4-5
  125. Aug 19, 1998vs CLEW 3-1
  126. Aug 20, 1998vs CLEW 8-2
  127. Aug 21, 1998vs NYYL 0-5
  128. Aug 22, 1998vs NYYL 9-12
  129. Aug 23, 1998vs NYYW 12-10
  130. Aug 24, 1998vs DETW 6-5
  131. Aug 25, 1998vs DETL 7-8
  132. Aug 26, 1998vs DETW 8-6
  133. Aug 28, 1998@ CHWW 6-5
  134. Aug 28, 1998@ CHWL 7-8
  135. Aug 29, 1998@ CHWW 5-3
  136. Aug 30, 1998@ CHWL 3-5
  137. Aug 31, 1998@ DETW 13-2
  138. Sep 1, 1998@ DETL 8-12
  139. Sep 2, 1998@ DETW 5-3
  140. Sep 4, 1998vs MINW 9-3
  141. Sep 5, 1998vs MINL 4-7
  142. Sep 6, 1998vs MINL 5-6
  143. Sep 7, 1998vs MINW 6-0
  144. Sep 8, 1998vs KCW 7-6
  145. Sep 9, 1998vs KCW 8-0
  146. Sep 11, 1998@ TBL 2-3
  147. Sep 12, 1998@ TBW 8-2
  148. Sep 13, 1998@ TBL 5-10
  149. Sep 14, 1998@ BALL 0-1
  150. Sep 15, 1998@ BALW 6-5
  151. Sep 16, 1998vs LAAW 5-3
  152. Sep 17, 1998vs LAAW 7-6
  153. Sep 18, 1998vs ATHW 3-1
  154. Sep 19, 1998vs ATHL 4-8
  155. Sep 20, 1998vs ATHL 3-6
  156. Sep 21, 1998@ LAAW 9-1
  157. Sep 22, 1998@ LAAW 9-1
  158. Sep 23, 1998@ LAAW 7-1
  159. Sep 23, 1998@ LAAW 7-1
  160. Sep 24, 1998@ SEAW 9-3
  161. Sep 25, 1998@ SEAL 4-15
  162. Sep 26, 1998@ SEAL 2-5
  163. Sep 27, 1998@ SEAW 12-6
  164. Sep 29, 1998@ NYYL 0-2playoffs
  165. Sep 30, 1998@ NYYL 1-3playoffs
  166. Oct 2, 1998vs NYYL 0-4playoffs

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on June 30 of the season.