1990 Texas Rangers

83-79 • .512 Win% • 3rd in AL W

The 1990 Texas Rangers went 83-79 (.512) finishing 3rd in the AL W division. The club scored 676 runs, allowed 696, and played home games at Arlington Stadium. Team leaders included Pete Incaviglia (24 HR, 85 RBI) and Bobby Witt (17-10, 3.36 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

83 Wins
79 Losses
.512 Win %
3rd Rank
676 R 696 RA
Diff -20

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676 Runs Scored
696 Runs Allowed
-20 Run Diff
2,057K Attendance

📈 vs. 1990 AL Average

Batting Avg .258 equal to the 1990 league average (.259)
OBP .330 1% above the 1990 league average (.327)
SLG .376 3% below the 1990 league average (.387)
Team ERA 3.83 2% better than the 1990 league average (3.91)
Runs Scored 676 3% below the 1990 league average (696 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumArlington Stadium
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 2,057,917
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Avg per Game 25,096

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1990

Batting Avg

1 Rafael Palmeiro 0.319 2 Jack Daugherty 0.300 3 Julio Franco 0.296 4 Harold Baines 0.290 5 Juan Gonzalez 0.289

Home Runs

1 Pete Incaviglia 24 2 Ruben Sierra 16 3 Rafael Palmeiro 14 4 Harold Baines 13 5 Julio Franco 11

RBI

1 Ruben Sierra 96 2 Rafael Palmeiro 89 3 Pete Incaviglia 85 4 Julio Franco 69 5 Jack Daugherty 47
1990 Texas Rangers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ruben Sierra 159 608 70 170 37 2 16 96 49 86 9 0.280
Rafael Palmeiro 154 598 72 191 35 6 14 89 40 59 3 0.319
Julio Franco 157 582 96 172 27 1 11 69 82 83 31 0.296
Pete Incaviglia 153 529 59 123 27 0 24 85 45 146 3 0.233
Gary Pettis 136 423 66 101 16 8 3 31 57 118 38 0.239
Jeff Huson 145 396 57 95 12 2 0 28 46 54 12 0.240
Geno Petralli 133 325 28 83 13 1 0 21 50 49 0 0.255
Harold Baines 103 321 41 93 10 1 13 44 47 63 0 0.290
Jack Daugherty 125 310 36 93 20 2 6 47 22 49 0 0.300
Steve Buechele 91 251 30 54 10 0 7 30 27 63 1 0.215
Jeff Kunkel 99 200 17 34 11 1 3 17 11 66 2 0.170
Mike Stanley 103 189 21 47 8 1 2 19 30 25 1 0.249
Scott Coolbaugh 67 180 21 36 6 0 2 13 15 47 1 0.200
John Russell 68 128 16 35 4 0 2 8 11 41 1 0.273
Kevin Reimer 64 100 5 26 9 1 2 15 10 22 0 0.260
Juan Gonzalez 25 90 11 26 7 1 4 12 2 18 0 0.289
Gary Green 62 88 10 19 3 0 0 8 6 18 1 0.216
Cecil Espy 52 71 10 9 0 0 0 1 10 20 11 0.127
Thad Bosley 30 29 3 4 0 0 1 3 4 7 1 0.138
Chad Kreuter 22 22 2 1 1 0 0 2 8 9 0 0.045
Kevin Belcher 16 15 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 6 0 0.133
Bill Haselman 7 13 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 5 0 0.154
Kevin Brown 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gerald Alexander 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brad Arnsberg 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Barfield 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Bitker 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brian Bohanon 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Chiamparino 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Hoover 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charlie Hough 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Jeffcoat 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ramon Manon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Craig McMurtry 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gary Mielke 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jamie Moyer 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kenny Rogers 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Russell 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Nolan Ryan 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bobby Witt 35 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1990

ERA

1 Brad Arnsberg 2.15 2 Scott Chiamparino 2.63 3 Kenny Rogers 3.13 4 Bobby Witt 3.36 5 Nolan Ryan 3.44

Wins

1 Bobby Witt 17 2 Nolan Ryan 13 3 Kevin Brown 12 4 Charlie Hough 12 5 Kenny Rogers 10

Strikeouts

1 Nolan Ryan 232 2 Bobby Witt 221 3 Charlie Hough 114 4 Kevin Brown 88 5 Kenny Rogers 74
1990 Texas Rangers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bobby Witt 17 10 3.36 33 32 0 222.0 197 83 110 221
Charlie Hough 12 12 4.07 32 32 0 218.2 190 99 119 114
Nolan Ryan 13 9 3.44 30 30 0 204.0 137 78 74 232
Kevin Brown 12 10 3.60 26 26 0 180.0 175 72 60 88
Mike Jeffcoat 5 6 4.47 44 12 5 110.2 122 55 28 58
Jamie Moyer 2 6 4.66 33 10 0 102.1 115 53 39 58
Kenny Rogers 10 6 3.13 69 3 15 97.2 93 34 42 74
Brad Arnsberg 6 1 2.15 53 0 5 62.2 56 15 33 44
John Barfield 4 3 4.67 33 0 1 44.1 42 23 13 17
Craig McMurtry 0 3 4.32 23 3 0 41.2 43 20 30 14
Gary Mielke 0 3 3.73 33 0 0 41.0 42 17 15 13
Scott Chiamparino 1 2 2.63 6 6 0 37.2 36 11 12 19
Brian Bohanon 0 3 6.62 11 6 0 34.0 40 25 18 15
Jeff Russell 1 5 4.26 27 0 10 25.1 23 12 16 16
Joe Bitker 0 0 3.00 5 0 0 9.0 7 3 3 6
Gerald Alexander 0 0 7.71 3 2 0 7.0 14 6 5 8
John Hoover 0 0 11.57 2 0 0 4.2 8 6 3 0
Ramon Manon 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 2.0 3 3 3 0

👥 Roster (40)

Gerald Alexander Brad Arnsberg Harold Baines John Barfield Kevin Belcher Joe Bitker Brian Bohanon Thad Bosley Kevin Brown Steve Buechele Scott Chiamparino Scott Coolbaugh +28 more

40 players

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The 1990 Texas Rangers in brief

The 1990 Texas Rangers finished 83-79, a .512 winning percentage, placing 3rd in the AL West. Runs came in at 676 scored against 696 allowed (-20). Pitchers allowed 3.83 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.91. League clubs averaged 696 runs that year, so the Texas Rangers scored 3% fewer. Arlington Stadium was home in 1990, drawing a total attendance of 2,057,917. For power, Pete Incaviglia led the way with 24 homers.

Ruben Sierra drove in a team-high 96 runs. Rafael Palmeiro collected the most hits, 191. The pitching staff's wins leader was Bobby Witt (17). Nolan Ryan struck out 232, the most on the club. Kenny Rogers saved 15 games. The roster section lists 40 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1990 Texas Rangers

What was the 1990 Texas Rangers record?
The 1990 Texas Rangers finished 83-79 (.512 win pct).
Who led the 1990 Texas Rangers in home runs?
Pete Incaviglia led the 1990 Texas Rangers with 24 home runs.
What was the 1990 Texas Rangers team ERA?
The 1990 Texas Rangers posted a team ERA of 3.83.
Did the 1990 Texas Rangers win the World Series?
No. The 1990 Texas Rangers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1990 Texas Rangers play?
The 1990 Texas Rangers played home games at Arlington Stadium.
Who led the 1990 Texas Rangers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Pete Incaviglia (24 HR, 85 RBI) and Bobby Witt (17-10, 3.36 ERA).
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