⭐ Division Winner

1998 Texas Rangers

88-74 • .543 Win% • 1st in AL W

The 1998 Texas Rangers went 88-74 (.543) finishing 1st in the AL W division. They won their division. The club scored 940 runs, allowed 871, and played home games at The Ballpark at Arlington. Team leaders included Juan Gonzalez (45 HR, 157 RBI) and Rick Helling (20-7, 4.41 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

88 Wins
74 Losses
.543 Win %
1st Rank
940 R 871 RA
Diff +69

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⚡ Quick Stats

940 Runs Scored
871 Runs Allowed
+69 Run Diff
2,927K Attendance

📈 vs. 1998 AL Average

Batting Avg .288 6% above the 1998 league average (.271)
OBP .357 5% above the 1998 league average (.339)
SLG .461 7% above the 1998 league average (.431)
Team ERA 4.99 7% worse than the 1998 league average (4.65)
Runs Scored 940 16% above the 1998 league average (812 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumThe Ballpark at Arlington
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,927,409
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Avg per Game 36,140

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1998

Batting Avg

1 Roberto Kelly 0.323 2 Ivan Rodriguez 0.321 3 Juan Gonzalez 0.318 4 Bill Haselman 0.314 5 Rusty Greer 0.306

Home Runs

1 Juan Gonzalez 45 2 Will Clark 23 3 Ivan Rodriguez 21 4 Lee Stevens 20 5 Rusty Greer 16

RBI

1 Juan Gonzalez 157 2 Rusty Greer 108 3 Will Clark 102 4 Ivan Rodriguez 91 5 Lee Stevens 59
1998 Texas Rangers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Juan Gonzalez 154 606 110 193 50 2 45 157 46 126 2 0.318
Rusty Greer 155 598 107 183 31 5 16 108 80 93 2 0.306
Ivan Rodriguez 145 579 88 186 40 4 21 91 32 88 9 0.321
Will Clark 149 554 98 169 41 1 23 102 72 97 1 0.305
Tom Goodwin 154 520 102 151 13 3 2 33 73 90 38 0.290
Mark McLemore 126 461 79 114 15 1 5 53 89 64 12 0.247
Lee Stevens 120 344 52 91 17 4 20 59 31 93 0 0.265
Fernando Tatis 95 330 41 89 17 2 3 32 12 66 6 0.270
Kevin Elster 84 297 33 69 10 1 8 37 33 66 0 0.232
Luis Alicea 101 259 51 71 15 3 6 33 37 40 4 0.274
Roberto Kelly 75 257 48 83 7 3 16 46 8 46 0 0.323
Royce Clayton 52 186 30 53 12 1 5 24 13 32 5 0.285
Mike Simms 86 186 36 55 11 0 16 46 24 47 0 0.296
Todd Zeile 52 180 26 47 14 1 6 28 28 32 1 0.261
Domingo Cedeno 61 141 19 37 9 1 2 21 10 32 2 0.262
Bill Haselman 40 105 11 33 6 0 6 17 3 17 0 0.314
Warren Newson 10 21 1 4 1 0 0 2 1 5 0 0.190
Scott Sheldon 7 16 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0.125
Milt Cuyler 7 6 3 3 2 0 1 3 1 0 0 0.500
Darren Oliver 19 6 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.167
Rick Helling 33 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Aaron Sele 33 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
John Burkett 32 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chris Tremie 2 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.333
Todd Van Poppel 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tim Crabtree 64 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rob Sasser 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bobby Witt 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Bailes 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Greg Cadaret 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tony Fossas 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eric Gunderson 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Xavier Hernandez 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jonathan Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Levine 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Esteban Loaiza 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Danny Patterson 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roger Pavlik 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Matt Perisho 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Julio Santana 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Todd Stottlemyre 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Wetteland 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1998

ERA

1 John Wetteland 2.03 2 Xavier Hernandez 3.57 3 Tim Crabtree 3.59 4 Aaron Sele 4.23 5 Todd Stottlemyre 4.33

Wins

1 Rick Helling 20 2 Aaron Sele 19 3 John Burkett 9 4 Tim Crabtree 6 5 Xavier Hernandez 6

Strikeouts

1 Aaron Sele 167 2 Rick Helling 164 3 John Burkett 131 4 John Wetteland 72 5 Tim Crabtree 60
1998 Texas Rangers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Rick Helling 20 7 4.41 33 33 0 216.1 209 106 78 164
Aaron Sele 19 11 4.23 33 33 0 212.2 239 100 84 167
John Burkett 9 13 5.68 32 32 0 195.0 230 123 46 131
Darren Oliver 6 7 6.53 19 19 0 103.1 140 75 43 58
Tim Crabtree 6 1 3.59 64 0 0 85.1 86 34 35 60
Esteban Loaiza 3 6 5.90 14 14 0 79.1 103 52 22 55
Bobby Witt 5 4 7.66 14 13 0 69.1 95 59 33 30
Eric Gunderson 0 3 5.19 68 1 0 67.2 88 39 19 41
John Wetteland 3 1 2.03 63 0 42 62.0 47 14 14 72
Danny Patterson 2 5 4.45 56 0 2 60.2 64 30 19 33
Todd Stottlemyre 5 4 4.33 10 10 0 60.1 68 29 30 57
Xavier Hernandez 6 6 3.57 46 0 1 58.0 43 23 30 41
Al Levine 0 1 4.50 30 0 0 58.0 68 29 16 19
Scott Bailes 1 0 6.47 46 0 0 40.1 61 29 11 30
Todd Van Poppel 1 2 8.84 4 4 0 19.1 26 19 10 10
Roger Pavlik 1 1 3.86 5 0 1 14.0 16 6 5 8
Greg Cadaret 0 0 4.70 11 0 0 7.2 11 4 3 5
Tony Fossas 1 0 0.00 10 0 0 7.1 3 0 4 7
Julio Santana 0 0 8.44 3 0 0 5.1 7 5 4 1
Matt Perisho 0 2 27.00 2 2 0 5.0 15 15 8 2
Jonathan Johnson 0 0 8.31 1 1 0 4.1 5 4 5 3

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Division Series
Lost to NYA 3-0

👥 Roster (42)

Luis Alicea Scott Bailes John Burkett Greg Cadaret Domingo Cedeno Will Clark Royce Clayton Tim Crabtree Milt Cuyler Kevin Elster Tony Fossas Juan Gonzalez +30 more

42 players

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The 1998 Texas Rangers in brief

The 1998 Texas Rangers won 88 games and lost 74, ending up 1st in the AL West. In 1998 the franchise took the division title. The run column shows 940 for and 871 against. Against a league average of .271, the 1998 Texas Rangers batted .288. Pitchers allowed 4.99 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.65. League clubs averaged 812 runs that year, so the Texas Rangers scored 16% more.

Attendance at The Ballpark at Arlington totaled 2,927,409 for the year. Juan Gonzalez led the club in home runs with 45. Rick Helling led the pitchers with 20 wins. Aaron Sele struck out 167, the most on the club. John Wetteland saved 42 games. In the AL Division Series, the Texas Rangers lost to NYA 3-0.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1998 Texas Rangers

What was the 1998 Texas Rangers record?
The 1998 Texas Rangers finished 88-74 (.543 win pct).
Did the 1998 Texas Rangers make the playoffs?
The 1998 Texas Rangers finished first in their division.
Who led the 1998 Texas Rangers in home runs?
Juan Gonzalez led the 1998 Texas Rangers with 45 home runs.
What was the 1998 Texas Rangers team ERA?
The 1998 Texas Rangers posted a team ERA of 4.99.
Did the 1998 Texas Rangers win the World Series?
No. The 1998 Texas Rangers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1998 Texas Rangers play?
The 1998 Texas Rangers played home games at The Ballpark at Arlington.
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