2009 Texas Rangers

87-75 • .537 Win% • 2nd in AL W

The 2009 Texas Rangers went 87-75 (.537) finishing 2nd in the AL W division. The club scored 784 runs, allowed 740, and played home games at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Team leaders included Nelson Cruz (33 HR, 76 RBI) and Scott Feldman (17-8, 4.08 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

87 Wins
75 Losses
.537 Win %
2nd Rank
784 R 740 RA
Diff +44

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784 Runs Scored
740 Runs Allowed
+44 Run Diff
2,156K Attendance

📈 vs. 2009 AL Average

Batting Avg .259 3% below the 2009 league average (.266)
OBP .319 5% below the 2009 league average (.335)
SLG .444 4% above the 2009 league average (.428)
Team ERA 4.38 2% better than the 2009 league average (4.45)
Runs Scored 784 equal to the 2009 league average (781 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRangers Ballpark in Arlington
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,156,016
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Avg per Game 26,617

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2009

Batting Avg

1 Michael Young 0.322 2 Julio Borbon 0.312 3 Marlon Byrd 0.283 4 David Murphy 0.269 5 Josh Hamilton 0.268

Home Runs

1 Nelson Cruz 33 2 Ian Kinsler 31 3 Hank Blalock 25 4 Michael Young 22 5 Chris Davis 21

RBI

1 Marlon Byrd 89 2 Ian Kinsler 86 3 Nelson Cruz 76 4 Michael Young 68 5 Hank Blalock 66
2009 Texas Rangers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ian Kinsler 144 566 101 143 32 4 31 86 59 77 31 0.253
Marlon Byrd 146 547 66 155 43 2 20 89 32 98 8 0.283
Michael Young 135 541 76 174 36 2 22 68 47 90 8 0.322
Elvis Andrus 145 480 72 128 17 8 6 40 40 77 33 0.267
Hank Blalock 123 462 62 108 21 4 25 66 26 108 2 0.234
Nelson Cruz 128 462 75 120 21 1 33 76 49 118 20 0.260
David Murphy 128 432 61 116 24 1 17 57 49 106 9 0.269
Chris Davis 113 391 48 93 15 1 21 59 24 150 0 0.238
Josh Hamilton 89 336 43 90 19 2 10 54 24 79 8 0.268
Jarrod Saltalamacchia 84 283 34 66 12 0 9 34 22 97 0 0.233
Andruw Jones 82 281 43 60 18 0 17 43 45 72 5 0.214
Taylor Teagarden 60 198 26 43 13 0 6 24 14 76 0 0.217
Omar Vizquel 62 177 17 47 7 2 1 14 13 27 4 0.266
Julio Borbon 46 157 30 49 4 0 4 20 15 28 19 0.312
Ivan Rodriguez 28 98 14 24 8 0 2 13 5 18 1 0.245
Esteban German 19 46 9 14 4 0 0 4 4 7 1 0.304
Brandon Boggs 9 17 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.059
Craig Gentry 11 17 4 2 1 0 0 1 2 5 0 0.118
Joaquin Arias 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Kevin Richardson 4 6 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.500
Scott Feldman 34 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Derek Holland 33 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Brandon McCarthy 17 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kevin Millwood 31 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Vicente Padilla 18 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Greg Golson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Matt Harrison 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Jason Jennings 44 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kris Benson 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Willie Eyre 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Neftali Feliz 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Francisco 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jason Grilli 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eddie Guardado 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tommy Hunter 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Warner Madrigal 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Mathis 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Luis Mendoza 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Guillermo Moscoso 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dustin Nippert 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Darren O'Day 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Josh Rupe 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pedro Strop 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
C. J. Wilson 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2009

ERA

1 Neftali Feliz 1.74 2 Darren O'Day 1.94 3 C. J. Wilson 2.81 4 Doug Mathis 3.16 5 Kevin Millwood 3.67

Wins

1 Scott Feldman 17 2 Kevin Millwood 13 3 Tommy Hunter 9 4 Derek Holland 8 5 Vicente Padilla 8

Strikeouts

1 Kevin Millwood 123 2 Scott Feldman 113 3 Derek Holland 107 4 C. J. Wilson 84 5 Brandon McCarthy 65
2009 Texas Rangers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Kevin Millwood 13 10 3.67 31 31 0 198.2 195 81 71 123
Scott Feldman 17 8 4.08 34 31 0 189.2 178 86 65 113
Derek Holland 8 13 6.12 33 21 0 138.1 160 94 47 107
Tommy Hunter 9 6 4.10 19 19 0 112.0 113 51 33 64
Vicente Padilla 8 6 4.92 18 18 0 108.0 120 59 42 59
Brandon McCarthy 7 4 4.62 17 17 0 97.1 96 50 36 65
C. J. Wilson 5 6 2.81 74 0 14 73.2 66 23 32 84
Dustin Nippert 5 3 3.88 20 10 0 69.2 64 30 29 54
Matt Harrison 4 5 6.11 11 11 0 63.1 81 43 23 34
Jason Jennings 2 4 4.13 44 0 1 61.0 67 28 28 44
Darren O'Day 2 1 1.94 64 0 2 55.2 36 12 17 54
Frank Francisco 2 3 3.83 51 0 25 49.1 40 21 15 57
Doug Mathis 0 1 3.16 24 2 1 42.2 39 15 10 25
Eddie Guardado 1 2 4.46 48 0 0 38.1 39 19 15 20
Neftali Feliz 1 0 1.74 20 0 2 31.0 13 6 8 39
Jason Grilli 2 2 4.78 30 0 0 26.1 21 14 14 27
Kris Benson 1 1 8.46 8 2 0 22.1 33 21 12 11
Willie Eyre 0 0 4.50 17 0 0 18.0 18 9 6 8
Guillermo Moscoso 0 0 3.21 10 0 0 14.0 15 5 6 12
Warner Madrigal 0 0 9.95 13 0 0 12.2 18 14 12 5
Pedro Strop 0 0 7.71 7 0 0 7.0 6 6 4 9
Josh Rupe 0 0 15.43 4 0 0 4.2 12 8 5 2
Luis Mendoza 0 0 36.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 4 1 0

👥 Roster (44)

Elvis Andrus Joaquin Arias Kris Benson Hank Blalock Brandon Boggs Julio Borbon Marlon Byrd Nelson Cruz Chris Davis Willie Eyre Scott Feldman Neftali Feliz +32 more

44 players

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The 2009 Texas Rangers in brief

The record for the 2009 Texas Rangers reads 87 wins and 75 losses, good for 2nd in the AL West. The run column shows 784 for and 740 against. At the plate the Texas Rangers hit .259, 3% worse than the league's .266. Pitchers allowed 4.38 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.45. Attendance at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington totaled 2,156,016 for the year.

Nelson Cruz led the club in home runs with 33. Marlon Byrd led in RBI with 89. The hits leader was Michael Young with 174. On the mound, Scott Feldman won 17 games to lead the staff. Kevin Millwood struck out 123, the most on the club. Frank Francisco closed out 25 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2009 Texas Rangers

What was the 2009 Texas Rangers record?
The 2009 Texas Rangers finished 87-75 (.537 win pct).
Who led the 2009 Texas Rangers in home runs?
Nelson Cruz led the 2009 Texas Rangers with 33 home runs.
What was the 2009 Texas Rangers team ERA?
The 2009 Texas Rangers posted a team ERA of 4.38.
Did the 2009 Texas Rangers win the World Series?
No. The 2009 Texas Rangers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2009 Texas Rangers play?
The 2009 Texas Rangers played home games at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.
Who led the 2009 Texas Rangers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Nelson Cruz (33 HR, 76 RBI) and Scott Feldman (17-8, 4.08 ERA).
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