Texas Rangers award winners and league leaders

This is a list of award winners and league leaders for the Texas Rangers baseball team (not including the franchise's first eleven years (1961–1971) as the Washington Senators).

Key

Position	Indicates the player's primary position
(#)	Number of wins by individuals who won an award multiple times

Baseball Hall of Famers

Ten Rangers have been inducted in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.^[1]

Year	Name	Career	Position	Ref.
1966	Ted Williams	1969–1972	Manager	[2]
1991	Ferguson Jenkins	1974–1975, 1978–1981	Pitcher	[3]
1991	Gaylord Perry	1975–1977, 1980	Pitcher	[4]
1999	Nolan Ryan	1989–1993	Pitcher	[5]
2008	Goose Gossage	1991	Pitcher	[6]
2010	Whitey Herzog	1973	Manager	[7]
2011	Bert Blyleven	1976–1977	Pitcher	[8]
2017	Iván Rodríguez	1991–2002, 2009	Catcher	[9]
2018	Vladimir Guerrero	2010	Designated hitter	[10]
2019	Harold Baines	1989–1990	Designated hitter	[11]
2024	Adrián Beltré	2011–2018	Third baseman	[12]

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Five Rangers have won the Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award.^[13]

Year	Name	Position	Ref.
1974	Jeff Burroughs	Left fielder	[14]
1996	Juan González (1)	Right fielder	[15]
1998	Juan González (2)	Right fielder	[15]
1999	Iván Rodríguez	Catcher	[9]
2003	Alex Rodriguez	Shortstop	[16]
2010	Josh Hamilton	Left fielder	[17]

Rookie of the Year

Two Rangers have won the Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award.^[18]

Year	Name	Position	Ref.
1974	Mike Hargrove	First baseman	[19]
2010	Neftalí Feliz	Pitcher	[20]

Manager of the Year

Three Rangers have won the Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Award.^[21]

Year	Name	Ref.
1996	Johnny Oates	[22]
2004	Buck Showalter	[23]
2015	Jeff Banister	[24]

World Series MVP

One Ranger has won the World Series Most Valuable Player Award.

Year	Name	Position	Ref.
2023	Corey Seager	Shortstop	[25]

Gold Glove Award

Fifteen Rangers have won the Gold Glove Award, which includes seven multi-time winners.^[26] Cumulatively, the Rangers have won four 4 at pitcher, 17 at catcher, 5 at first base, 9 at third base, 3 at shortstop, and 3 at outfield for a total of 38 Gold Gloves.

Year	Name	Position	Ref.
1976	Jim Sundberg (1)	Catcher	[27]
1977	Juan Beníquez	Outfielder	[28]
1977	Jim Sundberg (2)	Catcher	[27]
1978	Jim Sundberg (3)	Catcher	[27]
1979	Buddy Bell (1)	Third baseman	[29]
1979	Jim Sundberg (4)	Catcher	[27]
1980	Buddy Bell (2)	Third baseman	[29]
1980	Jim Sundberg (5)	Catcher	[27]
1981	Buddy Bell (3)	Third baseman	[29]
1981	Jim Sundberg (6)	Catcher	[27]
1982	Buddy Bell (4)	Third baseman	[29]
1983	Buddy Bell (5)	Third baseman	[29]
1984	Buddy Bell (6)	Third baseman	[29]
1990	Gary Pettis	Outfielder	[30]
1992	Iván Rodríguez (1)	Catcher	[9]
1993	Iván Rodríguez (2)	Catcher	[9]
1994	Iván Rodríguez (3)	Catcher	[9]
1995	Iván Rodríguez (4)	Catcher	[9]
1996	Iván Rodríguez (5)	Catcher	[9]
1997	Iván Rodríguez (6)	Catcher	[9]
1998	Iván Rodríguez (7)	Catcher	[9]
1999	Rafael Palmeiro	First baseman	[31]
1999	Iván Rodríguez (8)	Catcher	[9]
2000	Iván Rodríguez (9)	Catcher	[9]
2000	Kenny Rogers (1)	Pitcher	[32]
2001	Iván Rodríguez (10)	Catcher	[9]
2002	Alex Rodriguez (1)	Shortstop	[16]
2002	Kenny Rogers (2)	Pitcher	[32]
2003	Alex Rodriguez (2)	Shortstop	[16]
2004	Kenny Rogers (3)	Pitcher	[32]
2005	Kenny Rogers (4)	Pitcher	[32]
2005	Mark Teixeira (1)	First baseman	[33]
2006	Mark Teixeira (2)	First baseman	[33]
2008	Michael Young	Shortstop	[34]
2011	Adrián Beltré (1)	Third baseman	[35]
2012	Adrián Beltré (2)	Third baseman	[35]
2016	Adrián Beltré (3)	Third baseman	[35]
2016	Mitch Moreland	First baseman	[36]
2023	Adolis Garcia	Right fielder	[37]
2023	Jonah Heim	Catcher	[38]
2023	Nathaniel Lowe	First Baseman	[39]

Platinum Glove Award

One Ranger has won the Platinum Glove Award.^[40]

Year	Name	Position	Ref.
2011	Adrián Beltré (1)	Third baseman	[35]
2012	Adrián Beltré (2)	Third baseman	[35]

Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award

Three Rangers have won the Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award.^[41]

Year	Name	Position	Ref.
2012	Adrián Beltré	Third baseman	[35]
2013	Craig Gentry	Outfielder	[42]
2014	Ian Kinsler	Second baseman	[43]

Silver Slugger Award

• DH
  • Al Oliver (1981)
  • Rafael Palmeiro (1999)
  • Vladimir Guerrero (2010)
• Catcher
  • Iván Rodríguez [6] (1994–99)
• First baseman
  • Mark Teixeira [2] (2004–05)
  • Nathaniel Lowe (2022)
• Second baseman
  • Julio Franco [3] (1989–91)
  • Alfonso Soriano [2] (2004–05)
  • Marcus Semien (2023)
• Third baseman
  • Buddy Bell (1984)
  • Adrián Beltré [2] (2011, 2014)
• Shortstop
  • Alex Rodriguez [3] (2001–03)
  • Corey Seager (2023)
• Outfielders
  • Al Oliver (1980)
  • Rubén Sierra (1989)
  • Juan González [5] (1992–93, 1996–98)
  • Josh Hamilton (2008, 2010)
• Utility
  • Josh Smith (2024)

Hank Aaron Award

One Ranger has won the Hank Aaron Award.^[44]

Year	Name	Position	Ref.
2001	Alex Rodriguez (1)	Shortstop	[16]
2002	Alex Rodriguez (2)	Shortstop	[16]
2003	Alex Rodriguez (3)	Shortstop	[16]

Edgar Martínez Award

Two Rangers have won the Edgar Martínez Award, formerly known as the Outstanding Designated Hitter Award.

Year	Name
1999	Rafael Palmeiro
2010	Vladimir Guerrero

Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award

Main article: Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award

See footnote^[45]

• Jim Kern (1979)
• Jeff Russell (1989)

The Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year

See footnote below^[46]

• 1974 – Ferguson Jenkins
• 1991 – José Guzmán
• 1996 – Kevin Elster
• 2001 – Rubén Sierra

MLB "This Year in Baseball Awards"

See: This Year in Baseball Awards#Award winners

Note: Voted by five groups as the best in all of Major League Baseball (i.e., not two awards, one for each league).

Note: These awards were renamed the "GIBBY Awards" (Greatness in Baseball Yearly) in 2010 and then the "Esurance MLB Awards" in 2015.

"This Year in Baseball Awards" Player of the Year

• Josh Hamilton (2010)

"This Year in Baseball Awards" Defensive Player of the Year

• Elvis Andrus (2010)

"Esurance MLB Awards" Best Bounceback Player

• Prince Fielder (2015)

Ted Williams MVP Award (All-Star Game)

• Julio Franco (1990)
• Alfonso Soriano (2004)
• Michael Young (2006)
• Josh Hamilton (2010)

All-Star Game — Home Run Derby champion

• Juan González (1993)
• Josh Hamilton (2010)

DHL Hometown Heroes (2006)

• Nolan Ryan^[47] — voted by MLB fans as the most outstanding player in the history of the franchise, based on on-field performance, leadership quality and character value

Baseball Prospectus Internet Baseball Awards AL Most Valuable Player

See: Baseball Prospectus#Internet Baseball Awards

• Josh Hamilton (2010)^[48]

USA Today AL Most Valuable Player

• Josh Hamilton (2010)

Topps All-Star Rookie teams

• 1974: Mike Hargrove
• 1977: Bump Wills
• 1979: Pat Putnam, Billy Sample
• 1985: Oddibe McDowell
• 1986: Pete Incaviglia
• 1988: Cecil Espy
• 1990: Jeff Huson
• 1991: Iván Rodríguez
• 2000: Mike Lamb
• 2003: Mark Teixeira
• 2008: David Murphy
• 2009: Elvis Andrus

MLB Insiders Club Magazine All-Postseason Team

• 2011 – Mike Napoli (C), Nelson Cruz (OF; one of three), Derek Holland (SP; one of three)^[49]

Associated Press Manager of the Year Award

See footnote^[50]

• Billy Martin (1974)

Baseball Prospectus Internet Baseball Awards AL Manager of the Year

See: Baseball Prospectus#Internet Baseball Awards

See footnote^[50]

• Ron Washington (2010)^[48]

USA Today AL Manager of the Year

See footnote^[50]

• Ron Washington (2010)

The Sporting News Executive of the Year Award

Main article: The Sporting News Executive of the Year Award

• Doug Melvin (1996)

Baseball America Major League Executive of the Year

See: Baseball America Major League Executive of the Year

• Jon Daniels (2010)

Team award

• 1989 – Baseball America Organization of the Year
• 2010 – William Harridge Trophy (American League champion)
• 2011 – William Harridge Trophy (American League champion)

Minor league system

Tom Grieve Minor League Player of the Year

Year	Recipient	Position	Ref.
1984	Tom Dunbar	Outfielder	[51]
1985	Steve Buechele	Third baseman	[51]
1986	Bob Brower	Outfielder	[51]
1987	Wayne Rosenthal	Pitcher	[51]
1988	Kevin Reimer	Outfielder	[51]
1989	Jim Hvizda	Pitcher	[51]
1990	Juan González	Outfielder	[51]
1991	Rob Maurer	First baseman	[51]
1992	Dan Smith	Pitcher	[51]
1993	Rick Helling	Pitcher	[51]
1994	Julio Santana	Pitcher	[51]
1995	Fernando Tatís (1)	Third baseman	[51]
1996	Lee Stevens	Designated hitter	[51]
1997	Fernando Tatís (2)	Third baseman	[51]
1998	Shawn Gallagher	First baseman	[51]
1999	Mike Lamb	Third baseman	[51]
2000	Kevin Mench	Outfielder	[51]
2001	Hank Blalock	Third baseman	[51]
2002	Laynce Nix	Outfielder	[51]
2003	Ramón Nivar	Outfielder	[51]
2004	Ian Kinsler	Shortstop	[51]
2005	Travis Metcalf	Third baseman	[51]
2006	Nate Gold	First baseman	[51]
2007	Chris Davis	Third baseman	[51]
2008	Nelson Cruz	Outfielder	[51]
2009	Mitch Moreland	Outfielder	[51]
2010	Engel Beltré	Outfielder	[51]
2011	Jurickson Profar	Shortstop	[51]
2012	Mike Olt	Third baseman	[51]
2013	Rougned Odor	Second baseman	[51]
2014	Joey Gallo	Third baseman	[51]
2015	Nomar Mazara	Outfielder	[51]
2016	Jose Trevino	Catcher	[51]
2017	Ronald Guzmán	First baseman	[51]
2018	Scott Heineman	Outfielder	[51]
2019	Curtis Terry	First baseman	[51]

Nolan Ryan Minor League Pitcher of the Year

Year	Recipient	Position	Ref.
1995	Jeff Davis	Right-handed pitcher	[51]
1996	Ted Silva	Right-handed pitcher	[51]
1997	Corey Lee	Left-handed pitcher	[51]
1998	Jeff Zimmerman	Right-handed pitcher	[51]
1999	Doug Davis	Left-handed pitcher	[51]
2000	Jovanny Cedeno	Right-handed pitcher	[51]
2001	Ryan Dittfurth	Right-handed pitcher	[51]
2002	Ben Kozlowski	Left-handed pitcher	[51]
2003	Juan Domínguez	Right-handed pitcher	[51]
2004	Kameron Loe	Right-handed pitcher	[51]
2005	Thomas Diamond	Right-handed pitcher	[51]
2006	Eric Hurley	Right-handed pitcher	[51]
2007	Edinson Vólquez	Right-handed pitcher	[51]
2008	Derek Holland	Left-handed pitcher	[51]
2009	Martín Pérez	Left-handed pitcher	[51]
2010	Michael Kirkman	Left-handed pitcher	[51]
2011	Robbie Ross Jr.	Left-handed pitcher	[51]
2012	Cody Buckel	Right-handed pitcher	[51]
2013	Luke Jackson	Right-handed pitcher	[51]
2014	Chi Chi Gonzalez	Right-handed pitcher	[51]
2015	Ariel Jurado	Right-handed pitcher	[51]
2016	Yohander Méndez	Left-handed pitcher	[51]
2017	Kyle Cody	Right-handed pitcher	[51]
2018	Tyler Phillips	Right-handed pitcher	[51]
2019	Jason Bahr	Right-handed pitcher	[51]

Minor League Defender of the Year

Year	Recipient	Position	Ref.
2008	Jose Vallejo	Second baseman	[51]
2009	Craig Gentry	Outfielder	[51]
2010	José Félix	Catcher	[51]
2011	Ryan Strausborger	Outfielder	[51]
2012	Engel Beltré	Outfielder	[51]
2013	Jake Skole	Outfielder	[51]
2014	Hanser Alberto	Shortstop	[51]
2015	Lewis Brinson	Outfielder	[51]
2016	Ronald Guzmán	First baseman	[51]
2017	Jose Trevino	Catcher	[51]
2018	Ryan Dorow	Shortstop	[51]
2019	Matt Whatley	Catcher	[51]

Minor League Reliever of the Year

Year	Recipient	Position	Ref.
2010	Cody Eppley	Right-handed pitcher	[51]
2011	Justin Miller	Right-handed pitcher	[51]
2012	Ben Rowen	Right-handed pitcher	[51]
2013	Alex Claudio	Left-handed pitcher	[51]
2014	Phil Klein	Right-handed pitcher	[51]
2015	Andrew Faulkner	Left-handed pitcher	[51]
2016	John Fasola	Right-handed pitcher	[51]
2017	Ricardo Rodríguez	Right-handed pitcher	[51]
2018	Demarcus Evans (1)	Right-handed pitcher	[51]
2019	Demarcus Evans (2)	Right-handed pitcher	[51]

True Ranger Award

The True Ranger Award recognizes "players who represent the core values of the organization in a positive light both on and off the field."^[52]

Year	Recipient	Position	Ref.
2019	James Jones	Left-handed pitcher	[51]

International Senior Athlete of the Year

• 2009 – Justin Smoak (Triple-A Oklahoma City)^[53]

Other achievements

Texas Rangers Hall of Fame

See Texas Rangers (baseball)#Texas Rangers Hall of Fame

Retired numbers

See Texas Rangers (baseball)#Retired numbers

American League statistical leaders

A.L. Batting Title

• Julio Franco, 1991
• Michael Young, 2005
• Josh Hamilton, 2010

A.L. Home Run Champ

• Frank Howard, 1968, 1970
• Juan González, 1992, 1993
• Alex Rodriguez, 2001, 2002, 2003

See also

• Baseball awards
• List of MLB awards