Every era of Texas Rangers baseball, one lineup. These are the highest-rated Texas Rangers legends across the 1960s to today — a full nine-man batting order plus an ace, chosen by iKnoBall's era-adjusted engine — and the record they'd post over a 162-game season.
Hitting is weighted 62%, the ace 38% — exactly how iKnoBall scores an MLB lineup. Think you'd start a different nine? Prove it.
Yu Darvish headlines the group at a 91 overall — the kind of number only genuine all-time greats reach on iKnoBall's scale. Around Darvish, the model fills out a complete lineup that balances the ace, the middle of the order, up-the-middle defense, and outfield power across Texas Rangers history, then simulates all 162 games. The result — 140–22 — reflects both the raw talent and how the pieces fit at the plate and on the mound.
Every Texas Rangers legend in the iKnoBall pool, ranked by era-adjusted overall. The top group forms the starting lineup above; the rest are the depth chart and the debate.
| Player | Position | Era | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yu Darvish | Starting Pitcher | 2010s | 91 |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher | 1990s | 93 |
| Rafael Palmeiro | First Baseman | 1990s | 90 |
| Marcus Semien | Second Baseman | 2020s | 91 |
| Adrian Beltre | Third Baseman | 2010s | 92 |
| Alex Rodriguez | Shortstop | 2000s | 95 |
| Juan Gonzalez | Outfielder | 1990s | 91 |
| Josh Hamilton | Outfielder | 2010s | 91 |
| Nelson Cruz | Outfielder | 2010s | 88 |
| Mark Teixeira | First Baseman | 2000s | 90 |
| Corey Seager | Shortstop | 2020s | 92 |
| Michael Young | Shortstop | 2000s | 89 |
| Kevin Brown | Starting Pitcher | 1990s | 88 |
| Ian Kinsler | Second Baseman | 2010s | 88 |
| Cole Hamels | Starting Pitcher | 2010s | 88 |
| Nathan Eovaldi | Starting Pitcher | 2020s | 88 |
| Adolis Garcia | Outfielder | 2020s | 88 |
| Will Clark | First Baseman | 1990s | 87 |
| Kenny Rogers | Starting Pitcher | 1990s | 86 |
| Elvis Andrus | Shortstop | 2010s | 86 |
| Nathaniel Lowe | First Baseman | 2020s | 86 |
| Josh Jung | Third Baseman | 2020s | 86 |
| Rusty Greer | Outfielder | 1990s | 85 |
| Hank Blalock | Third Baseman | 2000s | 85 |
| Mike Napoli | Catcher | 2010s | 85 |
| Jonah Heim | Catcher | 2020s | 85 |
| Evan Carter | Outfielder | 2020s | 85 |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman | 1990s | 84 |
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Build Your All-Time LineupGet the AppBy iKnoBall's era-adjusted ratings the all-time Texas Rangers lineup is Yu Darvish (SP, 2010s), Ivan Rodriguez (C, 1990s), Rafael Palmeiro (1B, 1990s), Marcus Semien (2B, 2020s), Adrian Beltre (3B, 2010s), Alex Rodriguez (SS, 2000s), Juan Gonzalez (OF, 1990s), Josh Hamilton (OF, 2010s), Nelson Cruz (OF, 2010s), Mark Teixeira (DH, 2000s). Together they project to a 140–22 regular season.
iKnoBall's simulation projects this 10-man lineup at 140–22 over a 162-game season, with an average starter rating of 91. The model runs each game as a probability from the lineup's combined hitting and pitching strength, so an all-time team contends for a historic year but nothing is guaranteed.
Each player's overall is era-adjusted so a 1960s legend and a modern superstar sit on the same 70–99 scale. Hitting (the nine-man batting order) is weighted 62% and the ace pitcher 38%, and only true all-time greats reach the mid-to-high 90s.
Yes — iKnoBall is a free game where you draft one legend per era, build your all-time lineup, and simulate a full season chasing a perfect 162–0. Play it free at play.iknoball.com.
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Ratings are era-adjusted and computed by iKnoBall's simulation engine. Records are model projections for entertainment, not predictions. Player names belong to their respective owners; iKnoBall is an independent fan-made game.