Top 10 favorite players names in Texas Rangers history

ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 07: CEO and President, Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on April 7, 2012 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 07: CEO and President, Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on April 7, 2012 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
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Some of the games greatest names have suited up with the Texas Rangers.  Some players played just a few games while others played their entire career with the Rangers.

Here is a look at my favorite Rangers names in alphabetical order. (all stats courtesy of mlb.com and baseball-reference.com)

And be sure to check out some of our other top-10 lists!

Greatest Texas Rangers player names- Buddy Bell (1979-1985, 1989)

GP: 958

AB: 3,623

R: 471

H: 1,060

HR: 87

RBI: 499

SB: 24

AVG: .293

OBP: .351

Buddy Bell started playing MLB in 1972.  Bell started his MLB career by playing seven seasons with Cleveland, followed by parts of six seasons in Texas, parts of four seasons in Cincinnati, part of one season in Houston, and one final season in Texas before retiring at age 37.  In 18 MLB seasons, Bell played 2,405 games, had 2,514 hits, 201 HR, 1,106 RBI, and had a career .279 BA.  His best season in Texas occurred in 1979 when he led the AL with 670 AB, had 18 HR, 101 RBI, and a .299 AVG.  Bell was enshrined into the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame in 2004.

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