List of Texas Rangers seasons

Globe Life Field, home field of the Rangers since the 2020 season.

This is a list of seasons completed by the Texas Rangers, originally known as the Washington Senators, professional baseball franchise; they have played in the American League from their inception in 1961. The Rangers have played 61 seasons as a franchise (fifty in Arlington) and have made the postseason nine times.

Formed as the Washington Senators as the replacement team for Washington after the original Senators moved to Minnesota, the Senators played at Griffith Stadium and Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium during their time in Washington, where they had just one winning season (1969) before moving to Arlington, Texas in 1972; the eight consecutive losing seasons from 1962 to 1969 is still the most in franchise history. The team continued to perform poorly, with only one season of over ninety wins and not a single postseason appearance until after the 1994 strike. After the George W. Bush/Edward W. Rose Partnership bought the team in 1989, the Rangers earned three postseason appearances in four years (1996 to 1999). The Rangers again declined to mediocrity under owner Tom Hicks after he bought the team in 1998. A series of questionable deals plagued the team until Hicks put the team into bankruptcy in 2010, at which time an ownership group led by Nolan Ryan and Chuck Greenberg bought the team and the Rangers began the best period of success in franchise history. In total, Texas has reached the postseason nine times, winning seven division titles along with three American League pennants to reach the World Series thrice (in 2010, 2011 & 2023), winning it in 2023 for their first championship in franchise history.

Season-by-season records

World Series champions †

AL champions *

Division champions (1969–present) ^

Wild card berth (1995–present) ¤

Season	Level	League	Division	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	GB	Playoffs	Awards
Washington Senators
1961	MLB	AL		9th	61	100	.380	471⁄2
1962	MLB	AL		10th	60	101	.375	351⁄2
1963	MLB	AL		10th	56	106	.345	481⁄2
1964	MLB	AL		9th	62	100	.382	37
1965	MLB	AL		8th	70	92	.432	32
1966	MLB	AL		8th	71	88	.438	251⁄2
1967	MLB	AL		6th	76	85	.476	151⁄2
1968	MLB	AL		10th	65	96	.399	371⁄2
1969	MLB	AL	East	4th	86	76	.530	23
1970	MLB	AL	East	6th	70	92	.432	38
1971	MLB	AL	East	5th	63	96	.408	381⁄2
Texas Rangers
1972	MLB	AL	West	6th	54	100	.350	381⁄2
1973	MLB	AL	West	6th	57	105	.351	37
1974	MLB	AL	West	2nd	84	76	.525	5		Jeff Burroughs (MVP) Mike Hargrove (ROY)
1975	MLB	AL	West	3rd	79	83	.487	19
1976	MLB	AL	West	5th	76	86	.469	14
1977	MLB	AL	West	2nd	94	68	.580	8
1978	MLB	AL	West	3rd	87	75	.537	5
1979	MLB	AL	West	3rd	83	79	.512	5
1980	MLB	AL	West	4th	76	85	.468	201⁄2
1981	MLB	AL	West	2nd	33	22	.600	11⁄2
				3rd	24	26	.480	41⁄2
1982	MLB	AL	West	6th	64	98	.395	29
1983	MLB	AL	West	3rd	77	85	.475	22
1984	MLB	AL	West	7th	69	92	.428	141⁄2
1985	MLB	AL	West	7th	62	99	.385	281⁄2
1986	MLB	AL	West	2nd	87	75	.537	5
1987	MLB	AL	West	7th	75	87	.462	10
1988	MLB	AL	West	6th	70	91	.435	331⁄2
1989	MLB	AL	West	4th	83	79	.512	16
1990	MLB	AL	West	3rd	83	79	.512	20
1991	MLB	AL	West	3rd	85	77	.524	10
1992	MLB	AL	West	4th	77	85	.475	19
1993	MLB	AL	West	2nd	86	76	.530	8
1994	MLB	AL	West	1st	52	62	.456	—	Postseason cancelled
1995	MLB	AL	West	3rd	74	70	.513	41⁄2
1996	MLB	AL	West ^	1st	90	72	.555	—	Lost ALDS (Yankees) 3–1	Juan González (MVP) Johnny Oates (MOY)
1997	MLB	AL	West	3rd	77	85	.475	13
1998	MLB	AL	West ^	1st	88	74	.543	—	Lost ALDS (Yankees) 3–0	Juan González (MVP)
1999	MLB	AL	West ^	1st	95	67	.586	—	Lost ALDS (Yankees) 3–0	Iván Rodríguez (MVP)
2000	MLB	AL	West	4th	71	91	.438	201⁄2
2001	MLB	AL	West	4th	73	89	.450	43
2002	MLB	AL	West	4th	72	90	.444	31
2003	MLB	AL	West	4th	71	91	.438	25		Alex Rodriguez (MVP)
2004	MLB	AL	West	3rd	89	73	.549	3		Buck Showalter (MOY)
2005	MLB	AL	West	3rd	79	83	.487	16
2006	MLB	AL	West	3rd	80	82	.493	13
2007	MLB	AL	West	4th	75	87	.462	18
2008	MLB	AL	West	2nd	79	83	.487	21
2009	MLB	AL	West	2nd	87	75	.537	10
2010	MLB	AL *	West ^	1st	90	72	.556	—	Won ALDS (Rays) 3–2 Won ALCS (Yankees) 4–2 Lost World Series (Giants) 4–1 *	Josh Hamilton (MVP) Neftalí Feliz (ROY)
2011	MLB	AL *	West ^	1st	96	66	.593	—	Won ALDS (Rays) 3–1 Won ALCS (Tigers) 4–2 Lost World Series (Cardinals) 4–3 *
2012	MLB	AL	West	2nd ¤	93	69	.574	1	Lost ALWC (Orioles)
2013	MLB	AL	West	2nd [A]	91	72	.558	51⁄2
2014	MLB	AL	West	5th	67	95	.414	31
2015	MLB	AL	West ^	1st	88	74	.543	—	Lost ALDS (Blue Jays) 3–2	Jeff Banister (MOY) Prince Fielder (CBPOY)
2016	MLB	AL	West ^	1st	95	67	.586	—	Lost ALDS (Blue Jays) 3–0
2017	MLB	AL	West	4th	78	84	.481	23
2018	MLB	AL	West	5th	67	95	.414	36
2019	MLB	AL	West	3rd	78	84	.481	29
2020	MLB	AL	West	5th	22	38	.367	14
2021	MLB	AL	West	5th	60	102	.370	35
2022	MLB	AL	West	4th	68	94	.420	38
2023	MLB †	AL *	West	2nd ¤	90	72	.556	—[B]	Won ALWC (Rays) 2–0 Won ALDS (Orioles) 3–0 Won ALCS (Astros) 4–3 Won World Series (Diamondbacks) 4–1 †	Corey Seager (WSMVP)
2024	MLB	AL	West	3rd	78	84	.481	101⁄2
Totals				Wins	Losses	Win%
				740	1,032	.418	Washington Senators regular season record (1961–1971)
				4,078	4,270	.489	Texas Rangers regular season record (1972–2024)
				4,818	5,302	.476	All-time regular season record (1961–2024)
				34	35	.493	All-time postseason record
				4,852	5,337	.476	All-time regular and postseason record

^A The Rangers finished tied with the Tampa Bay Rays for the second wild card spot. Tampa Bay defeated Texas 5–2, in a one-game playoff to clinch the wild card spot.

^B The Rangers finished the season with an identical 90–72 record with Houston atop the American League West. Due to the Astros winning the season series 9 games to 4, the Astros were awarded the American League West title and the Rangers a wild card spot.

Record by decade

The following table describes the Rangers' MLB win–loss record by decade.

Decade	Wins	Losses	Pct
1960s	607	844	.418
1970s	747	860	.465
1980s	720	839	.462
1990s	807	747	.519
2000s	776	844	.479
2010s	843	778	.520
2020s	318	390	.449
All-time	4,818	5,302	.476

Postseason appearances

Year	Wild Card Game/Series		LDS		LCS		World Series
1996	None (Won AL West)		New York Yankees	L (1–3)
1998	None (Won AL West)		New York Yankees	L (0–3)
1999	None (Won AL West)		New York Yankees	L (0–3)
2010	None (Won AL West)		Tampa Bay Rays	W (3–2)	New York Yankees	W (4–2)	San Francisco Giants	L (1–4)
2011	None (Won AL West)		Tampa Bay Rays	W (3–1)	Detroit Tigers	W (4–2)	St. Louis Cardinals	L (3–4)
2012	Baltimore Orioles L
2015	Bye (Won AL West)		Toronto Blue Jays	L (2–3)
2016	Bye (Won AL West)		Toronto Blue Jays	L (0–3)
2023	Tampa Bay Rays	W (2–0)	Baltimore Orioles	W (3–0)	Houston Astros	W (4–3)	Arizona Diamondbacks	W (4–1)

Postseason record by year

The Rangers have made the postseason nine times in their history, with their first being in 1996 and the most recent being in 2023.

Year	Finish	Round	Opponent	Result
1996	AL West Champions	ALDS	New York Yankees	Lost	1	3
1998	AL West Champions	ALDS	New York Yankees	Lost	0	3
1999	AL West Champions	ALDS	New York Yankees	Lost	0	3
2010	American League Champions	ALDS	Tampa Bay Rays	Won	3	2
		ALCS	New York Yankees	Won	4	2
		World Series	San Francisco Giants	Lost	1	4
2011	American League Champions	ALDS	Tampa Bay Rays	Won	3	1
		ALCS	Detroit Tigers	Won	4	2
		World Series	St. Louis Cardinals	Lost	3	4
2012	AL Wild Card	Wild Card Game	Baltimore Orioles	Lost	0	1
2015	AL West Champions	ALDS	Toronto Blue Jays	Lost	2	3
2016	AL West Champions	ALDS	Toronto Blue Jays	Lost	0	3
2023	World Series Champions	Wild Card Series	Tampa Bay Rays	Won	2	0
		ALDS	Baltimore Orioles	Won	3	0
		ALCS	Houston Astros	Won	4	3
		World Series	Arizona Diamondbacks	Won	4	1
9	Totals			8–8	34	35

References

General

• "Texas Rangers Team History & Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 28, 2020.

Specific

External links

• Rangers Year-By-Year Results at MLB.com
• Rangers Postseason Results at MLB.com
• Texas Rangers Statistics at Baseball-Reference.com
• Texas Rangers Stadiums and attendances at Baseball-Reference.com