All-time Texas Rangers winningest managers
With the Rangers defeating the Oakland A’s yesterday, 4-0, Ron Washington became the all-time winningest manager in franchise history.
Nine to Know
| Rk | Mgr | Yrs | From | To | G ▾ | W | L | G>.500 | BestFin | WrstFin | AvRk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Valentine | 8 | 1985 | 1992 | 1186 | 581 | 605 | .490 | -24 | 2 | 7 | 4.3 |
| 2 | Ron Washington | 7 | 2007 | 2013 | 1084 | 582 | 502 | .537 | 79 | 1 | 4 | 2.0 |
| 3 | Johnny Oates | 7 | 1995 | 2001 | 983 | 506 | 476 | .515 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 2.2 |
| 4 | Gil Hodges | 5 | 1963 | 1967 | 765 | 321 | 444 | .420 | -123 | 6 | 10 | 8.1 |
| 5 | Buck Showalter | 4 | 2003 | 2006 | 648 | 319 | 329 | .492 | -10 | 3 | 4 | 3.3 |
| 6 | Ted Williams HOF | 4 | 1969 | 1972 | 637 | 273 | 364 | .429 | -91 | 4 | 6 | 5.2 |
| 7 | Mickey Vernon | 3 | 1961 | 1963 | 363 | 135 | 227 | .373 | -92 | 9 | 10 | 9.6 |
| 8 | Doug Rader | 3 | 1983 | 1985 | 356 | 155 | 200 | .437 | -45 | 3 | 7 | 5.2 |
| 9 | Pat Corrales | 3 | 1978 | 1980 | 326 | 160 | 164 | .494 | -4 | 2 | 4 | 3.5 |
