1996
Selected the American League MVP after posting a .314 average, 47 home runs and 144 RBI ... Placed on the disabled list on May 9 ... Activated from the disabled list on June 1 ... Led the Major League with a .407 average in July ... Hit in 21 straight games twice (June 25-July16 and Aug. 8-31) ... Collected five hits in five at-bats on July 30 vs. New York ... Hit .436 with five home runs and nine RBI in the American League Division Series vs. New York ... American League Player of the Month for July ... AL Player of the Week for July 29-Aug. 4.


1995
Finished second on the club in homers (27) and RBI (82), despite playing in only 90 of 144 games due to injuries ... Became Rangers all-time home run leader with 167 ... After his activation form injury Aug. 16, batted .339 with 13 homers and 41 RBI in 43 games the rest of the season ... Hit 27 homers in 90 games, an average of one homer every 3.3 contests ... Among players with 20 or more homers only Mark McGwire (2.67), Albert Belle (2.86), and Jay Buhner ((3.15), had a better ratio ... Homered every 13 at bats, 6th best among AL payers with 20+ home runs ... 4th season with 20 or more homers ... 2nd among AL designated hitters in homers (all 27) behind Edgar Martinez (29) ... Has 162 homers in the last 5 seasons, 6th most in the majors ... Produced his 15th career multi-homer game with two homers on June 30 at Seattle ... Hit his 150th homer on July 6 vs. New York at 25 years, eight months, the 11th youngest player in history to reach that milestone ... Became the Rangers all-time home run hitter with his 154t homer July 16 at Boston ... Hit his 20th homer in his 65th game on September 3rd vs. Kansas City, matching the fewest games ever by a Ranger to reach that plateau ... Has at least 80 RBI in all five full major league seasons ... Produced 25 RBI in 25 games in June ... Drove in 500th career run on Sept. 12 at Toronto


1994
Hit only 19 homers, marking the first time in his major league career he failed to crack at least 27 ... Drastically cut down on his strikeouts, whiffing only 66 times, 33 times fewer than the previous season ... Hit .345 with two out ... Was second in the AL in grounded into double plays with 18 ... Went 26 games without a homer (May 6-June 8) to establish the second longest drought of career ... Bothered by knee and back injuries throughout the season


1993
Tops in the American League in homers (46) for the second straight year ... AL pace-setter in slugging percentage (.632), ranked second in total bases (339) and tied for second in extra base hits (80) ... Knocked in 118 RBI (fourth in the AL) ... He established team records for homers, slugging percentage, extra base hits and hit by pitch and had the second most RBI and total bases ... Captured second straight Rangers' player of the year honor ... Batted .310 (50 points higher than `92) ... Hit .330 at home ... Batted .332 with runners in scoring position ... Played 140 games (fewest in three full seasons) ... Named to The Sporting News' AL Silver Slugger team for second consecutive season (the leagues only repeater from `92) ... First player to lead AL in homers in back-to-back seasons since 1977-78 ... Only sixth player to hit 46 dingers prior to his 24th birthday ... 22 of 46 homers tied or put the Rangers ahead ... Hit a 448 long ball (the farthest home run hit during the season at Arlington Stadium) ... Homered in back-to-back games five times ... Posted second ever three-homer game on Aug. 28 ... His 118 RBI tied for second most in club history ... 11th player in history to knock in 100 RBI in each of his first three seasons in the big leagues ... Collected eight RBI on June 17 (club record) ... Tied for team lead with five outfield assists.


1992
Led both leagues in homers (43) ... Among the AL leaders with 309 total bases (third), 69 extra base hits (fourth), .529 slugging percentage (fifth), and 109 RBI (seventh) ... Named Texas Ranger player of the year and Pro Athlete of the Year by the Dallas All Sports Association ... Average climbed from .245 to .260, after batting .300 over the final 42 games of the season.


1991
Ranked first in homers (27) and second in RBI (102) on the club ... Hit 20 homers on the road (second in AL) ... Batted .303 prior to the All-Star break and hit .233 after the break ... Missed the first 12 games of the season, after having arthroscopic surgery to remove torn cartilage from right knee on March 21 (activated April 26).


1990
Won American Association Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the Year Awards along with the Rangers Minor League Player of the Year honors while playing for Oklahoma City (AAA) ... League leader in homers (29), RBI (101), and total bases (252) ... Started 14 games in the outfield and eight at designated hitter after Aug. 29 call-up ... Went hitless in initial 11 games before batting .329 the rest of the way ... Played in 25 games total.


1989
Purchased by Texas on Sept. 1 and started in 19 of club's final 31 games in center ... First major league hit came on Sept. 4 ... Lead Tulsa (AA) of the Texas League in total bases (254), finished third in homers (21), fourth in slugging percentage (.506), sixth in RBI (85) and 13th in hitting (.293).


1986
Signed by the Texas Rangers as a free agent to a minor-league contract on May 30, 1986.

CREDIT: espn.com