Grading on a curve, Rangers scored well this season

Starting pitchers

A LHP Cole Hamels: He went 7-1 with a 3.66 ERA after joining the Rangers at the trade deadline. The club won 11 of his final 12 starts, with the lone loss in Game 5 of the ALDS.

B RHP Yovani Gallardo: He had a career-low 3.42 ERA but also had a career-high 1.416 WHIP, which meant he was often working out of trouble.

B RHP Colby Lewis: His career-highs in wins (17) and innings (204  2/3 ), as well as 20 quality starts in 33 games led the team but he still carried a 4.66 ERA.

D LHP Derek Holland: He pitched well in four starts after returning from a shoulder injury on Aug. 19 but struggled down the stretch and was ineffective in one postseason start.

C LHP Martin Perez: He returned from Tommy John surgery on July 17 and struggled with consistency, going 3-6 with a 4.46 ERA but held opponents to three or fewer runs in 11 of his 14 starts.

C RHP Chi Chi Gonzalez: The rookie impressed early, allowing three runs in his first 30 innings before struggling and going back to Triple A. He returned in August and made three solid starts before finishing the season in the bullpen.

C RHP Nick Martinez: He went 7-7 with a 3.96 ERA in 24 starts, including quality starts in eight of his first eight, but after several bad starts in June and July was squeezed out of the rotation by the return of Perez and Holland.

C RHP Anthony Bass: A sturdy long man, pitched 64 innings over 33 appearances, including 15 appearances of two innings or more.

C RHP Phil Klein: Made 11 appearances, including two starts with mixed results. Spent most of the season with Round Rock, where he found some success as a starter.

D RHP Spencer Patton: Used in 27 appearances, mostly in July and August, compiling a 9.00 ERA in 24 innings.

C RHP Anthony Ranaudo: Spent the bulk of the season with Round Rock but made four appearances, with two starts, including 6  2/3 scoreless innings against the Dodgers on June 18.

Bullpen

A RHP Shawn Tolleson: The first-time closer saved 35 games after taking over for Neftali Feliz on May 30. He blew just two save chances and threw a career-high 72  1/3 innings.

A RHP Sam Dyson: Big part of the Rangers much-improved bullpen when he was acquired at the trade deadline from Miami. He allowed just four earned runs in 31  1/3 innings and was 2-1 with two saves down the stretch.

A LHP Jake Diekman: An afterthought in the Hamels trade with the Phillies, he joined Dyson as dominant setup men. He allowed five earned runs in 21  2/3 innings

A RHP Keone Kela: The rookie became an integral part of the bullpen from Opening Day. He threw 60  1/3 innings, going 7-5 with one save and a 2.39 ERA.

C RHP Ross Ohlendorf: Groin issues in spring training lingered, and he was released and then re-signed to Triple A Round Rock in early August. In September, he allowed five earned runs, including three in the second-to-last game of the season in 11  2/3 innings.

D RHP Tanner Scheppers: An ankle injury slowed his start out of spring training and his command suffered for it, requiring a demotion to Round Rock. In just 38  1/3 innings, he struggled with a 5.63 ERA.

B LHP Andrew Faulkner: Called up from Round Rock on Aug. 31, he was a reliable lefty option down the stretch, allowing three earned runs in 9  2/3 innings.

C LHP Sam Freeman: Called up in mid-May, he was a reliable, if little used, option down the stretch. He made 54 appearances and had a 3.05 ERA in 38  1/3 innings.

C RHP Luke Jackson: In 6  1/3 innings after being called up in September, he allowed three runs and struck out six.

Infielders

A Prince Fielder: Although he cooled off down the stretch and in the postseason, Fielder was the most consistent bat in the lineup with a team-high .305 batting average, 98 RBIs and 187 hits, and he tied for the team-lead with 23 homers.

A Mitch Moreland: He had career highs in nearly every offensive category, including batting average (.278), RBIs (85), doubles (27), homers (23) and slugging percentage (.482), but went 0 for 13 in the postseason.

B Mike Napoli: He hit .295 with 10 RBIs in 35 games after coming back to the Rangers in an August trade. His 11 starts in left field (for the first time in his career) were an adventure (two errors in five chances) but he never shied away from the challenge.

B Rougned Odor: After a disastrous start, he returned from a Triple A demotion in June a new batter and finished the season hitting .261 with 16 homers, 21 doubles and nine triples. His defense was improved too, but he still led the AL with 17 errors.

C Elvis Andrus: His 22 errors were third most in the majors, although he had 99 more chances than the next closest shortstop. He had career lows in batting average (.258) and on-base percentage (.309).

B Adrian Beltre: He dealt with a sprained thumb on his left hand that put him on the disabled list for three weeks and in September jammed his left index finger. Still, Beltre overcame a slow start and the injuries to hit .287 with 18 homers, 32 doubles and 83 RBIs.

C Hanser Alberto: Proved to be a reliable defensive replacement at second, short and third in his first season in the majors. He batted .222 with four RBIs in 41 games.

C Joey Gallo: Called up in June when Beltre was injured and performed admirably, hitting five homers in his first 14 games. But his strikeouts spiked and he eventually was sent to Round Rock, his original destination before Beltre’s injury.

C Robinson Chirinos: A shoulder injury limited his action in the second half, but he hit a career-high 16 doubles and added 10 homers and 34 RBIs with a .232 batting average. He threw out 12 of 41 base runners, an 11 percent drop from 2014.

D Carlos Corporan: As a backup, played in just 33 games before a thumb injury kept him out of the lineup the entire second half.

B Chris Gimenez: Filled in well the final two months with Chirinos and Corporan injured and had a career-high five homers and 14 RBIs and batted .255 in 36 games.

C Bobby Wilson: Acquired at the deadline from Tampa Bay, he helped solidify the position defensively along with Gimenez while contributing with five doubles, a homer and 10 RBIs.

Outfielders

B Shin-Soo Choo: After a devastatingly slow start, he was arguably the best hitter in the majors after the All-Star break and finished with a .276 BA, .375 OBP, tied a career-high with 22 homers, and had 82 RBIs, his most since 2010.

B Delino DeShields: The rookie became the catalyst for the offense when he was inserted atop the lineup in May, stealing 25 bases, scoring 83 runs and batting .261 with 10 triples and 11 bunt singles.

C Josh Hamilton: He was limited to 50 games because of multiple nagging injuries after rejoining the club in a trade with the Angels in April and still hit .253 with eight homers, eight doubles and 25 RBIs.

F Leonys Martin: He struggled to get going at the plate, hitting .214 with just 17 extra-base hits (10 fewer than a year ago) in 95 games before an injury forced him out of the lineup the final months of the season.

D Ryan Rua: The Opening Day left fielder broke his right heel bone in the home opener and struggled to find his swing after missing the first two months. He finally started hitting late with Round Rock.

C Drew Stubbs: He was a reliable defensive outfielder and base runner after being acquired in August and often replaced center fielder DeShields late in games.

C Will Venable: He played in 37 games after coming over in a trade with the Padres in August, hitting .182 with three doubles and three RBIs in a limited offensive role.

C Ryan Strausborger: Called up in early August for defensive help and saw limited action, batting .200 with one homer and three RBIs in 31 games.

Incomplete

RHP Yu Darvish, RHP Nick Tepesch, INF Kyle Blanks.

This story was originally published October 16, 2015 at 7:11 PM with the headline "Grading on a curve, Rangers scored well this season."