This is a list of the Tampa Bay Rays best single seasons. I decided to select two players for each infield position, six outfielders (regardless of specific position), and one designated hitter for each AL team. Hitters had to play at least 51% of games at their position. For pitching, we selected seven starting pitchers, three non-closers, and two closers. Starting pitchers had to start at least 20 games during the selected season. Relief pitchers were deemed non-closers if they saved less than 10 games. Closers are pitchers that save more than 10 games.
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![](https://thebaseballscholar.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dioner-navarro.jpg?w=150&h=94)
Dioner Navarro
wRC+ |
wOBA |
WAR |
G |
PA |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
BB |
SO |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
105 |
.335 |
2.0 |
120 |
470 |
43 |
126 |
27 |
0 |
7 |
54 |
0 |
34 |
49 |
.295 |
.349 |
.407 |
.757 |
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![](https://thebaseballscholar.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/carlos-pena.jpg?w=150&h=132)
Carlos Pena
wRC+ |
wOBA |
WAR |
G |
PA |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
BB |
SO |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
167 |
.431 |
7.2 |
148 |
612 |
99 |
138 |
29 |
1 |
46 |
121 |
1 |
103 |
142 |
.282 |
.411 |
.627 |
1.037 |
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![](https://thebaseballscholar.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ben-zobrist.jpg?w=150&h=113)
Ben Zobrist
wRC+ |
wOBA |
WAR |
G |
PA |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
BB |
SO |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
152 |
.407 |
8.6 |
152 |
599 |
91 |
149 |
28 |
7 |
27 |
91 |
17 |
91 |
104 |
.297 |
.405 |
.543 |
.948 |
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![](https://thebaseballscholar.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/evan-longoria.jpg?w=150&h=134)
Evan Longoria
wRC+ |
wOBA |
WAR |
G |
PA |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
BB |
SO |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
139 |
.376 |
8.4 |
151 |
661 |
96 |
169 |
46 |
5 |
22 |
104 |
15 |
72 |
124 |
.294 |
.372 |
.507 |
.879 |
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![](https://thebaseballscholar.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/jason-bartlett.jpg?w=150&h=128)
Jason Bartlett
wRC+ |
wOBA |
WAR |
G |
PA |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
BB |
SO |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
136 |
.383 |
6.2 |
137 |
567 |
90 |
160 |
29 |
7 |
14 |
66 |
30 |
54 |
89 |
.320 |
.389 |
.490 |
.879 |
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![](https://thebaseballscholar.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/carl-crawford.jpg?w=150&h=106)
Carl Crawford
wRC+ |
wOBA |
WAR |
G |
PA |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
BB |
SO |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
134 |
.369 |
7.0 |
154 |
663 |
110 |
184 |
30 |
13 |
19 |
90 |
47 |
46 |
104 |
.307 |
.357 |
.495 |
.851 |
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Outfield – Melvin Upton, Jr, 2007
![](https://thebaseballscholar.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/melvin-upton-jr.jpg?w=145&h=150)
Melvin Upton, Jr.
wRC+ |
wOBA |
WAR |
G |
PA |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
BB |
SO |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
137 |
.386 |
4.4 |
129 |
548 |
86 |
142 |
25 |
1 |
24 |
82 |
22 |
65 |
154 |
.300 |
.386 |
.508 |
.894 |
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![](https://thebaseballscholar.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/aubrey-huff.jpg?w=136&h=150)
Aubrey Huff
wRC+ |
wOBA |
WAR |
G |
PA |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
BB |
SO |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
136 |
.384 |
4.0 |
162 |
706 |
91 |
198 |
47 |
3 |
34 |
107 |
2 |
53 |
80 |
.311 |
.367 |
.555 |
.922 |
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Starting Pitcher – David Price, 2012
![](https://thebaseballscholar.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/david-price.jpg?w=150&h=120)
David Price
ERA- |
WAR |
G |
GS |
W |
L |
ERA |
IP |
CG |
SHO |
SV |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
SO/9 |
WHIP |
66 |
6.9 |
31 |
31 |
20 |
5 |
2.56 |
211 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
63 |
60 |
59 |
205 |
8.7 |
1.100 |
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![](https://thebaseballscholar.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/james-shields.jpg?w=150&h=122)
James Shields
ERA- |
WAR |
G |
GS |
W |
L |
ERA |
IP |
CG |
SHO |
SV |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
SO/9 |
WHIP |
73 |
5.2 |
33 |
33 |
16 |
12 |
2.82 |
249.1 |
11 |
4 |
0 |
83 |
78 |
65 |
225 |
8.1 |
1.043 |
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Starting Pitcher – Alex Cobb, 2013
![](https://thebaseballscholar.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/alex-cobb.jpg?w=150&h=116)
Alex Cobb
ERA- |
WAR |
G |
GS |
W |
L |
ERA |
IP |
CG |
SHO |
SV |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
SO/9 |
WHIP |
72 |
3.9 |
22 |
22 |
11 |
3 |
2.76 |
143.1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
46 |
44 |
45 |
134 |
8.4 |
1.151 |
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Starting Pitcher – Scott Kazmir, 2007
![](https://thebaseballscholar.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/scott-kazmir.jpg?w=150&h=100)
Scott Kazmir
ERA- |
WAR |
G |
GS |
W |
L |
ERA |
IP |
CG |
SHO |
SV |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
SO/9 |
WHIP |
78 |
5.8 |
34 |
34 |
13 |
9 |
3.48 |
206.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
91 |
80 |
89 |
239 |
10.4 |
1.379 |
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Starting Pitcher – Chris Archer, 2015
![](https://thebaseballscholar.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/chris-archer.jpg?w=150&h=82)
Chris Archer
ERA- |
WAR |
G |
GS |
W |
L |
ERA |
IP |
CG |
SHO |
SV |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
SO/9 |
WHIP |
83 |
4.3 |
34 |
34 |
12 |
13 |
3.23 |
212 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
85 |
76 |
66 |
252 |
10.7 |
1.137 |
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![](https://thebaseballscholar.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/joaquin-benoit.jpg?w=150&h=121)
Joaquin Benoit
ERA- |
WAR |
G |
GS |
W |
L |
ERA |
IP |
CG |
SHO |
SV |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
SO/9 |
WHIP |
34 |
2.3 |
63 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1.34 |
60.1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
9 |
11 |
75 |
11.2 |
0.680 |
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![](https://thebaseballscholar.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/grant-balfour.jpg?w=150&h=123)
Grant Balfour
ERA- |
WAR |
G |
GS |
W |
L |
ERA |
IP |
CG |
SHO |
SV |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
SO/9 |
WHIP |
36 |
2.9 |
51 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
1.54 |
58.1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
10 |
10 |
24 |
82 |
12.7 |
0.891 |
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![](https://thebaseballscholar.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/fernando-rodney.jpg?w=150&h=150)
Fernando Rodney
ERA- |
WAR |
G |
GS |
W |
L |
ERA |
IP |
CG |
SHO |
SV |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
SO/9 |
WHIP |
16 |
3.8 |
76 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0.60 |
74.2 |
0 |
0 |
48 |
9 |
5 |
15 |
76 |
9.2 |
0.777 |
Bench
- Catcher – John Jaso, 2010
- First Base – Fred McGriff, 1999
- Second Base – Logan Forsythe, 2015
- Third Base – Akinori Iwamura, 2007
- Shortstop – Julio Lugo, 2005
- Outfield – Randy Winn, 2002
- Outfield – Jose Canseco, 1999
- Outfield – Steven Souza, 2017
- Starting Pitcher – Jeremy Hellickson, 2011
- Starting Pitcher – Rolando Arrojo, 1998
- Relief Pitcher – Drew Smyly, 2014
- Closer – Rafael Soriano, 2010