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Tampa Bay Rays Best Single Seasons

Dave Franks
1–2 minutes

These are the greatest individual seasons in Tampa Bay Rays history, including Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Tampa Bay Rays, broken down by player and position. Since we’re celebrating standout seasons, players can show up multiple times especially if they logged meaningful time at different spots on the field. Outfielders and pitchers may also appear for multiple seasons when those performances rank as the franchise’s best at their respective positions.

Catcher

  • Mike Zunino – 2021

    Mike Zunino Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    3.7 133 109 375 333 64 72 11 2 33 62 34 132 0 0 .216 .301 .559 .860

    • First Base

  • Carlos Pena – 2007

    Carlos Pena Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    7.2 167 148 612 490 99 138 29 1 46 121 103 142 1 0 .282 .411 .627 1.037

    • Second Base

  • Ben Zobrist – 2009

    Ben Zobrist Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    8.6 152 152 599 501 91 149 28 7 27 91 91 104 17 6 .297 .405 .543 .948

    • Third Base

  • Evan Longoria – 2010

    Evan Longoria Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    8.2 139 151 661 574 96 169 46 5 22 104 72 124 15 5 .294 .372 .507 .879

    • Shortstop

  • Jason Bartlett – 2009

    Jason Bartlett Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    6.2 136 137 567 500 90 160 29 7 14 66 54 89 30 7 .320 .389 .490 .879

    • Outfield

  • Carl Crawford – 2010

    Carl Crawford Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    7.0 135 154 663 600 110 184 30 13 19 90 46 104 47 10 .307 .356 .495 .851

    • Outfield

  • Ben Zobrist – 2012

    Ben Zobrist Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    5.8 137 157 668 560 88 151 39 7 20 74 97 103 14 9 .270 .377 .471 .848

    • Outfield

  • Austin Meadows – 2019

    Austin Meadows Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    4.0 144 138 591 530 83 154 29 7 33 89 54 131 12 7 .291 .364 .558 .922

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Blake Snell – 2018Cy Young

    Blake Snell Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    7.1 46 31 31 21 5 1.89 180.2 0 0 0 41 38 64 221 31.6% 0.97

    • Starting Pitcher

  • David Price – 2012Cy Young

    David Price Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    6.6 66 31 31 20 5 2.56 211 2 1 0 63 60 59 205 24.5% 1.10

    • Starting Pitcher

  • James Shields – 2011

    James Shields Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    5.8 73 33 33 16 12 2.82 249.1 11 4 0 83 78 65 225 23.1% 1.04

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Charlie Morton – 2019

    Charlie Morton Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    4.9 70 33 33 16 6 3.05 194.2 0 0 0 71 66 57 240 30.4% 1.08

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Drew Rasmussen – 2025

    Drew Rasmussen Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    4.5 67 31 31 10 5 2.76 150 0 0 0 47 46 37 127 21.7% 1.02

    • Relief Pitcher

  • Fernando Rodney – 2012

    Fernando Rodney Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    3.7 16 76 0 2 2 0.60 74.2 0 0 48 9 5 15 76 27.0% 0.78

    • Relief Pitcher

  • Grant Balfour – 2008

    Grant Balfour Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    2.9 36 51 0 6 2 1.54 58.1 0 0 4 10 10 24 82 36.6% 0.89

    • Relief Pitcher

  • Joaquin Benoit – 2010

    Joaquin Benoit Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    2.2 34 63 0 1 2 1.34 60.1 0 0 1 10 9 11 75 34.6% 0.68

    • Honorable Mention

  • Catcher – Wilson Ramos, 2018
  • First Base – Yandy Diaz, 2023
  • Second Base – Ben Zobrist, 2011
  • Third Base – Evan Longoria, 2011
  • Shortstop – Wander Franco, 2023
  • Outfield – B.J. Upton, 2007
  • Outfield – Aubrey Huff, 2003
  • Outfield – Carl Crawford, 2009
  • Starting Pitcher – David Price, 2010
  • Starting Pitcher – Scott Kazmir, 2007
  • Starting Pitcher – Shane McClanahan, 2022
  • Starting Pitcher – Jeffrey Springs, 2022
  • Starting Pitcher – Scott Kazmir, 2006
  • Relief Pitcher – Jason Adam, 2022
  • Relief Pitcher – Collin McHugh, 2021

    • All underlying data used in this analysis is available in The Baseball Scholar Data Library.

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