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.

• Catcher – Dioner Navarro, 2008



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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• First Base – Carlos Pena, 2007



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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• Second Base – Ben Zobrist, 2009



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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• Third Base – Evan Longoria, 2010



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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• Shortstop – Jason Bartlett, 2009



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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• Outfield – Carl Crawford, 2010



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



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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• Outfield – Aubrey Huff, 2003



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



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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• Starting Pitcher – James Shields, 2011



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



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



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



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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• Relief Pitcher – Joaquin Benoit, 2010



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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• Relief Pitcher – Grant Balfour, 2008



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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• Closer – Fernando Rodney, 2012



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

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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

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