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The 20 Greatest Tampa Bay Rays of All-Time

Dave Franks
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Rankings based on seasons 1901 – 2025.

To be eligible, position players need 1,500 plate appearances, starting pitchers have to have started a minimum of 75 games, and relief pitchers need to have 150 innings pitched for the franchise.

  1. Evan LongoriaRookie of the Year

    Evan Longoria Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    51.7 123 1435 6151 5450 780 1471 338 19 261 892 51 15 569 1220 .270 .341 .483 .823

  2. Carl Crawford

    Carl Crawford Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    35.6 107 1235 5395 4992 765 1480 215 105 104 592 409 90 293 768 .296 .337 .444 .781

  3. Kevin Kiermaier

    Kevin Kiermaier Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    31.5 97 914 3351 3053 410 756 140 51 82 316 112 36 236 736 .248 .308 .407 .715

  4. Carlos Pena

    Carlos Pena Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    18.1 127 726 2971 2432 402 559 113 7 163 468 12 8 460 811 .230 .360 .483 .843

  5. David PriceCy Young

    David Price Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    21.3 81 175 170 82 47 3.18 1141.8 10 2 0 449 404 309 1065 22.9% 1.14

  6. Yandy DiazActive

    Yandy Diaz Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    17.6 133 816 3456 3030 431 882 171 4 99 396 9 8 377 504 .291 .373 .448 .821

  7. James Shields

    James Shields Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    19.7 94 218 217 87 73 3.90 1452.8 19 8 0 688 629 340 1250 20.7% 1.22

  8. Brandon LoweActive

    Brandon Lowe Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    17.8 123 745 2994 2657 415 657 126 12 157 446 33 5 282 817 .247 .326 .481 .807

  9. Scott Kazmir

    Scott Kazmir Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    16.5 90 145 144 55 44 3.92 832.6 1 1 0 400 363 382 874 24.2% 1.39

  10. Drew RasmussenActive

    Drew Rasmussen Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    11.1 69 103 81 29 16 2.74 427.4 0 0 1 137 130 98 382 22.6% 1.03

  11. Randy Arozarena

    Randy Arozarena Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    11.7 124 568 2388 2080 321 531 113 9 85 289 94 39 233 605 .255 .345 .441 .786

  12. Blake SnellCy Young

    Blake Snell Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    11.6 77 108 108 42 30 3.24 555.3 0 0 0 222 200 232 648 28.3% 1.24

  13. B.J. Upton

    • Age: 19, 21-27
    • Years: 2004, 2006-2012
    • Positions: CF
    • Teams: Tampa Bay Rays
    B.J. Upton Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    15.6 107 966 4063 3568 539 910 202 20 118 447 232 69 430 1020 .255 .336 .422 .758

  14. Aubrey Huff

    • Age: 23-29
    • Years: 2000-2006
    • Positions: 3B, RF, 1B
    • Teams: Tampa Bay Rays
    Aubrey Huff Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    11.9 112 799 3322 3028 400 870 172 9 128 449 20 15 247 412 .287 .343 .477 .819

  15. Julio Lugo

    Julio Lugo Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    13.5 105 505 2149 1919 283 550 107 15 40 212 88 23 177 313 .287 .350 .421 .770

  16. Alex Cobb

    • Age: 23-26, 28-29
    • Years: 2011-2014, 2016-2017
    • Positions: SP
    • Teams: Tampa Bay Rays
    Alex Cobb Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    11.2 89 115 115 48 35 3.50 698.6 3 1 0 290 272 204 570 19.7% 1.22

  17. Fred McGriffHOF

    Fred McGriff Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    9.0 120 577 2399 2074 277 603 102 1 99 359 11 3 305 433 .291 .380 .484 .864

  18. Jason Adam

    Jason Adam Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    4.5 58 170 0 10 7 2.30 164.2 0 0 24 50 42 53 194 30.4% 0.88

  19. Matt Joyce

    Matt Joyce Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    10.3 118 633 2256 1940 269 485 111 10 76 280 29 14 268 468 .250 .342 .435 .777

    20. The Next 5

  20. 21. Desmond Jennings
  21. 22. Chris Archer
  22. 23. Jeffrey Springs
  23. 24. Jason Bartlett
  24. 25. Jim Mecir

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

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