The Baseball Scholar

The 20 Greatest Tampa Bay Rays of All-Time

Dave Franks
2–4 minutes

Updated 11/22/2025

To be eligible, position players needed 1,500 plate appearances and starting pitchers had to have started a minimum of 75 games for the franchise.

  1. Evan Longoria

    • Age: 22 – 31
    • Years: 2008 – 2017
    • Position(s): 3B, DH

    Evan Longoria
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    51.8 123 1435 6151 5450 780 1471 338 19 261 892 51 569 1220 .270 .340 .482 .823

  2. Ben Zobrist

    • Age: 25 – 33
    • Years: 2006 – 2014
    • Position(s): 2B, RF, SS, LF

    Ben Zobrist
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    35.3 118 1064 4478 3850 565 1016 229 32 114 511 102 542 701 .264 .352 .428 .781

  3. Carl Crawford

    • Age: 20 – 28
    • Years: 2002 – 2010
    • Position(s): LF, CF

    Carl Crawford
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    35.6 107 1235 5383 4992 765 1480 215 105 104 592 409 293 768 .296 .335 .444 .779

  4. Kevin Kiermaier

    • Age: 23 – 32
    • Years: 2013 – 2022
    • Position(s): CF

    Kevin Kiermaier
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    31.8 97 913 3351 3053 410 756 140 51 82 316 112 236 736 .248 .308 .407 .715

  5. Carlos Pena

    • Age: 29 – 32, 34
    • Years: 2007 – 2010, 2012
    • Position(s): 1B

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

  6. David Price

    • Age: 22 – 28
    • Years: 2008 – 2014
    • Position(s): SP

    David Price
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO SO % WHIP
    21.3 81 175 170 82 47 3.18 1143.2 10 2 0 449 404 309 1065 22.9% 1.14

  7. Yandy DiazActive

    • Age: 27 – 33
    • Years: 2019 – 2025
    • Position(s): 1B, 3B, DH

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

  8. James Shields

    • Age: 24 – 30
    • Years: 2006 – 2012
    • Position(s): SP

    James Shields
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO SO % WHIP
    19.7 94 218 217 87 73 3.89 1454.2 19 8 0 688 629 340 1250 20.7% 1.22

  9. Brandon LoweActive

    • Age: 23 – 30
    • Years: 2018 – 2025
    • Position(s): 2B

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

  10. Scott Kazmir

    • Age: 20 – 25
    • Years: 2004 – 2009
    • Position(s): SP

    Scott Kazmir
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO SO % WHIP
    16.5 90 145 144 55 44 3.92 834 1 1 0 400 363 382 874 24.2% 1.39

  11. Drew RasmussenActive

    • Age: 25 – 29
    • Years: 2021 – 2025
    • Position(s): SP

    Drew Rasmussen
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO SO % WHIP
    11.2 69 103 81 29 16 2.73 428.1 0 0 0 137 130 98 382 22.6% 1.03

  12. Randy Arozarena

    • Age: 25 – 29
    • Years: 2020 – 2024
    • Position(s): LF

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

  13. Blake Snell

    • Age: 23 – 27
    • Years: 2016 – 2020
    • Position(s): SP

    Blake Snell
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO SO % WHIP
    11.3 77 108 108 42 30 3.24 556 0 0 0 222 200 232 648 28.2% 1.24

  14. Melvin Upton

    • Age: 19, 21 – 27
    • Years: 2004, 2006 – 2012
    • Position(s): CF, 3B

    Melvin Upton
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    15.6 107 966 4061 3568 539 910 202 20 118 447 232 430 1020 .255 .334 .422 .756

  15. Aubrey Huff

    • Age: 23 – 29
    • Years: 2000 – 2006
    • Position(s): 3B, RF, DH, 1B

    Aubrey Huff
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    11.9 112 799 3322 3028 400 870 172 9 128 449 20 247 412 .287 .342 .476 .819

  16. Julio Lugo

    • Age: 27 – 30
    • Years: 2003 – 2006
    • Position(s): SS

    Julio Lugo
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    13.5 105 505 2149 1919 283 550 107 15 40 212 88 177 313 .287 .346 .420 .767

  17. Alex Cobb

    • Age: 23 – 26, 28 – 29
    • Years: 2011 – 2014, 2016 – 2017
    • Position(s): SP

    Alex Cobb
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO SO % WHIP
    10.8 89 115 115 48 35 3.50 700 3 1 0 290 272 204 570 19.7% 1.22

  18. Fred McGriff

    • Age: 34 -37, 40
    • Years: 1998 – 2001, 2004
    • Position(s): 1B, DH

    Fred McGriff
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    9.0 120 577 2399 2074 277 603 102 1 99 359 11 305 433 .291 .379 .484 .863

  19. Matt Joyce

    • Age: 24 – 29
    • Years: 2009 – 2014
    • Position(s): RF, LF, DH

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

  20. Desmond Jennings

    • Age: 23 – 29
    • Years: 2010 – 2016
    • Position(s): CF, LF

    Desmond Jennings
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    13.5 103 567 2351 2076 311 508 99 22 55 191 95 219 481 .245 .319 .393 .712

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