The Tampa Bay Rays are a professional baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. They compete in the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's (MLB) American League (AL). Tampa Bay first competed in Major League Baseball during the 1998 baseball season as the "Tampa Bay Devil Rays", an expansion team. Prior to the 2008 season, the team's name was officially shortened to "Rays". The list below documents players and teams that hold particular club records.
In twenty-five seasons from 1998 through the end of 2022, the team has an overall record of 1,912 wins and 2,034 losses for a winning percentage of 48.5%. The Rays have appeared in eight postseasons and won two American League pennants, in 2008 and 2020.
Note: To avoid confusion, this list is only updated at the end of each baseball season. Statistics below are through the end of the season.
Individual career records These are records of players with the best performance in particular statistical categories during their tenure with the Rays.
Career batting
Career batting recordsStatisticPlayerRecordRays careerRefBatting average.296–On-base percentage.380–, Slugging percentage.484–, On-base plus slugging.864–, Runs780–Plate appearances6,151–At bats5,450–Hits1,480–Total bases2,630–Singles1,056–Doubles338–Triples105–Home runs261–Runs batted in892–Walks569–Strikeouts1,220–Stolen bases409–Games played1,435–
Career pitching
Career pitching recordsStatisticPlayerRecordRays careerRefWins87–Losses73–Win–loss percentage.636–Earned run average3.18–Saves101–Strikeouts1,250–Shutouts8–Games297–Innings pitched–Games started217–Games finished182–Complete games19–Walks382–Hits allowed1,439–Wild pitches60–, Hit batsmen49–
Individual single-season records These are records of Rays players with the best performance in particular statistical categories during a single season.
Single-season batting
Single-season batting recordsStatisticPlayerRecordSeasonRefBatting average.330Home runs46RBI121Runs110Hits198Singles145Doubles47Triples19Stolen bases60At bats645Slugging percentage.627Extra-base hits84Total bases353On-base percentage.411On-base plus slugging1.037Walks103Strikeouts182
Single-season pitching
Single-season pitching recordsStatisticPlayerRecordSeasonRef(s)Wins21Losses19Strikeouts252ERA1.89Earned runs allowed129Hits allowed271Shutouts4Saves48Games85Games started34, Complete games11Innings pitched
Team season records These are records of Rays teams with the best and worst performances in particular statistical categories during a single season.
Season batting Season batting recordsStatisticRecordSeasonHome runs228Runs857Hits1,531Doubles311Triples46Total bases2,427Strikeouts1,542Stolen bases194
Season pitching Season pitching recordsStatisticRecordSeasonHits allowed1,649Runs allowed (most)944Runs allowed (fewest)577Home runs allowed215Strikeouts1,621Shutouts22
See also Baseball statistics Baseball awards List of MLB awards
Notes Earned run average is calculated as , where is earned runs and is innings pitched. Does not include abbreviated season.
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