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.
These are records of players with the best performance in particular statistical categories during their tenure with the Rays.[1] [2]
| Career batting records | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statistic | Player | Record | Rays career | Ref | |
| Batting average | .296 | – | [3] | ||
| On-base percentage | .380 | –, | [4] | ||
| Slugging percentage | .484 | –, | [5] | ||
| On-base plus slugging | .864 | –, | |||
| Runs | 780 | – | [6] | ||
| Plate appearances | 6,151 | – | |||
| At bats | 5,450 | – | |||
| Hits | 1,480 | – | |||
| Total bases | 2,630 | – | |||
| Singles | 1,056 | – | |||
| Doubles | 338 | – | |||
| Triples | 105 | – | |||
| Home runs | 261 | – | |||
| Runs batted in | 892 | – | |||
| Walks | 569 | – | |||
| Strikeouts | 1,220 | – | |||
| Stolen bases | 409 | – | |||
| Games played | 1,435 | – |
| Career pitching records | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statistic | Player | Record | Rays career | Ref | |
| Wins | 87 | – | [7] | ||
| Losses | 73 | – | |||
| Win–loss percentage | .636 | – | [8] | ||
| Earned run average | 3.18 | – | |||
| Saves | 101 | – | [9] | ||
| Strikeouts | 1,250 | – | |||
| Shutouts | 8 | – | |||
| Games | 297 | – | [10] | ||
| Innings pitched | – | ||||
| Games started | 217 | – | |||
| Games finished | 182 | – | |||
| Complete games | 19 | – | |||
| Walks | 382 | – | [11] | ||
| Hits allowed | 1,439 | – | |||
| Wild pitches | 60 | –, | [12] | ||
| Hit batsmen | 49 | – |
These are records of Rays players with the best performance in particular statistical categories during a single season.[1] [2]
| Single-season batting records | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statistic | Player | Record | Season | Ref | |
| Batting average | .330 | [13] | |||
| Home runs | 46 | [14] | |||
| RBI | 121 | ||||
| Runs | 110 | ||||
| Hits | 198 | [15] | |||
| Singles | 145 | ||||
| Doubles | 47 | ||||
| Triples | 19 | ||||
| Stolen bases | 60 | ||||
| At bats | 645 | [16] | |||
| Slugging percentage | .627 | ||||
| Extra-base hits | 84 | ||||
| Total bases | 353 | ||||
| On-base percentage | .411 | ||||
| On-base plus slugging | 1.037 | ||||
| Walks | 103 | ||||
| Strikeouts | 182 |
| Single-season pitching records | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statistic | Player | Record | Season | Ref(s) | |
| Wins | 21 | [17] | |||
| Losses | 19 | ||||
| Strikeouts | 252 | ||||
| ERA | 1.89 | ||||
| Earned runs allowed | 129 | [18] | |||
| Hits allowed | 271 | ||||
| Shutouts | 4 | ||||
| Saves | 48 | [19] | |||
| Games | 85 | [20] | |||
| Games started | 34 | , | |||
| Complete games | 11 | ||||
| Innings pitched |
These are records of Rays teams with the best and worst performances in particular statistical categories during a single season.[21] [22]
| Season batting records | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Statistic | Record | Season | |
| Home runs | 228 | ||
| Runs | 857 | ||
| Hits | 1,531 | ||
| Doubles | 311 | ||
| Triples | 46 | ||
| Total bases | 2,427 | ||
| Strikeouts | 1,542 | ||
| Stolen bases | 194 |
| Season pitching records | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Statistic | Record | Season | |
| Hits allowed | 1,649 | ||
| Runs allowed (most) | 944 | ||
| Runs allowed (fewest) | 577 | ||
| Home runs allowed | 215 | ||
| Strikeouts | 1,621 | ||
| Shutouts | 22 |
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