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American League East · 2020

Tampa Bay Rays 2020

40-20Tropicana FieldAmerican League EastAmerican League
Team WAR
16.3
8.5 bat / 7.8 pitch
Win %
.667
pyth .605
Run diff
+60
4.82 / 3.82 per g
wRC+
103
ERA
3.58
FIP 3.96
Home runs
79

The Tampa Bay Rays went 40-20 in 2020, a .667 winning percentage — the second best record in baseball. They scored 289 runs and allowed 229, a run differential of +60. The offence ranked 12th of 30 in MLB for runs scored, while their 3.58 staff ERA was 4th of 30. Their 103 team wRC+ was 3% above league average — 14th of 30 in MLB. Brandon Lowe led the position players at 2.2 WAR, and Tyler Glasnow the rotation at a 4.08 ERA.

Where the offence comes from

Roster contribution by share of the team total.

467 team hits
Brandon Lowe52Brandon Lowe — 52 hits (11.1%)Willy Adames48Willy Adames — 48 hits (10.3%)Joey Wendle48Joey Wendle — 48 hits (10.3%)Manuel Margot39Manuel Margot — 39 hits (8.4%)Yandy Díaz35Yandy Díaz — 35 hits (7.5%)Yoshi Tsutsugo31Yoshi Tsutsugo — 31 hits (6.6%)Kevin Kiermaier30Kevin Kiermaier — 30 hits (6.4%)Ji Man Choi28Ji Man Choi — 28 hits (6.0%)Austin Meadows27Austin Meadows — 27 hits (5.8%)Mike Brosseau26Mike Brosseau — 26 hits (5.6%)Hunter Renfroe19Hunter Renfroe — 19 hits (4.1%)Randy Arozarena18Randy Arozarena — 18 hits (3.9%)Martínez16José A. Martínez — 16 hits (3.4%)Nathaniel Lowe15Nathaniel Lowe — 15 hits (3.2%)Michael Pérez14Michael Pérez — 14 hits (3.0%)Mike Zunino11Mike Zunino — 11 hits (2.4%)Smith8Kevan Smith — 8 hits (1.7%)Brian O'Grady — 2 hits (0.4%)
Each rectangle is a player, sized by his share of the team's hits; darker means a larger share. Top 30 contributors. Select a different statistic above, or click a player for his page.

Batting

18 players, ranked by dbWAR.

Brandon Lowe2B562245214373.269.362.554.3871452.2
Willy AdamesSS53205488232.259.332.481.3491191.4
Joey Wendle3B48184484178.286.342.435.3371111.3
Yandy Díaz3B34138352110.307.428.386.3711341.0
Mike Brosseau3B3298265122.302.378.558.3971521.0
Randy ArozarenaLF2376187114.281.382.641.4241710.9
Kevin KiermaierCF49159303228.217.321.362.305890.6
Manuel MargotCF441593911112.269.327.352.303880.4
Kevan SmithC14388180.258.378.452.3671310.3
Ji Man Choi1B42145283160.230.331.410.319980.3
Yoshi TsutsugoDH51185318240.197.314.395.311930.2
Nathaniel Lowe1B2176154111.224.316.433.315960.1
Brian O'GradyCF152001.400.400.600.4251710.1
Mike ZuninoC2884114100.147.238.360.262600.0
Austin MeadowsLF36152274132.205.296.371.29482-0.0
Hunter RenfroeRF40139198222.156.252.393.27971-0.2
Michael PérezC3293141130.167.237.238.21930-0.4
José A. MartínezDH3498162100.182.265.295.25051-0.6

Pitching

24 pitchers, ranked by dbWAR.

Tyler Glasnow111157.1510914.083.661.1314.31.2
Ryan Yarbrough11955.2140443.563.801.197.11.0
Charlie Morton9938.0220424.743.451.399.90.9
Jalen Beeks12019.1111263.261.791.2912.10.7
Blake Snell111150.0420633.244.351.2011.30.7
Nick Anderson19016.1216260.551.350.4914.30.7
Pete Fairbanks27226.2630392.703.041.3913.20.6
Aaron Slegers11126.0002193.463.040.886.60.6
John Curtiss17325.0302251.803.350.969.00.5
Josh Fleming7532.1500252.784.401.087.00.4
Aaron Loup24025.0320222.523.830.847.90.3
Chaz Roe1009.120192.892.551.398.70.3
Ryan Thompson25126.1121234.444.331.417.90.2
Ryan Sherriff1009.210120.003.400.831.90.2
Andrew Kittredge818.000132.253.191.253.40.2
Diego Castillo22021.2304231.664.531.069.60.1
Trevor Richards9432.0000275.914.971.727.60.1
Yonny Chirinos3311.1000102.385.311.597.90.0
Mike Brosseau100.100010.00-2.810.0027.00.0
José Alvarado909.0000136.005.861.6713.0-0.1
Oliver Drake11011.002275.735.921.185.7-0.1
Anthony Banda407.0101410.296.912.145.1-0.2
Sean Gilmartin204.100058.319.652.5410.4-0.2
Edgar García403.1001110.8013.992.102.7-0.3

Attendance

30 home dates played behind closed doors, 2020.

Average
0
no crowd admitted
Median
0
Total
0
On the road
0
what they drew away

By situation

Day and night divide the home schedule, and so do weekend and weekday. The road line is a different question.
SplitGamesAvgMedLowHigh
All home300000
Night190000
Day110000
Weekend190000
Weekday110000
On the road300000

By season

17781.08890.50.0151617181920212223242526

Every home game this season was played with no crowd admitted. The zero is the season, not a missing number — which is why it is shown rather than left out. Seasons before attendance was carried into the lake are absent from the trend rather than shown as zero.

Game time

First pitch to final out across 60 completed games, 2020.

Regulation
3:07
53 games
All games
3:10
Extra innings
3:29
7 of them
Longest
3:55
2020-07-26, 10 inn
Shortest
2:37
2020-09-12

By situation

Regulation and extra innings divide the season, and so do home and road. Day and night overlap both.
SplitGamesAvgMedFastestLongest
All603:103:082:284:24
Regulation533:073:052:284:24
Extra innings73:293:312:543:55
Home303:093:082:373:55
Road303:113:072:284:24
Day183:123:132:313:55
Night423:093:072:284:24

Through the season

Average completed game by month.
MonthGamesAverage
Jul53:15
Aug123:08
Sep133:07

By season

188.394.20.0151617181920212223242526

Regulation games only, in minutes. 187 minutes this season.

Elapsed time from first pitch to final out. The feed does not itemise delays, so a rain delay is inside these numbers with no way to subtract it. Games called early are excluded — five innings in ninety-three minutes is not a short game — but they still count in attendance, because the crowd turned up.

Record versus run differential

Tampa Bay Rays are 40-20, a .667 win rate, while their +60 run differential implies .605. That is about 4 wins ahead of it, usually a mix of bullpen sequencing and one-run luck.