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American League East · 2021

Tampa Bay Rays

Team WAR
41.6
22.4 bat / 19.3 pitch
Win %
.617
pyth .623
Run diff
+206
5.29 / 4.02 per g
wRC+
116
ERA
3.72
FIP 3.79
Home runs
200

The Tampa Bay Rays went 100-62 in 2021, a .617 winning percentage — the third best record in baseball. They scored 857 runs and allowed 651, a run differential of +206. The offence ranked the second best in MLB for runs scored, while their 3.72 staff ERA was 6th of 30. Their 116 team wRC+ was 16% above league average — the third best in MLB. Brandon Lowe led the position players at 4.7 WAR, and Shane McClanahan the rotation at a 3.43 ERA.

Where the offence comes from

Roster contribution by share of the team total.

1,230 team hits
Randy Arozarena145Randy Arozarena — 145 hits (11.8%)Brandon Lowe132Brandon Lowe — 132 hits (10.7%)Joey Wendle122Joey Wendle — 122 hits (9.9%)Austin Meadows121Austin Meadows — 121 hits (9.8%)Yandy Díaz119Yandy Díaz — 119 hits (9.7%)Manuel Margot107Manuel Margot — 107 hits (8.7%)Kevin Kiermaier90Kevin Kiermaier — 90 hits (7.3%)Wander Franco81Wander Franco — 81 hits (6.6%)Mike Zunino72Mike Zunino — 72 hits (5.9%)Francisco Mejía65Francisco Mejía — 65 hits (5.3%)Ji Man Choi59Ji Man Choi — 59 hits (4.8%)Phillips52Brett Phillips — 52 hits (4.2%)Taylor Walls32Taylor Walls — 32 hits (2.6%)Brosseau28Mike Brosseau — 28 hits (2.3%)Vidal Bruján — 2 hits (0.2%)Josh Lowe — 1 hits (0.1%)Drew Rasmussen — 1 hits (0.1%)Kevin Padlo — 1 hits (0.1%)
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

23 players, ranked by dbWAR.

Brandon Lowe2B14961513239997.247.340.523.3661434.7
Mike ZuninoC1053757233620.216.301.559.3611393.3
Randy ArozarenaLF141604145206920.274.356.459.3531332.8
Wander FrancoSS70308817392.288.347.463.3511322.2
Joey Wendle3B13350112211548.265.319.422.3191081.9
Yandy Díaz1B13354111913641.256.353.387.3281151.6
Francisco MejíaC81277656350.260.322.416.3231111.5
Austin MeadowsLF142591121271064.234.315.458.3301171.3
Kevin KiermaierCF112390904379.259.328.388.3141041.3
Brett PhillipsCF10029252134414.206.300.427.3161060.9
Ji Man Choi1B823055911450.229.348.411.3391230.9
Manuel MargotRF122464107105713.254.313.382.304970.4
Taylor WallsSS50176321154.211.314.296.283820.3
Josh LoweRF1210011.0001.0001.000.8004650.1
Drew RasmussenP341000.250.250.250.21934-0.0
Josh FlemingP110000.000.000.000.000-128-0.0
Tyler GlasnowP120000.000.000.000.000-128-0.0
Joseph OdomC220000.000.000.000.000-128-0.0
Mike Brosseau2B55169285182.187.266.347.27173-0.1
Michael WachaP230000.000.000.000.000-128-0.1
Ryan YarbroughP240000.000.000.000.000-128-0.1
Kevin Padlo3B7151000.077.200.154.1805-0.1
Vidal Bruján2B9262021.077.077.077.067-78-0.4

Pitching

32 pitchers, ranked by dbWAR.

Shane McClanahan2525123.110601413.433.311.2710.32.5
Tyler Glasnow141488.05201232.662.770.9312.62.3
Collin McHugh37764.0611741.552.120.9410.41.9
Drew Rasmussen351076.0411732.843.091.088.61.5
Rich Hill3231158.27801503.864.341.218.51.4
Andrew Kittredge57471.2938771.883.040.989.71.3
Ryan Yarbrough3021155.09701175.114.451.236.81.0
Pete Fairbanks47042.2365563.592.701.4311.80.9
Matt Wisler48048.2351623.702.961.0711.50.9
Michael Wacha2923124.23501215.054.471.318.70.8
Josh Fleming2611104.11081655.094.271.355.60.7
Louis Head27235.0200322.313.110.868.20.6
Diego Castillo61058.15516752.783.740.9811.60.6
Ryan Thompson36034.0320372.383.111.039.80.6
Dietrich Enns9022.1202252.822.321.0310.10.6
Luis Patiño191577.1530744.314.511.278.60.5
Jeffrey Springs43044.2512633.433.911.1012.70.4
J.P. Feyereisen55056.0443532.734.211.238.50.3
Chris Mazza14027.1001214.614.051.216.90.2
Chris Archer6519.1110214.664.261.349.80.2
Ryan Sherriff16014.2011165.523.651.579.80.2
Shane Baz3313.1200182.024.070.6712.10.2
David Robertson12112.0000164.503.671.2512.00.1
Adam Conley17019.2000162.294.091.027.30.1
DJ Johnson404.100052.083.860.4610.40.0
Chaz Roe100.2000227.001.673.0027.00.0
Brett Phillips101.000009.009.174.000.0-0.0
Cody Reed1209.201073.725.241.456.5-0.1
Jordan Luplow101.000009.0016.172.000.0-0.1
Francisco Mejía202.0000027.0012.673.000.0-0.2
Brent Honeywell324.100048.319.401.858.3-0.2
Nick Anderson606.001114.508.171.001.5-0.2
Record versus run differential

Tampa Bay Rays are 100-62, a .617 win rate, while their +206 run differential implies .623. That is essentially in line — the record reflects the run scoring.