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American League East · 2026

Tampa Bay Rays

71-46Tropicana FieldAmerican League
Team WAR
24.2
14.6 bat / 9.6 pitch
Win %
.607
pyth .542
Run diff
+46
4.44 / 4.04 per g
wRC+
104
ERA
3.72
FIP 4.02
Home runs
118

The Tampa Bay Rays went 71-46 in 2026, a .607 winning percentage — the second best record in baseball. They scored 519 runs and allowed 473, a run differential of +46. The offence ranked 18th of 30 in MLB for runs scored, while their 3.72 staff ERA was 6th of 30. Their 104 team wRC+ is 4% above league average — 9th of 30 in MLB. Junior Caminero leads the position players at 4.8 WAR, and Drew Rasmussen the rotation at a 2.75 ERA.

Where the offence comes from

Roster contribution by share of the team total.

1,002 team hits
Yandy Díaz131Yandy Díaz — 131 hits (13.1%)Chandler Simpson124Chandler Simpson — 124 hits (12.4%)Junior Caminero123Junior Caminero — 123 hits (12.3%)Jonathan Aranda122Jonathan Aranda — 122 hits (12.2%)Cedric Mullins70Cedric Mullins — 70 hits (7.0%)Nick Fortes67Nick Fortes — 67 hits (6.7%)Ben Williamson61Ben Williamson — 61 hits (6.1%)Taylor Walls59Taylor Walls — 59 hits (5.9%)Richie Palacios56Richie Palacios — 56 hits (5.6%)Jonny DeLuca56Jonny DeLuca — 56 hits (5.6%)Ryan Vilade43Ryan Vilade — 43 hits (4.3%)Hunter Feduccia35Hunter Feduccia — 35 hits (3.5%)Victor Mesa Jr.31Victor Mesa Jr. — 31 hits (3.1%)Jake Fraley19Jake Fraley — 19 hits (1.9%)Carson Williams — 3 hits (0.3%)Kenny Piper — 1 hits (0.1%)Oliver Dunn — 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

17 players, ranked by dbWAR.

Junior Caminero3B11751112333712.278.370.546.3891504.8
Jonathan Aranda1B11449712215720.286.372.436.3571282.1
Yandy DíazDH11249513115653.298.370.451.3601301.9
Nick FortesC82264674280.273.314.380.308931.2
Richie Palacios2B872795653410.233.335.350.314970.9
Chandler SimpsonLF10844012402331.304.333.363.310950.7
Ryan ViladeRF64192439353.250.309.459.3321100.6
Jonny DeLucaRF682295683412.258.291.438.316990.6
Hunter FeducciaC61169352120.235.307.336.292820.5
Ben Williamson2B83270613268.247.309.332.291810.5
Cedric MullinsCF9938870133618.207.287.358.289800.5
Taylor WallsSS913285902318.211.303.276.271680.4
Victor Mesa Jr.RF47164319195.212.284.445.316990.3
Jake FraleyRF289019253.232.300.390.306920.1
Kenny PiperC151000.250.400.250.3231040.0
Oliver DunnSS7121010.091.167.091.135-29-0.1
Carson WilliamsSS13363030.091.143.121.128-33-0.4

Pitching

26 pitchers, ranked by dbWAR.

Drew Rasmussen2222124.111501302.752.930.919.43.0
Shane McClanahan202099.0960913.093.351.128.31.9
Nick Martinez2222129.01130732.654.001.105.11.5
Ian Seymour38990.19321064.083.741.1310.61.0
Griffin Jax291891.26901003.633.941.219.81.0
Bryan Baker48046.11034511.552.760.849.91.0
Kevin Kelly50054.0534432.003.120.837.20.9
Cole Sulser41246.1102484.863.601.329.30.5
Casey Legumina40550.2220344.093.961.246.00.4
Joe Boyle3315.2010165.173.021.099.20.4
Garrett Cleavinger42035.2432483.283.731.2312.10.4
Cam Booser25026.0000332.083.630.7711.40.3
Craig Kimbrel33033.2020324.814.331.348.60.1
Hunter Bigge18019.1110146.984.481.456.50.0
Michael Grove205.010043.604.091.007.20.0
Chase Solesky103.000046.005.752.3312.0-0.0
Ben Williamson505.000003.606.291.200.0-0.1
Alex Cook203.200027.367.181.644.9-0.1
Jonathan Heasley104.0000211.258.592.004.5-0.2
Aaron Brooks100.1010081.0060.099.000.0-0.2
Steven Matz211061.2541475.555.161.256.9-0.2
Andrew Wantz203.2000114.7310.182.182.5-0.2
Mason Englert14335.2031324.545.331.438.1-0.2
Jesse Scholtens9237.2530303.825.371.277.2-0.3
Trevor Martin6011.100073.978.031.595.6-0.4
Chris Roycroft15019.2001168.248.071.987.3-0.8
Record versus run differential

Tampa Bay Rays are 71-46, a .607 win rate, while their +46 run differential implies .542. That is about 8 wins ahead of it, usually a mix of bullpen sequencing and one-run luck.