Tampa Bay Rays

TB · AL East · 2026

Roster construction

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Plate appearances given to sub-replacement hitters	52	752	−700	1st of 30
Share of plate appearances given to sub-replacement hitters	1.0%	14.7%	−13.8%	1st of 30
WAR bled by sub-replacement hitters	-0.6	-2.5	+1.9	2nd of 30
Count of sub-replacement hitters	1	5	−4	1st of 30
Batters faced by sub-replacement pitchers	914	931	−17	19th of 30
Share of batters faced by sub-replacement pitchers	16.4%	17.3%	−0.9%	18th of 30
WAR of the club's best position player	3.9	3.9	—	14th of 30
Combined WAR of the club's three best position players	9.0	9.1	−0.1	14th of 30
Combined WAR of the club's five best position players	13.5	12.8	+0.7	12th of 30
Total position-player WAR	21.9	15.4	+6.5	3rd of 30
Total pitching WAR	15.1	12.2	+2.9	9th of 30
Share of position-player WAR from the top three	41.1%	62.7%	−21.6%	29th of 30
Concentration of WAR across the lineup	0.35	0.42	−0.07	26th of 30
Position players with a 2+ WAR season	5	3	+1	1st of 30
Position players with a 4+ WAR season	0	0	—	14th of 30
Hitters used	20	22	−2	24th of 30
Plate-appearance-weighted batting age	28.5	28.4	+0.1	15th of 30
Plate appearances given to hitters 25 and under	782	1189	−407	21st of 30
Share of plate appearances given to hitters 25 and under	14.3%	23.2%	−8.9%	22nd of 30
Plate appearances given to hitters 35 and older	551	322	+228	6th of 30

Staff shape

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Pitchers used	28	29	−1	21st of 30
Rotation WAR	12.8	10.6	+2.2	10th of 30
Bullpen WAR	5.7	4.1	+1.6	9th of 30
Combined WAR of the club's three best starters	8.3	7.5	+0.8	9th of 30
Share of innings thrown by starters	73.4%	70.9%	+2.5%	12th of 30
Quality starts	43	45	−2	20th of 30
Blown saves	15	20	−5	5th of 30

Results

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Run differential	42	0	+42	8th of 30
Run differential per game	0.33	0.00	+0.33	8th of 30
Runs scored per game	4.53	4.47	+0.06	13th of 30
Runs allowed per game	4.20	4.47	−0.27	8th of 30
Winning percentage	.589	.500	+.089	3rd of 30
Pythagorean winning percentage	.534	.501	+.033	8th of 30
Wins above Pythagorean expectation	7.1	-0.2	+7.3	1st of 30
Winning percentage in one-run games	.581	.498	+.082	5th of 30
Winning percentage in games decided by five or more	.447	.499	−.052	20th of 30
Winning percentage in extra innings	.500	.512	−.012	16th of 30
Home winning percentage	.652	.528	+.124	2nd of 30
Road winning percentage	.524	.472	+.052	7th of 30
Winning percentage within the division	.545	.502	+.043	9th of 30
Longest winning streak	9	6	+2	3rd of 30

Batting

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Team Games	129	129	—	24th of 30
Team Plate Appearances	4874	4913	−39	22nd of 30
Team At Bats	4337	4365	−28	21st of 30
Team Runs	584	580	+3	13th of 30
Team Hits	1131	1063	+67	3rd of 30
Team Doubles	183	201	−18	28th of 30
Team Triples	20	17	+2	8th of 30
Team Home Runs	135	149	−14	22nd of 30
Team Runs Batted In	556	555	—	16th of 30
Team Stolen Bases	128	87	+40	4th of 30
Team Walks	416	438	−22	22nd of 30
Team Strikeouts	913	1086	−173	1st of 30
Team Walk Rate	8.5%	8.9%	−0.4%	21st of 30
Team Strikeout Rate	18.7%	22.1%	−3.4%	1st of 30
Team Batting Average	.261	.244	+.017	1st of 30
Team On-Base Percentage	.330	.318	+.012	5th of 30
Team Slugging Percentage	.406	.400	+.006	9th of 30
Team On-Base Plus Slugging	.736	.718	+.018	6th of 30

Pitching

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Team Wins	76	64	+11	3rd of 30
Team Losses	53	64	−11	3rd of 30
Team Saves	50	33	+16	1st of 30
Team Games	129	129	—	24th of 30
Team Games Started	129	129	—	24th of 30
Team Innings Pitched	1151.0	1152.0	−1.0	19th of 30
Team Innings per Game	8.9	8.9	—	1st of 30
Team Strikeouts	1056	1086	−30	19th of 30
Team Strikeouts per 9 Innings	8.3	8.5	−0.2	19th of 30
Team Walks per 9 Innings	2.6	3.4	−0.8	1st of 30
Team Earned Run Average	3.85	4.16	−0.31	8th of 30

Rank is among the MLB clubs with a value for that metric, best first. Descriptive metrics (roster age, WAR concentration) are ranked but not colored — for them, "high" isn't "good".