List of Tampa Bay Rays seasons
The Tampa Bay Rays are a professional baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Rays are a member of both the Major League Baseball's (MLB) American League Eastern Division and the American League (AL) itself. Since their inaugural season in 1998, the Rays have played their home games at Tropicana Field.[1] The team was originally known as the "Tampa Bay Devil Rays", which was inspired by a common nickname of the manta ray, but after the 2007 season, they shortened their official name to the "Tampa Bay Rays."[2]
Tampa Bay made their Major League debut in 1998, where they were an expansion team.[3] For their first ten seasons, Tampa Bay struggled, never had a winning record, and always finished fifth in the American League Eastern Division, except for a fourth-place finish in the 2004 season. However, Tampa Bay had their best season ever in 2008, when they won their first American League East Division title, defeated the Chicago White Sox in the ALDS, beat the Boston Red Sox in the ALCS, but lost to the Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series.
Table Key
Regular season results
World Series champions † | AL champions * | Division champions ^ | Wild card berth ¤ |
Season | Level | League | Division | Finish | Wins | Losses | Win% | GB | Post-season | Awards | |
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Tampa Bay Devil Rays | |||||||||||
1998 | MLB | AL | East | 5th | 63 | 99 | .389 | 51 | |||
1999 | MLB | AL | East | 5th | 69 | 93 | .426 | 29 | |||
2000 | MLB | AL | East | 5th | 69 | 92 | .429 | 18 | |||
2001 | MLB | AL | East | 5th | 62 | 100 | .383 | 34 | |||
2002 | MLB | AL | East | 5th | 55 | 106 | .342 | 48 | |||
2003 | MLB | AL | East | 5th | 63 | 99 | .389 | 38 | |||
2004 | MLB | AL | East | 4th | 70 | 91 | .435 | 30½ | |||
2005 | MLB | AL | East | 5th | 67 | 95 | .414 | 28 | |||
2006 | MLB | AL | East | 5th | 61 | 101 | .377 | 36 | |||
2007 | MLB | AL | East | 5th | 66 | 96 | .407 | 30 | Carlos Peña (CB POY)[4] | ||
Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||||
2008 | MLB | AL * | East ^ | 1st | 97 | 65 | .599 | — | Won ALDS (White Sox) 3–1 Won ALCS (Red Sox) 4–3 Lost World Series (Phillies) 4–1 * |
Evan Longoria (ROY)[5] Joe Maddon (MOY)[6] | |
2009 | MLB | AL | East | 3rd | 84 | 78 | .519 | 19 | |||
2010 | MLB | AL | East ^ | 1st | 96 | 66 | .593 | — | Lost ALDS (Rangers) 3–2 | ||
2011 | MLB | AL | East | 2nd ¤ | 91 | 71 | .562 | 6 | Lost ALDS (Rangers) 3–1 | Jeremy Hellickson (ROY)[5] Joe Maddon (MOY)[6] | |
2012 | MLB | AL | East | 3rd | 90 | 72 | .556 | 5 | David Price (CYA)[7] Fernando Rodney (CB POY)[8] | ||
2013 | MLB | AL | East | 2nd ¤ | 92 | 71 | .564 | 5½ | Won ALWC (Indians) Lost ALDS (Red Sox) 3–1 |
Wil Myers (ROY)[5] | |
2014 | MLB | AL | East | 4th | 77 | 85 | .475 | 19 | |||
2015 | MLB | AL | East | 4th | 80 | 82 | .494 | 13 | |||
2016 | MLB | AL | East | 5th | 68 | 94 | .420 | 25 | |||
2017 | MLB | AL | East | 3rd | 80 | 82 | .494 | 13 | |||
2018 | MLB | AL | East | 3rd | 90 | 72 | .556 | 18 | Blake Snell (CYA)[7] | ||
2019 | MLB | AL | East | 2nd ¤ | 96 | 66 | .593 | 7 | Won ALWC (Athletics) Lost ALDS (Astros) 3–2 |
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2020 | MLB | AL * | East ^ | 1st | 40 | 20 | .667 | — | Won ALWC (Blue Jays) 2–0 Won ALDS (Yankees) 3–2 Won ALCS (Astros) 4–3 Lost World Series (Dodgers) 4–2 * |
Kevin Cash (MOY)[6] | |
Record by decade
The following table describes the Rays' MLB win–loss record by decade.
Decade | Wins | Losses | Pct |
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1990s | 132 | 192 | .407 |
2000s | 694 | 923 | .429 |
2010s | 860 | 761 | .531 |
2020s | 40 | 20 | .667 |
All-time | 1,726 | 1,896 | .477 |
These statistics are from Baseball-Reference.com's Tampa Bay Rays History & Encyclopedia,[9] and are current through the 2020 season.
All-time records
Totals | Wins | Losses | Win% | ||||||||
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1,726 | 1,896 | .477 | All-time regular season record (1998–2020) | ||||||||
27 | 29 | .482 | All-time postseason record | ||||||||
1,753 | 1,925 | .477 | All-time regular and postseason record |
These statistics are current through the end of the 2020 season.
See also
- Tampa Bay Rays team records
- List of Tampa Bay Rays Opening Day starting pitchers
- Tampa Bay Rays managers and ownership
References
- "Tropicana Field". MLB.com. Retrieved October 5, 2008.
- "Time to shine: Rays introduce new name, new icon, new team colors and new uniforms". MLB.com. Retrieved October 5, 2008.
- "Rays Timeline 1995–1996". MLB.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2009. Retrieved October 5, 2008.
- Bill Chastain (October 26, 2007). "Pena honored as AL comeback player". MLB.com. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
- "Rookie of the Year Award Winners". Baseball-Reference.com. November 10, 2008. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
- "Manager of the Year Award Winners". Baseball-Reference.com. November 12, 2008. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
- "Most Valuable Player MVP Awards & Cy Young Awards Winners". Baseball-Reference.com. November 14, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
- Bill Chastain (October 19, 2012). "Rodney is Comeback, Delivery Man awards winner". MLB.com. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
- "Tampa Bay Rays History & Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2018.