1999 Tampa Bay Devil Rays

69-93 • .426 Win% • 5th in AL E

The 1999 Tampa Bay Devil Rays went 69-93 (.426) finishing 5th in the AL E division. The club scored 772 runs, allowed 913, and played home games at Tropicana Field. Team leaders included Jose Canseco (34 HR, 95 RBI) and Wilson Alvarez (9-9, 4.22 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

69 Wins
93 Losses
.426 Win %
5th Rank
772 R 913 RA
Diff -141

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772 Runs Scored
913 Runs Allowed
-141 Run Diff
1,562K Attendance

📈 vs. 1999 AL Average

Batting Avg .274 equal to the 1999 league average (.274)
OBP .342 1% below the 1999 league average (.347)
SLG .411 6% below the 1999 league average (.439)
Team ERA 5.06 4% worse than the 1999 league average (4.86)
Runs Scored 772 8% below the 1999 league average (838 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTropicana Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,562,967
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Avg per Game 19,295

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1999

Batting Avg

1 Tony Graffanino 0.315 2 Fred McGriff 0.310 3 Mike Difelice 0.307 4 Wade Boggs 0.301 5 Kevin Stocker 0.299

Home Runs

1 Jose Canseco 34 2 Fred McGriff 32 3 John Flaherty 14 4 Bubba Trammell 14 5 Paul Sorrento 11

RBI

1 Fred McGriff 104 2 Jose Canseco 95 3 John Flaherty 71 4 Dave Martinez 66 5 Paul Sorrento 42
1999 Tampa Bay Devil Rays — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Fred McGriff 144 529 75 164 30 1 32 104 86 107 1 0.310
Dave Martinez 143 514 79 146 25 5 6 66 60 76 13 0.284
Miguel Cairo 120 465 61 137 15 5 3 36 24 46 22 0.295
John Flaherty 117 446 53 124 19 0 14 71 19 64 0 0.278
Jose Canseco 113 430 75 120 18 1 34 95 58 135 3 0.279
Randy Winn 79 303 44 81 16 4 2 24 17 63 9 0.267
Aaron Ledesma 93 294 32 78 15 0 0 30 14 35 1 0.265
Paul Sorrento 99 294 40 69 14 1 11 42 49 101 1 0.235
Wade Boggs 90 292 40 88 14 1 2 29 38 23 1 0.301
Bubba Trammell 82 283 49 82 19 0 14 39 43 37 0 0.290
Kevin Stocker 79 254 39 76 11 2 1 27 24 41 9 0.299
Herbert Perry 66 209 29 53 10 1 6 32 16 42 0 0.254
Bob Smith 68 199 18 36 4 1 3 19 16 64 4 0.181
Terrell Lowery 66 185 25 48 15 1 2 17 19 53 0 0.259
Mike Difelice 51 179 21 55 11 0 6 27 8 23 0 0.307
Jose Guillen 47 168 24 41 10 0 2 13 10 36 0 0.244
Quinton McCracken 40 148 20 37 6 1 1 18 14 23 6 0.250
Tony Graffanino 39 130 20 41 9 4 2 19 9 22 3 0.315
David Lamb 55 124 18 28 5 1 1 13 10 18 0 0.226
Danny Clyburn 28 81 8 16 4 0 3 5 7 21 0 0.198
Rich Butler 7 20 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.150
Steve Cox 6 19 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.211
Bryan Rekar 27 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Ryan Rupe 24 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Wilson Alvarez 28 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mickey Callaway 6 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.667
Bobby Witt 32 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dave Eiland 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Julio Franco 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Julio Santana 22 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Scott Aldred 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rolando Arrojo 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Norm Charlton 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Duvall 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Eddie Gaillard 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roberto Hernandez 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Cory Lidle 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Albie Lopez 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Mecir 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Morris 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alan Newman 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tony Saunders 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Sparks 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Wheeler 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick White 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Esteban Yan 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1999

ERA

1 Roberto Hernandez 3.07 2 Mike Duvall 4.05 3 Rick White 4.08 4 Wilson Alvarez 4.22 5 Norm Charlton 4.44

Wins

1 Wilson Alvarez 9 2 Ryan Rupe 8 3 Rolando Arrojo 7 4 Bobby Witt 7 5 Bryan Rekar 6

Strikeouts

1 Wilson Alvarez 128 2 Bobby Witt 123 3 Rolando Arrojo 107 4 Ryan Rupe 97 5 Rick White 81
1999 Tampa Bay Devil Rays — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bobby Witt 7 15 5.84 32 32 0 180.1 213 117 96 123
Wilson Alvarez 9 9 4.22 28 28 0 160.0 159 75 79 128
Ryan Rupe 8 9 4.55 24 24 0 142.1 136 72 57 97
Rolando Arrojo 7 12 5.18 24 24 0 140.2 162 81 60 107
Rick White 5 3 4.08 63 1 0 108.0 132 49 38 81
Bryan Rekar 6 6 5.80 27 12 0 94.2 121 61 41 55
Dave Eiland 4 8 5.60 21 15 0 80.1 98 50 27 53
Roberto Hernandez 2 3 3.07 72 0 43 73.1 68 25 33 69
Albie Lopez 3 2 4.64 51 0 1 64.0 66 33 24 37
Esteban Yan 3 4 5.90 50 1 0 61.0 77 40 32 46
Julio Santana 1 4 7.32 22 5 0 55.1 66 45 32 34
Norm Charlton 2 3 4.44 42 0 0 50.2 49 25 36 45
Tony Saunders 3 3 6.43 9 9 0 42.0 53 30 29 30
Mike Duvall 1 1 4.05 40 0 0 40.0 46 18 27 18
Dan Wheeler 0 4 5.87 6 6 0 30.2 35 20 13 32
Scott Aldred 3 2 5.18 37 0 0 24.1 26 14 14 22
Jim Mecir 0 1 2.61 17 0 0 20.2 15 6 14 15
Mickey Callaway 1 2 7.45 5 4 0 19.1 30 16 14 11
Alan Newman 2 2 6.89 18 0 0 15.2 22 12 9 20
Jeff Sparks 0 0 5.40 8 0 1 10.0 6 6 12 17
Eddie Gaillard 1 0 2.08 8 0 0 8.2 12 2 4 7
Cory Lidle 1 0 7.20 5 1 0 5.0 8 4 2 4
Jim Morris 0 0 5.79 5 0 0 4.2 3 3 2 3
Wade Boggs 0 0 6.75 1 0 0 1.1 3 1 0 1

👥 Roster (46)

Scott Aldred Wilson Alvarez Rolando Arrojo Wade Boggs Rich Butler Miguel Cairo Mickey Callaway Jose Canseco Norm Charlton Danny Clyburn Steve Cox Mike Difelice +34 more

46 players

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The 1999 Tampa Bay Devil Rays in brief

In 1999 the Tampa Bay Devil Rays posted a 69-93 mark (.426) and finished 5th in the AL East. Runs came in at 772 scored against 913 allowed (-141). Pitchers allowed 5.06 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.86. League clubs averaged 838 runs that year, so the Tampa Bay Devil Rays scored 8% fewer. Attendance at Tropicana Field totaled 1,562,967 for the year.

The home run leader was Jose Canseco, who hit 34. Fred McGriff led in RBI with 104. On the mound, Wilson Alvarez won 9 games to lead the staff. Roberto Hernandez saved 43 games. In all, the roster shows 46 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1998 season and the 2000 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1999 Tampa Bay Devil Rays

What was the 1999 Tampa Bay Devil Rays record?
The 1999 Tampa Bay Devil Rays finished 69-93 (.426 win pct).
Who led the 1999 Tampa Bay Devil Rays in home runs?
Jose Canseco led the 1999 Tampa Bay Devil Rays with 34 home runs.
What was the 1999 Tampa Bay Devil Rays team ERA?
The 1999 Tampa Bay Devil Rays posted a team ERA of 5.06.
Did the 1999 Tampa Bay Devil Rays win the World Series?
No. The 1999 Tampa Bay Devil Rays did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1999 Tampa Bay Devil Rays play?
The 1999 Tampa Bay Devil Rays played home games at Tropicana Field.
Who led the 1999 Tampa Bay Devil Rays in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jose Canseco (34 HR, 95 RBI) and Wilson Alvarez (9-9, 4.22 ERA).
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