2003 Tampa Bay Devil Rays

63-99 • .389 Win% • 5th in AL E

The 2003 Tampa Bay Devil Rays went 63-99 (.389) finishing 5th in the AL E division. The club scored 715 runs, allowed 852, and played home games at Tropicana Field. Team leaders included Aubrey Huff (34 HR, 107 RBI) and Victor Zambrano (12-10, 4.21 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

63 Wins
99 Losses
.389 Win %
5th Rank
715 R 852 RA
Diff -137

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715 Runs Scored
852 Runs Allowed
-137 Run Diff
1,058K Attendance

📈 vs. 2003 AL Average

Batting Avg .265 1% below the 2003 league average (.267)
OBP .319 4% below the 2003 league average (.333)
SLG .404 5% below the 2003 league average (.427)
Team ERA 4.93 9% worse than the 2003 league average (4.53)
Runs Scored 715 9% below the 2003 league average (788 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTropicana Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,058,695
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Avg per Game 13,070

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2003

Batting Avg

1 Rey Ordonez 0.316 2 Aubrey Huff 0.311 3 Rocco Baldelli 0.289 4 Carl Crawford 0.281 5 Jason Tyner 0.278

Home Runs

1 Aubrey Huff 34 2 Travis Lee 19 3 Julio Lugo 15 4 Toby Hall 12 5 Rocco Baldelli 11

RBI

1 Aubrey Huff 107 2 Rocco Baldelli 78 3 Travis Lee 70 4 Marlon Anderson 67 5 Carl Crawford 54
2003 Tampa Bay Devil Rays — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Rocco Baldelli 156 637 89 184 32 8 11 78 30 128 27 0.289
Aubrey Huff 162 636 91 198 47 3 34 107 53 80 2 0.311
Carl Crawford 151 630 80 177 18 9 5 54 26 102 55 0.281
Travis Lee 145 542 75 149 37 3 19 70 64 97 6 0.275
Marlon Anderson 145 482 59 130 27 3 6 67 41 60 19 0.270
Toby Hall 130 463 50 117 23 0 12 47 23 40 0 0.253
Julio Lugo 117 433 58 119 13 4 15 53 35 88 10 0.275
Damian Rolls 107 373 43 95 20 0 7 46 19 84 11 0.255
Al Martin 100 238 19 60 12 2 3 26 17 51 2 0.252
Ben Grieve 55 165 28 38 7 0 4 17 32 41 0 0.230
Jared Sandberg 55 136 15 29 10 1 6 23 16 52 0 0.213
Javier Valentin 49 135 13 30 7 1 3 15 5 31 0 0.222
Antonio Perez 48 125 19 31 6 1 2 12 18 34 4 0.248
Rey Ordonez 34 117 14 37 11 0 3 22 2 12 0 0.316
Damion Easley 36 107 8 20 3 1 1 7 2 18 0 0.187
Jason Tyner 46 90 12 25 7 0 0 6 10 12 2 0.278
Terry Shumpert 59 84 14 16 5 2 2 7 10 17 1 0.190
Pete LaForest 19 48 0 8 2 0 0 6 1 14 0 0.167
Chris Truby 13 43 4 12 3 0 0 3 5 13 0 0.279
George Lombard 13 37 8 8 1 0 1 4 0 6 1 0.216
Adam Piatt 14 32 5 6 3 0 2 3 3 16 0 0.188
Felix Escalona 10 27 2 5 2 0 0 2 2 6 1 0.185
Jeff Liefer 9 25 4 3 1 0 1 3 3 13 0 0.120
Jonny Gomes 8 15 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.133
Matt Diaz 4 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.111
Brent Abernathy 2 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000
Geremi Gonzalez 25 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Jason Smith 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Victor Zambrano 34 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Rob Bell 19 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dewon Brazelton 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Parris 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Carlos Reyes 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Brandon Backe 29 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Nick Bierbrodt 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lance Carter 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jesus Colome 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chad Gaudin 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Travis Harper 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Kennedy 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Levine 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Malaska 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Seth McClung 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Parque 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Rocker 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bobby Seay 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jorge Sosa 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jason Standridge 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Jon Switzer 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Venafro 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Waechter 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2003

ERA

1 Al Levine 2.90 2 Doug Waechter 3.31 3 Chad Gaudin 3.60 4 Travis Harper 3.77 5 Geremi Gonzalez 3.91

Wins

1 Victor Zambrano 12 2 Lance Carter 7 3 Geremi Gonzalez 6 4 Rob Bell 5 5 Jorge Sosa 5

Strikeouts

1 Victor Zambrano 132 2 Geremi Gonzalez 97 3 Joe Kennedy 77 4 Jorge Sosa 72 5 Jesus Colome 69
2003 Tampa Bay Devil Rays — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Victor Zambrano 12 10 4.21 34 28 0 188.1 165 88 106 132
Geremi Gonzalez 6 11 3.91 25 25 0 156.1 131 68 69 97
Joe Kennedy 3 12 6.13 32 22 1 133.2 167 91 47 77
Jorge Sosa 5 12 4.62 29 19 0 128.2 137 66 60 72
Rob Bell 5 4 5.52 19 18 0 101.0 103 62 39 44
Travis Harper 4 8 3.77 61 0 1 93.0 86 39 31 64
Lance Carter 7 5 4.33 62 0 26 79.0 72 38 19 47
Jesus Colome 3 7 4.50 54 0 2 74.0 69 37 46 69
Al Levine 3 5 2.90 36 0 0 49.2 45 16 18 25
Dewon Brazelton 1 6 6.89 10 10 0 48.1 57 37 23 24
Brandon Backe 1 1 5.44 28 0 0 44.2 40 27 25 36
Steve Parris 0 3 6.18 10 7 0 43.2 60 30 13 14
Chad Gaudin 2 0 3.60 15 3 0 40.0 37 16 16 23
Carlos Reyes 0 3 5.22 10 3 0 39.2 40 23 5 13
Seth McClung 4 1 5.35 12 5 0 38.2 33 23 25 25
Nick Bierbrodt 0 2 9.68 13 5 0 35.1 59 38 23 20
Jason Standridge 0 5 6.37 8 7 0 35.1 38 25 16 20
Doug Waechter 3 2 3.31 6 5 0 35.1 29 13 15 29
Mike Venafro 1 0 4.74 24 0 0 19.0 24 10 3 9
Jim Parque 1 1 11.94 5 5 0 17.1 27 23 16 8
Mark Malaska 2 1 2.81 22 0 0 16.0 13 5 12 17
Jon Switzer 0 0 7.45 5 0 0 9.2 13 8 3 7
Bobby Seay 0 0 3.00 12 0 0 9.0 7 3 6 5
John Rocker 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 1.0 2 1 3 0

👥 Roster (51)

Brent Abernathy Marlon Anderson Brandon Backe Rocco Baldelli Rob Bell Nick Bierbrodt Dewon Brazelton Lance Carter Jesus Colome Carl Crawford Matt Diaz Damion Easley +39 more

51 players

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The 2003 Tampa Bay Devil Rays in brief

A 63-99 record (.389) put the 2003 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5th in the AL East. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays scored 715 runs and allowed 852, a run differential of -137. At the plate the Tampa Bay Devil Rays hit .265, 1% worse than the league's .267. Pitchers allowed 4.93 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.53. League clubs averaged 788 runs that year, so the Tampa Bay Devil Rays scored 9% fewer.

Home games were played at Tropicana Field, where 1,058,695 fans came through the gates. For power, Aubrey Huff led the way with 34 homers. Victor Zambrano led the pitchers with 12 wins. Lance Carter saved 26 games. The 2003 roster runs to 51 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2003 Tampa Bay Devil Rays

What was the 2003 Tampa Bay Devil Rays record?
The 2003 Tampa Bay Devil Rays finished 63-99 (.389 win pct).
Who led the 2003 Tampa Bay Devil Rays in home runs?
Aubrey Huff led the 2003 Tampa Bay Devil Rays with 34 home runs.
What was the 2003 Tampa Bay Devil Rays team ERA?
The 2003 Tampa Bay Devil Rays posted a team ERA of 4.93.
Did the 2003 Tampa Bay Devil Rays win the World Series?
No. The 2003 Tampa Bay Devil Rays did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2003 Tampa Bay Devil Rays play?
The 2003 Tampa Bay Devil Rays played home games at Tropicana Field.
Who led the 2003 Tampa Bay Devil Rays in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Aubrey Huff (34 HR, 107 RBI) and Victor Zambrano (12-10, 4.21 ERA).
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