2012 Tampa Bay Rays

90-72 • .556 Win% • 3rd in AL E

The 2012 Tampa Bay Rays went 90-72 (.556) finishing 3rd in the AL E division. The club scored 697 runs, allowed 577, and played home games at Tropicana Field. Team leaders included B. J. Upton (28 HR, 78 RBI) and David Price (20-5, 2.56 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

90 Wins
72 Losses
.556 Win %
3rd Rank
697 R 577 RA
Diff +120

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697 Runs Scored
577 Runs Allowed
+120 Run Diff
1,559K Attendance

📈 vs. 2012 AL Average

Batting Avg .239 6% below the 2012 league average (.255)
OBP .316 1% below the 2012 league average (.319)
SLG .394 4% below the 2012 league average (.410)
Team ERA 3.19 22% better than the 2012 league average (4.08)
Runs Scored 697 3% below the 2012 league average (721 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTropicana Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,559,681
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Avg per Game 19,255

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2012

Batting Avg

1 Jeff Keppinger 0.325 2 Evan Longoria 0.289 3 Ben Zobrist 0.270 4 Chris Gimenez 0.260 5 Sam Fuld 0.255

Home Runs

1 B. J. Upton 28 2 Ben Zobrist 20 3 Carlos Peña 19 4 Matt Joyce 17 5 Evan Longoria 17

RBI

1 B. J. Upton 78 2 Ben Zobrist 74 3 Carlos Peña 61 4 Matt Joyce 59 5 Evan Longoria 55
2012 Tampa Bay Rays — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
B. J. Upton 146 573 79 141 29 3 28 78 45 169 31 0.246
Ben Zobrist 157 560 88 151 39 7 20 74 97 103 14 0.270
Desmond Jennings 132 505 85 124 19 7 13 47 46 120 31 0.246
Carlos Peña 160 497 72 98 17 2 19 61 87 182 2 0.197
Matt Joyce 124 399 55 96 18 3 17 59 55 102 4 0.241
Jeff Keppinger 115 385 46 125 15 1 9 40 24 31 1 0.325
Luke Scott 96 314 35 72 22 1 14 55 21 80 5 0.229
Sean Rodriguez 112 301 36 64 14 1 6 32 27 75 5 0.213
Elliot Johnson 123 297 32 72 10 2 6 33 24 84 18 0.242
Evan Longoria 74 273 39 79 14 0 17 55 33 61 2 0.289
Jose Molina 102 251 27 56 9 0 8 32 20 60 3 0.223
Ryan Roberts 60 187 23 40 10 0 6 18 18 47 4 0.214
Jose Lobaton 69 167 16 37 10 0 2 20 24 46 0 0.222
Will Rhymes 47 123 11 28 2 1 1 8 10 17 1 0.228
Chris Gimenez 42 100 10 26 4 0 1 9 8 24 0 0.260
Sam Fuld 44 98 14 25 3 2 0 5 8 14 7 0.255
Hideki Matsui 34 95 7 14 1 0 2 7 8 22 0 0.147
Brooks Conrad 24 58 4 10 5 0 2 9 3 27 0 0.172
Ben Francisco 24 57 4 13 5 0 2 8 4 16 0 0.228
Drew Sutton 18 48 2 13 4 0 0 6 2 16 0 0.271
Stephen Vogt 18 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.000
Rich Thompson 23 22 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 6 0.091
Reid Brignac 16 21 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.095
Brandon Allen 7 13 3 2 0 0 1 3 2 4 0 0.154
Brandon Guyer 3 7 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0.143
James Shields 33 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.200
Matt Moore 31 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.000
David Price 31 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Chris Archer 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Wade Davis 54 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Burke Badenhop 66 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Brandon Gomes 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.000
Jeremy Hellickson 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Cesar Ramos 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Alex Cobb 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dane De La Rosa 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kyle Farnsworth 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
J. P. Howell 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Josh Lueke 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jake McGee 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Niemann 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joel Peralta 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fernando Rodney 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2012

ERA

1 Fernando Rodney 0.60 2 Jake McGee 1.95 3 Cesar Ramos 2.10 4 Wade Davis 2.43 5 David Price 2.56

Wins

1 David Price 20 2 James Shields 15 3 Alex Cobb 11 4 Matt Moore 11 5 Jeremy Hellickson 10

Strikeouts

1 James Shields 223 2 David Price 205 3 Matt Moore 175 4 Jeremy Hellickson 124 5 Alex Cobb 106
2012 Tampa Bay Rays — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
James Shields 15 10 3.52 33 33 0 227.2 208 89 58 223
David Price 20 5 2.56 31 31 0 211.0 173 60 59 205
Matt Moore 11 11 3.81 31 31 0 177.1 158 75 81 175
Jeremy Hellickson 10 11 3.10 31 31 0 177.0 163 61 59 124
Alex Cobb 11 9 4.03 23 23 0 136.1 130 61 40 106
Fernando Rodney 2 2 0.60 76 0 48 74.2 43 5 15 76
Wade Davis 3 0 2.43 54 0 0 70.1 48 19 29 87
Joel Peralta 2 6 3.63 76 0 2 67.0 49 27 17 84
Burke Badenhop 3 2 3.03 66 0 0 62.1 63 21 12 42
Jake McGee 5 2 1.95 69 0 0 55.1 33 12 11 73
J. P. Howell 1 0 3.04 55 0 0 50.1 39 17 22 42
Jeff Niemann 2 3 3.08 8 8 0 38.0 30 13 12 34
Cesar Ramos 1 0 2.10 17 1 0 30.0 19 7 10 29
Chris Archer 1 3 4.60 6 4 0 29.1 23 15 13 36
Kyle Farnsworth 1 6 4.00 34 0 0 27.0 22 12 14 25
Brandon Gomes 2 2 5.09 15 0 0 17.2 16 10 12 15
Dane De La Rosa 0 0 12.60 5 0 0 5.0 7 7 2 5
Josh Lueke 0 0 18.90 3 0 0 3.1 9 7 3 2

👥 Roster (43)

Brandon Allen Chris Archer Burke Badenhop Reid Brignac Alex Cobb Brooks Conrad Wade Davis Dane De La Rosa Kyle Farnsworth Ben Francisco Sam Fuld Chris Gimenez +31 more

43 players

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The 2012 Tampa Bay Rays in brief

In 2012 the Tampa Bay Rays posted a 90-72 mark (.556) and finished 3rd in the AL East. Runs came in at 697 scored against 577 allowed (+120). The team batting average of .239 was 6% below the 2012 league mark of .255. The Tampa Bay Rays staff finished with a 3.19 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.08. The 697 runs scored compare with a league average of 721 per club, 3% fewer.

Attendance at Tropicana Field totaled 1,559,681 for the year. B. J. Upton topped the Tampa Bay Rays with 28 home runs. Ben Zobrist collected the most hits, 151. David Price led the pitchers with 20 wins. The strikeout leader was James Shields with 223. The saves leader was Fernando Rodney with 48.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2012 Tampa Bay Rays

What was the 2012 Tampa Bay Rays record?
The 2012 Tampa Bay Rays finished 90-72 (.556 win pct).
Who led the 2012 Tampa Bay Rays in home runs?
B. J. Upton led the 2012 Tampa Bay Rays with 28 home runs.
What was the 2012 Tampa Bay Rays team ERA?
The 2012 Tampa Bay Rays posted a team ERA of 3.19.
Did the 2012 Tampa Bay Rays win the World Series?
No. The 2012 Tampa Bay Rays did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2012 Tampa Bay Rays play?
The 2012 Tampa Bay Rays played home games at Tropicana Field.
Who led the 2012 Tampa Bay Rays in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were B. J. Upton (28 HR, 78 RBI) and David Price (20-5, 2.56 ERA).
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