What do we mean by the top five high-leverage seasons in Tampa Bay Rays‘ history?
Fangraphs actually uses an index that measures the leverage of each situation. They take into account the score, how many runners are on base, what inning, and how many outs. Essentially, they are able to pinpoint what is and what is not a clutch situation.
We are going to take a look a the top five most clutch seasons in Rays’ history based on the leverage index.
Notes: This list was compiled based on wRC+ and a minimum of 30 high-leverage at-bats in a single season.