Tim Raines
LF · 23 seasons · 1979 – 2002 · B/T: B/R
Few careers score higher: Tim Raines sits 1st of 0 hitters all-time in roto value, built over 23 seasons. His best year was 1981: +19.3 roto value, 3rd that season and 280th of 111,420 player-seasons on record. Two different seasons ended with him as the top-scoring hitter (1983 and 1984). The value came from stolen bases (+90.0), runs (+42.7) and batting average (+37.6), with no category working against him.
Hitting
Best Season
19.28
1981 · #280 all-time
Career Z
205.4
summed
Avg / Season
8.93
longevity-neutral
Seasons
23
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | MON | 6 | -1.96 | #387 | #50,077 |
| 1980 | MON | 15 | -2.14 | #454 | #70,348 |
| 1981★ | MON | 88 | 19.28 | #3 | #280 |
| 1982 | MON | 156 | 12.87 | #17 | #2,336 |
| 1983 | MON | 156 | 19.27 | #1 | #282 |
| 1984 | MON | 160 | 17.43 | #1 | #544 |
| 1985 | MON | 150 | 17.20 | #5 | #597 |
| 1986 | MON | 151 | 17.68 | #4 | #494 |
| 1987 | MON | 139 | 16.09 | #5 | #839 |
| 1988 | MON | 109 | 8.65 | #62 | #6,694 |
| 1989 | MON | 145 | 11.95 | #23 | #3,011 |
| 1990 | MON | 130 | 11.93 | #27 | #3,029 |
| 1991 | CWS | 155 | 11.73 | #30 | #3,199 |
| 1992 | CWS | 144 | 13.27 | #22 | #2,089 |
| 1993 | CWS | 115 | 9.47 | #53 | #5,611 |
| 1994 | CWS | 101 | 6.99 | #81 | #9,456 |
| 1995 | CWS | 133 | 8.21 | #78 | #7,367 |
| 1996 | NYY | 59 | 3.09 | #195 | #18,702 |
| 1997 | NYY | 74 | 4.49 | #157 | #14,939 |
| 1998 | NYY | 109 | 3.77 | #170 | #16,791 |
| 1999 | OAK | 58 | -0.95 | #387 | #36,571 |
| 2001 | MON | 51 | -0.66 | #365 | #34,429 |
| 2002 | FLA | 98 | -2.32 | #1,068 | #89,485 |
★ Best season by Z