The Greatest (Devil) Rays to Ever Wear... #43

Uncontested Numbers:

98- Jae Soe

97- Joe Beimel

80- Julio Santana

71- Damian Rolls

70- Joe Maddon(Manager)

68- Ruddy Lugo

63- Jim "The Rookie" Morris

62- Jeff Sparks

42- Jackie Robinson (Retired by the MLB)

12- Wade Boggs

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As voted by the Draysbay.com voters:

61- Travis Phelps (95% of the votes)

60- Jonny Gomes (61% of the votes)

59- Jorge Cantu (71% of the votes)

58- Wade Davis (54% of the votes)

57- Scott Kazmir (93% of the votes)

56- Tim Corcoran (50% of the votes)

55- Toby Hall (80% of the votes)

54- Geremi Gonzalez (53% of the votes)

53- Chad Bradford (83% of the votes)

52- Al Reyes (77% of the votes)

51- Trever Miller (60% of the votes)

50- Grant Balfour (64% of the votes)

49- Tanyon Sturtze (37% of the votes)

48- Joe Borowski (85% of the votes)

47- Victor Zambrano (94% of the votes)

46- Bobby Seay (57% of the votes)

45- Jim Mecir (67% of the votes)

44- Toby Hall (91% of the votes)

Today, we'll discuss the number "43."

The Candidates:

Esteban Yan(1998-2002), Jon Switzer(2003,2005-2007), Mike Venafro(2003), Joey Gathright(2004-2006), Dicky Gonzalez(2004), Chad Harville(2006), Elliot Johnson(2008)

 Esteban Yan earned an ERA of 5.01 over his 266 games played all while recording 42 saves.

Jon Switzer wore "43" for only his first season, in 2003. During his time wearing "43" Switzer would go on and earn an ERA of 7.45 over 5 games.

Mike Venafro played in 24 games earning 1 win and sporting an ERA of 4.74 over 19 innings pitched.

Joey Gathright would wear "43" for his first season which spanned 19 games. Gathright would sprinkle 13 hits over 52 at-bats, while stealing 6 bases.

Dicky Gonzalez would play in 4 games earning an ERA of 5.02 over 7.1 innings played.

Chad Harville would play in 32 games for the Devil Rays, earning an ERA of 5.93 and earned 1 save.

Elliot Johnson had 3 hits over his 19 at-bats which earned him a batting average of .158, all while playing in 7 games for the Rays.

So, Draysbay, I turn to you. Who was the greatest (Devil) Rays player while wearing the number "43?"