Pat Burrell's career OBP is .367.
In the Rays history, 180 different individual seasons have recorded 100 or more plate appearances. Only 23 have had an OBP greater than or equal to .367. That number declines 20 with 200 plate appearances, 16 with 300, 10 with 400, and 9 with 500 - B.J. Upton and Carlos Pena own a total of four of those nine. Fred McGriff owns three, Jose Canseco and Ben Grieve each own one.
The Rays never really became walk conscious until Friedman and company took over. Observe:
| Year | Rays BB | LL BB | LL-Rays |
| 1998 | 393 | 678 | 285 |
| 1999 | 544 | 770 | 226 |
| 2000 | 558 | 775 | 217 |
| 2001 | 456 | 678 | 222 |
| 2002 | 456 | 643 | 187 |
| 2003 | 420 | 684 | 264 |
| 2004 | 469 | 705 | 236 |
| 2005 | 412 | 653 | 241 |
| 2006 | 441 | 672 | 231 |
| 2007 | 545 | 689 | 144 |
| 2008 | 626 | 646 | 20 |
Or, in dandy graph form:
Pretty, no? I would also like to note the decline in walks since 2000, then a sudden spike in 2004. Some will note the Rays climbing over the 500 walks plateau twice early on, and that's great, but look at the differences listed in the table again. 558 walks in 2000 is like 429 walks in 2008.
| Year | LAVG BB |
| 1998 | 548 |
| 1999 | 596 |
| 2000 | 608 |
| 2001 | 527 |
| 2002 | 542 |
| 2003 | 530 |
| 2004 | 541 |
| 2005 | 507 |
| 2006 | 528 |
| 2007 | 536 |
| 2008 | 545 |
I believe a few commenters brought up how the lineup has changed since Friedman arrived. Physically, the names and numbers have changed, but there's also some philosophical differences between what Chuck LaMar and company wanted in a hitter and what Andrew Friedman and company want in a hitter. That's not groundbreaking, but it's pretty clear part of Friedman's recipe calls for walks.