Aubrey Huff - Legacy

Legacy

Huff ranks among the top ten in several career and single-season records in the history of the Tampa Bay Rays (Devil Rays from 1998-2007). Through 2012, he ranks third behind Carl Crawford and B. J. Upton in games played (799), at bats (3,028), plate appearances (3,322), hits (870), and doubles (172). His .287 batting average ranks fourth (behind Crawford's 296, Fred McGriff's .291, and Jason Bartlett's .288), his 128 home runs rank second (behind Carlos Peña's 161), his 449 RBI rank third (behind Crawford's 592 and Peña's 458), and his 400 runs scored rank fifth. He and Delmon Young are the only Devil Rays to appear in 162 games in a season. He holds Devil Rays' record for hits in a season and doubles in a season, both set in 2003. His batting averages in 2002 and 2003 rank sixth and seventh, respectively; his home run totals in 2003 and 2004 are tied for third (with Jose Canseco's 1999 total behind two of Peña's totals) and ninth, respectively; and his RBI totals in 2003 and 2004 are fourth and tied for sixth (with Evan Longoria's 2010 total and McGriff's 1999 total), respectively.

Through the 2012 season, Huff had hit 242 career home runs, tying him for 217th all-time with Dusty Baker, Sal Bando, Wally Berger, Roy Campanella, and J. D. Drew. In addition to being used as a designated hitter, he has played at five different positions in his career: first base, third base, left field, right field, and second base.

During the Giants' 2010 playoff race and postseason, Huff became known for wearing a red "rally thong", which he joked would help the team win. When he was slumping in 2011, fans sent him thongs throughout the season in hopes of improving his performance.