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Toronto Blue Jays Best Single Seasons

Dave Franks
1–2 minutes

These are the greatest individual seasons in Toronto Blue Jays history, broken down by player and position. Since we’re celebrating standout seasons, players can show up multiple times especially if they logged meaningful time at different spots on the field. Outfielders and pitchers may also appear for multiple seasons when those performances rank as the franchise’s best at their respective positions.

Catcher

  • Alejandro Kirk – 2022Active

    Alejandro Kirk Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    4.0 129 139 541 470 59 134 19 0 14 63 63 58 0 0 .285 .372 .415 .786

    • First Base

  • John Olerud – 1993

    John Olerud Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    7.8 179 158 679 551 109 200 54 2 24 107 114 65 0 2 .363 .473 .599 1.072

    • Second Base

  • Roberto Alomar – 1993HOF

    Roberto Alomar Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    6.1 142 153 683 589 109 192 35 6 17 93 80 67 55 15 .326 .408 .492 .900

    • Third Base

  • Josh Donaldson – 2016

    Josh Donaldson Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    7.3 157 155 700 577 122 164 32 5 37 99 109 119 7 1 .284 .404 .549 .953

    • Shortstop

  • Bo Bichette – 2021

    Bo Bichette Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    5.9 122 159 690 640 121 191 30 1 29 102 40 137 25 1 .298 .343 .484 .828

    • Outfield

  • Jose Bautista – 2011

    Jose Bautista Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    8.3 180 149 655 513 105 155 24 2 43 103 132 111 9 5 .302 .447 .608 1.056

    • Outfield

  • Jose Bautista – 2010

    Jose Bautista Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    7.0 165 161 683 569 109 148 35 3 54 124 100 116 9 2 .260 .378 .617 .995

    • Outfield

  • Jose Bautista – 2014

    Jose Bautista Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    6.9 160 155 673 553 101 158 27 0 35 103 104 96 6 2 .286 .403 .524 .928

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Roger Clemens – 1997Cy Young

    Roger Clemens Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    11.9 45 34 34 21 7 2.05 264 9 3 0 65 60 68 292 28.0% 1.03

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Roger Clemens – 1998Cy Young

    Roger Clemens Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    8.1 57 33 33 20 6 2.65 234.2 5 3 0 78 69 88 271 28.2% 1.10

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Pat Hentgen – 1996Cy Young

    Pat Hentgen Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    8.6 65 35 35 20 10 3.22 265.2 10 3 0 105 95 94 177 16.1% 1.25

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Jimmy Key – 1987

    Jimmy Key Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    7.4 61 36 36 17 8 2.76 261 8 1 0 93 80 66 161 15.6% 1.06

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Dave Stieb – 1985

    Dave Stieb Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    6.8 59 36 36 14 13 2.48 265 8 2 0 89 73 96 167 15.4% 1.14

    • Relief Pitcher

  • Mark Eichhorn – 1986

    Mark Eichhorn Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    7.2 41 69 0 14 6 1.72 157 0 0 10 32 30 45 166 27.1% 0.96

    • Relief Pitcher

  • B.J. Ryan – 2006

    B.J. Ryan Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    3.6 30 65 0 2 2 1.37 72.1 0 0 38 12 11 20 86 31.9% 0.86

    • Relief Pitcher

  • Paul Quantrill – 1997

    Paul Quantrill Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    3.2 42 77 0 6 7 1.94 88 0 0 5 25 19 17 56 15.0% 1.36

    • Honorable Mention

  • Catcher – Pat Borders, 1990
  • First Base – Carlos Delgado, 2000
  • Second Base – Marcus Semien, 2021
  • Third Base – Josh Donaldson, 2015
  • Shortstop – Bo Bichette, 2023
  • Outfield – Jesse Barfield, 1986
  • Outfield – Jesse Barfield, 1985
  • Outfield – Shawn Green, 1999
  • Starting Pitcher – Roy Halladay, 2003
  • Starting Pitcher – Dave Stieb, 1984
  • Starting Pitcher – Juan Guzman, 1996
  • Starting Pitcher – Roy Halladay, 2002
  • Starting Pitcher – Roy Halladay, 2009
  • Relief Pitcher – Scott Downs, 2008
  • Relief Pitcher – Aaron Sanchez, 2014

    • All underlying data used in this analysis is available in The Baseball Scholar Data Library.

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