The Baseball Scholar

The 20 Greatest Toronto Blue Jays of All-Time

Dave Franks
2–4 minutes

Updated 11/22/2025

To be eligible, position players needed 1,500 plate appearances and starting pitchers had to have started a minimum of 75 games for the franchise.

  1. Dave Stieb

    • Age: 21 – 34, 40
    • Years: 1979 – 1992, 1998
    • Position(s): SP

    Dave Stieb
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO SO % WHIP
    56.9 82 439 408 175 134 3.42 2873 103 30 3 1208 1091 1020 1658 13.9% 1.24

  2. Roy Halladay

    • Age: 21 – 32
    • Years: 1998 – 2009
    • Position(s): SP

    Roy Halladay
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO SO % WHIP
    48.4 74 313 287 148 76 3.43 2046.2 49 15 1 870 780 455 1495 17.7% 1.20

  3. Jose Bautista

    • Age: 27 – 36
    • Years: 2008 – 2017
    • Position(s): RF, 3B, DH

    Jose Bautista
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    38.2 138 1235 5272 4364 790 1103 219 12 288 766 56 803 948 .253 .371 .506 .877

  4. Carlos Delgado

    • Age: 21 – 32
    • Years: 1993 – 2004
    • Position(s): 1B, DH, LF

    Carlos Delgado
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    36.8 139 1423 6018 5008 889 1413 343 11 336 1058 9 827 1242 .282 .392 .556 .948

  5. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.Active

    • Age: 20 – 26
    • Years: 2019 – 2025
    • Position(s): 1B, DH

    Vladimir Guerrero Jr
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    25.9 137 975 4220 3734 571 1077 211 6 183 591 26 430 645 .288 .366 .495 .861

  6. Josh Donaldson

    • Age: 29 – 32
    • Years: 2015 – 2018
    • Position(s): 3B

    Josh Donaldson
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    19.2 150 462 2066 1749 331 492 105 7 116 316 17 279 407 .281 .381 .548 .930

  7. Fred McGriff

    • Age: 22 – 26
    • Years: 1986 – 1990
    • Position(s): 1B, DH

    Fred McGriff
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    19.4 152 578 2322 1944 348 540 99 8 125 305 21 352 495 .278 .388 .529 .918

  8. Jesse Barfield

    • Age: 21 – 29
    • Years: 1981 – 1989
    • Position(s): RF, CF

    Jesse Barfield
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    29.5 118 1032 3869 3463 530 919 162 27 179 527 55 342 855 .265 .332 .482 .815

  9. Jimmy Key

    • Age: 23 – 31
    • Years: 1984 – 1992
    • Position(s): SP

    Jimmy Key
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO SO % WHIP
    29.7 83 317 250 116 81 3.42 1695.2 28 10 10 710 645 404 944 13.5% 1.2

  10. Edwin Encarnacion

    • Age: 26 – 33
    • Years: 2009 – 2016
    • Position(s): DH, 1B, 3B

    Edwin Encarnacion
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    25.2 137 999 4202 3645 593 977 202 4 239 679 37 477 640 .268 .355 .522 .877

  11. Tony Fernandez

    • Age: 21 – 28, 31, 36 – 37, 39
    • Years: 1983 – 1990, 1993, 1998 – 1999, 2001
    • Position(s): SS, 3B, 2B

    Tony Fernandez
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    37.5 107 1450 5900 5335 704 1583 291 72 60 613 172 439 493 .297 .350 .411 .762

  12. Pat Hentgen

    • Age: 22 – 30, 35
    • Years: 1991 – 1999, 2004
    • Position(s): SP

    Pat Hentgen
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO SO % WHIP
    26.8 91 270 238 107 85 4.28 1636 31 9 0 850 778 599 1028 14.6% 1.39

  13. Roberto Alomar

    • Age: 23 – 27
    • Years: 1991 – 1995
    • Position(s): 2B

    Roberto Alomar
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    22.3 125 703 3105 2706 451 832 152 36 55 342 206 322 291 .307 .376 .451 .828

  14. John Olerud

    • Age: 20 – 27
    • Years: 1989 – 1996
    • Position(s): 1B, DH

    John Olerud
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    22.6 130 920 3689 3103 464 910 213 6 109 471 3 514 430 .293 .394 .471 .865

  15. Vernon Wells

    • Age: 20 – 31
    • Years: 1999 – 2010
    • Position(s): CF

    Vernon Wells
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    28.7 108 1393 5963 5470 789 1529 339 30 223 813 90 406 762 .280 .329 .474 .804

  16. Lloyd Moseby

    • Age: 20 – 29
    • Years: 1980 – 1989
    • Position(s): CF, RF

    Lloyd Moseby
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    26.0 103 1392 5799 5124 768 1319 242 60 149 651 255 547 1015 .257 .330 .415 .745

  17. Bo BichetteActive

    • Age: 21 – 27
    • Years: 2019 – 2025
    • Position(s): SS

    Bo Bichette
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    21.0 121 748 3292 3075 438 904 190 8 111 437 60 187 639 .294 .337 .469 .806

  18. Devon White

    • Age: 28 – 32
    • Years: 1991 – 1995
    • Position(s): CF

    Devon White
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    22.3 103 656 2979 2711 452 733 155 34 72 274 126 209 572 .270 .325 .432 .758

  19. Jim Clancy

    • Age: 21 – 32
    • Years: 1977 – 1988
    • Position(s): SP

    Jim Clancy
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO SO % WHIP
    24.7 98 352 345 128 140 4.10 2204.2 73 11 1 1104 1005 814 1237 13.2% 1.36

  20. George Bell

    • Age: 21, 23 – 30
    • Years: 1981, 1983 – 1990
    • Position(s): LF, RF, DH

    George Bell
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    21.3 117 1181 4877 4528 641 1294 237 32 202 740 59 255 563 .286 .324 .486 .810

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