Rankings based on seasons 1901 – 2025.
To be eligible, position players need 1,500 plate appearances, starting pitchers have to have started a minimum of 75 games, and relief pitchers need to have 150 innings pitched for the franchise.
Dave Stieb
- Age: 21–34, 40
- Years: 1979–1992, 1998
- Positions: SP
- Teams: Toronto Blue Jays
| WAR | ERA- | G | GS | W | L | ERA | IP | CG | SHO | SV | R | ER | BB | SO | K% | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56.9 | 82 | 439 | 408 | 175 | 134 | 3.42 | 2869.2 | 103 | 30 | 3 | 1208 | 1091 | 1020 | 1658 | 13.9% | 1.24 |
Roy HalladayHOFCy Young
- Age: 21–32
- Years: 1998–2009
- Positions: SP
- Teams: Toronto Blue Jays
| WAR | ERA- | G | GS | W | L | ERA | IP | CG | SHO | SV | R | ER | BB | SO | K% | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48.4 | 74 | 313 | 287 | 148 | 76 | 3.43 | 2045.0 | 49 | 15 | 1 | 870 | 780 | 455 | 1495 | 17.7% | 1.20 |
Jose Bautista
- Age: 27–36
- Years: 2008–2017
- Positions: RF
- Teams: Toronto Blue Jays
| WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38.4 | 138 | 1235 | 5272 | 4364 | 790 | 1103 | 219 | 12 | 288 | 766 | 56 | 20 | 803 | 948 | .253 | .372 | .506 | .878 |
Carlos Delgado
- Age: 21–32
- Years: 1993–2004
- Positions: 1B
- Teams: Toronto Blue Jays
| WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36.8 | 139 | 1423 | 6018 | 5008 | 889 | 1413 | 343 | 11 | 336 | 1058 | 9 | 7 | 827 | 1242 | .282 | .392 | .556 | .948 |
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.Active
- Age: 20–26
- Years: 2019–2025
- Positions: 1B
- Teams: Toronto Blue Jays
| WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25.8 | 137 | 975 | 4220 | 3734 | 571 | 1077 | 211 | 6 | 183 | 591 | 26 | 13 | 430 | 645 | .288 | .366 | .495 | .861 |
Josh DonaldsonMVP
- Age: 29–32
- Years: 2015–2018
- Positions: 3B
- Teams: Toronto Blue Jays
| WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.8 | 150 | 462 | 2066 | 1749 | 331 | 492 | 105 | 7 | 116 | 316 | 17 | 3 | 279 | 407 | .281 | .383 | .548 | .931 |
Fred McGriffHOF
- Age: 22–26
- Years: 1986–1990
- Positions: 1B
- Teams: Toronto Blue Jays
| WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.4 | 152 | 578 | 2322 | 1944 | 348 | 540 | 99 | 8 | 125 | 305 | 21 | 10 | 352 | 495 | .278 | .389 | .530 | .919 |
Jesse Barfield
- Age: 21–29
- Years: 1981–1989
- Positions: RF
- Teams: Toronto Blue Jays
| WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29.5 | 118 | 1032 | 3869 | 3463 | 530 | 919 | 162 | 27 | 179 | 527 | 55 | 40 | 342 | 855 | .265 | .334 | .483 | .817 |
Jimmy Key
- Age: 23–31
- Years: 1984–1992
- Positions: SP
- Teams: Toronto Blue Jays
| WAR | ERA- | G | GS | W | L | ERA | IP | CG | SHO | SV | R | ER | BB | SO | K% | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29.7 | 83 | 317 | 250 | 116 | 81 | 3.43 | 1694.0 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 709 | 645 | 404 | 944 | 13.5% | 1.20 |
Edwin Encarnación
- Age: 26–33
- Years: 2009–2016
- Positions: DH
- Teams: Toronto Blue Jays
| WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24.9 | 137 | 999 | 4203 | 3645 | 593 | 977 | 202 | 4 | 239 | 679 | 37 | 8 | 477 | 640 | .268 | .355 | .522 | .877 |
Tony Fernandez
- Age: 21–28, 31, 36–37, 39
- Years: 1983–1990, 1993, 1998–1999, 2001
- Positions: SS
- Teams: Toronto Blue Jays
| WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37.5 | 107 | 1450 | 5900 | 5335 | 704 | 1583 | 291 | 72 | 60 | 613 | 172 | 86 | 439 | 493 | .297 | .353 | .412 | .765 |
Pat HentgenCy Young
- Age: 22–30, 35
- Years: 1991–1999, 2004
- Positions: SP
- Teams: Toronto Blue Jays
| WAR | ERA- | G | GS | W | L | ERA | IP | CG | SHO | SV | R | ER | BB | SO | K% | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26.8 | 91 | 270 | 238 | 107 | 85 | 4.29 | 1633.2 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 850 | 778 | 599 | 1028 | 14.6% | 1.39 |
Roberto AlomarHOF
- Age: 23–27
- Years: 1991–1995
- Positions: 2B
- Teams: Toronto Blue Jays
| WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.3 | 125 | 703 | 3105 | 2706 | 451 | 832 | 152 | 36 | 55 | 342 | 206 | 46 | 322 | 291 | .307 | .382 | .451 | .833 |
John Olerud
- Age: 20–27
- Years: 1989–1996
- Positions: 1B
- Teams: Toronto Blue Jays
| WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.6 | 130 | 920 | 3689 | 3103 | 464 | 910 | 213 | 6 | 109 | 471 | 3 | 8 | 514 | 430 | .293 | .395 | .471 | .866 |
Vernon Wells
- Age: 20–31
- Years: 1999–2010
- Positions: CF
- Teams: Toronto Blue Jays
| WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28.7 | 108 | 1393 | 5963 | 5470 | 789 | 1529 | 339 | 30 | 223 | 813 | 90 | 29 | 406 | 762 | .280 | .329 | .475 | .804 |
Lloyd Moseby
- Age: 20–29
- Years: 1980–1989
- Positions: CF
- Teams: Toronto Blue Jays
| WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26.0 | 103 | 1392 | 5799 | 5124 | 768 | 1319 | 242 | 60 | 149 | 651 | 255 | 86 | 547 | 1015 | .257 | .333 | .415 | .748 |
Bo BichetteActive
- Age: 21–27
- Years: 2019–2025
- Positions: SS
- Teams: Toronto Blue Jays
| WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20.8 | 122 | 748 | 3292 | 3075 | 438 | 904 | 190 | 8 | 111 | 437 | 60 | 21 | 187 | 639 | .294 | .337 | .469 | .806 |
Devon White
- Age: 28–32
- Years: 1991–1995
- Positions: CF
- Teams: Toronto Blue Jays
| WAR | wRC+ | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.3 | 103 | 656 | 2979 | 2711 | 452 | 733 | 155 | 34 | 72 | 274 | 126 | 23 | 209 | 572 | .270 | .327 | .432 | .759 |
Tom Henke
- Age: 27–34
- Years: 1985–1992
- Positions: RP
- Teams: Toronto Blue Jays
| WAR | ERA- | G | GS | W | L | ERA | IP | CG | SHO | SV | R | ER | BB | SO | K% | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.8 | 60 | 446 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 2.48 | 561.2 | 0 | 0 | 217 | 171 | 155 | 166 | 644 | 28.7% | 1.03 |
Jim Clancy
- Age: 20–31
- Years: 1977–1988
- Positions: SP
- Teams: Toronto Blue Jays
| WAR | ERA- | G | GS | W | L | ERA | IP | CG | SHO | SV | R | ER | BB | SO | K% | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24.8 | 98 | 352 | 345 | 128 | 140 | 4.11 | 2201 | 73 | 11 | 1 | 1104 | 1005 | 814 | 1237 | 13.2% | 1.36 |
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All underlying data used in this analysis is available in The Baseball Scholar Data Library.
