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American League East · 2017

Toronto Blue Jays

Team WAR
23.3
12.5 bat / 10.8 pitch
Win %
.469
pyth .444
Run diff
-91
4.28 / 4.84 per g
wRC+
95
ERA
4.53
FIP 4.37
Home runs
217

The Toronto Blue Jays went 76-86 in 2017, a .469 winning percentage — 19th of 30 record in baseball. They scored 693 runs and allowed 784, a run differential of -91. The offence ranked 26th of 30 in MLB for runs scored, while their 4.53 staff ERA was 15th of 30. Their 95 team wRC+ was 5% below league average — 20th of 30 in MLB. Josh Donaldson led the position players at 4.7 WAR, and Marcus Stroman the rotation at a 3.09 ERA.

Where the offence comes from

Roster contribution by share of the team total.

1,301 team hits
Justin Smoak151Justin Smoak — 151 hits (11.6%)Kevin Pillar150Kevin Pillar — 150 hits (11.5%)Kendrys Morales139Kendrys Morales — 139 hits (10.7%)José Bautista119José Bautista — 119 hits (9.1%)Josh Donaldson112Josh Donaldson — 112 hits (8.6%)Ryan Goins99Ryan Goins — 99 hits (7.6%)Ezequiel Carrera81Ezequiel Carrera — 81 hits (6.2%)Steve Pearce79Steve Pearce — 79 hits (6.1%)Darwin Barney78Darwin Barney — 78 hits (6.0%)Russell Martin68Russell Martin — 68 hits (5.2%)Troy Tulowitzki60Troy Tulowitzki — 60 hits (4.6%)Devon Travis48Devon Travis — 48 hits (3.7%)Hernández23Teoscar Hernández — 23 hits (1.8%)Luke Maile19Luke Maile — 19 hits (1.5%)Coghlan15Chris Coghlan — 15 hits (1.2%)Refsnyder15Rob Refsnyder — 15 hits (1.2%)Urena14Richard Urena — 14 hits (1.1%)Raffy Lopez12Raffy Lopez — 12 hits (0.9%)10Dwight Smith Jr. — 10 hits (0.8%)Mike Ohlman — 3 hits (0.2%)Darrell Ceciliani — 2 hits (0.2%)Marcus Stroman — 2 hits (0.2%)Anthony Alford — 1 hits (0.1%)Jarrod Saltalamacchia — 1 hits (0.1%)
Each rectangle is a player, sized by his share of the team's hits; darker means a larger share. Top 30 contributors. Select a different statistic above, or click a player for his page.

Batting

32 players, ranked by dbWAR.

Josh Donaldson3B11349611233782.270.385.559.4011554.7
Justin Smoak1B15663715138900.270.355.529.3751373.3
Russell MartinC913656813351.221.343.388.3281041.9
Kevin PillarCF151632150164215.256.300.404.306881.3
Ezequiel CarreraLF1023258182010.282.356.408.3371111.2
Steve PearceLF923487913370.252.319.438.3261030.7
Teoscar HernándezLF2695238200.261.305.602.3761370.6
Devon Travis2B50197485244.259.291.438.312930.5
Troy TulowitzkiSS66260607260.249.300.378.295810.5
Raffy LopezC2363124120.222.306.463.3281040.3
Ryan GoinsSS134459999623.237.286.356.281720.3
Dwight Smith Jr.LF102910011.370.414.444.3781390.2
Kendrys MoralesDH15060813928850.250.308.445.3231000.2
Darrell CecilianiLF252130.400.4001.200.6523290.1
Marcus StromanP372110.286.286.857.4662000.1
Ryan TeperaP110000.000.000.000.000-124-0.0
Nick TepeschP120000.000.000.000.000-124-0.0
J.A. HappP120000.000.000.000.000-124-0.0
Richard UrenaSS207514141.206.270.309.25956-0.0
Mike OhlmanC6133010.231.231.231.20216-0.1
Joe BiaginiP230010.000.000.000.000-124-0.1
Casey LawrenceP230000.000.000.000.000-124-0.1
Mat LatosP130000.000.000.000.000-124-0.1
Anthony AlfordLF481000.125.125.250.159-14-0.1
Marco EstradaP240000.000.000.000.000-124-0.1
Ian ParmleyRF140000.000.000.000.000-124-0.1
José BautistaRF15768611923656.203.308.366.29883-0.2
Chris Coghlan3B348815150.200.299.267.26359-0.2
Darwin Barney2B118362786257.232.275.327.26560-0.4
Jarrod SaltalamacchiaC8261000.040.077.040.061-81-0.4
Rob Refsnyder2B439815004.170.247.216.21223-0.6
Luke MaileC4513619271.146.176.231.1801-0.9

Pitching

31 pitchers, ranked by dbWAR.

Marcus Stroman3333201.013901643.093.901.317.32.9
J.A. Happ2525145.1101101423.533.761.318.82.3
Roberto Osuna66064.03439833.381.740.8611.72.1
Joe Smith59054.0301713.332.101.0411.81.6
Dominic Leone65070.1301812.562.941.0510.41.4
Marco Estrada3333186.010901764.984.611.388.51.3
Joe Biagini4418119.23131975.344.271.407.30.9
Ryan Tepera73077.2712813.593.751.139.40.9
Aaron Loup70057.2230643.753.661.5310.00.7
Brett Anderson131355.1440386.344.101.706.20.7
Tim Mayza19017.0100276.882.981.6514.30.3
Danny Barnes60066.0360623.554.581.098.50.2
Carlos Ramírez12016.2000142.704.540.547.60.0
TJ House202.000014.503.662.004.50.0
Glenn Sparkman201.0000163.004.1610.009.00.0
Leonel Campos13013.2000152.634.841.399.9-0.0
Taylor Cole101.0000136.007.167.009.0-0.0
Lucas Harrell406.100067.115.212.218.5-0.0
Luis Santos10016.2011162.705.081.148.6-0.0
Chris Smith405.000015.405.961.601.8-0.1
Jeff Beliveau19015.2110177.475.651.479.8-0.1
J.P. Howell16011.011067.366.341.824.9-0.2
Aaron Sanchez8836.0130244.255.741.726.0-0.2
Chris Rowley6318.2120116.756.371.825.3-0.3
César Valdez11430.2110217.635.931.706.2-0.3
Matt Dermody23022.1200154.436.251.256.0-0.3
Mat Latos3315.0010106.607.961.806.0-0.4
Jason Grilli46040.0251486.306.081.6010.8-0.5
Mike Bolsinger11541.1030396.316.281.818.5-0.6
Nick Tepesch4415.212095.179.291.985.2-0.7
Tom Koehler271372.2170626.696.051.627.7-0.8
Record versus run differential

Toronto Blue Jays are 76-86, a .469 win rate, while their -91 run differential implies .444. That is about 4 wins ahead of it, usually a mix of bullpen sequencing and one-run luck.