List of Toronto Blue Jays seasons
This is a list of seasons completed by the Toronto Blue Jays, based in Toronto, Ontario, and a member of Major League Baseball's (MLB) American League East Division. Since June 5, 1989, the Blue Jays have played in the Rogers Centre (called the "SkyDome" until February 2, 2005).[1] Before that, they played at Exhibition Stadium.[2] They played their 2020 season at Sahlen Field in Buffalo, New York due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The name "Blue Jays" was chosen via a contest in 1976 from among more than 4,000 suggestions.[3]
The Blue Jays made their MLB debut during the 1977 baseball season, as an expansion team.[3] They first made the playoffs in 1985, by capturing the American League East Division, but lost the American League Championship Series (ALCS) in seven games to the Kansas City Royals.[4] The team returned to the playoffs in 1989, where they lost to the Oakland Athletics in the ALCS in five games,[5] and again in 1991, where once more the Blue Jays were defeated in the ALCS in five games, this time by the Minnesota Twins.[6]
In 1992, the Blue Jays became the first Canadian-based team to win the Commissioner's Trophy,[7] with a pair of six-game victories over Oakland in the ALCS and the Atlanta Braves in the World Series.[8] In 1993, they repeated their success, with another pair of six-game victories over the Chicago White Sox in the ALCS and the Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series.[9] After 1993, the Blue Jays failed to qualify for the playoffs for 21 consecutive seasons, until clinching a playoff berth in 2015.
Through 48 seasons of baseball, the Blue Jays have recorded 27 seasons at .500 or better, 26 of which have been winning campaigns, and have qualified for the playoffs ten times while winning two league pennants.
Table Key
[edit]Year by year results
[edit]| World Series champions † |
American League champions * |
Division champions ^ |
Wild card berth ¤ |
| Season | Level | League | Division | Finish | Wins | Losses | Win% | GB | Post-Season | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1977 | AL | East | 7th | 54 | 107 | .335 | 45.5 | ||
| 1978 | 1978 | AL | East | 7th | 59 | 102 | .366 | 40 | ||
| 1979 | 1979 | AL | East | 7th | 53 | 109 | .327 | 50.5 | Alfredo Griffin (Co-ROY)[a][10] | |
| 1980 | 1980 | AL | East | 7th | 67 | 95 | .414 | 36 | ||
| 1981[b] | 1981 | AL | East | 7th | 16 | 42 | .276 | 18 | ||
| 7th | 21 | 27 | .438 | 10 | ||||||
| 1982 | 1982 | AL | East | 6th | 78 | 84 | .481 | 17 | ||
| 1983 | 1983 | AL | East | 4th | 89 | 73 | .549 | 9 | ||
| 1984 | 1984 | AL | East | 2nd | 89 | 73 | .549 | 15 | ||
| 1985[c] | 1985 | AL | East ^ | 1st ^ | 99 | 62 | .615 | — | Lost ALCS (Royals) 4–3 | Bobby Cox (MOY)[11] |
| 1986 | 1986 | AL | East | 4th | 86 | 76 | .531 | 9.5 | ||
| 1987 | 1987 | AL | East | 2nd | 96 | 66 | .593 | 2 | George Bell (MVP)[12] | |
| 1988 | 1988 | AL | East | 3rd | 87 | 75 | .537 | 2 | ||
| 1989 | 1989 | AL | East ^ | 1st ^ | 89 | 73 | .549 | Lost ALCS (Athletics) 4–1 | ||
| 1990 | 1990 | AL | East | 2nd | 86 | 76 | .531 | 2 | ||
| 1991 | 1991 | AL | East ^ | 1st ^ | 91 | 71 | .562 | — | Lost ALCS (Twins) 4–1 | |
| 1992 † | 1992 | AL * | East ^ | 1st ^ | 96 | 66 | .593 | — | Won ALCS (Athletics) 4–2 Won World Series (Braves) 4–2 † |
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| 1993 † | 1993 | AL * | East ^ | 1st ^ | 95 | 67 | .586 | — | Won ALCS (White Sox) 4–2 Won World Series (Phillies) 4–2 † |
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| 1994[d] | 1994 | AL | East | 3rd | 55 | 60 | .478 | 16 | Playoffs cancelled[d] | |
| 1995[e] | 1995 | AL | East | 5th | 56 | 88 | .389 | 30 | ||
| 1996 | 1996 | AL | East | 4th | 74 | 88 | .457 | 18 | Pat Hentgen (CYA) | |
| 1997 | 1997 | AL | East | 5th | 76 | 86 | .469 | 22 | Roger Clemens (CYA)[12] | |
| 1998 | 1998 | AL | East | 3rd | 88 | 74 | .543 | 26 | Roger Clemens (CYA)[12] | |
| 1999 | 1999 | AL | East | 3rd | 84 | 78 | .519 | 14 | ||
| 2000 | 2000 | AL | East | 3rd | 83 | 79 | .512 | 4.5 | ||
| 2001 | 2001 | AL | East | 3rd | 80 | 82 | .494 | 16 | ||
| 2002 | 2002 | AL | East | 3rd | 78 | 84 | .481 | 25.5 | Eric Hinske (ROY)[10] | |
| 2003 | 2003 | AL | East | 3rd | 86 | 76 | .531 | 15 | Roy Halladay (CYA)[12] | |
| 2004 | 2004 | AL | East | 5th | 67 | 94 | .416 | 33.5 | ||
| 2005 | 2005 | AL | East | 3rd | 80 | 82 | .494 | 15 | ||
| 2006 | 2006 | AL | East | 2nd | 87 | 75 | .537 | 10 | ||
| 2007 | 2007 | AL | East | 3rd | 83 | 79 | .512 | 13 | ||
| 2008 | 2008 | AL | East | 4th | 86 | 76 | .531 | 11 | ||
| 2009 | 2009 | AL | East | 4th | 75 | 87 | .463 | 28 | Aaron Hill (CPOY)[13] | |
| 2010 | 2010 | AL | East | 4th | 85 | 77 | .525 | 11 | ||
| 2011 | 2011 | AL | East | 4th | 81 | 81 | .500 | 16 | ||
| 2012 | 2012 | AL | East | 4th | 73 | 89 | .451 | 22 | ||
| 2013 | 2013 | AL | East | 5th | 74 | 88 | .457 | 23 | ||
| 2014 | 2014 | AL | East | 3rd | 83 | 79 | .512 | 13 | ||
| 2015 | 2015 | AL | East ^ | 1st ^ | 93 | 69 | .574 | — | Won ALDS (Rangers) 3–2 Lost ALCS (Royals) 4–2 |
Josh Donaldson (MVP) |
| 2016 | 2016 | AL | East | 2nd ¤ | 89 | 73 | .549 | 4 | Won ALWC (Orioles) Won ALDS (Rangers) 3–0 Lost ALCS (Indians) 4–1 |
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| 2017 | 2017 | AL | East | 4th | 76 | 86 | .469 | 17 | ||
| 2018 | 2018 | AL | East | 4th | 73 | 89 | .451 | 35 | ||
| 2019 | 2019 | AL | East | 4th | 67 | 95 | .414 | 36 | ||
| 2020[f] | 2020 | AL | East | 3rd ¤ | 32 | 28 | .533 | 8 | Lost ALWC (Rays) 2–0 | |
| 2021 | 2021 | AL | East | 4th | 91 | 71 | .562 | 9 | Robbie Ray (CYA) | |
| 2022 | 2022 | AL | East | 2nd ¤ | 92 | 70 | .568 | 7 | Lost ALWC (Mariners) 2–0 | |
| 2023 | 2023 | AL | East | 3rd ¤ | 89 | 73 | .549 | 12 | Lost ALWC (Twins) 2–0 | |
| 2024 | 2024 | AL | East | 5th | 74 | 88 | .457 | 20 | ||
| Totals | Wins | Losses | Win% | |||||||
| 3,761 | 3,788 | .498 | All-time regular season record (1977–2024) | |||||||
| 31 | 36 | .463 | All-time postseason record (1977–2024) | |||||||
| 3,792 | 3,824 | .498 | All-time regular and postseason record (1977–2024) | |||||||
Note: The statistics are current as of the 2024 Major League Baseball season.
Record by decade
[edit]The following table describes the Blue Jays' MLB win–loss record by decade.
| Decade | Games | Wins | Losses | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 484 | 166 | 318 | .343 |
| 1980s | 1,563 | 817 | 746 | .523 |
| 1990s | 1,555 | 801 | 754 | .515 |
| 2000s | 1,619 | 805 | 814 | .497 |
| 2010s | 1,620 | 794 | 826 | .490 |
| 2020s | 708 | 378 | 330 | .534 |
| All-time | 7,549 | 3,761 | 3,788 | .498 |
These statistics are from Baseball-Reference.com's Toronto Blue Jays History & Encyclopedia,[14] and are current as of October 1, 2023.
Postseason record by year
[edit]The Blue Jays have made the postseason ten times in their history, with their first being in 1985 and the most recent being in 2023.
| Year | Result | Round | Opponent | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | AL East Champions | ALCS | Kansas City Royals | Lost | 3 | 4 |
| 1989 | AL East Champions | ALCS | Oakland Athletics | Lost | 1 | 4 |
| 1991 | AL East Champions | ALCS | Minnesota Twins | Lost | 1 | 4 |
| 1992 | World Series Champions | ALCS | Oakland Athletics | Won | 4 | 2 |
| World Series | Atlanta Braves | Won | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1993 | World Series Champions | ALCS | Chicago White Sox | Won | 4 | 2 |
| World Series | Philadelphia Phillies | Won | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2015 | AL East Champions | ALDS | Texas Rangers | Won | 3 | 2 |
| ALCS | Kansas City Royals | Lost | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2016 | AL Wild Card | Wild Card Game | Baltimore Orioles | Won | 1 | 0 |
| ALDS | Texas Rangers | Won | 3 | 0 | ||
| ALCS | Cleveland Indians | Lost | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2020 | AL Wild Card | Wild Card Series | Tampa Bay Rays | Lost | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | AL Wild Card | Wild Card Series | Seattle Mariners | Lost | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | AL Wild Card | Wild Card Series | Minnesota Twins | Lost | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Totals | 7–8 | 31 | 36 | ||
Notes
[edit]- a Voting for the 1979 American League Rookie of the Year Award ended in a tie. Griffin shared the award with John Castino of the Minnesota Twins.[10]
- b The 1981 Major League Baseball strike resulted in the regular season being shorted. The season was split into two halves, with the division winner of each half playing in a divisional round of the playoffs.[15]
- c The 1985 Major League Baseball strike resulted in one regular season game being cancelled and not rescheduled.
- d The 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike resulted in the regular season ending on August 11, and the entire postseason being cancelled.[16]
- e The 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike resulted in the shortening of the 1995 season to 144 games.[16]
- f The global COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the start of the 2020 regular season being delayed, and only 60 games played.
References
[edit]- ^ "Rogers Centre". Major League Baseball. Archived from the original on April 28, 2009. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
- ^ "Blue Jays Ballparks". Major League Baseball. Archived from the original on October 13, 2007. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
- ^ a b "History Highlights 1976–1979". Major League Baseball. Archived from the original on January 27, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
- ^ "1985 Toronto Blue Jays Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
- ^ "1989 Toronto Blue Jays Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
- ^ "1991 Toronto Blue Jays Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
- ^ "History Highlights 1990–1999". Major League Baseball. Retrieved June 30, 2009.[dead link]
- ^ "1992 Toronto Blue Jays Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
- ^ "1993 Toronto Blue Jays Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Rookie of the Year Award Winners". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
- ^ "Manager of the Year Award Winners". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
- ^ a b c d "Most Valuable Player MVP Awards & Cy Young Awards Winners". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
- ^ "Carpenter, Hill win 2009 MLB Comeback Player of the Year Awards". MLB.com. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
- ^ "Toronto Blue Jays Team History & Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2008.
- ^ Jim Kaplan (August 10, 1981). "Let The Games Begin". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 8, 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Baseball stoppages date back to 1972". ESPN. Associated Press. August 29, 2002. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
External links
[edit]- "Toronto Blue Jays History – Team History & Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- "Blue Jays Year-By-Year Results". MLB.com. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
- "Blue Jays Postseason Results". MLB.com. Retrieved 2014-02-27.