1983 Toronto Blue Jays

89-73 • .549 Win% • 4th in AL E

The 1983 Toronto Blue Jays went 89-73 (.549) finishing 4th in the AL E division. The club scored 795 runs, allowed 726, and played home games at Exhibition Stadium. Team leaders included Willie Upshaw (27 HR, 104 RBI) and Dave Stieb (17-12, 3.04 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

89 Wins
73 Losses
.549 Win %
4th Rank
795 R 726 RA
Diff +69

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⚡ Quick Stats

795 Runs Scored
726 Runs Allowed
+69 Run Diff
1,930K Attendance

📈 vs. 1983 AL Average

Batting Avg .277 4% above the 1983 league average (.265)
OBP .338 3% above the 1983 league average (.327)
SLG .435 9% above the 1983 league average (.400)
Team ERA 4.12 1% worse than the 1983 league average (4.06)
Runs Scored 795 9% above the 1983 league average (727 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumExhibition Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,930,277
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Avg per Game 23,830

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1983

Batting Avg

1 Barry Bonnell 0.318 2 Lloyd Moseby 0.315 3 Damaso Garcia 0.307 4 Willie Upshaw 0.306 5 Rance Mulliniks 0.275

Home Runs

1 Jesse Barfield 27 2 Willie Upshaw 27 3 Cliff Johnson 22 4 Lloyd Moseby 18 5 Ernie Whitt 17

RBI

1 Willie Upshaw 104 2 Lloyd Moseby 81 3 Cliff Johnson 76 4 Jesse Barfield 68 5 Ernie Whitt 56
1983 Toronto Blue Jays — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Willie Upshaw 160 579 99 177 26 7 27 104 61 98 10 0.306
Lloyd Moseby 151 539 104 170 31 7 18 81 51 85 27 0.315
Alfredo Griffin 162 528 62 132 22 9 4 47 27 44 8 0.250
Damaso Garcia 131 525 84 161 23 6 3 38 24 34 31 0.307
Cliff Johnson 142 407 59 108 23 1 22 76 67 69 0 0.265
Dave Collins 118 402 55 109 12 4 1 34 43 67 31 0.271
Jesse Barfield 128 388 58 98 13 3 27 68 22 110 2 0.253
Barry Bonnell 121 377 49 120 21 3 10 54 33 52 10 0.318
Garth Iorg 122 375 40 103 22 5 2 39 13 45 7 0.275
Rance Mulliniks 129 364 54 100 34 3 10 49 57 43 0 0.275
Ernie Whitt 123 344 53 88 15 2 17 56 50 55 1 0.256
Jorge Orta 103 245 30 58 6 3 10 38 19 29 1 0.237
Buck Martinez 88 221 27 56 14 0 10 33 29 39 0 0.253
George Bell 39 112 5 30 5 4 2 17 4 17 1 0.268
Hosken Powell 40 83 6 14 0 0 1 7 5 8 2 0.169
Mickey Klutts 22 43 3 11 0 0 3 5 1 11 0 0.256
Tony Fernandez 15 34 5 9 1 1 0 2 2 2 0 0.265
Mitch Webster 11 11 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.182
Geno Petralli 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Jim Acker 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doyle Alexander 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Clancy 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Stan Clarke 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Cooper 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Geisel 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Gott 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roy Lee Jackson 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Luis Leal 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joey McLaughlin 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Randy Moffitt 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Morgan 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Stieb 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Matt Williams 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1983

ERA

1 Dave Stieb 3.04 2 Randy Moffitt 3.77 3 Jim Clancy 3.91 4 Doyle Alexander 3.93 5 Luis Leal 4.31

Wins

1 Dave Stieb 17 2 Jim Clancy 15 3 Luis Leal 13 4 Jim Gott 9 5 Roy Lee Jackson 8

Strikeouts

1 Dave Stieb 187 2 Jim Gott 121 3 Luis Leal 116 4 Jim Clancy 99 5 Dave Geisel 50
1983 Toronto Blue Jays — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dave Stieb 17 12 3.04 36 36 0 278.0 223 94 93 187
Jim Clancy 15 11 3.91 34 34 0 223.0 238 97 61 99
Luis Leal 13 12 4.31 35 35 0 217.1 216 104 65 116
Jim Gott 9 14 4.74 34 30 0 176.2 195 93 68 121
Doyle Alexander 7 6 3.93 17 15 0 116.2 126 51 26 46
Jim Acker 5 1 4.33 38 5 1 97.2 103 47 38 44
Roy Lee Jackson 8 3 4.50 49 0 7 92.0 92 46 41 48
Joey McLaughlin 7 4 4.45 50 0 9 64.2 63 32 37 47
Randy Moffitt 6 2 3.77 45 0 10 57.1 52 24 24 38
Dave Geisel 0 3 4.64 47 0 5 52.1 47 27 31 50
Mike Morgan 0 3 5.16 16 4 0 45.1 48 26 21 22
Stan Clarke 1 1 3.27 10 0 0 11.0 10 4 5 7
Matt Williams 1 1 14.63 4 3 0 8.0 13 13 7 5
Don Cooper 0 0 6.75 4 0 0 5.1 8 4 0 5

👥 Roster (33)

Jim Acker Doyle Alexander Jesse Barfield George Bell Barry Bonnell Jim Clancy Stan Clarke Dave Collins Don Cooper Tony Fernandez Damaso Garcia Dave Geisel +21 more

33 players

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The 1983 Toronto Blue Jays in brief

In 1983 the Toronto Blue Jays posted a 89-73 mark (.549) and finished 4th in the AL East. Runs came in at 795 scored against 726 allowed (+69). The team batting average of .277 was 4% above the 1983 league mark of .265. The staff ERA of 4.12 was 1% worse than the league average of 4.06. League clubs averaged 727 runs that year, so the Toronto Blue Jays scored 9% more.

Exhibition Stadium was home in 1983, drawing a total attendance of 1,930,277. The home run leader was Willie Upshaw, who hit 27. On the mound, Dave Stieb won 17 games to lead the staff. The saves leader was Randy Moffitt with 10. In all, the roster shows 33 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1983 Toronto Blue Jays

What was the 1983 Toronto Blue Jays record?
The 1983 Toronto Blue Jays finished 89-73 (.549 win pct).
Who led the 1983 Toronto Blue Jays in home runs?
Jesse Barfield led the 1983 Toronto Blue Jays with 27 home runs.
What was the 1983 Toronto Blue Jays team ERA?
The 1983 Toronto Blue Jays posted a team ERA of 4.12.
Did the 1983 Toronto Blue Jays win the World Series?
No. The 1983 Toronto Blue Jays did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1983 Toronto Blue Jays play?
The 1983 Toronto Blue Jays played home games at Exhibition Stadium.
Who led the 1983 Toronto Blue Jays in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Willie Upshaw (27 HR, 104 RBI) and Dave Stieb (17-12, 3.04 ERA).
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