1986 Toronto Blue Jays

86-76 • .531 Win% • 4th in AL E

The 1986 Toronto Blue Jays went 86-76 (.531) finishing 4th in the AL E division. The club scored 809 runs, allowed 733, and played home games at Exhibition Stadium. Team leaders included Jesse Barfield (40 HR, 108 RBI) and Jim Clancy (14-14, 3.94 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

86 Wins
76 Losses
.531 Win %
4th Rank
809 R 733 RA
Diff +76

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809 Runs Scored
733 Runs Allowed
+76 Run Diff
2,455K Attendance

📈 vs. 1986 AL Average

Batting Avg .269 3% above the 1986 league average (.261)
OBP .328 equal to the 1986 league average (.329)
SLG .426 5% above the 1986 league average (.407)
Team ERA 4.08 2% better than the 1986 league average (4.18)
Runs Scored 809 8% above the 1986 league average (746 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumExhibition Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,455,477
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Avg per Game 30,314

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1986

Batting Avg

1 Tony Fernandez 0.310 2 Rick Leach 0.309 3 George Bell 0.309 4 Jesse Barfield 0.289 5 Damaso Garcia 0.281

Home Runs

1 Jesse Barfield 40 2 George Bell 31 3 Lloyd Moseby 21 4 Ernie Whitt 16 5 Cliff Johnson 15

RBI

1 Jesse Barfield 108 2 George Bell 108 3 Lloyd Moseby 86 4 Tony Fernandez 65 5 Willie Upshaw 60
1986 Toronto Blue Jays — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tony Fernandez 163 687 91 213 33 9 10 65 27 52 25 0.310
George Bell 159 641 101 198 38 6 31 108 41 62 7 0.309
Jesse Barfield 158 589 107 170 35 2 40 108 69 146 8 0.289
Lloyd Moseby 152 589 89 149 24 5 21 86 64 122 32 0.253
Willie Upshaw 155 573 85 144 28 6 9 60 78 87 23 0.251
Damaso Garcia 122 424 57 119 22 0 6 46 13 32 9 0.281
Ernie Whitt 131 395 48 106 19 2 16 56 35 39 0 0.268
Rance Mulliniks 117 348 50 90 22 0 11 45 43 60 1 0.259
Cliff Johnson 107 336 48 84 12 1 15 55 52 57 0 0.250
Garth Iorg 137 327 30 85 19 1 3 44 20 47 3 0.260
Rick Leach 110 246 35 76 14 1 5 39 13 24 0 0.309
Buck Martinez 81 160 13 29 8 0 2 12 20 25 0 0.181
Kelly Gruber 87 143 20 28 4 1 5 15 5 27 2 0.196
Cecil Fielder 34 83 7 13 2 0 4 13 6 27 0 0.157
Manuel Lee 35 78 8 16 0 1 1 7 4 10 0 0.205
Ron Shepherd 65 69 16 14 4 0 2 4 3 22 0 0.203
Jeff Hearron 12 23 2 5 1 0 0 4 3 7 0 0.217
Fred McGriff 3 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Jim Acker 23 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
Luis Aquino 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Caudill 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Cerutti 34 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
Steve Davis 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Eichhorn 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Gordon 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Henke 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Johnson 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jimmy Key 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Lamp 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mickey Mahler 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Musselman 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Stieb 38 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Duane Ward 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1986

ERA

1 Mark Eichhorn 1.72 2 Tom Henke 3.35 3 Jimmy Key 3.57 4 Joe Johnson 3.89 5 Jim Clancy 3.94

Wins

1 Jim Clancy 14 2 Mark Eichhorn 14 3 Jimmy Key 14 4 John Cerutti 9 5 Tom Henke 9

Strikeouts

1 Mark Eichhorn 166 2 Jimmy Key 141 3 Dave Stieb 127 4 Jim Clancy 126 5 Tom Henke 118
1986 Toronto Blue Jays — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jimmy Key 14 11 3.57 36 35 0 232.0 222 92 74 141
Jim Clancy 14 14 3.94 34 34 0 219.1 202 96 63 126
Dave Stieb 7 12 4.74 37 34 1 205.0 239 108 87 127
Mark Eichhorn 14 6 1.72 69 0 10 157.0 105 30 45 166
John Cerutti 9 4 4.15 34 20 1 145.1 150 67 47 89
Doyle Alexander 5 4 4.46 17 17 0 111.0 120 55 20 65
Tom Henke 9 5 3.35 63 0 27 91.1 63 34 32 118
Joe Johnson 7 2 3.89 16 15 0 88.0 94 38 22 39
Dennis Lamp 2 6 5.05 40 2 2 73.0 93 41 23 30
Jim Acker 2 4 4.35 23 5 0 60.0 63 29 22 32
Bill Caudill 2 4 6.19 40 0 2 36.1 36 25 17 32
Don Gordon 0 1 7.06 14 0 1 21.2 28 17 8 13
Stan Clarke 0 1 9.24 10 0 0 12.2 18 13 10 9
Luis Aquino 1 1 6.35 7 0 0 11.1 14 8 3 5
Jeff Musselman 0 0 10.13 6 0 0 5.1 8 6 5 4
Steve Davis 0 0 17.18 3 0 0 3.2 8 7 5 5
Duane Ward 0 1 13.50 2 1 0 2.0 3 3 4 1
Mickey Mahler 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0

👥 Roster (36)

Jim Acker Doyle Alexander Luis Aquino Jesse Barfield George Bell Bill Caudill John Cerutti Jim Clancy Stan Clarke Steve Davis Mark Eichhorn Tony Fernandez +24 more

36 players

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The 1986 Toronto Blue Jays in brief

A 86-76 record (.531) put the 1986 Toronto Blue Jays 4th in the AL East. The run column shows 809 for and 733 against. The team batting average of .269 was 3% above the 1986 league mark of .261. The Toronto Blue Jays staff finished with a 4.08 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.18. League clubs averaged 746 runs that year, so the Toronto Blue Jays scored 8% more.

Exhibition Stadium was home in 1986, drawing a total attendance of 2,455,477. Jesse Barfield topped the Toronto Blue Jays with 40 home runs. The hits leader was Tony Fernandez with 213. The pitching staff's wins leader was Mark Eichhorn (14). Tom Henke saved 27 games. The 1986 roster runs to 36 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1986 Toronto Blue Jays

What was the 1986 Toronto Blue Jays record?
The 1986 Toronto Blue Jays finished 86-76 (.531 win pct).
Who led the 1986 Toronto Blue Jays in home runs?
Jesse Barfield led the 1986 Toronto Blue Jays with 40 home runs.
What was the 1986 Toronto Blue Jays team ERA?
The 1986 Toronto Blue Jays posted a team ERA of 4.08.
Did the 1986 Toronto Blue Jays win the World Series?
No. The 1986 Toronto Blue Jays did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1986 Toronto Blue Jays play?
The 1986 Toronto Blue Jays played home games at Exhibition Stadium.
Who led the 1986 Toronto Blue Jays in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jesse Barfield (40 HR, 108 RBI) and Jim Clancy (14-14, 3.94 ERA).
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