1988 Toronto Blue Jays

87-75 • .537 Win% • 3rd in AL E

The 1988 Toronto Blue Jays went 87-75 (.537) finishing 3rd in the AL E division. The club scored 763 runs, allowed 680, and played home games at Exhibition Stadium. Team leaders included Fred McGriff (34 HR, 82 RBI) and Dave Stieb (16-8, 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

87 Wins
75 Losses
.537 Win %
3rd Rank
763 R 680 RA
Diff +83

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⚡ Quick Stats

763 Runs Scored
680 Runs Allowed
+83 Run Diff
2,595K Attendance

📈 vs. 1988 AL Average

Batting Avg .268 3% above the 1988 league average (.259)
OBP .331 2% above the 1988 league average (.324)
SLG .419 7% above the 1988 league average (.390)
Team ERA 3.80 4% better than the 1988 league average (3.97)
Runs Scored 763 8% above the 1988 league average (704 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumExhibition Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,595,275
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Avg per Game 32,040

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1988

Batting Avg

1 Rob Ducey 0.315 2 Rance Mulliniks 0.300 3 Juan Beniquez 0.293 4 Manuel Lee 0.291 5 Tony Fernandez 0.287

Home Runs

1 Fred McGriff 34 2 George Bell 24 3 Jesse Barfield 18 4 Kelly Gruber 16 5 Ernie Whitt 16

RBI

1 George Bell 97 2 Fred McGriff 82 3 Kelly Gruber 81 4 Tony Fernandez 70 5 Ernie Whitt 70
1988 Toronto Blue Jays — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tony Fernandez 154 648 76 186 41 4 5 70 45 65 15 0.287
George Bell 156 614 78 165 27 5 24 97 34 66 4 0.269
Kelly Gruber 158 569 75 158 33 5 16 81 38 92 23 0.278
Fred McGriff 154 536 100 151 35 4 34 82 79 149 6 0.282
Lloyd Moseby 128 472 77 113 17 7 10 42 70 93 31 0.239
Jesse Barfield 137 468 62 114 21 5 18 56 41 108 7 0.244
Ernie Whitt 127 398 63 100 11 2 16 70 61 38 4 0.251
Manuel Lee 116 381 38 111 16 3 2 38 26 64 3 0.291
Rance Mulliniks 119 337 49 101 21 1 12 48 56 57 1 0.300
Nelson Liriano 99 276 36 73 6 2 3 23 11 40 12 0.264
Rick Leach 87 199 21 55 13 1 0 23 18 27 0 0.276
Cecil Fielder 74 174 24 40 6 1 9 23 14 53 0 0.230
Pat Borders 56 154 15 42 6 3 5 21 3 24 0 0.273
Sil Campusano 73 142 14 31 10 2 2 12 9 33 0 0.218
Sal Butera 23 60 3 14 2 1 1 6 1 9 0 0.233
Juan Beniquez 27 58 9 17 2 0 1 8 8 6 0 0.293
Rob Ducey 27 54 15 17 4 1 0 6 5 7 1 0.315
Alexis Infante 19 15 7 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.200
Lou Thornton 11 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Bair 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tony Castillo 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Cerutti 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Clancy 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Eichhorn 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Flanagan 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Henke 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jimmy Key 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Musselman 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Nunez 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Ross 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Stieb 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Todd Stottlemyre 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Duane Ward 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
David Wells 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Wills 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1988

ERA

1 Tom Henke 2.91 2 Dave Stieb 3.04 3 John Cerutti 3.13 4 Jeff Musselman 3.18 5 Jimmy Key 3.29

Wins

1 Dave Stieb 16 2 Mike Flanagan 13 3 Jimmy Key 12 4 Jim Clancy 11 5 Duane Ward 9

Strikeouts

1 Dave Stieb 147 2 Jim Clancy 118 3 Mike Flanagan 99 4 Duane Ward 91 5 Todd Stottlemyre 67
1988 Toronto Blue Jays — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mike Flanagan 13 13 4.18 34 34 0 211.0 220 98 80 99
Dave Stieb 16 8 3.04 32 31 0 207.1 157 70 79 147
Jim Clancy 11 13 4.49 36 31 1 196.1 207 98 47 118
Jimmy Key 12 5 3.29 21 21 0 131.1 127 48 30 65
John Cerutti 6 7 3.13 46 12 1 123.2 120 43 42 65
Duane Ward 9 3 3.30 64 0 15 111.2 101 41 60 91
Todd Stottlemyre 4 8 5.69 28 16 0 98.0 109 62 46 67
Jeff Musselman 8 5 3.18 15 15 0 85.0 80 30 30 39
Tom Henke 4 4 2.91 52 0 25 68.0 60 22 24 66
Mark Eichhorn 0 3 4.19 37 0 1 66.2 79 31 27 28
David Wells 3 5 4.62 41 0 4 64.1 65 33 31 56
Jose Nunez 0 1 3.07 13 2 0 29.1 28 10 17 18
Frank Wills 0 0 5.23 10 0 0 20.2 22 12 6 19
Tony Castillo 1 0 3.00 14 0 0 15.0 10 5 2 14
Doug Bair 0 0 4.05 10 0 0 13.1 14 6 3 8
Mark Ross 0 0 4.91 3 0 0 7.1 5 4 4 4

👥 Roster (35)

Doug Bair Jesse Barfield George Bell Juan Beniquez Pat Borders Sal Butera Sil Campusano Tony Castillo John Cerutti Jim Clancy Rob Ducey Mark Eichhorn +23 more

35 players

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The 1988 Toronto Blue Jays in brief

The 1988 Toronto Blue Jays finished 87-75, a .537 winning percentage, placing 3rd in the AL East. The run column shows 763 for and 680 against. The team batting average of .268 was 3% above the 1988 league mark of .259. The staff ERA of 3.80 was 4% better than the league average of 3.97. League clubs averaged 704 runs that year, so the Toronto Blue Jays scored 8% more. Attendance at Exhibition Stadium totaled 2,595,275 for the year.

The home run leader was Fred McGriff, who hit 34. George Bell drove in a team-high 97 runs. Tony Fernandez collected the most hits, 186. Dave Stieb was the top winner, with 16 victories. Tom Henke closed out 25 saves. In all, the roster shows 35 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1988 Toronto Blue Jays

What was the 1988 Toronto Blue Jays record?
The 1988 Toronto Blue Jays finished 87-75 (.537 win pct).
Who led the 1988 Toronto Blue Jays in home runs?
Fred McGriff led the 1988 Toronto Blue Jays with 34 home runs.
What was the 1988 Toronto Blue Jays team ERA?
The 1988 Toronto Blue Jays posted a team ERA of 3.80.
Did the 1988 Toronto Blue Jays win the World Series?
No. The 1988 Toronto Blue Jays did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1988 Toronto Blue Jays play?
The 1988 Toronto Blue Jays played home games at Exhibition Stadium.
Who led the 1988 Toronto Blue Jays in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Fred McGriff (34 HR, 82 RBI) and Dave Stieb (16-8, 3.04 ERA).
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