1990 Toronto Blue Jays

86-76 • .531 Win% • 2nd in AL E

The 1990 Toronto Blue Jays went 86-76 (.531) finishing 2nd in the AL E division. The club scored 767 runs, allowed 661, and played home games at Skydome. Team leaders included Fred McGriff (35 HR, 88 RBI) and Dave Stieb (18-6, 2.93 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 %
2nd Rank
767 R 661 RA
Diff +106

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⚡ Quick Stats

767 Runs Scored
661 Runs Allowed
+106 Run Diff
3,884K Attendance

📈 vs. 1990 AL Average

Batting Avg .264 2% above the 1990 league average (.259)
OBP .327 equal to the 1990 league average (.327)
SLG .419 8% above the 1990 league average (.387)
Team ERA 3.84 2% better than the 1990 league average (3.91)
Runs Scored 767 10% above the 1990 league average (696 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRogers Centre
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 3,884,384
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Avg per Game 47,955

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1990

Batting Avg

1 Rob Ducey 0.302 2 Fred McGriff 0.300 3 Rance Mulliniks 0.289 4 Pat Borders 0.286 5 Tony Fernandez 0.276

Home Runs

1 Fred McGriff 35 2 Kelly Gruber 31 3 George Bell 21 4 Pat Borders 15 5 Junior Felix 15

RBI

1 Kelly Gruber 118 2 Fred McGriff 88 3 George Bell 86 4 Tony Fernandez 66 5 Junior Felix 65
1990 Toronto Blue Jays — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tony Fernandez 161 635 84 175 27 17 4 66 71 70 26 0.276
Kelly Gruber 150 592 92 162 36 6 31 118 48 94 14 0.274
Mookie Wilson 147 588 81 156 36 4 3 51 31 102 23 0.265
George Bell 142 562 67 149 25 0 21 86 32 80 3 0.265
Fred McGriff 153 557 91 167 21 1 35 88 94 108 5 0.300
Junior Felix 127 463 73 122 23 7 15 65 45 99 13 0.263
Manuel Lee 117 391 45 95 12 4 6 41 26 90 3 0.243
John Olerud 111 358 43 95 15 1 14 48 57 75 0 0.265
Pat Borders 125 346 36 99 24 2 15 49 18 57 0 0.286
Glenallen Hill 84 260 47 60 11 3 12 32 18 62 8 0.231
Greg Myers 87 250 33 59 7 1 5 22 22 33 0 0.236
Nelson Liriano 50 170 16 36 7 2 1 15 16 20 3 0.212
Rance Mulliniks 57 97 11 28 4 0 2 16 22 19 2 0.289
Mark Whiten 33 88 12 24 1 1 2 7 7 14 2 0.273
Luis Sojo 33 80 14 18 3 0 1 9 5 5 1 0.225
Ken Williams 49 72 13 14 6 1 0 8 7 18 7 0.194
Rob Ducey 19 53 7 16 5 0 0 7 7 15 1 0.302
Tom Lawless 15 12 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.083
Jim Eppard 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Ozzie Virgil 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Carlos Diaz 9 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Tom Quinlan 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Jim Acker 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Buddy Black 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Willie Blair 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Candelaria 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Cerutti 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Cummings 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Flanagan 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Gilles 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Henke 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jimmy Key 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Kilgus 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Leiter 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Luecken 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Macdonald 4 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 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Duane Ward 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
David Wells 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Wills 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1990

ERA

1 Tom Henke 2.17 2 Dave Stieb 2.93 3 David Wells 3.14 4 Duane Ward 3.45 5 Jim Acker 3.83

Wins

1 Dave Stieb 18 2 Jimmy Key 13 3 Todd Stottlemyre 13 4 David Wells 11 5 John Cerutti 9

Strikeouts

1 Dave Stieb 125 2 Todd Stottlemyre 115 3 David Wells 115 4 Duane Ward 112 5 Jimmy Key 88
1990 Toronto Blue Jays — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dave Stieb 18 6 2.93 33 33 0 208.2 179 68 64 125
Todd Stottlemyre 13 17 4.34 33 33 0 203.0 214 98 69 115
David Wells 11 6 3.14 43 25 3 189.0 165 66 45 115
Jimmy Key 13 7 4.25 27 27 0 154.2 169 73 22 88
John Cerutti 9 9 4.76 30 23 0 140.0 162 74 49 49
Duane Ward 2 8 3.45 73 0 11 127.2 101 49 42 112
Frank Wills 6 4 4.73 44 4 0 99.0 101 52 38 72
Jim Acker 4 4 3.83 59 0 1 91.2 103 39 30 54
Tom Henke 2 4 2.17 61 0 32 74.2 58 18 19 75
Willie Blair 3 5 4.06 27 6 0 68.2 66 31 28 43
John Candelaria 0 3 5.48 13 2 1 21.1 32 13 11 19
Mike Flanagan 2 2 5.31 5 5 0 20.1 28 12 8 5
Paul Kilgus 0 0 6.06 11 0 0 16.1 19 11 7 7
Buddy Black 2 1 4.02 3 2 0 15.2 10 7 3 3
Steve Cummings 0 0 5.11 6 2 0 12.1 22 7 5 4
Al Leiter 0 0 0.00 4 0 0 6.1 1 0 2 5
Bob Macdonald 0 0 0.00 4 0 0 2.1 0 0 2 0
Tom Gilles 1 0 6.75 2 0 0 1.1 2 1 0 1
Rick Luecken 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 1 1 0

👥 Roster (41)

Jim Acker George Bell Buddy Black Willie Blair Pat Borders John Candelaria John Cerutti Steve Cummings Carlos Diaz Rob Ducey Jim Eppard Junior Felix +29 more

41 players

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The 1990 Toronto Blue Jays in brief

The 1990 Toronto Blue Jays won 86 games and lost 76, ending up 2nd in the AL East. The Toronto Blue Jays scored 767 runs and allowed 661, a run differential of +106. The team batting average of .264 was 2% above the 1990 league mark of .259. The staff ERA of 3.84 was 2% better than the league average of 3.91. Measured against the 696-run league average, the offense was 10% ahead.

The home park, Skydome, recorded 3,884,384 in attendance, about 47,955 a game. The home run leader was Fred McGriff, who hit 35. The RBI leader was Kelly Gruber, with 118. The hits leader was Tony Fernandez with 175. Dave Stieb led the pitchers with 18 wins. Tom Henke saved 32 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1990 Toronto Blue Jays

What was the 1990 Toronto Blue Jays record?
The 1990 Toronto Blue Jays finished 86-76 (.531 win pct).
Who led the 1990 Toronto Blue Jays in home runs?
Fred McGriff led the 1990 Toronto Blue Jays with 35 home runs.
What was the 1990 Toronto Blue Jays team ERA?
The 1990 Toronto Blue Jays posted a team ERA of 3.84.
Did the 1990 Toronto Blue Jays win the World Series?
No. The 1990 Toronto Blue Jays did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1990 Toronto Blue Jays play?
The 1990 Toronto Blue Jays played home games at Skydome.
Who led the 1990 Toronto Blue Jays in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Fred McGriff (35 HR, 88 RBI) and Dave Stieb (18-6, 2.93 ERA).
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