1997 Toronto Blue Jays

76-86 • .469 Win% • 5th in AL E

The 1997 Toronto Blue Jays went 76-86 (.469) finishing 5th in the AL E division. The club scored 654 runs, allowed 694, and played home games at Skydome. Team leaders included Carlos Delgado (30 HR, 91 RBI) and Roger Clemens (21-7, 2.05 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

76 Wins
86 Losses
.469 Win %
5th Rank
654 R 694 RA
Diff -40

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⚡ Quick Stats

654 Runs Scored
694 Runs Allowed
-40 Run Diff
2,589K Attendance

📈 vs. 1997 AL Average

Batting Avg .243 10% below the 1997 league average (.270)
OBP .309 9% below the 1997 league average (.340)
SLG .389 9% below the 1997 league average (.428)
Team ERA 3.92 14% better than the 1997 league average (4.57)
Runs Scored 654 18% below the 1997 league average (797 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRogers Centre
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,589,317
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Avg per Game 31,966

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1997

Batting Avg

1 Shawn Green 0.287 2 Shannon Stewart 0.286 3 Juan Samuel 0.284 4 Orlando Merced 0.266 5 Carlos Delgado 0.262

Home Runs

1 Carlos Delgado 30 2 Joe Carter 21 3 Shawn Green 16 4 Jose Cruz 14 5 Ed Sprague 14

RBI

1 Joe Carter 102 2 Carlos Delgado 91 3 Shawn Green 53 4 Ed Sprague 48 5 Benito Santiago 42
1997 Toronto Blue Jays — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Joe Carter 157 612 76 143 30 4 21 102 40 105 8 0.234
Carlos Delgado 153 519 79 136 42 3 30 91 64 133 0 0.262
Ed Sprague 138 504 63 115 29 4 14 48 51 102 0 0.228
Shawn Green 135 429 57 123 22 4 16 53 36 99 14 0.287
Alex Gonzalez 126 426 46 102 23 2 12 35 34 94 15 0.239
Otis Nixon 103 401 54 105 12 1 1 26 52 54 47 0.262
Orlando Merced 98 368 45 98 23 2 9 40 47 62 7 0.266
Carlos Garcia 103 350 29 77 18 2 3 23 15 60 11 0.220
Benito Santiago 97 341 31 83 10 0 13 42 17 80 1 0.243
Charlie O'Brien 69 225 22 49 15 1 4 27 22 45 0 0.218
Jose Cruz 55 212 31 49 7 0 14 34 28 72 6 0.231
Jacob Brumfield 58 174 22 36 5 1 2 20 14 31 4 0.207
Shannon Stewart 44 168 25 48 13 7 0 22 19 24 10 0.286
Mariano Duncan 39 167 20 38 6 0 0 12 6 39 4 0.228
Tilson Brito 49 126 9 28 3 0 0 8 9 28 1 0.222
Tomas Perez 40 123 9 24 3 2 0 9 11 28 1 0.195
Juan Samuel 45 95 13 27 5 4 3 15 10 28 5 0.284
Robert Perez 37 78 4 15 4 1 2 6 0 16 0 0.192
Ruben Sierra 14 48 4 10 0 2 1 5 3 13 0 0.208
Tom Evans 12 38 7 11 2 0 1 2 2 10 0 0.289
Felipe Crespo 12 28 3 8 0 1 1 5 2 4 0 0.286
Rich Butler 7 14 3 4 1 0 0 2 2 3 0 0.286
Julio Mosquera 3 8 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Pat Hentgen 35 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Robert Person 23 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Roger Clemens 34 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.500
Sandy Martinez 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Woody Williams 31 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Paul Quantrill 77 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Paul Spoljaric 37 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Carlos Almanzar 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Luis Andujar 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chris Carpenter 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tim Crabtree 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Omar Daal 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kelvim Escobar 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Huck Flener 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Juan Guzman 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Erik Hanson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Marty Janzen 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Plesac 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Risley 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Robinson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Timlin 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1997

ERA

1 Paul Quantrill 1.94 2 Roger Clemens 2.05 3 Mike Timlin 2.87 4 Kelvim Escobar 2.90 5 Paul Spoljaric 3.19

Wins

1 Roger Clemens 21 2 Pat Hentgen 15 3 Woody Williams 9 4 Paul Quantrill 6 5 Robert Person 5

Strikeouts

1 Roger Clemens 292 2 Pat Hentgen 160 3 Woody Williams 124 4 Robert Person 99 5 Dan Plesac 61
1997 Toronto Blue Jays — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Roger Clemens 21 7 2.05 34 34 0 264.0 204 60 68 292
Pat Hentgen 15 10 3.68 35 35 0 264.0 253 108 71 160
Woody Williams 9 14 4.35 31 31 0 194.2 201 94 66 124
Robert Person 5 10 5.61 23 22 0 128.1 125 80 60 99
Paul Quantrill 6 7 1.94 77 0 5 88.0 103 19 17 56
Chris Carpenter 3 7 5.09 14 13 0 81.1 108 46 37 55
Juan Guzman 3 6 4.95 13 13 0 60.0 48 33 31 52
Dan Plesac 2 4 3.58 73 0 1 50.1 47 20 19 61
Luis Andujar 0 6 6.48 17 8 0 50.0 76 36 21 28
Paul Spoljaric 0 3 3.19 37 0 3 48.0 37 17 21 43
Mike Timlin 3 2 2.87 38 0 9 47.0 41 15 15 36
Tim Crabtree 3 3 7.08 37 0 2 40.2 65 32 17 26
Kelvim Escobar 3 2 2.90 27 0 14 31.0 28 10 19 36
Omar Daal 1 1 4.00 9 3 0 27.0 34 12 6 28
Marty Janzen 2 1 3.60 12 0 0 25.0 23 10 13 17
Huck Flener 0 1 9.87 8 1 0 17.1 40 19 6 9
Erik Hanson 0 0 7.80 3 2 0 15.0 15 13 6 18
Bill Risley 0 1 8.31 3 0 0 4.1 3 4 2 2
Carlos Almanzar 0 1 2.70 4 0 0 3.1 1 1 1 4
Ken Robinson 0 0 2.70 3 0 0 3.1 1 1 1 4

👥 Roster (44)

Carlos Almanzar Luis Andujar Tilson Brito Jacob Brumfield Rich Butler Chris Carpenter Joe Carter Roger Clemens Tim Crabtree Felipe Crespo Jose Cruz Omar Daal +32 more

44 players

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The 1997 Toronto Blue Jays in brief

The 1997 Toronto Blue Jays finished 76-86, a .469 winning percentage, placing 5th in the AL East. With 654 runs scored and 694 given up, the 1997 differential was -40. At the plate the Toronto Blue Jays hit .243, 10% worse than the league's .270. The Toronto Blue Jays staff finished with a 3.92 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.57. The 654 runs scored compare with a league average of 797 per club, 18% fewer.

Skydome was home in 1997, drawing a total attendance of 2,589,317. For power, Carlos Delgado led the way with 30 homers. The RBI leader was Joe Carter, with 102. Roger Clemens was the top winner, with 21 victories. Kelvim Escobar closed out 14 saves. The 1997 roster runs to 44 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1997 Toronto Blue Jays

What was the 1997 Toronto Blue Jays record?
The 1997 Toronto Blue Jays finished 76-86 (.469 win pct).
Who led the 1997 Toronto Blue Jays in home runs?
Carlos Delgado led the 1997 Toronto Blue Jays with 30 home runs.
What was the 1997 Toronto Blue Jays team ERA?
The 1997 Toronto Blue Jays posted a team ERA of 3.92.
Did the 1997 Toronto Blue Jays win the World Series?
No. The 1997 Toronto Blue Jays did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1997 Toronto Blue Jays play?
The 1997 Toronto Blue Jays played home games at Skydome.
Who led the 1997 Toronto Blue Jays in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Carlos Delgado (30 HR, 91 RBI) and Roger Clemens (21-7, 2.05 ERA).
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