1998 Toronto Blue Jays

88-74 • .543 Win% • 3rd in AL E

The 1998 Toronto Blue Jays went 88-74 (.543) finishing 3rd in the AL E division. The club scored 816 runs, allowed 768, and played home games at Skydome. Team leaders included Jose Canseco (46 HR, 107 RBI) and Roger Clemens (20-6, 2.65 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

88 Wins
74 Losses
.543 Win %
3rd Rank
816 R 768 RA
Diff +48

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816 Runs Scored
768 Runs Allowed
+48 Run Diff
2,454K Attendance

📈 vs. 1998 AL Average

Batting Avg .265 2% below the 1998 league average (.271)
OBP .339 equal to the 1998 league average (.339)
SLG .447 4% above the 1998 league average (.431)
Team ERA 4.28 8% better than the 1998 league average (4.65)
Runs Scored 816 1% above the 1998 league average (812 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRogers Centre
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,454,303
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Avg per Game 30,300

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1998

Batting Avg

1 Tony Fernandez 0.321 2 Mark Dalesandro 0.299 3 Carlos Delgado 0.292 4 Darrin Fletcher 0.283 5 Shannon Stewart 0.279

Home Runs

1 Jose Canseco 46 2 Carlos Delgado 38 3 Shawn Green 35 4 Mike Stanley 22 5 Ed Sprague 17

RBI

1 Carlos Delgado 115 2 Jose Canseco 107 3 Shawn Green 100 4 Tony Fernandez 72 5 Shannon Stewart 55
1998 Toronto Blue Jays — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Shawn Green 158 630 106 175 33 4 35 100 50 142 35 0.278
Jose Canseco 151 583 98 138 26 0 46 107 65 159 29 0.237
Alex Gonzalez 158 568 70 136 28 1 13 51 28 121 21 0.239
Carlos Delgado 142 530 94 155 43 1 38 115 73 139 3 0.292
Shannon Stewart 144 516 90 144 29 3 12 55 67 77 51 0.279
Tony Fernandez 138 486 71 156 36 2 9 72 45 53 13 0.321
Darrin Fletcher 124 407 37 115 23 1 9 52 25 39 0 0.283
Ed Sprague 105 382 49 91 20 0 17 51 24 73 0 0.238
Jose Cruz 105 352 55 89 14 3 11 42 57 99 11 0.253
Mike Stanley 98 341 49 82 13 0 22 47 56 86 2 0.240
Craig Grebeck 102 301 33 77 17 2 2 27 29 42 2 0.256
Felipe Crespo 66 130 11 34 8 1 1 15 15 27 4 0.262
Kevin Brown 52 110 17 29 7 1 2 15 9 31 0 0.264
Mark Dalesandro 32 67 8 20 5 0 2 14 1 6 0 0.299
Juan Samuel 43 50 14 9 2 0 1 2 7 13 13 0.180
Tony Phillips 13 48 9 17 5 0 1 7 9 6 0 0.354
Benito Santiago 15 29 3 9 5 0 0 4 1 6 0 0.310
Tom Evans 7 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Tomas Perez 6 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.111
Kevin Witt 5 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.143
Woody Williams 32 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Pat Hentgen 29 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Roger Clemens 33 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Pat Lennon 2 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Juan Guzman 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chris Carpenter 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Randy Myers 41 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dave Stieb 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Carlos Almanzar 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Luis Andujar 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kelvim Escobar 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roy Halladay 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Erik Hanson 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Robert Person 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Plesac 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Quantrill 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Risley 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Nerio Rodriguez 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Sinclair 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ben VanRyn 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Shannon Withem 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1998

ERA

1 Paul Quantrill 2.59 2 Roger Clemens 2.65 3 Kelvim Escobar 3.73 4 Dan Plesac 3.78 5 Chris Carpenter 4.37

Wins

1 Roger Clemens 20 2 Chris Carpenter 12 3 Pat Hentgen 12 4 Woody Williams 10 5 Kelvim Escobar 7

Strikeouts

1 Roger Clemens 271 2 Woody Williams 151 3 Chris Carpenter 136 4 Juan Guzman 113 5 Pat Hentgen 94
1998 Toronto Blue Jays — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Roger Clemens 20 6 2.65 33 33 0 234.2 169 69 88 271
Woody Williams 10 9 4.46 32 32 0 209.2 196 104 81 151
Pat Hentgen 12 11 5.17 29 29 0 177.2 208 102 69 94
Chris Carpenter 12 7 4.37 33 24 0 175.0 177 85 61 136
Juan Guzman 6 12 4.41 22 22 0 145.0 133 71 65 113
Paul Quantrill 3 4 2.59 82 0 7 80.0 88 23 22 59
Kelvim Escobar 7 3 3.73 22 10 0 79.2 72 33 35 72
Bill Risley 3 4 5.27 44 0 0 54.2 52 32 34 42
Dave Stieb 1 2 4.83 19 3 2 50.1 58 27 17 27
Dan Plesac 4 3 3.78 78 0 4 50.0 41 21 16 55
Erik Hanson 0 3 6.24 11 8 0 49.0 73 34 29 21
Randy Myers 3 4 4.46 41 0 28 42.1 44 21 19 32
Robert Person 3 1 7.04 27 0 6 38.1 45 30 22 31
Carlos Almanzar 2 2 5.34 25 0 0 28.2 34 17 8 20
Steve Sinclair 0 2 3.60 24 0 0 15.0 13 6 5 8
Roy Halladay 1 0 1.93 2 2 0 14.0 9 3 2 13
Nerio Rodriguez 1 0 9.72 7 0 0 8.1 10 9 8 3
Luis Andujar 0 0 9.53 5 0 0 5.2 12 6 2 1
Ben VanRyn 0 1 9.00 10 0 0 4.0 6 4 2 3
Shannon Withem 0 0 3.00 1 0 0 3.0 3 1 2 2

👥 Roster (41)

Carlos Almanzar Luis Andujar Kevin Brown Jose Canseco Chris Carpenter Roger Clemens Felipe Crespo Jose Cruz Mark Dalesandro Carlos Delgado Kelvim Escobar Tom Evans +29 more

41 players

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The 1998 Toronto Blue Jays in brief

The 1998 Toronto Blue Jays won 88 games and lost 74, ending up 3rd in the AL East. Runs came in at 816 scored against 768 allowed (+48). At the plate the Toronto Blue Jays hit .265, 2% worse than the league's .271. The staff ERA of 4.28 was 8% better than the league average of 4.65. Measured against the 812-run league average, the offense was 1% ahead. Attendance at Skydome totaled 2,454,303 for the year.

For power, Jose Canseco led the way with 46 homers. Carlos Delgado drove in a team-high 115 runs. Shawn Green collected the most hits, 175. On the mound, Roger Clemens won 20 games to lead the staff. Randy Myers saved 28 games. The 1998 roster runs to 41 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1998 Toronto Blue Jays

What was the 1998 Toronto Blue Jays record?
The 1998 Toronto Blue Jays finished 88-74 (.543 win pct).
Who led the 1998 Toronto Blue Jays in home runs?
Jose Canseco led the 1998 Toronto Blue Jays with 46 home runs.
What was the 1998 Toronto Blue Jays team ERA?
The 1998 Toronto Blue Jays posted a team ERA of 4.28.
Did the 1998 Toronto Blue Jays win the World Series?
No. The 1998 Toronto Blue Jays did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1998 Toronto Blue Jays play?
The 1998 Toronto Blue Jays played home games at Skydome.
Who led the 1998 Toronto Blue Jays in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jose Canseco (46 HR, 107 RBI) and Roger Clemens (20-6, 2.65 ERA).
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