2005 Toronto Blue Jays

80-82 • .494 Win% • 3rd in AL E

The 2005 Toronto Blue Jays went 80-82 (.494) finishing 3rd in the AL E division. The club scored 775 runs, allowed 705, and played home games at Rogers Centre. Team leaders included Vernon Wells (28 HR, 97 RBI) and Gustavo Chacin (13-9, 3.72 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

80 Wins
82 Losses
.494 Win %
3rd Rank
775 R 705 RA
Diff +70

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⚡ Quick Stats

775 Runs Scored
705 Runs Allowed
+70 Run Diff
2,014K Attendance

📈 vs. 2005 AL Average

Batting Avg .265 1% below the 2005 league average (.267)
OBP .330 equal to the 2005 league average (.330)
SLG .407 4% below the 2005 league average (.424)
Team ERA 4.06 7% better than the 2005 league average (4.36)
Runs Scored 775 1% above the 2005 league average (771 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRogers Centre
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,014,995
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Avg per Game 24,876

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2005

Batting Avg

1 Frank Catalanotto 0.301 2 Shea Hillenbrand 0.291 3 John McDonald 0.290 4 Aaron Hill 0.274 5 Orlando Hudson 0.271

Home Runs

1 Vernon Wells 28 2 Shea Hillenbrand 18 3 Eric Hinske 15 4 Corey Koskie 11 5 Gregg Zaun 11

RBI

1 Vernon Wells 97 2 Shea Hillenbrand 82 3 Eric Hinske 68 4 Russ Adams 63 5 Orlando Hudson 63
2005 Toronto Blue Jays — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Vernon Wells 156 620 78 167 30 3 28 97 47 86 8 0.269
Shea Hillenbrand 152 594 91 173 36 2 18 82 26 79 5 0.291
Russ Adams 139 481 68 123 27 5 8 63 50 57 11 0.256
Alex Rios 146 481 71 126 23 6 10 59 28 101 14 0.262
Eric Hinske 147 477 79 125 31 2 15 68 46 121 8 0.262
Orlando Hudson 131 461 62 125 25 5 10 63 30 65 7 0.271
Gregg Zaun 133 434 61 109 18 1 11 61 73 70 2 0.251
Frank Catalanotto 130 419 56 126 29 5 8 59 37 53 0 0.301
Reed Johnson 142 398 55 107 21 6 8 58 22 82 5 0.269
Aaron Hill 105 361 49 99 25 3 3 40 34 41 2 0.274
Corey Koskie 97 354 49 88 20 0 11 36 44 90 4 0.249
Frank Menechino 70 148 22 32 7 0 4 13 25 33 0 0.216
John McDonald 37 93 8 27 3 0 0 12 6 12 5 0.290
Gabe Gross 40 92 11 23 4 1 1 7 10 21 1 0.250
Ken Huckaby 35 87 8 18 4 0 0 6 5 19 0 0.207
Guillermo Quiroz 12 36 3 7 2 0 0 4 2 13 0 0.194
John-Ford Griffin 7 13 3 4 2 0 1 6 0 4 0 0.308
Greg Myers 6 12 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.083
Gustavo Chacin 34 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Josh Towers 33 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Ted Lilly 25 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Andy Dominique 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roy Halladay 19 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Miguel Batista 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Bush 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Vinnie Chulk 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Downs 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jason Frasor 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chad Gaudin 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brandon League 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Shaun Marcum 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dustin McGowan 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Justin Miller 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Schoeneweis 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Justin Speier 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pete Walker 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Matt Whiteside 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2005

ERA

1 Roy Halladay 2.41 2 Justin Speier 2.57 3 Jason Frasor 3.25 4 Scott Schoeneweis 3.32 5 Pete Walker 3.54

Wins

1 Gustavo Chacin 13 2 Josh Towers 13 3 Roy Halladay 12 4 Ted Lilly 10 5 Pete Walker 6

Strikeouts

1 Gustavo Chacin 121 2 Josh Towers 112 3 Roy Halladay 108 4 Ted Lilly 96 5 Dave Bush 75
2005 Toronto Blue Jays — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Josh Towers 13 12 3.71 33 33 0 208.2 237 86 29 112
Gustavo Chacin 13 9 3.72 34 34 0 203.0 213 84 70 121
Roy Halladay 12 4 2.41 19 19 0 141.2 118 38 18 108
Dave Bush 5 11 4.49 25 24 0 136.1 142 68 29 75
Ted Lilly 10 11 5.56 25 25 0 126.1 135 78 58 96
Scott Downs 4 3 4.31 26 13 0 94.0 93 45 34 75
Pete Walker 6 6 3.54 41 4 2 84.0 81 33 33 43
Miguel Batista 5 8 4.10 71 0 31 74.2 80 34 27 54
Jason Frasor 3 5 3.25 67 0 1 74.2 67 27 28 62
Vinnie Chulk 0 1 3.88 62 0 0 72.0 68 31 26 39
Justin Speier 3 2 2.57 65 0 0 66.2 48 19 15 56
Scott Schoeneweis 3 4 3.32 80 0 1 57.0 54 21 25 43
Dustin McGowan 1 3 6.35 13 7 0 45.1 49 32 17 34
Brandon League 1 0 6.56 20 0 0 35.2 42 26 20 17
Chad Gaudin 1 3 13.15 5 3 0 13.0 31 19 6 12
Shaun Marcum 0 0 0.00 5 0 0 8.0 6 0 4 4
Matt Whiteside 0 0 19.64 2 0 0 3.2 6 8 5 5
Justin Miller 0 0 15.43 1 0 0 2.1 5 4 0 2

👥 Roster (37)

Russ Adams Miguel Batista Dave Bush Frank Catalanotto Gustavo Chacin Vinnie Chulk Andy Dominique Scott Downs Jason Frasor Chad Gaudin John-Ford Griffin Gabe Gross +25 more

37 players

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The 2005 Toronto Blue Jays in brief

A 80-82 record (.494) put the 2005 Toronto Blue Jays 3rd in the AL East. With 775 runs scored and 705 given up, the 2005 differential was +70. The team batting average of .265 was 1% below the 2005 league mark of .267. Pitchers allowed 4.06 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.36. The 775 runs scored compare with a league average of 771 per club, 1% more.

Home games were played at Rogers Centre, where 2,014,995 fans came through the gates. Vernon Wells led the club in home runs with 28. Shea Hillenbrand collected the most hits, 173. On the mound, Gustavo Chacin won 13 games to lead the staff. Miguel Batista saved 31 games. In all, the roster shows 37 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2005 Toronto Blue Jays

What was the 2005 Toronto Blue Jays record?
The 2005 Toronto Blue Jays finished 80-82 (.494 win pct).
Who led the 2005 Toronto Blue Jays in home runs?
Vernon Wells led the 2005 Toronto Blue Jays with 28 home runs.
What was the 2005 Toronto Blue Jays team ERA?
The 2005 Toronto Blue Jays posted a team ERA of 4.06.
Did the 2005 Toronto Blue Jays win the World Series?
No. The 2005 Toronto Blue Jays did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2005 Toronto Blue Jays play?
The 2005 Toronto Blue Jays played home games at Rogers Centre.
Who led the 2005 Toronto Blue Jays in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Vernon Wells (28 HR, 97 RBI) and Gustavo Chacin (13-9, 3.72 ERA).
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