2008 Toronto Blue Jays

86-76 • .531 Win% • 4th in AL E

The 2008 Toronto Blue Jays went 86-76 (.531) finishing 4th in the AL E division. The club scored 714 runs, allowed 610, and played home games at Rogers Centre. Team leaders included Vernon Wells (20 HR, 78 RBI) and Roy Halladay (20-11, 2.78 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 %
4th Rank
714 R 610 RA
Diff +104

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⚡ Quick Stats

714 Runs Scored
610 Runs Allowed
+104 Run Diff
2,399K Attendance

📈 vs. 2008 AL Average

Batting Avg .264 1% below the 2008 league average (.267)
OBP .331 1% below the 2008 league average (.335)
SLG .399 5% below the 2008 league average (.420)
Team ERA 3.49 20% better than the 2008 league average (4.35)
Runs Scored 714 8% below the 2008 league average (775 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRogers Centre
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,399,786
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Avg per Game 29,626

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2008

Batting Avg

1 Travis Snider 0.301 2 Vernon Wells 0.300 3 Joe Inglett 0.297 4 Alex Rios 0.291 5 Adam Lind 0.282

Home Runs

1 Vernon Wells 20 2 Lyle Overbay 15 3 Alex Rios 15 4 Rod Barajas 11 5 Scott Rolen 11

RBI

1 Alex Rios 79 2 Vernon Wells 78 3 Lyle Overbay 69 4 Marco Scutaro 60 5 Scott Rolen 50
2008 Toronto Blue Jays — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Alex Rios 155 635 91 185 47 8 15 79 44 112 32 0.291
Lyle Overbay 158 544 74 147 32 2 15 69 74 116 1 0.270
Marco Scutaro 145 517 76 138 23 1 7 60 57 65 7 0.267
Vernon Wells 108 427 63 128 22 1 20 78 29 46 4 0.300
Scott Rolen 115 408 58 107 30 3 11 50 46 71 5 0.262
Rod Barajas 104 349 44 87 23 0 11 49 17 61 0 0.249
Joe Inglett 109 344 45 102 15 7 3 39 28 43 9 0.297
Adam Lind 88 326 48 92 16 4 9 40 16 59 2 0.282
Matt Stairs 105 320 42 80 11 1 11 44 41 87 1 0.250
David Eckstein 76 260 27 72 18 0 1 23 24 27 2 0.277
Gregg Zaun 86 245 29 58 12 0 6 30 38 38 2 0.237
Brad Wilkerson 85 208 20 45 8 2 4 23 25 53 2 0.216
Aaron Hill 55 205 19 54 14 0 2 20 16 31 4 0.263
John McDonald 84 186 21 39 8 0 1 18 10 25 3 0.210
Shannon Stewart 52 175 14 42 4 2 1 14 22 18 3 0.240
Kevin Mench 51 115 18 28 11 1 0 10 14 18 2 0.243
Travis Snider 24 73 9 22 6 0 2 13 5 23 0 0.301
Frank Thomas 16 60 7 10 1 0 3 11 11 13 0 0.167
Jose Bautista 21 56 7 12 2 0 3 10 2 14 0 0.214
Curtis Thigpen 10 17 2 3 0 0 1 1 1 8 0 0.176
Jorge Velandia 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Buck Coats 8 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0.200
Robinzon Diaz 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Roy Halladay 34 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
A. J. Burnett 35 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jesse Litsch 29 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dustin McGowan 19 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Shaun Marcum 25 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hector Luna 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
David Purcey 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jeremy Accardo 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Armando Benitez 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Shawn Camp 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jesse Carlson 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Downs 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jason Frasor 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brandon League 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Parrish 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Richmond 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
B. J. Ryan 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brian Tallet 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Randy Wells 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brian Wolfe 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2008

ERA

1 Scott Downs 1.78 2 Brandon League 2.18 3 Jesse Carlson 2.25 4 Roy Halladay 2.78 5 Brian Tallet 2.88

Wins

1 Roy Halladay 20 2 A. J. Burnett 18 3 Jesse Litsch 13 4 Shaun Marcum 9 5 Jesse Carlson 7

Strikeouts

1 A. J. Burnett 231 2 Roy Halladay 206 3 Shaun Marcum 123 4 Jesse Litsch 99 5 Dustin McGowan 85
2008 Toronto Blue Jays — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Roy Halladay 20 11 2.78 34 33 0 246.0 220 76 39 206
A. J. Burnett 18 10 4.07 35 34 0 221.1 211 100 86 231
Jesse Litsch 13 9 3.58 29 28 0 176.0 178 70 39 99
Shaun Marcum 9 7 3.39 25 25 0 151.1 126 57 50 123
Dustin McGowan 6 7 4.37 19 19 0 111.1 115 54 38 85
Scott Downs 0 3 1.78 66 0 5 70.2 54 14 27 57
David Purcey 3 6 5.54 12 12 0 65.0 67 40 29 58
Jesse Carlson 7 2 2.25 69 0 2 60.0 41 15 21 55
B. J. Ryan 2 4 2.95 60 0 32 58.0 46 19 28 58
Brian Tallet 1 2 2.88 51 0 0 56.1 52 18 22 47
Jason Frasor 1 2 4.18 49 0 0 47.1 36 22 32 42
John Parrish 1 1 4.04 13 6 0 42.1 47 19 15 21
Shawn Camp 3 1 4.12 40 0 0 39.1 40 18 11 31
Brandon League 1 2 2.18 31 0 1 33.0 28 8 15 23
Scott Richmond 1 3 4.00 5 5 0 27.0 32 12 2 20
Brian Wolfe 0 2 2.45 20 0 0 22.0 18 6 6 14
Jeremy Accardo 0 3 6.57 16 0 4 12.1 15 9 4 5
Armando Benitez 0 1 5.68 8 0 0 6.1 4 4 2 9
Randy Wells 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 0

👥 Roster (43)

Jeremy Accardo Rod Barajas Jose Bautista Armando Benitez A. J. Burnett Shawn Camp Jesse Carlson Buck Coats Robinzon Diaz Scott Downs David Eckstein Jason Frasor +31 more

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The 2008 Toronto Blue Jays in brief

The 2008 Toronto Blue Jays won 86 games and lost 76, ending up 4th in the AL East. With 714 runs scored and 610 given up, the 2008 differential was +104. At the plate the Toronto Blue Jays hit .264, 1% worse than the league's .267. The staff ERA of 3.49 was 20% better than the league average of 4.35. League clubs averaged 775 runs that year, so the Toronto Blue Jays scored 8% fewer.

Attendance at Rogers Centre totaled 2,399,786 for the year. The home run leader was Vernon Wells, who hit 20. Alex Rios drove in a team-high 79 runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Roy Halladay (20). A. J. Burnett struck out 231, the most on the club. B. J. Ryan closed out 32 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2008 Toronto Blue Jays

What was the 2008 Toronto Blue Jays record?
The 2008 Toronto Blue Jays finished 86-76 (.531 win pct).
Who led the 2008 Toronto Blue Jays in home runs?
Vernon Wells led the 2008 Toronto Blue Jays with 20 home runs.
What was the 2008 Toronto Blue Jays team ERA?
The 2008 Toronto Blue Jays posted a team ERA of 3.49.
Did the 2008 Toronto Blue Jays win the World Series?
No. The 2008 Toronto Blue Jays did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2008 Toronto Blue Jays play?
The 2008 Toronto Blue Jays played home games at Rogers Centre.
Who led the 2008 Toronto Blue Jays in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Vernon Wells (20 HR, 78 RBI) and Roy Halladay (20-11, 2.78 ERA).
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