Toronto Blue Jays
AL East · 2023
89-73.54912.0 GB
Division
AL East
2023 Outlook
Final record
89-73.549 · 162 games
Pythagorean review
| Pythag win% | .548 |
| Deserved record | 89-73 |
| Luck (W vs Pythag) | 0 |
| MLB Pythag rank | 13th of 30 |
Leaders
| Stat | Player | Value |
|---|---|---|
| HR | Vladimir Guerrero | 26 |
| RBI | Vladimir Guerrero | 94 |
| SB | Whit Merrifield | 26 |
| AVG | Bo Bichette | .306 |
| OPS | Davis Schneider | 1.007 |
2023 · by PA
| Player | Pos | G | PA | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Springer | DH | 154 | 683 | 21 | 72 | 20 | .258 | .327 | .732 |
| Vladimir Guerrero | 1B | 156 | 682 | 26 | 94 | 5 | .264 | .345 | .789 |
| Bo Bichette | 3B | 135 | 601 | 20 | 73 | 5 | .306 | .339 | .814 |
| Whit Merrifield | 2B | 145 | 592 | 11 | 67 | 26 | .272 | .318 | .700 |
| Daulton Varsho | CF | 158 | 581 | 20 | 61 | 16 | .220 | .285 | .674 |
| Matt Chapman | 3B | 140 | 581 | 17 | 54 | 4 | .240 | .330 | .754 |
| Alejandro Kirk | C | 123 | 422 | 8 | 43 | 0 | .250 | .334 | .692 |
| Kevin Kiermaier | CF | 129 | 408 | 8 | 36 | 14 | .265 | .322 | .741 |
| Brandon Belt | 1B | 103 | 404 | 19 | 43 | 0 | .254 | .369 | .859 |
| Cavan Biggio | 1B | 111 | 338 | 9 | 40 | 5 | .235 | .340 | .710 |
| Danny Jansen | C | 86 | 301 | 17 | 53 | 0 | .228 | .312 | .786 |
| Santiago Espinal | 3B | 93 | 254 | 2 | 25 | 2 | .248 | .310 | .645 |
| Davis Schneider | LF | 35 | 141 | 8 | 20 | 1 | .276 | .404 | 1.007 |
| Ernie Clement | 2B | 30 | 52 | 1 | 10 | 1 | .380 | .385 | .885 |
| Tyler Heineman | C | 22 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .237 | .383 | .699 |
Leaders
| Stat | Player | Value |
|---|---|---|
| W | Chris Bassitt | 16 |
| SV | Jordan Romano | 36 |
| SO | Kevin Gausman | 237 |
| IP | Chris Bassitt | 200.0 |
| ERA | Tim Mayza | 1.52 |
| WHIP | Erik Swanson | 1.10 |
2023 · by IP
| Player | W | L | ERA | WHIP | GS | SV | IP | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Bassitt | 16 | 8 | 3.60 | 1.18 | 33 | 0 | 200.0 | 186 |
| José Berríos | 11 | 12 | 3.65 | 1.19 | 32 | 0 | 189.2 | 184 |
| Kevin Gausman | 12 | 9 | 3.16 | 1.18 | 31 | 0 | 185.0 | 237 |
| Yusei Kikuchi | 11 | 6 | 3.86 | 1.27 | 32 | 0 | 167.2 | 181 |
| Alek Manoah | 3 | 9 | 5.87 | 1.74 | 19 | 0 | 87.1 | 79 |
| Trevor Richards | 2 | 1 | 4.95 | 1.35 | 3 | 0 | 72.2 | 105 |
| Erik Swanson | 4 | 2 | 2.97 | 1.10 | 0 | 4 | 66.2 | 75 |
| Yimi García | 3 | 4 | 4.09 | 1.24 | 0 | 3 | 66.0 | 79 |
| Jordan Hicks | 3 | 9 | 3.29 | 1.36 | 0 | 12 | 65.2 | 81 |
| Jordan Romano | 5 | 7 | 2.90 | 1.22 | 0 | 36 | 59.0 | 72 |
| Génesis Cabrera | 2 | 1 | 4.04 | 1.31 | 0 | 0 | 55.2 | 58 |
| Tim Mayza | 3 | 1 | 1.52 | 1.22 | 0 | 1 | 53.1 | 53 |
Leaders
| Stat | Player | Value |
|---|---|---|
| OAA | Kevin Kiermaier | +11 |
| FLD% | George Springer | 1.000 |
| RF/9 | Alejandro Kirk | 10.05 |
| DP | Vladimir Guerrero | 87 |
2023 · by Inn · OAA 2016+
| Player | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | FLD% | RF/9 | OAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Chapman | 3B | 137 | 1213.2 | 114 | 253 | 12 | 35 | .968 | 2.72 | +5 |
| George Springer | RF | 131 | 1137.2 | 260 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.10 | +1 |
| Bo Bichette | SS | 130 | 1136.1 | 122 | 265 | 8 | 59 | .980 | 3.07 | -3 |
| Vladimir Guerrero | 1B | 121 | 1065.0 | 864 | 67 | 8 | 87 | .991 | 7.87 | -14 |
| Kevin Kiermaier | CF | 127 | 981.1 | 257 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .989 | 2.40 | +11 |
| Daulton Varsho | LF | 117 | 817.2 | 171 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .994 | 1.94 | +10 |
| Alejandro Kirk | C | 99 | 775.0 | 829 | 36 | 6 | 3 | .993 | 10.05 | — |
| Whit Merrifield | 2B | 84 | 595.1 | 104 | 143 | 4 | 29 | .984 | 3.73 | -1 |
| Danny Jansen | C | 73 | 576.2 | 603 | 20 | 6 | 2 | .990 | 9.72 | — |
| Cavan Biggio | 2B | 49 | 354.0 | 57 | 84 | 1 | 25 | .993 | 3.58 | -2 |
| Santiago Espinal | 2B | 47 | 304.2 | 42 | 81 | 6 | 21 | .953 | 3.63 | -4 |
| Brandon Belt | 1B | 29 | 242.2 | 197 | 7 | 1 | 16 | .995 | 7.57 | — |
| Chris Bassitt | P | 33 | 200.0 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 1 | .970 | 1.44 | — |
| José Berríos | P | 32 | 189.2 | 15 | 26 | 2 | 2 | .953 | 1.95 | — |
| Kevin Gausman | P | 31 | 185.0 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.31 | — |
2023 · vs league
xwOBA
.32677
AVG
.25783
SLG
.42067
Barrel%
8.6%73
Hard%
39.3%40
EV
88.833
BB%
8.9%67
K%
20.7%83
Speed
27.247
PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league
Scoring Trend
rolling 12-game R/G
4.55
R/G
4.12
RA/G
+0.43
Diff
Runs scoredRuns allowed164 games
Run Profile
Pythagorean
| Runs / G | 4.60 |
| Runs allowed / G | 4.14 |
| Run diff / G | +0.46 |
| Expected record | 89-73 |
| Expected win % | .548 |
| Actual vs Pythag | 0 |
Situational Splits
record · run diff
| Split | W-L | RF | RA | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 43-38 | 342 | 330 | +12 |
| Away | 46-37 | 405 | 346 | +59 |
| vs Division | 21-31 | 238 | 244 | -6 |
| 1-run games | 25-20 | 184 | 179 | +5 |
| Last 10 | 3-7 | 46 | 48 | -2 |
Roster Profile
42 players · 19 pos / 23 P
Average age32.2
Age distribution
U25 025-29 1230-33 1534+ 15
Bats
Left 11Right 30Switch 1
Throws
Left 5Right 37
Injured List
10 on IL
| Player | Pos | Status | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Addison Barger | RF | 10-Day IL· back/elbow | Barger (back/elbow) remains shut down from baseball activities, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports. |
| Jesús Sánchez | RF | 10-Day IL· ankle | The Blue Jays announced July 6 that Sanchez (ankle) has been running and hitting at the club's complex in Florida, MLB.com reports. |
| Lenyn Sosa | 2B | 10-Day IL· wrist | Sosa (wrist) resumed hitting in the batting cages earlier this week after experiencing a setback in his rehab program, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports. |
| Max Scherzer | P | 15-Day IL· back | Scherzer's (back) rehab assignment has been paused after he received three cortisone injections in his right thumb Monday, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports. |
| Anthony Santander | RF | 60-Day IL | Santander is still dealing with discomfort in his surgically repaired left shoulder and recently received another cortisone shot, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports. |
| Bowden Francis | P | 60-Day IL· elbow | The Blue Jays placed Francis (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Wednesday. |
| Cody Ponce | P | 60-Day IL | Ponce underwent surgery Friday to repair the ACL in his right knee, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports. |
| Joe Mantiply | P | 60-Day IL | Mantiply will undergo arthroscopic surgery to repair some damage in his left knee, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports. |
| José Berríos | P | 60-Day IL | Blue Jays manager John Schneider said that Berrios underwent full Tommy John surgery Wednesday in addition to having a stress fracture repaired, Hazel Mae of Sportsnet reports. |
| Yimi García | P | 60-Day IL· elbow/neck/biceps | Garcia (elbow/neck/biceps) was cleared to throw a bullpen session late last week, MLB.com reports. |
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