1998 Toronto Blue Jays roster: 88-74

The Toronto Blue Jays went 88-74 in the 1998 MLB regular season, 3rd of 5 in the American League East.

Team stats and league rank

1998 Toronto Blue Jays team stats
Home Runs2213rd of 30
RBI77614th of 30
Hits1,48216th of 30
Runs81613th of 30
Stolen Bases1841st of 30
Doubles3166th of 30
Triples1927th of 30
Walks56413th of 30
Strikeouts (Batting)1,13227th of 30
Batting Average.26614th of 30
On-Base %.34012th of 30
Slugging %.4488th of 30
OPS.78710th of 30
ERA4.2810th of 30
WHIP1.3913th of 30
Strikeouts (Pitching)1,1548th of 30
Saves476th of 30
Wins889th of 30
Runs Allowed76812th of 30
Errors25021st of 30

Counts are season totals; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 30 clubs that season.

1998 Blue Jays roster: batting

1998 Toronto Blue Jays batting
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Shawn GreenRF1586301061753510035.278.334.844
Jose CansecoDH151583981384610729.237.318.836
Alex Gonzalez1B15856870136135121.239.281.642
Carlos Delgado1B14253094155381153.292.385.978
Shannon StewartLF14451690144125551.279.377.794
Tony FernandezDH1384867115697213.321.387.846
Darrin FletcherC124407371159520.283.328.738
Jose L Cruz Jr.OF1053525589114211.253.354.757
Craig GrebeckSS10230133772272.256.327.673
Felipe CrespoLF6613011341154.262.342.704
Kevin L. BrownC5211017292150.264.320.720
Mark DalesandroC32678202140.299.304.767
Juan SamuelDH43501491213.180.293.573
Benito SantiagoC152939040.310.333.816
Tom Evans3B71000000.000.091.091
Tomas Perez2B6911000.111.200.311
Kevin Witt3B5701000.143.143.286

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · OPS

1998 Blue Jays roster: pitching

1998 Toronto Blue Jays pitching
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.GS: Games started — for a pitcher, games he opened on the mound.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
Roger ClemensSP33332062.65234.22711.100
Woody WilliamsSP32321094.46209.21511.320
Pat HentgenSP292912115.17177.2941.560
Chris CarpenterSP33241274.37175.01361.360
Paul QuantrillRP820342.5980.0591.387
Kelvim EscobarRP2210733.7379.2721.340
Bill RisleyRP440345.2754.2421.570
Dave StiebRP193124.8350.1271.492
Dan PlesacRP780433.7850.0551.144
Erik HansonSP118036.2449.0212.080
Robert PersonRP270317.0438.1311.756
Carlos AlmanzarRP250225.3428.2201.470
Steve SinclairRP240023.6015.081.200
Roy HalladaySP22101.9314.0130.790
Luis AndujarRP50009.535.212.470
Shannon WithemRP10003.003.021.670

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · WHIP · SV

Results

  1. Apr 1, 1998vs MINW 3-2
  2. Apr 2, 1998vs MINL 2-3
  3. Apr 3, 1998vs TEXL 0-5
  4. Apr 4, 1998vs TEXW 9-2
  5. Apr 5, 1998vs TEXL 5-6
  6. Apr 7, 1998@ MINL 2-12
  7. Apr 8, 1998@ MINW 9-6
  8. Apr 9, 1998@ MINL 2-13
  9. Apr 10, 1998@ TEXL 3-4
  10. Apr 11, 1998@ TEXW 9-8
  11. Apr 12, 1998@ TEXL 1-3
  12. Apr 13, 1998@ KCL 1-11
  13. Apr 14, 1998@ KCW 5-1
  14. Apr 15, 1998@ KCL 3-7
  15. Apr 17, 1998vs CHWW 6-1
  16. Apr 18, 1998vs CHWW 9-4
  17. Apr 19, 1998vs CHWW 5-4
  18. Apr 20, 1998vs NYYL 2-3
  19. Apr 21, 1998vs NYYL 3-5
  20. Apr 22, 1998vs NYYL 1-9
  21. Apr 24, 1998@ CHWW 3-1
  22. Apr 25, 1998@ CHWL 1-8
  23. Apr 26, 1998@ CHWT 5-5
  24. Apr 27, 1998@ NYYL 0-1
  25. Apr 28, 1998@ NYYW 5-2
  26. Apr 29, 1998vs KCL 2-7
  27. Apr 30, 1998vs KCL 4-7
  28. May 1, 1998@ ATHL 2-5
  29. May 2, 1998@ ATHW 7-0
  30. May 3, 1998@ ATHW 6-3
  31. May 4, 1998@ ATHL 4-7
  32. May 5, 1998@ LAAW 13-11
  33. May 6, 1998@ LAAW 6-5
  34. May 7, 1998@ SEAW 6-0
  35. May 8, 1998@ SEAL 3-8
  36. May 9, 1998@ SEAW 4-1
  37. May 10, 1998@ SEAL 1-3
  38. May 12, 1998vs ATHW 4-3
  39. May 13, 1998vs ATHL 2-4
  40. May 14, 1998vs LAAW 5-4
  41. May 15, 1998vs LAAW 9-1
  42. May 16, 1998vs SEAL 1-8
  43. May 17, 1998vs SEAW 4-3
  44. May 18, 1998vs SEAL 4-9
  45. May 19, 1998vs TBW 3-1
  46. May 20, 1998vs TBW 9-1
  47. May 21, 1998vs TBW 6-1
  48. May 22, 1998@ CLEL 7-9
  49. May 23, 1998@ CLEW 7-2
  50. May 24, 1998@ CLEW 5-0
  51. May 25, 1998@ BOSW 7-5
  52. May 26, 1998@ BOSW 5-2
  53. May 28, 1998vs CLEL 2-6
  54. May 29, 1998vs CLEL 3-7
  55. May 30, 1998vs CLEW 4-2
  56. May 31, 1998vs CLEL 3-8
  57. Jun 1, 1998vs BOSL 5-9
  58. Jun 2, 1998vs BOSL 3-11
  59. Jun 3, 1998vs DETW 5-1
  60. Jun 4, 1998vs DETW 9-6
  61. Jun 5, 1998vs PHIL 7-8
  62. Jun 6, 1998vs PHIL 6-10
  63. Jun 7, 1998vs PHIW 3-1
  64. Jun 8, 1998@ MIAL 3-4
  65. Jun 9, 1998@ MIAL 4-5
  66. Jun 10, 1998@ MIAW 4-3
  67. Jun 12, 1998vs BALL 5-9
  68. Jun 13, 1998vs BALW 9-8
  69. Jun 14, 1998vs BALW 7-4
  70. Jun 15, 1998@ TBL 7-8
  71. Jun 16, 1998@ TBL 3-4
  72. Jun 17, 1998@ TBL 1-2
  73. Jun 18, 1998@ BALW 13-6
  74. Jun 19, 1998@ BALL 4-7
  75. Jun 20, 1998@ BALL 3-11
  76. Jun 21, 1998@ BALW 7-3
  77. Jun 22, 1998vs WSHW 14-2
  78. Jun 23, 1998vs WSHW 3-2
  79. Jun 24, 1998@ WSHW 7-6
  80. Jun 25, 1998@ WSHW 1-0
  81. Jun 26, 1998@ ATLW 6-4
  82. Jun 27, 1998@ ATLL 0-2
  83. Jun 28, 1998@ ATLL 3-10
  84. Jun 30, 1998vs NYMW 6-3
  85. Jul 1, 1998vs NYMW 15-10
  86. Jul 2, 1998vs NYML 1-9
  87. Jul 3, 1998vs TBW 3-2
  88. Jul 4, 1998vs TBW 8-0
  89. Jul 5, 1998vs TBW 2-1
  90. Jul 9, 1998@ DETL 3-4
  91. Jul 9, 1998@ DETL 3-4
  92. Jul 10, 1998@ DETL 2-3
  93. Jul 10, 1998@ DETL 2-3
  94. Jul 11, 1998@ DETL 2-5
  95. Jul 12, 1998@ DETW 7-2
  96. Jul 12, 1998@ DETW 7-2
  97. Jul 13, 1998@ BALL 0-5
  98. Jul 14, 1998@ BALL 5-11
  99. Jul 15, 1998@ CHWL 3-9
  100. Jul 15, 1998@ CHWL 2-5
  101. Jul 16, 1998@ CHWW 5-2
  102. Jul 17, 1998vs NYYW 9-6
  103. Jul 17, 1998vs NYYW 9-6
  104. Jul 18, 1998vs NYYL 3-10
  105. Jul 19, 1998vs NYYW 9-3
  106. Jul 21, 1998vs CHWL 3-6
  107. Jul 22, 1998vs CHWW 4-0
  108. Jul 23, 1998@ BOSL 7-8
  109. Jul 24, 1998@ BOSW 10-6
  110. Jul 25, 1998@ BOSL 3-5
  111. Jul 26, 1998@ BOSL 3-6
  112. Jul 28, 1998vs TEXW 8-3
  113. Jul 29, 1998vs TEXL 6-9
  114. Jul 30, 1998vs TEXW 1-0
  115. Jul 31, 1998@ MINL 4-6
  116. Aug 1, 1998@ MINW 10-9
  117. Aug 2, 1998@ MINW 6-4
  118. Aug 4, 1998@ TEXL 9-11
  119. Aug 5, 1998@ TEXL 3-4
  120. Aug 7, 1998vs ATHL 6-7
  121. Aug 8, 1998vs ATHW 6-5
  122. Aug 9, 1998vs ATHW 4-3
  123. Aug 11, 1998vs SEAW 7-4
  124. Aug 12, 1998vs SEAW 11-5
  125. Aug 13, 1998vs LAAW 4-3
  126. Aug 14, 1998vs LAAL 5-7
  127. Aug 15, 1998vs LAAL 3-6
  128. Aug 16, 1998vs LAAW 6-4
  129. Aug 17, 1998@ ATHW 4-2
  130. Aug 18, 1998@ ATHL 5-10
  131. Aug 19, 1998@ SEAW 16-2
  132. Aug 20, 1998@ SEAW 7-0
  133. Aug 21, 1998@ LAAW 9-4
  134. Aug 22, 1998@ LAAL 1-5
  135. Aug 23, 1998@ LAAL 2-3
  136. Aug 24, 1998vs KCL 3-7
  137. Aug 25, 1998vs KCW 3-0
  138. Aug 26, 1998vs KCL 2-7
  139. Aug 27, 1998vs KCW 11-1
  140. Aug 28, 1998vs MINW 7-6
  141. Aug 29, 1998vs MINW 14-7
  142. Aug 30, 1998vs MINW 6-0
  143. Sep 1, 1998@ KCW 2-1
  144. Sep 2, 1998@ KCW 5-0
  145. Sep 3, 1998vs BOSW 4-3
  146. Sep 3, 1998vs BOSW 4-3
  147. Sep 4, 1998vs BOSW 12-1
  148. Sep 5, 1998vs BOSW 4-3
  149. Sep 6, 1998vs BOSW 8-7
  150. Sep 7, 1998vs CLEW 15-1
  151. Sep 9, 1998vs CLEL 3-6
  152. Sep 10, 1998@ NYYL 5-8
  153. Sep 11, 1998@ NYYW 5-4
  154. Sep 12, 1998@ NYYW 5-3
  155. Sep 13, 1998@ NYYW 5-3
  156. Sep 14, 1998@ CLEL 3-6
  157. Sep 15, 1998@ CLEL 5-7
  158. Sep 16, 1998@ DETW 2-1
  159. Sep 17, 1998@ DETL 4-7
  160. Sep 18, 1998@ TBL 1-6
  161. Sep 19, 1998@ TBL 5-7
  162. Sep 20, 1998@ TBW 7-5
  163. Sep 21, 1998vs BALW 3-1
  164. Sep 22, 1998vs BALW 7-3
  165. Sep 23, 1998vs BALW 6-3
  166. Sep 25, 1998vs DETL 5-7
  167. Sep 26, 1998vs DETW 5-4
  168. Sep 27, 1998vs DETW 2-1

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on June 30 of the season.