1983 Toronto Blue Jays
[edit] Summary
The 1983 Toronto Blue Jays finished with a record of 89-73. They scored 795 runs and belted 167 home runs to go along with a .277 batting average. Jesse Barfield and Willie Upshaw were tied for the team lead in home runs with 27. The offense was powered by Willie Upshaw, who led the team with 104 RBI, 177 hits.
The team allowed 726 runs and had a team ERA of 4.12. Dave Stieb led the pitching staff with 17 wins and 187 strikeouts. Randy Moffitt was the team's best fireman, with 10 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Tony Fernandez | SS | 15 | 34 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .324 | .353 | .677 | .265 |
| Damaso Garcia | 2B | 131 | 525 | 84 | 161 | 3 | 38 | 31 | .336 | .390 | .726 | .307 |
| Alfredo Griffin | SS | 162 | 528 | 62 | 132 | 4 | 47 | 8 | .289 | .348 | .637 | .250 |
| Garth Iorg | 3B | 122 | 375 | 40 | 103 | 2 | 39 | 7 | .298 | .376 | .674 | .275 |
| Mickey Klutts | 3B | 22 | 43 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .289 | .465 | .754 | .256 |
| Rance Mulliniks | 3B | 129 | 364 | 54 | 100 | 10 | 49 | 0 | .373 | .467 | .840 | .275 |
| Willie Upshaw | 1B | 160 | 579 | 99 | 177 | 27 | 104 | 10 | .373 | .515 | .888 | .306 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jesse Barfield | OF | 128 | 388 | 58 | 98 | 27 | 68 | 2 | .296 | .510 | .806 | .253 |
| George Bell | OF | 39 | 112 | 5 | 30 | 2 | 17 | 1 | .305 | .438 | .743 | .268 |
| Barry Bonnell | OF | 121 | 377 | 49 | 120 | 10 | 54 | 10 | .369 | .469 | .838 | .318 |
| Dave Collins | OF | 118 | 402 | 55 | 109 | 1 | 34 | 31 | .343 | .328 | .671 | .271 |
| Lloyd Moseby | OF | 151 | 539 | 104 | 170 | 18 | 81 | 27 | .376 | .499 | .875 | .315 |
| Hosken Powell | OF | 40 | 83 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 2 | .213 | .205 | .418 | .169 |
| Mitch Webster | OF | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .182 | .432 | .182 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Buck Martinez | C | 88 | 221 | 27 | 56 | 10 | 33 | 0 | .337 | .452 | .789 | .253 |
| Geno Petralli | C | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
| Ernie Whitt | C | 123 | 344 | 53 | 88 | 17 | 56 | 1 | .346 | .459 | .805 | .256 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Cliff Johnson | DH | 142 | 407 | 59 | 108 | 22 | 76 | 0 | .373 | .489 | .862 | .265 |
| Jorge Orta | DH | 103 | 245 | 30 | 58 | 10 | 38 | 1 | .287 | .408 | .695 | .237 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5581 | 795 | 1546 | 167 | 748 | 131 | .336 | .436 | .772 | .277 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Acker | 38 | 5 | 97.7 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 1 | 44 | 38 | 4.33 | 1.443 | |||
| Doyle Alexander | 17 | 15 | 116.7 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 0 | 46 | 26 | 3.93 | 1.302 | |||
| Jim Clancy | 34 | 34 | 223 | 15 | 11 | .577 | 0 | 99 | 61 | 3.91 | 1.341 | |||
| Stan Clarke | 10 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3.27 | 1.364 | |||
| Don Cooper | 4 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6.75 | 1.509 | |||
| Dave Geisel | 47 | 0 | 52.3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 5 | 50 | 31 | 4.64 | 1.491 | |||
| Jim Gott | 34 | 30 | 176.7 | 9 | 14 | .391 | 0 | 121 | 68 | 4.74 | 1.488 | |||
| Roy Lee Jackson | 49 | 0 | 92 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 7 | 48 | 41 | 4.50 | 1.446 | |||
| Luis Leal | 35 | 35 | 217.3 | 13 | 12 | .520 | 0 | 116 | 65 | 4.31 | 1.293 | |||
| Joey McLaughlin | 50 | 0 | 64.7 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 9 | 47 | 37 | 4.45 | 1.546 | |||
| Randy Moffitt | 45 | 0 | 57.3 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 10 | 38 | 24 | 3.77 | 1.326 | |||
| Mike Morgan | 16 | 4 | 45.3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 22 | 21 | 5.16 | 1.523 | |||
| Dave Stieb | 36 | 36 | 278 | 17 | 12 | .586 | 0 | 187 | 93 | 3.04 | 1.137 | |||
| Matt Williams | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14.62 | 2.500 | |||
| Team Totals | 419 | 162 | 1445.3 | 89 | 73 | .549 | 32 | 835 | 517 | 4.12 | 1.350 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Alfredo Griffin | 162 |
| At Bats | Willie Upshaw | 579 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Willie Upshaw | 655 |
| Batting Average | Lloyd Moseby | .315 |
| On-Base % | Lloyd Moseby | .376 |
| Slugging % | Willie Upshaw | .515 |
| OPS | Willie Upshaw | .888 |
| Runs | Lloyd Moseby | 104 |
| Hits | Willie Upshaw | 177 |
| Total Bases | Willie Upshaw | 298 |
| Doubles | Rance Mulliniks | 34 |
| Triples | Alfredo Griffin | 9 |
| Home Runs | Jesse Barfield and Willie Upshaw | 27 |
| RBI | Willie Upshaw | 104 |
| Walks | Cliff Johnson | 67 |
| Strikeouts | Jesse Barfield | 110 |
| Stolen Bases | Dave Collins and Damaso Garcia | 31 |
| Caught Stealing | Damaso Garcia | 17 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Alfredo Griffin | 11 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Willie Upshaw | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Rance Mulliniks | 14 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Dave Stieb | 17 |
| Losses | Jim Gott | 14 |
| Saves | Randy Moffitt | 10 |
| Won-Loss % | Dave Stieb | .586 |
| ERA | Dave Stieb | 3.04 |
| WHIP | Dave Stieb | 1.137 |
| Innings Pitched | Dave Stieb | 278 |
| Games | Joey McLaughlin | 50 |
| Games Started | Dave Stieb | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Dave Stieb | 187 |
| Complete Games | Dave Stieb | 14 |
| Shutouts | Dave Stieb | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Dave Stieb | 1141 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Luis Leal | 104 |
| Hits Allowed | Jim Clancy | 238 |
| Walks Allowed | Dave Stieb | 93 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jim Clancy and Luis Leal | 23 |
| Doubles Allowed | Jim Clancy | 57 |
| Triples Allowed | Luis Leal | 11 |
| Wild Pitches | Dave Stieb | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Dave Stieb | 14 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jim Acker | 17 |
