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This is a list of seasons completed by the Toronto Blue Jays, based in Toronto, Ontario, and a member of Major League Baseball's (MLB) American League East Division. Since June 5, 1989, the Blue Jays have played in the Rogers Centre (called the "SkyDome" until February 2, 2005).^[1] Before that, they played at Exhibition Stadium.^[2] They played their 2020 season at Sahlen Field in Buffalo, New York due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The name "Blue Jays" was chosen via a contest in 1976 from among more than 4,000 suggestions.^[3]

The Blue Jays made their MLB debut during the 1977 baseball season, as an expansion team.^[3] They first made the playoffs in 1985, by capturing the American League East Division, but lost the American League Championship Series (ALCS) in seven games to the Kansas City Royals.^[4] The team returned to the playoffs in 1989, where they lost to the Oakland Athletics in the ALCS in five games,^[5] and again in 1991, where once more the Blue Jays were defeated in the ALCS in five games, this time by the Minnesota Twins.^[6]

In 1992, the Blue Jays became the first Canadian-based team to win the Commissioner's Trophy,^[7] with a pair of six-game victories over Oakland in the ALCS and the Atlanta Braves in the World Series.^[8] In 1993, they repeated their success, with another pair of six-game victories over the Chicago White Sox in the ALCS and the Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series.^[9] After 1993, the Blue Jays failed to qualify for the playoffs for 21 consecutive seasons, until clinching a playoff berth in 2015.

Through 47 seasons of baseball, the Blue Jays have recorded 27 seasons at .500 or better, 26 of which have been winning campaigns, and have qualified for the playoffs ten times while winning two league pennants.

Table Key edit

ALDS	American League Division Series
ALCS	American League Championship Series
MVP	Most Valuable Player Award
CYA	Cy Young Award
ROY	Rookie of the Year Award
MOY	Manager of the Year Award
CB POY	Comeback Player of the Year Award
WS MVP	World Series Most Valuable Player Award

Year by year results edit

World Series champions †	American League champions *	Division champions ^	Wild card berth ¤

Season	Level	League	Division	Finish	Wins	Losses	Win%	GB	Post-Season	Awards
1977	1977	AL	East	7th	54	107	.335	45.5
1978	1978	AL	East	7th	59	102	.366	40
1979	1979	AL	East	7th	53	109	.327	50.5		Alfredo Griffin (Co-ROY)^[a]^[10]
1980	1980	AL	East	7th	67	95	.414	36
1981^[b]	1981	AL	East	7th	16	42	.276	18
1981^[b]	1981	AL	East	7th	21	27	.438	10
1982	1982	AL	East	6th	78	84	.481	17
1983	1983	AL	East	4th	89	73	.549	9
1984	1984	AL	East	2nd	89	73	.549	15
1985	1985	AL	East ^	1st ^	99	62	.615	—	Lost ALCS (Royals) 4–3	Bobby Cox (MOY)^[11]
1986	1986	AL	East	4th	86	76	.531	9.5
1987	1987	AL	East	2nd	96	66	.593	2		George Bell (MVP)^[12]
1988	1988	AL	East	3rd	87	75	.537	2
1989	1989	AL	East ^	1st ^	89	73	.549		Lost ALCS (Athletics) 4–1
1990	1990	AL	East	2nd	86	76	.531	2
1991	1991	AL	East ^	1st ^	91	71	.562	—	Lost ALCS (Twins) 4–1
1992 †	1992	AL *	East ^	1st ^	96	66	.593	—	Won ALCS (Athletics) 4–2 Won World Series (Braves) 4–2 †
1993 †	1993	AL *	East ^	1st ^	95	67	.586	—	Won ALCS (White Sox) 4–2 Won World Series (Phillies) 4–2 †
1994^[c]	1994	AL	East	3rd	55	60	.478	16	No postseason held due to player's strike.
1995^[d]	1995	AL	East	5th	56	88	.389	30
1996	1996	AL	East	4th	74	88	.457	18		Pat Hentgen (CYA)
1997	1997	AL	East	5th	76	86	.469	22		Roger Clemens (CYA)^[12]
1998	1998	AL	East	3rd	88	74	.543	26		Roger Clemens (CYA)^[12]
1999	1999	AL	East	3rd	84	78	.519	14
2000	2000	AL	East	3rd	83	79	.512	4.5
2001	2001	AL	East	3rd	80	82	.494	16
2002	2002	AL	East	3rd	78	84	.481	25.5		Eric Hinske (ROY)^[10]
2003	2003	AL	East	3rd	86	76	.531	15		Roy Halladay (CYA)^[12]
2004	2004	AL	East	5th	67	94	.416	33.5
2005	2005	AL	East	3rd	80	82	.494	15
2006	2006	AL	East	2nd	87	75	.537	10
2007	2007	AL	East	3rd	83	79	.512	13
2008	2008	AL	East	4th	86	76	.531	11
2009	2009	AL	East	4th	75	87	.463	28		Aaron Hill (CPOY)^[13]
2010	2010	AL	East	4th	85	77	.525	11
2011	2011	AL	East	4th	81	81	.500	16
2012	2012	AL	East	4th	73	89	.451	22
2013	2013	AL	East	5th	74	88	.457	23
2014	2014	AL	East	3rd	83	79	.512	13
2015	2015	AL	East ^	1st ^	93	69	.574	—	Won ALDS (Rangers) 3–2 Lost ALCS (Royals) 4–2	Josh Donaldson (MVP)
2016	2016	AL	East	2nd ¤	89	73	.549	4	Won ALWC (Orioles) Won ALDS (Rangers) 3–0 Lost ALCS (Indians) 4–1
2017	2017	AL	East	4th	76	86	.469	17
2018	2018	AL	East	4th	73	89	.451	35
2019	2019	AL	East	4th	67	95	.414	36
2020^[e]	2020	AL	East	3rd ¤	32	28	.533	8	Lost ALWC (Rays) 2–0
2021	2021	AL	East	4th	91	71	.562	9		Robbie Ray (CYA)
2022	2022	AL	East	2nd ¤	92	70	.568	7	Lost ALWC (Mariners) 2–0
2023	2023	AL	East	3rd ¤	89	73	.549	12	Lost ALWC (Twins) 2–0
Totals					Wins	Losses	Win%
					3,687	3,700	.499	All-time regular season record (1977–2023)
					31	36	.463	All-time postseason record (1977–2023)
					3,718	3,736	.499	All-time regular and postseason record (1977–2023)

Note: The statistics are current as of the 2023 Major League Baseball season.

Record by decade edit

The following table describes the Blue Jays' MLB win–loss record by decade.

Decade	Games	Wins	Losses	Pct
1970s	484	166	318	.343
1980s	1,563	817	746	.523
1990s	1,555	801	754	.515
2000s	1,619	805	814	.497
2010s	1,620	794	826	.490
2020s	546	304	242	.557
All-time	7,387	3,687	3,700	.499

These statistics are from Baseball-Reference.com's Toronto Blue Jays History & Encyclopedia,^[14] and are current as of October 1, 2023.

Postseason record by year edit

The Blue Jays have made the postseason ten times in their history, with their first being in 1985 and the most recent being in 2023.

Year	Result	Round	Opponent	Result
1985	AL East Champions	ALCS	Kansas City Royals	Lost	3	4
1989	AL East Champions	ALCS	Oakland Athletics	Lost	1	4
1991	AL East Champions	ALCS	Minnesota Twins	Lost	1	4
1992	World Series Champions	ALCS	Oakland Athletics	Won	4	2
1992	World Series Champions	World Series	Atlanta Braves	Won	4	2
1993	World Series Champions	ALCS	Chicago White Sox	Won	4	2
1993	World Series Champions	World Series	Philadelphia Phillies	Won	4	2
2015	AL East Champions	ALDS	Texas Rangers	Won	3	2
2015	AL East Champions	ALCS	Kansas City Royals	Lost	2	4
2016	AL Wild Card	Wild Card Game	Baltimore Orioles	Won	1	0
		ALDS	Texas Rangers	Won	3	0
		ALCS	Cleveland Indians	Lost	1	4
2020	AL Wild Card	Wild Card Series	Tampa Bay Rays	Lost	0	2
2022	AL Wild Card	Wild Card Series	Seattle Mariners	Lost	0	2
2023	AL Wild Card	Wild Card Series	Minnesota Twins	Lost	0	2
10	Totals			7–8	31	36

Notes edit

^a Voting for the 1979 American League Rookie of the Year Award ended in a tie. Griffin shared the award with John Castino of the Minnesota Twins.^[10]
^b The 1981 season was shortened by a players' strike. MLB decided to split the season into two halves, with the division winner of each half playing in a divisional round of the playoffs.^[15]
^c The 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike ended the season on August 11, as well as cancelling the entire postseason.^[16]
^d The 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike caused the shortening of the 1995 season to 144 games.^[16]
^e Start of season delayed due to the global COVID-19 pandemic (60 games)

References edit

^ "Rogers Centre". Major League Baseball. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
^ "Blue Jays Ballparks". Major League Baseball. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
^ ^a ^b "History Highlights 1976–1979". Major League Baseball. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
^ "1985 Toronto Blue Jays Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
^ "1989 Toronto Blue Jays Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
^ "1991 Toronto Blue Jays Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
^ "History Highlights 1990–1999". Major League Baseball. Retrieved June 30, 2009.
^ "1992 Toronto Blue Jays Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
^ "1993 Toronto Blue Jays Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Rookie of the Year Award Winners". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
^ "Manager of the Year Award Winners". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Most Valuable Player MVP Awards & Cy Young Awards Winners". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
^ "Carpenter, Hill win 2009 MLB Comeback Player of the Year Awards". MLB.com. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
^ "Toronto Blue Jays Team History & Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2008.
^ Jim Kaplan (August 10, 1981). "Let The Games Begin". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 8, 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b "Baseball stoppages date back to 1972". ESPN. Associated Press. August 29, 2002. Retrieved July 1, 2009.

External links edit

"Toronto Blue Jays History – Team History & Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
"Blue Jays Year-By-Year Results". MLB.com. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
"Blue Jays Postseason Results". MLB.com. Retrieved 2014-02-27.

[1] "Rogers Centre". Major League Baseball. Retrieved May 16, 2009.

[2] "Blue Jays Ballparks". Major League Baseball. Retrieved June 8, 2009.

[bjhist-3] "History Highlights 1976–1979". Major League Baseball. Retrieved May 16, 2009.

[1985_Jays-4] "1985 Toronto Blue Jays Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2009.

[1989_Jays-5] "1989 Toronto Blue Jays Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2009.

[1991_Jays-6] "1991 Toronto Blue Jays Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2009.

[first-7] "History Highlights 1990–1999". Major League Baseball. Retrieved June 30, 2009.

[1992_Jays-8] "1992 Toronto Blue Jays Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2009.

[1993_Jays-9] "1993 Toronto Blue Jays Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2009.

[roy-10] "Rookie of the Year Award Winners". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 4, 2021.

[moy-11] "Manager of the Year Award Winners". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2009.

[mvpcy-12] "Most Valuable Player MVP Awards & Cy Young Awards Winners". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2009.

[cpoy-13] "Carpenter, Hill win 2009 MLB Comeback Player of the Year Awards". MLB.com. Retrieved 15 October 2009.

[bbref-14] "Toronto Blue Jays Team History & Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2008.

[firststrike-15] Jim Kaplan (August 10, 1981). "Let The Games Begin". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 8, 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}

[secondstrike-16] "Baseball stoppages date back to 1972". ESPN. Associated Press. August 29, 2002. Retrieved July 1, 2009.

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