The worst Toronto Blue Jays seasons aren’t all about the lowest win totals.
A bad season can be when the Blue Jays’ odds expected the team to contend and they fell short, or when the season ended in particularly painful fashion.
5 Worst Seasons in Toronto Blue Jays History
5. 1987, 96-66
The record might not make this look like a bad season. A 96-win tally has only been bettered once in Blue Jays history, but 1987 was a season of immense disappointment for the Jays.
The Jays had a 3.5-game lead in the division with seven to play. What should have been a 100-win campaign ended in seven straight losses, and Toronto missed the playoffs.
4. 2017, 76-86
After reaching the ALCS in each of the previous two seasons, the 2017 campaign was immensely frustrating. José Bautista posted a 79 OPS+, Kendrys Morales didn’t provide much value, and Troy Tulowitzki was limited to 66 games because of injuries.
Starting pitcher Marco Estrada regressed significantly after being an All-Star in 2016, and Francisco Liriano had a 5.88 before getting traded to the Houston Astros.
3. 1977, 54-107
Expectations are always low with a new franchise. The Blue Jays’ first season in existence was never going to end in a title, but 107 losses were still disappointing.
In the same season, the Seattle Mariners posted 98 losses in their first campaign. In 1993, the Colorado Rockies and Tampa Bay Rays lost 93 and 99 games, respectively, in their first big-league seasons.
2. 2024, 74-88
The Jays were coming off consecutive playoff appearances and had won at least 89 games in each of the last three seasons.
Bo Bichette, George Springer, and Alejandro Kirk had down years at the plate. Touted rookie pitcher Yariel Rodríguez was underwhelming on the mound, and the Jays had the worst bullpen in the American League.
1. 1979, 53-109
Only 10 teams have posted a higher loss total than the Blue Jays since their historic 53-109 record in 1979. John Mayberry was the only everyday hitter who posted an OPS above league average.
Toronto had the second-lowest OPS+ and conceded the most runs per game in the majors. Shortstop was the only position at which the Jays finished outside the bottom 10 in wins above average.
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