Best and Worst Seasons by Jay Left Fielders According to WAR

by Tom Dakers on Jul 10, 2009 1:30 AM EDT in Toronto Blue Jays Analysis

Another installment of our look at best seasons by position by Wins Above Replacement, an idea stolen from Amazin' Avenue, the Met's SB Nation Blog. The numbers are taken from Sean Smith's WAR Database.

Here are the best seasons by Jay left fielders, by WAR values:

Rank	Year	Player	WAR
1	1987	George Bell	5.0
2	2000	Shannon Stewart	4.6
3	1985	George Bell	3.8
4	1986	George Bell	3.7
5	2006	Reed Johnson	3.6
6	2001	Shannon Stewart	3.3
7	2002	Shannon Stewart	3.3
8	1989	George Bell	3.1
9	1979	Otto Velez	2.9
10	1998	Shannon Stewart	2.0

And the bottom 10:

Rank	Year	Player	WAR
33	1980	Bob Bailor	0.2
34	2007	Adam Lind	0.2
35	2008	Shannon Stewart	-0.2
36	1993	Turner Ward	-0.4
37	1981	Al Woods	-0.4
38	2007	Reed Johnson	-0.6
39	1982	Al Woods	-0.6
40	1993	Darnell Coles	-0.8
41	1995	Joe Carter	-0.9
42	2004	Reed Johnson	-0.9
43	1996	Joe Carter	-1.3

Quick thoughts:

Joe Carter had a couple of lousy seasons at the end of his time in Toronto and he still hit fourth.
Sorry to see Reed Johnson's name on lower list twice but he also has one in the top 10
George Bell and Shannon Stewart really were the best we've had
Al Woods had a couple of good seasons with the Jays too.

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