
1998 Toronto Blue Jays Organizational Leaders
1998 Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
Hits Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey Blake | Dunedin Blue Jays, Knoxville Smokies | A, AA | 183 | 43 | 7 | 18 |
| Brent Abernathy | Dunedin Blue Jays | A | 159 | 36 | 1 | 3 |
| Pete Tucci | Dunedin Blue Jays, Knoxville Smokies | A, AA | 158 | 37 | 7 | 30 |
| Luis Lopez | Knoxville Smokies, Syracuse SkyChiefs | AA, AAA | 150 | 27 | 1 | 16 |
| Michael Young | Hagerstown Suns | A | 147 | 33 | 5 | 16 |
| Vernon Wells | Hagerstown Suns | A | 145 | 35 | 2 | 11 |
| Joe Lawrence | Dunedin Blue Jays | A | 140 | 31 | 6 | 11 |
| Andy Thompson | Knoxville Smokies | AA | 137 | 33 | 2 | 14 |
| José Herrera | Syracuse SkyChiefs | AAA | 129 | 21 | 6 | 12 |
| Pat Lennon | Syracuse SkyChiefs | AAA | 127 | 22 | 4 | 27 |
Batting Average Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | Avg. | Hits | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Gibbons | Medicine Hat Blue Jays | R | .397 | 115 | 290 |
| Casey Blake | Dunedin Blue Jays, Knoxville Smokies | A, AA | .357 | 183 | 512 |
| Brent Abernathy | Dunedin Blue Jays | A | .328 | 159 | 485 |
| Pete Tucci | Dunedin Blue Jays, Knoxville Smokies | A, AA | .318 | 158 | 497 |
| Jorge Nuñez | Medicine Hat Blue Jays, Hagerstown Suns | A, R | .315 | 105 | 333 |
| Joe Lawrence | Dunedin Blue Jays | A | .308 | 140 | 454 |
| Domingo Estevez | St. Catharines Stompers | A | .306 | 64 | 209 |
| Ryan Fleming | Medicine Hat Blue Jays | R | .306 | 78 | 255 |
| Luis Lopez | Knoxville Smokies, Syracuse SkyChiefs | AA, AAA | .305 | 150 | 491 |
| Tim Giles | Dunedin Blue Jays | A | .303 | 110 | 363 |
| Tony Peters | Hagerstown Suns | A | .303 | 99 | 327 |
Home Run Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | HR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Tucci | Knoxville Smokies, Dunedin Blue Jays | A, AA | 30 |
| Bobby Cripps | Hagerstown Suns | A | 29 |
| Pat Lennon | Syracuse SkyChiefs | AAA | 27 |
| Kevin Witt | Syracuse SkyChiefs | AAA | 23 |
| Jay Gibbons | Medicine Hat Blue Jays | R | 19 |
| Casey Blake | Dunedin Blue Jays, Knoxville Smokies | A, AA | 18 |
| Tim Giles | Dunedin Blue Jays | A | 18 |
| Ben Candelaria | Knoxville Smokies, Syracuse SkyChiefs | AA, AAA | 17 |
| Pat Kelly | Syracuse SkyChiefs | AAA | 17 |
| Luis Lopez | Knoxville Smokies, Syracuse SkyChiefs | AA, AAA | 16 |
| Adam Melhuse | Knoxville Smokies, Syracuse SkyChiefs | AA, AAA | 16 |
| Michael Young | Hagerstown Suns | A | 16 |
Doubles Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | 2B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casey Blake | Dunedin Blue Jays, Knoxville Smokies | A, AA | 43 |
| Pete Tucci | Dunedin Blue Jays, Knoxville Smokies | A, AA | 37 |
| Brent Abernathy | Dunedin Blue Jays | A | 36 |
| Vernon Wells | Hagerstown Suns | A | 35 |
| Andy Thompson | Knoxville Smokies | AA | 33 |
| Michael Young | Hagerstown Suns | A | 33 |
| Tom Evans | Syracuse SkyChiefs | AAA | 32 |
| Joe Lawrence | Dunedin Blue Jays | A | 31 |
| Jay Gibbons | Medicine Hat Blue Jays | R | 29 |
| Craig Stone | Dunedin Blue Jays | A | 29 |
Triples Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | 3B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge Nuñez | Medicine Hat Blue Jays | R | 11 |
| Will Skett | Dunedin Blue Jays, Knoxville Smokies | A, AA | 8 |
| Casey Blake | Knoxville Smokies, Dunedin Blue Jays | A, AA | 7 |
| Pete Tucci | Knoxville Smokies, Dunedin Blue Jays | A, AA | 7 |
| Domingo Estevez | St. Catharines Stompers | A | 6 |
| José Herrera | Syracuse SkyChiefs | AAA | 6 |
| Joe Lawrence | Dunedin Blue Jays | A | 6 |
| Ben Candelaria | Knoxville Smokies, Syracuse SkyChiefs | AA, AAA | 5 |
| Michael Young | Hagerstown Suns | A | 5 |
| Pat Lennon | Syracuse SkyChiefs | AAA | 4 |
| Tomás Pérez | Syracuse SkyChiefs | AAA | 4 |
| Jon Rivers | Knoxville Smokies | AA | 4 |
RBI Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Tucci | Knoxville Smokies, Dunedin Blue Jays | A, AA | 112 |
| Casey Blake | Dunedin Blue Jays, Knoxville Smokies | A, AA | 103 |
| Jay Gibbons | Medicine Hat Blue Jays | R | 98 |
| Pat Lennon | Syracuse SkyChiefs | AAA | 95 |
| Bobby Cripps | Hagerstown Suns | A | 88 |
| Luis Lopez | Knoxville Smokies, Syracuse SkyChiefs | AA, AAA | 88 |
| Andy Thompson | Knoxville Smokies | AA | 88 |
| Michael Young | Hagerstown Suns | A | 87 |
| Lorenzo Bagley | Hagerstown Suns | A | 75 |
| Greg Morrison | Hagerstown Suns | A | 72 |
Wins Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon Withem | Syracuse SkyChiefs | AAA | 17 | 5 |
| John Sneed | Hagerstown Suns | A | 16 | 2 |
| Ty Hartshorn | Knoxville Smokies, Dunedin Blue Jays | A, AA | 15 | 6 |
| Billy Koch | Dunedin Blue Jays | A | 14 | 7 |
| Beiker Graterol | Syracuse SkyChiefs, Knoxville Smokies | AA, AAA | 14 | 8 |
| Woody Heath | Hagerstown Suns | A | 11 | 3 |
| Yan LaChapelle | Dunedin Blue Jays | A | 11 | 8 |
| Isabel Giron | Knoxville Smokies, Hagerstown Suns | A, AA | 11 | 10 |
| Chris McBride | Knoxville Smokies | AA | 10 | 5 |
| Clayton Andrews | Hagerstown Suns | A | 10 | 7 |
ERA Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | ERA | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton Andrews | Hagerstown Suns | A | 2.28 | 10 | 7 |
| John Sneed | Hagerstown Suns | A | 2.57 | 16 | 2 |
| Isabel Giron | Knoxville Smokies, Hagerstown Suns | A, AA | 2.79 | 11 | 10 |
| Shannon Withem | Syracuse SkyChiefs | AAA | 3.28 | 17 | 5 |
| Ty Hartshorn | Dunedin Blue Jays, Knoxville Smokies | A, AA | 3.75 | 15 | 6 |
| Yan LaChapelle | Dunedin Blue Jays | A | 4.00 | 11 | 8 |
| Billy Koch | Dunedin Blue Jays, Syracuse SkyChiefs | A, AAA | 4.24 | 14 | 8 |
| Chris McBride | Knoxville Smokies | AA | 4.41 | 10 | 5 |
| Beiker Graterol | Knoxville Smokies, Syracuse SkyChiefs | AA, AAA | 4.86 | 14 | 8 |
Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders
Shutout Leaders
Strikeout Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Sneed | Hagerstown Suns | A | 210 |
| Clayton Andrews | Hagerstown Suns | A | 193 |
| Isabel Giron | Knoxville Smokies, Hagerstown Suns | A, AA | 164 |
| Yan LaChapelle | Dunedin Blue Jays | A | 126 |
| Matt McClellan | Hagerstown Suns | A | 126 |
| Billy Koch | Dunedin Blue Jays, Syracuse SkyChiefs | A, AAA | 117 |
| Sean McClellan | Dunedin Blue Jays, Knoxville Smokies | A, AA | 117 |
| Joe Young | Dunedin Blue Jays, Hagerstown Suns, Knoxville Smokies | A, AA | 116 |
| Beiker Graterol | Knoxville Smokies, Syracuse SkyChiefs | AA, AAA | 114 |
| Shannon Withem | Syracuse SkyChiefs | AAA | 113 |
Save Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | SV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Mann | Dunedin Blue Jays | A | 25 |
| Jaron Seabury | Hagerstown Suns | A | 17 |
| Tom Davey | Knoxville Smokies | AA | 16 |
| Bob File | Medicine Hat Blue Jays | R | 16 |
| Jarrod Kingrey | St. Catharines Stompers | A | 16 |
| Carlos Almánzar | Syracuse SkyChiefs | AAA | 10 |
| Sean McClellan | Dunedin Blue Jays, Knoxville Smokies | A, AA | 9 |
| Brian Smith | Dunedin Blue Jays, Knoxville Smokies | A, AA | 9 |
| Luis Andújar | Syracuse SkyChiefs | AAA | 8 |
| Matt Weimer | Hagerstown Suns | A | 8 |
