Blue Jays All-Time WAR Leaders- Position Players

TORONTO, ON - OCTOBER 19: Jose Bautista (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - OCTOBER 19: Jose Bautista (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images) /
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1 Aug 2000: Carlos Delgado #25 of the Toronto Blue Jays throws the ball during the game against the Oakland Athletics at the Network Coliseum in Oakland, California. The Athletics defeated the Blue Jays 5-4.Mandatory Credit: Tom Hauck /Allsport
1 Aug 2000: Carlos Delgado #25 of the Toronto Blue Jays throws the ball during the game against the Oakland Athletics at the Network Coliseum in Oakland, California. The Athletics defeated the Blue Jays 5-4.Mandatory Credit: Tom Hauck /Allsport /

#3- Carlos Delgado- 36.8 WAR

Carlos Delgado is one of the most decorated Blue Jays players in franchise history, the slugger holds nearly every offensive team record. The native of Puerto Rico spent 12 seasons in Toronto shattering club records and was my pick to finish first on this list before looking deeper at the numbers.

Delgado slides into third on the All-Time list with a 36.8 WAR and narrowly missing out on the top spot. The first baseman was money every season but he was especially good in 2000 when he hit .344/.470/.664 with 57 doubles, 41 home runs, 137 runs batted in and a 7.3 WAR in 162 games. Yeah, those don’t scream out Hall of Fame numbers at all.

The former backstop would end his Blue Jays career hitting .282/.392/.556 with 336 home runs in 1423 games. Delgado would sign with the Miami Marlins after the 2004 season concluding his Blue Jays run.

He would play 17 seasons with three different teams ending his career with a WAR total of 44.4. Yet somehow, Delgado was removed from the Hall of Fame ballot after one kick at the cat for not meeting the minimum requirement of votes. Apparently, 473 career home runs don’t buy you a second crack.