– 40+ HR Club (Single Seasons) | 100+ HR Club (Career)

The 40 plus home run club is the group of Blue Jay batters who have hit 40 or more home runs in a single season. Jesse Barfield was the first member of the Toronto Blue Jays to knock at least 40 baseballs out of the park in 1986.

Jose Bautista
No. 1 – 54 Home Runs in 2010

On September 17, Jose Bautista set the new Blue Jays single-season home run record with his 48th home run, breaking the record set by George Bell. On September 23, Bautista became the 26th player in Major League Baseball history to reach the 50-home run mark in a season. His 52nd home run set a new MLB record for the largest single-season increase in home runs, eclipsing Davey Johnson’s 38 home run increase from 1972 to 1973. Bautista finished the 2010 season with an MLB-leading 54 home runs, the highest total since Alex Rodriguez hit 54 in 2007. Bautista won the AL Hank Aaron Award and a Silver Slugger Award for his offensive performance.

Tm	Year	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	SF	IBB	HBP	GDP
	2010	161	569	109	148	35	3	54	124	9	2	100	116	.260	.378	.617	.995	351	4	2	10	10

Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
No. 2 – 48 Home Runs in 2021

With an opposite-field laser beam on October 3rd, Guerrero notched home run No. 48, the most in an age-22 season or younger in Major League history. Guerrero finished as the American League leader in OPS (1.002) and the Major League leader in runs (123) and total bases (363).

Tm	Year	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	SF	IBB	HBP	GDP
	2021	161	604	123	188	29	1	48	111	4	1	86	110	.311	.401	.601	1.002	363	2	7	6	20

George Bell
No. 3 – 47 Home Runs in 1987

In his best season, George Bell was the 2nd Blue Jay to crack 40 home runs in 1987 — a year after battery mate Jesse Barfield accomplished the feat with 40 exactly. He led the Blue Jays in a stirring race for the division title, ultimately falling two games short of the Detroit Tigers. Bell finished with a .308 BA, .352 OBP, .608 SLG, 111 R, 47 HR and 134 RBI. He was awarded the American League MVP award that year. Only Carlos Delgado and Joe Carter have hit more home runs in a Toronto uniform than Bell, who clubbed 202 homers in his Blue Jay career.

His club record of 47 home runs in a season held strong for 23 years, until Bautista hit 54 in 2010.

Tm	Year	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	SF	IBB	HBP	GDP
	1987	156	610	111	188	32	4	47	134	5	1	39	75	.308	.352	.605	.957	369	9	9	7	17

The Rest
40+ HR Seasons #4-16

	Year	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GDP
4. Jose Canseco	1998	151	658	583	98	138	26	0	46	107	29	17	65	159	.237	.318	.518	.836	302	0	4	5	6	7
5. Marcus Semien	2021	162	724	652	115	173	39	2	45	102	15	1	66	146	.265	.334	.538	.873	351	0	3	0	3	9
6. Carlos Delgado	1999	152	681	573	113	156	39	0	44	134	1	1	86	141	.272	.377	.571	.948	327	0	7	7	15	11
7. José Bautista	2011	149	655	513	105	155	24	2	43	103	9	5	132	111	.302	.447	.608	1.056	312	0	4	24	6	8
8. Carlos Delgado	2003	161	705	570	117	172	38	1	42	145	0	0	109	137	.302	.426	.593	1.019	338	0	7	23	19	9
9. Shawn Green	1999	153	696	614	134	190	45	0	42	123	20	7	66	117	.309	.384	.588	.972	361	0	5	4	11	13
10. Edwin Encarnación	2012	151	644	542	93	152	24	0	42	110	13	3	84	94	.280	.384	.557	.941	302	0	7	12	11	6
11. Edwin Encarnación	2016	160	702	601	99	158	34	0	42	127	2	0	87	138	.263	.357	.529	.886	318	0	8	3	5	22
12. Josh Donaldson	2015	158	711	620	122	184	41	2	41	123	6	0	73	133	.297	.371	.568	.939	352	2	10	0	6	16
13. Carlos Delgado	2000	162	711	569	115	196	57	1	41	137	0	1	123	104	.344	.470	.664	1.134	378	0	4	18	15	12
14. Tony Batista	2000	154	664	620	96	163	32	2	41	114	5	4	35	121	.263	.307	.519	.827	322	0	3	1	6	15
15. José Bautista	2015	153	666	543	108	136	29	3	40	114	8	2	110	106	.250	.377	.536	.913	291	0	8	2	5	19
16. Jesse Barfield	1986	158	671	589	107	170	35	2	40	108	8	8	69	146	.289	.368	.559	.927	329	0	5	5	8	9