John Schneider

Decision cost by category

Record

53-58

wins-losses

Games

112

with decision data

Lineup

1.60 R 0.01 R/G

Bunts

3.22 R 0.03 R/G

IBBs

3.37 R 0.03 R/G

Relievers

26.63 R 0.24 R/G

Season to date · categories cover different scopes and aren't summed into a total — reliever selection is high-leverage spots only; the Relievers leaderboard shows a rolling 30-day window.

Cost by category

Toronto Blue Jays cost themselves 1.60 R from lineup decisions, 26.63 R from high-leverage reliever selection, 3.22 R from bunts, 3.37 R from intentional walks.

LINEUP DECISIONS · 1.60 R RELIEVER SELECTION · 26.63 R BUNTS · 3.22 R INTENTIONAL WALKS · 3.37 R

Season to date · shown per category, not summed — reliever selection is high-leverage spots only (the Relievers board uses a rolling 30-day window).

How this compares — league ranking

Lineup decisions

John Schneider ranks 2nd of 30 managers in MLB.

1 Dave Roberts LAD 1.34 R
2 John Schneider TOR 1.60 R
3 Craig Stammen SD 1.73 R
28 Carlos Mendoza NYM 4.24 R
29 Joe Espada HOU 4.57 R
30 Will Venable CWS 4.91 R

Bunt decisions

John Schneider ranks 27th of 30 managers in MLB.

1 Aaron Boone NYY 0.28 R
2 Don Kelly PIT 0.56 R
3 Craig Counsell CHC 0.65 R
…
27 John Schneider TOR 3.22 R
…
28 Kevin Cash TB 3.63 R
29 Torey Lovullo AZ 3.64 R
30 Pat Murphy MIL 3.77 R

Intentional walks

John Schneider ranks 26th of 30 managers in MLB.

1 Joe Espada HOU 0.49 R
2 Clayton McCullough MIA 0.88 R
3 Chad Tracy BOS 0.68 R
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26 John Schneider TOR 3.37 R
…
28 Kurt Suzuki LAA 3.96 R
29 Dave Roberts LAD 3.95 R
30 Pat Murphy MIL 4.78 R

Game-by-game breakdown

Last 7 in tenure · Δ R/G

Aug 3 @ HOU W Cristian Javier 3-1 +1.63

⚐ Lineup mishaps cost ~1.63 R

Aug 2 vs STL L Matthew Liberatore 1-5 +7.32

⚐ Pulled too late cost ~3.94 R

Aug 1 vs STL W Quinn Mathews 5-1 +2.09

⚐ Pulled too late cost ~2.09 R

Jul 31 vs STL W Kyle Leahy 3-1 +1.13

⚐ Pulled too late cost ~0.74 R

Jul 29 @ WSH W Zack Littell 5-2 +1.46

⚐ Pulled too late cost ~1.46 R

Jul 28 @ WSH L Cade Cavalli 6-8 +1.10

⚐ Pulled too late cost ~1.10 R

Jul 27 @ WSH W Andrew Alvarez 3-2 +3.83

⚐ Pulled too late cost ~2.86 R

Most costly decisions

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AUG 2 · vs STL +7.32 R/G

Pulled too late cost ~3.94 R

vs Matthew Liberatore · L 1-5

JUL 27 · @ WSH +3.83 R/G

Pulled too late cost ~2.86 R

vs Andrew Alvarez · W 3-2

AUG 1 · vs STL +2.09 R/G

Pulled too late cost ~2.09 R

vs Quinn Mathews · W 5-1

AUG 3 · @ HOU +1.63 R/G

Lineup mishaps cost ~1.63 R

vs Cristian Javier · W 3-1

Tenure summary

John Schneider manages the Toronto Blue Jays, with their current tenure beginning March 26, 2026.

Through 112 games of decision data, their tactical decisions cost the team an estimated 8.19 R across lineup construction, bunt strategy, and intentional walks. Lineup decisions accounted for 1.60 R of that — the largest single category.

The team's 53-58 record places them 5 games under .500. Schneider has called 14 sacrifice bunts (3.22 R in expected runs). Intentional walks have been issued 21 times for an expected cost of 3.37 R.

Deep analytical views

The overview above is the SEO surface. Each link below opens the interactive analyzer for that decision type — sortable lists, per-game breakdowns, and the underlying numbers.

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How this is calculated

Stats reflect only John Schneider's tenure as Blue Jays manager — events from before the start date or after the end date are excluded. Lineup cost is the difference between an optimized batting order and the one actually used, summed across regular-season games. Bunt and intentional-walk costs come from per-decision run-expectancy deltas. Pitching cost is the sum of pull-timing and reliever-selection runs lost. Costs are shown as a season total and a per-game rate (R/G); rankings compare this tenure's per-game rate against the league-wide distribution of current and recent manager tenures. RunsLeft does not assign letter grades — the costs and rankings are descriptive analytics.

Read the full methodology. Career managing history coming in v2 with Lahman integration.