John Schneider

Decision cost by category

Record

37-39

wins-losses

Games

76

with decision data

Lineup

1.08 R 0.01 R/G

Bunts

2.25 R 0.03 R/G

IBBs

1.49 R 0.02 R/G

Relievers

18.35 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 1.08 R from lineup decisions, 18.35 R from high-leverage reliever selection, 2.25 R from bunts, 1.49 R from intentional walks.

LINEUP DECISIONS · 1.08 R RELIEVER SELECTION · 18.35 R BUNTS · 2.25 R INTENTIONAL WALKS · 1.49 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 0.87 R
2 John Schneider TOR 1.08 R
3 Pat Murphy MIL 1.26 R
28 Carlos Mendoza NYM 3.71 R
29 Joe Espada HOU 3.84 R
30 Will Venable CWS 4.08 R

Bunt decisions

John Schneider ranks 24th of 30 managers in MLB.

1 Walt Weiss ATL 0.00 R
2 Aaron Boone NYY 0.09 R
3 A.J. Hinch DET 0.39 R
…
24 John Schneider TOR 2.25 R
…
28 Torey Lovullo AZ 2.80 R
29 Pat Murphy MIL 2.76 R
30 Will Venable CWS 2.88 R

Intentional walks

John Schneider ranks 16th of 30 managers in MLB.

1 Don Mattingly PHI 0.11 R
2 Chad Tracy BOS 0.17 R
3 Walt Weiss ATL 0.33 R
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16 John Schneider TOR 1.49 R
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28 Terry Francona CIN 2.90 R
29 Kurt Suzuki LAA 3.42 R
30 Pat Murphy MIL 4.11 R

Game-by-game breakdown

Last 7 in tenure · Δ R/G

Jun 19 @ CHC L Ben Brown 2-16 +1.28

⚐ Pulled too late cost ~0.89 R

Jun 18 @ BOS W Sonny Gray 4-3 +1.61

⚐ Pulled too late cost ~1.61 R

Jun 17 @ BOS W Jake Bennett 3-0 +2.30

⚐ Lineup mishaps cost ~1.30 R

Jun 16 @ BOS W Payton Tolle 6-1 +0.57 Jun 14 vs NYY L Will Warren 3-8 +1.56

⚐ Pulled too late cost ~1.11 R

Jun 13 vs NYY L Cam Schlittler 1-3 +2.34

⚐ Lineup mishaps cost ~1.31 R

Jun 12 vs NYY W Ryan Weathers 8-5 +1.18

⚐ Pulled too late cost ~1.18 R

Most costly decisions

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JUN 13 · vs NYY +2.34 R/G

Lineup mishaps cost ~1.31 R

vs Cam Schlittler · L 1-3

JUN 17 · @ BOS +2.30 R/G

Lineup mishaps cost ~1.30 R

vs Jake Bennett · W 3-0

JUN 18 · @ BOS +1.61 R/G

Pulled too late cost ~1.61 R

vs Sonny Gray · W 4-3

JUN 14 · vs NYY +1.56 R/G

Pulled too late cost ~1.11 R

vs Will Warren · L 3-8

Tenure summary

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

Through 76 games of decision data, their tactical decisions cost the team an estimated 4.82 R across lineup construction, bunt strategy, and intentional walks. Lineup decisions accounted for 1.08 R of that — the largest single category.

The team's 37-39 record places them 2 games under .500. Schneider has called 11 sacrifice bunts (2.25 R in expected runs). Intentional walks have been issued 11 times for an expected cost of 1.49 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.