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Pat Gillick

Pat Gillick

Born Aug 22, 1937 · Chico, CA · age 88

A Hall of Fame executive (2011) who built winners across eras and cities — back-to-back World Series champions in Toronto (1992–93), playoff turnarounds in Baltimore and Seattle, and a final title in Philadelphia (2008).

20 seasons with salary-era data across 4 stints. All figures are franchise-level outcomes during the tenure, not solely attributable to one executive.

Titles3
Pennants3
Playoffs11
Record1804–1388
Win %0.565
+140.0WAB — wins above budget5th/195 execs
+156.8Talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation)3rd/195 execs
2.11Acquisition leverage — playoff pts each bought win added, given the roster it joined (did you buy where wins matter?)15th/195 execs
-69.3WAR surplus (era-neutral, win-equiv)147th/195 execs
-73Roster surplus $M118th/195 execs

How the roster was sourced

by valueby volume

Share of gross-positive acquired fWAR by channel (vs. league average).

Build channels — net fWAR

Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.

Home-grown (draft/intl)+428.1
Trade+81.0
Free agency-281.1
Rule 5 / minor draft+18.1
Sourcing mix: 57% draft · 15% FA · 25% trade · 3% R5

Tenure breakdown

TeamRoleYearsSzns WAB WAB/yr TAB WAR surp HG Trade FA R5 AcqLev W-L% POPenWS Surp $M
▸ Phillies GM 2006–2008 3 +15.8 +5.25 +25.0 -1.3 +28.1 -8.7 -11.2 +0.0 3.03 0.547 211 -2
▸ Mariners GM 2000–2003 4 +55.5 +13.86 +58.8 +13.7 +109.4 +10.6 -119.3 -0.5 2.30 0.606 2–– +21
▸ Orioles GM 1996–1998 3 +0.3 +0.11 +2.4 -64.9 +8.6 -5.3 -39.8 +0.9 1.47 0.545 2–– -64
▸ Blue Jays GM 1978–1994 10 +68.5 +6.85 +70.6 -16.8 +281.9 +84.4 -110.8 +17.7 2.08 0.560 522 -29
Career total (1985+ data) 20 +140.0 +156.8 -69.3 +428.1 +81.0 -281.1 +18.1 2.11 0.565 113 3 -73

Players acquired — 292 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year fWAR
Félix Hernández P SEA Intl FA 2002 +54.0
Ichiro Suzuki OF SEA Draft 2001 +52.6
Carlos Delgado 1B TOR Intl FA 1988 +34.7
Tony Fernández SS TOR Intl FA 1979 +31.3
Jimmy Key P TOR Draft 1982 +28.5
John Olerud 1B TOR Draft 1989 +23.1
Juan Guzmán P TOR Trade 1987 +21.1
Roberto Alomar 2B TOR Trade 1990 +20.4
Mike Cameron OF SEA Trade 2000 +19.8
Fred McGriff 1B TOR Trade 1982 +19.7
Pat Hentgen P TOR Draft 1986 +19.5
Dave Stieb P TOR Draft 1978 +19.2
Jayson Werth OF PHI Free agency 2006 +18.1
George Bell OF TOR Rule 5 1980 +16.7
Tom Henke P TOR Trade 1985 +16.2
Shannon Stewart OF TOR Draft 1992 +16.0
Duane Ward P TOR Trade 1986 +14.9
Ernie Whitt C TOR Trade 1985 +14.7
Kelvim Escobar P TOR Intl FA 1992 +13.2
Todd Stottlemyre P TOR Draft 1985 +12.8
Jim Clancy P TOR Trade 1985 +11.5
Lloyd Moseby OF TOR Draft 1978 +11.4
Rance Mulliniks 3B TOR Trade 1982 +11.1
Mike Bordick SS BAL Free agency 1996 +10.8
César Hernández 2B PHI Intl FA 2006 +10.6
Shawn Green OF TOR Draft 1991 +10.6
Brady Anderson OF BAL Free agency 1997 +10.5
Chris Carpenter P TOR Draft 1993 +10.5
Paul Molitor 3B/DH TOR Free agency 1992 +9.2
David Wells P TOR Draft 1982 +8.9
Alex Gonzalez SS TOR Draft 1991 +8.0
Randy Winn OF SEA Trade 2002 +7.4
Aaron Sele P SEA Free agency 2000 +7.0
Jerry Hairston 2B/OF BAL Draft 1997 +6.8
Mark Eichhorn P TOR Draft 1979 +5.8
José López 2B SEA Intl FA 2000 +5.6
Manuel Lee 2B/SS TOR Rule 5 1984 +5.5
Freddy Galvis SS PHI Intl FA 2006 +5.4
Pat Borders C TOR Draft 1982 +5.4
Jack Morris P TOR Free agency 1991 +5.4
Mike Timlin P TOR Draft 1987 +5.3
Woody Williams P TOR Draft 1988 +4.7
Albert Belle OF BAL Free agency 1998 +4.5
Jimmy Key P BAL Free agency 1996 +4.4
Vance Worley P PHI Draft 2008 +4.4
Eric Davis OF BAL Free agency 1996 +4.3
Joe Blanton P PHI Trade 2008 +4.3
Ed Sprague 3B TOR Draft 1988 +4.2
Luis Matos OF BAL Draft 1996 +4.1
Chris Coste C PHI Draft 2006 +4.0
Dave Winfield OF TOR Free agency 1991 +3.8
Jamie Moyer P PHI Free agency 2008 +3.3
Mike Flanagan P TOR Free agency 1988 +3.3
David Bell 2B/3B SEA Free agency 2001 +3.2
Delino DeShields 2B BAL Free agency 1998 +3.1
Scott Kamieniecki P BAL Free agency 1997 +2.9
Junior Félix OF TOR Intl FA 1985 +2.9
Joe Carter OF TOR Free agency 1992 +2.8
Pedro Feliz 3B PHI Free agency 2008 +2.6
Raúl Ibañez OF PHI Free agency 2008 +2.6
John Cerutti P TOR Draft 1981 +2.6
Dennis Lamp P TOR Trade 1985 +2.5
Ben Davis C SEA Trade 2001 +2.4
Greg Myers C TOR Draft 1984 +2.4
Nelson Liriano 2B TOR Intl FA 1982 +2.3
Jake Diekman P PHI Draft 2007 +2.2
Bobby Madritsch P SEA Trade 2002 +2.2
Brad Lidge P PHI Trade 2007 +2.1
John Mayberry OF PHI Trade 2008 +2.1
Shigetoshi Hasegawa P SEA Free agency 2002 +2.1
Lenny Webster C BAL Free agency 1996 +2.0
Desi Relaford SS SEA Trade 2002 +2.0
Danny Cox P TOR Free agency 1992 +2.0
Chris Woodward SS TOR Draft 1994 +1.9
Jamie Moyer P PHI Trade 2006 +1.7
Dave Stewart P TOR Free agency 1992 +1.7
Jeff Reboulet 2B/SS BAL Free agency 1997 +1.5
Mookie Wilson OF TOR Free agency 1989 +1.5
Will Clark 1B BAL Free agency 1998 +1.4
Ryan Rowland-Smith P SEA Intl FA 2000 +1.4
Tony Castillo P TOR Intl FA 1983 +1.4
Tim Crabtree P TOR Draft 1992 +1.4
Doug Johns P BAL Free agency 1997 +1.3
Jeff Musselman P TOR Draft 1985 +1.3
Rob Ducey OF TOR Intl FA 1984 +1.2
Dámaso García 2B TOR Trade 1979 +1.2
Garth Iorg 2B/3B TOR Trade 1985 +1.2
Eddie Guardado P SEA Free agency 2003 +1.0
Mark Eichhorn P TOR Trade 1992 +1.0
Josh Towers P BAL Draft 1996 +0.9
Justin De Fratus P PHI Draft 2007 +0.9
Al Martin OF SEA Trade 2000 +0.9
Rick Leach 1B/OF TOR Trade 1985 +0.9
Aaron Ledesma SS BAL Free agency 1997 +0.8
Adam Eaton P PHI Free agency 2006 +0.8
Jonathan Pettibone P PHI Draft 2008 +0.8
Willie Blair P TOR Draft 1986 +0.8
Gary Lavelle P TOR Trade 1985 +0.8
Arthur Rhodes P PHI Trade 2006 +0.7
Cecil Fielder 1B/DH TOR Trade 1983 +0.7
Frank Wills P TOR Free agency 1988 +0.7
Rich Amaral OF BAL Free agency 1998 +0.6
Derek Bell OF TOR Draft 1987 +0.6
Huck Flener P TOR Draft 1990 +0.6
Ron Musselman P TOR Trade 1984 +0.6
Mark Whiten OF TOR Draft 1986 +0.6
Rod Barajas C PHI Free agency 2006 +0.5
Rubén Sierra OF SEA Free agency 2002 +0.5
Brad Cornett P TOR Intl FA 1992 +0.5
Darren Hall P TOR Draft 1986 +0.5
Rick Bauer P BAL Draft 1997 +0.4
Tyler Cloyd P PHI Draft 2008 +0.4
César Jiménez P SEA Intl FA 2001 +0.4
Brian Lesher OF SEA Free agency 2000 +0.4
Ed Sprague 3B SEA Free agency 2001 +0.4
Jeff Burroughs OF TOR Trade 1984 +0.4
Tom Filer P TOR Trade 1985 +0.4
Doug Drabek P BAL Free agency 1997 +0.3
Tim Raines OF BAL Draft 1998 +0.3
John Stephens P BAL Intl FA 1996 +0.3
Mike Timlin P BAL Free agency 1998 +0.3
Chad Durbin P PHI Free agency 2007 +0.3
Geoff Jenkins OF PHI Free agency 2007 +0.3
Matt Stairs DH/OF PHI Trade 2008 +0.3
Michael Stutes P PHI Draft 2008 +0.3
James Baldwin P SEA Free agency 2002 +0.3
Domingo Martínez 1B TOR Intl FA 1984 +0.3
Steve Sinclair P TOR Draft 1991 +0.3
Brent Bowers OF BAL Trade 1996 +0.2
Jerome Walton OF BAL Free agency 1996 +0.2
Rudy Seánez P PHI Free agency 2008 +0.2
Brian Bowles P TOR Draft 1994 +0.2
Felipe Crespo OF TOR Draft 1990 +0.2
Paul Menhart P TOR Draft 1990 +0.2
Turner Ward OF TOR Trade 1991 +0.2
John Parrish P BAL Draft 1996 +0.1
Jesús Tavárez OF BAL Free agency 1998 +0.1
Brian Williams P BAL Free agency 1997 +0.1
Domonic Brown OF PHI Draft 2006 +0.1
John Ennis P PHI Free agency 2006 +0.1
Michael Schwimer P PHI Draft 2008 +0.1
Andy Tracy 1B/3B PHI Free agency 2007 +0.1
Les Walrond P PHI Free agency 2008 +0.1
Greg Colbrunn 1B SEA Free agency 2003 +0.1
Oswaldo Navarro SS SEA Intl FA 2001 +0.1
Eric O'Flaherty P SEA Draft 2003 +0.1
Jamal Strong DH/OF SEA Draft 2000 +0.1
Carlos Almánzar P TOR Intl FA 1990 +0.1
Howard Battle 3B TOR Draft 1990 +0.1
Juan Beníquez OF TOR Free agency 1988 +0.1
Willie Cañate OF TOR Trade 1993 +0.1
Jeff DeWillis C TOR Draft 1983 +0.1
Dick Schofield SS TOR Free agency 1993 +0.1
Joel Bennett P BAL Trade 1998 -0.0
Shawn Boskie P BAL Free agency 1996 +0.0
Archie Corbin P BAL Free agency 1996 -0.0
Brian Falkenborg P BAL Draft 1996 +0.0
Matt Riley P BAL Draft 1997 +0.0
Antonio Alfonseca P PHI Free agency 2007 +0.0
Tyson Brummett P PHI Draft 2007 +0.0
Scott Eyre P PHI Trade 2008 -0.0
Anderson García P PHI Trade 2007 +0.0
Joe Thurston 2B/3B PHI Free agency 2006 -0.0
Adam Jones OF SEA Draft 2003 +0.0
Chad Meyers 2B/OF SEA Free agency 2002 -0.0
Scott Podsednik OF SEA Trade 2001 -0.0
Brian Sweeney P SEA Draft 2003 +0.0
Brett Tomko P SEA Trade 2000 -0.0
Luis Ugueto 2B/SS/DH SEA Trade 2001 +0.0
Luis Valbuena 3B SEA Intl FA 2002 +0.0
Doug Bair P TOR Free agency 1988 -0.0
Kevin Batiste OF TOR Draft 1985 -0.0
Sal Butera C TOR Free agency 1988 +0.0
Rich Butler OF TOR Intl FA 1990 -0.0
Pasqual Coco P TOR Intl FA 1994 -0.0
Carlos Diaz C TOR Draft 1986 +0.0
Jim Eppard 1B/DH/OF TOR Free agency 1990 -0.0
Ray Giannelli 3B TOR Draft 1988 -0.0
Tom Gilles P TOR Rule 5 1988 +0.0
Gary Glover P TOR Draft 1994 -0.0
Vince Horsman P TOR Intl FA 1984 +0.0
Edwin Hurtado P TOR Intl FA 1990 -0.0
Bob Macdonald P TOR Draft 1987 -0.0
Mark Ross P TOR Free agency 1988 +0.0
José Silva P TOR Draft 1991 -0.0
Randy St. Claire P TOR Free agency 1993 +0.0
Andy Thompson OF TOR Draft 1994 +0.0
Ricky Trlicek P TOR Trade 1989 -0.0
Ozzie Virgil C TOR Free agency 1989 -0.0
Mickey Weston P TOR Trade 1990 +0.0
Ricky Bones P BAL Free agency 1998 -0.1
Napoleon Calzado OF BAL Intl FA 1996 -0.1
Darnell McDonald OF BAL Draft 1997 -0.1
Willis Otáñez 3B BAL Trade 1996 -0.1
Drew Carpenter P PHI Draft 2006 -0.1
Fabio Castro P PHI Trade 2006 -0.1
Kane Davis P PHI Free agency 2006 -0.1
Joe Savery P PHI Draft 2007 -0.1
Emiliano Fruto P SEA Intl FA 2000 -0.1
Jamey Wright P SEA Free agency 2003 -0.1
Willie Aikens 1B TOR Trade 1983 -0.1
Luis Aquino P TOR Intl FA 1981 -0.1
Tilson Brito 2B/3B TOR Intl FA 1990 -0.1
Sil Campusano OF TOR Intl FA 1983 -0.1
Steve Cummings P TOR Draft 1986 -0.1
Ken Dayley P TOR Free agency 1990 -0.1
Tom Evans 3B TOR Draft 1992 -0.1
Jeff Hearron C TOR Draft 1983 -0.1
Xavier Hernandez P TOR Draft 1986 -0.1
Glenallen Hill OF TOR Draft 1983 -0.1
Paul Kilgus P TOR Trade 1989 -0.1
Mike Maksudian 1B TOR Rule 5 1989 -0.1
Tomás Pérez 2B/3B/SS TOR Trade 1994 -0.1
Mike Romano P TOR Draft 1993 -0.1
Anthony Sanders OF TOR Draft 1992 -0.1
Aaron Small P TOR Draft 1989 -0.1
Jimmy Myers P BAL Trade 1996 -0.2
Melvin Rosario C BAL Trade 1996 -0.2
Jay Spurgeon P BAL Draft 1997 -0.2
Mike Cervenak 3B PHI Draft 2008 -0.2
Steve Susdorf OF PHI Draft 2008 -0.2
R. J. Swindle P PHI Trade 2008 -0.2
T. J. Bohn OF SEA Draft 2002 -0.2
Shin-Soo Choo OF SEA Intl FA 2000 -0.2
Bryan LaHair 1B/OF SEA Draft 2002 -0.2
Bobby Livingston P SEA Draft 2001 -0.2
René Rivera C SEA Draft 2001 -0.2
Ron Wright DH SEA Trade 2002 -0.2
Giovanni Carrara P TOR Intl FA 1990 -0.2
Steve Davis P TOR Draft 1982 -0.2
Rene Gonzales 2B/3B TOR Trade 1991 -0.2
Luis Leal P TOR Intl FA 1979 -0.2
Buck Martinez C TOR Trade 1981 -0.2
Tom Quinlan 3B TOR Draft 1986 -0.2
Ken Robinson P TOR Draft 1991 -0.2
Alex Sanchez P TOR Draft 1987 -0.2
Luis Sojo 2B TOR Intl FA 1986 -0.2
Steve Bechler P BAL Draft 1998 -0.3
Sean Douglass P BAL Draft 1997 -0.3
Doug Linton P BAL Free agency 1998 -0.3
Gabe Molina P BAL Draft 1996 -0.3
Bobby Muñoz P BAL Free agency 1998 -0.3
Chad Paronto P BAL Draft 1996 -0.3
Esteban Yan P BAL Trade 1996 -0.3
Matt Smith P PHI Trade 2006 -0.3
So Taguchi OF PHI Free agency 2007 -0.3
Gary Allenson C TOR Trade 1985 -0.3
Randy Knorr C TOR Draft 1986 -0.3
Julio Mosquera C TOR Intl FA 1991 -0.3
Paul Spoljaric P TOR Intl FA 1989 -0.3
Matt Stark C/DH TOR Draft 1983 -0.3
Lou Thornton DH/OF TOR Rule 5 1984 -0.3
David Weathers P TOR Draft 1988 -0.3
Alex Gonzalez SS PHI Free agency 2006 -0.4
Greg Dobbs 3B SEA Intl FA 2001 -0.4
Ryan Feierabend P SEA Draft 2003 -0.4
Mike Wilson OF SEA Draft 2001 -0.4
Scott Brow P TOR Draft 1990 -0.4
Rob Butler OF TOR Intl FA 1990 -0.4
Alexis Infante 3B/SS TOR Intl FA 1981 -0.4
Ricardo Jordan P TOR Draft 1990 -0.4
Doug Linton P TOR Draft 1986 -0.4
Jimmy Rogers P TOR Draft 1986 -0.4
Luis Sojo 2B TOR Trade 1992 -0.4
Jeff Ware P TOR Draft 1991 -0.4
Kevin Witt 1B/DH TOR Draft 1994 -0.4
Eddie Zosky SS TOR Draft 1989 -0.4
B. J. Rosenberg P PHI Draft 2008 -0.5
Jaime Bubela OF SEA Draft 2000 -0.5
Bill Caudill P TOR Trade 1984 -0.5
Charlie Moore C/OF TOR Free agency 1987 -0.5
Ryan Kohlmeier P BAL Draft 1996 -0.6
Eddie Rogers SS BAL Intl FA 1997 -0.6
Wes Helms 1B/3B PHI Free agency 2006 -0.6
Pat Borders C SEA Free agency 2002 -0.6
Giovanni Carrara P SEA Free agency 2003 -0.6
Jim Acker P TOR Rule 5 1982 -0.6
Stan Clarke P TOR Draft 1981 -0.6
Alfredo Griffin SS TOR Free agency 1992 -0.6
Mike Devereaux OF BAL Free agency 1996 -0.7
Travis Blackley P SEA Intl FA 2000 -0.7
Scott Spiezio 1B/2B SEA Free agency 2003 -0.9
J. C. Romero P PHI Free agency 2007 -1.0
Darnell Coles 3B/OF TOR Free agency 1992 -1.1
Sandy Martínez C TOR Intl FA 1990 -1.1
Pat Tabler 1B/DH TOR Free agency 1990 -1.2
Tom Lawless 2B/3B TOR Free agency 1989 -1.3
Robert Pérez OF TOR Intl FA 1989 -1.3
Ron Shepherd DH/OF TOR Draft 1979 -1.3
Wladimir Balentien OF SEA Intl FA 2000 -1.4
Ryan Minor 3B BAL Draft 1996 -1.6
Domingo Cedeño 2B/SS TOR Intl FA 1987 -1.6

WAB = wins above what the team's payroll predicted (resource-controlled). WAR surplus = era-neutral value (WAR minus payroll in win-equivalents). Roster surplus $M = dollar value of WAR over cost. Build channels (realized fWAR): HG = home-grown via amateur draft / international signing; Trade = acquired minus surrendered (incl. purchases/waivers); FA = signed minus walked; R5 = Rule-5 / minor-league-draft pickups. Credit follows the acquisition year — home-grown to the regime at the player's draft/signing (not whoever was in the chair when he peaked), trade/FA/R5 to the GM who made the move. Players acquired as prospects before debuting (e.g. Smoltz, Bagwell; Rule-5 picks like Uggla) are counted as trade/R5, not home-grown. All are franchise-level outcomes during the stint, not solely attributable to one executive.

Rosternomics — quantifying front-office skill, attribution-clean. Follow @rosternomics on X. Decision-makers on record back to 1933; resource-controlled metrics (WAR & payroll) cover 1985–2026.
Data: FanGraphs (WAR), Baseball-Reference & the Chadwick Bureau register (rosters, IDs), the Lahman Database, Baseball America prospect rankings (via The Baseball Cube), and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0); bios are original. Emoji graphics by OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
All figures are franchise-level outcomes credited to the decision-maker in the acquisition year — not solely attributable to one executive.