1998 Arizona Diamondbacks

65-97 • .401 Win% • 5th in NL W

The 1998 Arizona Diamondbacks went 65-97 (.401) finishing 5th in the NL W division. The club scored 665 runs, allowed 812, and played home games at Bank One Ballpark. Team leaders included Devon White (22 HR, 85 RBI) and Andy Benes (14-13, 3.97 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

65 Wins
97 Losses
.401 Win %
5th Rank
665 R 812 RA
Diff -147

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665 Runs Scored
812 Runs Allowed
-147 Run Diff
3,604K Attendance

📈 vs. 1998 NL Average

Batting Avg .246 6% below the 1998 league average (.261)
OBP .313 5% below the 1998 league average (.331)
SLG .392 4% below the 1998 league average (.410)
Team ERA 4.63 9% worse than the 1998 league average (4.23)
Runs Scored 665 11% below the 1998 league average (746 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumChase Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 3,604,237
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Avg per Game 44,496

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1998

Batting Avg

1 Damian Miller 0.286 2 Devon White 0.279 3 Andy Fox 0.277 4 Tony Batista 0.273 5 Travis Lee 0.269

Home Runs

1 Travis Lee 22 2 Devon White 22 3 Jay Bell 20 4 Matt Williams 20 5 Tony Batista 18

RBI

1 Devon White 85 2 Travis Lee 72 3 Matt Williams 71 4 Jay Bell 67 5 David Dellucci 51
1998 Arizona Diamondbacks — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Devon White 146 563 84 157 32 1 22 85 42 102 22 0.279
Travis Lee 146 562 71 151 20 2 22 72 67 123 8 0.269
Jay Bell 155 549 79 138 29 5 20 67 81 129 3 0.251
Matt Williams 135 510 72 136 26 1 20 71 43 102 5 0.267
Andy Fox 139 502 67 139 21 6 9 44 43 97 14 0.277
David Dellucci 124 416 43 108 19 12 5 51 33 103 3 0.260
Karim Garcia 113 333 39 74 10 8 9 43 18 78 5 0.222
Tony Batista 106 293 46 80 16 1 18 41 18 52 1 0.273
Kelly Stinnett 92 274 35 71 14 1 11 34 35 74 0 0.259
Brent Brede 98 212 23 48 9 3 2 17 24 43 1 0.226
Yamil Benitez 91 206 17 41 7 1 9 30 14 46 2 0.199
Damian Miller 57 168 17 48 14 2 3 14 11 43 1 0.286
Jorge Fabregas 50 151 8 30 4 0 1 15 13 26 0 0.199
Andy Stankiewicz 77 145 9 30 5 0 0 8 7 33 1 0.207
Danny Klassen 29 108 12 21 2 1 3 8 9 33 1 0.194
Bernard Gilkey 29 101 8 25 0 0 1 5 11 14 4 0.248
Brian Anderson 35 66 6 7 0 0 0 0 3 19 1 0.106
Andy Benes 35 65 8 11 3 0 1 3 6 28 0 0.169
Willie Blair 23 48 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 26 0 0.083
Omar Daal 33 46 3 5 0 0 0 1 5 17 0 0.109
Chris Jones 20 31 3 6 1 0 0 3 3 9 0 0.194
Amaury Telemaco 27 29 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 13 0 0.069
Hanley Frias 15 23 4 3 0 1 1 2 0 5 0 0.130
Jeff Suppan 13 22 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 6 1 0.273
Hensley Meulens 7 15 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 0 0.067
Mike Robertson 11 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.154
Clint Sodowsky 46 10 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.300
Bob Wolcott 6 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.222
Joel Adamson 5 7 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.429
Edwin Diaz 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Bobby Chouinard 26 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Gregg Olson 64 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0.500
Willie Banks 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Scott Brow 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Russ Springer 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bryan Corey 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alan Embree 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Ben Ford 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Barry Manuel 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chris Michalak 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Vladimir Nunez 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ricky Pickett 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Felix Rodriguez 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Aaron Small 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Efrain Valdez 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Neil Weber 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1998

ERA

1 Omar Daal 2.88 2 Gregg Olson 3.01 3 Willie Banks 3.09 4 Aaron Small 3.69 5 Amaury Telemaco 3.94

Wins

1 Andy Benes 14 2 Brian Anderson 12 3 Omar Daal 8 4 Amaury Telemaco 6 5 Willie Blair 4

Strikeouts

1 Andy Benes 164 2 Omar Daal 132 3 Brian Anderson 95 4 Willie Blair 71 5 Amaury Telemaco 60
1998 Arizona Diamondbacks — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Andy Benes 14 13 3.97 34 34 0 231.1 221 102 74 164
Brian Anderson 12 13 4.33 32 32 0 208.0 221 100 24 95
Omar Daal 8 12 2.88 33 23 0 162.2 146 52 51 132
Willie Blair 4 15 5.34 23 23 0 146.2 165 87 51 71
Amaury Telemaco 6 9 3.94 27 18 0 121.0 127 53 33 60
Clint Sodowsky 3 6 5.68 45 6 0 77.2 86 49 39 42
Gregg Olson 3 4 3.01 64 0 30 68.2 56 23 25 55
Jeff Suppan 1 7 6.68 13 13 0 66.0 82 49 21 39
Felix Rodriguez 0 2 6.14 43 0 5 44.0 44 30 29 36
Willie Banks 1 2 3.09 33 0 1 43.2 34 15 25 32
Bobby Chouinard 0 2 4.23 26 2 0 38.1 41 18 11 26
Alan Embree 3 2 4.11 35 0 1 35.0 33 16 13 24
Bob Wolcott 1 3 7.09 6 6 0 33.0 32 26 13 21
Russ Springer 4 3 4.13 26 0 0 32.2 29 15 14 37
Aaron Small 3 1 3.69 23 0 0 31.2 32 13 8 14
Joel Adamson 0 3 8.22 5 5 0 23.0 25 21 11 14
Scott Brow 1 0 7.17 17 0 0 21.1 22 17 14 13
Barry Manuel 1 0 7.47 13 0 0 15.2 17 13 14 12
Ben Ford 0 0 9.90 8 0 0 10.0 13 11 3 5
Chris Michalak 0 0 11.81 5 0 0 5.1 9 7 4 5
Vladimir Nunez 0 0 10.13 4 0 0 5.1 7 6 2 2
Efrain Valdez 0 0 4.15 6 0 0 4.1 7 2 1 2
Bryan Corey 0 0 9.00 3 0 0 4.0 6 4 2 1
Neil Weber 0 0 11.57 4 0 0 2.1 5 3 3 4
Ricky Pickett 0 0 81.00 2 0 0 0.2 3 6 4 2

👥 Roster (46)

Joel Adamson Brian Anderson Willie Banks Tony Batista Jay Bell Andy Benes Yamil Benitez Willie Blair Brent Brede Scott Brow Bobby Chouinard Bryan Corey +34 more

46 players

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The 1998 Arizona Diamondbacks in brief

In 1998 the Arizona Diamondbacks posted a 65-97 mark (.401) and finished 5th in the NL West. The Arizona Diamondbacks scored 665 runs and allowed 812, a run differential of -147. The team batting average of .246 was 6% below the 1998 league mark of .261. The staff ERA of 4.63 was 9% worse than the league average of 4.23. League clubs averaged 746 runs that year, so the Arizona Diamondbacks scored 11% fewer.

Attendance at Bank One Ballpark totaled 3,604,237 for the year. For power, Devon White led the way with 22 homers. On the mound, Andy Benes won 14 games to lead the staff. Gregg Olson saved 30 games. The roster section lists 46 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1998 Arizona Diamondbacks

What was the 1998 Arizona Diamondbacks record?
The 1998 Arizona Diamondbacks finished 65-97 (.401 win pct).
Who led the 1998 Arizona Diamondbacks in home runs?
Travis Lee led the 1998 Arizona Diamondbacks with 22 home runs.
What was the 1998 Arizona Diamondbacks team ERA?
The 1998 Arizona Diamondbacks posted a team ERA of 4.63.
Did the 1998 Arizona Diamondbacks win the World Series?
No. The 1998 Arizona Diamondbacks did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1998 Arizona Diamondbacks play?
The 1998 Arizona Diamondbacks played home games at Bank One Ballpark.
Who led the 1998 Arizona Diamondbacks in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Devon White (22 HR, 85 RBI) and Andy Benes (14-13, 3.97 ERA).
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