2008 Cincinnati Reds

74-88 • .457 Win% • 5th in NL C

The 2008 Cincinnati Reds went 74-88 (.457) finishing 5th in the NL C division. The club scored 704 runs, allowed 800, and played home games at Great American Ball Park. Team leaders included Adam Dunn (32 HR, 74 RBI) and Edinson Volquez (17-6, 3.21 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

74 Wins
88 Losses
.457 Win %
5th Rank
704 R 800 RA
Diff -96

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704 Runs Scored
800 Runs Allowed
-96 Run Diff
2,058K Attendance

📈 vs. 2008 NL Average

Batting Avg .247 5% below the 2008 league average (.260)
OBP .320 3% below the 2008 league average (.330)
SLG .407 1% below the 2008 league average (.412)
Team ERA 4.55 6% worse than the 2008 league average (4.29)
Runs Scored 704 4% below the 2008 league average (734 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumGreat American Ball Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,058,632
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Avg per Game 25,415

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2008

Batting Avg

1 Jerry Hairston 0.326 2 Chris Dickerson 0.304 3 Ryan Freel 0.298 4 Joey Votto 0.297 5 Ryan Hanigan 0.271

Home Runs

1 Adam Dunn 32 2 Edwin Encarnacion 26 3 Joey Votto 24 4 Jay Bruce 21 5 Brandon Phillips 21

RBI

1 Joey Votto 84 2 Brandon Phillips 78 3 Adam Dunn 74 4 Edwin Encarnacion 68 5 Ken Griffey 53
2008 Cincinnati Reds — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Brandon Phillips 141 559 80 146 24 7 21 78 39 93 23 0.261
Joey Votto 151 526 69 156 32 3 24 84 59 102 7 0.297
Edwin Encarnacion 146 506 75 127 29 1 26 68 61 102 1 0.251
Jeff Keppinger 121 459 45 122 24 2 3 43 30 24 3 0.266
Jay Bruce 108 413 63 105 17 1 21 52 33 110 4 0.254
Adam Dunn 114 373 58 87 14 0 32 74 80 120 1 0.233
Corey Patterson 135 366 46 75 17 2 10 34 16 57 14 0.205
Ken Griffey 102 359 51 88 20 1 15 53 61 64 0 0.245
Paul Bako 99 299 30 65 11 2 6 35 34 90 0 0.217
Jerry Hairston 80 261 47 85 20 2 6 36 23 36 15 0.326
David Ross 52 134 17 31 9 0 3 13 32 36 0 0.231
Ryan Freel 48 131 17 39 8 0 0 10 8 18 6 0.298
Javier Valentin 94 129 10 33 8 0 4 18 14 27 0 0.256
Jolbert Cabrera 48 115 17 29 6 1 3 12 8 29 2 0.252
Chris Dickerson 31 102 20 31 9 2 6 15 17 35 5 0.304
Ryan Hanigan 31 85 9 23 2 0 2 9 10 9 0 0.271
Paul Janish 38 80 5 15 2 0 1 6 7 18 0 0.188
Bronson Arroyo 40 61 4 12 3 0 1 6 4 21 1 0.197
Edinson Volquez 33 61 3 6 0 0 0 1 0 31 0 0.098
Aaron Harang 30 54 0 7 1 0 0 2 0 20 0 0.130
Scott Hatteberg 34 52 3 9 3 0 0 7 7 7 0 0.173
Norris Hopper 26 50 3 10 0 0 0 1 5 6 1 0.200
Johnny Cueto 32 45 4 2 0 0 0 1 2 15 0 0.044
Danny Richar 16 36 4 8 2 0 0 3 0 9 1 0.222
Wilkin Castillo 18 32 6 9 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.281
Adam Rosales 18 29 0 6 1 0 0 2 1 4 1 0.207
Josh Fogg 23 22 3 3 1 0 0 0 1 9 0 0.136
Andy Phillips 15 21 1 3 1 0 0 4 2 4 0 0.143
Homer Bailey 8 10 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.100
Juan Castro 7 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Ramon Ramirez 5 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.100
Matt Belisle 6 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.125
Micah Owings 4 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.500
Mike Lincoln 64 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Nick Masset 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Daryl Thompson 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeremy Affeldt 74 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jared Burton 54 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Francisco Cordero 72 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gary Majewski 37 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Adam Pettyjohn 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jon Adkins 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Bray 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Todd Coffey 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Danny Herrera 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kent Mercker 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Josh Roenicke 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
David Weathers 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2008

ERA

1 Bill Bray 2.87 2 Edinson Volquez 3.21 3 Jared Burton 3.22 4 David Weathers 3.25 5 Jeremy Affeldt 3.33

Wins

1 Edinson Volquez 17 2 Bronson Arroyo 15 3 Johnny Cueto 9 4 Aaron Harang 6 5 Jared Burton 5

Strikeouts

1 Edinson Volquez 206 2 Bronson Arroyo 163 3 Johnny Cueto 158 4 Aaron Harang 153 5 Jeremy Affeldt 80
2008 Cincinnati Reds — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bronson Arroyo 15 11 4.77 34 34 0 200.0 219 106 68 163
Edinson Volquez 17 6 3.21 33 32 0 196.0 167 70 93 206
Aaron Harang 6 17 4.78 30 29 0 184.1 205 98 50 153
Johnny Cueto 9 14 4.81 31 31 0 174.0 178 93 68 158
Jeremy Affeldt 1 1 3.33 74 0 0 78.1 78 29 25 80
Josh Fogg 2 7 7.58 22 14 0 78.1 97 66 27 45
Francisco Cordero 5 4 3.33 72 0 34 70.1 61 26 38 78
Mike Lincoln 2 5 4.48 64 0 0 70.1 66 35 24 57
David Weathers 4 6 3.25 72 0 0 69.1 76 25 30 46
Jared Burton 5 1 3.22 54 0 0 58.2 56 21 25 58
Bill Bray 2 2 2.87 63 0 0 47.0 50 15 24 54
Gary Majewski 1 0 6.53 37 0 0 40.0 61 29 15 27
Homer Bailey 0 6 7.93 8 8 0 36.1 59 32 17 18
Matt Belisle 1 4 7.28 6 6 0 29.2 47 24 6 14
Ramon Ramirez 1 1 2.67 5 4 0 27.0 17 8 11 21
Todd Coffey 0 0 6.05 17 0 0 19.1 25 13 6 8
Nick Masset 1 0 2.08 10 0 0 17.1 16 4 5 11
Daryl Thompson 0 2 6.91 3 3 0 14.1 20 11 7 6
Kent Mercker 1 0 3.29 15 0 0 13.2 13 5 8 6
Danny Herrera 0 0 7.36 7 0 0 7.1 10 6 3 8
Adam Pettyjohn 0 1 20.25 3 1 0 4.0 11 9 2 1
Jon Adkins 1 0 2.45 4 0 0 3.2 4 1 3 3
Josh Roenicke 0 0 9.00 5 0 0 3.0 6 3 2 6

👥 Roster (48)

Jon Adkins Jeremy Affeldt Bronson Arroyo Homer Bailey Paul Bako Matt Belisle Bill Bray Jay Bruce Jared Burton Jolbert Cabrera Wilkin Castillo Juan Castro +36 more

48 players

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The 2008 Cincinnati Reds in brief

The record for the 2008 Cincinnati Reds reads 74 wins and 88 losses, good for 5th in the NL Central. With 704 runs scored and 800 given up, the 2008 differential was -96. At the plate the Cincinnati Reds hit .247, 5% worse than the league's .260. The Cincinnati Reds staff finished with a 4.55 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.29. The 2008 Cincinnati Reds scored 4% fewer runs than the average club (704 against 734).

Home games were played at Great American Ball Park, where 2,058,632 fans came through the gates. Adam Dunn topped the Cincinnati Reds with 32 home runs. The RBI leader was Joey Votto, with 84. Edinson Volquez was the top winner, with 17 victories. The saves leader was Francisco Cordero with 34.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2008 Cincinnati Reds

What was the 2008 Cincinnati Reds record?
The 2008 Cincinnati Reds finished 74-88 (.457 win pct).
Who led the 2008 Cincinnati Reds in home runs?
Adam Dunn led the 2008 Cincinnati Reds with 32 home runs.
What was the 2008 Cincinnati Reds team ERA?
The 2008 Cincinnati Reds posted a team ERA of 4.55.
Did the 2008 Cincinnati Reds win the World Series?
No. The 2008 Cincinnati Reds did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2008 Cincinnati Reds play?
The 2008 Cincinnati Reds played home games at Great American Ball Park.
Who led the 2008 Cincinnati Reds in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Adam Dunn (32 HR, 74 RBI) and Edinson Volquez (17-6, 3.21 ERA).
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