1998 Colorado Rockies

77-85 • .475 Win% • 4th in NL W

The 1998 Colorado Rockies went 77-85 (.475) finishing 4th in the NL W division. The club scored 826 runs, allowed 855, and played home games at Coors Field. Team leaders included Vinny Castilla (46 HR, 144 RBI) and Pedro Astacio (13-14, 6.23 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

77 Wins
85 Losses
.475 Win %
4th Rank
826 R 855 RA
Diff -29

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⚡ Quick Stats

826 Runs Scored
855 Runs Allowed
-29 Run Diff
3,791K Attendance

📈 vs. 1998 NL Average

Batting Avg .291 11% above the 1998 league average (.261)
OBP .347 5% above the 1998 league average (.331)
SLG .460 12% above the 1998 league average (.410)
Team ERA 4.99 18% worse than the 1998 league average (4.23)
Runs Scored 826 11% above the 1998 league average (746 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCoors Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 3,791,276
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Avg per Game 46,805

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1998

Batting Avg

1 Larry Walker 0.363 2 Darryl Hamilton 0.335 3 Dante Bichette 0.331 4 Vinny Castilla 0.319 5 Todd Helton 0.315

Home Runs

1 Vinny Castilla 46 2 Todd Helton 25 3 Larry Walker 23 4 Dante Bichette 22 5 Ellis Burks 16

RBI

1 Vinny Castilla 144 2 Dante Bichette 122 3 Todd Helton 97 4 Larry Walker 67 5 Mike Lansing 66
1998 Colorado Rockies — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dante Bichette 161 662 97 219 48 2 22 122 28 76 14 0.331
Neifi Perez 162 647 80 177 25 9 9 59 38 70 5 0.274
Vinny Castilla 162 645 108 206 28 4 46 144 40 89 5 0.319
Mike Lansing 153 584 73 161 39 2 12 66 39 88 10 0.276
Todd Helton 152 530 78 167 37 1 25 97 53 54 3 0.315
Larry Walker 130 454 113 165 46 3 23 67 64 61 14 0.363
Ellis Burks 100 357 54 102 22 5 16 54 39 80 3 0.286
Kirt Manwaring 110 291 30 72 12 3 2 26 38 49 1 0.247
Jeff Reed 113 259 43 75 17 1 9 39 37 57 0 0.290
Darryl Hamilton 51 194 30 65 9 1 5 25 23 20 4 0.335
Curtis Goodwin 119 159 27 39 7 0 1 6 16 40 5 0.245
Greg Colbrunn 62 122 12 38 8 2 2 13 8 23 3 0.311
John Vander Wal 89 104 18 30 10 1 5 20 16 29 0 0.288
Jason Bates 53 74 10 14 3 0 0 3 8 21 0 0.189
Kurt Abbott 42 71 9 18 6 0 3 15 2 19 0 0.254
Darryl Kile 39 71 5 18 5 0 0 5 4 22 0 0.254
Pedro Astacio 35 62 4 8 2 0 0 3 0 21 0 0.129
Jamey Wright 34 57 5 10 2 1 1 4 3 29 0 0.175
John Thomson 26 50 4 6 0 0 0 2 2 23 0 0.120
Bobby Jones 35 45 3 8 1 0 0 4 0 14 0 0.178
Jeff Barry 15 34 4 6 1 0 0 2 2 11 0 0.176
Angel Echevarria 19 29 7 11 3 0 1 9 2 3 0 0.379
Terry Shumpert 23 26 3 6 1 0 1 2 2 8 0 0.231
Derrick Gibson 7 21 4 9 1 0 0 2 1 4 0 0.429
Edgard Clemente 11 17 2 6 0 1 0 2 2 8 0 0.353
Nelson Liriano 12 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.000
Derrick White 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Mark Thompson 6 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.143
Mark Brownson 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike DeJean 59 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Chuck McElroy 78 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.200
Mark Strittmatter 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Kevin Ritz 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Dave Veres 63 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Curt Leskanic 66 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mike Munoz 40 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Fred Rath 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jerry Dipoto 68 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Mike Saipe 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Dave Wainhouse 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lariel Gonzalez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Stoops 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1998

ERA

1 Dave Veres 2.83 2 Chuck McElroy 2.90 3 Mike DeJean 3.03 4 Jerry Dipoto 3.53 5 Curt Leskanic 4.40

Wins

1 Pedro Astacio 13 2 Darryl Kile 13 3 Jamey Wright 9 4 John Thomson 8 5 Bobby Jones 7

Strikeouts

1 Pedro Astacio 170 2 Darryl Kile 158 3 Bobby Jones 109 4 John Thomson 106 5 Jamey Wright 86
1998 Colorado Rockies — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Darryl Kile 13 17 5.20 36 35 0 230.1 257 133 96 158
Pedro Astacio 13 14 6.23 35 34 0 209.1 245 145 74 170
Jamey Wright 9 14 5.67 34 34 0 206.1 235 130 95 86
John Thomson 8 11 4.81 26 26 0 161.0 174 86 49 106
Bobby Jones 7 8 5.22 35 20 0 141.1 153 82 66 109
Dave Veres 3 1 2.83 63 0 8 76.1 67 24 27 74
Curt Leskanic 6 4 4.40 66 0 2 75.2 75 37 40 55
Mike DeJean 3 1 3.03 59 1 2 74.1 78 25 24 27
Jerry Dipoto 3 4 3.53 68 0 19 71.1 61 28 25 49
Chuck McElroy 6 4 2.90 78 0 2 68.1 68 22 24 61
Mike Munoz 2 2 5.66 40 0 3 41.1 53 26 16 24
Mark Thompson 1 2 7.71 6 6 0 23.1 36 20 12 14
Mark Brownson 1 0 4.73 2 2 0 13.1 16 7 2 8
Dave Wainhouse 1 0 4.91 10 0 0 11.0 15 6 5 3
Mike Saipe 0 1 10.80 2 2 0 10.0 22 12 0 2
Kevin Ritz 0 2 11.00 2 2 0 9.0 17 11 2 3
Fred Rath 0 0 1.69 2 0 0 5.1 6 1 2 2
Jim Stoops 1 0 2.25 3 0 0 4.0 5 1 3 0
Lariel Gonzalez 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0

👥 Roster (42)

Kurt Abbott Pedro Astacio Jeff Barry Jason Bates Dante Bichette Mark Brownson Ellis Burks Vinny Castilla Edgard Clemente Greg Colbrunn Mike DeJean Jerry Dipoto +30 more

42 players

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The 1998 Colorado Rockies in brief

The record for the 1998 Colorado Rockies reads 77 wins and 85 losses, good for 4th in the NL West. With 826 runs scored and 855 given up, the 1998 differential was -29. The team batting average of .291 was 11% above the 1998 league mark of .261. Pitchers allowed 4.99 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.23. League clubs averaged 746 runs that year, so the Colorado Rockies scored 11% more.

Attendance at Coors Field totaled 3,791,276 for the year. For power, Vinny Castilla led the way with 46 homers. The hits leader was Dante Bichette with 219. On the mound, Pedro Astacio won 13 games to lead the staff. The saves leader was Jerry Dipoto with 19. In all, the roster shows 42 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1998 Colorado Rockies

What was the 1998 Colorado Rockies record?
The 1998 Colorado Rockies finished 77-85 (.475 win pct).
Who led the 1998 Colorado Rockies in home runs?
Vinny Castilla led the 1998 Colorado Rockies with 46 home runs.
What was the 1998 Colorado Rockies team ERA?
The 1998 Colorado Rockies posted a team ERA of 4.99.
Did the 1998 Colorado Rockies win the World Series?
No. The 1998 Colorado Rockies did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1998 Colorado Rockies play?
The 1998 Colorado Rockies played home games at Coors Field.
Who led the 1998 Colorado Rockies in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Vinny Castilla (46 HR, 144 RBI) and Pedro Astacio (13-14, 6.23 ERA).
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