2005 Oakland Athletics

88-74 • .543 Win% • 2nd in AL W

The 2005 Oakland Athletics went 88-74 (.543) finishing 2nd in the AL W division. The club scored 772 runs, allowed 658, and played home games at McAfee Coliseum. Team leaders included Eric Chavez (27 HR, 101 RBI) and Dan Haren (14-12, 3.73 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

88 Wins
74 Losses
.543 Win %
2nd Rank
772 R 658 RA
Diff +114

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772 Runs Scored
658 Runs Allowed
+114 Run Diff
2,108K Attendance

📈 vs. 2005 AL Average

Batting Avg .262 2% below the 2005 league average (.267)
OBP .330 equal to the 2005 league average (.330)
SLG .407 4% below the 2005 league average (.424)
Team ERA 3.69 15% better than the 2005 league average (4.36)
Runs Scored 772 equal to the 2005 league average (771 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMcAfee Coliseum
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,108,818
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Avg per Game 26,034

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2005

Batting Avg

1 Mark Ellis 0.316 2 Mark Kotsay 0.280 3 Bobby Crosby 0.276 4 Dan Johnson 0.275 5 Jason Kendall 0.271

Home Runs

1 Eric Chavez 27 2 Nick Swisher 21 3 Dan Johnson 15 4 Mark Kotsay 15 5 Mark Ellis 13

RBI

1 Eric Chavez 101 2 Mark Kotsay 82 3 Nick Swisher 74 4 Scott Hatteberg 59 5 Dan Johnson 58
2005 Oakland Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Eric Chavez 160 625 92 168 40 1 27 101 58 129 6 0.269
Jason Kendall 150 601 70 163 28 1 0 53 50 39 8 0.271
Mark Kotsay 139 582 75 163 35 1 15 82 40 51 5 0.280
Scott Hatteberg 134 464 52 119 19 0 7 59 51 54 0 0.256
Nick Swisher 131 462 66 109 32 1 21 74 55 110 0 0.236
Mark Ellis 122 434 76 137 21 5 13 52 44 51 1 0.316
Marco Scutaro 118 381 48 94 22 3 9 37 36 48 5 0.247
Bobby Kielty 116 377 55 99 20 0 10 57 50 67 3 0.263
Dan Johnson 109 375 54 103 21 0 15 58 50 52 0 0.275
Bobby Crosby 84 333 66 92 25 4 9 38 35 54 0 0.276
Jay Payton 69 275 38 74 9 1 13 42 14 33 0 0.269
Eric Byrnes 59 192 30 51 15 2 7 24 14 27 2 0.266
Erubiel Durazo 41 152 15 36 6 1 4 16 14 24 1 0.237
Keith Ginter 51 137 12 22 5 0 3 25 13 25 0 0.161
Adam Melhuse 39 97 11 24 7 0 2 12 5 28 0 0.247
Matt Watson 19 48 4 9 3 0 0 5 2 4 0 0.188
Charles Thomas 30 46 4 5 0 0 0 1 5 8 0 0.109
Hiram Bocachica 9 19 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.105
Freddie Bynum 7 7 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.286
Barry Zito 35 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.143
Dan Haren 34 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.400
Joe Blanton 33 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Kiko Calero 58 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Alberto Castillo 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ryan Glynn 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Kirk Saarloos 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Keiichi Yabu 40 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jermaine Clark 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Juan Cruz 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Octavio Dotel 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Justin Duchscherer 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Seth Etherton 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ron Flores 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Santiago Casilla 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Harden 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tim Harikkala 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Kennedy 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Britt Reames 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ricardo Rincon 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Huston Street 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jay Witasick 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2005

ERA

1 Huston Street 1.72 2 Justin Duchscherer 2.21 3 Rich Harden 2.53 4 Kiko Calero 3.23 5 Joe Blanton 3.53

Wins

1 Dan Haren 14 2 Barry Zito 14 3 Joe Blanton 12 4 Rich Harden 10 5 Kirk Saarloos 10

Strikeouts

1 Barry Zito 171 2 Dan Haren 163 3 Rich Harden 121 4 Joe Blanton 116 5 Justin Duchscherer 85
2005 Oakland Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Barry Zito 14 13 3.86 35 35 0 228.1 185 98 89 171
Dan Haren 14 12 3.73 34 34 0 217.0 212 90 53 163
Joe Blanton 12 12 3.53 33 33 0 201.1 178 79 67 116
Kirk Saarloos 10 9 4.17 29 27 0 159.2 170 74 54 53
Rich Harden 10 5 2.53 22 19 0 128.0 93 36 43 121
Justin Duchscherer 7 4 2.21 65 0 5 85.2 67 21 19 85
Huston Street 5 1 1.72 67 0 23 78.1 53 15 26 72
Joe Kennedy 4 5 4.45 19 8 0 60.2 64 30 20 45
Keiichi Yabu 4 0 4.50 40 0 1 58.0 64 29 26 44
Kiko Calero 4 1 3.23 58 0 1 55.2 45 20 18 52
Ricardo Rincon 1 1 4.34 67 0 0 37.1 34 18 20 27
Juan Cruz 0 3 7.44 28 0 0 32.2 38 27 22 34
Jay Witasick 1 1 3.25 28 0 1 27.2 26 10 17 33
Seth Etherton 1 1 6.62 3 3 0 17.2 16 13 5 10
Ryan Glynn 0 4 6.88 5 3 0 17.0 24 13 7 15
Octavio Dotel 1 2 3.52 15 0 7 15.1 10 6 11 16
Tim Harikkala 0 0 6.39 8 0 0 12.2 16 9 4 7
Ron Flores 0 0 1.04 11 0 0 8.2 8 1 0 6
Britt Reames 0 0 9.53 2 0 0 5.2 10 6 2 4
Santiago Casilla 0 0 3.00 3 0 0 3.0 2 1 1 1

👥 Roster (41)

Joe Blanton Hiram Bocachica Freddie Bynum Eric Byrnes Kiko Calero Santiago Casilla Alberto Castillo Eric Chavez Jermaine Clark Bobby Crosby Juan Cruz Octavio Dotel +29 more

41 players

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The 2005 Oakland Athletics in brief

The record for the 2005 Oakland Athletics reads 88 wins and 74 losses, good for 2nd in the AL West. With 772 runs scored and 658 given up, the 2005 differential was +114. Against a league average of .267, the 2005 Oakland Athletics batted .262. The Oakland Athletics staff finished with a 3.69 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.36. Home games were played at McAfee Coliseum, where 2,108,818 fans came through the gates.

For power, Eric Chavez led the way with 27 homers. The pitching staff's wins leader was Dan Haren (14). Barry Zito struck out 171, the most on the club. Huston Street closed out 23 saves. The roster section lists 41 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2005 Oakland Athletics

What was the 2005 Oakland Athletics record?
The 2005 Oakland Athletics finished 88-74 (.543 win pct).
Who led the 2005 Oakland Athletics in home runs?
Eric Chavez led the 2005 Oakland Athletics with 27 home runs.
What was the 2005 Oakland Athletics team ERA?
The 2005 Oakland Athletics posted a team ERA of 3.69.
Did the 2005 Oakland Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 2005 Oakland Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2005 Oakland Athletics play?
The 2005 Oakland Athletics played home games at McAfee Coliseum.
Who led the 2005 Oakland Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Eric Chavez (27 HR, 101 RBI) and Dan Haren (14-12, 3.73 ERA).
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