⭐ Division Winner

2006 Oakland Athletics

93-69 • .574 Win% • 1st in AL W

The 2006 Oakland Athletics went 93-69 (.574) finishing 1st in the AL W division. They won their division. The club scored 771 runs, allowed 727, and played home games at McAfee Coliseum. Team leaders included Frank Thomas (39 HR, 114 RBI) and Joe Blanton (16-12, 4.82 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

93 Wins
69 Losses
.574 Win %
1st Rank
771 R 727 RA
Diff +44

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⚡ Quick Stats

771 Runs Scored
727 Runs Allowed
+44 Run Diff
1,976K Attendance

📈 vs. 2006 AL Average

Batting Avg .259 5% below the 2006 league average (.274)
OBP .340 equal to the 2006 league average (.339)
SLG .411 6% below the 2006 league average (.436)
Team ERA 4.21 8% better than the 2006 league average (4.56)
Runs Scored 771 4% below the 2006 league average (804 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMcAfee Coliseum
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,976,625
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Avg per Game 24,402

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2006

Batting Avg

1 Jay Payton 0.296 2 Jason Kendall 0.295 3 Milton Bradley 0.276 4 Mark Kotsay 0.275 5 Frank Thomas 0.270

Home Runs

1 Frank Thomas 39 2 Nick Swisher 35 3 Eric Chavez 22 4 Milton Bradley 14 5 Mark Ellis 11

RBI

1 Frank Thomas 114 2 Nick Swisher 95 3 Eric Chavez 72 4 Mark Kotsay 59 5 Jay Payton 59
2006 Oakland Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jay Payton 142 557 78 165 32 3 10 59 22 52 8 0.296
Nick Swisher 157 556 106 141 24 2 35 95 97 152 1 0.254
Jason Kendall 143 552 76 163 23 0 1 50 53 54 11 0.295
Mark Kotsay 129 502 57 138 29 3 7 59 44 55 6 0.275
Eric Chavez 137 485 74 117 24 2 22 72 84 100 3 0.241
Frank Thomas 137 466 77 126 11 0 39 114 81 81 0 0.270
Mark Ellis 124 441 64 110 25 1 11 52 40 76 4 0.249
Marco Scutaro 117 365 52 97 21 6 5 41 50 66 5 0.266
Bobby Crosby 96 358 42 82 12 0 9 40 36 76 8 0.229
Milton Bradley 96 351 53 97 14 2 14 52 51 65 10 0.276
Dan Johnson 91 286 30 67 13 1 9 37 40 45 0 0.234
Bobby Kielty 81 270 35 73 20 1 8 36 22 49 2 0.270
Adam Melhuse 49 128 10 28 8 0 4 18 9 34 0 0.219
Antonio Perez 57 98 10 10 5 1 1 8 10 44 0 0.102
Mike Rouse 8 24 2 7 3 0 0 2 1 4 1 0.292
D'Angelo Jimenez 8 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 7 0 0.071
Hiram Bocachica 8 13 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 0.231
Jeremy Brown 5 10 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.300
Dan Haren 34 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Doug Clark 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0.167
Esteban Loaiza 26 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Barry Zito 34 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Joe Blanton 32 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ron Flores 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kiko Calero 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Justin Duchscherer 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Santiago Casilla 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chad Gaudin 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brad Halsey 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Harden 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Karsay 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Randy Keisler 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Kennedy 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Shane Komine 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Matt Roney 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kirk Saarloos 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Sauerbeck 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Huston Street 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jason Windsor 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jay Witasick 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2006

ERA

1 Joe Kennedy 2.31 2 Justin Duchscherer 2.91 3 Chad Gaudin 3.09 4 Huston Street 3.31 5 Kiko Calero 3.41

Wins

1 Joe Blanton 16 2 Barry Zito 16 3 Dan Haren 14 4 Esteban Loaiza 11 5 Kirk Saarloos 7

Strikeouts

1 Dan Haren 176 2 Barry Zito 151 3 Joe Blanton 107 4 Esteban Loaiza 97 5 Kiko Calero 67
2006 Oakland Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dan Haren 14 13 4.12 34 34 0 223.0 224 102 45 176
Barry Zito 16 10 3.83 34 34 0 221.0 211 94 99 151
Joe Blanton 16 12 4.82 32 31 0 194.1 241 104 58 107
Esteban Loaiza 11 9 4.89 26 26 0 154.2 179 84 40 97
Kirk Saarloos 7 7 4.75 35 16 2 121.1 149 64 53 52
Brad Halsey 5 4 4.67 52 7 0 94.1 108 49 46 53
Huston Street 4 4 3.31 69 0 37 70.2 64 26 13 67
Chad Gaudin 4 2 3.09 55 0 2 64.0 51 22 42 36
Kiko Calero 3 2 3.41 70 0 2 58.0 50 22 24 67
Justin Duchscherer 2 1 2.91 53 0 9 55.2 52 18 9 51
Rich Harden 4 0 4.24 9 9 0 46.2 31 22 26 49
Joe Kennedy 4 1 2.31 39 0 1 35.0 34 9 13 29
Ron Flores 1 2 3.34 25 0 1 29.2 28 11 10 20
Jay Witasick 1 0 6.75 20 0 0 22.2 25 17 21 23
Jason Windsor 0 1 6.59 4 3 0 13.2 21 10 5 6
Scott Sauerbeck 0 0 3.65 22 0 0 12.1 13 5 9 6
Randy Keisler 0 0 4.50 11 0 0 10.0 14 5 2 5
Steve Karsay 1 0 5.79 9 0 0 9.1 13 6 3 5
Shane Komine 0 0 5.00 2 2 0 9.0 10 5 8 1
Matt Roney 0 1 4.50 3 0 0 4.0 5 2 1 0
Santiago Casilla 0 0 11.57 2 0 0 2.1 2 3 2 2

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Championship
Lost to DET 4-0
AL Division Series
OAK def. MIN 3-0

👥 Roster (40)

Joe Blanton Hiram Bocachica Milton Bradley Jeremy Brown Kiko Calero Santiago Casilla Eric Chavez Doug Clark Bobby Crosby Justin Duchscherer Mark Ellis Ron Flores +28 more

40 players

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The 2006 Oakland Athletics in brief

The 2006 Oakland Athletics won 93 games and lost 69, ending up 1st in the AL West. The club took the division title. The Oakland Athletics scored 771 runs and allowed 727, a run differential of +44. The team batting average of .259 was 5% below the 2006 league mark of .274. The Oakland Athletics staff finished with a 4.21 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.56.

McAfee Coliseum was home in 2006, drawing a total attendance of 1,976,625. Frank Thomas topped the Oakland Athletics with 39 home runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Barry Zito (16). The strikeout leader was Dan Haren with 176. In the AL Championship Series, the Oakland Athletics lost to DET 4-0. In the AL Division Series, the Oakland Athletics beat MIN 3-0.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2006 Oakland Athletics

What was the 2006 Oakland Athletics record?
The 2006 Oakland Athletics finished 93-69 (.574 win pct).
Did the 2006 Oakland Athletics make the playoffs?
The 2006 Oakland Athletics finished first in their division.
Who led the 2006 Oakland Athletics in home runs?
Frank Thomas led the 2006 Oakland Athletics with 39 home runs.
What was the 2006 Oakland Athletics team ERA?
The 2006 Oakland Athletics posted a team ERA of 4.21.
Did the 2006 Oakland Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 2006 Oakland Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2006 Oakland Athletics play?
The 2006 Oakland Athletics played home games at McAfee Coliseum.
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