2008 Oakland Athletics

75-86 • .466 Win% • 3rd in AL W

The 2008 Oakland Athletics went 75-86 (.466) finishing 3rd in the AL W division. The club scored 646 runs, allowed 690, and played home games at McAfee Coliseum. Team leaders included Jack Cust (33 HR, 77 RBI) and Justin Duchscherer (10-8, 2.54 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

75 Wins
86 Losses
.466 Win %
3rd Rank
646 R 690 RA
Diff -44

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⚡ Quick Stats

646 Runs Scored
690 Runs Allowed
-44 Run Diff
1,665K Attendance

📈 vs. 2008 AL Average

Batting Avg .241 10% below the 2008 league average (.267)
OBP .317 5% below the 2008 league average (.335)
SLG .368 12% below the 2008 league average (.420)
Team ERA 4.01 8% better than the 2008 league average (4.35)
Runs Scored 646 17% below the 2008 league average (775 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMcAfee Coliseum
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Home Games (est.) 80 ≈
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Total Attendance 1,665,256
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Avg per Game 20,815

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2008

Batting Avg

1 Chris Denorfia 0.290 2 Ryan Sweeney 0.286 3 Mike Sweeney 0.286 4 Kurt Suzuki 0.279 5 Frank Thomas 0.263

Home Runs

1 Jack Cust 33 2 Emil Brown 13 3 Mark Ellis 12 4 Daric Barton 9 5 Jack Hannahan 9

RBI

1 Jack Cust 77 2 Bobby Crosby 61 3 Emil Brown 59 4 Daric Barton 47 5 Jack Hannahan 47
2008 Oakland Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bobby Crosby 145 556 66 132 39 1 7 61 47 96 7 0.237
Kurt Suzuki 148 530 54 148 25 1 7 42 44 69 2 0.279
Jack Cust 148 481 77 111 19 0 33 77 111 197 0 0.231
Daric Barton 140 446 59 101 17 5 9 47 65 99 2 0.226
Mark Ellis 117 442 55 103 20 3 12 41 53 65 14 0.233
Jack Hannahan 143 436 48 95 27 0 9 47 55 131 2 0.218
Emil Brown 117 402 48 98 14 2 13 59 27 65 4 0.244
Ryan Sweeney 115 384 53 110 18 2 5 45 38 67 9 0.286
Carlos Gonzalez 85 302 31 73 22 1 4 26 13 81 4 0.242
Rajai Davis 101 196 28 51 5 4 3 19 7 34 25 0.260
Frank Thomas 55 186 20 49 6 1 5 19 28 44 0 0.263
Travis Buck 38 155 16 35 9 1 7 25 11 38 1 0.226
Mike Sweeney 42 126 13 36 8 0 2 12 7 6 0 0.286
Donnie Murphy 46 103 10 19 3 0 3 13 11 38 2 0.184
Cliff Pennington 36 99 14 24 5 0 0 9 13 18 4 0.242
Eric Patterson 30 92 11 16 3 0 0 8 12 24 8 0.174
Rob Bowen 37 91 6 16 5 1 1 9 4 38 0 0.176
Eric Chavez 23 89 10 22 7 0 2 14 6 18 0 0.247
Aaron Cunningham 22 80 7 20 7 1 1 14 6 24 2 0.250
Chris Denorfia 29 62 10 18 3 0 1 9 6 16 2 0.290
Wes Bankston 17 59 4 12 3 0 1 4 2 15 0 0.203
Jeff Baisley 14 43 1 11 1 0 0 5 4 7 0 0.256
Matt Murton 9 30 1 3 1 0 0 2 1 7 0 0.100
Gregorio Petit 14 23 4 8 2 0 0 0 2 9 0 0.348
Brooks Conrad 6 19 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 9 0 0.158
Justin Duchscherer 22 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.000
Dana Eveland 29 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.250
Rich Harden 13 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Greg Smith 32 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Joe Blanton 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jeff Fiorentino 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Dan Johnson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Blevins 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dallas Braden 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Andrew Brown 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kiko Calero 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joey Devine 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lenny DiNardo 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alan Embree 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Keith Foulke 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sean Gallagher 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Santiago Casilla 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chad Gaudin 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gio Gonzalez 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Gray 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fernando Hernandez 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Meyer 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Josh Outman 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kirk Saarloos 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Huston Street 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brad Ziegler 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2008

ERA

1 Joey Devine 0.59 2 Brad Ziegler 1.06 3 Rich Harden 2.34 4 Justin Duchscherer 2.54 5 Andrew Brown 3.09

Wins

1 Justin Duchscherer 10 2 Dana Eveland 9 3 Greg Smith 7 4 Huston Street 7 5 Joey Devine 6

Strikeouts

1 Dana Eveland 118 2 Greg Smith 111 3 Justin Duchscherer 95 4 Rich Harden 92 5 Huston Street 69
2008 Oakland Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Greg Smith 7 16 4.16 32 32 0 190.1 169 88 87 111
Dana Eveland 9 9 4.34 29 29 0 168.0 172 81 77 118
Justin Duchscherer 10 8 2.54 22 22 0 141.2 107 40 34 95
Joe Blanton 5 12 4.96 20 20 0 127.0 145 70 35 62
Rich Harden 5 1 2.34 13 13 0 77.0 57 20 31 92
Dallas Braden 5 4 4.14 19 10 0 71.2 77 33 25 41
Huston Street 7 5 3.73 63 0 18 70.0 58 29 27 69
Chad Gaudin 5 3 3.59 26 6 0 62.2 63 25 17 44
Alan Embree 2 5 4.96 70 0 0 61.2 59 34 30 57
Brad Ziegler 3 0 1.06 47 0 11 59.2 47 7 22 30
Sean Gallagher 2 3 5.88 11 11 0 56.2 60 37 36 54
Santiago Casilla 2 1 3.93 51 0 2 50.1 60 22 20 43
Joey Devine 6 1 0.59 42 0 1 45.2 23 3 15 49
Jerry Blevins 1 3 3.11 36 0 0 37.2 32 13 13 35
Andrew Brown 1 0 3.09 31 0 0 35.0 23 12 21 28
Gio Gonzalez 1 4 7.68 10 7 0 34.0 32 29 25 34
Keith Foulke 0 3 4.06 31 0 1 31.0 28 14 13 23
Dan Meyer 0 4 7.48 11 4 0 27.2 35 23 14 20
Kirk Saarloos 1 0 5.47 8 1 0 26.1 37 16 4 12
Josh Outman 1 2 4.56 6 4 0 25.2 34 13 8 19
Lenny DiNardo 1 2 7.43 11 2 0 23.0 31 19 13 12
Kiko Calero 0 0 3.86 5 0 0 4.2 3 2 3 7
Jeff Gray 0 0 7.71 5 0 0 4.2 8 4 1 4
Fernando Hernandez 1 0 18.00 3 0 0 3.0 4 6 5 2

👥 Roster (51)

Jeff Baisley Wes Bankston Daric Barton Joe Blanton Jerry Blevins Rob Bowen Dallas Braden Andrew Brown Emil Brown Travis Buck Kiko Calero Santiago Casilla +39 more

51 players

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The 2008 Oakland Athletics in brief

In 2008 the Oakland Athletics posted a 75-86 mark (.466) and finished 3rd in the AL West. With 646 runs scored and 690 given up, the 2008 differential was -44. Against a league average of .267, the 2008 Oakland Athletics batted .241. Pitchers allowed 4.01 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.35. League clubs averaged 775 runs that year, so the Oakland Athletics scored 17% fewer. The home park, McAfee Coliseum, recorded 1,665,256 in attendance, about 20,815 a game.

Jack Cust led the club in home runs with 33. The hits leader was Kurt Suzuki with 148. Justin Duchscherer was the top winner, with 10 victories. The strikeout leader was Dana Eveland with 118. Huston Street saved 18 games. The 2008 roster runs to 51 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2008 Oakland Athletics

What was the 2008 Oakland Athletics record?
The 2008 Oakland Athletics finished 75-86 (.466 win pct).
Who led the 2008 Oakland Athletics in home runs?
Jack Cust led the 2008 Oakland Athletics with 33 home runs.
What was the 2008 Oakland Athletics team ERA?
The 2008 Oakland Athletics posted a team ERA of 4.01.
Did the 2008 Oakland Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 2008 Oakland Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2008 Oakland Athletics play?
The 2008 Oakland Athletics played home games at McAfee Coliseum.
Who led the 2008 Oakland Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jack Cust (33 HR, 77 RBI) and Justin Duchscherer (10-8, 2.54 ERA).
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