1971 San Diego Padres

61-100 • .379 Win% • 6th in NL W

The 1971 San Diego Padres went 61-100 (.379) finishing 6th in the NL W division. The club scored 486 runs, allowed 610, and played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium. Team leaders included Nate Colbert (27 HR, 84 RBI) and Clay Kirby (15-13, 2.83 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

61 Wins
100 Losses
.379 Win %
6th Rank
486 R 610 RA
Diff -124

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486 Runs Scored
610 Runs Allowed
-124 Run Diff
549K Attendance

📈 vs. 1971 NL Average

Batting Avg .232 7% below the 1971 league average (.251)
OBP .292 7% below the 1971 league average (.316)
SLG .332 9% below the 1971 league average (.366)
Team ERA 3.22 7% better than the 1971 league average (3.47)
Runs Scored 486 23% below the 1971 league average (633 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumJack Murphy Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 549,075
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Avg per Game 6,778

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1971

Batting Avg

1 Johnny Jeter 0.320 2 Garry Jestadt 0.291 3 Leron Lee 0.273 4 Ollie Brown 0.273 5 Nate Colbert 0.264

Home Runs

1 Nate Colbert 27 2 Cito Gaston 17 3 Ollie Brown 9 4 Larry Stahl 8 5 Dave Campbell 7

RBI

1 Nate Colbert 84 2 Cito Gaston 61 3 Ollie Brown 55 4 Ed Spiezio 36 5 Larry Stahl 36
1971 San Diego Padres — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Nate Colbert 156 565 81 149 25 3 27 84 63 119 5 0.264
Enzo Hernandez 143 549 58 122 9 3 0 12 54 34 21 0.222
Cito Gaston 141 518 57 118 13 9 17 61 24 121 1 0.228
Ollie Brown 145 484 36 132 16 0 9 55 52 74 3 0.273
Bob Barton 121 376 23 94 17 2 5 23 35 49 0 0.250
Dave Campbell 108 365 38 83 14 2 7 29 37 75 9 0.227
Don Mason 113 344 43 73 12 1 2 11 27 35 6 0.212
Ed Spiezio 97 308 16 71 10 1 7 36 22 50 6 0.231
Larry Stahl 114 308 27 78 13 4 8 36 26 59 4 0.253
Leron Lee 79 256 29 70 20 2 4 21 18 45 4 0.273
Ivan Murrell 103 255 23 60 6 3 7 24 7 60 5 0.235
Garry Jestadt 75 189 17 55 13 0 0 13 11 24 1 0.291
Fred Kendall 49 111 2 19 1 0 1 7 7 16 1 0.171
Clay Kirby 40 86 3 8 0 0 0 3 6 35 0 0.093
Dave Roberts 38 86 2 19 2 0 0 2 0 24 0 0.221
Johnny Jeter 18 75 8 24 4 0 1 3 2 16 2 0.320
Steve Arlin 36 73 5 9 0 1 0 2 3 20 0 0.123
Tommy Dean 41 70 2 8 0 0 0 1 4 13 1 0.114
Chris Cannizzaro 21 63 2 12 1 0 1 8 11 10 0 0.190
Angel Bravo 52 58 6 9 2 0 0 6 8 12 0 0.155
Fred Norman 25 38 1 9 1 0 0 0 3 12 0 0.237
Tom Phoebus 29 36 2 6 2 0 0 0 3 18 0 0.167
Ron Slocum 7 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.000
Ed Acosta 8 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.000
Al Ferrara 17 17 0 2 1 0 0 2 5 5 0 0.118
Rod Gaspar 16 17 1 2 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 0.118
Mike Ivie 6 17 0 8 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0.471
Jerry Morales 12 17 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0.118
Danny Coombs 19 14 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 8 0 0.214
Bob Miller 38 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Ramon Webster 10 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.125
Dave Robinson 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Al Santorini 18 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.400
Dick Kelley 48 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Mike Caldwell 6 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Jay Franklin 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gary Ross 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Al Severinsen 59 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mike Corkins 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Laxton 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1971

ERA

1 Bob Miller 1.41 2 Dave Roberts 2.10 3 Ed Acosta 2.74 4 Clay Kirby 2.83 5 Fred Norman 3.32

Wins

1 Clay Kirby 15 2 Dave Roberts 14 3 Steve Arlin 9 4 Bob Miller 7 5 Ed Acosta 3

Strikeouts

1 Clay Kirby 231 2 Steve Arlin 156 3 Dave Roberts 135 4 Tom Phoebus 80 5 Fred Norman 77
1971 San Diego Padres — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dave Roberts 14 17 2.10 37 34 0 269.2 238 63 61 135
Clay Kirby 15 13 2.83 38 36 0 267.1 213 84 103 231
Steve Arlin 9 19 3.48 36 34 0 227.2 211 88 103 156
Tom Phoebus 3 11 4.46 29 21 0 133.1 144 66 64 80
Fred Norman 3 12 3.32 20 18 0 127.1 114 47 56 77
Al Severinsen 2 5 3.47 59 0 8 70.0 77 27 30 31
Bob Miller 7 3 1.41 38 0 7 63.2 53 10 26 36
Dick Kelley 2 3 3.47 48 1 2 59.2 52 23 23 42
Danny Coombs 1 6 6.24 19 7 0 57.2 81 40 25 37
Ed Acosta 3 3 2.74 8 6 0 46.0 43 14 7 16
Al Santorini 0 2 3.76 18 3 0 38.1 43 16 11 21
Bill Laxton 0 2 6.83 18 0 0 27.2 32 21 26 23
Gary Ross 1 3 2.96 13 0 0 24.1 27 8 11 13
Mike Corkins 0 0 3.46 8 0 0 13.0 14 5 6 16
Mike Caldwell 1 0 0.00 6 0 0 6.2 4 0 3 5
Jay Franklin 0 1 6.35 3 1 0 5.2 5 4 4 4

👥 Roster (40)

Ed Acosta Steve Arlin Bob Barton Angel Bravo Ollie Brown Mike Caldwell Dave Campbell Chris Cannizzaro Nate Colbert Danny Coombs Mike Corkins Tommy Dean +28 more

40 players

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The 1971 San Diego Padres in brief

The record for the 1971 San Diego Padres reads 61 wins and 100 losses, good for 6th in the NL West. Runs came in at 486 scored against 610 allowed (-124). Against a league average of .251, the 1971 San Diego Padres batted .232. The San Diego Padres staff finished with a 3.22 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.47. League clubs averaged 633 runs that year, so the San Diego Padres scored 23% fewer.

Jack Murphy Stadium was home in 1971, drawing a total attendance of 549,075. Nate Colbert led the club in home runs with 27. The pitching staff's wins leader was Clay Kirby (15). The roster section lists 40 players who appeared for the club. Neighboring pages cover the 1970 season and the 1972 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1971 San Diego Padres

What was the 1971 San Diego Padres record?
The 1971 San Diego Padres finished 61-100 (.379 win pct).
Who led the 1971 San Diego Padres in home runs?
Nate Colbert led the 1971 San Diego Padres with 27 home runs.
What was the 1971 San Diego Padres team ERA?
The 1971 San Diego Padres posted a team ERA of 3.22.
Did the 1971 San Diego Padres win the World Series?
No. The 1971 San Diego Padres did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1971 San Diego Padres play?
The 1971 San Diego Padres played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium.
Who led the 1971 San Diego Padres in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Nate Colbert (27 HR, 84 RBI) and Clay Kirby (15-13, 2.83 ERA).
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