1974 San Diego Padres

60-102 • .370 Win% • 6th in NL W

The 1974 San Diego Padres went 60-102 (.370) finishing 6th in the NL W division. The club scored 541 runs, allowed 830, and played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium. Team leaders included Willie McCovey (22 HR, 63 RBI) and Dave Freisleben (9-14, 3.66 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

60 Wins
102 Losses
.370 Win %
6th Rank
541 R 830 RA
Diff -289

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541 Runs Scored
830 Runs Allowed
-289 Run Diff
1,075K Attendance

📈 vs. 1974 NL Average

Batting Avg .228 10% below the 1974 league average (.255)
OBP .302 7% below the 1974 league average (.325)
SLG .329 10% below the 1974 league average (.366)
Team ERA 4.58 27% worse than the 1974 league average (3.62)
Runs Scored 541 20% below the 1974 league average (672 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumJack Murphy Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,075,471
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Avg per Game 13,277

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1974

Batting Avg

1 Johnny Grubb 0.286 2 Gene Locklear 0.270 3 Bobby Tolan 0.266 4 Dave Winfield 0.265 5 Glenn Beckert 0.256

Home Runs

1 Willie McCovey 22 2 Dave Winfield 20 3 Nate Colbert 14 4 Johnny Grubb 8 5 Fred Kendall 8

RBI

1 Dave Winfield 75 2 Willie McCovey 63 3 Nate Colbert 54 4 Fred Kendall 45 5 Johnny Grubb 42
1974 San Diego Padres — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Derrel Thomas 141 523 48 129 24 6 3 41 51 58 7 0.247
Enzo Hernandez 147 512 55 119 19 2 0 34 38 36 37 0.232
Dave Winfield 145 498 57 132 18 4 20 75 40 96 9 0.265
Johnny Grubb 140 444 53 127 20 4 8 42 46 47 4 0.286
Fred Kendall 141 424 32 98 15 2 8 45 49 33 0 0.231
Nate Colbert 119 368 53 76 16 0 14 54 62 108 10 0.207
Bobby Tolan 95 357 45 95 16 1 8 40 20 41 7 0.266
Willie McCovey 128 344 53 87 19 1 22 63 96 76 1 0.253
Dave Roberts 113 318 26 53 10 1 5 18 32 69 2 0.167
Cito Gaston 106 267 19 57 11 0 6 33 16 51 0 0.213
Dave Hilton 74 217 17 52 8 2 1 12 13 28 3 0.240
Glenn Beckert 64 172 11 44 1 0 0 7 11 8 0 0.256
Horace Clarke 42 90 5 17 1 0 0 4 8 6 0 0.189
Matty Alou 48 81 8 16 3 0 0 3 5 6 0 0.198
Bob Barton 30 81 4 19 1 0 0 7 13 19 0 0.235
Gene Locklear 39 74 7 20 3 2 1 3 4 12 0 0.270
Randy Jones 46 65 4 10 1 0 0 2 2 29 0 0.154
Dave Freisleben 33 64 4 11 2 1 0 3 7 20 0 0.172
Rich Morales 54 61 8 12 3 0 1 5 8 6 1 0.197
Chris Cannizzaro 26 60 2 11 1 0 0 4 6 11 0 0.183
Bill Greif 46 56 3 4 0 0 0 0 10 23 0 0.071
Jerry Turner 17 48 4 14 1 0 0 2 3 5 2 0.292
Dan Spillner 30 43 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 28 0 0.023
Bill Almon 16 38 4 12 1 0 0 3 2 9 1 0.316
Mike Ivie 12 34 1 3 0 0 1 3 2 8 0 0.088
Randy Elliott 13 33 5 7 1 0 1 2 7 9 0 0.212
Lowell Palmer 23 23 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 15 0 0.087
Steve Arlin 16 18 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.111
John Scott 14 15 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0.067
Bernie Williams 14 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.133
Rod Gaspar 33 14 4 3 0 0 0 1 4 3 0 0.214
Larry Hardy 76 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.000
Joe McIntosh 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Mike Corkins 30 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0.000
Jim McAndrew 15 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.143
Rusty Gerhardt 23 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.167
Vicente Romo 54 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bill Laxton 30 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.200
Dave Tomlin 47 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Gary Ross 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Rich Troedson 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ralph Garcia 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Johnson 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1974

ERA

1 Joe McIntosh 3.62 2 Dave Freisleben 3.66 3 Dan Spillner 4.01 4 Bill Laxton 4.03 5 Dave Tomlin 4.34

Wins

1 Dave Freisleben 9 2 Bill Greif 9 3 Larry Hardy 9 4 Dan Spillner 9 5 Randy Jones 8

Strikeouts

1 Bill Greif 137 2 Dave Freisleben 130 3 Randy Jones 124 4 Dan Spillner 95 5 Larry Hardy 57
1974 San Diego Padres — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bill Greif 9 19 4.66 43 35 1 226.0 244 117 95 137
Dave Freisleben 9 14 3.66 33 31 0 211.2 194 86 112 130
Randy Jones 8 22 4.45 40 34 2 208.1 217 103 78 124
Dan Spillner 9 11 4.01 30 25 0 148.0 153 66 70 95
Larry Hardy 9 4 4.69 76 1 2 101.2 129 53 44 57
Lowell Palmer 2 5 5.67 22 8 0 73.0 68 46 59 52
Vicente Romo 5 5 4.56 54 1 9 71.0 78 36 37 26
Steve Arlin 1 7 5.91 16 12 1 64.0 85 42 37 18
Dave Tomlin 2 0 4.34 47 0 2 58.0 59 28 30 29
Mike Corkins 2 2 4.79 25 2 0 56.1 53 30 32 41
Bill Laxton 0 1 4.03 30 1 0 44.2 37 20 38 40
Jim McAndrew 1 4 5.62 15 5 0 41.2 48 26 13 16
Joe McIntosh 0 4 3.62 10 5 0 37.1 36 15 17 22
Rusty Gerhardt 2 1 7.07 23 1 1 35.2 44 28 17 22
Mike Johnson 0 2 4.64 18 0 0 21.1 29 11 15 15
Rich Troedson 1 1 8.68 15 1 1 18.2 24 18 8 11
Gary Ross 0 0 4.50 9 0 0 18.0 23 9 6 11
Ralph Garcia 0 0 6.10 8 0 0 10.1 15 7 7 9

👥 Roster (43)

Bill Almon Matty Alou Steve Arlin Bob Barton Glenn Beckert Chris Cannizzaro Horace Clarke Nate Colbert Mike Corkins Randy Elliott Dave Freisleben Ralph Garcia +31 more

43 players

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The 1974 San Diego Padres in brief

A 60-102 record (.370) put the 1974 San Diego Padres 6th in the NL West. The San Diego Padres scored 541 runs and allowed 830, a run differential of -289. At the plate the San Diego Padres hit .228, 10% worse than the league's .255. Pitchers allowed 4.58 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.62. The 541 runs scored compare with a league average of 672 per club, 20% fewer.

Jack Murphy Stadium was home in 1974, drawing a total attendance of 1,075,471. Willie McCovey led the club in home runs with 22. Dave Winfield drove in a team-high 75 runs. Larry Hardy led the pitchers with 9 wins. Bill Greif struck out 137, the most on the club. The 1974 roster runs to 43 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1974 San Diego Padres

What was the 1974 San Diego Padres record?
The 1974 San Diego Padres finished 60-102 (.370 win pct).
Who led the 1974 San Diego Padres in home runs?
Willie McCovey led the 1974 San Diego Padres with 22 home runs.
What was the 1974 San Diego Padres team ERA?
The 1974 San Diego Padres posted a team ERA of 4.58.
Did the 1974 San Diego Padres win the World Series?
No. The 1974 San Diego Padres did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1974 San Diego Padres play?
The 1974 San Diego Padres played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium.
Who led the 1974 San Diego Padres in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Willie McCovey (22 HR, 63 RBI) and Dave Freisleben (9-14, 3.66 ERA).
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