1976 San Diego Padres

73-89 • .451 Win% • 5th in NL W

The 1976 San Diego Padres went 73-89 (.451) finishing 5th in the NL W division. The club scored 570 runs, allowed 662, and played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium. Team leaders included Dave Winfield (13 HR, 69 RBI) and Randy Jones (22-14, 2.74 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

73 Wins
89 Losses
.451 Win %
5th Rank
570 R 662 RA
Diff -92

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570 Runs Scored
662 Runs Allowed
-92 Run Diff
1,458K Attendance

📈 vs. 1976 NL Average

Batting Avg .247 3% below the 1976 league average (.254)
OBP .310 3% below the 1976 league average (.320)
SLG .336 7% below the 1976 league average (.361)
Team ERA 3.65 4% worse than the 1976 league average (3.50)
Runs Scored 570 12% below the 1976 league average (645 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumJack Murphy Stadium
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 1,458,478
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Avg per Game 18,230

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1976

Batting Avg

1 Mike Ivie 0.291 2 Johnny Grubb 0.284 3 Dave Winfield 0.283 4 Willie Davis 0.268 5 Jerry Turner 0.267

Home Runs

1 Dave Winfield 13 2 Doug Rader 9 3 Mike Ivie 7 4 Willie McCovey 7 5 Willie Davis 5

RBI

1 Mike Ivie 70 2 Dave Winfield 69 3 Doug Rader 55 4 Willie Davis 46 5 Fred Kendall 39
1976 San Diego Padres — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tito Fuentes 135 520 48 137 18 0 2 36 18 38 5 0.263
Willie Davis 141 493 61 132 18 10 5 46 19 34 14 0.268
Dave Winfield 137 492 81 139 26 4 13 69 65 78 26 0.283
Doug Rader 139 471 45 121 22 4 9 55 55 102 3 0.257
Fred Kendall 146 456 30 112 17 0 2 39 36 42 1 0.246
Mike Ivie 140 405 51 118 19 5 7 70 30 41 6 0.291
Johnny Grubb 109 384 54 109 22 1 5 27 65 53 1 0.284
Enzo Hernandez 113 340 31 87 13 3 1 24 32 16 12 0.256
Jerry Turner 105 281 41 75 16 5 5 37 32 38 12 0.267
Hector Torres 74 215 8 42 6 0 4 15 16 31 2 0.195
Ted Kubiak 96 212 16 50 5 2 0 26 25 28 0 0.236
Willie McCovey 71 202 20 41 9 0 7 36 21 39 0 0.203
Merv Rettenmund 86 140 16 32 7 0 2 11 29 23 4 0.229
Luis Melendez 72 119 15 29 5 0 0 5 3 12 1 0.244
Randy Jones 40 103 6 6 0 0 0 2 5 39 0 0.058
Bob Davis 51 83 7 17 0 1 0 5 5 13 0 0.205
Gene Locklear 43 67 9 15 3 0 0 8 4 15 0 0.224
Brent Strom 38 63 4 4 0 1 0 1 5 18 0 0.063
Bill Almon 14 57 6 14 3 0 1 6 2 9 3 0.246
Bobby Valentine 15 49 3 18 4 0 0 4 6 2 0 0.367
Mike Champion 11 38 4 9 2 0 1 2 1 3 0 0.237
Dave Freisleben 34 37 3 7 0 1 0 2 2 8 0 0.189
Tom Griffin 12 26 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.077
Dan Spillner 33 25 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 8 0 0.040
Rick Sawyer 13 24 2 5 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0.208
Alan Foster 29 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 0.056
Bill Greif 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Butch Metzger 77 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.000
Dave Tomlin 49 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Dave Wehrmeister 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Tucker Ashford 4 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.600
Ken Reynolds 19 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Folkers 33 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jerry Johnson 24 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Mike Dupree 12 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Bob Owchinko 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1976

ERA

1 Rick Sawyer 2.53 2 Randy Jones 2.74 3 Dave Tomlin 2.84 4 Butch Metzger 2.92 5 Tom Griffin 2.94

Wins

1 Randy Jones 22 2 Brent Strom 12 3 Butch Metzger 11 4 Dave Freisleben 10 5 Rick Sawyer 5

Strikeouts

1 Brent Strom 103 2 Randy Jones 93 3 Butch Metzger 89 4 Dave Freisleben 81 5 Dan Spillner 57
1976 San Diego Padres — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Randy Jones 22 14 2.74 40 40 0 315.1 274 96 50 93
Brent Strom 12 16 3.29 36 33 0 210.2 188 77 73 103
Dave Freisleben 10 13 3.51 34 24 1 172.0 163 67 66 81
Butch Metzger 11 4 2.92 77 0 16 123.1 119 40 52 89
Dan Spillner 2 11 5.06 32 14 0 106.2 120 60 55 57
Alan Foster 3 6 3.22 26 11 0 86.2 75 31 35 22
Rick Sawyer 5 3 2.53 13 11 0 81.2 84 23 38 33
Dave Tomlin 0 1 2.84 49 1 0 73.0 62 23 20 43
Tom Griffin 4 3 2.94 11 11 0 70.1 56 23 42 36
Rich Folkers 2 3 5.28 33 3 0 59.2 67 35 25 26
Jerry Johnson 1 3 5.31 24 1 0 39.0 39 23 26 27
Ken Reynolds 0 3 6.40 19 2 1 32.1 38 23 29 18
Bill Greif 1 3 8.06 5 5 0 22.1 27 20 11 5
Dave Wehrmeister 0 4 7.45 7 4 0 19.1 27 16 11 10
Mike Dupree 0 0 9.19 12 0 0 15.2 18 16 7 5
Bob Owchinko 0 2 16.62 2 2 0 4.1 11 8 3 4

👥 Roster (36)

Bill Almon Tucker Ashford Mike Champion Bob Davis Willie Davis Mike Dupree Rich Folkers Alan Foster Dave Freisleben Tito Fuentes Bill Greif Tom Griffin +24 more

36 players

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The 1976 San Diego Padres in brief

A 73-89 record (.451) put the 1976 San Diego Padres 5th in the NL West. The run column shows 570 for and 662 against. The team batting average of .247 was 3% below the 1976 league mark of .254. The San Diego Padres staff finished with a 3.65 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.50. League clubs averaged 645 runs that year, so the San Diego Padres scored 12% fewer.

Home games were played at Jack Murphy Stadium, where 1,458,478 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Dave Winfield, who hit 13. The RBI leader was Mike Ivie, with 70. Randy Jones was the top winner, with 22 victories. The strikeout leader was Brent Strom with 103. Butch Metzger saved 16 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1976 San Diego Padres

What was the 1976 San Diego Padres record?
The 1976 San Diego Padres finished 73-89 (.451 win pct).
Who led the 1976 San Diego Padres in home runs?
Dave Winfield led the 1976 San Diego Padres with 13 home runs.
What was the 1976 San Diego Padres team ERA?
The 1976 San Diego Padres posted a team ERA of 3.65.
Did the 1976 San Diego Padres win the World Series?
No. The 1976 San Diego Padres did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1976 San Diego Padres play?
The 1976 San Diego Padres played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium.
Who led the 1976 San Diego Padres in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dave Winfield (13 HR, 69 RBI) and Randy Jones (22-14, 2.74 ERA).
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