1978 San Diego Padres

84-78 • .519 Win% • 4th in NL W

The 1978 San Diego Padres went 84-78 (.519) finishing 4th in the NL W division. The club scored 591 runs, allowed 598, and played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium. Team leaders included Dave Winfield (24 HR, 97 RBI) and Gaylord Perry (21-6, 2.73 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

84 Wins
78 Losses
.519 Win %
4th Rank
591 R 598 RA
Diff -7

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591 Runs Scored
598 Runs Allowed
-7 Run Diff
1,669K Attendance

📈 vs. 1978 NL Average

Batting Avg .251 1% below the 1978 league average (.254)
OBP .321 equal to the 1978 league average (.320)
SLG .348 6% below the 1978 league average (.371)
Team ERA 3.28 8% better than the 1978 league average (3.57)
Runs Scored 591 8% below the 1978 league average (645 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumJack Murphy Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,669,349
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Avg per Game 20,609

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1978

Batting Avg

1 Dave Winfield 0.308 2 Gene Richards 0.308 3 Jerry Turner 0.280 4 Oscar Gamble 0.275 5 Barry Evans 0.267

Home Runs

1 Dave Winfield 24 2 Gene Tenace 16 3 Jerry Turner 8 4 Oscar Gamble 7 5 Gene Richards 4

RBI

1 Dave Winfield 97 2 Gene Tenace 61 3 Oscar Gamble 47 4 Ozzie Smith 46 5 Gene Richards 45
1978 San Diego Padres — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ozzie Smith 159 590 69 152 17 6 1 46 47 43 40 0.258
Dave Winfield 158 587 88 181 30 5 24 97 55 81 21 0.308
Gene Richards 154 555 90 171 26 12 4 45 64 80 37 0.308
Bill Almon 138 405 39 102 19 2 0 21 33 74 17 0.252
Gene Tenace 142 401 60 90 18 4 16 61 101 98 6 0.224
Oscar Gamble 126 375 46 103 15 3 7 47 51 45 1 0.275
Derrel Thomas 128 352 36 80 10 2 3 26 35 37 11 0.227
Fernando Gonzalez 101 320 27 80 10 2 2 29 18 32 4 0.250
Rick Sweet 88 226 15 50 8 0 1 11 27 22 1 0.221
Jerry Turner 106 225 28 63 9 1 8 37 21 32 6 0.280
Broderick Perkins 62 217 14 52 14 1 2 33 5 29 4 0.240
Tucker Ashford 75 155 11 38 11 0 3 26 14 31 1 0.245
George Hendrick 36 111 9 27 4 0 3 8 12 16 1 0.243
Dave Roberts 54 97 7 21 4 1 1 7 12 25 0 0.216
Barry Evans 24 90 7 24 1 1 0 4 4 10 0 0.267
Gaylord Perry 37 87 5 8 2 0 0 3 2 31 0 0.092
Don Reynolds 57 87 8 22 2 0 0 10 15 14 1 0.253
Randy Jones 38 82 6 15 1 0 0 4 2 32 0 0.183
Bob Owchinko 36 63 3 11 2 0 0 4 2 26 0 0.175
Chuck Baker 44 58 8 12 1 0 0 3 2 15 0 0.207
Mike Champion 32 53 3 12 0 2 0 4 5 13 0 0.226
Eric Rasmussen 27 46 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 0.152
Bob Davis 19 40 3 8 1 0 0 2 1 5 0 0.200
Bob Shirley 50 40 4 5 0 0 0 2 4 16 0 0.125
John D'Acquisto 45 21 1 4 1 0 0 4 2 8 0 0.190
Jim Beswick 17 20 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.050
Jim Wilhelm 10 19 2 7 2 0 0 4 0 2 1 0.368
Rollie Fingers 67 12 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.167
Tony Castillo 5 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.125
Dave Freisleben 12 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Mark Lee 56 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Mickey Lolich 20 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Mark Wiley 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dennis Kinney 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Mura 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Juan Eichelberger 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Spillner 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Dave Wehrmeister 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1978

ERA

1 Mickey Lolich 1.56 2 John D'Acquisto 2.13 3 Rollie Fingers 2.52 4 Gaylord Perry 2.73 5 Randy Jones 2.88

Wins

1 Gaylord Perry 21 2 Randy Jones 13 3 Eric Rasmussen 12 4 Bob Owchinko 10 5 Bob Shirley 8

Strikeouts

1 Gaylord Perry 154 2 John D'Acquisto 104 3 Bob Shirley 102 4 Bob Owchinko 94 5 Rollie Fingers 72
1978 San Diego Padres — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Gaylord Perry 21 6 2.73 37 37 0 260.2 241 79 66 154
Randy Jones 13 14 2.88 37 36 0 253.0 263 81 64 71
Bob Owchinko 10 13 3.56 36 33 0 202.1 198 80 78 94
Bob Shirley 8 11 3.69 50 20 5 166.0 164 68 61 102
Eric Rasmussen 12 10 4.06 27 24 0 146.1 154 66 43 59
Rollie Fingers 6 13 2.52 67 0 37 107.1 84 30 29 72
John D'Acquisto 4 3 2.13 45 3 10 93.0 60 22 56 104
Mark Lee 5 1 3.28 56 0 2 85.0 74 31 36 31
Mickey Lolich 2 1 1.56 20 2 1 34.2 30 6 11 13
Dave Freisleben 0 3 6.08 12 4 0 26.2 41 18 15 16
Dan Spillner 1 0 4.56 17 0 0 25.2 32 13 7 16
Steve Mura 0 2 11.74 5 2 0 7.2 15 10 5 5
Mark Wiley 1 0 5.87 4 1 0 7.2 11 5 1 1
Dave Wehrmeister 1 0 6.14 4 0 0 7.1 8 5 5 2
Dennis Kinney 0 1 6.43 7 0 0 7.0 6 5 4 2
Juan Eichelberger 0 0 10.80 3 0 0 3.1 4 4 2 2

👥 Roster (38)

Bill Almon Tucker Ashford Chuck Baker Jim Beswick Tony Castillo Mike Champion John D'Acquisto Bob Davis Juan Eichelberger Barry Evans Rollie Fingers Dave Freisleben +26 more

38 players

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The 1978 San Diego Padres in brief

The 1978 San Diego Padres finished 84-78, a .519 winning percentage, placing 4th in the NL West. With 591 runs scored and 598 given up, the 1978 differential was -7. At the plate the San Diego Padres hit .251, 1% worse than the league's .254. The San Diego Padres staff finished with a 3.28 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.57. League clubs averaged 645 runs that year, so the San Diego Padres scored 8% fewer.

The home park, Jack Murphy Stadium, recorded 1,669,349 in attendance, about 20,609 a game. The home run leader was Dave Winfield, who hit 24. The pitching staff's wins leader was Gaylord Perry (21). The saves leader was Rollie Fingers with 37. In all, the roster shows 38 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1978 San Diego Padres

What was the 1978 San Diego Padres record?
The 1978 San Diego Padres finished 84-78 (.519 win pct).
Who led the 1978 San Diego Padres in home runs?
Dave Winfield led the 1978 San Diego Padres with 24 home runs.
What was the 1978 San Diego Padres team ERA?
The 1978 San Diego Padres posted a team ERA of 3.28.
Did the 1978 San Diego Padres win the World Series?
No. The 1978 San Diego Padres did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1978 San Diego Padres play?
The 1978 San Diego Padres played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium.
Who led the 1978 San Diego Padres in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dave Winfield (24 HR, 97 RBI) and Gaylord Perry (21-6, 2.73 ERA).
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