1979 San Diego Padres

68-93 • .422 Win% • 5th in NL W

The 1979 San Diego Padres went 68-93 (.422) finishing 5th in the NL W division. The club scored 603 runs, allowed 681, and played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium. Team leaders included Dave Winfield (34 HR, 118 RBI) and Gaylord Perry (12-11, 3.06 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

68 Wins
93 Losses
.422 Win %
5th Rank
603 R 681 RA
Diff -78

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⚡ Quick Stats

603 Runs Scored
681 Runs Allowed
-78 Run Diff
1,457K Attendance

📈 vs. 1979 NL Average

Batting Avg .241 7% below the 1979 league average (.260)
OBP .310 4% below the 1979 league average (.324)
SLG .347 10% below the 1979 league average (.384)
Team ERA 3.69 1% better than the 1979 league average (3.73)
Runs Scored 603 12% below the 1979 league average (682 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumJack Murphy Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,457,147
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Avg per Game 17,989

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1979

Batting Avg

1 Dave Winfield 0.308 2 Jay Johnstone 0.294 3 Bill Fahey 0.287 4 Gene Richards 0.279 5 Paul Dade 0.276

Home Runs

1 Dave Winfield 34 2 Gene Tenace 20 3 Fernando Gonzalez 9 4 Jerry Turner 9 5 Dan Briggs 8

RBI

1 Dave Winfield 118 2 Gene Tenace 67 3 Jerry Turner 61 4 Gene Richards 41 5 Kurt Bevacqua 34
1979 San Diego Padres — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dave Winfield 159 597 97 184 27 10 34 118 85 71 15 0.308
Ozzie Smith 156 587 77 124 18 6 0 27 37 37 28 0.211
Gene Richards 150 545 77 152 17 9 4 41 47 62 24 0.279
Gene Tenace 151 463 61 122 16 4 20 67 105 106 2 0.263
Jerry Turner 138 448 55 111 23 2 9 61 34 58 4 0.248
Fernando Gonzalez 114 323 22 70 13 3 9 34 18 34 0 0.217
Kurt Bevacqua 114 297 23 75 12 4 1 34 38 25 2 0.253
Paul Dade 76 283 38 78 19 2 1 19 14 48 13 0.276
Dan Briggs 104 227 34 47 4 3 8 30 18 45 2 0.207
Bill Fahey 73 209 14 60 8 1 3 19 21 17 1 0.287
Jay Johnstone 75 201 10 59 8 2 0 32 18 21 1 0.294
Bill Almon 100 198 20 45 3 0 1 8 21 48 6 0.227
Barry Evans 56 162 9 35 5 0 1 14 5 16 0 0.216
Mike Hargrove 52 125 15 24 5 0 0 8 25 15 0 0.192
Jim Wilhelm 39 103 8 25 4 3 0 8 2 12 1 0.243
Fred Kendall 46 102 8 17 2 0 1 6 11 7 0 0.167
Broderick Perkins 57 87 8 23 0 0 0 8 8 12 0 0.264
Randy Jones 41 86 8 15 2 0 0 5 0 29 1 0.174
Gaylord Perry 32 71 2 6 2 0 1 2 2 19 0 0.085
Tim Flannery 22 65 2 10 0 1 0 4 4 5 0 0.154
Bob Shirley 49 55 2 5 1 0 0 0 3 17 0 0.091
Don Reynolds 30 45 6 10 1 2 0 6 7 6 0 0.222
Eric Rasmussen 46 36 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 0.056
Bob Owchinko 42 33 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 14 0 0.121
John D'Acquisto 51 31 0 4 2 0 0 3 2 21 0 0.129
Bobby Tolan 22 21 2 4 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0.190
Rollie Fingers 54 12 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.083
Steve Mura 38 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Mark Lee 46 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Mickey Lolich 27 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Juan Eichelberger 3 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.400
Brian Greer 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Sam Perlozzo 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Dennis Kinney 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Tom Tellmann 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1979

ERA

1 Gaylord Perry 3.06 2 Steve Mura 3.08 3 Eric Rasmussen 3.27 4 Bob Shirley 3.38 5 Randy Jones 3.63

Wins

1 Gaylord Perry 12 2 Randy Jones 11 3 John D'Acquisto 9 4 Rollie Fingers 9 5 Bob Shirley 8

Strikeouts

1 Gaylord Perry 140 2 Bob Shirley 117 3 Randy Jones 112 4 John D'Acquisto 97 5 Bob Owchinko 66
1979 San Diego Padres — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Randy Jones 11 12 3.63 39 39 0 263.0 257 106 64 112
Gaylord Perry 12 11 3.06 32 32 0 232.2 225 79 67 140
Bob Shirley 8 16 3.38 49 25 0 205.0 196 77 59 117
Eric Rasmussen 6 9 3.27 45 20 3 156.2 142 57 42 54
Bob Owchinko 6 12 3.74 42 20 0 149.1 144 62 55 66
John D'Acquisto 9 13 4.92 51 11 2 133.2 140 73 86 97
Rollie Fingers 9 9 4.52 54 0 13 83.2 91 42 37 65
Steve Mura 4 4 3.08 38 5 2 73.0 57 25 37 59
Mark Lee 2 4 4.29 46 1 5 65.0 88 31 25 25
Mickey Lolich 0 2 4.74 27 5 0 49.1 59 26 22 20
Juan Eichelberger 1 1 3.43 3 3 0 21.0 15 8 11 12
Dennis Kinney 0 0 3.50 13 0 0 18.0 17 7 8 11
Tom Tellmann 0 0 16.88 1 0 0 2.2 7 5 0 1

👥 Roster (35)

Bill Almon Kurt Bevacqua Dan Briggs John D'Acquisto Paul Dade Juan Eichelberger Barry Evans Bill Fahey Rollie Fingers Tim Flannery Fernando Gonzalez Brian Greer +23 more

35 players

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The 1979 San Diego Padres in brief

The 1979 San Diego Padres won 68 games and lost 93, ending up 5th in the NL West. With 603 runs scored and 681 given up, the 1979 differential was -78. At the plate the San Diego Padres hit .241, 7% worse than the league's .260. Pitchers allowed 3.69 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.73. League clubs averaged 682 runs that year, so the San Diego Padres scored 12% fewer.

The home park, Jack Murphy Stadium, recorded 1,457,147 in attendance, about 17,989 a game. Dave Winfield topped the San Diego Padres with 34 home runs. Gaylord Perry led the pitchers with 12 wins. The saves leader was Rollie Fingers with 13. The 1979 roster runs to 35 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1979 San Diego Padres

What was the 1979 San Diego Padres record?
The 1979 San Diego Padres finished 68-93 (.422 win pct).
Who led the 1979 San Diego Padres in home runs?
Dave Winfield led the 1979 San Diego Padres with 34 home runs.
What was the 1979 San Diego Padres team ERA?
The 1979 San Diego Padres posted a team ERA of 3.69.
Did the 1979 San Diego Padres win the World Series?
No. The 1979 San Diego Padres did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1979 San Diego Padres play?
The 1979 San Diego Padres played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium.
Who led the 1979 San Diego Padres in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dave Winfield (34 HR, 118 RBI) and Gaylord Perry (12-11, 3.06 ERA).
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