1981 San Diego Padres

41-69 • .373 Win% • 6th in NL W

The 1981 San Diego Padres went 41-69 (.373) finishing 6th in the NL W division. The club scored 382 runs, allowed 455, and played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium. Team leaders included Joe Lefebvre (8 HR, 31 RBI) and Juan Eichelberger (8-8, 3.50 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

41 Wins
69 Losses
.373 Win %
6th Rank
382 R 455 RA
Diff -73

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382 Runs Scored
455 Runs Allowed
-73 Run Diff
559K Attendance

📈 vs. 1981 NL Average

Batting Avg .256 equal to the 1981 league average (.255)
OBP .313 2% below the 1981 league average (.319)
SLG .345 5% below the 1981 league average (.363)
Team ERA 3.72 7% worse than the 1981 league average (3.49)
Runs Scored 382 9% below the 1981 league average (420 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumJack Murphy Stadium
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Home Games 55
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Total Attendance 559,711
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Avg per Game 10,176

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1981

Batting Avg

1 Barry Evans 0.323 2 Luis Salazar 0.302 3 Terry Kennedy 0.301 4 Juan Bonilla 0.290 5 Gene Richards 0.288

Home Runs

1 Joe Lefebvre 8 2 Randy Bass 4 3 Ruppert Jones 4 4 Gene Richards 3 5 Luis Salazar 3

RBI

1 Gene Richards 42 2 Terry Kennedy 41 3 Broderick Perkins 40 4 Ruppert Jones 39 5 Luis Salazar 38
1981 San Diego Padres — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ozzie Smith 110 450 53 100 11 2 0 21 41 37 22 0.222
Luis Salazar 109 400 37 121 19 6 3 38 16 72 11 0.302
Ruppert Jones 105 397 53 99 34 1 4 39 43 66 7 0.249
Gene Richards 104 393 47 113 14 12 3 42 53 44 20 0.288
Terry Kennedy 101 382 32 115 24 1 2 41 22 53 0 0.301
Juan Bonilla 99 369 30 107 13 2 1 25 25 23 4 0.290
Broderick Perkins 92 254 27 71 18 3 2 40 14 16 0 0.280
Joe Lefebvre 86 246 31 63 13 4 8 31 35 33 6 0.256
Randy Bass 69 176 13 37 4 1 4 20 20 28 0 0.210
Dave Edwards 58 112 13 24 4 1 2 13 11 24 3 0.214
Barry Evans 54 93 11 30 5 0 0 7 9 9 2 0.323
Tim Flannery 37 67 4 17 4 1 0 6 2 4 1 0.254
Jose Moreno 34 48 5 11 2 0 0 6 1 8 4 0.229
Juan Eichelberger 25 46 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0.087
Steve Mura 24 44 2 6 1 0 0 4 2 7 0 0.136
Chris Welsh 22 41 4 6 1 0 0 1 2 15 0 0.146
Jerry Turner 33 31 5 7 0 0 2 6 4 3 0 0.226
Mike Phillips 14 29 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0.207
Steve Swisher 16 28 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 11 0 0.143
Rick Wise 18 25 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 11 0 0.040
Doug Gwosdz 16 24 1 4 2 0 0 3 3 6 0 0.167
Tim Lollar 24 18 2 3 0 0 1 1 2 5 0 0.167
Alan Wiggins 15 14 4 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.357
John Curtis 28 13 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 0.077
Mario Ramirez 13 13 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0.077
Gary Lucas 57 10 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.100
Fred Kuhaulua 5 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.111
Craig Stimac 9 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.111
Steve Fireovid 5 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.143
Danny Boone 37 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
John Urrea 38 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
John Littlefield 42 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Armstrong 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eric Show 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1981

ERA

1 Gary Lucas 2.00 2 John Urrea 2.39 3 Danny Boone 2.84 4 Juan Eichelberger 3.50 5 John Littlefield 3.66

Wins

1 Juan Eichelberger 8 2 Gary Lucas 7 3 Chris Welsh 6 4 Steve Mura 5 5 Rick Wise 4

Strikeouts

1 Juan Eichelberger 81 2 Steve Mura 70 3 Gary Lucas 53 4 Chris Welsh 51 5 Danny Boone 43
1981 San Diego Padres — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Juan Eichelberger 8 8 3.50 25 24 0 141.1 136 55 74 81
Steve Mura 5 14 4.28 23 22 0 138.2 156 66 50 70
Chris Welsh 6 7 3.78 22 19 0 123.2 122 52 41 51
Rick Wise 4 8 3.77 18 18 0 98.0 116 41 19 27
Gary Lucas 7 7 2.00 57 0 13 90.0 78 20 36 53
Tim Lollar 2 8 6.10 24 11 1 76.2 87 52 51 38
John Curtis 2 6 5.13 28 8 0 66.2 70 38 30 31
John Littlefield 2 3 3.66 42 0 2 64.0 53 26 28 21
Danny Boone 1 0 2.84 37 0 2 63.1 63 20 21 43
John Urrea 2 2 2.39 38 0 2 49.0 43 13 28 19
Fred Kuhaulua 1 0 2.45 5 4 0 29.1 28 8 9 16
Steve Fireovid 0 1 2.73 5 4 0 26.1 30 8 7 11
Eric Show 1 3 3.13 15 0 3 23.0 17 8 9 22
Mike Armstrong 0 2 6.00 10 0 0 12.0 14 8 11 9

👥 Roster (34)

Mike Armstrong Randy Bass Juan Bonilla Danny Boone John Curtis Dave Edwards Juan Eichelberger Barry Evans Steve Fireovid Tim Flannery Doug Gwosdz Ruppert Jones +22 more

34 players

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The 1981 San Diego Padres in brief

The 1981 San Diego Padres finished 41-69, a .373 winning percentage, placing 6th in the NL West. With 382 runs scored and 455 given up, the 1981 differential was -73. Pitchers allowed 3.72 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.49. League clubs averaged 420 runs that year, so the San Diego Padres scored 9% fewer. Attendance at Jack Murphy Stadium totaled 559,711 for the year.

The home run leader was Joe Lefebvre, who hit 8. Gene Richards drove in a team-high 42 runs. The hits leader was Luis Salazar with 121. On the mound, Juan Eichelberger won 8 games to lead the staff. The saves leader was Gary Lucas with 13. The 1981 roster runs to 34 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1981 San Diego Padres

What was the 1981 San Diego Padres record?
The 1981 San Diego Padres finished 41-69 (.373 win pct).
Who led the 1981 San Diego Padres in home runs?
Joe Lefebvre led the 1981 San Diego Padres with 8 home runs.
What was the 1981 San Diego Padres team ERA?
The 1981 San Diego Padres posted a team ERA of 3.72.
Did the 1981 San Diego Padres win the World Series?
No. The 1981 San Diego Padres did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1981 San Diego Padres play?
The 1981 San Diego Padres played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium.
Who led the 1981 San Diego Padres in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Joe Lefebvre (8 HR, 31 RBI) and Juan Eichelberger (8-8, 3.50 ERA).
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