1983 San Diego Padres

81-81 • .500 Win% • 4th in NL W

The 1983 San Diego Padres went 81-81 (.500) finishing 4th in the NL W division. The club scored 653 runs, allowed 653, and played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium. Team leaders included Terry Kennedy (17 HR, 98 RBI) and Eric Show (15-12, 4.17 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

81 Wins
81 Losses
.500 Win %
4th Rank
653 R 653 RA
Diff 0

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⚡ Quick Stats

653 Runs Scored
653 Runs Allowed
0 Run Diff
1,544K Attendance

📈 vs. 1983 NL Average

Batting Avg .250 2% below the 1983 league average (.255)
OBP .310 4% below the 1983 league average (.321)
SLG .350 7% below the 1983 league average (.375)
Team ERA 3.62 equal to the 1983 league average (3.63)
Runs Scored 653 2% below the 1983 league average (666 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumJack Murphy Stadium
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 1,544,736
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Avg per Game 18,838

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1983

Batting Avg

1 Tony Gwynn 0.309 2 Steve Garvey 0.294 3 Terry Kennedy 0.284 4 Alan Wiggins 0.276 5 Gene Richards 0.275

Home Runs

1 Terry Kennedy 17 2 Steve Garvey 14 3 Luis Salazar 14 4 Ruppert Jones 12 5 Sixto Lezcano 8

RBI

1 Terry Kennedy 98 2 Steve Garvey 59 3 Ruppert Jones 49 4 Sixto Lezcano 49 5 Juan Bonilla 45
1983 San Diego Padres — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Juan Bonilla 152 556 55 132 17 4 4 45 50 40 3 0.237
Terry Kennedy 149 549 47 156 27 2 17 98 51 89 1 0.284
Alan Wiggins 144 503 83 139 20 2 0 22 65 43 66 0.276
Luis Salazar 134 481 52 124 16 2 14 45 17 80 24 0.258
Garry Templeton 126 460 39 121 20 2 3 40 21 57 16 0.263
Steve Garvey 100 388 76 114 22 0 14 59 29 39 4 0.294
Ruppert Jones 133 335 42 78 12 3 12 49 35 58 11 0.233
Sixto Lezcano 97 317 41 74 11 2 8 49 47 66 0 0.233
Tony Gwynn 86 304 34 94 12 2 1 37 23 21 7 0.309
Gene Richards 95 233 37 64 11 3 3 22 17 17 14 0.275
Bobby Brown 57 225 40 60 5 3 5 22 23 38 27 0.267
Tim Flannery 92 214 24 50 7 3 3 19 20 23 2 0.234
Kurt Bevacqua 74 156 17 38 7 0 2 24 18 33 0 0.244
Kevin McReynolds 39 140 15 31 3 1 4 14 12 29 2 0.221
Mario Ramirez 55 107 11 21 6 3 0 12 20 23 0 0.196
Eric Show 35 64 3 11 1 0 0 2 1 23 0 0.172
Dave Dravecky 28 61 4 6 2 0 0 1 3 19 0 0.098
Tim Lollar 31 58 7 14 1 1 1 11 5 12 0 0.241
Doug Gwosdz 39 55 7 6 1 0 1 4 7 19 0 0.109
Ed Whitson 31 44 1 8 0 0 0 3 2 11 0 0.182
Bruce Bochy 23 42 2 9 1 1 0 3 0 9 0 0.214
Mark Thurmond 21 37 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 6 0 0.054
Andy Hawkins 21 31 3 2 0 0 0 0 4 9 0 0.065
Jerry Turner 25 23 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.130
Joe Lefebvre 18 20 1 5 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0.250
John Montefusco 31 19 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 11 0 0.053
George Hinshaw 7 16 1 7 1 0 0 4 0 4 1 0.438
Gerry Davis 5 15 3 5 2 0 0 1 3 4 1 0.333
Luis DeLeon 65 14 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.143
Gary Lucas 62 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.000
Edwin Rodriguez 7 12 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.167
Sid Monge 47 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.100
Joe Lansford 12 8 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0.250
Elias Sosa 41 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.143
Chris Welsh 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dennis Rasmussen 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Mike Couchee 8 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Greg Booker 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Floyd Chiffer 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Marty Decker 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Fireovid 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1983

ERA

1 Mark Thurmond 2.65 2 Luis DeLeon 2.68 3 Gary Lucas 2.87 4 Andy Hawkins 2.93 5 Sid Monge 3.15

Wins

1 Eric Show 15 2 Dave Dravecky 14 3 John Montefusco 9 4 Tim Lollar 7 5 Sid Monge 7

Strikeouts

1 Tim Lollar 135 2 Eric Show 120 3 Luis DeLeon 90 4 Ed Whitson 81 5 Dave Dravecky 74
1983 San Diego Padres — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Eric Show 15 12 4.17 35 33 0 200.2 201 93 74 120
Dave Dravecky 14 10 3.58 28 28 0 183.2 181 73 44 74
Tim Lollar 7 12 4.61 30 30 0 175.2 170 90 85 135
Ed Whitson 5 7 4.30 31 21 1 144.1 143 69 50 81
Andy Hawkins 5 7 2.93 21 19 0 119.2 106 39 48 59
Mark Thurmond 7 3 2.65 21 18 0 115.1 104 34 33 49
Luis DeLeon 6 6 2.68 63 0 13 111.0 89 33 27 90
John Montefusco 9 4 3.30 31 10 4 95.1 94 35 32 52
Gary Lucas 5 8 2.87 62 0 17 91.0 85 29 34 60
Elias Sosa 1 4 4.35 41 1 1 72.1 72 35 30 45
Sid Monge 7 3 3.15 47 0 7 68.2 65 24 31 32
Floyd Chiffer 0 2 3.18 15 0 1 22.2 17 8 10 15
Chris Welsh 0 1 2.51 7 1 0 14.1 13 4 2 5
Mike Couchee 0 1 5.14 8 0 0 14.0 12 8 6 5
Dennis Rasmussen 0 0 1.98 4 1 0 13.2 10 3 8 13
Greg Booker 0 1 7.71 6 1 0 11.2 18 10 9 5
Marty Decker 0 0 2.08 4 0 0 8.2 5 2 3 9
Steve Fireovid 0 0 1.80 3 0 0 5.0 4 1 2 1

👥 Roster (41)

Kurt Bevacqua Bruce Bochy Juan Bonilla Greg Booker Bobby Brown Floyd Chiffer Mike Couchee Gerry Davis Luis DeLeon Marty Decker Dave Dravecky Steve Fireovid +29 more

41 players

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The 1983 San Diego Padres in brief

A 81-81 record (.500) put the 1983 San Diego Padres 4th in the NL West. The San Diego Padres scored and allowed exactly 653 runs. At the plate the San Diego Padres hit .250, 2% worse than the league's .255. League clubs averaged 666 runs that year, so the San Diego Padres scored 2% fewer. Jack Murphy Stadium was home in 1983, drawing a total attendance of 1,544,736.

Terry Kennedy topped the San Diego Padres with 17 home runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Eric Show (15). The strikeout leader was Tim Lollar with 135. Gary Lucas closed out 17 saves. The roster section lists 41 players who appeared for the club. Neighboring pages cover the 1982 season and the 1984 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1983 San Diego Padres

What was the 1983 San Diego Padres record?
The 1983 San Diego Padres finished 81-81 (.500 win pct).
Who led the 1983 San Diego Padres in home runs?
Terry Kennedy led the 1983 San Diego Padres with 17 home runs.
What was the 1983 San Diego Padres team ERA?
The 1983 San Diego Padres posted a team ERA of 3.62.
Did the 1983 San Diego Padres win the World Series?
No. The 1983 San Diego Padres did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1983 San Diego Padres play?
The 1983 San Diego Padres played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium.
Who led the 1983 San Diego Padres in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Terry Kennedy (17 HR, 98 RBI) and Eric Show (15-12, 4.17 ERA).
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