1987 San Diego Padres

65-97 • .401 Win% • 6th in NL W

The 1987 San Diego Padres went 65-97 (.401) finishing 6th in the NL W division. The club scored 668 runs, allowed 763, and played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium. Team leaders included John Kruk (20 HR, 91 RBI) and Ed Whitson (10-13, 4.73 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

65 Wins
97 Losses
.401 Win %
6th Rank
668 R 763 RA
Diff -95

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668 Runs Scored
763 Runs Allowed
-95 Run Diff
1,454K Attendance

📈 vs. 1987 NL Average

Batting Avg .260 equal to the 1987 league average (.260)
OBP .331 1% above the 1987 league average (.328)
SLG .378 6% below the 1987 league average (.403)
Team ERA 4.27 5% worse than the 1987 league average (4.08)
Runs Scored 668 9% below the 1987 league average (731 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumJack Murphy Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,454,101
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Avg per Game 17,951

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1987

Batting Avg

1 Tony Gwynn 0.370 2 John Kruk 0.313 3 Randy Ready 0.309 4 Benito Santiago 0.300 5 Carmelo Martinez 0.273

Home Runs

1 John Kruk 20 2 Benito Santiago 18 3 Carmelo Martinez 15 4 Randy Ready 12 5 Stan Jefferson 8

RBI

1 John Kruk 91 2 Benito Santiago 79 3 Carmelo Martinez 70 4 Tony Gwynn 54 5 Randy Ready 54
1987 San Diego Padres — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tony Gwynn 157 589 119 218 36 13 7 54 82 35 56 0.370
Benito Santiago 146 546 64 164 33 2 18 79 16 112 21 0.300
Garry Templeton 148 510 42 113 13 5 5 48 42 92 14 0.222
John Kruk 138 447 72 140 14 2 20 91 73 93 18 0.313
Carmelo Martinez 139 447 59 122 21 2 15 70 70 82 5 0.273
Stan Jefferson 116 422 59 97 8 7 8 29 39 92 34 0.230
Randy Ready 124 350 69 108 26 6 12 54 67 44 7 0.309
Tim Flannery 106 276 23 63 5 1 0 20 42 30 2 0.228
Joey Cora 77 241 23 57 7 2 0 13 28 26 15 0.237
Shane Mack 105 238 28 57 11 3 4 25 18 47 4 0.239
Kevin Mitchell 62 196 19 48 7 1 7 26 20 38 0 0.245
Luis Salazar 84 189 13 48 5 0 3 17 14 30 3 0.254
Marvell Wynne 98 188 17 47 8 2 2 24 20 37 11 0.250
Chris Brown 44 155 17 36 3 0 6 23 11 30 3 0.232
Steve Garvey 27 76 5 16 2 0 1 9 1 10 0 0.211
Bruce Bochy 38 75 8 12 3 0 2 11 11 21 0 0.160
Eric Show 34 70 5 5 1 0 0 2 0 28 0 0.071
Jim Steels 62 68 9 13 1 1 0 6 11 14 3 0.191
Ed Whitson 36 65 1 8 1 0 0 4 1 17 0 0.123
Jimmy Jones 32 49 7 8 0 0 1 3 2 18 0 0.163
Shawn Abner 16 47 5 13 3 1 2 7 2 8 1 0.277
Mark Grant 18 32 0 3 0 0 0 1 2 12 0 0.094
Andy Hawkins 24 32 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0.156
Mark Parent 12 25 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 9 0 0.080
Eric Nolte 12 21 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 0.095
Dave Dravecky 31 18 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0.167
Randy Byers 10 16 1 5 1 0 0 1 1 5 1 0.312
Storm Davis 21 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0.062
Lance McCullers 78 14 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.071
Rob Nelson 10 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 8 0 0.091
Mark Davis 43 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.286
Greg Booker 44 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Ed Wojna 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Rich Gossage 40 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Craig Lefferts 33 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Keith Comstock 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Hayward 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Gorman 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Leiper 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1987

ERA

1 Rich Gossage 3.12 2 Greg Booker 3.16 3 Mark Davis 3.18 4 Eric Nolte 3.21 5 Lance McCullers 3.72

Wins

1 Ed Whitson 10 2 Jimmy Jones 9 3 Lance McCullers 8 4 Eric Show 8 5 Mark Grant 6

Strikeouts

1 Ed Whitson 135 2 Lance McCullers 126 3 Eric Show 117 4 Dave Dravecky 60 5 Mark Grant 58
1987 San Diego Padres — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Eric Show 8 16 3.84 34 34 0 206.1 188 88 85 117
Ed Whitson 10 13 4.73 36 34 0 205.2 197 108 64 135
Jimmy Jones 9 7 4.14 30 22 0 145.2 154 67 54 51
Lance McCullers 8 10 3.72 78 0 16 123.1 115 51 59 126
Andy Hawkins 3 10 5.05 24 20 0 117.2 131 66 49 51
Mark Grant 6 7 4.66 17 17 0 102.1 104 53 52 58
Dave Dravecky 3 7 3.76 30 10 0 79.0 71 33 31 60
Greg Booker 1 1 3.16 44 0 1 68.1 62 24 30 17
Eric Nolte 2 6 3.21 12 12 0 67.1 57 24 36 44
Storm Davis 2 7 6.18 21 10 0 62.2 70 43 36 37
Mark Davis 5 3 3.18 43 0 2 62.1 51 22 31 47
Rich Gossage 5 4 3.12 40 0 11 52.0 47 18 19 44
Craig Lefferts 2 2 4.38 33 0 2 51.1 56 25 15 39
Keith Comstock 0 1 5.50 26 0 0 36.0 33 22 21 38
Ed Wojna 0 3 5.89 5 3 0 18.1 25 12 6 13
Dave Leiper 1 0 4.50 12 0 1 16.0 16 8 5 10
Tom Gorman 0 0 4.09 6 0 0 11.0 11 5 5 8
Ray Hayward 0 0 16.50 4 0 0 6.0 12 11 3 2
Luis Salazar 0 0 4.50 2 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 0

👥 Roster (39)

Shawn Abner Bruce Bochy Greg Booker Chris Brown Randy Byers Keith Comstock Joey Cora Mark Davis Storm Davis Dave Dravecky Tim Flannery Steve Garvey +27 more

39 players

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The 1987 San Diego Padres in brief

The 1987 San Diego Padres won 65 games and lost 97, ending up 6th in the NL West. Runs came in at 668 scored against 763 allowed (-95). The San Diego Padres staff finished with a 4.27 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.08. The 1987 San Diego Padres scored 9% fewer runs than the average club (668 against 731). Jack Murphy Stadium was home in 1987, drawing a total attendance of 1,454,101.

John Kruk led the club in home runs with 20. The hits leader was Tony Gwynn with 218. On the mound, Ed Whitson won 10 games to lead the staff. Lance McCullers closed out 16 saves. The 1987 roster runs to 39 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1986 season and the 1988 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1987 San Diego Padres

What was the 1987 San Diego Padres record?
The 1987 San Diego Padres finished 65-97 (.401 win pct).
Who led the 1987 San Diego Padres in home runs?
John Kruk led the 1987 San Diego Padres with 20 home runs.
What was the 1987 San Diego Padres team ERA?
The 1987 San Diego Padres posted a team ERA of 4.27.
Did the 1987 San Diego Padres win the World Series?
No. The 1987 San Diego Padres did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1987 San Diego Padres play?
The 1987 San Diego Padres played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium.
Who led the 1987 San Diego Padres in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were John Kruk (20 HR, 91 RBI) and Ed Whitson (10-13, 4.73 ERA).
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