1988 San Diego Padres

83-78 • .516 Win% • 3rd in NL W

The 1988 San Diego Padres went 83-78 (.516) finishing 3rd in the NL W division. The club scored 594 runs, allowed 583, and played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium. Team leaders included Carmelo Martinez (18 HR, 65 RBI) and Eric Show (16-11, 3.26 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

83 Wins
78 Losses
.516 Win %
3rd Rank
594 R 583 RA
Diff +11

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594 Runs Scored
583 Runs Allowed
+11 Run Diff
1,508K Attendance

📈 vs. 1988 NL Average

Batting Avg .246 1% below the 1988 league average (.248)
OBP .310 equal to the 1988 league average (.310)
SLG .350 3% below the 1988 league average (.362)
Team ERA 3.28 5% better than the 1988 league average (3.45)
Runs Scored 594 5% below the 1988 league average (627 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumJack Murphy Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,508,563
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Avg per Game 18,624

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1988

Batting Avg

1 Tony Gwynn 0.313 2 Roberto Alomar 0.266 3 Randy Ready 0.266 4 Tim Flannery 0.265 5 Marvell Wynne 0.264

Home Runs

1 Carmelo Martinez 18 2 Marvell Wynne 11 3 Benito Santiago 10 4 Roberto Alomar 9 5 John Kruk 9

RBI

1 Tony Gwynn 70 2 Carmelo Martinez 65 3 Keith Moreland 64 4 Benito Santiago 46 5 John Kruk 44
1988 San Diego Padres — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Roberto Alomar 143 545 84 145 24 6 9 41 47 83 24 0.266
Tony Gwynn 133 521 64 163 22 5 7 70 51 40 26 0.313
Keith Moreland 143 511 40 131 23 0 5 64 40 51 2 0.256
Benito Santiago 139 492 49 122 22 2 10 46 24 82 15 0.248
John Kruk 120 378 54 91 17 1 9 44 80 68 5 0.241
Carmelo Martinez 121 365 48 86 12 0 18 65 35 57 1 0.236
Garry Templeton 110 362 35 90 15 7 3 36 20 50 8 0.249
Marvell Wynne 128 333 37 88 13 4 11 42 31 62 3 0.264
Randy Ready 114 331 43 88 16 2 7 39 39 38 6 0.266
Dickie Thon 95 258 36 68 12 2 1 18 33 49 19 0.264
Chris Brown 80 247 14 58 6 0 2 19 19 49 0 0.235
Tim Flannery 79 170 16 45 5 4 0 19 24 32 3 0.265
Shane Mack 56 119 13 29 3 0 0 12 14 21 5 0.244
Mark Parent 41 118 9 23 3 0 6 15 6 23 0 0.195
Stan Jefferson 49 111 16 16 1 2 1 4 9 22 5 0.144
Shawn Abner 37 83 6 15 3 0 2 5 4 19 0 0.181
Eric Show 32 81 5 12 1 0 0 4 1 27 0 0.148
Ed Whitson 34 66 4 11 3 0 0 3 1 23 0 0.167
Andy Hawkins 33 62 3 7 0 0 0 3 1 19 0 0.113
Jimmy Jones 32 55 2 9 0 0 1 4 4 12 0 0.164
Dennis Rasmussen 20 48 6 9 1 0 0 3 4 17 0 0.188
Rob Nelson 7 21 4 4 0 0 1 3 2 9 0 0.190
Mark Grant 33 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0.000
Jerald Clark 6 15 0 3 1 0 0 3 0 4 0 0.200
Randy Byers 11 10 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.200
Mark Davis 62 10 2 2 0 0 1 2 1 4 1 0.200
Bip Roberts 5 9 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.333
Greg Booker 34 8 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.250
Lance McCullers 60 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.250
Greg Harris 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Candy Sierra 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Dave Leiper 35 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.500
Sandy Alomar 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Keith Comstock 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eric Nolte 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1988

ERA

1 Mark Davis 2.01 2 Dave Leiper 2.17 3 Lance McCullers 2.49 4 Dennis Rasmussen 2.55 5 Eric Show 3.26

Wins

1 Eric Show 16 2 Andy Hawkins 14 3 Dennis Rasmussen 14 4 Ed Whitson 13 5 Jimmy Jones 9

Strikeouts

1 Eric Show 144 2 Ed Whitson 118 3 Mark Davis 102 4 Andy Hawkins 91 5 Dennis Rasmussen 85
1988 San Diego Padres — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Eric Show 16 11 3.26 32 32 0 234.2 201 85 53 144
Andy Hawkins 14 11 3.35 33 33 0 217.2 196 81 76 91
Ed Whitson 13 11 3.77 34 33 0 205.1 202 86 45 118
Jimmy Jones 9 14 4.12 29 29 0 179.0 192 82 44 82
Dennis Rasmussen 14 4 2.55 20 20 0 148.1 131 42 36 85
Mark Davis 5 10 2.01 62 0 28 98.1 70 22 42 102
Mark Grant 2 8 3.69 33 11 0 97.2 97 40 36 61
Lance McCullers 3 6 2.49 60 0 10 97.2 70 27 55 81
Greg Booker 2 2 3.39 34 2 0 63.2 68 24 19 43
Dave Leiper 3 0 2.17 35 0 1 54.0 45 13 14 33
Candy Sierra 0 1 5.70 15 0 0 23.2 36 15 11 20
Greg Harris 2 0 1.50 3 1 0 18.0 13 3 3 15
Keith Comstock 0 0 6.75 7 0 0 8.0 8 6 3 9
Eric Nolte 0 0 6.00 2 0 0 3.0 3 2 2 1

👥 Roster (35)

Shawn Abner Roberto Alomar Sandy Alomar Greg Booker Chris Brown Randy Byers Jerald Clark Keith Comstock Mark Davis Tim Flannery Mark Grant Tony Gwynn +23 more

35 players

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The 1988 San Diego Padres in brief

The record for the 1988 San Diego Padres reads 83 wins and 78 losses, good for 3rd in the NL West. The San Diego Padres scored 594 runs and allowed 583, a run differential of +11. The team batting average of .246 was 1% below the 1988 league mark of .248. The San Diego Padres staff finished with a 3.28 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.45. The 594 runs scored compare with a league average of 627 per club, 5% fewer.

Attendance at Jack Murphy Stadium totaled 1,508,563 for the year. The home run leader was Carmelo Martinez, who hit 18. Tony Gwynn led in RBI with 70. Eric Show was the top winner, with 16 victories. Mark Davis saved 28 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1988 San Diego Padres

What was the 1988 San Diego Padres record?
The 1988 San Diego Padres finished 83-78 (.516 win pct).
Who led the 1988 San Diego Padres in home runs?
Carmelo Martinez led the 1988 San Diego Padres with 18 home runs.
What was the 1988 San Diego Padres team ERA?
The 1988 San Diego Padres posted a team ERA of 3.28.
Did the 1988 San Diego Padres win the World Series?
No. The 1988 San Diego Padres did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1988 San Diego Padres play?
The 1988 San Diego Padres played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium.
Who led the 1988 San Diego Padres in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Carmelo Martinez (18 HR, 65 RBI) and Eric Show (16-11, 3.26 ERA).
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