1991 San Diego Padres

84-78 • .519 Win% • 3rd in NL W

The 1991 San Diego Padres went 84-78 (.519) finishing 3rd in the NL W division. The club scored 636 runs, allowed 646, and played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium. Team leaders included Fred McGriff (31 HR, 106 RBI) and Andy Benes (15-11, 3.03 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

84 Wins
78 Losses
.519 Win %
3rd Rank
636 R 646 RA
Diff -10

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⚡ Quick Stats

636 Runs Scored
646 Runs Allowed
-10 Run Diff
1,803K Attendance

📈 vs. 1991 NL Average

Batting Avg .244 2% below the 1991 league average (.250)
OBP .310 2% below the 1991 league average (.316)
SLG .362 3% below the 1991 league average (.372)
Team ERA 3.57 3% better than the 1991 league average (3.68)
Runs Scored 636 4% below the 1991 league average (663 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumJack Murphy Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,803,929
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Avg per Game 22,270

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1991

Batting Avg

1 Tony Gwynn 0.317 2 Bip Roberts 0.281 3 Fred McGriff 0.278 4 Craig Shipley 0.275 5 Tony Fernandez 0.272

Home Runs

1 Fred McGriff 31 2 Darrin Jackson 21 3 Benito Santiago 17 4 Tim Teufel 11 5 Jerald Clark 10

RBI

1 Fred McGriff 106 2 Benito Santiago 87 3 Tony Gwynn 62 4 Darrin Jackson 49 5 Jerald Clark 47
1991 San Diego Padres — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Benito Santiago 152 580 60 155 22 3 17 87 23 114 8 0.267
Tony Fernandez 145 558 81 152 27 5 4 38 55 74 23 0.272
Tony Gwynn 134 530 69 168 27 11 4 62 34 19 8 0.317
Fred McGriff 153 528 84 147 19 1 31 106 105 135 4 0.278
Bip Roberts 117 424 66 119 13 3 3 32 37 71 26 0.281
Jerald Clark 118 369 26 84 16 0 10 47 31 90 2 0.228
Darrin Jackson 122 359 51 94 12 1 21 49 27 66 5 0.262
Tim Teufel 97 307 39 70 16 0 11 42 49 69 8 0.228
Thomas Howard 106 281 30 70 12 3 4 22 24 57 10 0.249
Scott Coolbaugh 60 180 12 39 8 1 2 15 19 45 0 0.217
Jack Howell 58 160 24 33 3 1 6 16 18 33 0 0.206
Paul Faries 57 130 13 23 3 1 0 7 14 21 3 0.177
Shawn Abner 53 115 15 19 4 1 1 5 7 25 0 0.165
Kevin Ward 44 107 13 26 7 2 2 8 9 27 1 0.243
Craig Shipley 37 91 6 25 3 0 1 6 2 14 0 0.275
Bruce Hurst 31 67 3 9 1 0 0 6 4 23 0 0.134
Andy Benes 33 62 4 2 0 0 1 1 6 29 0 0.032
Jim Presley 20 59 3 8 0 0 1 5 4 16 0 0.136
Tom Lampkin 38 58 4 11 3 1 0 3 3 9 0 0.190
Oscar Azocar 38 57 5 14 2 0 0 9 1 9 2 0.246
Garry Templeton 32 57 5 11 1 1 1 6 1 9 0 0.193
Dennis Rasmussen 25 44 3 6 1 0 0 0 5 12 0 0.136
Greg Harris 20 36 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 13 0 0.083
Jose Mota 17 36 4 8 0 0 0 2 2 7 0 0.222
Dann Bilardello 15 26 4 7 2 1 0 5 3 4 0 0.269
Ed Whitson 13 24 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0.125
Jose Melendez 31 20 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 14 0 0.100
Jim Vatcher 17 20 3 4 0 0 0 2 4 6 1 0.200
Marty Barrett 12 16 1 3 1 0 1 3 0 3 0 0.188
Mike Aldrete 12 15 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 0.000
Ricky Bones 11 13 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0.077
Mike Maddux 64 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.077
Adam Peterson 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 0.000
Brian Dorsett 11 12 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.083
Eric Nolte 6 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.111
Phil Stephenson 11 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.286
Craig Lefferts 54 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Rich Rodriguez 65 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Larry Andersen 38 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Wes Gardner 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Jeremy Hernandez 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jim Lewis 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Derek Lilliquist 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000
Pat Clements 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
John Costello 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Atlee Hammaker 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Steve Rosenberg 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Tim Scott 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1991

ERA

1 Greg Harris 2.23 2 Larry Andersen 2.30 3 Mike Maddux 2.46 4 Andy Benes 3.03 5 John Costello 3.09

Wins

1 Andy Benes 15 2 Bruce Hurst 15 3 Greg Harris 9 4 Jose Melendez 8 5 Mike Maddux 7

Strikeouts

1 Andy Benes 167 2 Bruce Hurst 141 3 Greg Harris 95 4 Dennis Rasmussen 75 5 Jose Melendez 60
1991 San Diego Padres — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Andy Benes 15 11 3.03 33 33 0 223.0 194 75 59 167
Bruce Hurst 15 8 3.29 31 31 0 221.2 201 81 59 141
Dennis Rasmussen 6 13 3.74 24 24 0 146.2 155 61 49 75
Greg Harris 9 5 2.23 20 20 0 133.0 116 33 27 95
Mike Maddux 7 2 2.46 64 1 5 98.2 78 27 27 57
Jose Melendez 8 5 3.27 31 9 3 93.2 77 34 24 60
Rich Rodriguez 3 1 3.26 64 1 0 80.0 66 29 44 40
Ed Whitson 4 6 5.03 13 12 0 78.2 93 44 17 40
Craig Lefferts 1 6 3.91 54 0 23 69.0 74 30 14 48
Adam Peterson 3 4 4.45 13 11 0 54.2 50 27 28 37
Ricky Bones 4 6 4.83 11 11 0 54.0 57 29 18 31
Larry Andersen 3 4 2.30 38 0 13 47.0 39 12 13 40
John Costello 1 0 3.09 27 0 0 35.0 37 12 17 24
Eric Nolte 3 2 11.05 6 6 0 22.0 37 27 10 15
Wes Gardner 0 1 7.08 14 0 1 20.1 27 16 12 9
Pat Clements 1 0 3.77 12 0 0 14.1 13 6 9 8
Jeremy Hernandez 0 0 0.00 9 0 2 14.1 8 0 5 9
Derek Lilliquist 0 2 8.79 6 2 0 14.1 25 14 4 7
Jim Lewis 0 0 4.15 12 0 0 13.0 14 6 11 10
Steve Rosenberg 1 1 6.94 10 0 0 11.2 11 9 5 6
Atlee Hammaker 0 1 5.79 1 1 0 4.2 8 3 3 1
Darrin Jackson 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 2.0 3 2 2 0
Tim Scott 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 1.0 2 1 0 1

👥 Roster (48)

Shawn Abner Mike Aldrete Larry Andersen Oscar Azocar Marty Barrett Andy Benes Dann Bilardello Ricky Bones Jerald Clark Pat Clements Scott Coolbaugh John Costello +36 more

48 players

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The 1991 San Diego Padres in brief

The 1991 San Diego Padres won 84 games and lost 78, ending up 3rd in the NL West. The San Diego Padres scored 636 runs and allowed 646, a run differential of -10. At the plate the San Diego Padres hit .244, 2% worse than the league's .250. The staff ERA of 3.57 was 3% better than the league average of 3.68. The 636 runs scored compare with a league average of 663 per club, 4% fewer.

Home games were played at Jack Murphy Stadium, where 1,803,929 fans came through the gates. Fred McGriff led the club in home runs with 31. Bruce Hurst led the pitchers with 15 wins. The strikeout leader was Andy Benes with 167. Craig Lefferts saved 23 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1991 San Diego Padres

What was the 1991 San Diego Padres record?
The 1991 San Diego Padres finished 84-78 (.519 win pct).
Who led the 1991 San Diego Padres in home runs?
Fred McGriff led the 1991 San Diego Padres with 31 home runs.
What was the 1991 San Diego Padres team ERA?
The 1991 San Diego Padres posted a team ERA of 3.57.
Did the 1991 San Diego Padres win the World Series?
No. The 1991 San Diego Padres did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1991 San Diego Padres play?
The 1991 San Diego Padres played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium.
Who led the 1991 San Diego Padres in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Fred McGriff (31 HR, 106 RBI) and Andy Benes (15-11, 3.03 ERA).
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