⭐ Division Winner

1998 San Diego Padres

98-64 • .605 Win% • 1st in NL W

The 1998 San Diego Padres went 98-64 (.605) finishing 1st in the NL W division. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 749 runs, allowed 635, and played home games at Qualcomm Stadium. Team leaders included Greg Vaughn (50 HR, 119 RBI) and Kevin Brown (18-7, 2.38 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

98 Wins
64 Losses
.605 Win %
1st Rank
749 R 635 RA
Diff +114

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⚡ Quick Stats

749 Runs Scored
635 Runs Allowed
+114 Run Diff
2,555K Attendance

📈 vs. 1998 NL Average

Batting Avg .253 3% below the 1998 league average (.261)
OBP .330 equal to the 1998 league average (.331)
SLG .408 equal to the 1998 league average (.410)
Team ERA 3.63 14% better than the 1998 league average (4.23)
Runs Scored 749 equal to the 1998 league average (746 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumQualcomm Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,555,964
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Avg per Game 31,555

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1998

Batting Avg

1 Tony Gwynn 0.321 2 Wally Joyner 0.298 3 Greg Vaughn 0.272 4 Chris Gomez 0.267 5 Quilvio Veras 0.267

Home Runs

1 Greg Vaughn 50 2 Ken Caminiti 29 3 Tony Gwynn 16 4 Steve Finley 14 5 Wally Joyner 12

RBI

1 Greg Vaughn 119 2 Ken Caminiti 82 3 Wally Joyner 80 4 Tony Gwynn 69 5 Steve Finley 67
1998 San Diego Padres — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Steve Finley 159 619 92 154 40 6 14 67 45 103 12 0.249
Greg Vaughn 158 573 112 156 28 4 50 119 79 121 11 0.272
Quilvio Veras 138 517 79 138 24 2 6 45 84 78 24 0.267
Tony Gwynn 127 461 65 148 35 0 16 69 35 18 3 0.321
Ken Caminiti 131 452 87 114 29 0 29 82 71 108 6 0.252
Chris Gomez 145 449 55 120 32 3 4 39 51 87 1 0.267
Wally Joyner 131 439 58 131 30 1 12 80 51 44 1 0.298
Carlos Hernandez 129 390 34 102 15 0 9 52 16 54 2 0.262
Andy Sheets 88 194 31 47 5 3 7 29 21 62 7 0.242
Mark Sweeney 122 192 17 45 8 3 2 15 26 37 1 0.234
Ruben Rivera 95 172 31 36 7 2 6 29 28 52 5 0.209
Greg Myers 69 171 19 42 10 0 4 20 17 36 0 0.246
Jim Leyritz 62 143 17 38 10 0 4 18 21 40 0 0.266
Ed Giovanola 92 139 19 32 3 3 1 9 22 22 1 0.230
Kevin Brown 36 82 4 17 3 0 0 10 4 29 0 0.207
Andy Ashby 33 72 1 8 2 0 0 2 2 35 0 0.111
Archi Cianfrocco 40 72 4 9 3 0 1 5 5 22 1 0.125
Joey Hamilton 35 71 1 10 0 1 1 6 1 31 0 0.141
James Mouton 55 63 8 12 2 1 0 7 7 11 4 0.190
Sterling Hitchcock 39 50 5 7 0 0 0 2 1 21 0 0.140
George Arias 20 36 4 7 1 1 1 4 3 16 0 0.194
Eddie Williams 17 28 1 4 0 0 0 3 2 6 0 0.143
John Vander Wal 20 25 3 6 3 0 0 0 6 5 0 0.240
Mark Langston 23 24 0 2 1 0 0 2 2 9 0 0.083
Pete Smith 11 14 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 6 0 0.071
Mandy Romero 6 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Stan Spencer 6 9 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.111
Brian Boehringer 56 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.000
Donne Wall 46 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.286
Trevor Hoffman 66 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Don Wengert 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Matt Clement 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Ben Davis 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Miceli 67 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Jim Bruske 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Will Cunnane 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Marc Kroon 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Randy Myers 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roberto Ramirez 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Carlos Reyes 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Sanders 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ben VanRyn 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1998

ERA

1 Trevor Hoffman 1.48 2 Kevin Brown 2.38 3 Donne Wall 2.43 4 Dan Miceli 3.22 5 Andy Ashby 3.34

Wins

1 Kevin Brown 18 2 Andy Ashby 17 3 Joey Hamilton 13 4 Dan Miceli 10 5 Sterling Hitchcock 9

Strikeouts

1 Kevin Brown 257 2 Sterling Hitchcock 158 3 Andy Ashby 151 4 Joey Hamilton 147 5 Trevor Hoffman 86
1998 San Diego Padres — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Kevin Brown 18 7 2.38 36 35 0 257.0 225 68 49 257
Andy Ashby 17 9 3.34 33 33 0 226.2 223 84 58 151
Joey Hamilton 13 13 4.27 34 34 0 217.1 220 103 106 147
Sterling Hitchcock 9 7 3.93 39 27 1 176.1 169 77 48 158
Mark Langston 4 6 5.86 22 16 0 81.1 107 53 41 56
Brian Boehringer 5 2 4.36 56 1 0 76.1 75 37 45 67
Trevor Hoffman 4 2 1.48 66 0 53 73.0 41 12 21 86
Dan Miceli 10 5 3.22 67 0 2 72.2 64 26 27 70
Donne Wall 5 4 2.43 46 1 1 70.1 50 19 32 56
Pete Smith 3 2 4.78 10 8 0 43.1 45 23 18 36
Scott Sanders 3 1 4.11 23 0 0 30.2 33 14 5 26
Stan Spencer 1 0 4.70 6 5 0 30.2 29 16 4 31
Carlos Reyes 2 2 3.58 22 0 1 27.2 23 11 6 24
Roberto Ramirez 1 0 6.14 21 0 0 14.2 12 10 12 17
Randy Myers 1 3 6.28 21 0 0 14.1 15 10 7 9
Matt Clement 2 0 4.61 4 2 0 13.2 15 7 7 13
Don Wengert 0 0 5.93 10 0 1 13.2 21 9 5 5
Jim Bruske 0 0 3.86 4 0 0 7.0 10 3 4 4
Will Cunnane 0 0 6.00 3 0 0 3.0 4 2 1 1
Ben VanRyn 0 1 10.13 6 0 0 2.2 3 3 4 1
Marc Kroon 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.1 0 0 1 2

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Championship
SDN def. ATL 4-2
NL Division Series
SDN def. HOU 3-1
World Series
Lost to NYA 4-0

👥 Roster (42)

George Arias Andy Ashby Brian Boehringer Kevin Brown Jim Bruske Ken Caminiti Archi Cianfrocco Matt Clement Will Cunnane Ben Davis Steve Finley Ed Giovanola +30 more

42 players

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The 1998 San Diego Padres in brief

In 1998 the San Diego Padres posted a 98-64 mark (.605) and finished 1st in the NL West. In 1998 the franchise won the pennant and took the division title. The run column shows 749 for and 635 against. Against a league average of .261, the 1998 San Diego Padres batted .253. The staff ERA of 3.63 was 14% better than the league average of 4.23.

Greg Vaughn topped the San Diego Padres with 50 home runs. On the mound, Kevin Brown won 18 games to lead the staff. In the NL Championship Series, the San Diego Padres beat ATL 4-2. In the NL Division Series, the San Diego Padres beat HOU 3-1. The World Series ended in a loss against NYA 4-0.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1998 San Diego Padres

What was the 1998 San Diego Padres record?
The 1998 San Diego Padres finished 98-64 (.605 win pct).
Did the 1998 San Diego Padres make the playoffs?
The 1998 San Diego Padres finished first in their division.
Who led the 1998 San Diego Padres in home runs?
Greg Vaughn led the 1998 San Diego Padres with 50 home runs.
What was the 1998 San Diego Padres team ERA?
The 1998 San Diego Padres posted a team ERA of 3.63.
Did the 1998 San Diego Padres win the World Series?
No. The 1998 San Diego Padres did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1998 San Diego Padres play?
The 1998 San Diego Padres played home games at Qualcomm Stadium.
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