1988 Seattle Mariners

68-93 • .422 Win% • 7th in AL W

The 1988 Seattle Mariners went 68-93 (.422) finishing 7th in the AL W division. The club scored 664 runs, allowed 744, and played home games at Kingdome. Team leaders included Steve Balboni (21 HR, 61 RBI) and Mark Langston (15-11, 3.34 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

68 Wins
93 Losses
.422 Win %
7th Rank
664 R 744 RA
Diff -80

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664 Runs Scored
744 Runs Allowed
-80 Run Diff
1,020K Attendance

📈 vs. 1988 AL Average

Batting Avg .256 1% below the 1988 league average (.259)
OBP .317 2% below the 1988 league average (.324)
SLG .398 2% above the 1988 league average (.390)
Team ERA 4.15 5% worse than the 1988 league average (3.97)
Runs Scored 664 6% below the 1988 league average (704 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumKingdome
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,020,354
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Avg per Game 12,596

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1988

Batting Avg

1 Mario Diaz 0.306 2 Alvin Davis 0.295 3 Darnell Coles 0.292 4 Ken Phelps 0.284 5 Harold Reynolds 0.283

Home Runs

1 Steve Balboni 21 2 Alvin Davis 18 3 Mickey Brantley 15 4 Ken Phelps 14 5 Jim Presley 14

RBI

1 Alvin Davis 69 2 Jim Presley 62 3 Steve Balboni 61 4 Mickey Brantley 56 5 Rey Quinones 52
1988 Seattle Mariners — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Harold Reynolds 158 598 61 169 26 11 4 41 51 51 35 0.283
Mickey Brantley 149 577 76 152 25 4 15 56 26 64 18 0.263
Jim Presley 150 544 50 125 26 0 14 62 36 114 3 0.230
Rey Quinones 140 499 63 124 30 3 12 52 23 71 0 0.248
Alvin Davis 140 478 67 141 24 1 18 69 95 53 1 0.295
Henry Cotto 133 386 50 100 18 1 8 33 23 53 27 0.259
Steve Balboni 97 350 44 88 15 1 21 61 23 67 0 0.251
Scott Bradley 103 335 45 86 17 1 4 33 17 16 1 0.257
Dave Valle 93 290 29 67 15 2 10 50 18 38 0 0.231
Glenn Wilson 78 284 28 71 10 1 3 17 15 52 1 0.250
Darnell Coles 55 195 32 57 10 1 10 34 17 26 3 0.292
Jay Buhner 60 192 28 43 13 1 10 25 25 68 1 0.224
Ken Phelps 72 190 37 54 8 0 14 32 51 35 1 0.284
Mike Kingery 57 123 21 25 6 0 1 9 19 23 3 0.203
Rich Renteria 31 88 6 18 9 0 0 6 2 8 1 0.205
Mario Diaz 28 72 6 22 5 0 0 9 3 5 0 0.306
Bruce Fields 39 67 8 18 5 0 1 5 4 11 0 0.269
Dave Hengel 26 60 3 10 1 0 2 7 1 15 0 0.167
Greg Briley 13 36 6 9 2 0 1 4 5 6 0 0.250
Edgar Martinez 14 32 0 9 4 0 0 5 4 7 0 0.281
Bill McGuire 9 16 1 3 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0.188
John Rabb 9 14 2 5 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 0.357
Brick Smith 4 10 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.100
Scott Bankhead 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Campbell 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Erik Hanson 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Michael Jackson 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Langston 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Moore 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Nunez 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Powell 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Reed 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Schooler 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rod Scurry 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Julio Solano 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Swift 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Terry Taylor 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Trout 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gene Walter 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Wilkinson 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1988

ERA

1 Michael Jackson 2.63 2 Scott Bankhead 3.07 3 Erik Hanson 3.24 4 Mark Langston 3.34 5 Bill Wilkinson 3.48

Wins

1 Mark Langston 15 2 Mike Moore 9 3 Bill Swift 8 4 Scott Bankhead 7 5 Mike Campbell 6

Strikeouts

1 Mark Langston 235 2 Mike Moore 182 3 Scott Bankhead 102 4 Michael Jackson 76 5 Mike Campbell 63
1988 Seattle Mariners — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mark Langston 15 11 3.34 35 35 0 261.1 222 97 110 235
Mike Moore 9 15 3.78 37 32 1 228.2 196 96 63 182
Bill Swift 8 12 4.59 38 24 0 174.2 199 89 65 47
Scott Bankhead 7 9 3.07 21 21 0 135.0 115 46 38 102
Mike Campbell 6 10 5.89 20 20 0 114.2 128 75 43 63
Michael Jackson 6 5 2.63 62 0 4 99.1 74 29 43 76
Jerry Reed 1 1 3.96 46 0 1 86.1 82 38 33 48
Steve Trout 4 7 7.83 15 13 0 56.1 86 49 31 14
Mike Schooler 5 8 3.54 40 0 15 48.1 45 19 24 54
Erik Hanson 2 3 3.24 6 6 0 41.2 35 15 12 36
Rod Scurry 0 2 4.02 39 0 2 31.1 32 14 18 33
Bill Wilkinson 2 2 3.48 30 0 2 31.0 28 12 15 25
Ed Nunez 1 4 7.98 14 3 0 29.1 45 26 14 19
Gene Walter 1 0 5.13 16 0 0 26.1 21 15 15 13
Terry Taylor 0 1 6.26 5 5 0 23.0 26 16 11 9
Julio Solano 0 0 4.09 17 0 3 22.0 22 10 12 10
Dennis Powell 1 3 8.68 12 2 0 18.2 29 18 11 15

👥 Roster (40)

Steve Balboni Scott Bankhead Scott Bradley Mickey Brantley Greg Briley Jay Buhner Mike Campbell Darnell Coles Henry Cotto Alvin Davis Mario Diaz Bruce Fields +28 more

40 players

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The 1988 Seattle Mariners in brief

The record for the 1988 Seattle Mariners reads 68 wins and 93 losses, good for 7th in the AL West. The Seattle Mariners scored 664 runs and allowed 744, a run differential of -80. Against a league average of .259, the 1988 Seattle Mariners batted .256. The staff ERA of 4.15 was 5% worse than the league average of 3.97. League clubs averaged 704 runs that year, so the Seattle Mariners scored 6% fewer.

Kingdome was home in 1988, drawing a total attendance of 1,020,354. The home run leader was Steve Balboni, who hit 21. The RBI leader was Alvin Davis, with 69. The hits leader was Harold Reynolds with 169. Mark Langston led the pitchers with 15 wins. Mike Schooler closed out 15 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1988 Seattle Mariners

What was the 1988 Seattle Mariners record?
The 1988 Seattle Mariners finished 68-93 (.422 win pct).
Who led the 1988 Seattle Mariners in home runs?
Steve Balboni led the 1988 Seattle Mariners with 21 home runs.
What was the 1988 Seattle Mariners team ERA?
The 1988 Seattle Mariners posted a team ERA of 4.15.
Did the 1988 Seattle Mariners win the World Series?
No. The 1988 Seattle Mariners did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1988 Seattle Mariners play?
The 1988 Seattle Mariners played home games at Kingdome.
Who led the 1988 Seattle Mariners in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Steve Balboni (21 HR, 61 RBI) and Mark Langston (15-11, 3.34 ERA).
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