1998 Seattle Mariners

76-85 • .472 Win% • 3rd in AL W

The 1998 Seattle Mariners went 76-85 (.472) finishing 3rd in the AL W division. The club scored 859 runs, allowed 855, and played home games at Kingdome. Team leaders included Ken Griffey (56 HR, 146 RBI) and Jamie Moyer (15-9, 3.53 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

76 Wins
85 Losses
.472 Win %
3rd Rank
859 R 855 RA
Diff +4

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⚡ Quick Stats

859 Runs Scored
855 Runs Allowed
+4 Run Diff
2,651K Attendance

📈 vs. 1998 AL Average

Batting Avg .275 2% above the 1998 league average (.271)
OBP .344 1% above the 1998 league average (.339)
SLG .467 8% above the 1998 league average (.431)
Team ERA 4.93 6% worse than the 1998 league average (4.65)
Runs Scored 859 6% above the 1998 league average (812 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumKingdome
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,651,511
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Avg per Game 32,734

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1998

Batting Avg

1 David Bell 0.325 2 Edgar Martinez 0.322 3 Alex Rodriguez 0.310 4 David Segui 0.305 5 Glenallen Hill 0.290

Home Runs

1 Ken Griffey 56 2 Alex Rodriguez 42 3 Edgar Martinez 29 4 Russ Davis 20 5 David Segui 19

RBI

1 Ken Griffey 146 2 Alex Rodriguez 124 3 Edgar Martinez 102 4 David Segui 84 5 Russ Davis 82
1998 Seattle Mariners — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Alex Rodriguez 161 686 123 213 35 5 42 124 45 121 46 0.310
Ken Griffey 161 633 120 180 33 3 56 146 76 121 20 0.284
Edgar Martinez 154 556 86 179 46 1 29 102 106 96 1 0.322
David Segui 143 522 79 159 36 1 19 84 49 80 3 0.305
Joey Cora 131 519 95 147 23 6 6 26 62 50 13 0.283
Russ Davis 141 502 68 130 30 1 20 82 34 134 4 0.259
Dan Wilson 96 325 39 82 17 1 9 44 24 56 2 0.252
Glenallen Hill 74 259 37 75 20 2 12 33 14 45 1 0.290
Jay Buhner 72 244 33 59 7 1 15 45 38 71 0 0.242
Rob Ducey 97 217 30 52 18 2 5 23 23 61 4 0.240
Shane Monahan 62 211 17 51 8 1 4 28 8 53 1 0.242
Rich Amaral 73 134 25 37 6 0 1 4 13 24 11 0.276
John Marzano 50 133 13 31 7 1 4 12 9 24 0 0.233
Raul Ibanez 37 98 12 25 7 1 2 12 5 22 0 0.255
Joe Oliver 29 85 12 19 3 0 2 10 10 15 1 0.224
Rico Rossy 37 81 12 16 6 0 1 4 6 13 0 0.198
David Bell 21 80 11 26 8 0 0 8 5 8 0 0.325
Ryan Radmanovich 25 69 5 15 4 0 2 10 4 25 1 0.217
Charles Gipson 44 51 11 12 1 0 0 2 5 9 2 0.235
Jeff Huson 31 49 8 8 1 0 1 4 5 6 1 0.163
Rick Wilkins 19 41 5 8 1 1 1 4 4 14 0 0.195
Carlos Guillen 10 39 9 13 1 1 0 5 3 9 2 0.333
Robert Perez 17 35 3 6 1 0 2 6 0 5 0 0.171
Dave McCarty 8 18 1 5 0 0 1 2 5 4 1 0.278
Giomar Guevara 11 13 4 3 2 0 0 0 4 4 0 0.231
Rickey Cradle 5 7 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 5 1 0.143
Randy Johnson 23 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.143
Bill Swift 29 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Ken Cloude 30 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Fassero 32 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Jamie Moyer 34 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Raul Chavez 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Abbott 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bobby Ayala 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Bullinger 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tony Fossas 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Gajkowski 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
David Holdridge 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Felipe Lira 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Andrew Lorraine 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Greg McCarthy 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Paniagua 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Heathcliff Slocumb 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Spoljaric 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mac Suzuki 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Timlin 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Wells 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1998

ERA

1 Mike Timlin 2.95 2 Jamie Moyer 3.53 3 Jeff Fassero 3.97 4 Randy Johnson 4.33 5 Heathcliff Slocumb 5.32

Wins

1 Jamie Moyer 15 2 Jeff Fassero 13 3 Bill Swift 11 4 Randy Johnson 9 5 Ken Cloude 8

Strikeouts

1 Randy Johnson 213 2 Jeff Fassero 176 3 Jamie Moyer 158 4 Ken Cloude 114 5 Paul Spoljaric 89
1998 Seattle Mariners — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jamie Moyer 15 9 3.53 34 34 0 234.1 234 92 42 158
Jeff Fassero 13 12 3.97 32 32 0 224.2 223 99 66 176
Randy Johnson 9 10 4.33 23 23 0 160.0 146 77 60 213
Ken Cloude 8 10 6.37 30 30 0 155.1 187 110 80 114
Bill Swift 11 9 5.85 29 26 0 144.2 183 94 51 77
Paul Spoljaric 4 6 6.48 53 6 0 83.1 85 60 55 89
Mike Timlin 3 3 2.95 70 0 19 79.1 78 26 16 60
Bobby Ayala 1 10 7.29 62 0 8 75.1 100 61 26 68
Heathcliff Slocumb 2 5 5.32 57 0 3 67.2 72 40 44 51
Bob Wells 2 2 6.10 30 0 0 51.2 54 35 16 29
Mac Suzuki 1 2 7.18 6 5 0 26.1 34 21 15 19
Paul Abbott 3 1 4.01 4 4 0 24.2 24 11 10 22
Greg McCarthy 1 2 5.01 29 0 0 23.1 18 13 17 25
Jose Paniagua 2 0 2.05 18 0 1 22.0 15 5 5 16
Felipe Lira 1 0 4.60 7 0 0 15.2 22 8 5 16
Tony Fossas 0 3 8.74 23 0 0 11.1 19 11 6 10
Steve Gajkowski 0 0 7.27 9 0 0 8.2 14 7 4 3
David Holdridge 0 0 4.05 7 0 0 6.2 6 3 4 6
Jim Bullinger 0 1 15.88 2 1 0 5.2 13 10 2 4
Andrew Lorraine 0 0 2.45 4 0 0 3.2 3 1 4 0

👥 Roster (47)

Paul Abbott Rich Amaral Bobby Ayala David Bell Jay Buhner Jim Bullinger Raul Chavez Ken Cloude Joey Cora Rickey Cradle Russ Davis Rob Ducey +35 more

47 players

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The 1998 Seattle Mariners in brief

In 1998 the Seattle Mariners posted a 76-85 mark (.472) and finished 3rd in the AL West. With 859 runs scored and 855 given up, the 1998 differential was +4. At the plate the Seattle Mariners hit .275, 2% better than the league's .271. The Seattle Mariners staff finished with a 4.93 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.65. League clubs averaged 812 runs that year, so the Seattle Mariners scored 6% more.

The home park, Kingdome, recorded 2,651,511 in attendance, about 32,734 a game. Ken Griffey topped the Seattle Mariners with 56 home runs. Jamie Moyer was the top winner, with 15 victories. Randy Johnson struck out 213, the most on the club. The saves leader was Mike Timlin with 19.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1998 Seattle Mariners

What was the 1998 Seattle Mariners record?
The 1998 Seattle Mariners finished 76-85 (.472 win pct).
Who led the 1998 Seattle Mariners in home runs?
Ken Griffey led the 1998 Seattle Mariners with 56 home runs.
What was the 1998 Seattle Mariners team ERA?
The 1998 Seattle Mariners posted a team ERA of 4.93.
Did the 1998 Seattle Mariners win the World Series?
No. The 1998 Seattle Mariners did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1998 Seattle Mariners play?
The 1998 Seattle Mariners played home games at Kingdome.
Who led the 1998 Seattle Mariners in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ken Griffey (56 HR, 146 RBI) and Jamie Moyer (15-9, 3.53 ERA).
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