⭐ Division Winner

1971 San Francisco Giants

90-72 • .556 Win% • 1st in NL W

The 1971 San Francisco Giants went 90-72 (.556) finishing 1st in the NL W division. They won their division. The club scored 706 runs, allowed 644, and played home games at Candlestick Park. Team leaders included Bobby Bonds (33 HR, 102 RBI) and Juan Marichal (18-11, 2.94 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

90 Wins
72 Losses
.556 Win %
1st Rank
706 R 644 RA
Diff +62

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⚡ Quick Stats

706 Runs Scored
644 Runs Allowed
+62 Run Diff
1,119K Attendance

📈 vs. 1971 NL Average

Batting Avg .246 2% below the 1971 league average (.251)
OBP .329 4% above the 1971 league average (.316)
SLG .377 3% above the 1971 league average (.366)
Team ERA 3.32 4% better than the 1971 league average (3.47)
Runs Scored 706 11% above the 1971 league average (633 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCandlestick Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,119,834
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Avg per Game 13,825

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1971

Batting Avg

1 Bobby Bonds 0.288 2 Fran Healy 0.280 3 Dave Kingman 0.278 4 Al Gallagher 0.277 5 Willie McCovey 0.277

Home Runs

1 Bobby Bonds 33 2 Dick Dietz 19 3 Willie Mays 18 4 Willie McCovey 18 5 Ken Henderson 15

RBI

1 Bobby Bonds 102 2 Dick Dietz 72 3 Willie McCovey 70 4 Ken Henderson 65 5 Willie Mays 61
1971 San Francisco Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tito Fuentes 152 630 63 172 28 6 4 52 18 46 12 0.273
Bobby Bonds 155 619 110 178 32 4 33 102 62 137 26 0.288
Chris Speier 157 601 74 141 17 6 8 46 56 90 4 0.235
Ken Henderson 141 504 80 133 26 6 15 65 84 76 18 0.264
Dick Dietz 142 453 58 114 19 0 19 72 97 86 1 0.252
Al Gallagher 136 429 47 119 18 5 5 57 40 57 2 0.277
Willie Mays 136 417 82 113 24 5 18 61 112 123 23 0.271
Willie McCovey 105 329 45 91 13 0 18 70 64 57 0 0.277
Hal Lanier 109 206 21 48 8 0 1 13 15 26 0 0.233
Jimmy Rosario 92 192 26 43 6 1 0 13 33 35 7 0.224
Dave Kingman 41 115 17 32 10 2 6 24 9 35 5 0.278
George Foster 36 105 11 28 5 0 3 8 6 27 0 0.267
Juan Marichal 37 105 4 14 5 0 2 9 2 28 0 0.133
Gaylord Perry 38 98 5 10 1 0 1 4 3 32 0 0.102
Fran Healy 47 93 10 26 3 0 2 11 15 24 1 0.280
Bernie Williams 35 73 8 13 1 0 1 5 12 24 1 0.178
John Cumberland 45 59 1 7 0 0 0 3 1 22 0 0.119
Russ Gibson 25 57 2 11 1 1 1 7 2 13 0 0.193
Ron Bryant 27 50 7 10 1 0 0 5 1 13 0 0.200
Frank Johnson 32 49 4 4 1 0 0 5 3 9 0 0.082
Ed Goodson 20 42 4 8 1 0 0 1 2 4 0 0.190
Jim Ray Hart 31 39 5 10 0 0 2 5 6 8 0 0.256
Steve Stone 24 34 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 19 0 0.000
Frank Duffy 21 28 4 5 0 0 0 2 0 10 0 0.179
Floyd Wicker 9 21 3 3 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0.143
Don Carrithers 22 17 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0.176
Rich Robertson 23 15 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 0.067
Chris Arnold 6 13 2 3 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0.231
Jim Howarth 7 13 3 3 1 0 0 2 3 3 0 0.231
Jerry Johnson 67 13 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.154
Frank Reberger 16 13 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.231
Bob Heise 13 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Don McMahon 61 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.000
Jim Barr 17 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dave Rader 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Hamilton 39 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Willoughby 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1971

ERA

1 Gaylord Perry 2.76 2 John Cumberland 2.92 3 Juan Marichal 2.94 4 Jerry Johnson 2.97 5 Steve Hamilton 3.02

Wins

1 Juan Marichal 18 2 Gaylord Perry 16 3 Jerry Johnson 12 4 Don McMahon 10 5 John Cumberland 9

Strikeouts

1 Juan Marichal 159 2 Gaylord Perry 158 3 Jerry Johnson 85 4 Ron Bryant 79 5 Don McMahon 71
1971 San Francisco Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Gaylord Perry 16 12 2.76 37 37 0 280.0 255 86 67 158
Juan Marichal 18 11 2.94 37 37 0 279.0 244 91 56 159
John Cumberland 9 6 2.92 45 21 2 185.0 153 60 55 65
Ron Bryant 7 10 3.79 27 22 0 140.0 146 59 49 79
Steve Stone 5 9 4.15 24 19 0 110.2 110 51 55 63
Jerry Johnson 12 9 2.97 67 0 18 109.0 93 36 48 85
Don McMahon 10 6 4.06 61 0 4 82.0 73 37 37 71
Don Carrithers 5 3 4.03 22 12 1 80.1 77 36 37 41
Rich Robertson 2 2 4.57 23 6 1 61.0 66 31 31 32
Steve Hamilton 2 2 3.02 39 0 4 44.2 29 15 11 38
Frank Reberger 3 0 3.92 13 7 0 43.2 37 19 19 21
Jim Barr 1 1 3.57 17 0 0 35.1 33 14 5 16
Jim Willoughby 0 1 9.00 2 1 0 4.0 8 4 1 3

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Championship
Lost to PIT 3-1

👥 Roster (37)

Chris Arnold Jim Barr Bobby Bonds Ron Bryant Don Carrithers John Cumberland Dick Dietz Frank Duffy George Foster Tito Fuentes Al Gallagher Russ Gibson +25 more

37 players

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The 1971 San Francisco Giants in brief

The 1971 San Francisco Giants won 90 games and lost 72, ending up 1st in the NL West. This was a year in which the San Francisco Giants took the division title. Runs came in at 706 scored against 644 allowed (+62). Against a league average of .251, the 1971 San Francisco Giants batted .246. The staff ERA of 3.32 was 4% better than the league average of 3.47.

The 1971 San Francisco Giants outscored the average club by 11% (706 against 633). Home games were played at Candlestick Park, where 1,119,834 fans came through the gates. Bobby Bonds led the club in home runs with 33. Juan Marichal was the top winner, with 18 victories. Jerry Johnson saved 18 games. The NL Championship Series ended in a loss against PIT 3-1.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1971 San Francisco Giants

What was the 1971 San Francisco Giants record?
The 1971 San Francisco Giants finished 90-72 (.556 win pct).
Did the 1971 San Francisco Giants make the playoffs?
The 1971 San Francisco Giants finished first in their division.
Who led the 1971 San Francisco Giants in home runs?
Bobby Bonds led the 1971 San Francisco Giants with 33 home runs.
What was the 1971 San Francisco Giants team ERA?
The 1971 San Francisco Giants posted a team ERA of 3.32.
Did the 1971 San Francisco Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1971 San Francisco Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1971 San Francisco Giants play?
The 1971 San Francisco Giants played home games at Candlestick Park.
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