1973 San Francisco Giants

88-74 • .543 Win% • 3rd in NL W

The 1973 San Francisco Giants went 88-74 (.543) finishing 3rd in the NL W division. The club scored 739 runs, allowed 702, and played home games at Candlestick Park. Team leaders included Bobby Bonds (39 HR, 96 RBI) and Ron Bryant (24-12, 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

88 Wins
74 Losses
.543 Win %
3rd Rank
739 R 702 RA
Diff +37

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739 Runs Scored
702 Runs Allowed
+37 Run Diff
834K Attendance

📈 vs. 1973 NL Average

Batting Avg .262 3% above the 1973 league average (.254)
OBP .335 4% above the 1973 league average (.321)
SLG .406 8% above the 1973 league average (.375)
Team ERA 3.79 3% worse than the 1973 league average (3.66)
Runs Scored 739 10% above the 1973 league average (672 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCandlestick Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 834,415
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Avg per Game 10,301

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1973

Batting Avg

1 Garry Maddox 0.319 2 Ed Goodson 0.302 3 Gary Matthews 0.300 4 Chris Arnold 0.296 5 Gary Thomasson 0.285

Home Runs

1 Bobby Bonds 39 2 Willie McCovey 29 3 Dave Kingman 24 4 Ed Goodson 12 5 Gary Matthews 12

RBI

1 Bobby Bonds 96 2 Garry Maddox 76 3 Willie McCovey 75 4 Chris Speier 71 5 Tito Fuentes 63
1973 San Francisco Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tito Fuentes 160 656 78 182 25 5 6 63 45 62 12 0.277
Bobby Bonds 160 643 131 182 34 4 39 96 87 148 43 0.283
Garry Maddox 144 587 81 187 30 10 11 76 24 73 24 0.319
Chris Speier 153 542 58 135 17 4 11 71 66 69 4 0.249
Gary Matthews 148 540 74 162 22 10 12 58 58 83 17 0.300
Dave Rader 148 462 59 106 15 4 9 41 63 22 0 0.229
Ed Goodson 102 384 37 116 20 1 12 53 15 44 0 0.302
Willie McCovey 130 383 52 102 14 3 29 75 105 78 1 0.266
Dave Kingman 112 305 54 62 10 1 24 55 41 122 8 0.203
Gary Thomasson 112 235 35 67 10 4 4 30 22 43 2 0.285
Mike Phillips 63 104 18 25 3 4 1 9 6 17 0 0.240
Ron Bryant 42 95 11 16 1 0 0 7 9 32 0 0.168
Jim Howarth 65 90 8 18 1 1 0 7 7 8 0 0.200
Tom Bradley 35 77 3 15 2 0 0 4 3 19 0 0.195
Juan Marichal 34 69 4 13 2 0 0 7 5 10 0 0.188
Jim Barr 41 66 5 10 2 0 0 1 1 16 0 0.152
Mike Sadek 39 66 6 11 1 1 0 4 11 8 1 0.167
Chris Arnold 49 54 7 16 2 0 1 13 8 11 0 0.296
Steve Ontiveros 24 33 3 8 0 0 1 5 4 7 0 0.242
Jim Willoughby 41 28 3 4 1 0 1 3 2 11 0 0.143
Bruce Miller 12 21 1 3 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0.143
Randy Moffitt 60 17 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.059
Don Carrithers 28 16 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.250
Elias Sosa 71 14 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0.071
Damaso Blanco 28 12 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Sam McDowell 18 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.167
John D'Acquisto 7 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Al Gallagher 5 9 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.222
Jim Ray Hart 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0.000
Charlie Williams 12 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Don McMahon 22 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
John Morris 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1973

ERA

1 Don McMahon 1.48 2 Randy Moffitt 2.42 3 Elias Sosa 3.28 4 Ron Bryant 3.53 5 Jim Barr 3.81

Wins

1 Ron Bryant 24 2 Tom Bradley 13 3 Jim Barr 11 4 Juan Marichal 11 5 Elias Sosa 10

Strikeouts

1 Ron Bryant 143 2 Tom Bradley 136 3 Jim Barr 88 4 Juan Marichal 87 5 Elias Sosa 70
1973 San Francisco Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ron Bryant 24 12 3.53 41 39 0 270.0 240 106 115 143
Jim Barr 11 17 3.81 41 33 2 231.1 240 98 49 88
Tom Bradley 13 12 3.90 35 34 0 224.0 212 97 69 136
Juan Marichal 11 15 3.82 34 32 0 207.1 231 88 37 87
Jim Willoughby 4 5 4.68 39 12 1 123.0 138 64 37 60
Elias Sosa 10 4 3.28 71 1 18 107.0 95 39 41 70
Randy Moffitt 4 4 2.42 60 0 14 100.1 86 27 31 65
Don Carrithers 1 2 4.81 25 3 0 58.0 64 31 35 36
Sam McDowell 1 2 4.50 18 3 3 40.0 45 20 29 35
Don McMahon 4 0 1.48 22 0 6 30.1 21 5 7 20
John D'Acquisto 1 1 3.58 7 3 0 27.2 23 11 19 29
Charlie Williams 3 0 6.65 12 2 0 23.0 32 17 7 11
John Morris 1 0 8.53 7 0 0 6.1 12 6 3 3
Dave Kingman 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 4.0 3 4 6 4

👥 Roster (32)

Chris Arnold Jim Barr Damaso Blanco Bobby Bonds Tom Bradley Ron Bryant Don Carrithers John D'Acquisto Tito Fuentes Al Gallagher Ed Goodson Jim Ray Hart +20 more

32 players

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The 1973 San Francisco Giants in brief

The 1973 San Francisco Giants finished 88-74, a .543 winning percentage, placing 3rd in the NL West. The San Francisco Giants scored 739 runs and allowed 702, a run differential of +37. Against a league average of .254, the 1973 San Francisco Giants batted .262. The San Francisco Giants staff finished with a 3.79 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.66. League clubs averaged 672 runs that year, so the San Francisco Giants scored 10% more.

The home park, Candlestick Park, recorded 834,415 in attendance, about 10,301 a game. The home run leader was Bobby Bonds, who hit 39. The hits leader was Garry Maddox with 187. On the mound, Ron Bryant won 24 games to lead the staff. The saves leader was Elias Sosa with 18.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1973 San Francisco Giants

What was the 1973 San Francisco Giants record?
The 1973 San Francisco Giants finished 88-74 (.543 win pct).
Who led the 1973 San Francisco Giants in home runs?
Bobby Bonds led the 1973 San Francisco Giants with 39 home runs.
What was the 1973 San Francisco Giants team ERA?
The 1973 San Francisco Giants posted a team ERA of 3.79.
Did the 1973 San Francisco Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1973 San Francisco Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1973 San Francisco Giants play?
The 1973 San Francisco Giants played home games at Candlestick Park.
Who led the 1973 San Francisco Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bobby Bonds (39 HR, 96 RBI) and Ron Bryant (24-12, 3.53 ERA).
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