1974 San Francisco Giants

72-90 • .444 Win% • 5th in NL W

The 1974 San Francisco Giants went 72-90 (.444) finishing 5th in the NL W division. The club scored 634 runs, allowed 723, and played home games at Candlestick Park. Team leaders included Bobby Bonds (21 HR, 71 RBI) and Mike Caldwell (14-5, 2.95 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

72 Wins
90 Losses
.444 Win %
5th Rank
634 R 723 RA
Diff -89

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634 Runs Scored
723 Runs Allowed
-89 Run Diff
519K Attendance

📈 vs. 1974 NL Average

Batting Avg .251 1% below the 1974 league average (.255)
OBP .321 1% below the 1974 league average (.325)
SLG .358 2% below the 1974 league average (.366)
Team ERA 3.78 4% worse than the 1974 league average (3.62)
Runs Scored 634 6% below the 1974 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 519,991
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Avg per Game 6,419

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1974

Batting Avg

1 Dave Rader 0.291 2 Gary Matthews 0.287 3 Garry Maddox 0.284 4 Bruce Miller 0.278 5 Ed Goodson 0.272

Home Runs

1 Bobby Bonds 21 2 Dave Kingman 18 3 Gary Matthews 16 4 Chris Speier 9 5 Garry Maddox 8

RBI

1 Gary Matthews 82 2 Bobby Bonds 71 3 Dave Kingman 55 4 Chris Speier 53 5 Garry Maddox 50
1974 San Francisco Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bobby Bonds 150 567 97 145 22 8 21 71 95 134 41 0.256
Gary Matthews 154 561 87 161 27 6 16 82 70 69 11 0.287
Garry Maddox 135 538 74 153 31 3 8 50 29 64 21 0.284
Chris Speier 141 501 55 125 19 5 9 53 62 64 3 0.250
Tito Fuentes 108 390 33 97 15 2 0 22 22 32 7 0.249
Dave Kingman 121 350 41 78 18 2 18 55 37 125 8 0.223
Steve Ontiveros 120 343 45 91 15 1 4 33 57 41 0 0.265
Dave Rader 113 323 26 94 16 2 1 26 31 21 1 0.291
Gary Thomasson 120 315 41 77 14 3 2 29 38 56 7 0.244
Ed Goodson 98 298 25 81 15 0 6 48 18 22 1 0.272
Mike Phillips 100 283 19 62 6 1 2 20 14 37 4 0.219
Bruce Miller 73 198 19 55 7 1 0 16 11 15 1 0.278
Chris Arnold 78 174 22 42 7 3 1 26 15 27 1 0.241
Ken Rudolph 57 158 11 41 3 0 0 10 21 15 0 0.259
John Boccabella 29 80 6 11 3 0 0 5 4 6 0 0.138
Jim Barr 56 71 7 18 3 0 1 3 5 17 0 0.254
John D'Acquisto 39 71 7 8 1 0 1 3 9 40 0 0.113
Mike Caldwell 31 63 4 9 0 0 0 2 2 15 0 0.143
Tom Bradley 30 40 2 3 1 0 0 0 3 19 0 0.075
Ron Bryant 41 31 1 4 0 0 0 2 1 8 0 0.129
Ed Halicki 16 25 3 6 1 0 1 2 0 10 0 0.240
Charlie Williams 39 22 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.136
Glenn Redmon 7 17 0 4 3 0 0 4 1 3 0 0.235
Randy Moffitt 61 16 1 5 0 1 0 3 1 3 0 0.312
Elias Sosa 68 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0.067
John Montefusco 7 14 5 4 0 0 2 3 1 4 0 0.286
Jim Willoughby 20 10 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.100
Jim Howarth 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gary Lavelle 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Damaso Blanco 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.000
John Morris 17 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Steve Barber 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don McMahon 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Butch Metzger 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Rose 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1974

ERA

1 Jim Barr 2.74 2 Charlie Williams 2.78 3 Mike Caldwell 2.95 4 Elias Sosa 3.48 5 John D'Acquisto 3.77

Wins

1 Mike Caldwell 14 2 Jim Barr 13 3 John D'Acquisto 12 4 Elias Sosa 9 5 Tom Bradley 8

Strikeouts

1 John D'Acquisto 167 2 Jim Barr 84 3 Mike Caldwell 83 4 Ron Bryant 75 5 Tom Bradley 72
1974 San Francisco Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim Barr 13 9 2.74 44 27 2 239.2 223 73 47 84
John D'Acquisto 12 14 3.77 38 36 0 215.0 182 90 124 167
Mike Caldwell 14 5 2.95 31 27 0 189.1 176 62 63 83
Tom Bradley 8 11 5.16 30 21 0 134.1 152 77 52 72
Ron Bryant 3 15 5.61 41 23 0 126.2 142 79 68 75
Randy Moffitt 5 7 4.50 61 1 15 102.0 99 51 29 49
Elias Sosa 9 7 3.48 68 0 6 101.0 94 39 45 48
Charlie Williams 1 3 2.78 39 7 0 100.1 93 31 31 48
Ed Halicki 1 8 4.24 16 11 0 74.1 84 35 31 40
Jim Willoughby 1 4 4.65 18 4 0 40.2 51 21 9 12
John Montefusco 3 2 4.81 7 5 0 39.1 41 21 19 34
John Morris 1 1 3.05 17 0 1 20.2 17 7 4 9
Gary Lavelle 0 3 2.16 10 0 0 16.2 14 4 10 12
Steve Barber 0 1 5.27 13 0 1 13.2 13 8 12 13
Butch Metzger 1 0 3.55 10 0 0 12.2 11 5 12 5
Don McMahon 0 0 3.09 9 0 0 11.2 13 4 2 5
Don Rose 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 1.0 4 1 1 0

👥 Roster (35)

Chris Arnold Steve Barber Jim Barr Damaso Blanco John Boccabella Bobby Bonds Tom Bradley Ron Bryant Mike Caldwell John D'Acquisto Tito Fuentes Ed Goodson +23 more

35 players

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The 1974 San Francisco Giants in brief

A 72-90 record (.444) put the 1974 San Francisco Giants 5th in the NL West. With 634 runs scored and 723 given up, the 1974 differential was -89. Against a league average of .255, the 1974 San Francisco Giants batted .251. The staff ERA of 3.78 was 4% worse than the league average of 3.62. The 634 runs scored compare with a league average of 672 per club, 6% fewer.

The home park, Candlestick Park, recorded 519,991 in attendance, about 6,419 a game. For power, Bobby Bonds led the way with 21 homers. The RBI leader was Gary Matthews, with 82. The pitching staff's wins leader was Mike Caldwell (14). John D'Acquisto struck out 167, the most on the club. Randy Moffitt closed out 15 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1974 San Francisco Giants

What was the 1974 San Francisco Giants record?
The 1974 San Francisco Giants finished 72-90 (.444 win pct).
Who led the 1974 San Francisco Giants in home runs?
Bobby Bonds led the 1974 San Francisco Giants with 21 home runs.
What was the 1974 San Francisco Giants team ERA?
The 1974 San Francisco Giants posted a team ERA of 3.78.
Did the 1974 San Francisco Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1974 San Francisco Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1974 San Francisco Giants play?
The 1974 San Francisco Giants played home games at Candlestick Park.
Who led the 1974 San Francisco Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bobby Bonds (21 HR, 71 RBI) and Mike Caldwell (14-5, 2.95 ERA).
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