1980 San Francisco Giants

75-86 • .466 Win% • 5th in NL W

The 1980 San Francisco Giants went 75-86 (.466) finishing 5th in the NL W division. The club scored 573 runs, allowed 634, and played home games at Candlestick Park. Team leaders included Jack Clark (22 HR, 82 RBI) and Vida Blue (14-10, 2.97 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

75 Wins
86 Losses
.466 Win %
5th Rank
573 R 634 RA
Diff -61

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573 Runs Scored
634 Runs Allowed
-61 Run Diff
1,098K Attendance

📈 vs. 1980 NL Average

Batting Avg .244 6% below the 1980 league average (.259)
OBP .308 4% below the 1980 league average (.320)
SLG .342 9% below the 1980 league average (.374)
Team ERA 3.46 4% better than the 1980 league average (3.60)
Runs Scored 573 12% below the 1980 league average (654 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCandlestick Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,098,130
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Avg per Game 13,557

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1980

Batting Avg

1 Terry Whitfield 0.296 2 Joe Strain 0.286 3 Jack Clark 0.284 4 Jim Wohlford 0.280 5 Max Venable 0.268

Home Runs

1 Jack Clark 22 2 Darrell Evans 20 3 Larry Herndon 8 4 Milt May 6 5 Mike Ivie 4

RBI

1 Jack Clark 82 2 Darrell Evans 78 3 Milt May 50 4 Larry Herndon 49 5 Rennie Stennett 37
1980 San Francisco Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Darrell Evans 154 556 69 147 23 0 20 78 83 65 17 0.264
Larry Herndon 139 493 54 127 17 11 8 49 19 91 8 0.258
Jack Clark 127 437 77 124 20 8 22 82 74 52 2 0.284
Bill North 128 415 73 104 12 1 1 19 81 78 45 0.251
Johnnie LeMaster 135 405 33 87 16 6 3 31 25 57 0 0.215
Rennie Stennett 120 397 34 97 13 2 2 37 22 31 4 0.244
Milt May 111 358 27 93 16 2 6 50 25 40 0 0.260
Terry Whitfield 118 321 38 95 16 2 4 26 20 44 4 0.296
Mike Ivie 79 286 21 69 16 1 4 25 19 40 1 0.241
Rich Murray 53 194 19 42 8 2 4 24 11 48 2 0.216
Jim Wohlford 91 193 17 54 6 4 1 24 13 23 1 0.280
Joe Pettini 63 190 19 44 3 1 1 9 17 33 5 0.232
Joe Strain 77 189 26 54 6 0 0 16 10 10 1 0.286
Mike Sadek 64 151 14 38 4 1 1 16 27 18 0 0.252
Max Venable 64 138 13 37 5 0 0 10 15 22 8 0.268
Willie McCovey 48 113 8 23 8 0 1 16 13 23 0 0.204
Vida Blue 31 68 3 5 1 0 0 1 3 34 0 0.074
Bob Knepper 35 66 3 10 3 0 0 7 2 21 1 0.152
Ed Whitson 34 66 2 6 0 0 0 4 1 21 0 0.091
Guy Sularz 25 65 3 16 1 1 0 3 9 6 1 0.246
Marc Hill 17 41 1 7 2 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.171
Allen Ripley 23 40 2 6 0 1 0 2 1 14 0 0.150
John Montefusco 22 30 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 0.033
Dennis Littlejohn 13 29 2 7 1 0 0 2 7 7 0 0.241
Roger Metzger 28 27 5 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0.074
Chris Bourjos 13 22 4 5 1 0 1 2 2 7 0 0.227
Alan Hargesheimer 15 22 2 4 1 0 0 2 2 10 0 0.182
Tom Griffin 44 18 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 7 0 0.111
Gary Lavelle 62 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.000
Greg Minton 68 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.125
Bill Bordley 8 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.167
Ed Halicki 11 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.167
Al Holland 54 5 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0.200
Randy Moffitt 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jeff Stember 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Fred Breining 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Phil Nastu 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Rowland 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1980

ERA

1 Al Holland 1.75 2 Greg Minton 2.46 3 Tom Griffin 2.76 4 Vida Blue 2.97 5 Ed Whitson 3.10

Wins

1 Vida Blue 14 2 Ed Whitson 11 3 Bob Knepper 9 4 Allen Ripley 9 5 Gary Lavelle 6

Strikeouts

1 Vida Blue 129 2 Bob Knepper 103 3 Ed Whitson 90 4 John Montefusco 85 5 Tom Griffin 79
1980 San Francisco Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Vida Blue 14 10 2.97 31 31 0 224.0 202 74 61 129
Bob Knepper 9 16 4.10 35 33 0 215.1 242 98 61 103
Ed Whitson 11 13 3.10 34 34 0 211.2 222 73 56 90
John Montefusco 4 8 4.37 22 17 0 113.1 120 55 39 85
Allen Ripley 9 10 4.15 23 20 0 112.2 119 52 36 65
Tom Griffin 5 1 2.76 42 4 0 107.2 80 33 49 79
Gary Lavelle 6 8 3.42 62 0 9 100.0 106 38 36 66
Greg Minton 4 6 2.46 68 0 19 91.1 81 25 34 42
Al Holland 5 3 1.75 54 0 7 82.1 71 16 34 65
Alan Hargesheimer 4 6 4.32 15 13 0 75.0 82 36 32 40
Bill Bordley 2 3 4.70 8 6 0 30.2 34 16 21 11
Mike Rowland 1 1 2.33 19 0 0 27.0 20 7 8 8
Ed Halicki 0 0 5.40 11 2 0 25.0 29 15 10 14
Randy Moffitt 1 1 4.86 13 0 0 16.2 18 9 4 10
Fred Breining 0 0 5.40 5 0 0 6.2 8 4 4 3
Phil Nastu 0 0 6.00 6 0 0 6.0 10 4 5 1
Jeff Stember 0 0 3.00 1 1 0 3.0 2 1 2 0

👥 Roster (38)

Vida Blue Bill Bordley Chris Bourjos Fred Breining Jack Clark Darrell Evans Tom Griffin Ed Halicki Alan Hargesheimer Larry Herndon Marc Hill Al Holland +26 more

38 players

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The 1980 San Francisco Giants in brief

In 1980 the San Francisco Giants posted a 75-86 mark (.466) and finished 5th in the NL West. Runs came in at 573 scored against 634 allowed (-61). At the plate the San Francisco Giants hit .244, 6% worse than the league's .259. The San Francisco Giants staff finished with a 3.46 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.60. The 1980 San Francisco Giants scored 12% fewer runs than the average club (573 against 654).

The home park, Candlestick Park, recorded 1,098,130 in attendance, about 13,557 a game. Jack Clark topped the San Francisco Giants with 22 home runs. The hits leader was Darrell Evans with 147. Vida Blue was the top winner, with 14 victories. Greg Minton saved 19 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1980 San Francisco Giants

What was the 1980 San Francisco Giants record?
The 1980 San Francisco Giants finished 75-86 (.466 win pct).
Who led the 1980 San Francisco Giants in home runs?
Jack Clark led the 1980 San Francisco Giants with 22 home runs.
What was the 1980 San Francisco Giants team ERA?
The 1980 San Francisco Giants posted a team ERA of 3.46.
Did the 1980 San Francisco Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1980 San Francisco Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1980 San Francisco Giants play?
The 1980 San Francisco Giants played home games at Candlestick Park.
Who led the 1980 San Francisco Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jack Clark (22 HR, 82 RBI) and Vida Blue (14-10, 2.97 ERA).
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