1983 San Francisco Giants

79-83 • .488 Win% • 5th in NL W

The 1983 San Francisco Giants went 79-83 (.488) finishing 5th in the NL W division. The club scored 687 runs, allowed 697, and played home games at Candlestick Park. Team leaders included Darrell Evans (30 HR, 82 RBI) and Bill Laskey (13-10, 4.19 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

79 Wins
83 Losses
.488 Win %
5th Rank
687 R 697 RA
Diff -10

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687 Runs Scored
697 Runs Allowed
-10 Run Diff
1,256K Attendance

📈 vs. 1983 NL Average

Batting Avg .246 3% below the 1983 league average (.255)
OBP .325 1% above the 1983 league average (.321)
SLG .375 equal to the 1983 league average (.375)
Team ERA 3.70 2% worse than the 1983 league average (3.63)
Runs Scored 687 3% above the 1983 league average (666 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCandlestick Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,256,098
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Avg per Game 15,507

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1983

Batting Avg

1 Chris Smith 0.328 2 Joel Youngblood 0.292 3 Dave Bergman 0.286 4 Jeffrey Leonard 0.279 5 Darrell Evans 0.277

Home Runs

1 Darrell Evans 30 2 Jeffrey Leonard 21 3 Jack Clark 20 4 Joel Youngblood 17 5 Chili Davis 11

RBI

1 Jeffrey Leonard 87 2 Darrell Evans 82 3 Jack Clark 66 4 Chili Davis 59 5 Joel Youngblood 53
1983 San Francisco Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Johnnie LeMaster 141 534 81 128 16 1 6 30 60 96 39 0.240
Darrell Evans 142 523 94 145 29 3 30 82 84 81 6 0.277
Jeffrey Leonard 139 516 74 144 17 7 21 87 35 116 26 0.279
Jack Clark 135 492 82 132 25 0 20 66 74 79 5 0.268
Chili Davis 137 486 54 113 21 2 11 59 55 108 10 0.233
Tom O'Malley 135 410 40 106 16 1 5 45 52 47 2 0.259
Joel Youngblood 124 373 59 109 20 3 17 53 33 59 7 0.292
Bob Brenly 104 281 36 63 12 2 7 34 37 48 10 0.224
Max Venable 94 228 28 50 7 4 6 27 22 34 15 0.219
Milt May 66 186 18 46 6 0 6 20 21 23 2 0.247
Brad Wellman 82 182 15 39 3 0 1 16 22 39 5 0.214
Duane Kuiper 72 176 14 44 2 2 0 14 27 13 0 0.250
Dave Bergman 90 140 16 40 4 1 6 24 24 21 2 0.286
John Rabb 40 104 10 24 9 0 1 14 9 17 1 0.231
Joe Pettini 61 86 11 16 0 1 0 7 9 11 4 0.186
Fred Breining 32 67 1 10 1 0 0 4 6 31 0 0.149
Chris Smith 22 67 13 22 6 1 1 11 7 12 0 0.328
Dan Gladden 18 63 6 14 2 0 1 9 5 11 4 0.222
Mike Krukow 31 63 3 16 2 0 1 8 2 15 1 0.254
Atlee Hammaker 23 59 1 6 0 0 0 2 4 19 0 0.102
Bill Laskey 26 47 5 5 0 0 0 1 7 21 0 0.106
Steve Nicosia 15 33 4 11 0 0 0 6 3 2 0 0.333
Mark Davis 20 30 3 4 1 0 0 1 3 8 0 0.133
Andy McGaffigan 43 30 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 20 0 0.067
Renie Martin 37 26 4 9 2 2 0 1 0 8 1 0.346
Mike Vail 18 26 1 4 1 0 0 3 0 7 0 0.154
Champ Summers 29 22 3 3 0 0 0 3 7 8 0 0.136
Jeff Ransom 6 20 3 4 0 0 1 3 4 7 0 0.200
Guy Sularz 10 20 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0.100
Jim Barr 53 15 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.133
Gary Lavelle 56 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.000
Greg Minton 73 11 4 6 1 0 1 3 2 2 0 0.545
Rich Murray 4 10 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.200
Scott Garrelts 5 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.222
Mark Calvert 18 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.000
Wallace Johnson 7 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.125
Mike Chris 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pat Larkin 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ron Pruitt 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brian Kingman 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Randy Lerch 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1983

ERA

1 Atlee Hammaker 2.25 2 Scott Garrelts 2.52 3 Gary Lavelle 2.59 4 Mark Davis 3.49 5 Greg Minton 3.54

Wins

1 Bill Laskey 13 2 Fred Breining 11 3 Mike Krukow 11 4 Atlee Hammaker 10 5 Gary Lavelle 7

Strikeouts

1 Mike Krukow 136 2 Atlee Hammaker 127 3 Fred Breining 117 4 Andy McGaffigan 93 5 Mark Davis 83
1983 San Francisco Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Fred Breining 11 12 3.82 32 32 0 202.2 202 86 60 117
Mike Krukow 11 11 3.95 31 31 0 184.1 189 81 76 136
Atlee Hammaker 10 9 2.25 23 23 0 172.1 147 43 32 127
Bill Laskey 13 10 4.19 25 25 0 148.1 151 69 45 81
Andy McGaffigan 3 9 4.29 43 16 2 134.1 131 64 39 93
Mark Davis 6 4 3.49 20 20 0 111.0 93 43 50 83
Greg Minton 7 11 3.54 73 0 22 106.2 117 42 47 38
Renie Martin 2 4 4.20 37 6 1 94.1 95 44 51 43
Jim Barr 5 3 3.98 53 0 2 92.2 106 41 20 47
Gary Lavelle 7 4 2.59 56 0 20 87.0 73 25 19 68
Mark Calvert 1 4 6.27 18 4 0 37.1 46 26 34 14
Scott Garrelts 2 2 2.52 5 5 0 35.2 33 10 19 16
Mike Chris 0 0 8.10 7 0 0 13.1 16 12 16 5
Randy Lerch 1 0 3.38 7 0 0 10.2 9 4 8 6
Pat Larkin 0 0 4.35 5 0 0 10.1 13 5 3 6
Brian Kingman 0 0 7.71 3 0 0 4.2 10 4 1 1

👥 Roster (41)

Jim Barr Dave Bergman Fred Breining Bob Brenly Mark Calvert Mike Chris Jack Clark Chili Davis Mark Davis Darrell Evans Scott Garrelts Dan Gladden +29 more

41 players

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The 1983 San Francisco Giants in brief

The record for the 1983 San Francisco Giants reads 79 wins and 83 losses, good for 5th in the NL West. Runs came in at 687 scored against 697 allowed (-10). At the plate the San Francisco Giants hit .246, 3% worse than the league's .255. Pitchers allowed 3.70 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.63. The home park, Candlestick Park, recorded 1,256,098 in attendance, about 15,507 a game.

Darrell Evans topped the San Francisco Giants with 30 home runs. Jeffrey Leonard led in RBI with 87. Bill Laskey was the top winner, with 13 victories. Mike Krukow struck out 136, the most on the club. Greg Minton closed out 22 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1983 San Francisco Giants

What was the 1983 San Francisco Giants record?
The 1983 San Francisco Giants finished 79-83 (.488 win pct).
Who led the 1983 San Francisco Giants in home runs?
Darrell Evans led the 1983 San Francisco Giants with 30 home runs.
What was the 1983 San Francisco Giants team ERA?
The 1983 San Francisco Giants posted a team ERA of 3.70.
Did the 1983 San Francisco Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1983 San Francisco Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1983 San Francisco Giants play?
The 1983 San Francisco Giants played home games at Candlestick Park.
Who led the 1983 San Francisco Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Darrell Evans (30 HR, 82 RBI) and Bill Laskey (13-10, 4.19 ERA).
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