⭐ Division Winner

1997 San Francisco Giants

90-72 • .556 Win% • 1st in NL W

The 1997 San Francisco Giants went 90-72 (.556) finishing 1st in the NL W division. They won their division. The club scored 784 runs, allowed 793, and played home games at 3Com Park. Team leaders included Barry Bonds (40 HR, 101 RBI) and Shawn Estes (19-5, 3.18 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
784 R 793 RA
Diff -9

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⚡ Quick Stats

784 Runs Scored
793 Runs Allowed
-9 Run Diff
1,696K Attendance

📈 vs. 1997 NL Average

Batting Avg .257 2% below the 1997 league average (.262)
OBP .337 1% above the 1997 league average (.333)
SLG .414 1% above the 1997 league average (.410)
Team ERA 4.39 4% worse than the 1997 league average (4.20)
Runs Scored 784 5% above the 1997 league average (746 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCandlestick Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,696,583
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Avg per Game 20,945

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1997

Batting Avg

1 Bill Mueller 0.292 2 Barry Bonds 0.291 3 Stan Javier 0.286 4 J. T. Snow 0.281 5 Brian Johnson 0.279

Home Runs

1 Barry Bonds 40 2 Jeff Kent 29 3 J. T. Snow 28 4 Glenallen Hill 11 5 Brian Johnson 11

RBI

1 Jeff Kent 121 2 J. T. Snow 104 3 Barry Bonds 101 4 Glenallen Hill 64 5 Stan Javier 50
1997 San Francisco Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jeff Kent 155 580 90 145 38 2 29 121 48 133 11 0.250
Jose Vizcaino 151 568 77 151 19 7 5 50 48 87 8 0.266
Barry Bonds 159 532 123 155 26 5 40 101 145 87 37 0.291
J. T. Snow 157 531 81 149 36 1 28 104 96 124 6 0.281
Darryl Hamilton 125 460 78 124 23 3 5 43 61 61 15 0.270
Stan Javier 142 440 69 126 16 4 8 50 56 70 25 0.286
Glenallen Hill 128 398 47 104 28 4 11 64 19 87 7 0.261
Bill Mueller 128 390 51 114 26 3 7 44 48 71 4 0.292
Mark Lewis 118 341 50 91 14 6 10 42 23 62 3 0.267
Rick Wilkins 66 190 18 37 5 0 6 23 17 65 0 0.195
Brian Johnson 56 179 19 50 7 2 11 27 14 26 0 0.279
Damon Berryhill 73 167 17 43 8 0 3 23 20 29 0 0.257
Marvin Benard 84 114 13 26 4 0 1 13 13 29 3 0.228
Rich Aurilia 46 102 16 28 8 0 5 19 8 15 1 0.275
Marcus Jensen 30 74 5 11 2 0 1 3 7 23 0 0.149
Shawn Estes 36 68 8 10 0 0 1 3 1 24 0 0.147
Kirk Rueter 32 65 5 9 0 0 0 5 3 14 0 0.138
Mark Gardner 32 61 0 7 0 0 0 2 1 30 0 0.115
Dante Powell 27 39 8 12 1 0 1 3 4 11 1 0.308
William VanLandingham 18 26 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 13 0 0.115
Jacob Cruz 16 25 3 4 1 0 0 3 3 4 0 0.160
Wilson Alvarez 11 23 1 3 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0.130
Osvaldo Fernandez 12 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 0.000
Danny Darwin 10 15 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 8 0 0.133
Joe Roa 28 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.133
Keith Foulke 11 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.154
Pat Rapp 8 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Wilson Delgado 8 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.143
Doug Mirabelli 6 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.143
Terry Mulholland 15 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.167
Doug Henry 75 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Dan Carlson 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Creek 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Rich Rodriguez 71 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.333
Roberto Hernandez 28 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
John Johnstone 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Rene Arocha 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Cory Bailey 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Julian Tavarez 89 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Rod Beck 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich DeLucia 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Poole 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1997

ERA

1 Roberto Hernandez 2.48 2 Rich Rodriguez 3.17 3 Shawn Estes 3.18 4 Kirk Rueter 3.45 5 Rod Beck 3.47

Wins

1 Shawn Estes 19 2 Kirk Rueter 13 3 Mark Gardner 12 4 Rod Beck 7 5 Julian Tavarez 6

Strikeouts

1 Shawn Estes 181 2 Mark Gardner 136 3 Kirk Rueter 115 4 Wilson Alvarez 69 5 Doug Henry 69
1997 San Francisco Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Shawn Estes 19 5 3.18 32 32 0 201.0 162 71 100 181
Kirk Rueter 13 6 3.45 32 32 0 190.2 194 73 51 115
Mark Gardner 12 9 4.29 30 30 0 180.1 188 86 57 136
William VanLandingham 4 7 4.96 18 17 0 89.0 80 49 59 52
Julian Tavarez 6 4 3.87 89 0 0 88.1 91 38 34 38
Doug Henry 4 5 4.71 75 0 3 70.2 70 37 41 69
Rod Beck 7 4 3.47 73 0 37 70.0 67 27 8 53
Wilson Alvarez 4 3 4.48 11 11 0 66.1 54 33 36 69
Joe Roa 2 5 5.21 28 3 0 65.2 86 38 20 34
Rich Rodriguez 4 3 3.17 71 0 1 65.1 65 23 21 32
Osvaldo Fernandez 3 4 4.95 11 11 0 56.1 74 31 15 31
Jim Poole 3 1 7.11 63 0 0 49.1 73 39 25 26
Keith Foulke 1 5 8.26 11 8 0 44.2 60 41 18 33
Danny Darwin 1 3 4.91 10 7 0 44.0 51 24 14 30
Pat Rapp 1 2 6.00 8 6 0 33.0 37 22 21 28
Roberto Hernandez 5 2 2.48 28 0 4 32.2 29 9 14 35
Terry Mulholland 0 1 5.16 15 2 0 29.2 28 17 6 25
John Johnstone 0 0 2.16 10 0 0 16.2 12 4 6 14
Dan Carlson 0 0 7.63 6 0 0 15.1 20 13 8 14
Doug Creek 1 2 6.75 3 3 0 13.1 12 10 14 14
Rene Arocha 0 0 11.32 6 0 0 10.1 17 13 5 7
Cory Bailey 0 1 8.38 7 0 0 9.2 15 9 4 5
Rich DeLucia 0 0 10.80 3 0 0 1.2 6 2 0 2

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Division Series
Lost to FLO 3-0

👥 Roster (42)

Wilson Alvarez Rene Arocha Rich Aurilia Cory Bailey Rod Beck Marvin Benard Damon Berryhill Barry Bonds Dan Carlson Doug Creek Jacob Cruz Danny Darwin +30 more

42 players

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The 1997 San Francisco Giants in brief

The 1997 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 784 scored against 793 allowed (-9). Against a league average of .262, the 1997 San Francisco Giants batted .257. Pitchers allowed 4.39 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.20.

Home games were played at 3Com Park, where 1,696,583 fans came through the gates. Barry Bonds led the club in home runs with 40. Jeff Kent led in RBI with 121. On the mound, Shawn Estes won 19 games to lead the staff. Rod Beck closed out 37 saves. The NL Division Series ended in a loss against FLO 3-0.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1997 San Francisco Giants

What was the 1997 San Francisco Giants record?
The 1997 San Francisco Giants finished 90-72 (.556 win pct).
Did the 1997 San Francisco Giants make the playoffs?
The 1997 San Francisco Giants finished first in their division.
Who led the 1997 San Francisco Giants in home runs?
Barry Bonds led the 1997 San Francisco Giants with 40 home runs.
What was the 1997 San Francisco Giants team ERA?
The 1997 San Francisco Giants posted a team ERA of 4.39.
Did the 1997 San Francisco Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1997 San Francisco Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1997 San Francisco Giants play?
The 1997 San Francisco Giants played home games at 3Com Park.
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