1998 San Francisco Giants

89-74 • .546 Win% • 2nd in NL W

The 1998 San Francisco Giants went 89-74 (.546) finishing 2nd in the NL W division. The club scored 845 runs, allowed 739, and played home games at 3Com Park. Team leaders included Barry Bonds (37 HR, 122 RBI) and Kirk Rueter (16-9, 4.36 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

89 Wins
74 Losses
.546 Win %
2nd Rank
845 R 739 RA
Diff +106

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845 Runs Scored
739 Runs Allowed
+106 Run Diff
1,925K Attendance

📈 vs. 1998 NL Average

Batting Avg .273 5% above the 1998 league average (.261)
OBP .353 7% above the 1998 league average (.331)
SLG .420 3% above the 1998 league average (.410)
Team ERA 4.18 1% better than the 1998 league average (4.23)
Runs Scored 845 13% above the 1998 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 1,925,634
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Avg per Game 23,773

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1998

Batting Avg

1 Marvin Benard 0.322 2 Ellis Burks 0.306 3 Barry Bonds 0.303 4 Jeff Kent 0.297 5 Joe Carter 0.295

Home Runs

1 Barry Bonds 37 2 Jeff Kent 31 3 J. T. Snow 15 4 Brian Johnson 13 5 Charlie Hayes 12

RBI

1 Jeff Kent 128 2 Barry Bonds 122 3 J. T. Snow 79 4 Charlie Hayes 62 5 Bill Mueller 59
1998 San Francisco Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Barry Bonds 156 552 120 167 44 7 37 122 130 92 28 0.303
Bill Mueller 145 534 93 157 27 0 9 59 79 83 3 0.294
Jeff Kent 137 526 94 156 37 3 31 128 48 110 9 0.297
J. T. Snow 138 435 65 108 29 1 15 79 58 84 1 0.248
Stan Javier 135 417 63 121 13 5 4 49 65 63 21 0.290
Rich Aurilia 122 413 54 110 27 2 9 49 31 62 3 0.266
Darryl Hamilton 97 367 65 108 19 2 1 26 59 53 9 0.294
Charlie Hayes 111 329 39 94 8 0 12 62 34 61 2 0.286
Rey Sanchez 109 316 44 90 14 2 2 30 16 47 0 0.285
Brian Johnson 99 308 34 73 8 1 13 34 28 67 0 0.237
Marvin Benard 121 286 41 92 21 1 3 36 34 39 11 0.322
Brent Mayne 94 275 26 75 15 0 3 32 37 47 2 0.273
Ellis Burks 42 147 22 45 6 1 5 22 19 31 8 0.306
Joe Carter 41 105 15 31 7 0 7 29 6 13 1 0.295
Chris Jones 43 90 14 17 2 1 2 10 8 28 2 0.189
Mark Gardner 33 73 4 12 1 0 0 4 5 26 0 0.164
Kirk Rueter 34 67 7 14 1 0 0 3 0 12 0 0.209
Orel Hershiser 34 66 7 10 2 0 0 1 3 16 1 0.152
Alex Diaz 34 62 5 8 2 0 0 5 0 15 1 0.129
Shawon Dunston 36 51 10 9 2 0 3 8 0 10 0 0.176
Danny Darwin 33 45 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 30 0 0.089
Shawn Estes 27 42 4 8 1 0 0 0 1 17 0 0.190
Russ Ortiz 22 25 3 7 0 0 1 2 2 9 0 0.280
Ramon Martinez 19 19 4 6 1 0 0 0 4 2 0 0.316
Doug Mirabelli 10 17 2 4 2 0 1 4 2 6 0 0.235
Wilson Delgado 10 12 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.167
Julian Tavarez 60 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.111
Armando Rios 12 7 3 4 0 0 2 3 3 2 0 0.571
Rich Rodriguez 68 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.167
Jeff Ball 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Chris Brock 13 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Jim Poole 26 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Dante Powell 8 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0.500
Jacob Cruz 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Robb Nen 78 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Steve Reed 50 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
John Johnstone 70 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Cory Bailey 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dean Hartgraves 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Mesa 32 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Alvin Morman 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1998

ERA

1 Steve Reed 1.48 2 Robb Nen 1.52 3 John Johnstone 3.07 4 Jose Mesa 3.52 5 Rich Rodriguez 3.70

Wins

1 Kirk Rueter 16 2 Mark Gardner 13 3 Orel Hershiser 11 4 Danny Darwin 8 5 Shawn Estes 7

Strikeouts

1 Mark Gardner 151 2 Shawn Estes 136 3 Orel Hershiser 126 4 Robb Nen 110 5 Kirk Rueter 102
1998 San Francisco Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mark Gardner 13 6 4.33 33 33 0 212.0 203 102 65 151
Orel Hershiser 11 10 4.41 34 34 0 202.0 200 99 85 126
Kirk Rueter 16 9 4.36 33 33 0 187.2 193 91 57 102
Shawn Estes 7 12 5.06 25 25 0 149.1 150 84 80 136
Danny Darwin 8 10 5.51 33 25 0 148.2 176 91 49 81
Robb Nen 7 7 1.52 78 0 40 88.2 59 15 25 110
Russ Ortiz 4 4 4.99 22 13 0 88.1 90 49 46 75
John Johnstone 6 5 3.07 70 0 0 88.0 72 30 38 86
Julian Tavarez 5 3 3.80 60 0 1 85.1 96 36 36 52
Rich Rodriguez 4 0 3.70 68 0 2 65.2 69 27 20 44
Steve Reed 2 1 1.48 50 0 1 54.2 30 9 19 50
Jim Poole 1 3 5.29 26 0 0 32.1 38 19 9 16
Jose Mesa 5 3 3.52 32 0 0 30.2 30 12 18 28
Chris Brock 0 0 3.90 13 0 0 27.2 31 12 7 19
Alvin Morman 0 1 5.14 9 0 0 7.0 8 4 3 7
Dean Hartgraves 0 0 9.53 5 0 0 5.2 10 6 4 4
Cory Bailey 0 0 2.70 5 0 0 3.1 2 1 1 2

👥 Roster (41)

Rich Aurilia Cory Bailey Jeff Ball Marvin Benard Barry Bonds Chris Brock Ellis Burks Joe Carter Jacob Cruz Danny Darwin Wilson Delgado Alex Diaz +29 more

41 players

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The 1998 San Francisco Giants in brief

A 89-74 record (.546) put the 1998 San Francisco Giants 2nd in the NL West. With 845 runs scored and 739 given up, the 1998 differential was +106. At the plate the San Francisco Giants hit .273, 5% better than the league's .261. Pitchers allowed 4.18 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.23. Measured against the 746-run league average, the offense was 13% ahead.

3Com Park was home in 1998, drawing a total attendance of 1,925,634. Barry Bonds led the club in home runs with 37. Jeff Kent drove in a team-high 128 runs. Kirk Rueter led the pitchers with 16 wins. The strikeout leader was Mark Gardner with 151. Robb Nen closed out 40 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1998 San Francisco Giants

What was the 1998 San Francisco Giants record?
The 1998 San Francisco Giants finished 89-74 (.546 win pct).
Who led the 1998 San Francisco Giants in home runs?
Barry Bonds led the 1998 San Francisco Giants with 37 home runs.
What was the 1998 San Francisco Giants team ERA?
The 1998 San Francisco Giants posted a team ERA of 4.18.
Did the 1998 San Francisco Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1998 San Francisco Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1998 San Francisco Giants play?
The 1998 San Francisco Giants played home games at 3Com Park.
Who led the 1998 San Francisco Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Barry Bonds (37 HR, 122 RBI) and Kirk Rueter (16-9, 4.36 ERA).
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