1998 San Diego Padres
[edit] Summary
The 1998 San Diego Padres finished with a record of 98-64. They scored 749 runs and belted 167 home runs to go along with a .253 batting average. The offense was powered by Greg Vaughn, who led the team with 50 home runs, 119 RBI, and 156 hits.
The team allowed 635 runs and had a team ERA of 3.63. Kevin Brown led the pitching staff with 18 wins and 257 strikeouts. Trevor Hoffman was the team's best fireman, with 53 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| George Arias | 3B | 20 | 36 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .293 | .361 | .654 | .194 |
| Ken Caminiti | 3B | 131 | 452 | 87 | 114 | 29 | 82 | 6 | .353 | .509 | .862 | .252 |
| Archi Cianfrocco | 1B | 40 | 72 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .192 | .208 | .400 | .125 |
| Ed Giovanola | 3B | 92 | 139 | 19 | 32 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .335 | .317 | .652 | .230 |
| Chris Gomez | SS | 145 | 449 | 55 | 120 | 4 | 39 | 1 | .346 | .379 | .725 | .267 |
| Wally Joyner | 1B | 131 | 439 | 58 | 131 | 12 | 80 | 1 | .370 | .453 | .823 | .298 |
| Andy Sheets | SS | 88 | 194 | 31 | 47 | 7 | 29 | 7 | .318 | .407 | .725 | .242 |
| Quilvio Veras | 2B | 138 | 517 | 79 | 138 | 6 | 45 | 24 | .373 | .356 | .729 | .267 |
| Eddie Williams | 1B | 17 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .194 | .143 | .337 | .143 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Steve Finley | OF | 159 | 619 | 92 | 154 | 14 | 67 | 12 | .301 | .401 | .702 | .249 |
| Tony Gwynn | OF | 127 | 461 | 65 | 148 | 16 | 69 | 3 | .364 | .501 | .865 | .321 |
| James Mouton | OF | 55 | 63 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 4 | .268 | .254 | .522 | .190 |
| Ruben Rivera | OF | 95 | 172 | 31 | 36 | 6 | 29 | 5 | .325 | .378 | .703 | .209 |
| Mark Sweeney | OF | 122 | 192 | 17 | 45 | 2 | 15 | 1 | .324 | .339 | .663 | .234 |
| John Vander Wal | OF | 20 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .387 | .360 | .747 | .240 |
| Greg Vaughn | OF | 158 | 573 | 112 | 156 | 50 | 119 | 11 | .363 | .597 | .960 | .272 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Ben Davis | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Carlos Hernandez | C | 129 | 390 | 34 | 102 | 9 | 52 | 2 | .305 | .369 | .674 | .262 |
| Jim Leyritz | C | 62 | 143 | 17 | 38 | 4 | 18 | 0 | .384 | .420 | .804 | .266 |
| Greg Myers | C | 69 | 171 | 19 | 42 | 4 | 20 | 0 | .312 | .374 | .686 | .246 |
| Mandy Romero | C | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .000 | .100 | .000 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5490 | 749 | 1390 | 167 | 715 | 79 | .327 | .409 | .736 | .253 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Andy Ashby | 33 | 33 | 226.7 | 17 | 9 | .654 | 0 | 151 | 58 | 3.34 | 1.240 | |||
| Brian Boehringer | 56 | 1 | 76.3 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 0 | 67 | 45 | 4.36 | 1.573 | |||
| Kevin Brown | 36 | 35 | 257 | 18 | 7 | .720 | 0 | 257 | 49 | 2.38 | 1.066 | |||
| Jim Bruske | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3.86 | 2.000 | |||
| Matt Clement | 4 | 2 | 13.7 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 4.61 | 1.606 | |||
| Will Cunnane | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.00 | 1.667 | |||
| Joey Hamilton | 34 | 34 | 217.3 | 13 | 13 | .500 | 0 | 147 | 106 | 4.27 | 1.500 | |||
| Sterling Hitchcock | 39 | 27 | 176.3 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 1 | 158 | 48 | 3.93 | 1.231 | |||
| Trevor Hoffman | 66 | 0 | 73 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 53 | 86 | 21 | 1.48 | 0.849 | |||
| Marc Kroon | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .00 | 0.435 | |||
| Mark Langston | 22 | 16 | 81.3 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 0 | 56 | 41 | 5.86 | 1.820 | |||
| Dan Miceli | 67 | 0 | 72.7 | 10 | 5 | .667 | 2 | 70 | 27 | 3.22 | 1.252 | |||
| Randy Myers | 21 | 0 | 14.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 6.28 | 1.538 | |||
| Roberto Ramirez | 21 | 0 | 14.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 6.14 | 1.633 | |||
| Carlos Reyes | 22 | 0 | 27.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 3.58 | 1.047 | |||
| Scott Sanders | 23 | 0 | 30.7 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 4.11 | 1.238 | |||
| Pete Smith | 10 | 8 | 43.3 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 36 | 18 | 4.78 | 1.455 | |||
| Stan Spencer | 6 | 5 | 30.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 4.70 | 1.075 | |||
| Ben VanRyn | 6 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1.12 | 2.593 | |||
| Donne Wall | 46 | 1 | 70.3 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 1 | 56 | 32 | 2.43 | 1.166 | |||
| Don Wengert | 10 | 0 | 13.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5.93 | 1.898 | |||
| Team Totals | 531 | 162 | 1454.7 | 98 | 64 | .605 | 59 | 1217 | 501 | 3.63 | 1.296 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Steve Finley | 159 |
| At Bats | Steve Finley | 619 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Steve Finley | 674 |
| Batting Average | Tony Gwynn | .321 |
| On-Base % | Quilvio Veras | .373 |
| Slugging % | Greg Vaughn | .597 |
| OPS | Greg Vaughn | .960 |
| Runs | Greg Vaughn | 112 |
| Hits | Greg Vaughn | 156 |
| Total Bases | Greg Vaughn | 342 |
| Doubles | Steve Finley | 40 |
| Triples | Steve Finley | 6 |
| Home Runs | Greg Vaughn | 50 |
| RBI | Greg Vaughn | 119 |
| Walks | Quilvio Veras | 84 |
| Strikeouts | Greg Vaughn | 121 |
| Stolen Bases | Quilvio Veras | 24 |
| Caught Stealing | Quilvio Veras | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Andy Ashby | 9 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Ken Caminiti and Tony Gwynn | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Carlos Hernandez | 19 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Kevin Brown | 18 |
| Losses | Joey Hamilton | 13 |
| Saves | Trevor Hoffman | 53 |
| Won-Loss % | Kevin Brown | .720 |
| ERA | Kevin Brown | 2.38 |
| WHIP | Kevin Brown | 1.066 |
| Innings Pitched | Kevin Brown | 257 |
| Games | Dan Miceli | 67 |
| Games Started | Kevin Brown | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Kevin Brown | 257 |
| Complete Games | Kevin Brown | 7 |
| Shutouts | Kevin Brown | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Kevin Brown | 1032 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Joey Hamilton | 103 |
| Hits Allowed | Kevin Brown | 225 |
| Walks Allowed | Joey Hamilton | 106 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Sterling Hitchcock | 29 |
| Doubles Allowed | Joey Hamilton | 44 |
| Triples Allowed | Joey Hamilton | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Sterling Hitchcock | 11 |
| Hit Batsmen | Kevin Brown | 10 |
| Double Plays Induced | Andy Ashby | 25 |
