List of San Diego Padres team records

This article is about the statistical records of the San Diego Padres. For their season-by-season win–loss records, see List of San Diego Padres seasons.
Trevor Hoffman pitching for the Padres
Trevor Hoffman, pictured pitching in relief for the Padres in 2008, holds four franchise records.

The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West Division. The Padres were granted a Major League team in 1968, taking their name from the minor-league San Diego Padres of the Pacific Coast League.[1] Through the end of the 2022 regular season, they have played 8,520 games, winning 3,952, losing 4,568, and tying two for a winning percentage of .464.[2] This list documents the superlative records and accomplishments of team members during their tenure as members of Major League Baseball's National League.

Tony Gwynn holds the most franchise records as of the end of the 2022 season, with 15, including best single-season batting average, most career hits, and most career triples. He is followed by Randy Jones, who holds thirteen records, including most career shutouts and the single-season loss record.

Trevor Hoffman is ranked fifth in Major League Baseball for most saves in a single season, while ranking second in all-time saves, recording 601 over his 18-year career (552 as a member of the Padres).[3][4] Offensively, Gwynn has the 18th highest hit total in Major League history, recording 3,141 hits over a 19-year Major League career.[5]

Table key

Table key
RBI Run(s) batted in
ERA Earned run average
OPS On-base percentage plus slugging percentage
* Tie between two or more players/teams

Individual career records

Batting statistics;[6] pitching statistics[7]
Individual career batting records
Statistic Player Record Padres career Ref
Batting average Tony Gwynn .338 1982–2001 [8]
On-base percentage Gene Tenace .403 1977–1980 [9]
Slugging percentage Ken Caminiti .540 1995–1998 [10]
OPS Ken Caminiti .924 1995–1998 [10]
Runs Tony Gwynn 1,383 1982–2001 [8]
Hits Tony Gwynn 3,141 1982–2001 [8]
Total bases Tony Gwynn 4,259 1982–2001 [8]
Singles Tony Gwynn 2,378 1982–2001 [8]
Doubles Tony Gwynn 543 1982–2001 [8]
Triples Tony Gwynn 85 1982–2001 [8]
Home runs Nate Colbert 163 1969–1974 [11]
RBI Tony Gwynn 1,138 1982–2001 [8]
Bases on balls Tony Gwynn 790 1982–2001 [8]
Strikeouts Chase Headley 864 2007–2014, 2018 [12]
Stolen bases Tony Gwynn 319 1982–2001 [8]
Jake Peavy in a Padres uniform
Jake Peavy, the holder of the career strikeout record for the Padres
Individual career pitching records
Statistic Player Record Padres career Ref
Wins Eric Show 100 1981–1990 [13]
Losses Randy Jones 105 1973–1980 [14]
Win–loss percentage Gaylord Perry .660 1978–1979 [15]
ERA Trevor Hoffman 2.76 1993–2008 [16]
Saves Trevor Hoffman 552 1993–2008 [16]
Strikeouts Jake Peavy 1,348 2002–2009 [17]
Shutouts Randy Jones 18 1973–1980 [14]
Games Trevor Hoffman 902 1993–2008 [16]
Innings Randy Jones 1,766.0 1973–1980 [14]
Games started Randy Jones 253 1973–1980 [14]
Complete games Randy Jones 71 1973–1980 [14]
Walks Eric Show 593 1981–1990 [13]
Hits allowed Randy Jones 1,720 1973–1980 [14]
Wild pitches Clay Kirby 48 1969–1973 [18]
Hit batsmen Eric Show 46* 1981–1990 [13]
Joey Hamilton 1994–1998 [19]

Individual single-season records

Batting statistics;[6] pitching statistics[7]
Tony Gwynn in a San Diego Padres uniform holding a bat.
Tony Gwynn holds many Padres hitting records.
Single-season batting records
Statistic Player Record Season Ref(s)
Batting average Tony Gwynn .394 1994 [8]
Home runs Greg Vaughn 50 1998 [20]
RBI Ken Caminiti 130 1996 [10]
Runs Steve Finley 126 1996 [21]
Hits Tony Gwynn 220 1997 [8]
Singles Tony Gwynn 177 1984 [8]
Doubles Tony Gwynn 49 1997 [8]
Triples Tony Gwynn 13* 1987 [8]
Dave Roberts 2006 [22]
Stolen bases Alan Wiggins 70 1984 [23]
Stolen base percentage Everth Cabrera 91.7 2012 [24]
At bats Steve Finley 655 1996 [21]
Slugging percentage Ken Caminiti .621 1996 [10]
Extra-base hits Steve Finley 84 1996 [21]
Total bases Steve Finley 348 1996 [21]
On-base percentage Tony Gwynn .454 1994 [8]
OPS Ken Caminiti 1.028 1996 [10]
Walks Jack Clark 132 1989 [25]
Strikeouts Wil Myers 180 2017 [26]
Single-season pitching records
Statistic Player Record Season Ref(s)
Wins Randy Jones 22 1976 [14]
Losses Randy Jones 22 1974 [14]
Strikeouts Kevin Brown 257 1998 [27]
ERA Luis DeLeón 2.03 1982 [28]
Earned runs allowed Matt Clement 117 2000 [29]
Hits allowed Randy Jones 274 1976 [14]
Shutouts Fred Norman 6* 1972 [30]
Randy Jones 1975 [14]
Saves Trevor Hoffman 53 1998 [16]
Games Craig Lefferts 83 1986 [31]
Starts Randy Jones 40 1976 [14]
Complete games Randy Jones 25 1976 [14]
Innings Randy Jones 315⅓ 1976 [14]

Individual single-game records

Source:[32]
Steve Finley in a San Francisco Giants uniform
Steve Finley (pictured) is tied with Ken Caminiti for the Padre single-game total bases record
Single-game batting records
Statistic Player Record Date
RBI Nate Colbert 8* August 1, 1972
Ken Caminiti September 19, 1995
Runs Al Martin 5 April 15, 2000
Singles Bill Fahey 5* September 5, 1979
Kevin McReynolds September 5, 1984
Total bases Steve Finley 13* May 19, 1997
Ken Caminiti July 12, 1998
Single-game pitching records
Statistic Player Record Date
Walks allowed Clay Kirby 10 July 15, 1969
Home runs allowed Woody Williams 5 July 13, 2001
Innings pitched Clay Kirby 15 September 24, 1971
Strikeouts Jake Peavy 16 May 22, 2007

Team season records

Source:[33]
Season batting records
Statistic Record Season
Home runs 219 2019
Runs 795 1997
Hits 1,519 1997
Batting average .275 1994
Walks 678 2001
At bats 5,655 1996
Most runners left on base 1,239 1980
Strikeouts 1,273 2001
Stolen bases 239 1980
Season pitching records
Statistic Record Season
Hits allowed 1,581 1997
Runs allowed 891 1997
Home runs allowed 219 2001
Strikeouts 1,267 2016
Saves 59 1998

Team all-time records

Source:[2]
Team all-time records
Statistic Record
Home runs 5,069
Runs 27,161
Hits 57,577
Batting average .252
ERA 3.94
Runs allowed 29,560

See also

References

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