List of San Diego Padres seasons
The San Diego Padres are a professional baseball franchise based in San Diego, California.
They began play in 1969, but did not achieve their first winning season until 1978, though they failed to sustain this over the next half-decade. However, in 1984 the Padres surprisingly reached their first-ever postseason appearance and won the National League Championship before losing to a very strong Detroit Tigers team in the World Series.
This did not usher in a prolonged period of success for the Padres, who failed to achieve a second postseason appearance until 1996, and after a disappointing 1997 they rebounded again with a franchise-best 98 wins and reached the World Series only to face another exceptionally formidable opponent in the late-1990s Yankees dynasty. The Padres yet again faltered, but achieved four consecutive winning seasons for the only time in franchise history between 2004 and 2007 without winning more than one playoff game. In 2020, the Padres returned to the postseason for the first time since 2006.
| NL champions * | Division champions ^ | Wild card berth (1995–present) ¤ |
| Season | Level | League | Division | Finish | Wins | Losses | Win% | GB | Postseason | Awards |
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| 1969 | MLB | NL | West | 6th | 52 | 110 | .321 | 41 | ||
| 1970 | MLB | NL | West | 6th | 63 | 99 | .389 | 39 | ||
| 1971 | MLB | NL | West | 6th | 61 | 100 | .379 | 28½ | ||
| 1972 | MLB | NL | West | 6th | 58 | 95 | .379 | 36½ | ||
| 1973 | MLB | NL | West | 6th | 60 | 102 | .370 | 39 | ||
| 1974 | MLB | NL | West | 6th | 60 | 102 | .370 | 42 | ||
| 1975 | MLB | NL | West | 4th | 71 | 91 | .438 | 37 | ||
| 1976 | MLB | NL | West | 5th | 73 | 89 | .451 | 29 | Randy Jones (CYA) Butch Metzger (ROY) | |
| 1977 | MLB | NL | West | 5th | 69 | 93 | .426 | 29 | ||
| 1978 | MLB | NL | West | 4th | 84 | 78 | .519 | 11 | Gaylord Perry (CYA) | |
| 1979 | MLB | NL | West | 5th | 68 | 93 | .422 | 22 | ||
| 1980 | MLB | NL | West | 6th | 73 | 89 | .451 | 19½ | ||
| 1981 | MLB | NL | West | 6th | 23 | 33 | .411 | 12½ | ||
| 6th | 18 | 36 | .333 | 15½ | ||||||
| 1982 | MLB | NL | West | 4th | 81 | 81 | .500 | 8 | ||
| 1983 | MLB | NL | West | 4th | 81 | 81 | .500 | 10 | ||
| 1984 | MLB | NL * | West ^ | 1st | 92 | 70 | .568 | — | Won NLCS (Cubs) 3–2 Lost World Series (Tigers) 4–1 * |
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| 1985 | MLB | NL | West | 3rd | 83 | 79 | .512 | 12 | ||
| 1986 | MLB | NL | West | 4th | 74 | 88 | .457 | 22 | ||
| 1987 | MLB | NL | West | 6th | 65 | 97 | .401 | 25 | Benito Santiago (ROY) | |
| 1988 | MLB | NL | West | 3rd | 83 | 78 | .516 | 11 | ||
| 1989 | MLB | NL | West | 2nd | 89 | 73 | .549 | 3 | Mark Davis (CYA) | |
| 1990 | MLB | NL | West | 4th | 75 | 87 | .463 | 16 | ||
| 1991 | MLB | NL | West | 3rd | 84 | 78 | .519 | 10 | ||
| 1992 | MLB | NL | West | 3rd | 82 | 80 | .506 | 16 | ||
| 1993 | MLB | NL | West | 6th | 61 | 101 | .377 | 43 | ||
| 1994 | MLB | NL | West | 4th | 47 | 70 | .402 | 12½ | Playoffs cancelled | |
| 1995 | MLB | NL | West | 3rd | 70 | 74 | .486 | 8 | ||
| 1996 | MLB | NL | West ^ | 1st | 91 | 71 | .562 | — | Lost NLDS (Cardinals) 3–0 | Ken Caminiti (MVP) Bruce Bochy (MOY) |
| 1997 | MLB | NL | West | 4th | 76 | 86 | .469 | 14 | ||
| 1998 | MLB | NL * | West ^ | 1st | 98 | 64 | .605 | — | Won NLDS (Astros) 3–1 Won NLCS (Braves) 4–2 Lost World Series (Yankees) 4–0 * |
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| 1999 | MLB | NL | West | 4th | 74 | 88 | .457 | 26 | ||
| 2000 | MLB | NL | West | 5th | 76 | 86 | .469 | 21 | ||
| 2001 | MLB | NL | West | 4th | 79 | 83 | .488 | 13 | ||
| 2002 | MLB | NL | West | 5th | 66 | 96 | .407 | 32 | ||
| 2003 | MLB | NL | West | 5th | 64 | 98 | .395 | 36½ | ||
| 2004 | MLB | NL | West | 3rd | 87 | 75 | .537 | 6 | ||
| 2005 | MLB | NL | West ^ | 1st | 82 | 80 | .506 | — | Lost NLDS (Cardinals) 3–0 | |
| 2006 | MLB | NL | West ^ | 1st | 88 | 74 | .543 | — | Lost NLDS (Cardinals) 3–1 | |
| 2007 | MLB | NL | West | 3rd | 89 | 74 | .546 | 1½ | Jake Peavy (CYA) | |
| 2008 | MLB | NL | West | 5th | 63 | 99 | .389 | 21 | ||
| 2009 | MLB | NL | West | 4th | 75 | 87 | .463 | 20 | ||
| 2010 | MLB | NL | West | 2nd | 90 | 72 | .555 | 2 | Bud Black (MOY) | |
| 2011 | MLB | NL | West | 5th | 71 | 91 | .435 | 23 | ||
| 2012 | MLB | NL | West | 4th | 76 | 86 | .469 | 18 | ||
| 2013 | MLB | NL | West | T-3rd | 76 | 86 | .469 | 16 | ||
| 2014 | MLB | NL | West | 3rd | 77 | 85 | .475 | 17 | ||
| 2015 | MLB | NL | West | 4th | 74 | 88 | .457 | 18 | ||
| 2016 | MLB | NL | West | 5th | 68 | 94 | .420 | 23 | ||
| 2017 | MLB | NL | West | 4th | 71 | 91 | .438 | 33 | ||
| 2018 | MLB | NL | West | 5th | 66 | 96 | .407 | 26 | ||
| 2019 | MLB | NL | West | 5th | 70 | 92 | .432 | 36 | ||
| 2020 | MLB | NL | West | 2nd ¤ | 37 | 23 | .617 | 6 | Won NLWC (Cardinals) 2–1 Lost NLDS (Dodgers) 3–0 |
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| Regular season | 3784 | 4412 | .462 | 6 Postseason Appearances | ||||||
| Playoff games | 12 | 22 | .353 | 5 Division Titles, 2 League Pennants | ||||||
| Playoff series | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0 World Series Championships | ||||||
Record by decade
The following table describes the Padres' MLB win–loss record by decade.
| Decade | Wins | Losses | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52 | 110 | .321 |
| 1970s | 667 | 942 | .415 |
| 1980s | 762 | 805 | .486 |
| 1990s | 758 | 799 | .487 |
| 2000s | 769 | 852 | .474 |
| 2010s | 739 | 881 | .456 |
| 2020s | 37 | 23 | .617 |
| All-time | 3784 | 4412 | .462 |
These statistics are from Baseball-Reference.com's San Diego Padres History & Encyclopedia,[1] and are current as of February 19, 2020.
References
- "San Diego Padres History & Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2020.