1998 San Francisco Giants roster: 89-74

The San Francisco Giants went 89-74 in the 1998 MLB regular season, 2nd of 5 in the National League West.

Team stats and league rank

1998 San Francisco Giants team stats
Home Runs16116th of 30
RBI8008th of 30
Hits1,5407th of 30
Runs8458th of 30
Stolen Bases10216th of 30
Doubles29214th of 30
Triples2624th of 30
Walks6781st of 30
Strikeouts (Batting)1,0409th of 30
Batting Average.2747th of 30
On-Base %.3534th of 30
Slugging %.42114th of 30
OPS.77413th of 30
ERA4.188th of 30
WHIP1.3710th of 30
Strikeouts (Pitching)1,08913th of 30
Saves4413th of 30
Wins897th of 30
Runs Allowed7399th of 30
Errors2026th of 30

Counts are season totals; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 30 clubs that season.

1998 Giants roster: batting

1998 San Francisco Giants batting
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Barry BondsLF1565521201673712228.303.4381.047
Bill Mueller3B145534931579593.294.383.778
Jeff Kent2B13752694156311289.297.359.914
J.T. Snow1B1384356510815791.248.332.755
Stan JavierLF1354176312144921.290.385.759
Rich Aurilia1B122413541109493.266.319.726
Charlie Hayes3B111329399412622.286.351.770
Rey Sanchez2B10931644902300.285.325.686
Marvin BenardLF121286419233611.322.396.830
Brent MayneC9427526753322.273.359.719
Alex DiazLF346258051.129.129.290
Ramon MartinezSS191946000.316.435.803
Doug MirabelliC101724140.235.316.845
Wilson DelgadoSS101212010.167.231.481
Armando RiosOF12734230.571.7002.129
Dante PowellLF8422110.500.7141.964
Jeff Ball1B2401000.250.250.500

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · OPS

1998 Giants roster: pitching

1998 San Francisco Giants pitching
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.GS: Games started — for a pitcher, games he opened on the mound.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
Mark GardnerSP33331364.33212.01511.260
Orel HershiserSP343411104.41202.01261.410
Kirk RueterSP33331694.36187.21021.330
Shawn EstesSP25257125.06149.11361.540
Danny DarwinSP33258105.51148.2811.510
Robb NenRP780771.5288.21100.9540
Russ OrtizRP2213444.9988.1751.540
John JohnstoneRP700653.0788.0861.250
Julian TavarezRP600533.8085.1521.551
Rich RodriguezRP680403.7065.2441.362
Chris BrockRP130003.9027.2191.370
Dean HartgravesRP50009.535.242.470
Cory BaileyRP50002.703.120.900

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · WHIP · SV

Results

  1. Mar 31, 1998@ HOUW 9-4
  2. Apr 1, 1998@ HOUL 6-7
  3. Apr 2, 1998@ HOUW 9-2
  4. Apr 3, 1998@ ARIW 8-3
  5. Apr 4, 1998@ ARIW 5-3
  6. Apr 5, 1998@ ARIL 2-3
  7. Apr 7, 1998vs HOUW 5-4
  8. Apr 8, 1998vs HOUL 3-6
  9. Apr 9, 1998vs HOUL 1-3
  10. Apr 10, 1998vs STLW 5-3
  11. Apr 11, 1998vs STLL 2-7
  12. Apr 12, 1998vs STLW 2-1
  13. Apr 13, 1998vs STLW 8-2
  14. Apr 14, 1998vs SDW 13-7
  15. Apr 15, 1998vs SDL 0-1
  16. Apr 17, 1998@ MILL 2-5
  17. Apr 18, 1998@ MILL 1-3
  18. Apr 19, 1998@ MILL 2-3
  19. Apr 21, 1998@ PITW 6-3
  20. Apr 22, 1998@ PITL 2-5
  21. Apr 23, 1998@ PITL 0-7
  22. Apr 24, 1998vs MILL 5-7
  23. Apr 25, 1998vs MILW 2-1
  24. Apr 26, 1998vs MILW 8-7
  25. Apr 27, 1998vs PITW 6-5
  26. Apr 28, 1998vs PITW 2-1
  27. Apr 30, 1998@ ATLL 0-6
  28. May 1, 1998@ ATLL 2-6
  29. May 2, 1998@ ATLL 3-4
  30. May 3, 1998@ ATLW 12-8
  31. May 4, 1998@ MIAW 8-0
  32. May 5, 1998@ MIAW 8-2
  33. May 6, 1998@ MIAW 10-9
  34. May 8, 1998@ CHCL 4-5
  35. May 9, 1998@ CHCW 5-1
  36. May 9, 1998@ CHCL 0-6
  37. May 10, 1998@ CHCW 3-0
  38. May 11, 1998vs WSHW 7-2
  39. May 13, 1998vs WSHL 5-9
  40. May 14, 1998vs WSHW 6-1
  41. May 14, 1998vs WSHW 2-0
  42. May 15, 1998vs NYMW 3-2
  43. May 16, 1998vs NYML 1-4
  44. May 17, 1998vs NYMW 4-2
  45. May 19, 1998@ MILL 6-9
  46. May 20, 1998@ MILW 4-2
  47. May 21, 1998@ MILW 8-1
  48. May 22, 1998@ STLL 3-4
  49. May 23, 1998@ STLL 10-11
  50. May 24, 1998@ STLW 9-6
  51. May 25, 1998@ CINW 3-1
  52. May 26, 1998@ CINW 5-2
  53. May 27, 1998@ CINL 5-7
  54. May 28, 1998vs ARIL 7-8
  55. May 29, 1998vs ARIW 3-1
  56. May 30, 1998vs ARIW 4-1
  57. May 31, 1998vs ARIW 7-4
  58. Jun 1, 1998vs CINW 16-3
  59. Jun 2, 1998vs CINW 4-2
  60. Jun 3, 1998vs CINW 8-5
  61. Jun 5, 1998@ STLW 3-2
  62. Jun 6, 1998@ STLW 5-4
  63. Jun 7, 1998@ STLW 6-5
  64. Jun 8, 1998vs SEAW 4-3
  65. Jun 9, 1998vs SEAW 7-6
  66. Jun 10, 1998vs SEAL 1-4
  67. Jun 12, 1998@ SDL 3-10
  68. Jun 13, 1998@ SDL 2-4
  69. Jun 14, 1998@ SDL 2-3
  70. Jun 15, 1998vs COLL 3-4
  71. Jun 16, 1998vs COLW 5-3
  72. Jun 17, 1998vs COLW 6-3
  73. Jun 18, 1998vs SDL 6-7
  74. Jun 19, 1998vs SDL 5-9
  75. Jun 20, 1998vs SDW 5-2
  76. Jun 21, 1998vs SDL 1-5
  77. Jun 22, 1998@ ATHW 12-8
  78. Jun 23, 1998@ ATHW 4-2
  79. Jun 24, 1998vs ATHL 6-7
  80. Jun 25, 1998vs ATHL 2-5
  81. Jun 26, 1998vs TEXL 3-7
  82. Jun 27, 1998vs TEXW 6-5
  83. Jun 28, 1998vs TEXW 7-0
  84. Jun 30, 1998@ LAAL 3-4
  85. Jul 1, 1998@ LAAW 6-3
  86. Jul 1, 1998@ LAAW 6-3
  87. Jul 2, 1998@ LAAW 7-4
  88. Jul 3, 1998vs LADW 6-3
  89. Jul 4, 1998vs LADL 5-9
  90. Jul 5, 1998vs LADW 3-0
  91. Jul 10, 1998@ COLL 2-11
  92. Jul 11, 1998@ COLL 4-5
  93. Jul 12, 1998@ COLL 3-5
  94. Jul 13, 1998@ LADL 5-7
  95. Jul 14, 1998@ LADL 1-2
  96. Jul 15, 1998@ LADW 5-3
  97. Jul 17, 1998@ HOUL 7-10
  98. Jul 18, 1998@ HOUL 2-7
  99. Jul 19, 1998@ HOUL 3-4
  100. Jul 20, 1998vs ARIW 5-3
  101. Jul 21, 1998vs ARIL 3-5
  102. Jul 22, 1998vs STLL 2-3
  103. Jul 23, 1998vs STLL 1-8
  104. Jul 24, 1998vs CINW 12-2
  105. Jul 25, 1998vs CINL 8-9
  106. Jul 26, 1998vs CINW 2-1
  107. Jul 28, 1998@ WSHW 7-1
  108. Jul 29, 1998@ WSHL 0-6
  109. Jul 30, 1998@ WSHL 6-12
  110. Jul 31, 1998@ PHIW 7-6
  111. Aug 1, 1998@ PHIW 8-7
  112. Aug 2, 1998@ PHIW 15-3
  113. Aug 3, 1998@ PHIW 6-1
  114. Aug 4, 1998@ NYML 6-7
  115. Aug 5, 1998@ NYMW 6-4
  116. Aug 6, 1998@ NYML 8-9
  117. Aug 7, 1998vs ATLL 0-5
  118. Aug 8, 1998vs ATLL 6-14
  119. Aug 9, 1998vs ATLL 5-7
  120. Aug 10, 1998vs CHCL 5-8
  121. Aug 11, 1998vs CHCW 8-7
  122. Aug 12, 1998vs CHCL 2-10
  123. Aug 14, 1998vs MIAW 10-0
  124. Aug 15, 1998vs MIAW 4-3
  125. Aug 16, 1998vs MIAW 3-2
  126. Aug 18, 1998@ ATLL 4-8
  127. Aug 19, 1998@ ATLW 6-2
  128. Aug 20, 1998@ CHCL 3-7
  129. Aug 21, 1998@ CHCL 5-6
  130. Aug 22, 1998@ MIAW 5-4
  131. Aug 23, 1998@ MIAW 10-5
  132. Aug 24, 1998@ MIAW 7-4
  133. Aug 25, 1998vs NYMW 7-3
  134. Aug 26, 1998vs NYML 1-4
  135. Aug 27, 1998vs NYMW 11-3
  136. Aug 28, 1998vs PHIL 3-4
  137. Aug 29, 1998vs PHIW 10-3
  138. Aug 30, 1998vs PHIL 4-5
  139. Aug 31, 1998vs PHIW 6-2
  140. Sep 1, 1998vs WSHW 9-7
  141. Sep 2, 1998vs WSHW 12-3
  142. Sep 4, 1998@ LADL 5-8
  143. Sep 5, 1998@ LADL 3-6
  144. Sep 6, 1998@ LADW 6-2
  145. Sep 7, 1998@ SDW 5-4
  146. Sep 8, 1998@ SDW 5-1
  147. Sep 9, 1998@ SDL 3-8
  148. Sep 11, 1998vs COLL 6-7
  149. Sep 12, 1998vs COLL 0-1
  150. Sep 13, 1998vs COLW 4-3
  151. Sep 14, 1998@ ARIL 2-14
  152. Sep 15, 1998@ ARIL 6-7
  153. Sep 16, 1998@ ARIW 6-5
  154. Sep 18, 1998vs LADW 4-3
  155. Sep 19, 1998vs LADW 18-4
  156. Sep 20, 1998vs LADL 0-1
  157. Sep 21, 1998vs PITW 8-1
  158. Sep 22, 1998vs PITW 14-2
  159. Sep 23, 1998vs PITW 4-1
  160. Sep 24, 1998vs PITW 6-2
  161. Sep 25, 1998@ COLW 8-6
  162. Sep 26, 1998@ COLW 8-4
  163. Sep 27, 1998@ COLL 8-9
  164. Sep 28, 1998@ CHCL 3-5

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on June 30 of the season.