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The 20 Greatest San Diego Padres of All-Time

Dave Franks
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Rankings based on seasons 1901 – 2025.

To be eligible, position players need 1,500 plate appearances, starting pitchers have to have started a minimum of 75 games, and relief pitchers need to have 150 innings pitched for the franchise.

  1. Tony GwynnHOF

    Tony Gwynn Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    69.2 132 2440 10232 9288 1383 3141 543 85 135 1138 319 125 790 434 .338 .386 .458 .845

  2. Dave WinfieldHOF

    Dave Winfield Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    32.0 130 1117 4512 3997 599 1134 179 39 154 626 133 50 463 585 .284 .357 .464 .821

  3. Fernando Tatis Jr.Active

    • Age: 20–22, 24–26
    • Years: 2019–2021, 2023–2025
    • Positions: RF, SS
    • Teams: San Diego Padres
    Fernando Tatis Jr. Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    27.2 136 671 2939 2603 476 720 136 12 152 393 124 27 293 690 .277 .354 .513 .868

  4. Manny MachadoActive

    Manny Machado Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    27.1 125 968 4121 3704 560 1019 185 6 194 631 60 17 367 764 .275 .340 .485 .825

  5. Gene Tenace

    Gene Tenace Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    19.8 139 573 2094 1617 233 384 69 13 68 239 17 18 423 386 .237 .403 .422 .825

  6. Adrián González

    Adrián González Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    20.4 135 799 3425 2975 464 856 176 7 161 501 1 2 403 618 .288 .374 .514 .888

  7. Ken CaminitiMVP

    Ken Caminiti Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    17.5 143 557 2353 2010 362 592 127 2 121 396 40 14 298 419 .295 .384 .540 .924

  8. Jake PeavyCy Young

    Jake Peavy Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    24.8 82 212 212 92 68 3.30 1340.1 7 3 0 522 491 435 1348 24.3% 1.19

  9. Trevor HoffmanHOF

    Trevor Hoffman Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    26.0 68 901 0 54 64 2.77 949.3 0 0 552 323 292 255 1029 26.9% 1.05

  10. Andy Ashby

    • Age: 25–31, 36
    • Years: 1993–1999, 2004
    • Positions: SP
    • Teams: San Diego Padres
    Andy Ashby Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    22.8 88 187 185 70 62 3.60 1209.9 18 6 0 553 484 324 829 16.4% 1.25

  11. Phil Nevin

    Phil Nevin Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    17.8 126 806 3297 2928 428 842 158 3 156 573 14 4 325 669 .288 .359 .503 .862

  12. Ryan Klesko

    Ryan Klesko Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    15.9 131 828 3333 2818 449 786 176 12 133 493 60 24 470 486 .279 .381 .491 .872

  13. Brian Giles

    Brian Giles Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    17.4 122 833 3689 3129 470 872 189 25 83 415 43 20 509 358 .279 .380 .435 .815

  14. Nate Colbert

    Nate Colbert Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    17.2 124 866 3485 3080 442 780 130 22 163 481 48 27 350 773 .253 .331 .469 .800

  15. Randy JonesCy Young

    Randy Jones Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    20.7 95 264 253 92 105 3.30 1764.6 71 18 2 759 648 414 677 9.3% 1.21

  16. Andy Benes

    Andy Benes Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    20.8 92 187 186 69 75 3.58 1232.9 15 8 0 539 490 402 1036 20.1% 1.24

  17. Chase Headley

    • Age: 23–30, 34
    • Years: 2007–2014, 2018
    • Positions: 3B
    • Teams: San Diego Padres
    Chase Headley Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    18.3 111 935 3780 3338 400 879 187 13 87 405 73 21 383 864 .263 .344 .405 .749

  18. Fred McGriffHOF

    Fred McGriff Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    9.5 147 388 1623 1361 215 382 60 6 84 256 16 10 243 298 .281 .388 .519 .906

  19. Greg Harris

    Greg Harris Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    15.8 79 193 70 41 39 2.95 673.1 9 2 15 250 221 205 462 16.6% 1.18

  20. Gene Richards

    Gene Richards Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    19.0 114 939 3805 3414 484 994 123 63 26 251 242 86 338 408 .291 .357 .387 .744

    21. The Next 5

  21. 21. Mike Adams
  22. 22. Brust Hurst
  23. 23. Ed Whitson
  24. 24. Mark Loretta
  25. 25. Terry Kennedy

    26. All underlying data used in this analysis is available in The Baseball Scholar Data Library.

    4 responses to “The 20 Greatest San Diego Padres of All-Time”

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      Gene Terrace at number 3?

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      wheres trevor

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      ozzie smith, roberto alomar, alan wiggins

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