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 but they were swept by the eventual 2020 World Series champions Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2020 NLDS.
In 2022, the team rode a late season surge to a NL Wild Card berth and for the first time faced the New York Mets in the postseason. The Mets had been NL East favorites all year, winning 101 games and eventually finishing second to the Atlanta Braves and drawing the 4th seed, forcing the Padres to into traveling to New York to play all 3 games at Citi Field. The Padres ambushed future Hall of Fame pitcher Max Scherzer in Game 1, with Josh Bell and Trent Grisham hitting home runs in the first and second innings, respectively. The Mets won Game 2 behind Jacob Degrom. In the elimination Game 3, the Padres secured advancement to the NLDS when Joe Musgrove, Robert Suarez, and Josh Hader held the Mets batters to just one hit. Controversary erupted in the 6th inning, when Mets manager Buck Showalter asked the umpiring crew to check Musgrove for sticky substances, resulting in a bizarre moment where crew chief Alfonso Márquez tenderly rubbed Musgrove's ears to the amazement of a national audience.
NL champions * | Division champions ^ | Wild card berth (1995–present) ¤ |
Since 1969, the Padres have had eighteen seasons in which they have finished with a win percentage of .500 or better. During only seven of those years, the team has made playoff appearances, including during the shortened 2020 season due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Padres, on October 2, 2022, clinched a berth in the National League Wild-Card series, following a 4-3 twelfth-inning loss by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Miami Marlins.
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 * | ||
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 * | ||
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 [A] | 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 | ||
2021 | MLB | NL | West | 3rd | 79 | 83 | .488 | 28 | |||
2022 | MLB | NL | West | 2nd ¤ | 89 | 73 | .549 | 22 | Won NLWC (Mets) 2–1 Won NLDS (Dodgers) 3–1 Lost NLCS (Phillies) 4–1 | ||
2023 | MLB | NL | West | 3rd | 82 | 80 | .506 | 18 | Blake Snell (CYA) | ||
Totals | Wins | Losses | Win% | ||||||||
4,034 | 4,648 | .462 | All-time regular season record (1969–2022) | ||||||||
20 | 32 | .385 | All-time postseason record | ||||||||
4,054 | 4,680 | .462 | All-time regular and postseason record |
A The Padres finished tied with the Colorado Rockies for the wild card spot. Colorado defeated San Diego 9–8, in a one-game playoff to clinch the wild card spot. [1]
The following table describes the Padres' MLB win–loss record by decade.
Decade | Wins | Losses | Pct |
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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 | 287 | 259 | .526 |
All-time | 3952 | 4568 | .464 |
These statistics are from Baseball-Reference.com's San Diego Padres History & Encyclopedia, [2] and are current as of February 19, 2020.
The Padres have made the postseason seven times in their history, with their first being in 1984 and the most recent being in 2022.
Year | Finish | Round | Opponent | Result | ||
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1984 | National League Champions | NLCS | Chicago Cubs | Won | 3 | 2 |
World Series | Detroit Tigers | Lost | 1 | 4 | ||
1996 | NL West Champions | NLDS | St. Louis Cardinals | Lost | 0 | 3 |
1998 | National League Champions | NLDS | Houston Astros | Won | 3 | 1 |
NLCS | Atlanta Braves | Won | 4 | 2 | ||
World Series | New York Yankees | Lost | 0 | 4 | ||
2005 | NL West Champions | NLDS | St. Louis Cardinals | Lost | 0 | 3 |
2006 | NL West Champions | NLDS | St. Louis Cardinals | Lost | 1 | 3 |
2020 | NL Wild Card Champions | NLWCS | St. Louis Cardinals | Won | 2 | 1 |
NLDS | Los Angeles Dodgers | Lost | 0 | 3 | ||
2022 | NL Division Series Champions | NLWCS | New York Mets | Won | 2 | 1 |
NLDS | Los Angeles Dodgers | Won | 3 | 1 | ||
NLCS | Philadelphia Phillies | Lost | 1 | 4 | ||
7 | Totals | 6–7 | 20 | 32 |
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