List of San Francisco Giants seasons

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Oracle Park, home field of the Giants since the 2000 season. AT&T Park July 24, 2016.jpg
Oracle Park, home field of the Giants since the 2000 season.

The San Francisco Giants are a professional baseball team based in San Francisco, California. They have been a member of the National League (NL), as a part of Major League Baseball, since the team's inception in 1883. They joined the NL West following the establishment of divisions within the league in 1969. The Giants played 75 seasons in New York City, New York, as the New York Gothams and New York Giants, spending the majority of their seasons at the Polo Grounds in Upper Manhattan. [1] The Giants relocated to San Francisco in 1958, briefly playing at Seals Stadium. After sharing Candlestick Park for 29 years with the San Francisco 49ers National Football League team, the Giants moved to their current home, Oracle Park, in 2000. [2] From October 1, 2010, through June 16, 2017, the Giants recorded a National League-record 530 consecutive sellouts. [3]

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The Giants are one of the most successful teams in Major League Baseball history, having won more games than any other team and having the second highest winning percentage. [4] In New York, the Giants enjoyed 55 winning seasons, with only 3 losing seasons between 1903 and 1939, a stretch which included two runs of 10 or more straight winning seasons (1903–14 and 1916–1925). In San Francisco the Giants have had 39 winning seasons, including their first fourteen in the city. Their eight World Series titles are tied for fourth-most in baseball, while their 23 pennants are the second most in the National League, and third-most overall. [4] Their first title came in 1905 against the Philadelphia Athletics, where they won the series 4–1. They claimed four consecutive National League pennants between 1921 and 1924, going on to beat cross-town team the New York Yankees in the World Series on two of those occasions. Their fourth title came in 1933 as they beat the Washington Senators in five games. The 1951 season saw the Giants beat their rivals the Brooklyn Dodgers in a three-game playoff for the National League pennant. The Giants won the series 2–1 on a walk-off home run by Bobby Thomson in game 3, a moment remembered as the Shot Heard 'Round the World. They went on to lose in the World Series to the Yankees. A 4–0 series sweep of the Cleveland Indians in the 1954 World Series earned the Giants their fifth title.

Until 2010, the Giants were without a title since relocation to San Francisco — at the time this was the third-longest World Series winning drought in the league. [5] They have made it to the World Series on six occasions following the move, but were on the losing side each of the first three times. Among those was the 1989 World Series, when the "Bay Bridge Series", being contested against neighboring team the Oakland Athletics, was interrupted by the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake; the series was postponed for ten days, and the Giants were eventually swept by the A's. The club ended its title-winning drought in 2010, as they beat the Texas Rangers 4–1 to bring the Commissioner's Trophy to San Francisco for the first time in the city's history. [5] The Giants won their second title in San Francisco in 2012, sweeping the Detroit Tigers, [6] and won again for the third time in five years in 2014, defeating the Kansas City Royals in seven games. [7]

In their entire history (143 years), the Giants have never had more than four straight losing seasons, and until 2022 had never finished at .500, either finishing above or below that mark every year.

Year by year results

Pre–World Series champions
(Pre–1903)
World Series champions
(1903–present)
National League champions
(1883–present)
Division champions
(1969–present) *
Wild Card berth
(1994–present) §
MLB
season
Team
season
LeagueDivisionFinishWinsLosses Win% GB Postseason Awards
New York Gothams
1883 1883 NL 6th4650.47916
1884 1884 NL4th6250.55422
New York Giants
1885 1885 NL2nd8527.7592
1886 1886 NL3rd7544.63012.5
1887 1887 NL4th6855.55310.5
1888 1888 NL 1st8447.641Won World Series (Browns) 6–4 [8] Tim Keefe (TC) [9]
1889 1889 NL 1st8343.659Won World Series (Bridegrooms) 6–3 [10]
1890 1890 NL6th6368.48124
1891 1891 NL3rd7161.53813
1892 1892 NL8th7180.47031.5
1893 1893 NL5th6864.51519.5
1894 1894 NL2nd8844.6673Won Temple Cup (Orioles) 4–0 [11] Amos Rusie (TC) [9]
1895 1895 NL9th6665.50421.5
1896 1896 NL7th6467.48927
1897 1897 NL3rd8348.6349.5
1898 1898 NL7th7773.51325.5
1899 1899 NL10th6090.40042
1900 1900 NL8th6078.43523
1901 1901 NL7th5285.38037
1902 1902 NL7th4888.35353.5
1903 1903 NL2nd8455.6046.5
1904 1904 NL 1st10647.693 World Series cancelled [a]
1905 1905 NL 1st10548.686Won World Series (Athletics) 4–1 [12] Christy Mathewson (TC) [9]
1906 1906 NL2nd9656.63220
1907 1907 NL4th8271.53625.5
1908 1908 NL2nd9856.6361 Christy Mathewson (TC) [9]
1909 1909 NL3rd9261.60118.5
1910 1910 NL2nd9163.59113
1911 1911 NL 1st9954.647Lost World Series (Athletics) 4–2 [13]
1912 1912 NL 1st10348.682Lost World Series (Red Sox) 4–3 [14] Larry Doyle (MVP) [15]
1913 1913 NL 1st10151.664Lost World Series (Athletics) 4–1 [16]
1914 1914 NL2nd8470.54510.5
1915 1915 NL8th6983.45421
1916 1916 NL4th8666.5667
1917 1917 NL 1st9856.636Lost World Series (White Sox) 4–2 [17]
1918 1918 NL2nd7153.57310.5
1919 1919 NL2nd8753.6219
1920 1920 NL2nd8668.5587
1921 1921 NL 1st9459.614Won World Series (Yankees) 5–3 [18]
1922 1922 NL 1st9361.604Won World Series (Yankees) 4–0 [19]
1923 1923 NL 1st9558.621Lost World Series (Yankees) 4–2 [20]
1924 1924 NL 1st9360.608Lost World Series (Senators) 4–3 [21]
1925 1925 NL2nd8666.5668.5
1926 1926 NL5th7477.49013.5
1927 1927 NL3rd9262.5972
1928 1928 NL2nd9361.6042
1929 1929 NL3rd8467.55613.5
1930 1930 NL3rd8767.5655
1931 1931 NL2nd8765.57213
1932 1932 NL6th7282.46818
1933 1933 NL 1st9161.599Won World Series (Senators) 4–1 [22] Carl Hubbell (MVP) [15]
1934 1934 NL2nd9360.6082
1935 1935 NL3rd9162.5958.5
1936 1936 NL 1st9262.597Lost World Series (Yankees) 4–2 [23] Carl Hubbell (MVP) [15]
1937 1937 NL 1st9557.625Lost World Series (Yankees) 4–1 [24]
1938 1938 NL3rd8367.5535
1939 1939 NL5th7774.51018.5
1940 1940 NL6th7280.47427.5
1941 1941 NL5th7479.48425.5
1942 1942 NL3rd8567.55925.5
1943 1943 NL8th5598.35949.5
1944 1944 NL5th6787.43538
1945 1945 NL5th7874.51319
1946 1946 NL8th6193.39636
1947 1947 NL4th8173.52613
1948 1948 NL5th7876.50613.5
1949 1949 NL5th7381.47424
1950 1950 NL3rd8668.5585
1951 1951 NL 1st9859.624Lost World Series (Yankees) 4–2 [25] Willie Mays (ROY) [26]
Leo Durocher (MOY) [27]
1952 1952 NL2nd9262.5974.5
1953 1953 NL5th7084.45535 Leo Durocher (MOY) [27]
1954 1954 NL 1st9757.630Won World Series (Indians) 4–0 [28] Willie Mays (MVP) [15]
Leo Durocher (MOY) [27]
1955 1955 NL3rd8074.51918.5
1956 1956 NL6th6787.43526
1957 1957 NL6th6985.44826
San Francisco Giants
1958 1958 NL3rd8074.51912 Orlando Cepeda (ROY) [26]
1959 1959 NL3rd8371.5394 Willie McCovey (ROY) [26]
1960 1960 NL5th7975.51316
1961 1961 NL3rd8569.5528
1962 1962 NL 1st10362.624Lost World Series (Yankees) 4–3 [29]
1963 1963 NL3rd8874.54311
1964 1964 NL4th9072.5563
1965 1965 NL2nd9567.5862 Willie Mays (MVP) [15]
1966 1966 NL2nd9368.5781.5
1967 1967 NL2nd9171.56210.5 Mike McCormick (CYA) [15]
1968 1968 NL2nd8874.5439
1969 1969 NL West 2nd9072.5563 Willie McCovey (MVP) [15]
1970 1970 NLWest3rd8676.53116
1971 1971 NLWest *1st9072.556Lost NLCS (Pirates) 3–1 [30] Charlie Fox (MOY) [27]
1972 1972 NLWest5th6986.44526.5
1973 1973 NLWest3rd8874.54311 Gary Matthews (ROY) [26]
1974 1974 NLWest5th7290.44430
1975 1975 NLWest3rd8081.49727.5 John Montefusco (ROY) [26]
1976 1976 NLWest4th7488.45728
1977 1977 NLWest4th7587.46323
1978 1978 NLWest3rd8973.5496 Joe Altobelli (MOY) [27]
1979 1979 NLWest4th7191.43819.5
1980 1980 NLWest5th7586.46617
1981 1981 NLWest5th2732.4589
3rd2923.5583.5
1982 1982 NLWest3rd8775.5372 Frank Robinson (MOY) [27]
1983 1983 NLWest5th7983.48812
1984 1984 NLWest6th6696.40726
1985 1985 NLWest6th62100.38333
1986 1986 NLWest3rd8379.51213
1987 1987 NLWest *1st9072.556Lost NLCS (Cardinals) 4–3 [31] Roger Craig (MOY) [27]
1988 1988 NLWest4th8379.51211.5
1989 1989 NL West *1st9270.568Won NLCS (Cubs) 4–1
Lost World Series (Athletics) 4–0 [32]
Kevin Mitchell (MVP) [15]
1990 1990 NLWest3rd8577.5256
1991 1991 NLWest4th7587.46319
1992 1992 NLWest5th7290.44426
1993 1993 NLWest2nd10359.6361 Barry Bonds (MVP) [15]
Dusty Baker (MOY) [27]
1994 1994 NLWest2nd5560.4783.5
1995 1995 NLWest4th6777.46511
1996 1996 NLWest4th6894.42023
1997 1997 NLWest *1st9072.556Lost NLDS (Marlins) 3–0 [33] Dusty Baker (MOY) [27]
1998 1998 NLWest2nd8974.5469.5
1999 1999 NLWest2nd8676.53114
2000 2000 NLWest *1st9765.599Lost NLDS (Mets) 3–1 [34] Jeff Kent (MVP) [15]
Dusty Baker (MOY) [27]
2001 2001 NLWest2nd9072.5562 Barry Bonds (MVP) [15]
2002 2002 NL West2nd §9566.5902.5Won NLDS (Braves) 3–2
Won NLCS (Cardinals) 4–1
Lost World Series (Angels) 4–3 [35]
Barry Bonds (MVP) [15]
2003 2003 NLWest *1st10061.621Lost NLDS (Marlins) 3–1 [36] Barry Bonds (MVP) [15]
2004 2004 NLWest2nd9171.5622 Barry Bonds (MVP) [15]
2005 2005 NLWest3rd7587.4637
2006 2006 NLWest3rd7685.47211.5
2007 2007 NLWest5th7191.43819
2008 2008 NLWest4th7290.44412 Tim Lincecum (CYA) [15]
2009 2009 NLWest3rd8874.5437 Tim Lincecum (CYA) [15]
2010 2010 NL West *1st9270.568Won NLDS (Braves) 3–1
Won NLCS (Phillies) 4–2
Won World Series (Rangers) 4–1 [37]
Buster Posey (ROY) [26]
2011 2011 NLWest2nd8676.5318
2012 2012 NL West *1st9468.580Won NLDS (Reds) 3–2
Won NLCS (Cardinals) 4–3
Won World Series (Tigers) 4–0 [38]
Buster Posey (MVP) [15]
2013 2013 NLWestT-3rd7686.46916
2014 2014 NL West2nd §8874.5436Won NLWC (Pirates)
Won NLDS (Nationals) 3–1
Won NLCS (Cardinals) 4–1
Won World Series (Royals) 4–3 [39]
2015 2015 NLWest2nd8478.5198
2016 2016 NLWest2nd §8775.5374Won NLWC (Mets)
Lost NLDS (Cubs) 3–1
2017 2017 NLWest5th6498.39540
2018 2018 NLWest4th7389.45118.5
2019 2019 NLWest3rd7785.47529
2020 2020 NLWest3rd2931.48314
2021 2021 NLWest *1st10755.660Lost NLDS (Dodgers) 3–2 Gabe Kapler (MOY) [27]
2022 2022 NLWest3rd8181.50030
2023 2023 NLWest4th7983.48821
2024 2024 NLWest4th8082.49418
2025 2025 NLWest3rd8181.50012

Record by decade

The following table describes the Giants' MLB win–loss record by decade.

DecadeWinsLossesPct
1880s503316.614
1890s711660.519
1900s823645.561
1910s889597.598
1920s890639.582
1930s868657.569
1940s724808.473
1950s822721.533
1960s902704.562
1970s794818.493
1980s773795.493
1990s790766.508
2000s855762.529
2010s821799.507
2020s457413.525
All-time1154110019.535

These statistics are from Baseball-Reference.com's San Francisco Giants History & Encyclopedia, [40] and are current as of September 29, 2025.

All-time records

Total GamesWinsLossesWin %
New York Gothams/Giants regular season record (1883–1957)10,9656,0674,898.553
San Francisco Giants regular season record (1958–present)10,7635,5555,202.516
All-time regular season record21,88511,62210,100.535
All-time post-season record [41] [b] 19310093.518
All-time regular and post-season record22,07811,72210,193.531

These statistics are from Baseball-Reference.com's San Francisco Giants History & Encyclopedia, [40] and are current as of October 5, 2024.

Notes

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