List of San Diego Padres seasons

View of a baseball stadium, taken from the upper deck and looking out over the field.
Petco Park, home field of the Padres since the 2004 season.

The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West Division.

The team has won two NL pennants, in 1984 and 1998, losing in the World Series both years. Under manager Dick Williams, the Padres clinched their first NL pennant, losing to the Detroit Tigers in the 1984 World Series. The Padres achieved their second NL pennant alongside Trevor Hoffman, eventually being swept by the New York Yankees in the 1998 World Series.

The Padres are the oldest team that has never won the World Series. As of 2023, the Padres have had 17 winning seasons in franchise history. Among the eight expansion teams of the 1960s, the Padres were the last to reach the postseason. Despite reaching the postseason four times from 2005 to 2022, the team has yet to return to the World Series.

Regular season record-by-year

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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
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 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]

Record by decade

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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 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.

Postseason appearances

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Year Wild Card Game/Series LDS LCS World Series
1984 None (Won NL West) Chicago Cubs W (3–2) Detroit Tigers L (1–4)
1996 None (Won NL West) St. Louis Cardinals L (0–3)
1998 None (Won NL West) Houston Astros W (3–1) Atlanta Braves W (4–2) New York Yankees L (0–4)
2005 None (Won NL West) St. Louis Cardinals L (0–3)
2006 None (Won NL West) St. Louis Cardinals L (1–3)
2020 St. Louis Cardinals W (2–1) Los Angeles Dodgers L (0–3)
2022 New York Mets W (2–1) Los Angeles Dodgers W (3–1) Philadelphia Phillies L (1–4)

Post-season record by year

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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
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

References

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  1. ^ "San Diego Padres at Colorado Rockies Box Score, October 1, 2007". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "San Diego Padres History & Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2020.