List of San Diego Padres team records

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 Padres were granted a Major League team in 1968, taking their name from the minor-league San Diego Padres of the Pacific Coast League.^[1] Through the end of the 2022 regular season, they have played 8,520 games, winning 3,952, losing 4,568, and tying two for a winning percentage of .464.^[2] This list documents the superlative records and accomplishments of team members during their tenure as members of Major League Baseball's National League.

Tony Gwynn holds the most franchise records as of the end of the 2022 season, with 15, including best single-season batting average, most career hits, and most career triples. He is followed by Randy Jones, who holds thirteen records, including most career shutouts and the single-season loss record.

Trevor Hoffman is ranked fifth in Major League Baseball for most saves in a single season, while ranking second in all-time saves, recording 601 over his 18-year career (552 as a member of the Padres).^[3]^[4] Offensively, Gwynn has the 18th highest hit total in Major League history, recording 3,141 hits over a 19-year Major League career.^[5]

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RBI	Run(s) batted in
ERA	Earned run average
OPS	On-base percentage plus slugging percentage
*	Tie between two or more players/teams

Individual career batting records
Statistic	Player	Record	Padres career	Ref
Batting average	Tony Gwynn	.338	1982–2001	^[8]
On-base percentage	Gene Tenace	.403	1977–1980	^[9]
Slugging percentage	Ken Caminiti	.540	1995–1998	^[10]
OPS	Ken Caminiti	.924	1995–1998	^[10]
Runs	Tony Gwynn	1,383	1982–2001	^[8]
Hits	Tony Gwynn	3,141	1982–2001	^[8]
Total bases	Tony Gwynn	4,259	1982–2001	^[8]
Singles	Tony Gwynn	2,378	1982–2001	^[8]
Doubles	Tony Gwynn	543	1982–2001	^[8]
Triples	Tony Gwynn	85	1982–2001	^[8]
Home runs	Manny Machado	167	2018–	^[11]
RBI	Tony Gwynn	1,138	1982–2001	^[8]
Bases on balls	Tony Gwynn	790	1982–2001	^[8]
Strikeouts	Chase Headley	864	2007–2014, 2018	^[12]
Stolen bases	Tony Gwynn	319	1982–2001	^[8]

Individual career pitching records
Statistic	Player	Record	Padres career	Ref
Wins	Eric Show	100	1981–1990	^[13]
Losses	Randy Jones	105	1973–1980	^[14]
Win–loss percentage	Gaylord Perry	.660	1978–1979	^[15]
ERA	Trevor Hoffman	2.76	1993–2008	^[16]
Saves	Trevor Hoffman	552	1993–2008	^[16]
Strikeouts	Jake Peavy	1,348	2002–2009	^[17]
Shutouts	Randy Jones	18	1973–1980	^[14]
Games	Trevor Hoffman	902	1993–2008	^[16]
Innings	Randy Jones	1,766.0	1973–1980	^[14]
Games started	Randy Jones	253	1973–1980	^[14]
Complete games	Randy Jones	71	1973–1980	^[14]
Walks	Eric Show	593	1981–1990	^[13]
Hits allowed	Randy Jones	1,720	1973–1980	^[14]
Wild pitches	Clay Kirby	48	1969–1973	^[18]
Hit batsmen	Eric Show	46*	1981–1990	^[13]
Hit batsmen	Joey Hamilton	46*	1994–1998	^[19]

Single-season batting records
Statistic	Player	Record	Season	Ref(s)
Batting average	Tony Gwynn	.394	1994	^[8]
Home runs	Greg Vaughn	50	1998	^[20]
RBI	Ken Caminiti	130	1996	^[10]
Runs	Steve Finley	126	1996	^[21]
Hits	Tony Gwynn	220	1997	^[8]
Singles	Tony Gwynn	177	1984	^[8]
Doubles	Tony Gwynn	49	1997	^[8]
Triples	Tony Gwynn	13*	1987	^[8]
Triples	Dave Roberts	13*	2006	^[22]
Stolen bases	Alan Wiggins	70	1984	^[23]
Stolen base percentage	Everth Cabrera	91.7	2012	^[24]
At bats	Steve Finley	655	1996	^[21]
Slugging percentage	Ken Caminiti	.621	1996	^[10]
Extra-base hits	Steve Finley	84	1996	^[21]
Total bases	Steve Finley	348	1996	^[21]
On-base percentage	Tony Gwynn	.454	1994	^[8]
OPS	Ken Caminiti	1.028	1996	^[10]
Walks	Jack Clark	132	1989	^[25]
Strikeouts	Wil Myers	180	2017	^[26]

Single-season pitching records
Statistic	Player	Record	Season	Ref(s)
Wins	Randy Jones	22	1976	^[14]
Losses	Randy Jones	22	1974	^[14]
Strikeouts	Kevin Brown	257	1998	^[27]
ERA	Luis DeLeón	2.03	1982	^[28]
Earned runs allowed	Matt Clement	117	2000	^[29]
Hits allowed	Randy Jones	274	1976	^[14]
Shutouts	Fred Norman	6*	1972	^[30]
Shutouts	Randy Jones	6*	1975	^[14]
Saves	Trevor Hoffman	53	1998	^[16]
Games	Craig Lefferts	83	1986	^[31]
Starts	Randy Jones	40	1976	^[14]
Complete games	Randy Jones	25	1976	^[14]
Innings	Randy Jones	315⅓	1976	^[14]

List of San Diego Padres team records

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Individual career records

Individual single-season records

Individual single-game records

Team season records

Team all-time records

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