List of San Francisco Giants team records

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This article is about the statistical records of the San Francisco Giants. For their season-by-season win–loss records, see List of San Francisco Giants seasons.

The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in San Francisco, California. The team was originally formed in 1883 as the New York Gothams, then the club was renamed the New York Giants in 1885. 75 years later, in 1958, the franchise moved to its current day city, San Francisco. Through the 2017 season, the Giants have played 20,528 games, winning 11,015, and losing 9,513 for a winning percentage of approximately .537.[1] This list documents the superlative records and accomplishments of team members during their tenures as Gothams or Giants.

Table key[]

Table key
RBI Run(s) batted in
ERA Earned run average
OPS On-base percentage plus slugging percentage
* Tie between two or more players/teams
National League record National League record
§ Major League record

Regular season[]

Individual career records[]

Career batting records
Statistic Player Record Giants career Ref
Batting average Bill Terry .341 1923–1936 [2]
On-base percentage Barry Bonds .477 1993–2007 [3]
Slugging percentage Barry Bonds .666 1993–2007 [3]
OPS Barry Bonds 1.143 1993–2007 [3]
Runs Willie Mays 2,011 1951–1952
1954–1972 		[4]
Plate appearances Willie Mays 12,015 1951–1952
1954–1972 		[4]
At bats Willie Mays 10,477 1951–1952
1954–1972 		[4]
Hits Willie Mays 3,187 1951–1952
1954–1972 		[4]
Total bases Willie Mays 5,907 1951–1952
1954–1972 		[4]
Singles Willie Mays 1,898 1951–1952
1954–1972 		[4]
Doubles Willie Mays 504 1951–1952
1954–1972 		[4]
Triples Mike Tiernan 162 1887–1899 [5]
Home runs Willie Mays 646 1951–1952
1954–1972 		[4]
Grand slams Willie McCovey 16National League record 1959–1973
1977–1980 		[6]
RBI Mel Ott 1,860 1926–1947 [7]
Bases on balls Barry Bonds 1,947 1993–2007 [3]
Intentional base on balls Barry Bonds 575 1993–2007 [3]
Strikeouts Willie Mays 1,436 1951–1952
1954–1972 		[4]
Stolen bases Mike Tiernan 428 1887–1899 [5]
Games played Willie Mays 2,857 1951–1952
1954–1972 		[4]
All-Star Games Willie Mays 23 1951–1952
1954–1972 		[4]
Career pitching records
Statistic Player Record Giants career Ref
Wins Christy Mathewson 372National League record 1900–1916 [8]
Losses Christy Mathewson 188 1900–1916 [8]
Win–loss percentage Sal Maglie .693 1945, 1950–1955 [9]
ERA Christy Mathewson 2.12 1900–1916 [8]
Saves Robb Nen 206 1998–2002 [10]
Strikeouts (New York) Christy Mathewson 2,504 1900–1916 [8]
Strikeouts (San Francisco) Juan Marichal 2,281 1960–1973 [11]
10+ strikeout games Tim Lincecum 36 2007–2015 [12]
Shutouts Christy Mathewson 79 1900–1916 [8]
Games Gary Lavelle 647 1974–1984 [13]
Innings Christy Mathewson 4,779⅔ 1900–1916 [8]
Games started Christy Mathewson 551 1900–1916 [8]
Games finished Gary Lavelle 369 1974–1984 [13]
Complete games Christy Mathewson 434 1900–1916 [8]
No-hitters Christy Mathewson 2* 1900–1916 [8]
No-hitters Tim Lincecum 2* 2007–2015 [12]
Perfect games Matt Cain 1 2005–2017 [14]
Walks Amos Rusie 1,588 1890–1898 [15]
Hits allowed Christy Mathewson 4,204 1900–1916 [8]
Wild pitches Mickey Welch 222 1989–1998 [16]
Hit batsmen Amos Rusie 103 1890–1898 [15]

Individual single-season records[]

Single-season batting records
Statistic Player Record Season Ref(s)
Batting average Bill Terry .401 1930 [2]
Home runs Barry Bonds 73§ 2001 [3][17]
Grand slams Sid Gordon 3 1948 [18]
Grand slams Willie McCovey 3 1967 [18]
Grand slams Jeff Kent 3 1997 [19]
RBI Mel Ott 151 1929 [7]
Runs Mike Tiernan 147 1889 [5]
Hits Bill Terry 254National League record* 1930 [2]
Singles Bill Terry 177 1930 [2]
Doubles Jeff Kent 49 2001 [19]
Triples George Davis 27 1893 [20]
Stolen bases John Montgomery Ward 111 1887 [21]
At bats Jo-Jo Moore 681 1935 [22]
Hitting streak George Davis 33 1893 [23]
Slugging percentage Barry Bonds .863§ 2001 [3][24]
Extra-base hits Barry Bonds 107National League record 2001 [3][25]
Total bases Barry Bonds 411 2001 [3]
On-base percentage Barry Bonds .609§ 2004 [3][26]
OPS Barry Bonds 1.422§ 2004 [3][27]
Walks Barry Bonds 232§ 2004 [3][28]
Intentional walks Barry Bonds 120§ 2004 [3][28]
Strikeouts Bobby Bonds 189 1970 [29]
Games started Jose Pagan 164 1962 [30]
Games played Jose Pagan 164 1962 [30]
Single-season pitching records
Statistic Player Record Season Ref
Wins Mickey Welch 44 1885 [16]
Losses Amos Rusie 34 1890 [15]
Strikeouts (New York Right-handed pitcher) Mickey Welch 345 1884 [16]
Strikeouts (New York Left-handed pitcher) Cy Seymour 239 1898 [16]
Strikeouts (San Francisco Right-handed pitcher) Tim Lincecum 265 2008 [12]
Strikeouts (San Francisco Left-handed pitcher) Madison Bumgarner 251 2016 [16]
ERA Christy Matthewson 1.14 1909 [31]
Earned runs allowed Bill Carrick 187 1899 [32]
Hits allowed Mickey Welch 528 1884 [16]
Shutouts Christy Mathewson 11 1908 [8]
Saves Rod Beck 48* 1993 [33]
Saves Brian Wilson 48* 2010 [34]
Games Julián Tavárez 89* 1997 [35]
Games Jim Brower 89* 2004 [36]
Starts Mickey Welch 65 1884 [16]
Complete games Mickey Welch 62* 1884 [16]
Complete games Tim Keefe 62* 1886 [37]
Innings Mickey Welch 557⅓ 1884 [16]
Consecutive batters retired Yusmeiro Petit 46§ 2014 [38]
Consecutive perfect innings pitched Yusmeiro Petit 15.1§ 2014 [38]

Individual single-game records[]

Team all-time records[]

Source:[1]
Team all-time records
Statistic Record
Home runs 13,613
Runs 91,801
Hits 177,770
Batting average .264
ERA 3.55
Runs allowed 84,439

Team single-season records[]

Batting statistics;[39] pitching statistics[40]
Team season batting records
Statistic Record Season
Home runs 241 2021
Runs 959 1930
Hits 1,769 1930
Doubles 314 2004
Triples 105 1911
Batting average .319 1930
Total bases 2,628 1930
Stolen bases 347 1911
Team season pitching records
Statistic Record Season
Hits allowed 1,589 1984
Runs allowed 868 1889
Home runs allowed 194* 1996
Home runs allowed 194* 1999
Strikeouts 1,331 2010
ERA 1.72 1885
Shutouts 25 1908

Team single-game records[]

From 1901 onwards:

Team game batting records
Statistic Record Date Opponent Source
Home runs 8 April 30, 1961 Milwaukee Braves [41]
Runs 26 April 30, 1944 Brooklyn Dodgers [42]
Hits 31 June 9, 1901 Cincinnati Reds [43]
Doubles 12 April 11, 1912 Brooklyn Dodgers [44]
Triples 6 July 30, 1923 Pittsburgh Pirates [45]
Batting average .574 August 5, 1922 Chicago Cubs [46]
Total bases 50 May 13, 1958 Los Angeles Dodgers [47]

Postseason[]

  • Consecutive postseason series wins - 11 (tie for MLB record with 1998-2001 Yankees) [48]
  • Consecutive game wins when facing post-season elimination - 9 (MLB record) [49]

See also[]

References[]

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  33. ^ "Rod Beck Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
  34. ^ "Brian Wilson Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
  35. ^ "Julián Tavárez Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
  36. ^ "Jim Brower Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
  37. ^ "Tim Keefe Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
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  49. ^ "Elias Says..." Retrieved October 6, 2016.

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