# 1993 San Diego Padres season

The 1993 San Diego Padres season was the 25th season in franchise history.

## Offseason

* October 8, 1992: Phil Stephenson was released by the Padres.
* October 26, 1992: Tony Fernández was traded by the Padres to the New York Mets for Wally Whitehurst, D. J. Dozier, and a player to be named later. The Mets completed the deal by sending Raul Casanova to the Padres on December 7.
* November 20, 1992: Jarvis Brown was signed as a free agent by the Padres.
* December 2, 1992: Bob Geren was signed as a free agent by the Padres.
* December 9, 1992: José Meléndez was traded by the Padres to the Boston Red Sox for Phil Plantier.
* December 10, 1992: Jim Pena was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the San Diego Padres for Paul Faries.
* December 17, 1992: Roger Mason was traded by the New York Mets with Mike Freitas (minors) to the San Diego Padres for Mike Maddux.
* March 30, 1993: Darrin Jackson was traded by the Padres to the Toronto Blue Jays for Derek Bell.

## Regular season
### Opening Day starters

* Derek Bell
* Tony Gwynn
* Greg Harris
* Fred McGriff
* Phil Plantier
* Gary Sheffield
* Craig Shipley
* Tim Teufel
* Dan Walters

### Season standings

vteNL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Atlanta Braves | 104 | 58 | .642 | — | 51‍–‍30 | 53‍–‍28 |
| San Francisco Giants | 103 | 59 | .636 | 1 | 50‍–‍31 | 53‍–‍28 |
| Houston Astros | 85 | 77 | .525 | 19 | 44‍–‍37 | 41‍–‍40 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 81 | 81 | .500 | 23 | 41‍–‍40 | 40‍–‍41 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 73 | 89 | .451 | 31 | 41‍–‍40 | 32‍–‍49 |
| Colorado Rockies | 67 | 95 | .414 | 37 | 39‍–‍42 | 28‍–‍53 |
| San Diego Padres | 61 | 101 | .377 | 43 | 34‍–‍47 | 27‍–‍54 |

### Record vs. opponents

1993 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL |
| Atlanta | — | 7–5 | 10–3 | 13–0 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 6–6 |
| Chicago | 5–7 | — | 7–5 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 5–8–1 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 8–5 |
| Cincinnati | 3–10 | 5–7 | — | 9–4 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 2–11 | 5–7 |
| Colorado | 0–13 | 4–8 | 4–9 | — | 7–5 | 11–2 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 3–10 | 5–7 |
| Florida | 5–7 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 5–7 | — | 3–9 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 4–9 | 4–9 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 4–9 |
| Houston | 5–8 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 2–11 | 9–3 | — | 9–4 | 5–7 | 11–1 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 3–10 | 6–6 |
| Los Angeles | 5–8 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 4–9 | — | 6–6 | 8–4 | 2–10 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 6–6 |
| Montreal | 5–7 | 8–5–1 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 6–6 | — | 9–4 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 10–2 | 3–9 | 7–6 |
| New York | 3–9 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 1–11 | 4–8 | 4–9 | — | 3–10 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–8 |
| Philadelphia | 6-6 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 9–4 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 7–6 | 10–3 | — | 7–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 8–5 |
| Pittsburgh | 5–7 | 8–5 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 9–4 | 6–7 | — | 9–3 | 5–7 | 4–9 |
| San Diego | 4–9 | 4–8 | 4–9 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 4–9 | 2–10 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 3–9 | — | 3–10 | 7–5 |
| San Francisco | 6–7 | 6–6 | 11–2 | 10–3 | 8–4 | 10–3 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 10–3 | — | 4–8 |
| St. Louis | 6–6 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 5–8 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 8–4 | — |

### Notable transactions

* June 1, 1993: Jeremy Hernandez was traded by the Padres to the Cleveland Indians for Fernando Hernández and Tracy Sanders (minors).
* June 3, 1993: Derrek Lee was drafted by the Padres in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 1993 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed July 20, 1993.
* June 23, 1993: Tim Scott was traded by the Padres to the Montreal Expos for Archi Cianfrocco.
* June 24, 1993: Gary Sheffield and Rich Rodriguez were traded by the Padres to the Florida Marlins for Trevor Hoffman, José Martínez, and Andrés Berumen.
* July 3, 1993: Roger Mason was traded by the Padres to the Philadelphia Phillies for Tim Mauser.
* July 10, 1993: Mark Davis was signed as a free agent by the Padres.
* July 18, 1993: Fred McGriff was traded by the Padres to the Atlanta Braves for Melvin Nieves, Donnie Elliott, and Vince Moore (minors).
* July 26, 1993: Bruce Hurst and Greg Harris were traded by the Padres to the Colorado Rockies for Brad Ausmus, Doug Bochtler and a player to be named later. The Rockies completed the deal by sending Andy Ashby to the Padres on July 27.

### Roster
## Player stats

* = Indicates team leader

### Batting
#### Starters by position

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
| C | Kevin Higgins | 71 | 181 | 17 | 40 | .221 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1B | Fred McGriff | 83 | 302 | 52 | 83 | .275 | 18 | 46 | 4 |
| 2B | Jeff Gardner | 140 | 404 | 53 | 106 | .262 | 1 | 24 | 2 |
| 3B | Gary Sheffield | 68 | 258 | 34 | 76 | .295 | 10 | 36 | 5 |
| SS | Ricky Gutiérrez | 133 | 438 | 76 | 110 | .251 | 5 | 26 | 4 |
| LF | Phil Plantier | 138 | 462 | 67 | 111 | .240 | 34 | 100 | 4 |
| CF | Derek Bell | 150 | 542 | 73 | 142 | .262 | 21 | 72 | 26 |
| RF | Tony Gwynn | 122 | 489 | 70 | 175 | .358 | 7 | 59 | 14 |

#### Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
| Archi Cianfrocco | 84 | 279 | 27 | 68 | .244 | 11 | 47 | 2 |
| Phil Clark | 102 | 240 | 33 | 75 | .313 | 9 | 33 | 2 |
| Craig Shipley | 105 | 230 | 25 | 54 | .235 | 4 | 22 | 12 |
| Tim Teufel | 96 | 200 | 26 | 50 | .250 | 7 | 31 | 2 |
| Billy Bean | 88 | 177 | 19 | 46 | .260 | 5 | 32 | 2 |
| Brad Ausmus | 49 | 160 | 18 | 41 | .256 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
| Bob Geren | 58 | 145 | 8 | 31 | .214 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Guillermo Velasquez | 79 | 143 | 7 | 30 | .210 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
| Jarvis Brown | 47 | 133 | 21 | 31 | .233 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| Kurt Stillwell | 57 | 121 | 9 | 26 | .215 | 1 | 11 | 4 |
| Dan Walters | 27 | 94 | 6 | 19 | .202 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Darrell Sherman | 37 | 63 | 8 | 14 | .222 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Melvin Nieves | 19 | 47 | 4 | 9 | .191 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Luis López | 17 | 43 | 1 | 5 | .116 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Staton | 17 | 42 | 7 | 11 | .262 | 5 | 9 | 0 |

### Pitching
#### Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Andy Benes | 34 | 230.2 | 15 | 15 | 3.78 | 179 |
| Greg Harris | 22 | 152.0 | 10 | 9 | 3.67 | 83 |
| Doug Brocail | 24 | 128.1 | 4 | 13 | 4.56 | 70 |
| Wally Whitehurst | 21 | 105.2 | 4 | 7 | 3.83 | 57 |
| Tim Worrell | 21 | 100.2 | 2 | 7 | 4.92 | 52 |
| Andy Ashby | 12 | 69.0 | 3 | 6 | 5.48 | 44 |
| Scott Sanders | 9 | 52.1 | 3 | 3 | 4.13 | 37 |
| Dave Eiland | 10 | 48.1 | 0 | 3 | 5.21 | 14 |
| Bruce Hurst | 2 | 4.1 | 0 | 1 | 12.46 | 3 |

#### Other pitchers

Note" G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Kerry Taylor | 36 | 68.1 | 0 | 5 | 6.45 | 45 |
| Frank Seminara | 18 | 46.1 | 3 | 3 | 4.47 | 22 |

#### Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Gene Harris | 59 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 3.03 | 39 |
| Trevor Hoffman | 39 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4.31 | 53 |
| Mark Davis | 35 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3.52 | 42 |
| Roger Mason | 34 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3.24 | 39 |
| Rich Rodriguez | 34 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3.30 | 22 |
| Pedro Martínez | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.43 | 32 |
| Tim Mauser | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.58 | 32 |
| Pat Gomez | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.12 | 26 |
| Tim Scott | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.39 | 30 |
| Jeremy Hernandez | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.72 | 26 |
| Mark Ettles | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 | 9 |
| Rudy Seánez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 |

## Award winners

1993 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Las Vegas Stars | Pacific Coast League | Russ Nixon |
| AA | Wichita Wranglers | Texas League | Dave Trembley |
| A | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | California League | Keith Champion |
| A | Waterloo Diamonds | Midwest League | Ed Romero |
| A-Short Season | Spokane Indians | Northwest League | Tim Flannery |
| Rookie | AZL Padres | Arizona League | Ken Berry |