The one large quantity from 2021 was 107.
In 2022, the story of why the Giants weren’t in a position to replicate that success — or, wanting that unrealistic objective, why they regressed by 26 video games — might be instructed by a number of little numbers. Thirty two of them, precisely, listed under, with some room reserved for the intense spots, too.
2,482,686 followers to move by the gates of Oracle Park in 2022, the primary yr since 2019 with out pandemic-era restrictions. Nevertheless, the 30,650 per sport was the Giants’ lowest common attendance in a standard season for the reason that ballpark opened in 2000.
Seven losses in a row popping out of the All-Star break, the proverbial finish of the Giants’ playoff hopes and one in all two seven-game dropping streaks within the month of July. The Giants gained at the least 5 video games in a row seven occasions, however in addition they ran dropping streaks of 5 video games or extra six occasions.
15 losses to the Dodgers, probably the most for the reason that Giants moved to San Francisco.
66 gamers used, breaking a franchise report additionally set underneath Farhan Zaidi (64 in 2019). The primary, by nature of his first profession Opening Day begin, was Logan Webb. The final, Andrew Vasquez, was one in all 45 gamers to cycle between San Francisco and Triple-A Sacramento, which shattered the major-league membership’s determine with 97 gamers used.
1,397 participant video games misplaced to accidents, not totally surprising when fielding the Nationwide League’s oldest group of place gamers, with a median age of 30.0. Whereas that was the ninth-most video games within the majors missed as a result of accidents, it was truly fewer time on the IL than final season; these Giants simply had a more durable job plugging the holes.
Two video games that includes the Giants’ projected beginning infield — Brandon Belt, Tommy La Stella, Brandon Crawford and Evan Longoria — in the identical lineup. The 4 by no means appeared within the discipline collectively.
1.63 pinch-hitters used per sport, or 133% greater than the common main league crew. It took till July for the Giants’ first pinch-hit residence run — they completed the season with 5 — after setting a major-league report with 18 in 2021.
197 plate appearances with the bases loaded, greater than some other crew within the majors. Regardless of main the league in these prime scoring alternatives, the Giants’ 4.42 runs per sport ranked a pedestrian seventh place within the NL.
16 residence runs by Giants first basemen, the second-fewest within the NL and 32 fewer than final season, when Belt, LaMonte Wade Jr. and Darin Ruf mixed to slug 48 homers, probably the most by any first base group within the NL. Saddled by accidents, Belt and Wade have been unable to copy that manufacturing, whereas Ruf was shipped away at midseason.
183 residence runs, sixth-most within the Nationwide League however 58 fewer than final season. A lot of their success in 2021 might be attributed to being the very best at two issues: hitting residence runs and holding their opponents within the park, each of which they led the league in. In 2022, they bought just one half of the equation: their pitchers’ 132 homers allowed have been the fewest within the majors. In actual fact, Giants pitchers have the led the majors in residence run suppression for consecutive seasons for the primary time since they did so in three straight years from 2000-02. The 67 allowed by their starters will go down because the second-fewest by any major-league beginning workers up to now 30 years.
-52 defensive runs saved, the worst run prevention within the majors, in keeping with Sports activities Data Options. Their worst positional offender: left discipline, the place Joc Pederson manned nearly all of the innings. In response to FanGraphs’ catch-all defensive metric, 2022 was the second-worst defensive season in Giants’ franchise historical past, behind solely 1984.
2.25 FIP for Carlos Rodón, the very best mark within the majors in a metric that outlined his electrical season in San Francisco: racking up strikeouts whereas limiting residence runs. Decide any quantity to summarize Rodón’s season: his 11 double-digit strikeout video games (a franchise report), 237 whole punchouts (second within the NL and most by a Giants pitcher since Madison Bumgarner) or 31 begins, a career-high, however crucial may be 178, his variety of innings pitched (additionally a career-high), which permits him to decide out and change into a free agent.
50.4% of the time Jakob Junis threw his slider, the best utilization of any offspeed pitch by any starter within the majors. Rodón’s four-seamer was probably the most precious pitch on workers, producing -22 run worth, the third-best fastball and seventh-best pitch within the majors.
104 mph, a quantity Camilo Doval clocked on radar weapons twice this season, the 2 quickest pitches thrown by a Big within the pitch-tracking period (since 2008). Doval added a 3rd pitch, elevated his velocity and set career-highs in practically each statistical class, together with 27 saves, sixth-most within the NL and the second-most by any Giants nearer age 25 or youthful.
21 stolen bases by Thairo Estrada, the primary Giants participant to succeed in the 20-steal threshold since Hunter Pence in 2013 and their first infielder to take action since Omar Vizquel in 2006. Mixed together with his 14 residence runs, Estrada was the primary Giants infielder to succeed in each marks in a single season for the reason that late Corridor of Famer Joe Morgan in 1982.
71 RBIs by Wilmer Flores, probably the most on the the crew. Flores grew to become the fourth Giants participant since 1920 to steer the crew in RBIs whereas showing in at the least 25 video games at three completely different positions, nevertheless it was additionally the fourth-lowest whole for a Giants RBI chief since 1920.
$66.9 million coming off the books after this season.
142 days till the Giants’ first Cactus League sport of 2023.