Tuesday, May 5, 2009

All-Time Padres Team: RF


So, this one isn't much of a debate. Clearly T-Gwynn wins this one in a landslide, but for the sake of argument (and because he was the Padres' first Hall of Famer), I'm going to say Dave Winfield ought to be the choice here.


Dave Winfield clocked 882 games in right field (1117 games as a Padre total - 3rd all time) for the Padres from 1973-1980. He hit .284 (10th all time), slugged .464 (7th all time), .821 OPS (9th all time), scored 599 runs (2nd all time), 1134 hits (3rd all time), 179 doubles (4th all time), 39 triples (3rd all time), 154 home runs (3rd all time), 626 RBI's (2nd all time), 463 walks (4th all time), and stole 133 bases (4th all time). He ranks in the top 10 in virtually all hitting categories as a Padre - and did it in only 8 seasons.


While with the Padres, Winfield won 2 Gold Gloves, was a 4-time All-Star, and was twice in the top 10 in MVP voting (10th and 3rd).


Tony Gwynn is the only Padre Winfield is consistently behind in any of these categories, and much of that can be attributed to Gwynn's 20 years with the club.


Winfield's career numbers are significantly higher than Gwynn's in many categories (notably HR's and RBI's).
All that said, Gwynn is still The Man. Sorry, Dave.

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