Every era of San Diego Padres baseball, one lineup. These are the highest-rated San Diego Padres legends across the 1960s to today — a full nine-man batting order plus an ace, chosen by iKnoBall's era-adjusted engine — and the record they'd post over a 162-game season.
Hitting is weighted 62%, the ace 38% — exactly how iKnoBall scores an MLB lineup. Think you'd start a different nine? Prove it.
Trevor Hoffman headlines the group at a 90 overall — the kind of number only genuine all-time greats reach on iKnoBall's scale. Around Hoffman, the model fills out a complete lineup that balances the ace, the middle of the order, up-the-middle defense, and outfield power across San Diego Padres history, then simulates all 162 games. The result — 117–45 — reflects both the raw talent and how the pieces fit at the plate and on the mound.
Every San Diego Padres legend in the iKnoBall pool, ranked by era-adjusted overall. The top group forms the starting lineup above; the rest are the depth chart and the debate.
| Player | Position | Era | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Hoffman | Starting Pitcher | 1990s | 90 |
| Terry Kennedy | Catcher | 1980s | 83 |
| Adrian Gonzalez | First Baseman | 2000s | 90 |
| Jake Cronenworth | Second Baseman | 2020s | 86 |
| Manny Machado | Third Baseman | 2020s | 92 |
| Fernando Tatis Jr. | Shortstop | 2020s | 93 |
| Juan Soto | Outfielder | 2020s | 94 |
| Tony Gwynn | Outfielder | 1990s | 93 |
| Dave Winfield | Outfielder | 1980s | 90 |
| Ken Caminiti | Third Baseman | 1990s | 89 |
| Jake Peavy | Starting Pitcher | 2000s | 90 |
| Yu Darvish | Starting Pitcher | 2020s | 89 |
| Josh Hader | Starting Pitcher | 2020s | 89 |
| Blake Snell | Starting Pitcher | 2020s | 89 |
| Xander Bogaerts | Shortstop | 2020s | 88 |
| Brian Giles | Outfielder | 2000s | 87 |
| Greg Vaughn | Outfielder | 1990s | 87 |
| Steve Garvey | First Baseman | 1980s | 86 |
| Goose Gossage | Starting Pitcher | 1980s | 86 |
| Steve Finley | Outfielder | 1990s | 86 |
| Kevin McReynolds | Outfielder | 1980s | 85 |
| Phil Nevin | Third Baseman | 2000s | 85 |
| Ryan Klesko | Outfielder | 2000s | 85 |
| Mark Loretta | Second Baseman | 2000s | 84 |
| Gary Templeton | Shortstop | 1980s | 83 |
| Andy Ashby | Starting Pitcher | 1990s | 83 |
| Wally Joyner | First Baseman | 1990s | 83 |
| Khalil Greene | Shortstop | 2000s | 83 |
| Eric Show | Starting Pitcher | 1980s | 83 |
| Quilvio Veras | Second Baseman | 1990s | 81 |
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Build Your All-Time LineupGet the AppBy iKnoBall's era-adjusted ratings the all-time San Diego Padres lineup is Trevor Hoffman (SP, 1990s), Terry Kennedy (C, 1980s), Adrian Gonzalez (1B, 2000s), Jake Cronenworth (2B, 2020s), Manny Machado (3B, 2020s), Fernando Tatis Jr. (SS, 2020s), Juan Soto (OF, 2020s), Tony Gwynn (OF, 1990s), Dave Winfield (OF, 1980s), Ken Caminiti (DH, 1990s). Together they project to a 117–45 regular season.
iKnoBall's simulation projects this 10-man lineup at 117–45 over a 162-game season, with an average starter rating of 90. The model runs each game as a probability from the lineup's combined hitting and pitching strength, so an all-time team contends for a historic year but nothing is guaranteed.
Each player's overall is era-adjusted so a 1960s legend and a modern superstar sit on the same 70–99 scale. Hitting (the nine-man batting order) is weighted 62% and the ace pitcher 38%, and only true all-time greats reach the mid-to-high 90s.
Yes — iKnoBall is a free game where you draft one legend per era, build your all-time lineup, and simulate a full season chasing a perfect 162–0. Play it free at play.iknoball.com.
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Ratings are era-adjusted and computed by iKnoBall's simulation engine. Records are model projections for entertainment, not predictions. Player names belong to their respective owners; iKnoBall is an independent fan-made game.