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Giants SFG

199790–72 (0.556)Made Playoffs
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GM: Brian Sabean

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1997, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

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Front Office

PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$39M
Surplus $M
-1
Win %
0.556
TAB
+3.5
WAB
+8.0
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
37.8
Dead money %
26%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-3.1

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1997 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LRick Wilkins⇄66
RBrian Johnson⇄55
BDamon Berryhill51
BMarcus Jensen⇄30
RDoug Mirabelli6

1B

LJ.T. Snow156
RJeff Kent13
BStan Javier3
RBrian Johnson⇄1
BDamon Berryhill1

2B

RJeff Kent148
RMark Lewis29
BJose Vizcaino5
BWilson Delgado3

3B

BBill Mueller122
RMark Lewis69

SS

BJose Vizcaino147
RRich Aurilia36
BWilson Delgado1

LF

LBarry Bonds159
LMarvin Benard14
BStan Javier5
LJacob Cruz2

CF

LDarryl Hamilton118
BStan Javier46
RLeJon Powell20
LMarvin Benard6

RF

RGlenallen Hill97
BStan Javier94
LMarvin Benard18
LJacob Cruz10
RLeJon Powell2

DH

RGlenallen Hill6
RMark Lewis1
LMarvin Benard1

Starters

LShawn Estes3.7 WAR
LKirk Rueter3.0 WAR
RMark Gardner1.2 WAR
LWilson Alvarez⇄0.6 WAR
RDanny Darwin⇄0.4 WAR
LTerry Mulholland⇄0.3 WAR
ROsvaldo Fernandez0.1 WAR
LDoug Creek0.1 WAR
RJoe Roa-0.0 WAR
RPat Rapp⇄-0.3 WAR
RWilliam Van Landingham-0.3 WAR
RKeith Foulke⇄-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RRod Beck37 sv
RJulian Tavarez0 h
RDoug Henry0 h
LRich Rodriguez0 h
LJim Poole0 h
RRoberto Hernandez⇄0 h
RJoe Roa0 h
LTerry Mulholland⇄0 h

Each position shows its top 3 by games (top = starter) — click "+more" for the rest. The letter is bats/throws; ⇄ marks a player traded mid-season. Starters are ranked by WAR, bullpen by holds; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.

Key additions (new vs 1996)

PlayerfWAR
Jeff Kent4.1
J.T. Snow3.4
Jose Vizcaino2.1
Brian Johnson1.5
Roberto Hernandez0.8
Wilson Alvarez0.6

Key subtractions (gone from 1996)

Player1996 fWAR
Matt Williams2.6
Allen Watson1.5
Shawon Dunston1.2
Tom Lampkin1.1
Kirt Manwaring0.6
Robby Thompson0.6

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Giants. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 1997; everyone else is shown as a 1997 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Barry Bonds 1997 +8.9 +145.2 8.7 +136.5 $1.0M 2.05× –
Shawn Estes 1997 +3.7 +64.9 0.2 +64.7 $0.0M 2.19× –
Stan Javier 1997 +3.7 +53.3 1.4 +51.9 $0.4M 1.79× –
Kirk Rueter 1997 +3.0 +46.3 0.3 +46.1 $0.1M 1.96× –
Jeff Kent 1997 +4.1 +39.5 2.6 +36.9 $0.6M 1.20× –
J.T. Snow 1997 +3.4 +29.5 1.8 +27.6 $0.5M 1.07× –
Bill Mueller 1997 +2.7 +24.2 0.2 +24.1 $0.1M 1.12× –
Jose Vizcaino 1997 +2.1 +15.2 2.8 +12.4 $1.3M 0.89× –
Mark Gardner 1997 +1.2 +10.0 0.9 +9.1 $0.7M 1.02× –
Rod Beck 1997 +1.1 +11.9 3.2 +8.7 $2.9M 1.34× –
Roberto Hernandez↔ 1997 +0.8 +8.4 1.7 +6.6 $2.2M 1.34× –
Brian Johnson↔ 1997 +1.5 +6.1 0.3 +5.8 $0.2M 0.52× –
Rich Aurilia 1997 +0.9 +4.2 0.2 +4.0 $0.2M 0.61× –
Wilson Alvarez↔ 1997 +0.6 +5.1 1.6 +3.5 $2.5M 1.02× –
Danny Darwin↔ 1997 +0.4 +3.3 0.2 +3.2 $0.4M 1.02× –
Doug Henry 1997 +0.4 +2.4 0.6 +1.8 $1.2M 0.67× –
Darryl Hamilton 1997 +0.5 +3.4 1.8 +1.7 $3.4M 0.83× –
Glenallen Hill 1997 +0.4 +2.4 1.7 +0.7 $4.8M 0.83× –
Rick Wilkins↔ 1997 +0.6 +2.5 1.9 +0.6 $3.1M 0.52× –
Damon Berryhill 1997 +0.2 +1.0 0.5 +0.5 $2.0M 0.52× –
Terry Mulholland↔ 1997 +0.3 +1.4 0.9 +0.5 $3.3M 0.67× –
Rich DeLucia↔ 1997 +0.1 +0.4 0.1 +0.3 $0.7M 0.67× –
Joe Roa 1997 -0.0 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Rich Rodriguez 1997 -0.0 -0.2 0.3 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Wilson Delgado 1997 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.5 – 0.56× –
LeJon Powell 1997 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.8 – 0.83× –
Julian Tavarez 1997 -0.0 -0.2 0.7 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Marcus Jensen↔ 1997 -0.3 -1.2 0.1 -1.3 – 0.52× –
Dan Carlson 1997 -0.3 -1.6 0.1 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Marvin Benard 1997 -0.2 -1.6 0.2 -1.8 – 0.83× –
Keith Foulke↔ 1997 -0.3 -2.3 0.1 -2.4 – 1.02× –
Pat Rapp↔ 1997 -0.3 -2.2 0.3 -2.5 – 1.02× –
William Van Landingham 1997 -0.3 -2.4 0.3 -2.7 – 1.02× –
Mark Lewis 1997 -0.2 -1.1 1.7 -2.8 – 0.58× –
Jim Poole 1997 -0.5 -2.9 0.8 -3.8 – 0.67× –
Cory Bailey 1997 +0.0 +0.2 0.2 +0.0 $5.1M 0.67× –
Osvaldo Fernandez 1997 +0.1 +1.0 1.0 +0.0 $7.9M 1.02× –
Doug Creek 1997 +0.1 +0.7 – – – 1.02× –
Doug Mirabelli 1997 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.52× –
Jacob Cruz 1997 -0.1 -0.8 – – – 0.83× –
John Johnstone↔ 1997 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Rene Arocha 1997 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+37.9+463.939.7+425.0—

Trades

Every graded 1997 deal involving the Giants — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

1997 · CHW / SFG
CHW · Ron Schueler +$84.0M
Lorenzo Barceló, Mike Caruso, Keith Foulke, Bob Howry, Brian Manning, Ken Vining
SFG · Brian Sabean −$84.0M
Wilson Álvarez, Danny Darwin, Roberto Hernández
CHW came out ahead by $84.0M
1997 · MIA / SFG
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$6.4M
Brandon Leese, Bobby Rector
SFG · Brian Sabean −$6.4M
Pat Rapp
MIA came out ahead by $6.4M
1997 · SFG / ANA
SFG · Brian Sabean +$4.0M
Travis Thurmond
ANA · Bill Bavasi −$4.0M
Rich DeLucia
SFG came out ahead by $4.0M
1997 · TEX / SFG
TEX · Douglas Melvin +$1.6M
Chad Hartvigson
SFG · Brian Sabean −$1.6M
Cory Bailey
TEX came out ahead by $1.6M
1997 · SFG / DET
SFG · Brian Sabean +$4.8M
Brian Johnson
DET · Randy Smith −$4.8M
Marcus Jensen
SFG came out ahead by $4.8M
1997 · NYY / SFG
NYY · Bob Watson +$12.0M
Alberto Castillo, Chris Singleton
SFG · Brian Sabean −$12.0M
Charlie Hayes
NYY came out ahead by $12.0M
1997 · SFG / MIA
SFG · Brian Sabean +$175.2M
Robb Nen
MIA · Dave Dombrowski −$175.2M
Joe Fontenot, Mick Pageler, Mike Villano
SFG came out ahead by $175.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

1997 payroll
$39.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 1997, 1997–2003. Pre-2015 has no contract-terms data — forward italic $ are realized actuals (hindsight, not commitments known then). Control labels (ARB/FA) are point-in-time.

current $ guaranteed $ actual $ (hindsight) arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent

Guaranteed / signed (18)

PlayerAgeSvc1997199819992000200120022003
Barry Bonds3211.000$8.7M$8.9M$9.4M$10.7M$10.3M$15.0M$15.5M
Rod Beck286.000$3.2MFREE AGENT
Jose Vizcaino298.000$2.8MFREE AGENT
Rick Wilkins306.000$1.9MFREE AGENT
Darryl Hamilton329.000$1.8M$1.8MFREE AGENT
Roberto Hernandez326.000$1.7MFREE AGENT
Glenallen Hill328.000$1.7MFREE AGENT
Mark Lewis276.000$1.7MFREE AGENT
Wilson Alvarez278.000$1.6MFREE AGENT
Stan Javier3313.000$1.4M$1.8M$1.5MFREE AGENT
Mark Gardner358.000$900k$1.1M$2.0M$3.0M$1.8MFREE AGENT
Terry Mulholland3411.000$900kFREE AGENT
Jim Poole317.000$850k$684kFREE AGENT
Doug Henry336.000$550kFREE AGENT$500k
Damon Berryhill3310.000$467kFREE AGENT
Rich Rodriguez347.000$300k$710k$730kFREE AGENT
Danny Darwin4119.000$153k$710kFREE AGENT
Rich DeLucia327.000$52kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc1997199819992000200120022003
Jeff Kent295.000$2.6MFREE AGENT
J.T. Snow295.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
Julian Tavarez244.000$683kARB 3FREE AGENT
Pat Rapp295.000$333kFREE AGENT
Brian Johnson293.000$333kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
William Van Landingham263.000$295kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kirk Rueter264.000$260kARB 3FREE AGENT
Cory Bailey264.000$181kARB 3FREE AGENT
Rene Arocha334.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Johnstone284.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (14)

PlayerAgeSvc1997199819992000200120022003
Osvaldo Fernandez301.000$958kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marvin Benard262.000$185kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rich Aurilia252.000$175kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shawn Estes242.000$162kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bill Mueller261.000$160kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Carlson271.000$150kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
LeJon Powell230.000$150kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wilson Delgado241.000$150kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Roa252.000$150kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marcus Jensen241.000$120kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Keith Foulke240.000$61kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jacob Cruz241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Doug Mirabelli261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Doug Creek282.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1997 acquisition stacked onto Giants's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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