2008 San Francisco Giants Roster

The 2008 San Francisco Giants team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2008 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 2008 San Francisco Giants Opening Day starters list, a 2008 San Francisco Giants salary list, a 2008 San Francisco Giants uniform number breakdown and a 2008 San Francisco Giants primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

"These guys (the 2008 San Francisco Giants) should go into next year with the confidence that we can contend. With a little more consistency in pitching and the offensive side, we're right there." - San Francisco Giants Manager Bruce Bochy on MLB.com (Chris Haft, 'Giants enter offseason thinking title', 09/30/2008)
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Complete Roster  
 

18 Matt Cain 6-03 230 Right Right 1984-10-01
39 Vinnie Chulk 6-02 185 Right Right 1978-12-19
32 Kevin Correia 6-03 200 Right Right 1980-08-24
43 Geno Espineli 6-04 195 Left Left 1982-09-08
41 Brad Hennessey 6-02 185 Right Right 1980-02-07
52 Alex Hinshaw 6-04 190 Left Left 1982-10-31
55 Tim Lincecum 5-11 170 Right Left 1984-06-15
56 Osiris Matos 6-01 200 Right Right 1984-08-06
16 Patrick Misch 6-02 195 Left Right 1981-08-18
32 Matt Palmer 6-02 200 Right Right 1979-03-21
54 Sergio Romo 5-11 190 Right Right 1983-03-04
34 Billy Sadler 6-00 190 Right Right 1981-09-21
53 Jonathan Sanchez 6-02 165 Left Left 1982-11-19
37 Jack Taschner 6-03 205 Left Left 1978-04-21
48 Erick Threets 6-05 240 Left Left 1981-11-04
47 Merkin Valdez 6-05 230 Right Right 1981-11-10
45 Tyler Walker 6-03 250 Right Right 1976-05-15
38 Brian Wilson 6-01 205 Right Right 1982-03-16
22 Keiichi Yabu 6-01 200 Right Right 1968-09-28
75 Barry Zito 6-04 205 Left Left 1978-05-13
50 Eliezer Alfonzo 6-00 225 Right Right 1979-02-07
20 Steve Holm 6-00 210 Right Right 1979-10-21
1 Bengie Molina 5-11 210 Right Right 1974-07-20
35 Rich Aurilia 6-00 170 Right Right 1971-09-02
29 Brian Bocock 5-11 185 Right Right 1985-03-09
70, 21 John Bowker 6-02 200 Left Left 1983-07-08
7 Emmanuel Burriss 6-00 190 Right Both 1985-01-17
12 Jose Castillo 6-01 200 Right Right 1981-03-19
28 Travis Denker 5-09 205 Right Right 1985-08-05
5 Ray Durham 5-08 170 Right Both 1971-11-30
50 Conor Gillaspie 6-01 200 Right Left 1987-07-18
5 Travis Ishikawa 6-03 210 Left Left 1983-09-24
29 Scott McClain 6-03 209 Right Right 1972-05-19
23 Ivan Ochoa 5-09 175 Right Right 1982-12-16
40 Daniel Ortmeier 6-04 215 Left Both 1981-05-11
57 Ryan Rohlinger 6-01 195 Right Right 1983-10-07
48 Pablo Sandoval 5-11 245 Right Both 1986-08-11
6 J.T. Snow 6-02 202 Left Left 1968-02-26
8 Eugenio Velez 6-01 160 Right Both 1982-05-16
13 Omar Vizquel 5-09 165 Right Both 1967-04-24
28 Rajai Davis 5-11 195 Right Right 1980-10-19
49 Brian Horwitz 6-01 185 Right Right 1982-11-07
14 Fred Lewis 6-02 190 Right Left 1980-12-09
10 Dave Roberts 5-10 180 Left Left 1972-05-31
33 Aaron Rowand 6-01 200 Right Right 1977-08-29
12 Nate Schierholtz 6-02 215 Right Left 1984-02-15
49 Clay Timpner 6-02 195 Left Left 1983-05-13
2 Randy Winn 6-02 193 Right Both 1974-06-09
19 Kevin Frandsen 6-00 175 Right Right 1982-05-24
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The 2008 San Francisco Giants played 162 games during the regular season, won 72 games, lost 90 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at AT&T Park (Park Factors: 100/100) where 2,863,837 fans witnessed their 2008 Giants finish the season with a .444 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 2008 San Francisco Giants Opening Day starters list, a 2008 San Francisco Giants salary list, a 2008 San Francisco Giants uniform number breakdown and a 2008 San Francisco Giants primary starters list:

2008 San Francisco Giants
Opening Day Starters


Rich Aurilia
Brian Bocock
Matt Cain
Jose Castillo
Fred Lewis
Bengie Molina
Dave Roberts
Aaron Rowand
Eugenio Velez

2008 San Francisco Giants
Most Games by Position

C Bengie Molina (136)
1B Rich Aurilia (82)
2B Ray Durham (70)
3B Jose Castillo (103)
SS Omar Vizquel (84)
LF Fred Lewis (112)
CF Aaron Rowand (149)
RF Randy Winn (133)
  
SP Matt Cain
SP Kevin Correia
SP Tim Lincecum
SP Jonathan Sanchez
SP Barry Zito
  
RP Vinnie Chulk
RP Alex Hinshaw
RP Osiris Matos
RP Sergio Romo
RP Billy Sadler
RP Jack Taschner
RP Tyler Walker
RP Keiichi Yabu
CL Brian Wilson


2008 San Francisco Giants
Salaries

Barry Zito $14,500,000.00
Aaron Rowand $9,600,000.00
Randy Winn $8,875,000.00
Tim Lincecum $7,860,000.00
Dave Roberts $6,500,000.00
Bengie Molina $6,250,000.00
Omar Vizquel $5,000,000.00
Rich Aurilia $4,500,000.00
Matt Cain $950,000.00
Tyler Walker $750,000.00
Kevin Frandsen $397,500.00
Jonathan Sanchez $395,000.00
Brian Wilson $392,500.00
Fred Lewis $392,000.00
Brian Bocock $390,000.00
Steve Holm $390,000.00
Merkin Valdez $390,000.00
Eugenio Velez $390,000.00
Keiichi Yabu $390,000.00


2008 San Francisco Giants
Uniform Numbers

#1 Bengie Molina
#2 Randy Winn
#5 Ray Durham
#5 Travis Ishikawa
#6 J.T. Snow
#7 Emmanuel Burriss
#8 Eugenio Velez
#10 Dave Roberts
#12 Jose Castillo
#12 Nate Schierholtz
#13 Omar Vizquel
#14 Fred Lewis
#16 Patrick Misch
#18 Matt Cain
#19 Kevin Frandsen
#20 Steve Holm
#21 John Bowker
#22 Keiichi Yabu
#23 Ivan Ochoa
#28 Rajai Davis
#28 Travis Denker
#29 Brian Bocock
#29 Scott McClain
#32 Kevin Correia
#32 Matt Palmer
#33 Aaron Rowand
#34 Billy Sadler
#35 Rich Aurilia
#37 Jack Taschner
#38 Brian Wilson
#39 Vinnie Chulk
#40 Daniel Ortmeier
#41 Brad Hennessey
#43 Geno Espineli
#45 Tyler Walker
#47 Merkin Valdez
#48 Pablo Sandoval
#48 Erick Threets
#49 Brian Horwitz
#49 Clay Timpner
#50 Eliezer Alfonzo
#50 Conor Gillaspie
#52 Alex Hinshaw
#53 Jonathan Sanchez
#54 Sergio Romo
#55 Tim Lincecum
#56 Osiris Matos
#57 Ryan Rohlinger
#70 John Bowker
#75 Barry Zito

Did you know that a 2008 San Francisco Giants Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?