Yesterday Bud Black claimed his 600th Padres win as manager. Black was the second Padres manger to tuck 600 wins into upper most elastic trim of his jock strap. Former manager Bruce Bochy reached the milestone first in 2002, also in his 8th season, but Bochy did it in 59 fewer games.
Black for his part seemed very emotional about the accomplishment.
Bud Black earns 600th win as Padres manager | padres.com: News
"It's a round number," he said of 600 wins, smiling. "I like 601 better."
Here's a break down of the two winningest managers in Padres history and their first 600 wins. Data is from Baseball-Reference.
Bruce Bochy
Season | Year | Age | W | L | W-L% | G |
1 | 1995 | 40 | 70 | 74 | 0.486 | 144 |
2 | 1996 | 41 | 91 | 71 | 0.562 | 162 |
3 | 1997 | 42 | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 162 |
4 | 1998 | 43 | 98 | 64 | 0.605 | 162 |
5 | 1999 | 44 | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 162 |
6 | 2000 | 45 | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 162 |
7 | 2001 | 46 | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 162 |
8 | 2002 | 47 | 36 | 53 | 0.404 | 89 |
600 | 605 | 0.498 | 1205 |
Bud Black
Season | Year | Age | W | L | W-L% | G |
1 | 2007 | 50 | 89 | 74 | 0.546 | 163 |
2 | 2008 | 51 | 63 | 99 | 0.389 | 162 |
3 | 2009 | 52 | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 162 |
4 | 2010 | 53 | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | 162 |
5 | 2011 | 54 | 71 | 91 | 0.438 | 162 |
6 | 2012 | 55 | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 162 |
7 | 2013 | 56 | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 162 |
8 | 2014 | 57 | 60 | 69 | 0.465 | 129 |
600 | 664 | 0.475 | 1264 |
More info from the Padres:
He is the 112th manager in Major League history to reach the 600-win plateau and the 14th active manager to do so, joining SF Bruce Bochy, LAA Mike Scioscia, BAL Buck Showalter, CLE Terry Francona, MIN Ron Gardenhire, PIT Clint Hurdle, KC Ned Yost, OAK Bob Melvin, TB Joe Maddon, NYM Terry Collins, NYY Joe Girardi, TEX Ron Washington and ATL Fredi Gonzalez….Black is the 56th different manager all-time to get 600+ wins with a single team.