Current-feed record
+4wins for Tigers
57% Tigers · 43% Padres
Padres have closed the gap since the 2023 schedule change: 6-6.
Detroit Tigers vs San Diego Padres All-Time Record
Interleague
Detroit Tigers
San Diego Padres
Tigers lead Padres21to14since 1984
Retrosheet history through 2025, plus 3 final games from the current feed.
2026 season series: Tigers lead 2-1
Data updated 5 min read
At a glance
All-time since 1984 · current-feed analysis, 2002 to 2026
Detroit Tigers vs San Diego Padres insights
Recent form
10-10last 20
Padres won 3-0 on Mar 28, 2026
Where it matters
0Postseason games
No postseason meetings since 2002.
Schedule context
- Tigers built the series lead before the 2023 schedule change, taking 11 of 18 decided meetings (61%).
- Since the schedule balanced out they are 6-6, or 50% to Tigers.
Tigers vs Padres postseason head-to-head record
Detroit Tigers and San Diego Padres have met 35 times since 1984, 5 times in the postseason. The playoff games are included in the all-time total, not added on top of it.
- Postseason record
- Tigers 4-1
- 5 postseason games since 1984
- Playoff share
- 14.3%
- Share of all meetings
- Regular season
- 30
- Recorded non-postseason meetings
Win Percentage
17W
13W
DET
SD
57%43%
Detroit TigersSan Diego Padres
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Mar 28
SD 3-0 DET
SDMar 27
SD 2-5 DET
DETMar 26
SD 2-8 DET
DETApr 23
DET 6-0 SD
DETApr 22
DET 0-2 SD
SDApr 21
DET 6-4 SD
DETSep 5
SD 3-4 DET
DETSep 4
SD 6-5 DET
SDSep 2
SD 3-0 DET
SDJul 23
DET 3-1 SD
DET| Date | Home | Away | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2026 | SD | DET | 3–0 | SD |
| Mar 27, 2026 | SD | DET | 2–5 | DET |
| Mar 26, 2026 | SD | DET | 2–8 | DET |
| Apr 23, 2025 | DET | SD | 6–0 | DET |
| Apr 22, 2025 | DET | SD | 0–2 | SD |
| Apr 21, 2025 | DET | SD | 6–4 | DET |
| Sep 5, 2024 | SD | DET | 3–4 | DET |
| Sep 4, 2024 | SD | DET | 6–5 | SD |
| Sep 2, 2024 | SD | DET | 3–0 | SD |
| Jul 23, 2023 | DET | SD | 3–1 | DET |
Last Meeting
Mar 28, 2026Final
SD
3
HOME
DET
0
AWAY
Padreswon by3runs
Snapped Tigers' streak·Game 30 since 2002
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
San Diego Padres won the most recent meeting
1
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 3.3 runs on average
3.3runs
Momentum (Last 10 vs Archive since 2002)
DET-Neutral
Last 1060%
Archive since 200256.7%
SD-Neutral
Last 1040%
Archive since 200243.3%
Last 10 Results
DET / SD
Record since 2002
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs Postseason record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season30 games
17
13
No postseason meetings appear since 2002.
Detroit Tigers Biggest Win
12–4+8 runs
Jul 25, 2022
San Diego Padres Biggest Win
14–3+11 runs
Jul 22, 2023
Decade Breakdown
Choose a decade to scope the current-feed page
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | DET ↕ | SD ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Home / Away Split
AWAY
9-9
DET
AWAY
4-8
SD
Retrosheet archiveComplete through 2025
Detroit Tigers vs San Diego Padres all-time record, 1984 to 2025
Explore how this matchup changed by decade, where each lineup produced its runs, and the games that pushed the rivalry record book. This archive is a separate source window from the current-feed sections above, which start in 2002.
- Games
- 32
- Peak inning
- EX
- Record game
- 17 runs
Two source windows. Current-feed sections: 30 games from 2003 to 2026. History Lab: 32 Retrosheet games from 1984 to 2025. The first refreshes with current finals; Retrosheet's published archive currently ends in 2025.Small historical sample: 32 games. Era and inning rates describe these meetings, but should not be treated as a forecast.
Decade balance
Select an era to inspect pace, scoring and attendance.
DETSD
Scoring by inning
Runs per 100 batting innings, adjusted for unequal ninth and extra innings.
DETSD
62.5
156.3
43.8
240.6
75.0
346.9
37.5
450.0
37.5
559.4
28.1
618.8
50.0
734.4
34.4
853.1
63.6
916.7
50.0
EX200.0
- DET after scoring first
- 64.3%
- SD after scoring first
- 44.4%
- Lead-change games
- 59.4%
- Beyond nine innings
- 2
The games at the edges
Verified single-game records from the historical matchup log.
Highest total
17 runs
DET 3, SD 14
Jul 22, 2023
Biggest margin
11 runs
DET 3, SD 14
Jul 22, 2023
Longest game
10 innings
DET 4, SD 6
Jul 26, 2022
Largest crowd
57,911
SD 5, DET 3
Oct 10, 1984 · Postseason
Detroit Tigers largest comeback
3-run deficit
SD 5, DET 7
Jun 25, 2017
San Diego Padres largest comeback
5-run deficit
SD 6, DET 5
Sep 4, 2024
Full archive stat line
Counting stats across games with complete team totals.
MetricDETSD
Hits256254
Home runs3527
Walks90102
Strikeouts248213
Errors2323
Where the rivalry lived
- 0112games
Comerica Park
Detroit, MI
- 0212games
Petco Park
San Diego, CA
- 035games
Qualcomm Stadium
San Diego, CA
Betting Context
Betting context since 2002
How this pairing has settled: run margins, totals and break-even prices derived from its historical record. These are final-score frequencies, not results against a closing line. We do not hold historical sportsbook prices for these games.
Small sample: 30 decided meetings, under the 50 we treat as the floor for a stable rate. Read the figures below as description, not a forecast. Interleague pairs meet in short bursts, so a single series can move any percentage here by several points.
One-run games
20%
Share of the 30 decided meetings settled by exactly one run.
Won by 2 or more
80%
A 2+ run margin crosses 1.5, but this is not a historical line result. Average gap: 3.3.
Average total
7.9runs
Final-score average without accounting for park, bullpen or weather.
Home side wins
56.7%
Share of decided meetings won by the listed home team.
Totals ladder
Where the combined score landed against the half-run lines a book normally posts. Half runs cannot push, so every meeting falls on one side.
| Line | Over | Under | Over rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5Closest to even | 16 | 14 | 53.3% |
| 8.5 | 12 | 18 | 40% |
| 9.5 | 11 | 19 | 36.7% |
Fair price from the base rate
The decimal price that corresponds exactly to each club's win share in this archive. It describes the record and does not estimate the next game.
Detroit Tigers
17 W · 56.7%1.76
San Diego Padres
13 W · 43.3%2.31
A base rate is not a forecast. Starting pitchers, lineups, injuries and venue all matter more to a single game than a multi-season head-to-head record.
Last 20 meetings vs full history
One-run games
25%vs 20% full archive
+5% in the last 20
Won by 2 or more
75%vs 80% full archive
-5% in the last 20
Average total
8 runsvs 7.9 runs full archive
+0.1 runs in the last 20
Seasons 2014 to 2026. The comparison shows whether the last 20 final scores differ from the longer archive, without assigning a cause or predicting what comes next.
View the break-even percentages in another odds format with the odds converter, or compare current prices for Tigers and Padres in the oddsmatcher.
Questions about this record: Detroit Tigers vs San Diego Padres
What is the Detroit Tigers vs San Diego Padres postseason record?
The postseason subset contains 5 games: Detroit Tigers have 4 wins and San Diego Padres has 1 win. Those games are already included in the complete series from 1984 through 2026.
When did the Detroit Tigers and San Diego Padres first play each other?
The Retrosheet archive's first recorded meeting for this pairing is Oct 9, 1984, when Detroit Tigers won 3-2 away to San Diego Padres. The archive covers 32 meetings from 1984 through 2025. The current feed starts in 2002 and is reported separately.
Methodology & Data Sources
Current MLB game logs come from the balldontlie API and cover the 2002 season onward. Scores and schedule anomalies are checked against the official MLB Stats API. Spring training is excluded, while results from earlier franchise identities are merged into the current club.
The all-time record and the History Lab use Retrosheet game logs through 2025, with inning lines, team totals, attendance, duration and ballpark fields when available. Final games after 2025 come from the current feed, and every section built on that feed alone is labeled as starting in 2002.
The betting context summarizes completed final scores only. It contains no sportsbook closing lines and summarizes only completed games. Report a possible error through our contact page with the matchup and game date.
Last updated Sources: balldontlie, MLB Stats API, Retrosheet
Detroit Tigers and San Diego Padres have met 30 times in this archive, which covers the 2003 season onward.