The Giants have played 143 seasons since 1883, first as the New York Gothams and Giants and since 1958 in San Francisco, and they have won more regular season games than any other franchise in baseball at 11,622-10,100. That includes 23 National League pennants and eight World Series titles, three of them in the five year run from 2010 to 2014. Every season is below.
| Season | Record | Finish | Postseason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1883 | 46-50 | 6th | — |
| 1884 | 62-50 | 4th | — |
| 1885 | 85-27 | 2nd | — |
| 1886 | 75-44 | 3rd | — |
| 1887 | 68-55 | 4th | — |
| 1888 | 84-47 | 1st | NL pennant, won the pre modern World Series over St. Louis 6-4 |
| 1889 | 83-43 | 1st | NL pennant, won the pre modern World Series over Brooklyn 6-3 |
| 1890 | 63-68 | 6th | — |
| 1891 | 71-61 | 3rd | — |
| 1892 | 71-80 | 8th | — |
| 1893 | 68-64 | 5th | — |
| 1894 | 88-44 | 2nd | Won the Temple Cup over Baltimore 4-0 |
| 1895 | 66-65 | 9th | — |
| 1896 | 64-67 | 7th | — |
| 1897 | 83-48 | 3rd | — |
| 1898 | 77-73 | 7th | — |
| 1899 | 60-90 | 10th | — |
| 1900 | 60-78 | 8th | — |
| 1901 | 52-85 | 7th | — |
| 1902 | 48-88 | 7th | — |
| 1903 | 84-55 | 2nd | — |
| 1904 | 106-47 | 1st | NL pennant, John McGraw refused to play the World Series |
| 1905 | 105-48 | 1st | WON WORLD SERIES over Philadelphia, 4-1 |
| 1906 | 96-56 | 2nd | — |
| 1907 | 82-71 | 4th | — |
| 1908 | 98-56 | 2nd | — |
| 1909 | 92-61 | 3rd | — |
| 1910 | 91-63 | 2nd | — |
| 1911 | 99-54 | 1st | Lost World Series to Philadelphia 4-2 |
| 1912 | 103-48 | 1st | Lost World Series to Boston 4-3 |
| 1913 | 101-51 | 1st | Lost World Series to Philadelphia 4-1 |
| 1914 | 84-70 | 2nd | — |
| 1915 | 69-83 | 8th | — |
| 1916 | 86-66 | 4th | — |
| 1917 | 98-56 | 1st | Lost World Series to the White Sox 4-2 |
| 1918 | 71-53 | 2nd | — |
| 1919 | 87-53 | 2nd | — |
| 1920 | 86-68 | 2nd | — |
| 1921 | 94-59 | 1st | WON WORLD SERIES over the Yankees, 5-3 |
| 1922 | 93-61 | 1st | WON WORLD SERIES over the Yankees, 4-0 |
| 1923 | 95-58 | 1st | Lost World Series to the Yankees 4-2 |
| 1924 | 93-60 | 1st | Lost World Series to Washington 4-3 |
| 1925 | 86-66 | 2nd | — |
| 1926 | 74-77 | 5th | — |
| 1927 | 92-62 | 3rd | — |
| 1928 | 93-61 | 2nd | — |
| 1929 | 84-67 | 3rd | — |
| 1930 | 87-67 | 3rd | — |
| 1931 | 87-65 | 2nd | — |
| 1932 | 72-82 | 6th | — |
| 1933 | 91-61 | 1st | WON WORLD SERIES over Washington, 4-1 |
| 1934 | 93-60 | 2nd | — |
| 1935 | 91-62 | 3rd | — |
| 1936 | 92-62 | 1st | Lost World Series to the Yankees 4-2 |
| 1937 | 95-57 | 1st | Lost World Series to the Yankees 4-1 |
| 1938 | 83-67 | 3rd | — |
| 1939 | 77-74 | 5th | — |
| 1940 | 72-80 | 6th | — |
| 1941 | 74-79 | 5th | — |
| 1942 | 85-67 | 3rd | — |
| 1943 | 55-98 | 8th | — |
| 1944 | 67-87 | 5th | — |
| 1945 | 78-74 | 5th | — |
| 1946 | 61-93 | 8th | — |
| 1947 | 81-73 | 4th | — |
| 1948 | 78-76 | 5th | — |
| 1949 | 73-81 | 5th | — |
| 1950 | 86-68 | 3rd | — |
| 1951 | 98-59 | 1st | Won the pennant on Bobby Thomson’s playoff home run, lost World Series to the Yankees 4-2 |
| 1952 | 92-62 | 2nd | — |
| 1953 | 70-84 | 5th | — |
| 1954 | 97-57 | 1st | WON WORLD SERIES over Cleveland, 4-0 |
| 1955 | 80-74 | 3rd | — |
| 1956 | 67-87 | 6th | — |
| 1957 | 69-85 | 6th | Final season in New York |
| 1958 | 80-74 | 3rd | First season in San Francisco |
| 1959 | 83-71 | 3rd | — |
| 1960 | 79-75 | 5th | — |
| 1961 | 85-69 | 3rd | — |
| 1962 | 103-62 | 1st | Lost World Series to the Yankees 4-3 |
| 1963 | 88-74 | 3rd | — |
| 1964 | 90-72 | 4th | — |
| 1965 | 95-67 | 2nd | — |
| 1966 | 93-68 | 2nd | — |
| 1967 | 91-71 | 2nd | — |
| 1968 | 88-74 | 2nd | — |
| 1969 | 90-72 | 2nd, NL West | — |
| 1970 | 86-76 | 3rd, NL West | — |
| 1971 | 90-72 | 1st, NL West | Lost NLCS to Pittsburgh 3-1 |
| 1972 | 69-86 | 5th, NL West | — |
| 1973 | 88-74 | 3rd, NL West | — |
| 1974 | 72-90 | 5th, NL West | — |
| 1975 | 80-81 | 3rd, NL West | — |
| 1976 | 74-88 | 4th, NL West | — |
| 1977 | 75-87 | 4th, NL West | — |
| 1978 | 89-73 | 3rd, NL West | — |
| 1979 | 71-91 | 4th, NL West | — |
| 1980 | 75-86 | 5th, NL West | — |
| 1981 | 56-55 | 5th and 3rd | Strike season split into halves |
| 1982 | 87-75 | 3rd, NL West | — |
| 1983 | 79-83 | 5th, NL West | — |
| 1984 | 66-96 | 6th, NL West | — |
| 1985 | 62-100 | 6th, NL West | — |
| 1986 | 83-79 | 3rd, NL West | — |
| 1987 | 90-72 | 1st, NL West | Lost NLCS to St. Louis 4-3 |
| 1988 | 83-79 | 4th, NL West | — |
| 1989 | 92-70 | 1st, NL West | Won NLCS over the Cubs 4-1, lost the earthquake World Series to Oakland 4-0 |
| 1990 | 85-77 | 3rd, NL West | — |
| 1991 | 75-87 | 4th, NL West | — |
| 1992 | 72-90 | 5th, NL West | — |
| 1993 | 103-59 | 2nd, NL West | Won 103 games and missed the playoffs |
| 1994 | 55-60 | 2nd, NL West | Postseason canceled by the strike |
| 1995 | 67-77 | 4th, NL West | — |
| 1996 | 68-94 | 4th, NL West | — |
| 1997 | 90-72 | 1st, NL West | Lost NLDS to Florida 3-0 |
| 1998 | 89-74 | 2nd, NL West | — |
| 1999 | 86-76 | 2nd, NL West | — |
| 2000 | 97-65 | 1st, NL West | Lost NLDS to the Mets 3-1 |
| 2001 | 90-72 | 2nd, NL West | Barry Bonds hit 73 home runs |
| 2002 | 95-66 | 2nd, wild card | Won NLDS over Atlanta 3-2, won NLCS over St. Louis 4-1, lost World Series to Anaheim 4-3 |
| 2003 | 100-61 | 1st, NL West | Lost NLDS to Florida 3-1 |
| 2004 | 91-71 | 2nd, NL West | — |
| 2005 | 75-87 | 3rd, NL West | — |
| 2006 | 76-85 | 3rd, NL West | — |
| 2007 | 71-91 | 5th, NL West | — |
| 2008 | 72-90 | 4th, NL West | — |
| 2009 | 88-74 | 3rd, NL West | — |
| 2010 | 92-70 | 1st, NL West | WON WORLD SERIES over Texas, 4-1 |
| 2011 | 86-76 | 2nd, NL West | — |
| 2012 | 94-68 | 1st, NL West | WON WORLD SERIES over Detroit, 4-0 |
| 2013 | 76-86 | Tied 3rd, NL West | — |
| 2014 | 88-74 | 2nd, wild card | WON WORLD SERIES over Kansas City, 4-3 |
| 2015 | 84-78 | 2nd, NL West | — |
| 2016 | 87-75 | 2nd, wild card | Won wild card game over the Mets, lost NLDS to the Cubs 3-1 |
| 2017 | 64-98 | 5th, NL West | — |
| 2018 | 73-89 | 4th, NL West | — |
| 2019 | 77-85 | 3rd, NL West | — |
| 2020 | 29-31 | 3rd, NL West | — |
| 2021 | 107-55 | 1st, NL West | Franchise record for wins, lost NLDS to the Dodgers 3-2 |
| 2022 | 81-81 | 3rd, NL West | — |
| 2023 | 79-83 | 4th, NL West | — |
| 2024 | 80-82 | 4th, NL West | — |
| 2025 | 81-81 | 3rd, NL West | — |
The New York Years
Under John McGraw the Giants were the dominant National League club of the early 20th century, with only three losing seasons between 1903 and 1939 and pennants in 1904, 1905, 1911, 1912, 1913 and 1917. McGraw skipped the 1904 World Series entirely, arguing the American League was not worth playing, then won the 1905 Series over Philadelphia. Four straight pennants followed from 1921 to 1924, with World Series wins over the Yankees in 1921 and 1922.
Thomson, Mays and the Move West
The 1951 club erased a 13 game deficit and won the pennant on Bobby Thomson’s home run against Brooklyn, still the most famous swing in franchise history. Willie Mays arrived that season and the 1954 team swept Cleveland for the fifth title. Three years later the Giants left for San Francisco, and their first 14 seasons in California were all winning ones, though the 1962 team lost a seven game World Series to the Yankees.
The 52 Year Wait
San Francisco went from 1958 to 2010 without a championship. The 1989 club reached the World Series and was swept by Oakland in a series interrupted by the Loma Prieta earthquake. The 1993 team won 103 games and missed the playoffs by one. The Barry Bonds era produced four straight MVP awards and a 2002 pennant, and the Giants were six outs from a title before Anaheim rallied.
Three Titles in Five Years
The drought ended in 2010 behind Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Buster Posey and a bullpen that carried Texas in five games. Two years later San Francisco swept Detroit, and in 2014 Madison Bumgarner threw five shutout innings in relief in Game 7 to beat Kansas City. The 2021 team then won a franchise record 107 games and lost a five game NLDS to the Dodgers. Recent seasons have hovered at .500, with 81-81 finishes in both 2022 and 2025.