<P> There have been 18 managers for the Padres franchise . The team 's first manager was Preston Gómez , who managed for four seasons . Bruce Bochy is the franchise 's all - time leader for the most regular - season games managed ( 1926 ) , the most regular - season game wins ( 951 ) , the most playoff games managed ( 24 ) , and the most playoff - game wins ( 8 ) . Bob Skinner is the Padres ' all - time leader for the highest regular - season winning percentage , as he has only managed one game , which he won . Of the managers who have managed a minimum of 162 games ( one season ) , Jack McKeon has the highest regular - season winning percentage with . 541 , having managed for 357 games . Dick Williams , the only Padres manager to have been elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame , is the franchise 's all - time leader for the highest playoff winning percentage with . 400 . Williams and Bochy are the only managers to have won an NL Championship with the Padres , in 1984 and 1998 respectively . Bochy and Black are the only managers to have won a Manager of the Year Award with the Padres , in 1996 and 2010 . Greg Riddoch and Jerry Coleman have spent their entire managing careers with the Padres . </P>
<P> There have been 18 managers for the Padres franchise . The team 's first manager was Preston Gómez , who managed for four seasons . Bruce Bochy is the franchise 's all - time leader for the most regular - season games managed ( 1926 ) , the most regular - season game wins ( 951 ) , the most playoff games managed ( 24 ) , and the most playoff - game wins ( 8 ) . Bob Skinner is the Padres ' all - time leader for the highest regular - season winning percentage , as he has only managed one game , which he won . Of the managers who have managed a minimum of 162 games ( one season ) , Jack McKeon has the highest regular - season winning percentage with . 541 , having managed for 357 games . Dick Williams , the only Padres manager to have been elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame , is the franchise 's all - time leader for the highest playoff winning percentage with . 400 . Williams and Bochy are the only managers to have won an NL Championship with the Padres , in 1984 and 1998 respectively . Bochy and Black are the only managers to have won a Manager of the Year Award with the Padres , in 1996 and 2010 . Greg Riddoch and Jerry Coleman have spent their entire managing careers with the Padres . </P>
who was the san diego padres first manager
who was the san diego padres first manager
Preston Gómez
Preston Gómez