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.
who was the san diego padres first manager
Preston Gómez