While the Athletics finished a distant fourth in the American League West, they improved upon the prior year's dismal output of 65–97.
The strong play of Jason Giambi, Matt Stairs and Kenny Rogers highlighted an otherwise forgettable campaign.
Rogers' performance was particularly impressive; in arguably the finest season of his career, he won 16 games and posted a 3.17 earned run average (both were the best full-season marks by an Athletics starter since 1992).
Additionally, the 1998 season marked Rickey Henderson's fourth (and final) stint with the Athletics.
= Slugging average; SB = Stolen bases [18] Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg.