1996 Atlanta Braves roster: 96-66

The Atlanta Braves went 96-66 in the 1996 MLB regular season, 1st of 5 in the National League East. They reached the 1996 World Series and lost 4-2.

Team stats and league rank

1996 Atlanta Braves team stats
Home Runs1979th of 28
RBI73514th of 28
Hits1,51413th of 28
Runs77315th of 28
Stolen Bases8324th of 28
Doubles26421st of 28
Triples2818th of 28
Walks53018th of 28
Strikeouts (Batting)1,03212th of 28
Batting Average.27012th of 28
On-Base %.33315th of 28
Slugging %.43211th of 28
OPS.76513th of 28
ERA3.522nd of 28
WHIP1.241st of 28
Strikeouts (Pitching)1,2451st of 28
Saves465th of 28
Wins962nd of 28
Runs Allowed6481st of 28
Errors26021st of 28

Counts are season totals; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 28 clubs that season.

1996 Braves roster: batting

1996 Atlanta Braves batting
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Marquis GrissomCF158671106207237428.308.349.838
Fred McGriff1B15961781182281077.295.365.859
Chipper Jones3B1575981141853011014.309.393.923
Ryan Klesko1B1535289014934936.282.364.894
Mark Lemke2B135498641275375.255.323.642
Javy LopezC1384895613823691.282.322.788
Jermaine DyeRF98292328212371.281.304.763
Jeff Blauser2B83265486510356.245.356.775
Eddie PerezC6815619404170.256.293.697
Dwight SmithRF10115316313161.203.285.579
Rafael BelliardSS87142924033.169.179.398
David JusticeLF4014023456251.321.409.923
Mike Mordecai2B661081226281.241.297.639
Andruw JonesLF3110611235133.217.265.709
Ed Giovanola3B43821019071.232.304.560
Jerome WaltonLF3747916140.340.389.900
Tony Graffanino2B224678020.174.250.489
Joe AyraultC7501000.200.333.533
Pablo MartinezSS4211000.500.5001.000

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · OPS

1996 Braves roster: pitching

1996 Atlanta Braves pitching
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.GS: Games started — for a pitcher, games he opened on the mound.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
John SmoltzSP35352482.94253.22761.000
Greg MadduxSP353515112.72245.01721.030
Tom GlavineSP363615102.98235.11811.300
Steve AveryRP24237104.47131.0861.420
Greg McMichaelRP730533.2286.2781.282
Brad ClontzRP810635.6980.2491.381
Mark WohlersRP770243.0377.11001.1939
Mike BieleckiRP405432.6375.1711.272
Terrell WadeSP448502.9769.2791.491
Pedro Jr. BorbonRP430302.7536.0310.921
Joe BorowskiRP220244.8526.0151.770
Brad WoodallRP83227.3219.2201.630
Kevin LomonRP60004.917.111.360
Tom ThobeRP40011.506.010.830
Carl SchutzRP30002.703.151.500

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · WHIP · SV

Results

  1. Apr 1, 1996vs SFW 10-8
  2. Apr 3, 1996vs SFW 15-2
  3. Apr 4, 1996vs SFL 1-7
  4. Apr 5, 1996vs STLL 4-5
  5. Apr 6, 1996vs STLL 2-3
  6. Apr 7, 1996vs STLW 13-3
  7. Apr 8, 1996@ LADL 0-1
  8. Apr 9, 1996@ LADW 3-1
  9. Apr 10, 1996@ LADL 2-9
  10. Apr 11, 1996@ SDL 1-2
  11. Apr 12, 1996@ SDW 5-3
  12. Apr 13, 1996@ SDL 2-6
  13. Apr 14, 1996@ SDW 4-0
  14. Apr 16, 1996vs MIAW 5-2
  15. Apr 17, 1996vs MIAW 4-2
  16. Apr 18, 1996vs MIAL 3-5
  17. Apr 19, 1996vs SDW 7-1
  18. Apr 20, 1996vs SDW 6-5
  19. Apr 21, 1996vs SDL 1-2
  20. Apr 22, 1996vs LADW 4-1
  21. Apr 23, 1996vs LADL 2-3
  22. Apr 24, 1996@ SFW 8-3
  23. Apr 25, 1996@ SFL 0-8
  24. Apr 26, 1996@ STLW 6-1
  25. Apr 27, 1996@ STLW 7-2
  26. Apr 29, 1996@ STLW 4-1
  27. Apr 30, 1996@ HOUW 7-5
  28. May 1, 1996@ HOUL 0-3
  29. May 3, 1996vs PHIL 3-6
  30. May 4, 1996vs PHIW 6-3
  31. May 5, 1996vs PHIW 11-8
  32. May 6, 1996vs COLW 4-1
  33. May 7, 1996vs COLW 6-5
  34. May 8, 1996vs COLW 5-1
  35. May 10, 1996@ PHIW 11-0
  36. May 11, 1996@ PHIW 11-3
  37. May 12, 1996@ PHIL 0-6
  38. May 13, 1996vs PITW 9-3
  39. May 14, 1996vs PITW 7-3
  40. May 15, 1996vs PITL 0-3
  41. May 17, 1996vs CINW 8-2
  42. May 18, 1996vs CINW 2-1
  43. May 19, 1996vs CINW 9-5
  44. May 20, 1996vs CHCW 18-1
  45. May 21, 1996vs CHCL 2-4
  46. May 22, 1996vs CHCW 9-4
  47. May 24, 1996@ PITW 5-3
  48. May 25, 1996@ PITL 2-6
  49. May 26, 1996@ PITW 6-3
  50. May 27, 1996@ CHCW 9-1
  51. May 29, 1996@ CHCW 2-0
  52. May 31, 1996@ CINW 9-1
  53. Jun 1, 1996@ CINL 2-3
  54. Jun 2, 1996@ CINW 6-2
  55. Jun 3, 1996vs NYMW 5-4
  56. Jun 4, 1996vs NYML 6-12
  57. Jun 5, 1996vs NYMW 8-6
  58. Jun 7, 1996@ COLL 8-19
  59. Jun 8, 1996@ COLL 12-13
  60. Jun 9, 1996@ COLW 8-3
  61. Jun 10, 1996@ NYML 3-8
  62. Jun 11, 1996@ NYMW 4-3
  63. Jun 12, 1996@ NYML 2-3
  64. Jun 13, 1996vs LADL 3-6
  65. Jun 14, 1996vs LADW 3-1
  66. Jun 15, 1996vs LADL 2-6
  67. Jun 16, 1996vs LADL 2-3
  68. Jun 17, 1996vs SDW 9-3
  69. Jun 18, 1996vs SDW 5-3
  70. Jun 19, 1996vs SDW 5-1
  71. Jun 21, 1996vs SFW 8-7
  72. Jun 22, 1996vs SFW 6-0
  73. Jun 23, 1996vs SFW 1-0
  74. Jun 24, 1996vs STLL 2-9
  75. Jun 25, 1996vs STLW 4-3
  76. Jun 26, 1996vs STLL 7-11
  77. Jun 27, 1996vs STLW 3-0
  78. Jun 28, 1996@ MIAL 0-2
  79. Jun 29, 1996@ MIAL 3-5
  80. Jun 30, 1996@ MIAW 5-4
  81. Jul 1, 1996@ WSHW 7-2
  82. Jul 2, 1996@ WSHL 1-5
  83. Jul 3, 1996@ WSHW 3-1
  84. Jul 4, 1996vs HOUL 2-5
  85. Jul 5, 1996vs HOUL 1-7
  86. Jul 6, 1996vs HOUW 4-2
  87. Jul 7, 1996vs HOUW 9-1
  88. Jul 11, 1996vs MIAL 8-9
  89. Jul 12, 1996vs MIAW 6-3
  90. Jul 13, 1996vs MIAW 3-0
  91. Jul 14, 1996vs MIAW 15-10
  92. Jul 15, 1996vs WSHW 5-4
  93. Jul 16, 1996vs WSHW 3-2
  94. Jul 18, 1996@ HOUW 3-2
  95. Jul 19, 1996@ HOUL 6-7
  96. Jul 20, 1996@ HOUL 1-2
  97. Jul 21, 1996@ HOUL 3-4
  98. Jul 22, 1996@ STLW 8-6
  99. Jul 23, 1996@ STLW 3-2
  100. Jul 24, 1996@ STLW 4-1
  101. Jul 25, 1996@ SFL 3-4
  102. Jul 26, 1996@ SFW 2-1
  103. Jul 27, 1996@ SFL 5-7
  104. Jul 28, 1996@ SFL 3-10
  105. Jul 30, 1996@ SDL 1-2
  106. Jul 31, 1996@ SDW 7-4
  107. Aug 1, 1996@ SDW 3-2
  108. Aug 2, 1996@ LADL 1-2
  109. Aug 3, 1996@ LADW 5-3
  110. Aug 4, 1996@ LADW 6-4
  111. Aug 6, 1996vs PHIW 10-4
  112. Aug 7, 1996vs PHIW 14-1
  113. Aug 8, 1996vs PHIL 1-4
  114. Aug 9, 1996vs COLL 4-6
  115. Aug 10, 1996vs COLL 7-9
  116. Aug 11, 1996vs COLW 4-1
  117. Aug 13, 1996@ PHIW 2-0
  118. Aug 13, 1996@ PHIW 5-2
  119. Aug 14, 1996@ PHIL 1-4
  120. Aug 15, 1996@ PHIW 8-5
  121. Aug 16, 1996vs PITW 5-4
  122. Aug 17, 1996vs PITW 7-1
  123. Aug 18, 1996vs PITW 2-1
  124. Aug 20, 1996vs CINW 4-1
  125. Aug 21, 1996vs CINW 4-3
  126. Aug 22, 1996vs CINL 2-3
  127. Aug 23, 1996vs CHCW 4-3
  128. Aug 24, 1996vs CHCW 6-5
  129. Aug 25, 1996vs CHCL 2-3
  130. Aug 27, 1996@ PITL 2-3
  131. Aug 28, 1996@ PITW 9-4
  132. Aug 29, 1996@ PITW 5-1
  133. Aug 30, 1996@ CHCW 6-5
  134. Aug 30, 1996@ CHCL 2-3
  135. Aug 31, 1996@ CHCL 0-12
  136. Sep 1, 1996@ CHCL 1-2
  137. Sep 2, 1996@ CINL 6-7
  138. Sep 3, 1996@ CINL 1-5
  139. Sep 4, 1996@ CINL 6-12
  140. Sep 6, 1996vs NYMW 8-7
  141. Sep 7, 1996vs NYMW 6-1
  142. Sep 8, 1996vs NYML 2-6
  143. Sep 10, 1996@ COLL 8-9
  144. Sep 11, 1996@ COLL 5-6
  145. Sep 12, 1996@ COLL 8-16
  146. Sep 13, 1996@ NYML 4-6
  147. Sep 14, 1996@ NYML 5-6
  148. Sep 15, 1996@ NYMW 3-2
  149. Sep 16, 1996@ NYMW 5-2
  150. Sep 17, 1996vs HOUW 5-4
  151. Sep 18, 1996vs HOUW 6-2
  152. Sep 19, 1996vs WSHL 1-5
  153. Sep 20, 1996vs WSHW 3-2
  154. Sep 21, 1996vs WSHW 5-4
  155. Sep 22, 1996vs WSHW 8-2
  156. Sep 23, 1996vs WSHW 3-1
  157. Sep 24, 1996@ MIAL 1-12
  158. Sep 25, 1996@ MIAL 0-3
  159. Sep 26, 1996@ MIAL 1-7
  160. Sep 27, 1996@ WSHW 6-4
  161. Sep 28, 1996@ WSHW 4-0
  162. Sep 29, 1996@ WSHL 3-6
  163. Oct 2, 1996@ LADW 2-1playoffs
  164. Oct 3, 1996@ LADW 3-2playoffs
  165. Oct 5, 1996vs LADW 5-2playoffs
  166. Oct 9, 1996vs STLW 4-2playoffs
  167. Oct 10, 1996vs STLL 3-8playoffs
  168. Oct 12, 1996@ STLL 2-3playoffs
  169. Oct 13, 1996@ STLL 3-4playoffs
  170. Oct 14, 1996@ STLW 14-0playoffs
  171. Oct 16, 1996vs STLW 3-1playoffs
  172. Oct 17, 1996vs STLW 15-0playoffs
  173. Oct 20, 1996@ NYYW 12-1playoffs
  174. Oct 21, 1996@ NYYW 4-0playoffs
  175. Oct 22, 1996vs NYYL 2-5playoffs
  176. Oct 23, 1996vs NYYL 6-8playoffs
  177. Oct 24, 1996vs NYYL 0-1playoffs
  178. Oct 26, 1996@ NYYL 2-3playoffs

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on June 30 of the season.