1996 New York Mets roster: 71-91

The New York Mets went 71-91 in the 1996 MLB regular season, 4th of 5 in the National League East.

Team stats and league rank

1996 New York Mets team stats
Home Runs14721st of 28
RBI69723rd of 28
Hits1,51512th of 28
Runs74623rd of 28
Stolen Bases9719th of 28
Doubles26719th of 28
Triples471st of 28
Walks44528th of 28
Strikeouts (Batting)1,06916th of 28
Batting Average.27013th of 28
On-Base %.32425th of 28
Slugging %.41217th of 28
OPS.73718th of 28
ERA4.227th of 28
WHIP1.4212th of 28
Strikeouts (Pitching)99920th of 28
Saves4114th of 28
Wins7124th of 28
Runs Allowed77910th of 28
Errors31828th of 28

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

1996 Mets roster: batting

1996 New York Mets 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.
Lance JohnsonDH16068211722796950.333.362.841
Bernard GilkeyLF1535711081813011717.317.393.955
Todd HundleyC15354085140411121.259.356.906
Rey OrdonezSS151502511291301.257.289.592
Butch HuskeyLF1184144311515601.278.319.754
Edgardo Alfonzo3B12336836964402.261.304.649
Alex OchoaRF8228237834334.294.336.761
Carl EverettDH10119229461166.240.326.633
Rico Brogna1B5518818487300.255.318.748
Chris C. JonesRF8914922364181.242.307.676
Brent MayneC7099926160.263.342.696
Roberto Petagine1B509910234170.232.313.696
Tim Bogar1B91891719061.213.287.546
Andy TomberlinDH636612173100.258.355.810
Jason Hardtke3B1957311060.193.233.514
Kevin RobersonRF273688390.222.348.848
Matt Franco1B143136120.194.235.558
Alberto CastilloC61114000.364.364.727
John Franco2B51100000.000.000.000
Charlie GreeneC2100000.000.000.000

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

1996 Mets roster: pitching

1996 New York Mets 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.
Mark ClarkSP323214113.43212.11421.250
Bobby J. JonesSP31311284.42195.21161.350
Pete HarnischSP31318124.21194.21141.320
Jason IsringhausenRP27276144.77171.21141.530
Paul WilsonSP26265125.38149.01091.530
Dave MlickiSP512673.3090.0831.421
Robert PersonRP2713454.5289.2761.350
Jerry DipotoRP570724.1977.1521.760
Doug HenryRP580284.6875.0581.579
Paul ByrdSP380124.2446.2311.480
Derek WallaceRP190234.0124.2151.743
Bob MacDonaldRP200024.2619.0121.320
Rick TrlicekRP50013.385.131.130
Mike FyhrieRP200115.432.103.000

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

Results

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

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.