⭐ Division Winner

1996 Atlanta Braves

96-66 • .593 Win% • 1st in NL E

The 1996 Atlanta Braves went 96-66 (.593) finishing 1st in the NL E division. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 773 runs, allowed 648, and played home games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. Team leaders included Ryan Klesko (34 HR, 93 RBI) and John Smoltz (24-8, 2.94 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

96 Wins
66 Losses
.593 Win %
1st Rank
773 R 648 RA
Diff +125

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⚡ Quick Stats

773 Runs Scored
648 Runs Allowed
+125 Run Diff
2,898K Attendance

📈 vs. 1996 NL Average

Batting Avg .269 3% above the 1996 league average (.262)
OBP .332 1% above the 1996 league average (.330)
SLG .431 6% above the 1996 league average (.408)
Team ERA 3.52 17% better than the 1996 league average (4.22)
Runs Scored 773 2% above the 1996 league average (759 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,898,806
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Avg per Game 35,787

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1996

Batting Avg

1 David Justice 0.321 2 Chipper Jones 0.309 3 Marquis Grissom 0.308 4 Fred McGriff 0.295 5 Tom Glavine 0.289

Home Runs

1 Ryan Klesko 34 2 Chipper Jones 30 3 Fred McGriff 28 4 Marquis Grissom 23 5 Javy Lopez 23

RBI

1 Chipper Jones 110 2 Fred McGriff 107 3 Ryan Klesko 93 4 Marquis Grissom 74 5 Javy Lopez 69
1996 Atlanta Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Marquis Grissom 158 671 106 207 32 10 23 74 41 73 28 0.308
Fred McGriff 159 617 81 182 37 1 28 107 68 116 7 0.295
Chipper Jones 157 598 114 185 32 5 30 110 87 88 14 0.309
Ryan Klesko 153 528 90 149 21 4 34 93 68 129 6 0.282
Mark Lemke 135 498 64 127 17 0 5 37 53 48 5 0.255
Javy Lopez 138 489 56 138 19 1 23 69 28 84 1 0.282
Jermaine Dye 98 292 32 82 16 0 12 37 8 67 1 0.281
Jeff Blauser 83 265 48 65 14 1 10 35 40 54 6 0.245
Terry Pendleton 42 162 21 33 6 0 4 17 15 36 2 0.204
Eddie Perez 68 156 19 40 9 1 4 17 8 19 0 0.256
Dwight Smith 101 153 16 31 5 0 3 16 17 42 1 0.203
Rafael Belliard 87 142 9 24 7 0 0 3 2 22 3 0.169
David Justice 40 140 23 45 9 0 6 25 21 22 1 0.321
Mike Mordecai 66 108 12 26 5 0 2 8 9 24 1 0.241
Andruw Jones 31 106 11 23 7 1 5 13 7 29 3 0.217
Mark Whiten 36 90 12 23 5 1 3 17 16 25 2 0.256
Ed Giovanola 43 82 10 19 2 0 0 7 8 13 1 0.232
John Smoltz 35 78 3 17 3 0 1 12 3 26 0 0.218
Tom Glavine 39 76 8 22 4 0 0 3 5 17 0 0.289
Greg Maddux 35 68 6 10 2 0 0 2 3 12 0 0.147
Jerome Walton 37 47 9 16 5 0 1 4 5 10 0 0.340
Steve Avery 24 46 5 11 4 1 2 11 1 12 0 0.239
Tony Graffanino 22 46 7 8 1 1 0 2 4 13 0 0.174
Luis Polonia 22 31 3 13 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 0.419
Tyler Houston 33 27 3 6 2 1 1 8 1 9 0 0.222
Danny Bautista 17 20 1 3 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0.150
Jason Schmidt 13 19 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 9 0 0.000
Denny Neagle 6 14 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.143
Terrell Wade 44 13 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 0.154
Mike Bielecki 40 10 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0.100
Joe Ayrault 7 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Brad Woodall 8 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.200
Mark Wohlers 77 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Joe Borowski 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Brad Clontz 81 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.000
Pablo Martinez 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Pedro Borbon 43 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Dean Hartgraves 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Thobe 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kevin Lomon 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Greg McMichael 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Carl Schutz 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1996

ERA

1 Mike Bielecki 2.63 2 Greg Maddux 2.72 3 Pedro Borbon 2.75 4 John Smoltz 2.94 5 Terrell Wade 2.97

Wins

1 John Smoltz 24 2 Tom Glavine 15 3 Greg Maddux 15 4 Steve Avery 7 5 Brad Clontz 6

Strikeouts

1 John Smoltz 276 2 Tom Glavine 181 3 Greg Maddux 172 4 Mark Wohlers 100 5 Steve Avery 86
1996 Atlanta Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
John Smoltz 24 8 2.94 35 35 0 253.2 199 83 55 276
Greg Maddux 15 11 2.72 35 35 0 245.0 225 74 28 172
Tom Glavine 15 10 2.98 36 36 0 235.1 222 78 85 181
Steve Avery 7 10 4.47 24 23 0 131.0 146 65 40 86
Greg McMichael 5 3 3.22 73 0 2 86.2 84 31 27 78
Brad Clontz 6 3 5.69 81 0 1 80.2 78 51 33 49
Mark Wohlers 2 4 3.03 77 0 39 77.1 71 26 21 100
Mike Bielecki 4 3 2.63 40 5 2 75.1 63 22 33 71
Terrell Wade 5 0 2.97 44 8 1 69.2 57 23 47 79
Jason Schmidt 3 4 6.75 13 11 0 58.2 69 44 32 48
Denny Neagle 2 3 5.59 6 6 0 38.2 40 24 14 18
Pedro Borbon 3 0 2.75 43 0 1 36.0 26 11 7 31
Joe Borowski 2 4 4.85 22 0 0 26.0 33 14 13 15
Brad Woodall 2 2 7.32 8 3 0 19.2 28 16 4 20
Dean Hartgraves 1 0 4.34 20 0 0 18.2 16 9 7 14
Kevin Lomon 0 0 4.91 6 0 0 7.1 7 4 3 1
Tom Thobe 0 1 1.50 4 0 0 6.0 5 1 0 1
Carl Schutz 0 0 2.70 3 0 0 3.1 3 1 2 5

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Championship
ATL def. SLN 4-3
NL Division Series
ATL def. LAN 3-0
World Series
Lost to NYA 4-2

👥 Roster (42)

Steve Avery Joe Ayrault Danny Bautista Rafael Belliard Mike Bielecki Jeff Blauser Pedro Borbon Joe Borowski Brad Clontz Jermaine Dye Ed Giovanola Tom Glavine +30 more

42 players

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The 1996 Atlanta Braves in brief

In 1996 the Atlanta Braves posted a 96-66 mark (.593) and finished 1st in the NL East. This was a year in which the Atlanta Braves won the pennant and took the division title. The Atlanta Braves scored 773 runs and allowed 648, a run differential of +125. The team batting average of .269 was 3% above the 1996 league mark of .262. The staff ERA of 3.52 was 17% better than the league average of 4.22.

The home run leader was Ryan Klesko, who hit 34. On the mound, John Smoltz won 24 games to lead the staff. In the NL Championship Series, the Atlanta Braves beat SLN 4-3. The NL Division Series ended in a win against LAN 3-0. The World Series ended in a loss against NYA 4-2.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1996 Atlanta Braves

What was the 1996 Atlanta Braves record?
The 1996 Atlanta Braves finished 96-66 (.593 win pct).
Did the 1996 Atlanta Braves make the playoffs?
The 1996 Atlanta Braves finished first in their division.
Who led the 1996 Atlanta Braves in home runs?
Ryan Klesko led the 1996 Atlanta Braves with 34 home runs.
What was the 1996 Atlanta Braves team ERA?
The 1996 Atlanta Braves posted a team ERA of 3.52.
Did the 1996 Atlanta Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1996 Atlanta Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1996 Atlanta Braves play?
The 1996 Atlanta Braves played home games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
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