1996 Colorado Rockies

83-79 • .512 Win% • 3rd in NL W

The 1996 Colorado Rockies went 83-79 (.512) finishing 3rd in the NL W division. The club scored 961 runs, allowed 964, and played home games at Coors Field. Team leaders included Andres Galarraga (47 HR, 150 RBI) and Kevin Ritz (17-11, 5.28 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

83 Wins
79 Losses
.512 Win %
3rd Rank
961 R 964 RA
Diff -3

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961 Runs Scored
964 Runs Allowed
-3 Run Diff
3,906K Attendance

📈 vs. 1996 NL Average

Batting Avg .287 10% above the 1996 league average (.262)
OBP .354 7% above the 1996 league average (.330)
SLG .472 16% above the 1996 league average (.408)
Team ERA 5.59 33% worse than the 1996 league average (4.22)
Runs Scored 961 27% above the 1996 league average (759 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCoors Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 3,906,328
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Avg per Game 48,226

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1996

Batting Avg

1 Ellis Burks 0.344 2 Eric Young 0.324 3 Dante Bichette 0.313 4 Vinny Castilla 0.304 5 Andres Galarraga 0.304

Home Runs

1 Andres Galarraga 47 2 Ellis Burks 40 3 Vinny Castilla 40 4 Dante Bichette 31 5 Larry Walker 18

RBI

1 Andres Galarraga 150 2 Dante Bichette 141 3 Ellis Burks 128 4 Vinny Castilla 113 5 Eric Young 74
1996 Colorado Rockies — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dante Bichette 159 633 114 198 39 3 31 141 45 105 31 0.313
Vinny Castilla 160 629 97 191 34 0 40 113 35 88 7 0.304
Andres Galarraga 159 626 119 190 39 3 47 150 40 157 18 0.304
Ellis Burks 156 613 142 211 45 8 40 128 61 114 32 0.344
Eric Young 141 568 113 184 23 4 8 74 47 31 53 0.324
Walt Weiss 155 517 89 146 20 2 8 48 80 78 10 0.282
Jeff Reed 116 341 34 97 20 1 8 37 43 65 2 0.284
Quinton McCracken 124 283 50 82 13 6 3 40 32 62 17 0.290
Larry Walker 83 272 58 75 18 4 18 58 20 58 18 0.276
Jayhawk Owens 73 180 31 43 9 1 4 17 27 56 4 0.239
Jason Bates 88 160 19 33 8 1 1 9 23 34 2 0.206
John Vander Wal 104 151 20 38 6 2 5 31 19 38 2 0.252
Kevin Ritz 35 65 7 15 2 0 1 5 7 28 0 0.231
Eric Anthony 32 62 10 15 2 0 4 9 10 20 0 0.242
Trent Hubbard 45 60 12 13 5 1 1 12 9 22 2 0.217
Mark Thompson 34 58 3 8 3 0 0 2 1 21 0 0.138
Armando Reynoso 30 52 4 9 1 0 0 2 5 25 0 0.173
Neifi Perez 17 45 4 7 2 0 0 3 0 8 2 0.156
Marvin Freeman 26 41 3 5 0 0 0 0 2 21 0 0.122
Jamey Wright 16 26 3 2 2 0 0 0 2 13 0 0.077
Steve Decker 10 25 8 8 2 0 1 8 3 3 1 0.320
Angel Echevarria 26 21 2 6 0 0 0 6 2 5 0 0.286
Roger Bailey 24 19 4 5 0 1 1 5 3 4 0 0.263
Pedro Castellano 13 17 1 2 0 0 0 2 3 6 0 0.118
Lance Painter 35 15 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 0.133
Harvey Pulliam 10 15 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0.133
Bryan Rekar 14 15 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.267
Milt Thompson 14 15 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.067
Jorge Brito 8 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.071
Mike Farmer 7 10 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.400
Terry Jones 12 10 6 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.300
Alan Cockrell 9 8 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 0.250
Bill Swift 7 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
John Habyan 19 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Curt Leskanic 70 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.333
Steve Reed 70 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
John Burke 11 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.500
Darren Holmes 62 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Garvin Alston 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ryan Hawblitzel 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Munoz 54 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
David Nied 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bruce Ruffin 71 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Robbie Beckett 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1996

ERA

1 Steve Reed 3.96 2 Darren Holmes 3.97 3 Bruce Ruffin 4.00 4 Jamey Wright 4.93 5 Armando Reynoso 4.96

Wins

1 Kevin Ritz 17 2 Mark Thompson 9 3 Armando Reynoso 8 4 Marvin Freeman 7 5 Curt Leskanic 7

Strikeouts

1 Kevin Ritz 105 2 Mark Thompson 99 3 Armando Reynoso 88 4 Curt Leskanic 76 5 Bruce Ruffin 74
1996 Colorado Rockies — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Kevin Ritz 17 11 5.28 35 35 0 213.0 236 125 105 105
Mark Thompson 9 11 5.30 34 28 0 169.2 189 100 74 99
Armando Reynoso 8 9 4.96 30 30 0 168.2 195 93 49 88
Marvin Freeman 7 9 6.04 26 23 0 129.2 151 87 57 71
Jamey Wright 4 4 4.93 16 15 0 91.1 105 50 41 45
Roger Bailey 2 3 6.24 24 11 1 83.2 94 58 52 45
Darren Holmes 5 4 3.97 62 0 1 77.0 78 34 28 73
Steve Reed 4 3 3.96 70 0 0 75.0 66 33 19 51
Curt Leskanic 7 5 6.23 70 0 6 73.2 82 51 38 76
Bruce Ruffin 7 5 4.00 71 0 24 69.2 55 31 29 74
Bryan Rekar 2 4 8.95 14 11 0 58.1 87 58 26 25
Lance Painter 4 2 5.86 34 1 0 50.2 56 33 25 48
Mike Munoz 2 2 6.65 54 0 0 44.2 55 33 16 45
Mike Farmer 0 1 7.71 7 4 0 28.0 32 24 13 16
John Habyan 1 1 7.13 19 0 0 24.0 34 19 14 25
Bill Swift 1 1 5.40 7 3 2 18.1 23 11 5 5
John Burke 2 1 7.47 11 0 0 15.2 21 13 7 19
Ryan Hawblitzel 0 1 6.00 8 0 0 15.0 18 10 6 7
Garvin Alston 1 0 9.00 6 0 0 6.0 9 6 3 5
Robbie Beckett 0 0 13.50 5 0 0 5.1 6 8 9 6
David Nied 0 2 13.50 6 1 0 5.1 5 8 8 4

👥 Roster (44)

Garvin Alston Eric Anthony Roger Bailey Jason Bates Robbie Beckett Dante Bichette Jorge Brito John Burke Ellis Burks Pedro Castellano Vinny Castilla Alan Cockrell +32 more

44 players

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The 1996 Colorado Rockies in brief

The 1996 Colorado Rockies won 83 games and lost 79, ending up 3rd in the NL West. The Colorado Rockies scored 961 runs and allowed 964, a run differential of -3. At the plate the Colorado Rockies hit .287, 10% better than the league's .262. The staff ERA of 5.59 was 33% worse than the league average of 4.22. League clubs averaged 759 runs that year, so the Colorado Rockies scored 27% more.

Coors Field was home in 1996, drawing a total attendance of 3,906,328. Andres Galarraga led the club in home runs with 47. Ellis Burks collected the most hits, 211. Kevin Ritz led the pitchers with 17 wins. Bruce Ruffin saved 24 games. The roster section lists 44 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1996 Colorado Rockies

What was the 1996 Colorado Rockies record?
The 1996 Colorado Rockies finished 83-79 (.512 win pct).
Who led the 1996 Colorado Rockies in home runs?
Andres Galarraga led the 1996 Colorado Rockies with 47 home runs.
What was the 1996 Colorado Rockies team ERA?
The 1996 Colorado Rockies posted a team ERA of 5.59.
Did the 1996 Colorado Rockies win the World Series?
No. The 1996 Colorado Rockies did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1996 Colorado Rockies play?
The 1996 Colorado Rockies played home games at Coors Field.
Who led the 1996 Colorado Rockies in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Andres Galarraga (47 HR, 150 RBI) and Kevin Ritz (17-11, 5.28 ERA).
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