1996 Houston Astros

82-80 • .506 Win% • 2nd in NL C

The 1996 Houston Astros went 82-80 (.506) finishing 2nd in the NL C division. The club scored 753 runs, allowed 792, and played home games at Astrodome. Team leaders included Jeff Bagwell (31 HR, 120 RBI) and Shane Reynolds (16-10, 3.65 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

82 Wins
80 Losses
.506 Win %
2nd Rank
753 R 792 RA
Diff -39

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753 Runs Scored
792 Runs Allowed
-39 Run Diff
1,977K Attendance

📈 vs. 1996 NL Average

Batting Avg .262 equal to the 1996 league average (.262)
OBP .335 2% above the 1996 league average (.330)
SLG .397 3% below the 1996 league average (.408)
Team ERA 4.37 4% worse than the 1996 league average (4.22)
Runs Scored 753 1% below the 1996 league average (759 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAstrodome
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,977,715
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Avg per Game 24,416

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1996

Batting Avg

1 Jeff Bagwell 0.315 2 Craig Biggio 0.288 3 Ricky Gutierrez 0.284 4 Sean Berry 0.281 5 Brian Hunter 0.276

Home Runs

1 Jeff Bagwell 31 2 Derek Bell 17 3 Sean Berry 17 4 Craig Biggio 15 5 Orlando Miller 15

RBI

1 Jeff Bagwell 120 2 Derek Bell 113 3 Sean Berry 95 4 Craig Biggio 75 5 Orlando Miller 58
1996 Houston Astros — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Derek Bell 158 627 84 165 40 3 17 113 40 123 29 0.263
Craig Biggio 162 605 113 174 24 4 15 75 75 72 25 0.288
Jeff Bagwell 162 568 111 179 48 2 31 120 135 114 21 0.315
Brian Hunter 132 526 74 145 27 2 5 35 17 92 35 0.276
Orlando Miller 139 468 43 120 26 2 15 58 14 116 3 0.256
Sean Berry 132 431 55 121 38 1 17 95 23 58 12 0.281
James Mouton 122 300 40 79 15 1 3 34 38 55 21 0.263
John Cangelosi 108 262 49 69 11 4 1 16 44 41 17 0.263
Derrick May 109 259 24 65 12 3 5 33 30 33 2 0.251
Rick Wilkins 84 254 34 54 8 2 6 23 46 81 0 0.213
Ricky Gutierrez 89 218 28 62 8 1 1 15 23 42 6 0.284
Bill Spiers 122 218 27 55 10 1 6 26 20 34 7 0.252
Tony Eusebio 58 152 15 41 7 2 1 19 18 20 0 0.270
Randy Knorr 37 87 7 17 5 0 1 7 5 18 0 0.195
Kirt Manwaring 37 82 5 18 3 0 0 4 3 16 0 0.220
Shane Reynolds 35 76 6 14 2 0 2 3 3 28 0 0.184
Darryl Kile 37 73 3 10 4 0 0 5 3 34 0 0.137
Mike Simms 49 68 6 12 2 1 1 8 4 16 1 0.176
Doug Drabek 32 56 5 10 1 0 0 3 0 12 0 0.179
Donne Wall 26 44 5 9 1 0 0 1 2 11 0 0.205
Mike Hampton 29 42 9 10 1 0 0 3 4 11 0 0.238
Bobby Abreu 15 22 1 5 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0.227
Ray Montgomery 12 14 4 3 1 0 1 4 1 5 0 0.214
Doug Brocail 25 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Danny Darwin 15 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 0.100
Dave Hajek 8 10 3 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.300
Greg Swindell 8 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Billy Wagner 37 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Jerry Goff 1 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0.500
Andujar Cedeno 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.000
Xavier Hernandez 58 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Anthony Young 28 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Chris Holt 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Todd Jones 51 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Small 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jeff Tabaka 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Terry Clark 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Dougherty 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dean Hartgraves 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Hudek 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Johnstone 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alvin Morman 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gregg Olson 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1996

ERA

1 Billy Wagner 2.44 2 Mike Hampton 3.59 3 Shane Reynolds 3.65 4 Darryl Kile 4.19 5 Xavier Hernandez 4.22

Wins

1 Shane Reynolds 16 2 Darryl Kile 12 3 Mike Hampton 10 4 Donne Wall 9 5 Doug Drabek 7

Strikeouts

1 Darryl Kile 219 2 Shane Reynolds 204 3 Doug Drabek 137 4 Mike Hampton 101 5 Donne Wall 99
1996 Houston Astros — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Shane Reynolds 16 10 3.65 35 35 0 239.0 227 97 44 204
Darryl Kile 12 11 4.19 35 33 0 219.0 233 102 97 219
Doug Drabek 7 9 4.57 30 30 0 175.1 208 89 60 137
Mike Hampton 10 10 3.59 27 27 0 160.1 175 64 49 101
Donne Wall 9 8 4.56 26 23 0 150.0 170 76 34 99
Xavier Hernandez 5 5 4.22 58 0 6 74.2 69 35 26 78
Todd Jones 6 3 4.40 51 0 17 57.1 61 28 32 44
Doug Brocail 1 5 4.58 23 4 0 53.0 58 27 23 34
Billy Wagner 2 2 2.44 37 0 9 51.2 28 14 30 67
Danny Darwin 3 2 5.95 15 6 0 42.1 43 28 11 27
Alvin Morman 4 1 4.93 53 0 0 42.0 43 23 24 31
Anthony Young 3 3 4.59 28 0 0 33.1 36 17 22 19
Mark Small 0 1 5.92 16 0 0 24.1 33 16 13 16
Greg Swindell 0 3 7.83 8 4 0 23.0 35 20 11 15
Jeff Tabaka 0 2 6.64 18 0 1 20.1 28 15 14 18
Dean Hartgraves 0 0 5.21 19 0 0 19.0 18 11 16 16
John Hudek 2 0 2.81 15 0 2 16.0 12 5 5 14
Jim Dougherty 0 2 9.00 12 0 0 13.0 14 13 11 6
John Johnstone 1 0 5.54 9 0 0 13.0 17 8 5 5
Gregg Olson 1 0 4.82 9 0 0 9.1 12 5 7 8
Terry Clark 0 2 11.37 5 0 0 6.1 16 8 2 5
Chris Holt 0 1 5.79 4 0 0 4.2 5 3 3 0

👥 Roster (43)

Bobby Abreu Jeff Bagwell Derek Bell Sean Berry Craig Biggio Doug Brocail John Cangelosi Andujar Cedeno Terry Clark Danny Darwin Jim Dougherty Doug Drabek +31 more

43 players

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The 1996 Houston Astros in brief

In 1996 the Houston Astros posted a 82-80 mark (.506) and finished 2nd in the NL Central. The Houston Astros scored 753 runs and allowed 792, a run differential of -39. Pitchers allowed 4.37 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.22. The 753 runs scored compare with a league average of 759 per club, 1% fewer. Home games were played at Astrodome, where 1,977,715 fans came through the gates.

Jeff Bagwell topped the Houston Astros with 31 home runs. Shane Reynolds led the pitchers with 16 wins. Darryl Kile struck out 219, the most on the club. Todd Jones saved 17 games. The 1996 roster runs to 43 players. The 1995 season and the 1997 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1996 Houston Astros

What was the 1996 Houston Astros record?
The 1996 Houston Astros finished 82-80 (.506 win pct).
Who led the 1996 Houston Astros in home runs?
Jeff Bagwell led the 1996 Houston Astros with 31 home runs.
What was the 1996 Houston Astros team ERA?
The 1996 Houston Astros posted a team ERA of 4.37.
Did the 1996 Houston Astros win the World Series?
No. The 1996 Houston Astros did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1996 Houston Astros play?
The 1996 Houston Astros played home games at Astrodome.
Who led the 1996 Houston Astros in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jeff Bagwell (31 HR, 120 RBI) and Shane Reynolds (16-10, 3.65 ERA).
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