1996 Milwaukee Brewers

80-82 • .494 Win% • 3rd in AL C

The 1996 Milwaukee Brewers went 80-82 (.494) finishing 3rd in the AL C division. The club scored 894 runs, allowed 899, and played home games at County Stadium. Team leaders included John Jaha (34 HR, 118 RBI) and Scott Karl (13-9, 4.86 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

80 Wins
82 Losses
.494 Win %
3rd Rank
894 R 899 RA
Diff -5

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894 Runs Scored
899 Runs Allowed
-5 Run Diff
1,327K Attendance

📈 vs. 1996 AL Average

Batting Avg .278 1% above the 1996 league average (.277)
OBP .352 1% above the 1996 league average (.350)
SLG .440 1% below the 1996 league average (.444)
Team ERA 5.14 3% worse than the 1996 league average (4.99)
Runs Scored 894 3% above the 1996 league average (872 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCounty Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,327,150
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Avg per Game 16,384

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1996

Batting Avg

1 Dave Nilsson 0.331 2 Jeff Cirillo 0.325 3 Kevin Seitzer 0.316 4 Marc Newfield 0.307 5 John Jaha 0.300

Home Runs

1 John Jaha 34 2 Greg Vaughn 31 3 Jose Valentin 24 4 Dave Nilsson 17 5 Jeff Cirillo 15

RBI

1 John Jaha 118 2 Jose Valentin 95 3 Greg Vaughn 95 4 Dave Nilsson 84 5 Jeff Cirillo 83
1996 Milwaukee Brewers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jeff Cirillo 158 566 101 184 46 5 15 83 58 69 4 0.325
Fernando Vina 140 554 94 157 19 10 7 46 38 35 16 0.283
Jose Valentin 154 552 90 143 33 7 24 95 66 145 17 0.259
John Jaha 148 543 108 163 28 1 34 118 85 118 3 0.300
Kevin Seitzer 132 490 74 155 25 3 12 62 73 68 6 0.316
Dave Nilsson 123 453 81 150 33 2 17 84 57 68 2 0.331
Greg Vaughn 102 375 78 105 16 0 31 95 58 99 5 0.280
Matt Mieske 127 374 46 104 24 3 14 64 26 76 1 0.278
Pat Listach 87 317 51 76 16 2 1 33 36 51 25 0.240
Mike Matheny 106 313 31 64 15 2 8 46 14 80 3 0.204
Jesse Levis 104 233 27 55 6 1 1 21 38 15 0 0.236
Marc Newfield 49 179 21 55 15 0 7 31 11 26 0 0.307
Mark Loretta 73 154 20 43 3 0 1 13 14 15 2 0.279
David Hulse 81 117 18 26 3 0 0 6 8 16 4 0.222
Chuck Carr 27 106 18 29 6 1 1 11 6 21 5 0.274
Gerald Williams 26 92 6 19 4 0 0 4 4 18 3 0.207
Jeromy Burnitz 23 72 8 17 4 0 2 14 8 16 2 0.236
Turner Ward 43 67 7 12 2 1 2 10 13 17 3 0.179
Kevin Koslofski 25 42 5 9 3 2 0 6 4 12 0 0.214
Kelly Stinnett 14 26 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 11 0 0.077
Tim Unroe 14 16 5 3 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 0.188
Todd Dunn 6 10 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.300
Brian Banks 4 7 2 4 2 0 1 2 1 2 0 0.571
Danny Perez 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ricky Bones 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Marshall Boze 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Terry Burrows 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Cris Carpenter 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff D'Amico 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Cal Eldred 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Fetters 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bryce Florie 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ramon Garcia 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brian Givens 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Jones 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Karl 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Kiefer 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Graeme Lloyd 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ben McDonald 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Mercedes 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Angel Miranda 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Potts 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alberto Reyes 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Sparks 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tim Van Egmond 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ron Villone 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kevin Wickander 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Wickman 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1996

ERA

1 Graeme Lloyd 2.82 2 Mike Fetters 3.38 3 Doug Jones 3.41 4 Ben McDonald 3.90 5 Cal Eldred 4.46

Wins

1 Scott Karl 13 2 Ben McDonald 12 3 Ricky Bones 7 4 Angel Miranda 7 5 Jeff D'Amico 6

Strikeouts

1 Ben McDonald 146 2 Scott Karl 121 3 Angel Miranda 78 4 Ricky Bones 59 5 Jeff D'Amico 53
1996 Milwaukee Brewers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ben McDonald 12 10 3.90 35 35 0 221.1 228 96 67 146
Scott Karl 13 9 4.86 32 32 0 207.1 220 112 72 121
Ricky Bones 7 14 5.83 32 23 0 145.0 170 94 62 59
Angel Miranda 7 6 4.94 46 12 1 109.1 116 60 69 78
Steve Sparks 4 7 6.60 20 13 0 88.2 103 65 52 21
Jeff D'Amico 6 6 5.44 17 17 0 86.0 88 52 31 53
Cal Eldred 4 4 4.46 15 15 0 84.2 82 42 38 50
Ramon Garcia 4 4 6.66 37 2 4 75.2 84 56 21 40
Mike Fetters 3 3 3.38 61 0 32 61.1 65 23 26 53
Tim Van Egmond 3 5 5.27 12 9 0 54.2 58 32 23 33
Graeme Lloyd 2 4 2.82 52 0 0 51.0 49 16 17 24
Mike Potts 1 2 7.15 24 0 1 45.1 58 36 30 21
Marshall Boze 0 2 7.79 25 0 1 32.1 47 28 25 19
Doug Jones 5 0 3.41 24 0 1 31.2 31 12 13 34
Kevin Wickander 2 0 4.97 21 0 0 25.1 26 14 17 19
Ron Villone 0 0 3.28 23 0 2 24.2 14 9 18 19
Bryce Florie 0 1 6.63 15 0 0 19.0 20 14 13 12
Jose Mercedes 0 2 9.18 11 0 0 16.2 20 17 5 6
Bob Wickman 3 0 3.24 12 0 0 16.2 12 6 10 14
Brian Givens 1 3 12.86 4 4 0 14.0 32 20 7 10
Terry Burrows 2 0 2.84 8 0 0 12.2 12 4 10 5
Mark Kiefer 0 0 8.10 7 0 0 10.0 15 9 5 5
Cris Carpenter 0 0 7.56 8 0 0 8.1 12 7 2 2
Alberto Reyes 1 0 7.94 5 0 0 5.2 8 5 2 2

👥 Roster (48)

Brian Banks Ricky Bones Marshall Boze Jeromy Burnitz Terry Burrows Cris Carpenter Chuck Carr Jeff Cirillo Jeff D'Amico Todd Dunn Cal Eldred Mike Fetters +36 more

48 players

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The 1996 Milwaukee Brewers in brief

In 1996 the Milwaukee Brewers posted a 80-82 mark (.494) and finished 3rd in the AL Central. The Milwaukee Brewers scored 894 runs and allowed 899, a run differential of -5. At the plate the Milwaukee Brewers hit .278, 1% better than the league's .277. The staff ERA of 5.14 was 3% worse than the league average of 4.99. League clubs averaged 872 runs that year, so the Milwaukee Brewers scored 3% more.

Attendance at County Stadium totaled 1,327,150 for the year. For power, John Jaha led the way with 34 homers. The hits leader was Jeff Cirillo with 184. On the mound, Scott Karl won 13 games to lead the staff. Ben McDonald struck out 146, the most on the club. Mike Fetters closed out 32 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1996 Milwaukee Brewers

What was the 1996 Milwaukee Brewers record?
The 1996 Milwaukee Brewers finished 80-82 (.494 win pct).
Who led the 1996 Milwaukee Brewers in home runs?
John Jaha led the 1996 Milwaukee Brewers with 34 home runs.
What was the 1996 Milwaukee Brewers team ERA?
The 1996 Milwaukee Brewers posted a team ERA of 5.14.
Did the 1996 Milwaukee Brewers win the World Series?
No. The 1996 Milwaukee Brewers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1996 Milwaukee Brewers play?
The 1996 Milwaukee Brewers played home games at County Stadium.
Who led the 1996 Milwaukee Brewers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were John Jaha (34 HR, 118 RBI) and Scott Karl (13-9, 4.86 ERA).
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