1996 New York Mets

71-91 • .438 Win% • 4th in NL E

The 1996 New York Mets went 71-91 (.438) finishing 4th in the NL E division. The club scored 746 runs, allowed 779, and played home games at Shea Stadium. Team leaders included Todd Hundley (41 HR, 112 RBI) and Mark Clark (14-11, 3.43 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

71 Wins
91 Losses
.438 Win %
4th Rank
746 R 779 RA
Diff -33

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746 Runs Scored
779 Runs Allowed
-33 Run Diff
1,582K Attendance

📈 vs. 1996 NL Average

Batting Avg .269 3% above the 1996 league average (.262)
OBP .324 2% below the 1996 league average (.330)
SLG .412 1% above the 1996 league average (.408)
Team ERA 4.22 equal to the 1996 league average (4.22)
Runs Scored 746 2% below the 1996 league average (759 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShea Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,582,648
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Avg per Game 19,538

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1996

Batting Avg

1 Lance Johnson 0.333 2 Bernard Gilkey 0.317 3 Alvaro Espinoza 0.306 4 Jose Vizcaino 0.303 5 Alex Ochoa 0.294

Home Runs

1 Todd Hundley 41 2 Bernard Gilkey 30 3 Butch Huskey 15 4 Lance Johnson 9 5 Jeff Kent 9

RBI

1 Bernard Gilkey 117 2 Todd Hundley 112 3 Lance Johnson 69 4 Butch Huskey 60 5 Edgardo Alfonzo 40
1996 New York Mets — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Lance Johnson 160 682 117 227 31 21 9 69 33 40 50 0.333
Bernard Gilkey 153 571 108 181 44 3 30 117 73 125 17 0.317
Todd Hundley 153 540 85 140 32 1 41 112 79 146 1 0.259
Rey Ordonez 151 502 51 129 12 4 1 30 22 53 1 0.257
Butch Huskey 118 414 43 115 16 2 15 60 27 77 1 0.278
Edgardo Alfonzo 123 368 36 96 15 2 4 40 25 56 2 0.261
Jose Vizcaino 96 363 47 110 12 6 1 32 28 58 9 0.303
Jeff Kent 89 335 45 97 20 1 9 39 21 56 4 0.290
Alex Ochoa 82 282 37 83 19 3 4 33 17 30 4 0.294
Carl Everett 101 192 29 46 8 1 1 16 21 53 6 0.240
Rico Brogna 55 188 18 48 10 1 7 30 19 50 0 0.255
Chris Jones 89 149 22 36 7 0 4 18 12 42 1 0.242
Alvaro Espinoza 48 134 19 41 7 2 4 16 4 19 0 0.306
Brent Mayne 70 99 9 26 6 0 1 6 12 22 0 0.263
Roberto Petagine 50 99 10 23 3 0 4 17 9 27 0 0.232
Tim Bogar 91 89 17 19 4 0 0 6 8 20 1 0.213
Carlos Baerga 26 83 5 16 3 0 2 11 5 2 0 0.193
Mark Clark 32 69 3 3 1 0 0 2 1 26 0 0.043
Andy Tomberlin 63 66 12 17 4 0 3 10 9 27 0 0.258
Bobby Jones 31 60 6 7 2 0 0 2 3 20 0 0.117
Jason Hardtke 19 57 3 11 5 0 0 6 2 12 0 0.193
Pete Harnisch 32 55 3 5 1 0 0 1 2 18 0 0.091
Jason Isringhausen 27 51 5 13 2 0 2 9 3 15 0 0.255
Paul Wilson 26 50 3 4 0 0 1 4 1 32 0 0.080
Kevin Roberson 27 36 8 8 1 0 3 9 7 17 0 0.222
Matt Franco 14 31 3 6 1 0 1 2 1 5 0 0.194
Robert Person 29 21 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 12 0 0.143
Alberto Castillo 6 11 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.364
Dave Mlicki 51 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.100
Doug Henry 58 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Byrd 38 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Dipoto 57 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
John Franco 51 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Charlie Greene 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Blas Minor 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Fyhrie 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Macdonald 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pedro Martinez 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ricky Trlicek 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Derek Wallace 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1996

ERA

1 John Franco 1.83 2 Dave Mlicki 3.30 3 Mark Clark 3.43 4 Jerry Dipoto 4.19 5 Pete Harnisch 4.21

Wins

1 Mark Clark 14 2 Bobby Jones 12 3 Pete Harnisch 8 4 Jerry Dipoto 7 5 Jason Isringhausen 6

Strikeouts

1 Mark Clark 142 2 Bobby Jones 116 3 Pete Harnisch 114 4 Jason Isringhausen 114 5 Paul Wilson 109
1996 New York Mets — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mark Clark 14 11 3.43 32 32 0 212.1 217 81 48 142
Bobby Jones 12 8 4.42 31 31 0 195.2 219 96 46 116
Pete Harnisch 8 12 4.21 31 31 0 194.2 195 91 61 114
Jason Isringhausen 6 14 4.77 27 27 0 171.2 190 91 73 114
Paul Wilson 5 12 5.38 26 26 0 149.0 157 89 71 109
Dave Mlicki 6 7 3.30 51 2 1 90.0 95 33 33 83
Robert Person 4 5 4.52 27 13 0 89.2 86 45 35 76
Jerry Dipoto 7 2 4.19 57 0 0 77.1 91 36 45 52
Doug Henry 2 8 4.68 58 0 9 75.0 82 39 36 58
John Franco 4 3 1.83 51 0 28 54.0 54 11 21 48
Paul Byrd 1 2 4.24 38 0 0 46.2 48 22 21 31
Blas Minor 0 0 3.51 17 0 0 25.2 23 10 6 20
Derek Wallace 2 3 4.01 19 0 3 24.2 29 11 14 15
Bob Macdonald 0 2 4.26 20 0 0 19.0 16 9 9 12
Pedro Martinez 0 0 6.43 5 0 0 7.0 8 5 7 6
Ricky Trlicek 0 1 3.38 5 0 0 5.1 3 2 3 3
Mike Fyhrie 0 1 15.43 2 0 0 2.1 4 4 3 0

👥 Roster (40)

Edgardo Alfonzo Carlos Baerga Tim Bogar Rico Brogna Paul Byrd Alberto Castillo Mark Clark Jerry Dipoto Alvaro Espinoza Carl Everett John Franco Matt Franco +28 more

40 players

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The 1996 New York Mets in brief

The 1996 New York Mets finished 71-91, a .438 winning percentage, placing 4th in the NL East. With 746 runs scored and 779 given up, the 1996 differential was -33. At the plate the New York Mets hit .269, 3% better than the league's .262. League clubs averaged 759 runs that year, so the New York Mets scored 2% fewer. Shea Stadium was home in 1996, drawing a total attendance of 1,582,648.

The home run leader was Todd Hundley, who hit 41. The RBI leader was Bernard Gilkey, with 117. The hits leader was Lance Johnson with 227. Mark Clark was the top winner, with 14 victories. The saves leader was John Franco with 28. In all, the roster shows 40 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1996 New York Mets

What was the 1996 New York Mets record?
The 1996 New York Mets finished 71-91 (.438 win pct).
Who led the 1996 New York Mets in home runs?
Todd Hundley led the 1996 New York Mets with 41 home runs.
What was the 1996 New York Mets team ERA?
The 1996 New York Mets posted a team ERA of 4.22.
Did the 1996 New York Mets win the World Series?
No. The 1996 New York Mets did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1996 New York Mets play?
The 1996 New York Mets played home games at Shea Stadium.
Who led the 1996 New York Mets in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Todd Hundley (41 HR, 112 RBI) and Mark Clark (14-11, 3.43 ERA).
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