⭐ Division Winner

1996 San Diego Padres

91-71 • .562 Win% • 1st in NL W

The 1996 San Diego Padres went 91-71 (.562) finishing 1st in the NL W division. They won their division. The club scored 771 runs, allowed 682, and played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium. Team leaders included Ken Caminiti (40 HR, 130 RBI) and Joey Hamilton (15-9, 4.17 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

91 Wins
71 Losses
.562 Win %
1st Rank
771 R 682 RA
Diff +89

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⚡ Quick Stats

771 Runs Scored
682 Runs Allowed
+89 Run Diff
2,140K Attendance

📈 vs. 1996 NL Average

Batting Avg .265 1% above the 1996 league average (.262)
OBP .338 2% above the 1996 league average (.330)
SLG .401 1% below the 1996 league average (.408)
Team ERA 3.72 12% better than the 1996 league average (4.22)
Runs Scored 771 2% above the 1996 league average (759 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumJack Murphy Stadium
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 2,140,536
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Avg per Game 27,442

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1996

Batting Avg

1 Tony Gwynn 0.353 2 Ken Caminiti 0.326 3 Craig Shipley 0.315 4 John Flaherty 0.303 5 Steve Finley 0.298

Home Runs

1 Ken Caminiti 40 2 Steve Finley 30 3 Greg Vaughn 10 4 John Flaherty 9 5 Rickey Henderson 9

RBI

1 Ken Caminiti 130 2 Steve Finley 95 3 Wally Joyner 65 4 Tony Gwynn 50 5 Jody Reed 49
1996 San Diego Padres — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Steve Finley 161 655 126 195 45 9 30 95 56 87 22 0.298
Ken Caminiti 146 546 109 178 37 2 40 130 78 99 11 0.326
Jody Reed 146 495 45 121 20 0 2 49 59 53 2 0.244
Rickey Henderson 148 465 110 112 17 2 9 29 125 90 37 0.241
Tony Gwynn 116 451 67 159 27 2 3 50 39 17 11 0.353
Wally Joyner 121 433 59 120 29 1 8 65 69 71 5 0.277
Chris Gomez 89 328 32 86 16 1 3 29 39 64 2 0.262
John Flaherty 72 264 22 80 12 0 9 41 9 36 2 0.303
Brian Johnson 82 243 18 66 13 1 8 35 4 36 0 0.272
Archi Cianfrocco 79 192 21 54 13 3 2 32 8 56 1 0.281
Marc Newfield 84 191 27 48 11 0 5 26 16 44 1 0.251
Scott Livingstone 102 172 20 51 4 1 2 20 9 22 0 0.297
Andujar Cedeno 49 154 10 36 2 1 3 18 9 32 3 0.234
Brad Ausmus 50 149 16 27 4 0 1 13 13 27 1 0.181
Greg Vaughn 43 141 20 29 3 1 10 22 24 31 4 0.206
Luis Lopez 63 139 10 25 3 0 2 11 9 35 0 0.180
Craig Shipley 33 92 13 29 5 0 1 7 2 15 7 0.315
Chris Gwynn 81 90 8 16 4 0 1 10 10 28 0 0.178
Joey Hamilton 34 68 7 11 2 0 1 4 2 32 0 0.162
Bob Tewksbury 36 65 1 2 1 0 0 2 3 27 0 0.031
Fernando Valenzuela 36 63 4 9 2 0 0 2 0 15 0 0.143
Rob Deer 25 50 9 9 3 0 4 9 14 30 0 0.180
Jason Thompson 13 49 4 11 4 0 2 6 1 14 0 0.224
Andy Ashby 25 45 6 11 5 0 0 5 0 13 0 0.244
Scott Sanders 46 36 2 7 3 0 0 1 1 11 0 0.194
Sean Bergman 43 30 1 3 0 0 1 5 0 9 0 0.100
Tim Worrell 50 20 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 10 0 0.150
Doug Dascenzo 21 9 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.111
Trevor Hoffman 70 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Willie Blair 60 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bryce Florie 39 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jim Tatum 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Sean Mulligan 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Osuna 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Todd Steverson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Andres Berumen 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Bochtler 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Glenn Dishman 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dustin Hermanson 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Oquist 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dario Veras 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ron Villone 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pete Walker 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1996

ERA

1 Trevor Hoffman 2.25 2 Doug Bochtler 3.02 3 Tim Worrell 3.05 4 Andy Ashby 3.23 5 Scott Sanders 3.38

Wins

1 Joey Hamilton 15 2 Fernando Valenzuela 13 3 Bob Tewksbury 10 4 Andy Ashby 9 5 Trevor Hoffman 9

Strikeouts

1 Joey Hamilton 184 2 Scott Sanders 157 3 Bob Tewksbury 126 4 Trevor Hoffman 111 5 Tim Worrell 99
1996 San Diego Padres — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Joey Hamilton 15 9 4.17 34 33 0 211.2 206 98 83 184
Bob Tewksbury 10 10 4.31 36 33 0 206.2 224 99 43 126
Fernando Valenzuela 13 8 3.62 33 31 0 171.2 177 69 67 95
Andy Ashby 9 5 3.23 24 24 0 150.2 147 54 34 85
Scott Sanders 9 5 3.38 46 16 0 144.0 117 54 48 157
Tim Worrell 9 7 3.05 50 11 1 121.0 109 41 39 99
Sean Bergman 6 8 4.37 41 14 0 113.1 119 55 33 85
Willie Blair 2 6 4.60 60 0 1 88.0 80 45 29 67
Trevor Hoffman 9 5 2.25 70 0 42 88.0 50 22 31 111
Doug Bochtler 2 4 3.02 63 0 3 65.2 45 22 39 68
Bryce Florie 2 2 4.01 39 0 0 49.1 45 22 27 51
Dario Veras 3 1 2.79 23 0 0 29.0 24 9 10 23
Ron Villone 1 1 2.95 21 0 0 18.1 17 6 7 19
Dustin Hermanson 1 0 8.56 8 0 0 13.2 18 13 4 11
Mike Oquist 0 0 2.35 8 0 0 7.2 6 2 4 4
Al Osuna 0 0 2.25 10 0 0 4.0 5 1 2 4
Andres Berumen 0 0 5.40 3 0 0 3.1 3 2 2 4
Glenn Dishman 0 0 7.71 3 0 0 2.1 3 2 1 0
Pete Walker 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.2 0 0 3 1

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Division Series
Lost to SLN 3-0

👥 Roster (43)

Andy Ashby Brad Ausmus Sean Bergman Andres Berumen Willie Blair Doug Bochtler Ken Caminiti Andujar Cedeno Archi Cianfrocco Doug Dascenzo Rob Deer Glenn Dishman +31 more

43 players

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The 1996 San Diego Padres in brief

A 91-71 record (.562) put the 1996 San Diego Padres 1st in the NL West. That season the San Diego Padres took the division title. With 771 runs scored and 682 given up, the 1996 differential was +89. Against a league average of .262, the 1996 San Diego Padres batted .265. The San Diego Padres staff finished with a 3.72 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.22.

Measured against the 759-run league average, the offense was 2% ahead. Jack Murphy Stadium was home in 1996, drawing a total attendance of 2,140,536. Ken Caminiti led the club in home runs with 40. Joey Hamilton was the top winner, with 15 victories. Trevor Hoffman closed out 42 saves. In the NL Division Series, the San Diego Padres lost to SLN 3-0.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1996 San Diego Padres

What was the 1996 San Diego Padres record?
The 1996 San Diego Padres finished 91-71 (.562 win pct).
Did the 1996 San Diego Padres make the playoffs?
The 1996 San Diego Padres finished first in their division.
Who led the 1996 San Diego Padres in home runs?
Ken Caminiti led the 1996 San Diego Padres with 40 home runs.
What was the 1996 San Diego Padres team ERA?
The 1996 San Diego Padres posted a team ERA of 3.72.
Did the 1996 San Diego Padres win the World Series?
No. The 1996 San Diego Padres did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1996 San Diego Padres play?
The 1996 San Diego Padres played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium.
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