1996 Seattle Mariners

85-76 • .528 Win% • 2nd in AL W

The 1996 Seattle Mariners went 85-76 (.528) finishing 2nd in the AL W division. The club scored 993 runs, allowed 895, and played home games at Kingdome. Team leaders included Ken Griffey (49 HR, 140 RBI) and Sterling Hitchcock (13-9, 5.35 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

85 Wins
76 Losses
.528 Win %
2nd Rank
993 R 895 RA
Diff +98

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⚡ Quick Stats

993 Runs Scored
895 Runs Allowed
+98 Run Diff
2,721K Attendance

📈 vs. 1996 AL Average

Batting Avg .286 3% above the 1996 league average (.277)
OBP .366 5% above the 1996 league average (.350)
SLG .483 9% above the 1996 league average (.444)
Team ERA 5.21 4% worse than the 1996 league average (4.99)
Runs Scored 993 14% above the 1996 league average (872 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumKingdome
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,721,073
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Avg per Game 33,593

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1996

Batting Avg

1 Alex Rodriguez 0.358 2 Dave Hollins 0.351 3 Edgar Martinez 0.327 4 Ken Griffey 0.303 5 Mark Whiten 0.300

Home Runs

1 Ken Griffey 49 2 Jay Buhner 44 3 Alex Rodriguez 36 4 Edgar Martinez 26 5 Paul Sorrento 23

RBI

1 Ken Griffey 140 2 Jay Buhner 138 3 Alex Rodriguez 123 4 Edgar Martinez 103 5 Paul Sorrento 93
1996 Seattle Mariners — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Alex Rodriguez 146 601 141 215 54 1 36 123 59 104 15 0.358
Jay Buhner 150 564 107 153 29 0 44 138 84 159 0 0.271
Ken Griffey 140 545 125 165 26 2 49 140 78 104 16 0.303
Joey Cora 144 530 90 154 37 6 6 45 35 32 5 0.291
Edgar Martinez 139 499 121 163 52 2 26 103 123 84 3 0.327
Dan Wilson 138 491 51 140 24 0 18 83 32 88 1 0.285
Paul Sorrento 143 471 67 136 32 1 23 93 57 103 0 0.289
Rich Amaral 118 312 69 91 11 3 1 29 47 55 25 0.292
Luis Sojo 77 247 20 52 8 1 1 16 10 13 2 0.211
Brian Hunter 75 198 21 53 10 0 7 28 15 43 0 0.268
Darren Bragg 69 195 36 53 12 1 7 25 33 35 8 0.272
Doug Strange 88 183 19 43 7 1 3 23 14 31 1 0.235
Russ Davis 51 167 24 39 9 0 5 18 17 50 2 0.234
Mark Whiten 40 140 31 42 7 0 12 33 21 40 2 0.300
Andy Sheets 47 110 18 21 8 0 0 9 10 41 2 0.191
John Marzano 41 106 8 26 6 0 0 6 7 15 0 0.245
Dave Hollins 28 94 17 33 3 0 3 25 13 15 0 0.351
Alex Diaz 38 79 11 19 2 0 1 5 2 8 6 0.241
Jeff Manto 21 54 7 10 3 0 1 4 9 12 0 0.185
Ricky Jordan 15 28 4 7 0 0 1 4 1 6 0 0.250
Greg Pirkl 7 21 2 4 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 0.190
Manny Martinez 9 17 3 4 2 1 0 3 3 5 2 0.235
Chris Widger 8 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.182
Raul Ibanez 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bobby Ayala 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chris Bosio 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rafael Carmona 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Norm Charlton 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Davison 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tim Davis 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lee Guetterman 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tim Harikkala 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sterling Hitchcock 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Edwin Hurtado 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Michael Jackson 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Randy Johnson 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Klink 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Greg McCarthy 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rusty Meacham 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Menhart 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Milacki 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Blas Minor 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jamie Moyer 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Terry Mulholland 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mac Suzuki 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Salomon Torres 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Matt Wagner 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Wells 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Wolcott 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1996

ERA

1 Jamie Moyer 3.31 2 Michael Jackson 3.63 3 Randy Johnson 3.67 4 Tim Davis 4.01 5 Norm Charlton 4.04

Wins

1 Sterling Hitchcock 13 2 Bob Wells 12 3 Rafael Carmona 8 4 Bob Wolcott 7 5 Bobby Ayala 6

Strikeouts

1 Sterling Hitchcock 132 2 Bob Wells 94 3 Randy Johnson 85 4 Bob Wolcott 78 5 Norm Charlton 73
1996 Seattle Mariners — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Sterling Hitchcock 13 9 5.35 35 35 0 196.2 245 117 73 132
Bob Wolcott 7 10 5.73 30 28 0 149.1 179 95 54 78
Bob Wells 12 7 5.30 36 16 0 130.2 141 77 46 94
Rafael Carmona 8 3 4.28 53 1 1 90.1 95 43 55 62
Matt Wagner 3 5 6.86 15 14 0 80.0 91 61 38 41
Norm Charlton 4 7 4.04 70 0 20 75.2 68 34 38 73
Michael Jackson 1 1 3.63 73 0 6 72.0 61 29 24 70
Jamie Moyer 6 2 3.31 11 11 0 70.2 66 26 19 29
Terry Mulholland 5 4 4.67 12 12 0 69.1 75 36 28 34
Bobby Ayala 6 3 5.88 50 0 3 67.1 65 44 25 61
Randy Johnson 5 0 3.67 14 8 1 61.1 48 25 25 85
Chris Bosio 4 4 5.93 18 9 0 60.2 72 40 24 39
Salomon Torres 3 3 4.59 10 7 0 49.0 44 25 23 36
Edwin Hurtado 2 5 7.74 16 4 2 47.2 61 41 30 36
Tim Davis 2 2 4.01 40 0 0 42.2 43 19 17 34
Rusty Meacham 1 1 5.74 15 5 1 42.1 57 27 13 25
Paul Menhart 2 2 7.29 11 6 0 42.0 55 34 25 18
Blas Minor 0 1 4.97 11 0 0 25.1 27 14 11 14
Bob Milacki 1 4 6.86 7 4 0 21.0 30 16 15 13
Lee Guetterman 0 2 4.09 17 0 0 11.0 11 5 10 6
Greg McCarthy 0 0 1.86 10 0 0 9.2 8 2 4 7
Scott Davison 0 0 9.00 5 0 0 9.0 11 9 3 9
Tim Harikkala 0 1 12.46 1 1 0 4.1 4 6 2 1
Joe Klink 0 0 3.86 3 0 0 2.1 3 1 1 2
Mac Suzuki 0 0 20.25 1 0 0 1.1 2 3 2 1

👥 Roster (49)

Rich Amaral Bobby Ayala Chris Bosio Darren Bragg Jay Buhner Rafael Carmona Norm Charlton Joey Cora Russ Davis Tim Davis Scott Davison Alex Diaz +37 more

49 players

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The 1996 Seattle Mariners in brief

A 85-76 record (.528) put the 1996 Seattle Mariners 2nd in the AL West. Runs came in at 993 scored against 895 allowed (+98). Against a league average of .277, the 1996 Seattle Mariners batted .286. The staff ERA of 5.21 was 4% worse than the league average of 4.99. League clubs averaged 872 runs that year, so the Seattle Mariners scored 14% more.

Attendance at Kingdome totaled 2,721,073 for the year. For power, Ken Griffey led the way with 49 homers. Alex Rodriguez collected the most hits, 215. On the mound, Sterling Hitchcock won 13 games to lead the staff. Norm Charlton closed out 20 saves. The roster section lists 49 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1996 Seattle Mariners

What was the 1996 Seattle Mariners record?
The 1996 Seattle Mariners finished 85-76 (.528 win pct).
Who led the 1996 Seattle Mariners in home runs?
Ken Griffey led the 1996 Seattle Mariners with 49 home runs.
What was the 1996 Seattle Mariners team ERA?
The 1996 Seattle Mariners posted a team ERA of 5.21.
Did the 1996 Seattle Mariners win the World Series?
No. The 1996 Seattle Mariners did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1996 Seattle Mariners play?
The 1996 Seattle Mariners played home games at Kingdome.
Who led the 1996 Seattle Mariners in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ken Griffey (49 HR, 140 RBI) and Sterling Hitchcock (13-9, 5.35 ERA).
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