1996 San Francisco Giants

68-94 • .420 Win% • 4th in NL W

The 1996 San Francisco Giants went 68-94 (.420) finishing 4th in the NL W division. The club scored 752 runs, allowed 862, and played home games at Candlestick Park. Team leaders included Barry Bonds (42 HR, 129 RBI) and Mark Gardner (12-7, 4.42 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

68 Wins
94 Losses
.420 Win %
4th Rank
752 R 862 RA
Diff -110

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752 Runs Scored
862 Runs Allowed
-110 Run Diff
1,418K Attendance

📈 vs. 1996 NL Average

Batting Avg .253 4% below the 1996 league average (.262)
OBP .330 equal to the 1996 league average (.330)
SLG .387 5% below the 1996 league average (.408)
Team ERA 4.71 12% worse than the 1996 league average (4.22)
Runs Scored 752 1% below the 1996 league average (759 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCandlestick Park
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 1,418,722
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Avg per Game 17,301

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1996

Batting Avg

1 Bill Mueller 0.330 2 Barry Bonds 0.308 3 Matt Williams 0.302 4 Shawon Dunston 0.300 5 Rick Wilkins 0.293

Home Runs

1 Barry Bonds 42 2 Matt Williams 22 3 Glenallen Hill 19 4 Mark Carreon 9 5 Rick Wilkins 8

RBI

1 Barry Bonds 129 2 Matt Williams 85 3 Glenallen Hill 67 4 Mark Carreon 51 5 Rick Wilkins 36
1996 San Francisco Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Barry Bonds 158 517 122 159 27 3 42 129 151 76 40 0.308
Marvin Benard 135 488 89 121 17 4 5 27 59 84 25 0.248
Matt Williams 105 404 69 122 16 1 22 85 39 91 1 0.302
Glenallen Hill 98 379 56 106 26 0 19 67 33 95 6 0.280
Rich Aurilia 105 318 27 76 7 1 3 26 25 52 4 0.239
Mark Carreon 81 292 40 76 22 3 9 51 22 33 2 0.260
Shawon Dunston 82 287 27 86 12 2 5 25 13 40 8 0.300
Steve Scarsone 105 283 28 62 12 1 5 23 25 91 2 0.219
Stan Javier 71 274 44 74 25 0 2 22 25 51 14 0.270
Robby Thompson 63 227 35 48 11 1 5 21 24 69 2 0.211
Bill Mueller 55 200 31 66 15 1 0 19 24 26 0 0.330
Tom Lampkin 66 177 26 41 8 0 6 29 20 22 1 0.232
Dave McCarty 91 175 16 38 3 0 6 24 18 43 2 0.217
Rick Wilkins 52 157 19 46 10 0 8 36 21 40 0 0.293
Kirt Manwaring 49 145 9 34 6 0 1 14 16 24 0 0.234
Kim Batiste 54 130 17 27 6 0 3 11 5 33 3 0.208
Steve Decker 57 122 16 28 1 0 1 12 15 26 0 0.230
Jay Canizaro 43 120 11 24 4 1 2 8 9 38 0 0.200
Desi Wilson 41 118 10 32 2 0 2 12 12 27 0 0.271
Jacob Cruz 33 77 10 18 3 0 3 10 12 24 0 0.234
Mark Gardner 33 68 6 11 1 0 0 4 2 26 0 0.162
Allen Watson 32 65 5 15 3 0 0 7 5 8 0 0.231
William VanLandingham 32 61 3 8 1 0 0 2 2 31 0 0.131
Dan Peltier 31 59 3 15 2 0 0 9 7 9 0 0.254
Dax Jones 34 58 7 10 0 2 1 7 8 12 2 0.172
Osvaldo Fernandez 33 57 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 25 0 0.088
Mark Leiter 23 42 2 6 1 0 0 2 1 20 0 0.143
Trent Hubbard 10 29 3 6 0 1 1 2 2 5 0 0.207
Mel Hall 25 25 3 3 0 0 0 5 1 4 0 0.120
J. R. Phillips 15 25 3 5 0 0 2 5 1 13 0 0.200
Wilson Delgado 6 22 3 8 0 0 0 2 1 5 1 0.364
Keith Williams 9 20 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.250
Shawn Estes 15 19 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 8 0 0.158
Marcus Jensen 9 19 4 4 1 0 0 4 8 7 0 0.211
Doug Mirabelli 9 18 2 4 1 0 0 1 3 4 0 0.222
Steve Bourgeois 15 11 1 3 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 0.273
Jose Bautista 37 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.111
Mark Dewey 78 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Kirk Rueter 4 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.143
Steve Soderstrom 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Rich DeLucia 56 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.250
Rod Beck 63 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.333
Jeff Juden 36 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Chris Hook 10 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.500
Jim Poole 35 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dan Carlson 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Creek 63 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Tim Scott 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Shawn Barton 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1996

ERA

1 Rod Beck 3.34 2 Jose Bautista 3.36 3 Shawn Estes 3.60 4 Jeff Juden 4.10 5 Mark Dewey 4.21

Wins

1 Mark Gardner 12 2 William VanLandingham 9 3 Allen Watson 8 4 Osvaldo Fernandez 7 5 Mark Dewey 6

Strikeouts

1 Mark Gardner 145 2 Allen Watson 128 3 Mark Leiter 118 4 Osvaldo Fernandez 106 5 William VanLandingham 97
1996 San Francisco Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Allen Watson 8 12 4.61 29 29 0 185.2 189 95 69 128
William VanLandingham 9 14 5.40 32 32 0 181.2 196 109 78 97
Mark Gardner 12 7 4.42 30 28 0 179.1 200 88 57 145
Osvaldo Fernandez 7 13 4.61 30 28 0 171.2 193 88 57 106
Mark Leiter 4 10 5.19 23 22 0 135.1 151 78 50 118
Mark Dewey 6 3 4.21 78 0 0 83.1 79 39 41 57
Shawn Estes 3 5 3.60 11 11 0 70.0 63 28 39 60
Jose Bautista 3 4 3.36 37 1 0 69.2 66 26 15 28
Rod Beck 0 9 3.34 63 0 35 62.0 56 23 10 48
Rich DeLucia 3 6 5.84 56 0 0 61.2 62 40 31 55
Doug Creek 0 2 6.52 63 0 0 48.1 45 35 32 38
Jeff Juden 4 0 4.10 36 0 0 41.2 39 19 20 35
Steve Bourgeois 1 3 6.30 15 5 0 40.0 60 28 21 17
Jim Poole 2 1 2.66 35 0 0 23.2 15 7 13 19
Kirk Rueter 1 2 1.93 4 3 0 23.1 18 5 5 16
Tim Scott 2 2 8.24 20 0 0 19.2 24 18 9 10
Steve Soderstrom 2 0 5.27 3 3 0 13.2 16 8 6 9
Chris Hook 0 1 7.43 10 0 0 13.1 16 11 14 4
Dan Carlson 1 0 2.70 5 0 0 10.0 13 3 2 4
Shawn Barton 0 0 9.72 7 0 0 8.1 19 9 1 3

👥 Roster (49)

Rich Aurilia Shawn Barton Kim Batiste Jose Bautista Rod Beck Marvin Benard Barry Bonds Steve Bourgeois Jay Canizaro Dan Carlson Mark Carreon Doug Creek +37 more

49 players

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The 1996 San Francisco Giants in brief

In 1996 the San Francisco Giants posted a 68-94 mark (.420) and finished 4th in the NL West. With 752 runs scored and 862 given up, the 1996 differential was -110. The team batting average of .253 was 4% below the 1996 league mark of .262. The San Francisco Giants staff finished with a 4.71 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.22. The 1996 San Francisco Giants scored 1% fewer runs than the average club (752 against 759).

Candlestick Park was home in 1996, drawing a total attendance of 1,418,722. For power, Barry Bonds led the way with 42 homers. Mark Gardner was the top winner, with 12 victories. Rod Beck saved 35 games. In all, the roster shows 49 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1996 San Francisco Giants

What was the 1996 San Francisco Giants record?
The 1996 San Francisco Giants finished 68-94 (.420 win pct).
Who led the 1996 San Francisco Giants in home runs?
Barry Bonds led the 1996 San Francisco Giants with 42 home runs.
What was the 1996 San Francisco Giants team ERA?
The 1996 San Francisco Giants posted a team ERA of 4.71.
Did the 1996 San Francisco Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1996 San Francisco Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1996 San Francisco Giants play?
The 1996 San Francisco Giants played home games at Candlestick Park.
Who led the 1996 San Francisco Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Barry Bonds (42 HR, 129 RBI) and Mark Gardner (12-7, 4.42 ERA).
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