⭐ Division Winner

1996 Texas Rangers

90-72 • .556 Win% • 1st in AL W

The 1996 Texas Rangers went 90-72 (.556) finishing 1st in the AL W division. They won their division. The club scored 928 runs, allowed 799, and played home games at The Ballpark at Arlington. Team leaders included Juan Gonzalez (47 HR, 144 RBI) and Ken Hill (16-10, 3.63 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

90 Wins
72 Losses
.556 Win %
1st Rank
928 R 799 RA
Diff +129

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928 Runs Scored
799 Runs Allowed
+129 Run Diff
2,889K Attendance

📈 vs. 1996 AL Average

Batting Avg .284 3% above the 1996 league average (.277)
OBP .357 2% above the 1996 league average (.350)
SLG .468 5% above the 1996 league average (.444)
Team ERA 4.65 7% better than the 1996 league average (4.99)
Runs Scored 928 6% above the 1996 league average (872 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumThe Ballpark at Arlington
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,889,040
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Avg per Game 35,667

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1996

Batting Avg

1 Rusty Greer 0.332 2 Juan Gonzalez 0.314 3 Dave Valle 0.302 4 Ivan Rodriguez 0.300 5 Darryl Hamilton 0.293

Home Runs

1 Juan Gonzalez 47 2 Dean Palmer 38 3 Kevin Elster 24 4 Mickey Tettleton 24 5 Ivan Rodriguez 19

RBI

1 Juan Gonzalez 144 2 Dean Palmer 107 3 Rusty Greer 100 4 Kevin Elster 99 5 Ivan Rodriguez 86
1996 Texas Rangers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ivan Rodriguez 153 639 116 192 47 3 19 86 38 55 5 0.300
Darryl Hamilton 148 627 94 184 29 4 6 51 54 66 15 0.293
Dean Palmer 154 582 98 163 26 2 38 107 59 145 2 0.280
Rusty Greer 139 542 96 180 41 6 18 100 62 86 9 0.332
Juan Gonzalez 134 541 89 170 33 2 47 144 45 82 2 0.314
Mark McLemore 147 517 84 150 23 4 5 46 87 69 27 0.290
Kevin Elster 157 515 79 130 32 2 24 99 52 138 4 0.252
Mickey Tettleton 143 491 78 121 26 1 24 83 95 137 2 0.246
Will Clark 117 436 69 124 25 1 13 72 64 67 2 0.284
Warren Newson 91 235 34 60 14 1 10 31 37 82 3 0.255
Damon Buford 90 145 30 41 9 0 6 20 15 34 8 0.283
Rene Gonzales 51 92 19 20 4 0 2 5 10 11 0 0.217
Dave Valle 42 86 14 26 6 1 3 17 9 17 0 0.302
Lee Stevens 27 78 6 18 2 3 3 12 6 22 0 0.231
Kurt Stillwell 46 77 12 21 4 0 1 4 10 11 0 0.273
Lou Frazier 30 50 5 13 2 1 0 5 8 10 4 0.260
Craig Worthington 13 19 2 3 0 0 1 4 6 3 0 0.158
Jack Voigt 5 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.111
Luis Ortiz 3 7 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0.286
Rikkert Faneyte 8 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.200
Benji Gil 5 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.400
Kevin Brown 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0.000
Jose Alberro 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Brandenburg 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Burkett 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Cook 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kevin Gross 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Helling 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Henneman 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gil Heredia 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Hill 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Darren Oliver 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Danny Patterson 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roger Pavlik 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Russell 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Stanton 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Vosberg 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Matt Whiteside 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bobby Witt 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1996

ERA

1 Mark Brandenburg 3.21 2 Ed Vosberg 3.27 3 Jeff Russell 3.38 4 Ken Hill 3.63 5 John Burkett 4.06

Wins

1 Ken Hill 16 2 Bobby Witt 16 3 Roger Pavlik 15 4 Darren Oliver 14 5 Kevin Gross 11

Strikeouts

1 Ken Hill 170 2 Bobby Witt 157 3 Roger Pavlik 127 4 Darren Oliver 112 5 Kevin Gross 78
1996 Texas Rangers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ken Hill 16 10 3.63 35 35 0 250.2 250 101 95 170
Roger Pavlik 15 8 5.19 34 34 0 201.0 216 116 81 127
Bobby Witt 16 12 5.41 33 32 0 199.2 235 120 96 157
Darren Oliver 14 6 4.66 30 30 0 173.2 190 90 76 112
Kevin Gross 11 8 5.22 28 19 0 129.1 151 75 50 78
Gil Heredia 2 5 5.89 44 0 1 73.1 91 48 14 43
Dennis Cook 5 2 4.09 60 0 0 70.1 53 32 35 64
John Burkett 5 2 4.06 10 10 0 68.2 75 31 16 47
Jeff Russell 3 3 3.38 55 0 3 56.0 58 21 22 23
Mark Brandenburg 1 3 3.21 26 0 0 47.2 48 17 25 37
Ed Vosberg 1 1 3.27 52 0 8 44.0 51 16 21 32
Mike Henneman 0 7 5.79 49 0 31 42.0 41 27 17 34
Matt Whiteside 0 1 6.68 14 0 0 32.1 43 24 11 15
Mike Stanton 0 1 3.22 22 0 0 22.1 20 8 4 14
Rick Helling 1 2 7.52 6 2 0 20.1 23 17 9 16
Jose Alberro 0 1 5.79 5 1 0 9.1 14 6 7 2
Danny Patterson 0 0 0.00 7 0 0 8.2 10 0 3 5

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Division Series
Lost to NYA 3-1

👥 Roster (39)

Jose Alberro Mark Brandenburg Kevin Brown Damon Buford John Burkett Will Clark Dennis Cook Kevin Elster Rikkert Faneyte Lou Frazier Benji Gil Rene Gonzales +27 more

39 players

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The 1996 Texas Rangers in brief

The record for the 1996 Texas Rangers reads 90 wins and 72 losses, good for 1st in the AL West. That season the Texas Rangers took the division title. With 928 runs scored and 799 given up, the 1996 differential was +129. Against a league average of .277, the 1996 Texas Rangers batted .284. The staff ERA of 4.65 was 7% better than the league average of 4.99.

Home games were played at The Ballpark at Arlington, where 2,889,040 fans came through the gates. Juan Gonzalez topped the Texas Rangers with 47 home runs. On the mound, Ken Hill won 16 games to lead the staff. Mike Henneman saved 31 games. The AL Division Series ended in a loss against NYA 3-1.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1996 Texas Rangers

What was the 1996 Texas Rangers record?
The 1996 Texas Rangers finished 90-72 (.556 win pct).
Did the 1996 Texas Rangers make the playoffs?
The 1996 Texas Rangers finished first in their division.
Who led the 1996 Texas Rangers in home runs?
Juan Gonzalez led the 1996 Texas Rangers with 47 home runs.
What was the 1996 Texas Rangers team ERA?
The 1996 Texas Rangers posted a team ERA of 4.65.
Did the 1996 Texas Rangers win the World Series?
No. The 1996 Texas Rangers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1996 Texas Rangers play?
The 1996 Texas Rangers played home games at The Ballpark at Arlington.
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