1996 Toronto Blue Jays

74-88 • .457 Win% • 4th in AL E

The 1996 Toronto Blue Jays went 74-88 (.457) finishing 4th in the AL E division. The club scored 766 runs, allowed 809, and played home games at Skydome. Team leaders included Ed Sprague (36 HR, 101 RBI) and Pat Hentgen (20-10, 3.22 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

74 Wins
88 Losses
.457 Win %
4th Rank
766 R 809 RA
Diff -43

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766 Runs Scored
809 Runs Allowed
-43 Run Diff
2,559K Attendance

📈 vs. 1996 AL Average

Batting Avg .259 7% below the 1996 league average (.277)
OBP .331 5% below the 1996 league average (.350)
SLG .420 6% below the 1996 league average (.444)
Team ERA 4.57 8% better than the 1996 league average (4.99)
Runs Scored 766 12% below the 1996 league average (872 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRogers Centre
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,559,910
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Avg per Game 31,603

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1996

Batting Avg

1 Robert Perez 0.327 2 Otis Nixon 0.286 3 Domingo Cedeno 0.280 4 Shawn Green 0.280 5 John Olerud 0.274

Home Runs

1 Ed Sprague 36 2 Joe Carter 30 3 Carlos Delgado 25 4 John Olerud 18 5 Alex Gonzalez 14

RBI

1 Joe Carter 107 2 Ed Sprague 101 3 Carlos Delgado 92 4 Alex Gonzalez 64 5 John Olerud 61
1996 Toronto Blue Jays — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Joe Carter 157 625 84 158 35 7 30 107 44 106 7 0.253
Ed Sprague 159 591 88 146 35 2 36 101 60 146 0 0.247
Alex Gonzalez 147 527 64 124 30 5 14 64 45 127 16 0.235
Otis Nixon 125 496 87 142 15 1 1 29 71 68 54 0.286
Carlos Delgado 138 488 68 132 28 2 25 92 58 139 0 0.270
Shawn Green 132 422 52 118 32 3 11 45 33 75 5 0.280
John Olerud 125 398 59 109 25 0 18 61 60 37 1 0.274
Charlie O'Brien 109 324 33 77 17 0 13 44 29 68 0 0.238
Jacob Brumfield 90 308 52 79 19 2 12 52 24 58 12 0.256
Tomas Perez 91 295 24 74 13 4 1 19 25 29 1 0.251
Domingo Cedeno 77 282 44 79 10 2 2 17 15 60 5 0.280
Sandy Martinez 76 229 17 52 9 3 3 18 16 58 0 0.227
Robert Perez 86 202 30 66 10 0 2 21 8 17 3 0.327
Juan Samuel 69 188 34 48 8 3 8 26 15 65 9 0.255
Tilson Brito 26 80 10 19 7 0 1 7 10 18 1 0.237
Felipe Crespo 22 49 6 9 4 0 0 4 12 13 1 0.184
Mike Huff 11 29 5 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 0.172
Miguel Cairo 9 27 5 6 2 0 0 1 2 9 0 0.222
Julio Mosquera 8 22 2 5 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.227
Shannon Stewart 7 17 2 3 1 0 0 2 1 4 1 0.176
Luis Andujar 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brian Bohanon 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Brow 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Giovanni Carrara 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tony Castillo 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tim Crabtree 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Huck Flener 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Juan Guzman 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Erik Hanson 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pat Hentgen 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Marty Janzen 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dane Johnson 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Quantrill 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Risley 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Silva 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Spoljaric 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Timlin 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Viola 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Ware 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Woody Williams 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1996

ERA

1 Tim Crabtree 2.54 2 Juan Guzman 2.93 3 Paul Spoljaric 3.08 4 Pat Hentgen 3.22 5 Mike Timlin 3.65

Wins

1 Pat Hentgen 20 2 Erik Hanson 13 3 Juan Guzman 11 4 Tim Crabtree 5 5 Paul Quantrill 5

Strikeouts

1 Pat Hentgen 177 2 Juan Guzman 165 3 Erik Hanson 156 4 Paul Quantrill 86 5 Tim Crabtree 57
1996 Toronto Blue Jays — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Pat Hentgen 20 10 3.22 35 35 0 265.2 238 95 94 177
Erik Hanson 13 17 5.41 35 35 0 214.2 243 129 102 156
Juan Guzman 11 8 2.93 27 27 0 187.2 158 61 53 165
Paul Quantrill 5 14 5.43 38 20 0 134.1 172 81 51 86
Marty Janzen 4 6 7.33 15 11 0 73.2 95 60 38 47
Tony Castillo 2 3 4.23 40 0 1 72.1 72 34 20 48
Huck Flener 3 2 4.58 15 11 0 70.2 68 36 33 44
Tim Crabtree 5 3 2.54 53 0 1 67.1 59 19 22 57
Woody Williams 4 5 4.73 12 10 0 59.0 64 31 21 43
Mike Timlin 1 6 3.65 59 0 31 56.2 47 23 18 52
Bill Risley 0 1 3.89 25 0 0 41.2 33 18 25 29
Scott Brow 1 0 5.59 18 1 0 38.2 45 24 25 23
Paul Spoljaric 2 2 3.08 28 0 1 38.0 30 13 19 38
Jeff Ware 1 5 9.09 13 4 0 32.2 35 33 31 11
Frank Viola 1 3 7.71 6 6 0 30.1 43 26 21 18
Brian Bohanon 0 1 7.77 20 0 1 22.0 27 19 19 17
Giovanni Carrara 0 1 11.40 11 0 0 15.0 23 19 12 10
Luis Andujar 1 1 5.02 3 2 0 14.1 14 8 1 5
Dane Johnson 0 0 3.00 10 0 0 9.0 5 3 5 7
Jose Silva 0 0 13.50 2 0 0 2.0 5 3 0 0

👥 Roster (40)

Luis Andujar Brian Bohanon Tilson Brito Scott Brow Jacob Brumfield Miguel Cairo Giovanni Carrara Joe Carter Tony Castillo Domingo Cedeno Tim Crabtree Felipe Crespo +28 more

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The 1996 Toronto Blue Jays in brief

The record for the 1996 Toronto Blue Jays reads 74 wins and 88 losses, good for 4th in the AL East. With 766 runs scored and 809 given up, the 1996 differential was -43. The team batting average of .259 was 7% below the 1996 league mark of .277. The staff ERA of 4.57 was 8% better than the league average of 4.99. The 1996 Toronto Blue Jays scored 12% fewer runs than the average club (766 against 872).

Attendance at Skydome totaled 2,559,910 for the year. For power, Ed Sprague led the way with 36 homers. Joe Carter led in RBI with 107. On the mound, Pat Hentgen won 20 games to lead the staff. Mike Timlin closed out 31 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1996 Toronto Blue Jays

What was the 1996 Toronto Blue Jays record?
The 1996 Toronto Blue Jays finished 74-88 (.457 win pct).
Who led the 1996 Toronto Blue Jays in home runs?
Ed Sprague led the 1996 Toronto Blue Jays with 36 home runs.
What was the 1996 Toronto Blue Jays team ERA?
The 1996 Toronto Blue Jays posted a team ERA of 4.57.
Did the 1996 Toronto Blue Jays win the World Series?
No. The 1996 Toronto Blue Jays did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1996 Toronto Blue Jays play?
The 1996 Toronto Blue Jays played home games at Skydome.
Who led the 1996 Toronto Blue Jays in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ed Sprague (36 HR, 101 RBI) and Pat Hentgen (20-10, 3.22 ERA).
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