1996 Atlanta Braves Roster, Stats, and Awards

Record: 96–66 (.593), 1st place in National League East
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Regular Season Stats

Hitting Stats

Year Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS Avg OBP Slg OPS
1996 Andruw Jones 31 106 11 23 7 1 5 13 7 29 3 0 .217 .265 .443 .709
1996 Brad Clontz 81 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 .000 .400 .000 .400
1996 Brad Woodall 8 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
1996 Chipper Jones 157 599 114 185 32 5 30 110 87 88 14 1 .309 .392 .529 .922
1996 Danny Bautista 17 20 1 3 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 .150 .261 .150 .411
1996 David Justice 40 140 23 45 9 0 6 25 21 22 1 1 .321 .409 .514 .923
1996 Dean Hartgraves 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1996 Denny Neagle 6 14 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 .143 .200 .143 .343
1996 Dwight Smith 101 153 16 31 5 0 3 16 17 42 1 3 .203 .285 .294 .579
1996 Ed Giovanola 43 84 10 19 2 0 0 7 8 13 1 0 .226 .298 .250 .548
1996 Eddie Perez 68 156 19 40 9 1 4 17 8 19 0 0 .256 .293 .404 .697
1996 Fred McGriff 159 617 81 182 37 1 28 107 68 116 7 3 .295 .365 .494 .859
1996 Greg Maddux 35 79 6 10 2 0 0 2 3 12 0 0 .127 .159 .152 .310
1996 Jason Schmidt 13 20 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 9 0 0 .000 .091 .000 .091
1996 Javy Lopez 138 490 56 138 19 1 23 69 28 84 1 6 .282 .321 .465 .787
1996 Jeff Blauser 83 265 48 65 14 1 10 35 40 54 6 0 .245 .356 .419 .775
1996 Jermaine Dye 98 292 32 82 16 0 12 37 8 67 1 4 .281 .304 .459 .763
1996 Jerome Walton 37 48 9 16 5 0 1 4 5 10 0 0 .333 .382 .500 .882
1996 Joe Borowski 22 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1996 Joe Ayrault 7 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
1996 John Smoltz 35 93 3 17 3 0 1 12 3 26 0 0 .183 .214 .247 .462
1996 Luis Polonia 22 31 3 13 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 1 .419 .424 .419 .844
1996 Mark Whiten 36 90 12 23 5 1 3 17 16 25 2 5 .256 .364 .433 .798
1996 Mark Lemke 135 503 64 127 17 0 5 37 53 48 5 2 .252 .320 .316 .636
1996 Mark Wohlers 77 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1996 Marquis Grissom 158 675 106 207 32 10 23 74 41 73 28 11 .307 .347 .486 .833
1996 Mike Mordecai 66 112 12 26 5 0 2 8 9 24 1 0 .232 .287 .330 .617
1996 Mike Bielecki 40 10 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 .100 .250 .100 .350
1996 Pablo Martinez 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667
1996 Pedro Borbon 43 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
1996 Rafael Belliard 87 145 9 24 7 0 0 3 2 22 3 1 .166 .176 .214 .389
1996 Ryan Klesko 153 528 90 149 21 4 34 93 68 129 6 3 .282 .364 .530 .894
1996 Steve Avery 24 47 5 11 4 1 2 11 1 12 0 0 .234 .240 .489 .729
1996 Terrell Wade 44 15 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 0 .133 .187 .133 .321
1996 Terry Pendleton 42 162 21 33 6 0 4 17 15 36 2 1 .204 .271 .315 .586
1996 Tom Thobe 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1996 Tom Glavine 39 91 8 22 4 0 0 3 5 17 0 0 .242 .281 .286 .567
1996 Tony Graffanino 22 46 7 8 1 1 0 2 4 13 0 0 .174 .250 .239 .489
1996 Tyler Houston 33 27 3 6 2 1 1 8 1 9 0 0 .222 .250 .481 .731
– – 162 5,683 773 1,514 264 28 197 735 530 1,032 83 43 .266 .329 .427 .756

Pitching Stats

Year Player G IP W L Sv BS Hld H R ER BB HBP SO GS QS CG ShO ERA WHIP
1996 Brad Clontz 81 80.2 6 3 1 0 0 78 53 51 33 2 49 0 0 0 0 5.69 1.38
1996 Brad Woodall 8 19.2 2 2 0 0 0 28 19 16 4 0 20 3 0 0 0 7.32 1.63
1996 Carl Schutz 3 3.1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 2.70 1.50
1996 Dean Hartgraves 20 18.2 1 0 0 0 0 16 10 9 7 1 14 0 0 0 0 4.34 1.23
1996 Denny Neagle 6 38.2 2 3 0 0 0 40 26 24 14 0 18 6 0 1 0 5.59 1.40
1996 Greg McMichael 73 86.2 5 3 2 0 0 84 37 31 27 1 78 0 0 0 0 3.22 1.28
1996 Greg Maddux 35 245.0 15 11 0 0 0 225 85 74 28 3 172 35 0 5 1 2.72 1.03
1996 Jason Schmidt 13 58.2 3 4 0 0 0 69 48 44 32 0 48 11 0 0 0 6.75 1.72
1996 Joe Borowski 22 26.0 2 4 0 0 0 33 15 14 13 1 15 0 0 0 0 4.85 1.77
1996 John Smoltz 35 253.2 24 8 0 0 0 199 93 83 55 2 276 35 0 6 2 2.94 1.00
1996 Kevin Lomon 6 7.1 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.91 1.36
1996 Mark Wohlers 77 77.1 2 4 39 0 0 71 30 26 21 2 100 0 0 0 0 3.03 1.19
1996 Mike Bielecki 40 75.1 4 3 2 0 0 63 24 22 33 0 71 5 0 0 0 2.63 1.27
1996 Pedro Borbon 43 36.0 3 0 1 0 0 26 12 11 7 1 31 0 0 0 0 2.75 0.92
1996 Steve Avery 24 131.0 7 10 0 0 0 146 70 65 40 4 86 23 0 1 0 4.47 1.42
1996 Terrell Wade 44 69.2 5 0 1 0 0 57 28 23 47 1 79 8 0 0 0 2.97 1.49
1996 Tom Thobe 4 6.0 0 1 0 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.50 0.83
1996 Tom Glavine 36 235.1 15 10 0 0 0 222 91 78 85 0 181 36 0 1 0 2.98 1.30
– – 162 1,469.0 96 66 46 0 0 1,372 648 577 451 19 1,245 162 0 14 3 3.54 1.24

Fielding Stats

Year Player Pos G PO A E TC DP SB CS CSPct FPct RF
1996 Brad Clontz P 81 1 17 1 19 1 .947 0.22
1996 Brad Woodall P 8 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 0.25
1996 Carl Schutz P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1996 Dean Hartgraves P 20 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 0.20
1996 Denny Neagle P 6 0 4 0 4 1 1.000 0.67
1996 Greg McMichael P 73 4 17 1 22 1 .955 0.29
1996 Greg Maddux P 35 37 71 1 109 6 .991 3.09
1996 Jason Schmidt P 13 2 5 1 8 0 .875 0.54
1996 Joe Borowski P 22 0 12 0 12 1 1.000 0.55
1996 John Smoltz P 35 27 27 1 55 2 .982 1.54
1996 Kevin Lomon P 6 2 2 0 4 2 1.000 0.67
1996 Mark Wohlers P 77 4 3 3 10 0 .700 0.09
1996 Mike Bielecki P 40 3 14 0 17 0 1.000 0.42
1996 Pedro Borbon P 43 4 5 1 10 1 .900 0.21
1996 Steve Avery P 24 8 26 2 36 0 .944 1.42
1996 Terrell Wade P 44 2 9 1 12 1 .917 0.25
1996 Tom Thobe P 4 0 0 2 2 0 .000 0.00
1996 Tom Glavine P 36 15 52 1 68 1 .985 1.86
1996 Eddie Perez C 54 250 19 2 271 4 19 8 29.6% .993 4.98
1996 Javy Lopez C 135 992 81 6 1,079 9 97 36 27.1% .994 7.95
1996 Joe Ayrault C 7 14 0 0 14 0 0 0 0.0% 1.000 2.00
1996 Eddie Perez 1B 7 31 3 1 35 7 .971 4.86
1996 Fred McGriff 1B 158 1,416 124 12 1,552 118 .992 9.75
1996 Mike Mordecai 1B 1 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 3.00
1996 Ryan Klesko 1B 2 13 2 0 15 2 1.000 7.50
1996 Tyler Houston 1B 11 16 1 0 17 1 1.000 1.55
1996 Ed Giovanola 2B 5 5 10 0 15 2 1.000 3.00
1996 Mark Lemke 2B 133 228 410 15 653 71 .977 4.80
1996 Mike Mordecai 2B 20 26 38 1 65 8 .985 3.20
1996 Rafael Belliard 2B 15 14 25 2 41 7 .951 2.60
1996 Tony Graffanino 2B 18 24 39 2 65 9 .969 3.50
1996 Chipper Jones 3B 118 48 185 13 246 9 .947 1.97
1996 Ed Giovanola 3B 6 1 7 0 8 1 1.000 1.33
1996 Mike Mordecai 3B 10 4 12 1 17 0 .941 1.60
1996 Terry Pendleton 3B 41 27 80 7 114 5 .939 2.61
1996 Chipper Jones SS 38 53 103 4 160 27 .975 4.11
1996 Ed Giovanola SS 25 18 39 1 58 9 .983 2.28
1996 Jeff Blauser SS 79 83 206 23 312 40 .926 3.66
1996 Mike Mordecai SS 6 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 0.33
1996 Pablo Martinez SS 1 0 2 0 2 1 1.000 2.00
1996 Rafael Belliard SS 63 51 125 3 179 25 .983 2.79
1996 Danny Bautista LF 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.50
1996 Dwight Smith LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.33
1996 Jermaine Dye LF 25 20 0 4 24 0 .833 0.80
1996 Jerome Walton LF 23 22 0 0 22 0 1.000 0.96
1996 Luis Polonia LF 7 4 0 1 5 0 .800 0.57
1996 Ryan Klesko LF 144 193 6 5 204 1 .975 1.38
1996 Tyler Houston LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1996 Andruw Jones CF 12 24 0 0 24 0 1.000 2.00
1996 Danny Bautista CF 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.50
1996 Jermaine Dye CF 4 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 1.25
1996 Jerome Walton CF 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.00
1996 Marquis Grissom CF 158 338 9 1 348 1 .997 2.20
1996 Andruw Jones RF 20 50 3 2 55 0 .964 2.65
1996 Chipper Jones RF 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.00
1996 Danny Bautista RF 10 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 0.80
1996 David Justice RF 40 88 3 0 91 1 1.000 2.27
1996 Dwight Smith RF 26 46 1 2 49 0 .959 1.81
1996 Jermaine Dye RF 71 124 2 4 130 1 .969 1.77
1996 Jerome Walton RF 5 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 2.00
1996 Mark Whiten RF 29 42 1 3 46 0 .935 1.48
– – 162 4,408 1,807 130 6,345 376 116 44 27.5% .980 38.36

Post-Season Stats

Hitting Stats

Year Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS Avg OBP Slg OPS
1996 Andruw Jones 14 29 7 10 1 0 3 9 7 8 1 2 .345 .486 .690 1.176
1996 Brad Clontz 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1996 Chipper Jones 16 55 11 19 5 0 1 9 10 7 3 1 .345 .433 .491 .924
1996 Denny Neagle 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
1996 Eddie Perez 7 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
1996 Fred McGriff 16 57 11 16 1 1 5 16 10 10 0 1 .281 .377 .596 .973
1996 Greg McMichael 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1996 Greg Maddux 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1996 Javy Lopez 15 52 12 19 5 0 3 8 7 5 2 0 .365 .443 .635 1.077
1996 Jeff Blauser 16 44 7 7 1 1 0 3 6 13 0 1 .159 .302 .227 .529
1996 Jermaine Dye 15 57 3 10 1 0 1 6 2 14 1 1 .175 .197 .246 .442
1996 John Smoltz 5 12 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
1996 Luis Polonia 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 .000 .091 .000 .091
1996 Mark Lemke 16 67 7 20 4 0 1 9 4 6 0 0 .299 .338 .403 .741
1996 Mark Wohlers 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1996 Marquis Grissom 16 74 13 23 3 1 1 8 2 12 4 0 .311 .329 .419 .748
1996 Mike Mordecai 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
1996 Mike Bielecki 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1996 Rafael Belliard 11 6 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
1996 Ryan Klesko 14 34 4 6 0 0 2 5 7 14 1 0 .176 .317 .353 .670
1996 Steve Avery 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1996 Terrell Wade 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1996 Terry Pendleton 11 16 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 5 0 1 .125 .222 .187 .410
1996 Tom Glavine 4 10 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 0 0 .200 .273 .500 .773
– – 16 547 80 144 23 4 17 79 60 111 12 8 .263 .338 .413 .751

Pitching Stats

Year Player G IP W L Sv BS Hld H R ER BB HBP SO GS QS CG ShO ERA WHIP
1996 Brad Clontz 4 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.86
1996 Denny Neagle 4 13.2 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 4 7 0 11 2 0 0 0 2.63 1.02
1996 Greg McMichael 7 4.1 0 1 0 0 0 10 6 6 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 12.46 2.77
1996 Greg Maddux 5 37.0 3 2 0 0 0 32 14 7 3 1 22 5 0 0 0 1.70 0.95
1996 John Smoltz 5 38.0 4 1 0 0 0 22 5 4 13 0 33 5 0 0 0 0.95 0.92
1996 Mark Wohlers 10 10.2 0 0 5 0 0 8 3 3 2 0 12 0 0 0 0 2.53 0.94
1996 Mike Bielecki 6 6.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 12 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.75
1996 Steve Avery 3 2.2 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.37 2.63
1996 Terrell Wade 3 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.00
1996 Tom Glavine 4 26.2 2 2 0 0 0 19 6 5 6 1 24 4 0 0 0 1.69 0.94
– – 22 143.0 9 7 5 0 0 102 41 30 44 2 125 16 0 0 0 1.89 1.02

Fielding Stats

Year Player Pos G PO A E TC DP SB CS CSPct FPct RF
1996 Brad Clontz P 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1996 Denny Neagle P 4 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 0.50
1996 Greg McMichael P 7 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.14
1996 Greg Maddux P 5 5 13 0 18 0 1.000 3.60
1996 John Smoltz P 5 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 1.00
1996 Mark Wohlers P 10 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 0.10
1996 Mike Bielecki P 6 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.17
1996 Steve Avery P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1996 Terrell Wade P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1996 Tom Glavine P 4 0 6 0 6 1 1.000 1.50
1996 Eddie Perez C 6 17 0 0 17 0 0 0 0.0% 1.000 2.83
1996 Javy Lopez C 15 111 8 1 120 0 0 0 0.0% .992 7.93
1996 Eddie Perez 1B 1 2 0 0 2 1 1.000 2.00
1996 Fred McGriff 1B 16 141 11 1 153 12 .993 9.50
1996 Ryan Klesko 1B 1 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0.00
1996 Mark Lemke 2B 16 24 49 0 73 7 1.000 4.56
1996 Mike Mordecai 2B 2 1 1 0 2 1 1.000 1.00
1996 Rafael Belliard 2B 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.00
1996 Chipper Jones 3B 16 10 16 1 27 3 .963 1.62
1996 Mike Mordecai 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1996 Terry Pendleton 3B 3 0 3 0 3 1 1.000 1.00
1996 Chipper Jones SS 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.00
1996 Jeff Blauser SS 16 14 31 2 47 6 .957 2.81
1996 Rafael Belliard SS 9 2 7 0 9 0 1.000 1.00
1996 Andruw Jones LF 13 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 0.85
1996 Ryan Klesko LF 11 16 0 1 17 0 .941 1.45
1996 Marquis Grissom CF 16 28 0 3 31 0 .903 1.75
1996 Andruw Jones RF 2 3 1 0 4 1 1.000 2.00
1996 Jermaine Dye RF 15 40 1 1 42 0 .976 2.73
– – 16 429 155 11 595 33 0 0 .982 36.50

Awards

Player Award Stats
John Smoltz Cy Young Award (P) 24–8, 276 SO, 2.94 ERA
John Smoltz All-Star (P) 24–8, 276 SO, 2.94 ERA
Mark Wohlers All-Star (P) 2–4, 39 Sv, 100 SO, 3.03 ERA
Tom Glavine All-Star (P) 15–10, 181 SO, 2.98 ERA
Greg Maddux All-Star (P) 15–11, 172 SO, 2.72 ERA
Fred McGriff All-Star (1B) .295–28–107, 7 SB
Chipper Jones All-Star (3B) .309–30–110, 14 SB
Greg Maddux Gold Glove (P) .991 FPct, 3.09 RF
Marquis Grissom Gold Glove (CF) .997 FPct, 2.20 RF
Tom Glavine Silver Slugger (P) 15–10, 181 SO, 2.98 ERA

Frequently asked questions about the 1996 Atlanta Braves

Who had the most hits on the 1996 Atlanta Braves?

Marquis Grissom led the 1996 Atlanta Braves with 207 hits in 158 games.

Who had the highest batting average on the 1996 Atlanta Braves?

Chipper Jones led the 1996 Atlanta Braves with a .309 batting average in 157 games.

Who had the most home runs on the 1996 Atlanta Braves?

Ryan Klesko led the 1996 Atlanta Braves with 34 home runs in 153 games.

Who had the highest on-base percentage (OBP) on the 1996 Atlanta Braves?

Chipper Jones led the 1996 Atlanta Braves with a .392 on-base percentage (OBP) in 157 games.

Who had the highest slugging percentage on the 1996 Atlanta Braves?

Ryan Klesko led the 1996 Atlanta Braves with a .530 slugging percentage in 153 games.

Who had the most stolen bases on the 1996 Atlanta Braves?

Marquis Grissom led the 1996 Atlanta Braves with 28 stolen bases in 158 games.

Who had the lowest earned run average (ERA) on the 1996 Atlanta Braves?

Greg Maddux had a 2.72 earned-run average (ERA) in 35 games, the lowest on the 1996 Atlanta Braves.

Who had the lowest WHIP (Walks plus Hits per Inning Pitched) on the 1996 Atlanta Braves?

John Smoltz had a 1.00 WHIP in 35 games, the lowest on the 1996 Atlanta Braves.

Who struck out the most batters on the 1996 Atlanta Braves?

John Smoltz led the 1996 Atlanta Braves with 276 strikeouts in 35 games.

Who had the most wins on the 1996 Atlanta Braves?

John Smoltz led the 1996 Atlanta Braves with 24 wins in 35 games.

Who had the most saves on the 1996 Atlanta Braves?

Mark Wohlers led the 1996 Atlanta Braves with 39 saves in 77 games.