1996 Florida Marlins
[edit] Summary
The 1996 Florida Marlins finished with a record of 80-82. They scored 688 runs and belted 150 home runs to go along with a .257 batting average. The offense was powered by Gary Sheffield, who led the team with 42 home runs and 120 RBI. Jeff Conine led the team with 175 hits for a .293 average.
The team allowed 703 runs and had a team ERA of 3.95. Leading the team in wins was Kevin Brown, with 17. Al Leiter led the team with 200 strikeouts. Robb Nen was the team's best fireman, with 35 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Kurt Abbott | SS | 109 | 320 | 37 | 81 | 8 | 33 | 3 | .307 | .428 | .735 | .253 |
| Alex Arias | 3B | 100 | 224 | 27 | 62 | 3 | 26 | 2 | .335 | .384 | .719 | .277 |
| Josh Booty | 3B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 |
| Luis Castillo | 2B | 41 | 164 | 26 | 43 | 1 | 8 | 17 | .320 | .305 | .625 | .262 |
| Greg Colbrunn | 1B | 141 | 511 | 60 | 146 | 16 | 69 | 4 | .333 | .438 | .771 | .286 |
| Craig Grebeck | 2B | 50 | 95 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .245 | .253 | .498 | .211 |
| Ralph Milliard | 2B | 24 | 62 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .312 | .194 | .506 | .161 |
| Russ Morman | 1B | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .333 | .619 | .167 |
| Terry Pendleton | 3B | 111 | 406 | 30 | 102 | 7 | 58 | 0 | .298 | .357 | .655 | .251 |
| Edgar Renteria | SS | 106 | 431 | 68 | 133 | 5 | 31 | 16 | .358 | .399 | .757 | .309 |
| Quilvio Veras | 2B | 73 | 253 | 40 | 64 | 4 | 14 | 8 | .381 | .340 | .721 | .253 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jerry Brooks | OF | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .571 | .800 | 1.371 | .400 |
| Jeff Conine | OF | 157 | 597 | 84 | 175 | 26 | 95 | 1 | .360 | .484 | .844 | .293 |
| Andre Dawson | OF | 42 | 58 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .311 | .414 | .725 | .276 |
| Billy McMillon | OF | 28 | 51 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .286 | .216 | .502 | .216 |
| Joe Orsulak | OF | 120 | 217 | 23 | 48 | 2 | 19 | 1 | .274 | .286 | .560 | .221 |
| Gary Sheffield | OF | 161 | 519 | 118 | 163 | 42 | 120 | 16 | .465 | .624 | 1.089 | .314 |
| Jesus Tavarez | OF | 98 | 114 | 14 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 5 | .264 | .246 | .510 | .219 |
| Devon White | OF | 146 | 552 | 77 | 151 | 17 | 84 | 22 | .325 | .455 | .780 | .274 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Charles Johnson | C | 120 | 386 | 34 | 84 | 13 | 37 | 1 | .292 | .358 | .650 | .218 |
| Rob Natal | C | 44 | 90 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .257 | .167 | .424 | .133 |
| Joe Siddall | C | 18 | 47 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .184 | .170 | .354 | .149 |
| Greg Zaun | C | 10 | 31 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .353 | .419 | .772 | .290 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5498 | 688 | 1413 | 150 | 650 | 99 | .326 | .393 | .720 | .257 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Joel Adamson | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7.36 | 2.273 | |||
| Miguel Batista | 9 | 0 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 5.56 | 1.416 | |||
| Kevin Brown | 32 | 32 | 233 | 17 | 11 | .607 | 0 | 159 | 33 | 1.89 | 0.944 | |||
| John Burkett | 24 | 24 | 154 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 0 | 108 | 42 | 4.32 | 1.273 | |||
| Chris Hammond | 38 | 9 | 81 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 0 | 50 | 27 | 6.56 | 1.617 | |||
| Rick Helling | 5 | 4 | 27.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 1.95 | 0.758 | |||
| Felix Heredia | 21 | 0 | 16.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 4.32 | 1.856 | |||
| Livan Hernandez | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .00 | 1.667 | |||
| Bill Hurst | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .00 | 2.000 | |||
| Mark Hutton | 13 | 9 | 56.3 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 0 | 31 | 18 | 3.67 | 1.155 | |||
| Andy Larkin | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1.80 | 1.400 | |||
| Al Leiter | 33 | 33 | 215.3 | 16 | 12 | .571 | 0 | 200 | 119 | 2.93 | 1.263 | |||
| Matt Mantei | 14 | 0 | 18.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 25 | 21 | 6.38 | 1.858 | |||
| Terry Mathews | 57 | 0 | 55 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 4 | 49 | 27 | 4.91 | 1.564 | |||
| Kurt Miller | 26 | 5 | 46.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 30 | 33 | 6.80 | 1.944 | |||
| Robb Nen | 75 | 0 | 83 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 35 | 92 | 21 | 1.95 | 1.060 | |||
| Donn Pall | 12 | 0 | 18.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 5.79 | 1.337 | |||
| Alejandro Pena | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4.50 | 1.250 | |||
| Yorkis Perez | 64 | 0 | 47.7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0 | 47 | 31 | 5.29 | 1.719 | |||
| Jay Powell | 67 | 0 | 71.3 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2 | 52 | 36 | 4.54 | 1.501 | |||
| Pat Rapp | 30 | 29 | 162.3 | 8 | 16 | .333 | 0 | 86 | 91 | 5.10 | 1.694 | |||
| Marc Valdes | 11 | 8 | 48.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 13 | 23 | 4.81 | 1.766 | |||
| David Weathers | 31 | 8 | 71.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 40 | 28 | 4.54 | 1.585 | |||
| Team Totals | 579 | 162 | 1442.9 | 80 | 82 | .494 | 41 | 1050 | 598 | 3.95 | 1.375 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Gary Sheffield | 161 |
| At Bats | Jeff Conine | 597 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Gary Sheffield | 677 |
| Batting Average | Gary Sheffield | .314 |
| On-Base % | Gary Sheffield | .465 |
| Slugging % | Gary Sheffield | .624 |
| OPS | Gary Sheffield | 1.089 |
| Runs | Gary Sheffield | 118 |
| Hits | Jeff Conine | 175 |
| Total Bases | Gary Sheffield | 324 |
| Doubles | Devon White | 37 |
| Triples | Kurt Abbott | 7 |
| Home Runs | Gary Sheffield | 42 |
| RBI | Gary Sheffield | 120 |
| Walks | Gary Sheffield | 142 |
| Strikeouts | Jeff Conine | 121 |
| Stolen Bases | Devon White | 22 |
| Caught Stealing | Gary Sheffield | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Al Leiter | 7 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Devon White | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Greg Colbrunn | 22 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Kevin Brown | 17 |
| Losses | Pat Rapp | 16 |
| Saves | Robb Nen | 35 |
| Won-Loss % | Kevin Brown | .607 |
| ERA | Kevin Brown | 1.89 |
| WHIP | Kevin Brown | 0.944 |
| Innings Pitched | Kevin Brown | 233 |
| Games | Robb Nen | 75 |
| Games Started | Al Leiter | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Al Leiter | 200 |
| Complete Games | Kevin Brown | 5 |
| Shutouts | Kevin Brown | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Kevin Brown | 906 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Pat Rapp | 92 |
| Hits Allowed | Kevin Brown | 187 |
| Walks Allowed | Al Leiter | 119 |
| Home Runs Allowed | John Burkett | 15 |
| Doubles Allowed | Al Leiter | 36 |
| Triples Allowed | Kevin Brown | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Pat Rapp | 13 |
| Hit Batsmen | Kevin Brown | 16 |
| Double Plays Induced | Kevin Brown | 26 |


