1996 Texas Rangers
[edit] Summary
The 1996 Texas Rangers finished with a record of 90-72. They scored 928 runs and belted 221 home runs to go along with a .284 batting average. The offense was powered by Juan Gonzalez, who led the team with 47 home runs and 144 RBI. Ivan Rodriguez led the team with 192 hits for a .300 average.
The team allowed 799 runs and had a team ERA of 4.65. Ken Hill and Bobby Witt were tied for the team lead in wins with 16. Ken Hill led the team with 170 strikeouts. Mike Henneman led the team with 31 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Will Clark | 1B | 117 | 436 | 69 | 124 | 13 | 72 | 2 | .377 | .436 | .813 | .284 |
| Kevin Elster | SS | 157 | 515 | 79 | 130 | 24 | 99 | 4 | .317 | .462 | .779 | .252 |
| Benji Gil | SS | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .400 | .900 | .400 |
| Rene Gonzales | 1B | 51 | 92 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .288 | .326 | .614 | .217 |
| Mark McLemore | 2B | 147 | 517 | 84 | 150 | 5 | 46 | 27 | .389 | .379 | .768 | .290 |
| Dean Palmer | 3B | 154 | 582 | 98 | 163 | 38 | 107 | 2 | .348 | .527 | .875 | .280 |
| Lee Stevens | 1B | 27 | 78 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .291 | .449 | .740 | .231 |
| Kurt Stillwell | 2B | 46 | 77 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .364 | .364 | .728 | .273 |
| Craig Worthington | 3B | 13 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .333 | .316 | .649 | .158 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Damon Buford | OF | 90 | 145 | 30 | 41 | 6 | 20 | 8 | .348 | .469 | .817 | .283 |
| Rikkert Faneyte | OF | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Lou Frazier | OF | 30 | 50 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 4 | .373 | .340 | .713 | .260 |
| Juan Gonzalez | OF | 134 | 541 | 89 | 170 | 47 | 144 | 2 | .368 | .643 | 1.011 | .314 |
| Rusty Greer | OF | 139 | 542 | 96 | 180 | 18 | 100 | 9 | .397 | .530 | .927 | .332 |
| Darryl Hamilton | OF | 148 | 627 | 94 | 184 | 6 | 51 | 15 | .348 | .381 | .729 | .293 |
| Warren Newson | OF | 91 | 235 | 34 | 60 | 10 | 31 | 3 | .355 | .451 | .806 | .255 |
| Jack Voigt | OF | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .222 | .111 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Kevin Brown | C | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .375 | .000 | .375 | .000 |
| Ivan Rodriguez | C | 153 | 639 | 116 | 192 | 19 | 86 | 5 | .342 | .473 | .815 | .300 |
| Dave Valle | C | 42 | 86 | 14 | 26 | 3 | 17 | 0 | .368 | .500 | .868 | .302 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Luis Ortiz | DH | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .286 | 1.000 | 1.286 | .286 |
| Mickey Tettleton | DH | 143 | 491 | 78 | 121 | 24 | 83 | 2 | .366 | .450 | .816 | .246 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5702 | 928 | 1622 | 221 | 890 | 83 | .356 | .469 | .825 | .284 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jose Alberro | 5 | 1 | 9.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5.79 | 2.258 | |||
| Mark Brandenburg | 26 | 0 | 47.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 37 | 25 | 3.21 | 1.530 | |||
| John Burkett | 10 | 10 | 68.7 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 0 | 47 | 16 | 4.06 | 1.325 | |||
| Dennis Cook | 60 | 0 | 70.3 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 0 | 64 | 35 | 4.09 | 1.252 | |||
| Kevin Gross | 28 | 19 | 129.3 | 11 | 8 | .579 | 0 | 78 | 50 | 5.22 | 1.555 | |||
| Rick Helling | 6 | 2 | 20.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7.52 | 1.576 | |||
| Mike Henneman | 49 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 7 | .000 | 31 | 34 | 17 | 5.79 | 1.381 | |||
| Gil Heredia | 44 | 0 | 73.3 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 1 | 43 | 14 | 5.89 | 1.432 | |||
| Ken Hill | 35 | 35 | 250.7 | 16 | 10 | .615 | 0 | 170 | 95 | 3.63 | 1.376 | |||
| Darren Oliver | 30 | 30 | 173.7 | 14 | 6 | .700 | 0 | 112 | 76 | 4.66 | 1.531 | |||
| Danny Patterson | 7 | 0 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 3 | .00 | 1.494 | |||
| Roger Pavlik | 34 | 34 | 201 | 15 | 8 | .652 | 0 | 127 | 81 | 5.19 | 1.478 | |||
| Jeff Russell | 55 | 0 | 56 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3 | 23 | 22 | 3.38 | 1.429 | |||
| Mike Stanton | 22 | 0 | 22.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3.22 | 1.076 | |||
| Ed Vosberg | 52 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 8 | 32 | 21 | 3.27 | 1.636 | |||
| Matt Whiteside | 14 | 0 | 32.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 6.68 | 1.672 | |||
| Bobby Witt | 33 | 32 | 199.7 | 16 | 12 | .571 | 0 | 157 | 96 | 5.41 | 1.657 | |||
| Team Totals | 510 | 163 | 1449.3 | 90 | 72 | .556 | 43 | 976 | 582 | 4.65 | 1.484 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Kevin Elster | 157 |
| At Bats | Ivan Rodriguez | 639 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Darryl Hamilton | 696 |
| Batting Average | Rusty Greer | .332 |
| On-Base % | Rusty Greer | .397 |
| Slugging % | Juan Gonzalez | .643 |
| OPS | Juan Gonzalez | 1.011 |
| Runs | Ivan Rodriguez | 116 |
| Hits | Ivan Rodriguez | 192 |
| Total Bases | Juan Gonzalez | 348 |
| Doubles | Ivan Rodriguez | 47 |
| Triples | Rusty Greer | 6 |
| Home Runs | Juan Gonzalez | 47 |
| RBI | Juan Gonzalez | 144 |
| Walks | Mickey Tettleton | 95 |
| Strikeouts | Dean Palmer | 145 |
| Stolen Bases | Mark McLemore | 27 |
| Caught Stealing | Mark McLemore | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Kevin Elster | 16 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Kevin Elster | 11 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Mark McLemore | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Ken Hill and Bobby Witt | 16 |
| Losses | Bobby Witt | 12 |
| Saves | Mike Henneman | 31 |
| Won-Loss % | Darren Oliver | .700 |
| ERA | Ken Hill | 3.63 |
| WHIP | Ken Hill | 1.376 |
| Innings Pitched | Ken Hill | 250.7 |
| Games | Dennis Cook | 60 |
| Games Started | Ken Hill | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Ken Hill | 170 |
| Complete Games | Ken Hill and Roger Pavlik | 7 |
| Shutouts | Ken Hill | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Ken Hill | 1061 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bobby Witt | 120 |
| Hits Allowed | Ken Hill | 250 |
| Walks Allowed | Bobby Witt | 96 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Roger Pavlik and Bobby Witt | 28 |
| Doubles Allowed | Ken Hill and Bobby Witt | 42 |
| Triples Allowed | Roger Pavlik and Bobby Witt | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Roger Pavlik | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Darren Oliver | 10 |
| Double Plays Induced | Ken Hill | 26 |
