1996 Atlanta Braves Roster

The 1996 Atlanta Braves team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1996 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1996 Atlanta Braves Opening Day starters list, a 1996 Atlanta Braves salary list, a 1996 Atlanta Braves uniform number breakdown and a 1996 Atlanta Braves primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1996 Atlanta Braves



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Complete Roster  
 

33 Steve Avery 6-04 190 Left Left 1970-04-14
26 Mike Bielecki 6-03 195 Right Right 1959-07-31
51 Pedro Borbon 6-01 205 Left Right 1967-11-15
50 Joe Borowski 6-02 225 Right Right 1971-05-04
52 Brad Clontz 6-01 180 Right Right 1971-04-25
47 Tom Glavine 6-01 190 Left Left 1966-03-25
34 Dean Hartgraves 6-00 185 Left Right 1966-08-12
32 Kevin Lomon 6-01 195 Right Right 1971-11-20
31 Greg Maddux 6-00 170 Right Right 1966-04-14
38 Greg McMichael 6-03 215 Right Right 1966-12-01
15 Denny Neagle 6-02 217 Left Left 1968-09-13
46 Jason Schmidt 6-05 185 Right Right 1973-01-29
49 Carl Schutz 5-11 208 Left Left 1971-08-22
29 John Smoltz 6-03 210 Right Right 1967-05-15
49 Tom Thobe 6-06 195 Left Left 1969-09-03
36 Terrell Wade 6-03 205 Left Left 1973-01-25
43 Mark Wohlers 6-04 207 Right Right 1970-01-23
48 Brad Woodall 6-00 175 Left Both 1969-06-25
30 Joe Ayrault 6-03 190 Right Right 1971-10-08
8 Javy Lopez 6-03 185 Right Right 1970-11-05
5 Pablo Martinez 5-10 155 Right Both 1969-06-29
12 Eddie Perez 6-01 175 Right Right 1968-05-04
2 Rafael Belliard 5-06 150 Right Right 1961-10-24
4 Jeff Blauser 6-00 170 Right Right 1965-11-08
11, 17, 30 Ed Giovanola 5-10 170 Right Left 1969-03-04
14 Tony Graffanino 6-01 175 Right Right 1972-06-06
5 Tyler Houston 6-02 210 Right Left 1971-01-17
10 Chipper Jones 6-03 185 Right Both 1972-04-24
20 Mark Lemke 5-09 167 Right Both 1965-08-13
27 Fred McGriff 6-03 215 Left Left 1963-10-31
16 Mike Mordecai 5-11 175 Right Both 1967-12-13
5 Terry Pendleton 5-09 180 Right Both 1960-07-16
15 Danny Bautista 5-11 170 Right Right 1972-05-24
24 Jermaine Dye 6-04 210 Right Right 1974-01-28
9 Marquis Grissom 5-11 190 Right Right 1967-04-17
25 Andruw Jones 6-01 170 Right Right 1977-04-23
23 David Justice 6-03 200 Left Left 1966-04-14
18 Ryan Klesko 6-03 220 Left Left 1971-06-12
17 Luis Polonia 5-08 152 Left Left 1963-10-12
7 Dwight Smith 5-11 175 Right Left 1963-11-08
19 Jerome Walton 6-01 175 Right Right 1965-07-08
25 Mark Whiten 6-03 215 Right Both 1966-11-25
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The 1996 Atlanta Braves played 162 games during the regular season, won 96 games, lost 66 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Park Factors: 106/104) where 2,901,242 fans witnessed their 1996 Braves finish the season with a .593 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1996 Atlanta Braves Opening Day starters list, a 1996 Atlanta Braves salary list, a 1996 Atlanta Braves uniform number breakdown and a 1996 Atlanta Braves primary starters list:

1996 Atlanta Braves
Opening Day Starters


Jeff Blauser
Marquis Grissom
David Justice
Ryan Klesko
Mark Lemke
Javy Lopez
Greg Maddux
Fred McGriff
Mike Mordecai

1996 Atlanta Braves
Most Games by Position

C Javy Lopez (135)
1B Fred McGriff (158)
2B Mark Lemke (133)
3B Chipper Jones (118)
SS Jeff Blauser (79)
LF Ryan Klesko (144)
CF Marquis Grissom (158)
RF Jermaine Dye (71)
  
SP Steve Avery
SP Tom Glavine
SP Greg Maddux
SP John Smoltz
  
RP Mike Bielecki
RP Pedro Borbon
RP Joe Borowski
RP Brad Clontz
RP Dean Hartgraves
RP Greg McMichael
RP Terrell Wade
CL Mark Wohlers


1996 Atlanta Braves
Salaries

Greg Maddux $6,675,000.00
David Justice $6,200,000.00
John Smoltz $6,000,000.00
Tom Glavine $5,350,000.00
Fred McGriff $5,050,000.00
Marquis Grissom $4,850,000.00
Steve Avery $4,200,000.00
Jeff Blauser $3,500,000.00
Mark Lemke $1,500,000.00
Mark Wohlers $1,425,000.00
Chipper Jones $825,000.00
Rafael Belliard $575,000.00
Jerome Walton $500,000.00
Greg McMichael $460,000.00
Dwight Smith $455,000.00
Ryan Klesko $315,000.00
Javy Lopez $290,000.00
Pedro Borbon $142,500.00
Brad Clontz $137,500.00
Mike Mordecai $135,000.00
Mike Bielecki $125,000.00
Joe Borowski $111,500.00
Eddie Perez $111,500.00
Jason Schmidt $111,500.00
Jermaine Dye $109,000.00
Ed Giovanola $109,000.00
Tyler Houston $109,000.00
Andruw Jones $109,000.00
Luis Polonia $109,000.00
Terrell Wade $109,000.00


1996 Atlanta Braves
Uniform Numbers

#2 Rafael Belliard
#4 Jeff Blauser
#5 Tyler Houston
#5 Pablo Martinez
#5 Terry Pendleton
#7 Dwight Smith
#8 Javy Lopez
#9 Marquis Grissom
#10 Chipper Jones
#11 Ed Giovanola
#12 Eddie Perez
#14 Tony Graffanino
#15 Danny Bautista
#15 Denny Neagle
#16 Mike Mordecai
#17 Ed Giovanola
#17 Luis Polonia
#18 Ryan Klesko
#19 Jerome Walton
#20 Mark Lemke
#23 David Justice
#24 Jermaine Dye
#25 Andruw Jones
#25 Mark Whiten
#26 Mike Bielecki
#27 Fred McGriff
#29 John Smoltz
#30 Joe Ayrault
#30 Ed Giovanola
#31 Greg Maddux
#32 Kevin Lomon
#33 Steve Avery
#34 Dean Hartgraves
#36 Terrell Wade
#38 Greg McMichael
#43 Mark Wohlers
#46 Jason Schmidt
#47 Tom Glavine
#48 Brad Woodall
#49 Carl Schutz
#49 Tom Thobe
#50 Joe Borowski
#51 Pedro Borbon
#52 Brad Clontz

Did you know that a 1996 Atlanta Braves Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?