1996 New York Mets Roster

The 1996 New York Mets 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 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1996 New York Mets salary list, a 1996 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1996 New York Mets primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1996 New York Mets



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Complete Roster  
 

43 Paul Byrd 6-01 185 Right Right 1970-12-03
54 Mark Clark 6-05 225 Right Right 1968-05-12
45 Jerry DiPoto 6-02 200 Right Right 1968-05-24
31 John Franco 5-10 185 Left Left 1960-09-17
40 Mike Fyhrie 6-02 190 Right Right 1969-12-09
27 Pete Harnisch 6-00 207 Right Both 1966-09-23
35 Doug Henry 6-04 205 Right Right 1963-12-10
44 Jason Isringhausen 6-03 195 Right Right 1972-09-07
28 Bobby Jones 6-04 225 Right Right 1970-02-10
49 Rob MacDonald 6-03 208 Left Left 1965-04-27
48 Pedro Martinez 6-02 185 Left Left 1968-11-29
34 Blas Minor 6-03 203 Right Right 1966-03-20
38 Dave Mlicki 6-04 190 Right Right 1968-06-08
29 Robert Person 5-11 180 Right Right 1969-10-06
34 Ricky Trlicek 6-02 200 Right Right 1969-04-26
47 Derek Wallace 6-03 200 Right Right 1971-09-01
32 Paul Wilson 6-05 235 Right Right 1973-03-28
30 Alberto Castillo 6-00 185 Right Right 1970-02-10
7 Charlie Greene 6-01 170 Right Right 1971-01-23
9 Todd Hundley 5-11 185 Right Both 1969-05-27
17 Brent Mayne 6-01 190 Right Left 1968-04-19
13 Edgardo Alfonzo 5-11 210 Right Right 1973-11-08
6 Carlos Baerga 5-11 200 Right Both 1968-11-04
11 Tim Bogar 6-02 198 Right Right 1966-10-28
26 Rico Brogna 6-02 200 Left Left 1970-04-18
12 Alvaro Espinoza 6-00 181 Right Right 1962-02-19
15 Matt Franco 6-02 200 Right Left 1969-08-19
19 Jason Hardtke 5-10 175 Right Both 1971-09-15
42 Butch Huskey 6-03 244 Right Right 1971-11-10
12 Jeff Kent 6-01 185 Right Right 1968-03-07
0 Rey Ordonez 5-09 160 Right Right 1971-11-11
20 Roberto Petagine 6-01 170 Left Left 1971-06-07
15 Jose Vizcaino 6-01 180 Right Both 1968-03-26
3 Carl Everett 6-00 220 Right Both 1971-06-03
23 Bernard Gilkey 6-00 190 Right Right 1966-09-24
1, 51 Lance Johnson 5-11 160 Left Left 1963-07-06
5 Chris Jones 6-02 205 Right Right 1965-12-16
22 Alex Ochoa 6-00 185 Right Right 1972-03-29
18 Kevin Roberson 6-04 210 Right Both 1968-01-29
33 Andy Tomberlin 5-11 160 Left Left 1966-11-07
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The 1996 New York Mets played 162 games during the regular season, won 71 games, lost 91 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Shea Stadium (Park Factors: 93/93) where 1,588,323 fans witnessed their 1996 Mets finish the season with a .438 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 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1996 New York Mets salary list, a 1996 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1996 New York Mets primary starters list:

1996 New York Mets
Opening Day Starters


Rico Brogna
Bernard Gilkey
Todd Hundley
Butch Huskey
Lance Johnson
Bobby Jones
Jeff Kent
Rey Ordonez
Jose Vizcaino

1996 New York Mets
Most Games by Position

C Todd Hundley (150)
1B Butch Huskey (75)
2B Jose Vizcaino (93)
3B Jeff Kent (89)
SS Rey Ordonez (150)
LF Bernard Gilkey (151)
CF Lance Johnson (157)
RF Alex Ochoa (76)
  
SP Mark Clark
SP Pete Harnisch
SP Jason Isringhausen
SP Bobby Jones
SP Paul Wilson
  
RP Paul Byrd
RP Jerry DiPoto
RP Doug Henry
RP Rob MacDonald
RP Dave Mlicki
CL John Franco


1996 New York Mets
Salaries

Pete Harnisch $3,725,000.00
Bernard Gilkey $2,787,500.00
Lance Johnson $2,715,000.00
John Franco $2,600,000.00
Jose Vizcaino $2,200,000.00
Jeff Kent $1,960,000.00
Todd Hundley $1,837,500.00
Mark Clark $1,100,000.00
Doug Henry $750,000.00
Brent Mayne $725,000.00
Bobby Jones $405,000.00
Chris Jones $337,500.00
Rico Brogna $325,000.00
Jerry DiPoto $225,000.00
Tim Bogar $215,000.00
Rob MacDonald $200,000.00
Blas Minor $198,000.00
Dave Mlicki $195,000.00
Edgardo Alfonzo $180,000.00
Carl Everett $178,000.00
Jason Isringhausen $169,000.00
Roberto Petagine $135,000.00
Andy Tomberlin $130,000.00
Kevin Roberson $125,000.00
Paul Byrd $123,000.00
Butch Huskey $116,000.00
Alex Ochoa $109,000.00
Rey Ordonez $109,000.00
Robert Person $109,000.00
Derek Wallace $109,000.00
Paul Wilson $109,000.00


1996 New York Mets
Uniform Numbers

#0 Rey Ordonez
#1 Lance Johnson
#3 Carl Everett
#5 Chris Jones
#6 Carlos Baerga
#7 Charlie Greene
#9 Todd Hundley
#11 Tim Bogar
#12 Alvaro Espinoza
#12 Jeff Kent
#13 Edgardo Alfonzo
#15 Matt Franco
#15 Jose Vizcaino
#17 Brent Mayne
#18 Kevin Roberson
#19 Jason Hardtke
#20 Roberto Petagine
#22 Alex Ochoa
#23 Bernard Gilkey
#26 Rico Brogna
#27 Pete Harnisch
#28 Bobby Jones
#29 Robert Person
#30 Alberto Castillo
#31 John Franco
#32 Paul Wilson
#33 Andy Tomberlin
#34 Blas Minor
#34 Ricky Trlicek
#35 Doug Henry
#38 Dave Mlicki
#40 Mike Fyhrie
#42 Butch Huskey
#43 Paul Byrd
#44 Jason Isringhausen
#45 Jerry DiPoto
#47 Derek Wallace
#48 Pedro Martinez
#49 Rob MacDonald
#51 Lance Johnson
#54 Mark Clark

Did you know that a 1996 New York Mets 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)?