# 1996 Colorado Rockies season

The Colorado Rockies' 1996 season was the fourth for the Rockies. Managed by Don Baylor, they played home games at Coors Field and finished with a record of 83-79, third in the National League West.

## Offseason

* November 20, 1995: Joe Girardi was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the New York Yankees for Mike DeJean.
* December 18, 1995: Jeff Reed was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.

## Regular season

* The only no-hitter at Coors Field was thrown by Hideo Nomo of the Los Angeles Dodgers on September 17, 1996.
* On May 11, 1996, Al Leiter threw the first no-hitter in Florida Marlins history. The Marlins beat the Rockies by a score of 11-0.

### Season standings

vteNL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| San Diego Padres | 91 | 71 | .562 | — | 45‍–‍36 | 46‍–‍35 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 90 | 72 | .556 | 1 | 47‍–‍34 | 43‍–‍38 |
| Colorado Rockies | 83 | 79 | .512 | 8 | 55‍–‍26 | 28‍–‍53 |
| San Francisco Giants | 68 | 94 | .420 | 23 | 38‍–‍44 | 30‍–‍50 |

### Record vs. opponents

1996 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL |
| Atlanta | — | 7–5 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 9–4 | 9–3 | 9–4 | 7–5 | 9–4 |
| Chicago | 5–7 | — | 5–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–8 |
| Cincinnati | 5–7 | 8–5 | — | 7–6 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 5–8 | 9–3 | 9–4 | 5–8 |
| Colorado | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | — | 5–8 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 5–8 | 8–4 |
| Florida | 7–6 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 8–5 | — | 7–5 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 6–6 |
| Houston | 6–6 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 10–2 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 2–11 |
| Los Angeles | 7–5 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 6–6 | — | 9–3 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 8–4 |
| Montreal | 3–10 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 9–3 | 8–5 | 9–4 | 3–9 | — | 7–6 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 9–4 | 8–4 |
| New York | 6–7 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 6–7 | — | 7–6 | 8–5 | 3–10 | 6–6 | 5–7 |
| Philadelphia | 4–9 | 6–7 | 2–10 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 2–10 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 6–7 | — | 7–5 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 4–8 |
| Pittsburgh | 3–9 | 9–4 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 5–7 | — | 4–9 | 8–4 | 3–10 |
| San Diego | 4–9 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 5–8 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 10–3 | 8–4 | 9–4 | — | 11–2 | 4–8 |
| San Francisco | 5–7 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 2–11 | — | 7–6 |
| St. Louis | 4–9 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 11–2 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 10–3 | 8–4 | 6–7 | — |

### Game log

1996 Game Log: 83–79 (Home: 55–26; Away: 28–53) :
April: 11–14 (Home: 5–8; Away: 6–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1April 2@ Phillies5–3Ritz (1–0)Fernandez—36,7511–0
2April 3@ Phillies1–3GraceFreeman (0–1)Bottalico15,6481–1
3April 4@ Phillies4–7MulhollandRekar (0–1)Bottalico16,2201–2
4April 5@ Expos4–6DyerMunoz (0–1)Rojas45,0421–3
5April 6@ Expos5–4Thompson (1–0)RueterLeskanic (1)27,0402–3
6April 7@ Expos1–9FasseroPainter (0–1)—11,2122–4
7April 8Cubs6–9AdamsRitz (1–1)Jones50,1852–5
8April 10Cubs10–9Leskanic (1–0)Jones—50,0833–5
9April 11Mets7–3Reynoso (1–0)Mlicki—48,0104–5
10April 12Mets6–5Freeman (1–1)ClarkLeskanic (2)50,0455–5
11April 14Mets4–10HarnischRitz (1–2)Henry48,0515–6
12April 15Padres11–9Ruffin (1–0)BlairLeskanic (3)48,0276–6
13April 16Padres6–10AshbyReynoso (1–1)—48,0316–7
14April 17Padres6–11FlorieFreeman (1–2)—48,0116–8
15April 19@ Mets5–3Ritz (2–2)HarnischLeskanic (4)16,2257–8
16April 20@ Mets3–4 (10)FrancoHabyan (0–1)—20,8477–9
17April 21@ Mets6–4Leskanic (2–0)Franco—22,7378–9
18April 22@ Cubs4–2Freeman (2–2)NavarroLeskanic (5)21,2279–9
19April 23@ Cubs4–3Rekar (1–1)CastilloLeskanic (6)14,32510–9
20April 24Phillies8–10BorlandReed (0–1)Bottalico48,04710–10
21April 25Phillies1–7FernandezThompson (1–1)Ryan48,03310–11
22April 26Expos2–6AlvarezReynoso (1–2)—48,02410–12
23April 27Expos6–5 (13)Painter (1–1)Daal—48,01311–12
24April 28Expos9–21RueterRekar (1–2)—48,00611–13
25April 30@ Dodgers4–7NomoRitz (2–3)Worrell31,03711–14 :
May: 14–11 (Home: 10–2; Away: 4–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
26May 1@ Dodgers4–1Thompson (2–1)AstacioRuffin (1)30,37712–14
27May 3Marlins9–5Reynoso (2–2)Burkett—48,12913–14
28May 4Marlins17–5Freeman (3–2)Hammond—48,10114–14
29May 5Marlins5–4Ritz (3–3)Perez—48,13415–14
30May 6@ Braves1–4AveryThompson (2–2)—28,72515–15
31May 7@ Braves5–6 (10)ClontzLeskanic (2–1)—29,97615–16
32May 8@ Braves1–5GlavineReynoso (2–3)—29,36315–17
33May 9@ Marlins2–6MillerFreeman (3–3)—21,00815–18
34May 10@ Marlins2–4RappRitz (3–4)Nen27,30915–19
35May 11@ Marlins0–11LeiterThompson (2–3)—31,54915–20
36May 12@ Marlins5–7NenLeskanic (2–2)—21,05815–21
37May 14@ Reds5–3Reed (1–1)SchourekRuffin (2)20,53516–21
38May 17Cardinals12–11Leskanic (3–2)BaileyRuffin (3)48,07417–21
39May 18Cardinals9–8Habyan (1–1)Eckersley—48,10318–21
40May 19Cardinals10–3Thompson (3–3)Benes—48,07519–21
41May 20Pirates10–7Reynoso (3–3)Neagle—48,04220–21
42May 21Pirates12–10Holmes (1–0)ChristiansenRuffin (4)48,03721–21
43May 22Pirates6–3Ritz (4–4)SmithRuffin (5)48,04422–21
44May 23Reds5–7CarrascoRuffin (1–1)Brantley48,04022–22
45May 24Reds9–11RuffinThompson (3–4)—48,01922–23
46May 25Reds7–5Leskanic (4–2)Moore—48,01223–23
47May 27@ Cardinals5–2Ritz (5–4)StottlemyreRuffin (6)38,80424–23
48May 28@ Cardinals6–5Painter (2–1)MathewsHolmes (1)26,91325–23
49May 29@ Cardinals5–6PetkovsekLeskanic (4–3)Benes27,85625–24
50May 31@ Pirates4–8NeagleReynoso (3–4)Cordova26,64025–25 :
June: 15–14 (Home: 12–5; Away: 3–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
51June 1@ Pirates2–0Ritz (6–4)WagnerRuffin (7)15,63326–25
52June 2@ Pirates2–5SmithHolmes (1–1)Cordova26,74526–26
53June 3@ Pirates2–7RuebelFarmer (0–1)—8,12026–27
54June 4@ Astros8–16HamptonThompson (3–5)—18,41826–28
55June 5@ Astros1–4WallReynoso (3–5)—14,95426–29
56June 6@ Astros14–7Ritz (7–4)Drabek—22,11227–29
57June 7Braves19–8Painter (3–1)Bielecki—48,02728–29
58June 8Braves13–12Holmes (2–1)McMichaelRuffin (8)48,01529–29
59June 9Braves3–8SmoltzThompson (3–6)—48,03629–30
60June 10Astros9–10WallReynoso (3–6)—48,00729–31
61June 11Astros7–5Alston (1–0)YoungRuffin (9)48,01430–31
62June 12Astros8–0Freeman (4–3)Reynolds—48,02431–31
63June 13Phillies4–1Rekar (2–2)SchillingRuffin (10)48,01832–31
64June 14Phillies10–6Painter (4–1)Springer—48,00633–31
65June 15Phillies4–2Reynoso (4–6)MulhollandRuffin (11)48,02334–31
66June 16Phillies11–3Ritz (8–4)Munoz—48,04135–31
67June 17Expos3–5UrbinaFreeman (4–4)Rojas48,02135–32
68June 18Expos8–12DyerHolmes (2–2)—50,02535–33
69June 19Expos7–6 (10)Ruffin (2–1)Scott—48,00736–33
70June 21@ Phillies3–4 (10)BorlandRuffin (2–2)—25,08536–34
71June 22@ Phillies4–5BlazierHawblitzel (0–1)Bottalico28,60436–35
72June 23@ Phillies7–4Freeman (5–4)FernandezRuffin (12)33,38537–35
73June 24@ Mets1–2IsringhausenHolmes (2–3)Franco16,98837–36
74June 25@ Mets2–3JonesThompson (3–7)Franco18,25137–37
75June 26@ Mets5–9MlickiReed (1–2)—20,67537–38
76June 27Dodgers13–1Ritz (9–4)Astacio—48,04338–38
77June 28Dodgers13–4Freeman (6–4)Martinez—48,02539–38
78June 29Dodgers10–13ValdezRekar (2–3)—48,00939–39
79June 30Dodgers16–15Ruffin (3–2)Worrell—48,10340–39 :
July: 14–14 (Home: 11–3; Away: 3–11)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
80July 1@ Giants6–9JudenPainter (4–2)Beck16,14240–40
81July 2@ Giants1–5GardnerRitz (9–5)—13,57140–41
82July 3@ Giants3–2Leskanic (5–3)BeckRuffin (13)44,35641–41
83July 4@ Dodgers4–9ValdezFreeman (6–5)—54,33141–42
84July 5@ Dodgers1–8NomoBailey (0–1)—43,41541–43
85July 6@ Dodgers2–3OsunaRuffin (3–3)Worrell35,56241–44
86July 7@ Dodgers3–0Ritz (10–5)Astacio—38,26942–44
87July 11Padres8–5 (10)Ruffin (4–3)Hoffman—45,70343–44
88July 12Padres13–12Holmes (3–3)Blair—48,05344–44
89July 13Padres11–6Ritz (11–5)Sanders—48,00945–44
90July 14Padres8–4Reynoso (5–6)Valenzuela—48,06546–44
91July 15Giants7–3Bailey (1–1)Bourgeois—48,03247–44
92July 16Giants5–3Freeman (7–5)LeiterRuffin (14)49,03548–44
93July 17Giants4–3Wright (1–0)FernandezRuffin (15)48,45349–44
94July 18@ Padres2–9SandersRitz (11–6)—24,21249–45
95July 19@ Padres3–4ValenzuelaReynoso (5–7)Hoffman26,55949–46
96July 20@ Padres5–4Leskanic (6–3)BochtlerRuffin (16)55,04650–46
97July 21@ Padres0–2TewksburyFreeman (7–6)Hoffman36,68650–47
98July 23Mets10–7Ruffin (5–3)Henry—48,01651–47
99July 23Mets11–10Reed (2–2)Henry—48,05852–47
100July 24Mets7–6 (10)Leskanic (7–3)Byrd—48,06153–47
101July 25Cubs8–10BottenfieldRuffin (5–4)Patterson48,08753–48
102July 26Cubs4–17NavarroFreeman (7–7)Adams48,06253–49
103July 27Cubs10–6Thompson (4–7)Telemaco—48,09654–49
104July 28Cubs5–7BullingerRitz (11–7)Bottenfield48,07354–50
105July 29@ Expos1–4CormierWright (1–1)Rojas19,11554–51
106July 30@ Expos1–3UrbinaReynoso (5–8)Rojas17,07154–52
107July 31@ Expos2–6FasseroBailey (1–2)—23,66354–53 :
August: 16–14 (Home: 9–4; Away: 7–10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
108August 1@ Cubs1–4NavarroThompson (4–8)Patterson25,56454–54
109August 2@ Cubs7–2Ritz (12–7)Telemaco—34,18655–54
110August 3@ Cubs8–2Wright (2–1)Bullinger—40,46056–54
111August 4@ Cubs6–1Reynoso (6–8)Castillo—38,73857–54
112August 5Marlins9–16HuttonFreeman (7–8)—48,31357–55
113August 6Marlins11–0Thompson (5–8)Burkett—48,33958–55
114August 7Marlins12–5Ritz (13–7)Leiter—48,62259–55
115August 9@ Braves6–4Wright (3–1)GlavineRuffin (17)41,27560–55
116August 10@ Braves9–7 (10)Reed (3–2)WohlersRuffin (18)46,06461–55
117August 11@ Braves1–4SmoltzFreeman (7–9)Wohlers32,96161–56
118August 13@ Marlins0–5LeiterRitz (13–8)—26,25661–57
119August 14@ Marlins1–2BrownLeskanic (7–4)Nen26,58961–58
120August 15@ Marlins6–7PowellRuffin (5–5)Nen21,72361–59
121August 16@ Reds8–4Reynoso (7–8)Salkeld—28,87862–59
122August 17@ Reds3–5SmileyMunoz (0–2)Brantley—62–60
123August 17@ Reds5–9ShawReed (3–3)—34,22562–61
124August 18@ Reds4–9JarvisRitz (13–9)Shaw24,88362–62
125August 19@ Reds6–3Thompson (6–8)Portugal—22,67063–62
126August 20Cardinals5–4 (13)Munoz (1–2)Mathews—48,12664–62
127August 21Cardinals10–2Reynoso (8–8)Benes—48,04565–62
128August 22Cardinals10–5Bailey (2–2)Morgan—48,08666–62
129August 23Pirates3–5LieberRitz (13–10)Cordova48,03866–63
130August 24Pirates9–3Thompson (7–8)Peters—48,01467–63
131August 25Pirates13–9Munoz (2–2)Wilkins—48,13968–63
132August 26Reds9–5 (7)Swift (1–0)JarvisBailey (1)48,09369–63
133August 27Reds3–4SmileyReynoso (8–9)Brantley50,04669–64
134August 28Reds10–9Ruffin (6–5)Shaw—48,05770–64
135August 29Reds7–18BurbaThompson (7–9)—48,02970–65
136August 30@ Cardinals4–7BenesWright (3–2)Eckersley25,53070–66
137August 31@ Cardinals1–2BenesBailey (2–3)Eckersley35,80470–67 :
September: 13–12 (Home: 8–4; Away: 5–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
138September 1@ Cardinals6–15PetkovsekRekar (2–4)—28,55270–68
139September 2@ Pirates8–3Ritz (14–10)Loaiza—9,51371–68
140September 4@ Pirates2–5LieberThompson (7–10)Plesac10,08171–69
141September 6@ Astros1–2HernandezLeskanic (7–5)—20,93271–70
142September 7@ Astros4–5KileHolmes (3–4)Hudek37,21371–71
143September 8@ Astros5–2Reed (4–3)ReynoldsRuffin (19)31,31672–71
144September 9@ Astros4–2Ritz (15–10)WallRuffin (20)13,83373–71
145September 10Braves9–8Holmes (4–4)ClontzRuffin (21)48,05174–71
146September 11Braves6–5Wright (4–2)NeagleSwift (1)48,09175–71
147September 12Braves16–8Burke (1–0)Smoltz—48,05276–71
148September 13Astros6–3Holmes (5–4)HernandezRuffin (22)48,04977–71
149September 14Astros7–3Ritz (16–10)Wall—48,13278–71
150September 15Astros11–4Thompson (8–10)Drabek—48,03879–71
151September 16Dodgers4–6ValdezWright (4–3)—48,01379–72
152September 17Dodgers0–9NomoSwift (1–1)—50,06679–73
153September 18Dodgers6–4Burke (2–0)AstacioRuffin (23)50,05380–73
154September 19@ Giants4–11VanLandinghamRitz (16–11)—10,99480–74
155September 20@ Giants2–6GardnerThompson (8–11)—15,73480–75
156September 21@ Giants2–6RueterWright (4–4)—30,00280–76
157September 22@ Giants3–7SoderstromNied (0–1)—30,82680–77
158September 24@ Padres5–4 (11)Ruffin (7–5)HoffmanSwift (2)23,55681–77
159September 25@ Padres5–3Thompson (9–11)HamiltonRuffin (24)32,70682–77
160September 27Giants3–9SoderstromNied (0–2)—48,00982–78
161September 28Giants5–8CarlsonBurke (2–1)Beck48,04282–79
162September 29Giants12–3Ritz (17–11)Watson—48,16283–79 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss Bold = Rockies team member :

### Detailed records

National League :
| Opponent | W | L | WP | RS | RA |
| NL East |||||||
| Atlanta Braves | 7 | 5 | 0.583 | 89 | 79 |
| Florida Marlins | 5 | 8 | 0.385 | 79 | 77 |
| Montreal Expos | 3 | 9 | 0.250 | 49 | 87 |
| New York Mets | 7 | 5 | 0.583 | 67 | 66 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 6 | 6 | 0.500 | 62 | 55 |
| Total | 28 | 33 | 0.459 | 346 | 364 |
| NL Central |||||||
| Chicago Cubs | 7 | 5 | 0.583 | 73 | 72 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 6 | 7 | 0.462 | 81 | 92 |
| Houston Astros | 8 | 5 | 0.615 | 85 | 63 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 7 | 5 | 0.583 | 73 | 65 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 8 | 4 | 0.667 | 83 | 70 |
| Total | 36 | 26 | 0.581 | 395 | 362 |
| NL West |||||||
| Colorado Rockies | | | | | |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 6 | 7 | 0.462 | 80 | 80 |
| San Diego Padres | 8 | 5 | 0.615 | 83 | 83 |
| San Francisco Giants | 5 | 8 | 0.385 | 57 | 75 |
| Total | 19 | 20 | 0.487 | 220 | 238 |
| Season Total | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 961 | 964 |
| Month | Games | Won | Lost | Win % | RS | RA |
| April | 25 | 11 | 14 | 0.440 | 128 | 170 |
| May | 25 | 14 | 11 | 0.560 | 156 | 147 |
| June | 29 | 15 | 14 | 0.517 | 209 | 177 |
| July | 28 | 14 | 14 | 0.500 | 145 | 167 |
| August | 30 | 16 | 14 | 0.533 | 187 | 162 |
| September | 25 | 13 | 12 | 0.520 | 136 | 141 |
| Total | 162 | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 961 | 964 |
| | Games | Won | Lost | Win % | RS | RA |
| Home | 81 | 55 | 26 | 0.679 | 658 | 559 |
| Away | 81 | 28 | 53 | 0.346 | 303 | 405 |
| Total | 162 | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 961 | 964 |

### Notable transactions

* June 4, 1996: Shawn Chacón was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 3rd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 1996.
* July 30, 1996: Eric Anthony was purchased by the Colorado Rockies from the Cincinnati Reds.
* August 21, 1996: Steve Decker was purchased by the Colorado Rockies from the San Francisco Giants.
* August 31, 1996: Marvin Freeman was selected off waivers by the Chicago White Sox from the Colorado Rockies.

### Major League debuts

* Batters:
** Angel Echevarria (Jul 15)
** Neifi Pérez (Aug 31)
** Alan Cockrell (Sep 7)
** Terry Jones (Sep 9)
* Pitchers:
** Mike Farmer (May 4)
** Garvin Alston (Jun 6)
** Ryan Hawblitzel (Jun 9)
** Jamey Wright (Jul 3)
** John Burke (Aug 13)
** Robbie Beckett (Sep 12)

### Roster
## Player stats

* = Indicates team leader

### Batting
#### Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | Jeff Reed | 116 | 341 | 97 | .284 | 8 | 37 |
| 1B | Andrés Galarraga | 159 | 626 | 190 | .304 | 47 | 150 |
| 2B | Eric Young | 141 | 568 | 184 | .324 | 8 | 74 |
| SS | Walt Weiss | 155 | 517 | 146 | .282 | 8 | 48 |
| 3B | Vinny Castilla | 160 | 629 | 191 | .304 | 40 | 113 |
| LF | Ellis Burks | 156 | 613 | 211 | .344 | 40 | 128 |
| CF | Quinton McCracken | 124 | 283 | 82 | .290 | 3 | 40 |
| RF | Dante Bichette | 159 | 633 | 198 | .313 | 31 | 141 |

#### Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| Larry Walker | 83 | 272 | 75 | .276 | 18 | 58 |
| Jayhawk Owens | 73 | 180 | 43 | .239 | 4 | 17 |
| Jason Bates | 88 | 160 | 33 | .206 | 1 | 9 |
| John Vander Wal | 104 | 151 | 38 | .252 | 5 | 31 |
| Eric Anthony | 32 | 62 | 15 | .242 | 4 | 9 |
| Trent Hubbard | 45 | 60 | 13 | .217 | 1 | 12 |
| Neifi Pérez | 17 | 45 | 7 | .156 | 0 | 3 |
| Steve Decker | 10 | 25 | 8 | .320 | 1 | 8 |
| Angel Echevarria | 26 | 21 | 6 | .286 | 0 | 6 |
| Pedro Castellano | 13 | 17 | 2 | .118 | 0 | 2 |
| Harvey Pulliam | 10 | 15 | 2 | .133 | 0 | 0 |
| Milt Thompson | 14 | 15 | 1 | .067 | 0 | 2 |
| Jorge Brito | 8 | 14 | 1 | .071 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Jones | 12 | 10 | 3 | .300 | 0 | 1 |
| Alan Cockrell | 9 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 2 |

### Pitching
#### Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Kevin Ritz | 35 | 213.0 | 17 | 11 | 5.28 | 105 |
| Mark Thompson | 34 | 169.2 | 9 | 11 | 5.30 | 99 |
| Armando Reynoso | 30 | 168.2 | 8 | 9 | 4.96 | 88 |
| Marvin Freeman | 26 | 129.2 | 7 | 9 | 6.04 | 71 |
| Jamey Wright | 16 | 91.1 | 4 | 4 | 4.93 | 45 |
| Bryan Rekar | 14 | 58.1 | 2 | 4 | 8.95 | 25 |

#### Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Roger Bailey | 24 | 83.2 | 2 | 3 | 6.24 | 45 |
| Mike Farmer | 7 | 28.0 | 0 | 1 | 7.71 | 16 |
| Bill Swift | 7 | 18.1 | 1 | 1 | 5.40 | 5 |

#### Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Bruce Ruffin | 71 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 4.00 | 74 |
| Curtis Leskanic | 70 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6.23 | 76 |
| Steve Reed | 70 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3.96 | 51 |
| Darren Holmes | 62 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3.97 | 73 |
| Mike Munoz | 54 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.65 | 45 |
| Lance Painter | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5.86 | 48 |
| John Habyan | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.13 | 25 |
| John Burke | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.47 | 19 |
| Ryan Hawblitzel | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 | 7 |
| Garvin Alston | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 5 |
| David Nied | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13.50 | 4 |
| Robbie Beckett | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 6 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | Pacific Coast League | Brad Mills |
| AA | New Haven Ravens | Eastern League | Bill Hayes |
| A | Salem Avalanche | Carolina League | Bill McGuire |
| A | Asheville Tourists | South Atlantic League | P. J. Carey |
| A-Short Season | Portland Rockies | Northwest League | Ron Gideon |
| Rookie | AZL Rockies | Arizona League | Jim Eppard |