Rosternomics
Log in Sign up 𝕏

Giants SFG

199668–94 (0.420)
‹ Previous Next ›

GM: Bob Quinn

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1996, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

to

Front Office

PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$36M
Surplus $M
-18
Win %
0.420
TAB
-11.7
WAB
-15.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
23.7
Dead money %
24%
Depth Players
2.0
Dead WAR
-8.3

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1996 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LTom Lampkin53
RKirt Manwaring⇄49
LRick Wilkins⇄49
RDoug Mirabelli8
BMarcus Jensen7

1B

RDave McCarty51
LDesi Wilson33
LJ.R. Phillips⇄15
LDan Peltier13
RMatt Williams13
LRick Wilkins⇄3
RSteve Decker⇄3
RSteve Scarsone1

2B

RSteve Scarsone74
RRobby Thompson62
RJay Canizaro35
RRich Aurilia11
BBill Mueller8

3B

RMatt Williams92
BBill Mueller45
RKim Batiste25
RSteve Scarsone14
RSteve Decker⇄2

SS

RRich Aurilia93
RShawon Dunston78
RJay Canizaro7
RKim Batiste7
BWilson Delgado6
RMatt Williams1
RSteve Scarsone1

LF

LBarry Bonds149
LJacob Cruz6
RDave McCarty5
LMarvin Benard5
RTrenidad Hubbard⇄4
RMark Carreon⇄3
LMel Hall3
RKeith Williams1
LDan Peltier1

CF

LMarvin Benard102
BStan Javier53
RDax Jones29
LBarry Bonds6
RTrenidad Hubbard⇄6

RF

RGlenallen Hill98
LMarvin Benard38
BStan Javier18
LJacob Cruz17
RDave McCarty15
RDax Jones4
RKeith Williams3
LMel Hall1

DH

—

Starters

RMark Gardner1.5 WAR
LAllen Watson1.5 WAR
LShawn Estes1.3 WAR
RWilliam Van Landingham1.2 WAR
ROsvaldo Fernandez1.0 WAR
LKirk Rueter⇄0.8 WAR
RMark Leiter⇄0.4 WAR
RSteve Bourgeois0.2 WAR
RSteve Soderstrom0.1 WAR
RJose Bautista-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RRod Beck35 sv
RMark Dewey0 h
LDoug Creek0 h
RRich DeLucia0 h
RJose Bautista0 h
RJeff Juden⇄0 h
LJim Poole⇄0 h
RTim Scott⇄0 h

Each position shows its top 3 by games (top = starter) — click "+more" for the rest. The letter is bats/throws; ⇄ marks a player traded mid-season. Starters are ranked by WAR, bullpen by holds; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.

Key additions (new vs 1995)

PlayerfWAR
Bill Mueller1.5
Allen Watson1.5
Mark Gardner1.5
Rick Wilkins1.4
Shawon Dunston1.2
Osvaldo Fernandez1.0

Key subtractions (gone from 1995)

Player1995 fWAR
Royce Clayton2.4
Deion Sanders1.4
Mark Portugal1.3
Jeff Reed0.8
Trevor Wilson0.5
Darren Lewis0.4

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Giants. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 1996; everyone else is shown as a 1996 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Barry Bonds 1996 +9.2 +150.2 8.4 +141.8 $0.9M 2.05× –
Allen Watson 1996 +1.5 +17.9 0.2 +17.7 $0.2M 1.49× –
Matt Williams 1996 +2.6 +23.6 6.6 +17.0 $2.5M 1.12× –
Marvin Benard 1996 +1.5 +14.9 0.1 +14.8 $0.1M 1.22× –
Glenallen Hill 1996 +1.6 +15.7 1.7 +14.0 $1.1M 1.22× –
Mark Gardner 1996 +1.5 +12.1 0.2 +11.9 $0.1M 1.02× –
Shawn Estes 1996 +1.3 +10.4 0.1 +10.3 $0.1M 1.02× –
William Van Landingham 1996 +1.2 +9.4 0.2 +9.2 $0.2M 1.02× –
Osvaldo Fernandez 1996 +1.0 +8.2 0.6 +7.6 $0.6M 1.02× –
Kirk Rueter↔ 1996 +0.8 +6.6 0.0 +6.6 $0.0M 1.02× –
Stan Javier 1996 +1.0 +6.7 1.0 +5.7 $1.0M 0.83× –
Rick Wilkins↔ 1996 +1.4 +5.9 0.6 +5.3 $0.4M 0.52× –
Shawon Dunston 1996 +1.2 +6.1 1.5 +4.6 $1.2M 0.61× –
Tom Lampkin 1996 +1.1 +4.5 0.2 +4.2 $0.2M 0.52× –
Rod Beck 1996 +0.5 +5.1 3.0 +2.2 $6.1M 1.34× –
Trenidad Hubbard↔ 1996 +0.3 +2.2 0.0 +2.2 $0.1M 0.83× –
Mark Leiter↔ 1996 +0.4 +3.0 1.2 +1.8 $3.3M 1.02× –
Rich Aurilia 1996 +0.3 +1.6 0.1 +1.5 $0.3M 0.61× –
Kirt Manwaring↔ 1996 +0.6 +2.5 1.1 +1.4 $1.8M 0.52× –
Steve Bourgeois 1996 +0.2 +0.8 0.1 +0.7 $0.7M 0.67× –
Dax Jones 1996 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.83× –
J.R. Phillips↔ 1996 -0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.3 – 0.56× –
Jim Poole↔ 1996 -0.0 -0.0 0.3 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Dave McCarty 1996 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.8 – 0.56× –
Doug Mirabelli 1996 -0.2 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 0.52× –
Rich DeLucia 1996 -0.1 -0.5 0.5 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Jeff Juden↔ 1996 -0.3 -1.8 0.1 -1.9 – 0.67× –
Desi Wilson 1996 -0.4 -1.9 0.1 -2.0 – 0.56× –
Mark Carreon↔ 1996 -0.2 -1.6 0.7 -2.3 – 0.83× –
Mark Dewey 1996 -0.4 -2.2 0.2 -2.4 – 0.67× –
Robby Thompson 1996 +0.6 +2.5 5.0 -2.5 $8.9M 0.56× –
Chris Hook 1996 -0.5 -2.5 0.1 -2.6 – 0.67× –
Jose Bautista 1996 -0.3 -1.8 0.8 -2.6 – 0.67× –
Mel Hall 1996 -0.4 -2.4 0.1 -2.6 – 0.83× –
Jay Canizaro 1996 -0.7 -3.0 0.1 -3.1 – 0.56× –
Steve Scarsone 1996 -0.7 -3.0 0.4 -3.3 – 0.56× –
Tim Scott↔ 1996 -0.6 -3.2 0.2 -3.4 – 0.67× –
Doug Creek 1996 -1.1 -5.7 0.1 -5.8 – 0.67× –
Kim Batiste 1996 -1.5 -6.9 0.1 -7.1 – 0.58× –
Bill Mueller 1996 +1.5 +10.3 – – – 0.85× –
Dan Carlson 1996 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Dan Peltier 1996 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.56× –
Jacob Cruz 1996 +0.5 +3.3 – – – 0.83× –
Keith Williams 1996 -0.1 -0.8 – – – 0.83× –
Marcus Jensen 1996 +0.2 +0.7 – – – 0.52× –
Shawn Barton 1996 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Steve Decker↔ 1996 -0.4 -1.7 – – – 0.56× –
Steve Soderstrom 1996 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 1.02× –
Wilson Delgado 1996 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.61× –
Total—+23.9+283.036.0+235.4—

Trades

Every graded 1996 deal involving the Giants — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 8 total.

1996 · SFG / WSN
SFG · Bob Quinn +$57.6M
Kirk Rueter, Tim Scott
WSN · Jim Beattie −$57.6M
Mark Leiter
SFG came out ahead by $57.6M
1996 · SFG / HOU
SFG · Bob Quinn +$6.4M
Rick Wilkins
HOU · Gerry Hunsicker −$6.4M
Kirt Manwaring
SFG came out ahead by $6.4M
1996 · SFG / KCR
SFG · Bob Quinn +$13.6M
Ramón Martínez
KCR · Herk Robinson −$13.6M
Jamie Brewington
SFG came out ahead by $13.6M
1996 · STL / SFG
STL · Walt Jocketty +$2.4M
Tom Lampkin
SFG · Bob Quinn −$2.4M
René Arocha
STL came out ahead by $2.4M
1996 · CLE / SFG
CLE · John Hart +$11.2M
Mark Carreon
SFG · Bob Quinn −$11.2M
Jim Poole
CLE came out ahead by $11.2M
1996 · DET / SFG
DET · Randy Smith +$8.0M
Jesse Ibarra
SFG · Bob Quinn −$8.0M
Mark Lewis
DET came out ahead by $8.0M
1996 · SFG / ANA
SFG · Bob Quinn +$12.0M
J. T. Snow
ANA · Bill Bavasi −$12.0M
Allen Watson, Fausto Macey
SFG came out ahead by $12.0M
1996 · SFG / CLE
SFG · Bob Quinn +$227.2M
Jeff Kent, Julián Tavárez, José Vizcaíno, Joe Roa
CLE · John Hart −$227.2M
Matt Williams, Trenidad Hubbard
SFG came out ahead by $227.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

1996 payroll
$36.2M

What the front office was committed to as of 1996, 1996–2002. Pre-2015 has no contract-terms data — forward italic $ are realized actuals (hindsight, not commitments known then). Control labels (ARB/FA) are point-in-time.

current $ guaranteed $ actual $ (hindsight) arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent

Guaranteed / signed (17)

PlayerAgeSvc1996199719981999200020012002
Barry Bonds3110.000$8.4M$8.7M$8.9M$9.4M$10.7M$10.3M$15.0M
Matt Williams309.000$6.6MFREE AGENT
Robby Thompson3410.000$5.0MFREE AGENT
Glenallen Hill317.000$1.7M$1.7MFREE AGENT
Shawon Dunston3311.000$1.5MFREE AGENT$633k$1.0M$1.1M
Mark Leiter336.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Kirt Manwaring309.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Stan Javier3212.000$1.0M$1.4M$1.8M$1.5MFREE AGENT
Jose Bautista318.000$790kFREE AGENT
Mark Carreon329.000$681kFREE AGENT
Rich DeLucia316.000$475k$573kFREE AGENT
Jim Poole306.000$261k$850k$684kFREE AGENT
Tom Lampkin328.000$230kFREE AGENT
Mark Dewey316.000$225kFREE AGENT
Mark Gardner347.000$202k$900k$1.1M$2.0M$3.0M$1.8MFREE AGENT
Mel Hall3515.000$120kFREE AGENT
Steve Decker306.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

PlayerAgeSvc1996199719981999200020012002
Rod Beck275.000$3.0MFREE AGENT
Rick Wilkins295.000$593kFREE AGENT
Steve Scarsone304.000$375kARB 3FREE AGENT
Allen Watson253.000$240kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Scott295.000$215kFREE AGENT
Kim Batiste285.000$150kFREE AGENT
Dave McCarty263.000$150kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Juden255.000$74kFREE AGENT
J.R. Phillips263.000$38kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kirk Rueter253.000$32kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shawn Barton334.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Peltier284.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (20)

PlayerAgeSvc1996199719981999200020012002
Osvaldo Fernandez290.000$633kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
William Van Landingham252.000$200kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rich Aurilia241.000$110kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marvin Benard251.000$110kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Doug Creek271.000$110kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Bourgeois230.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jay Canizaro220.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shawn Estes231.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Doug Mirabelli250.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Desi Wilson270.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Hook271.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dax Jones250.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trenidad Hubbard322.000$23kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Carlson260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jacob Cruz230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wilson Delgado230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marcus Jensen230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bill Mueller250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Soderstrom24–—
Keith Williams24–—

Graphs

How each 1996 acquisition stacked onto Giants's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

Rosternomics — front-office performance, roster value, and transaction history. Follow @rosternomics on X.
Decision-maker records extend to 1933; resource-controlled WAR and payroll metrics cover 1985–2026. Data sources include FanGraphs, Baseball-Reference, the Chadwick Bureau register, the Lahman Database, prospect rankings from Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, and FanGraphs, and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0).
Privacy Policy · Terms of Service · © 2026 Rosternomics