1996 Western League Leaders
1996 Western League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1996 Western League Standings
Batting Average Leaders
| Player | Team | Avg. | H | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Grubb | Grays Harbor Gulls | .365 | 103 | 282 |
| Ray Harvey | Grays Harbor Gulls | .363 | 99 | 273 |
| Bernie Nunez | Bend Bandits | .348 | 98 | 282 |
| Todd Pridy | Salinas Peppers | .346 | 109 | 315 |
| Frank Valdez | Palm Springs Suns | .345 | 112 | 325 |
| Roy Miller | Reno Chukars | .344 | 90 | 262 |
| Rick Prieto | Salinas Peppers | .338 | 123 | 364 |
| Tim Cooper | Reno Chukars | .331 | 116 | 350 |
| Alan Burke | Long Beach Riptide | .327 | 102 | 312 |
| David Mowry | Sonoma County Crushers | .327 | 113 | 346 |
| Eddie Comeaux | Reno Chukars | .326 | 108 | 331 |
| Corey Paul | Tri-City Posse | .326 | 87 | 267 |
| Sam Taylor | Salinas Peppers | .325 | 121 | 372 |
| John Turlais | Tri-City Posse | .321 | 90 | 280 |
| Tim Wallace | Palm Springs Suns | .321 | 89 | 277 |
| Carl Nichols | Reno Chukars | .317 | 110 | 347 |
| Johnny Casey | Long Beach Riptide | .315 | 109 | 346 |
| Ray DeLeon | Grays Harbor Gulls | .314 | 99 | 315 |
| Mike Nadeau | Bend Bandits | .312 | 91 | 292 |
| Danny Lewis | Sonoma County Crushers | .311 | 71 | 228 |
Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per league game to qualify for batting average leaders
Hits Leaders
| Player | Team | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Prieto | Salinas Peppers | 123 | 27 | 10 | 5 |
| Sam Taylor | Salinas Peppers | 121 | 25 | 5 | 11 |
| Shawn Scott | Tri-City Posse | 119 | 21 | 6 | 4 |
| Tim Cooper | Reno Chukars | 116 | 21 | 10 | 12 |
| David Mowry | Sonoma County Crushers | 113 | 30 | 0 | 20 |
| Frank Valdez | Palm Springs Suns | 112 | 25 | 2 | 8 |
| Ron Reams | Salinas Peppers, Grays Harbor Gulls | 111 | 17 | 2 | 7 |
| Carl Nichols | Reno Chukars | 110 | 29 | 1 | 20 |
| Johnny Casey | Long Beach Riptide | 109 | 26 | 2 | 0 |
| Todd Pridy | Salinas Peppers | 109 | 16 | 3 | 21 |
Home Run Leaders
Doubles Leaders
Triples Leaders
RBI Leaders
| Player | Team | RBI |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Nichols | Reno Chukars | 89 |
| Ray DeLeon | Grays Harbor Gulls, Salinas Peppers | 83 |
| Brian Kooiman | Salinas Peppers | 76 |
| David Mowry | Sonoma County Crushers | 76 |
| Tim Moore | Long Beach Riptide | 69 |
| Sam Taylor | Salinas Peppers | 68 |
| Jim Koehler | Bend Bandits | 67 |
| Tim Cooper | Reno Chukars | 65 |
| Donald Harris | Bend Bandits | 64 |
| Todd Pridy | Salinas Peppers | 63 |
| Frank Valdez | Palm Springs Suns | 62 |
| Ron Reams | Grays Harbor Gulls, Salinas Peppers | 59 |
| Rueben Smiley | Long Beach Riptide | 59 |
| Todd Samples | Salinas Peppers | 56 |
| Don Barbara | Long Beach Riptide | 55 |
| Ray Harvey | Grays Harbor Gulls | 55 |
| Eddie Comeaux | Reno Chukars | 54 |
| Danny Lewis | Sonoma County Crushers | 54 |
| Alan Burke | Long Beach Riptide | 53 |
| Roy Miller | Reno Chukars | 53 |
Wins Leaders
ERA Leaders
| Player | Team | ERA | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Salcedo | Tri-City Posse | 2.12 | 7 | 3 |
| Tim Burcham | Palm Springs Suns | 2.56 | 5 | 7 |
| Paul Anderson | Long Beach Riptide | 2.69 | 12 | 4 |
| Mark Tranberg | Long Beach Riptide | 2.93 | 9 | 3 |
| Chad Rolish | Palm Springs Suns | 3.37 | 10 | 7 |
| Ben Weber | Salinas Peppers | 3.46 | 12 | 6 |
| Chris Kotes | Grays Harbor Gulls | 3.57 | 9 | 4 |
| Al Walania | Grays Harbor Gulls | 3.63 | 5 | 4 |
| Steve Renko | Salinas Peppers | 3.75 | 4 | 3 |
| Mike Smith | Long Beach Riptide | 3.77 | 11 | 5 |
| Chris Sheehan | Tri-City Posse | 3.88 | 8 | 8 |
| Jordy Alexander | Tri-City Posse | 3.90 | 5 | 4 |
| Tony Coscia | Sonoma County Crushers | 3.91 | 7 | 6 |
| Ruben Niebla | Palm Springs Suns | 3.92 | 8 | 9 |
| Jim Patterson | Palm Springs Suns | 3.92 | 3 | 4 |
| Derek Baker | Reno Chukars | 4.07 | 9 | 5 |
| Kurt Knudsen | Sonoma County Crushers | 4.15 | 5 | 4 |
| Scott Singleton | Long Beach Riptide | 4.17 | 6 | 7 |
| Brian Doughty | Reno Chukars | 4.29 | 11 | 3 |
| Chris White | Bend Bandits | 4.29 | 6 | 8 |
Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders
Shutout Leaders
Strikeout Leaders
| Player | Team | SO |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Sheehan | Tri-City Posse | 135 |
| Chris Kotes | Grays Harbor Gulls | 128 |
| John Patton | Salinas Peppers | 123 |
| Mark Tranberg | Long Beach Riptide | 113 |
| Tony Coscia | Sonoma County Crushers | 106 |
| Ben Weber | Salinas Peppers | 102 |
| Kurt Knudsen | Sonoma County Crushers | 98 |
| Jose Salcedo | Tri-City Posse | 97 |
| Tim Burcham | Palm Springs Suns | 95 |
| Chad Rolish | Palm Springs Suns | 94 |
| Chris White | Bend Bandits | 90 |
| Eric Estes | Grays Harbor Gulls | 87 |
| Steve Grennan | Bend Bandits | 85 |
| Mike Smith | Long Beach Riptide | 85 |
| Paul Anderson | Long Beach Riptide | 83 |
| Al Walania | Grays Harbor Gulls | 82 |
| Darrell Goedhart | Grays Harbor Gulls, Palm Springs Suns | 79 |
| Derek Baker | Reno Chukars, Salinas Peppers | 78 |
| Ricky Talbott | Grays Harbor Gulls, Bend Bandits | 78 |
| Pat Leahy | Grays Harbor Gulls | 77 |
