The Miami Marlins' 2016 season was the 24th season for the Major League Baseball franchise, and the fifth as the "Miami" Marlins. This was the first season under manager Don Mattingly. The Marlins finished in third place in the National League East and they failed to make the playoffs for the 13th consecutive season. Although the team was over .500 as late as September, they faltered down the stretch and missed the playoffs.
Season standings
National League East
National League Wild Card
Record vs. opponents
Detailed records
National League Opponent W L WP NL East Atlanta Braves 7 11 78 94 Miami Marlins New York Mets 7 12 66 80 Philadelphia Phillies 9 10 72 65 Washington Nationals 9 10 68 74 Total 32 43 284 313 NL Central Chicago Cubs 3 4 29 27 Cincinnati Reds 4 3 29 23 Milwaukee Brewers 4 2 27 35 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 1 22 24 St. Louis Cardinals 4 3 39 34 Total 21 13 146 143 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks 4 2 26 24 Colorado Rockies 5 2 41 34 Los Angeles Dodgers 6 1 23 14 San Diego Padres 3 3 29 22 San Francisco Giants 2 4 17 28 Total 20 12 136 122 American League Chicago White Sox 1 2 14 16 Cleveland Indians 0 3 10 20 Detroit Tigers 0 4 18 32 Kansas City Royals 1 2 5 6 Minnesota Twins 1 2 19 16 Tampa Bay Rays 3 1 23 14 Total 6 14 89 104 Season Total 79 82 655 682
Month Games Won Lost Win % April 23 12 11 92 94 May 29 15 14 113 124 June 27 14 13 126 116 July 26 16 10 120 95 August 28 10 18 97 115 September 26 12 14 99 126 October 2 0 2 8 12 Total 161 79 82 655 682 Games Won Lost Win % Home 80 40 40 302 302 Away 81 39 42 353 380 Total 161 79 82 655 682
Game log Legend Marlins win Marlins loss PostponementBoldMarlins team member
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 || April 5 || Tigers || 7–8 (11) || VerHagen (1–0) || Breslow (0–1) || Greene (1) || 36,911 || 0–1||L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2 || April 6 || Tigers || 3–7 || Sánchez (1–0) || Fernández (0–1) || Rodriguez (1) || 17,883 || 0–2||L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 || April 7 || @ Nationals || 6–4 || Phelps (1–0) || Roark (0–1) || Ramos (1) || 41,650 || 1–2||W1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || April 9 || @ Nationals || colspan=7| Postponed (inclement weather) Rescheduled for May 14 as part of a doubleheader |- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || April 10 || @ Nationals || 2–4 || Ross (1–0) || Koehler (0–1) || Papelbon (3) || 24,593 || 1–3||L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 5 || April 11 || @ Mets || 10–3 || Narveson (1–0) || Matz (0–1) || — || 24,318 || 2–3||W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 6 || April 12 || @ Mets || 2–1 || Phelps (2–0) || Henderson (0–1) || Ramos (2) || 28,923 || 3–3||W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 7 || April 13 || @ Mets || 1–2 || Blevins (0–1) || McGowan (0–1) || Familia (2) || 22,113 || 3–4||L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 8 || April 15 || Braves || 3–6 || Ogando (1–0) || Phelps (2–1) || Vizcaino (1) || 18,071 || 3–5||L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 9 || April 16 || Braves || 4–6 || Norris (1–2) || Koehler (0–2) || Grilli (1) || 33,123 || 3–6||L3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 10 || April 17 || Braves || 5–6 (10) || Grilli (1–0) || Jackson (0–1) || Wisler (1) || 24,780 || 3–7||L4 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 11 || April 18 || Nationals || 6–1 || Fernández (1–1) || Roark (1–2) || — || 16,112 || 4–7||W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 12 || April 19 || Nationals || 0–7 || Strasburg (3–0) || Conley (0–1) || — || 16,529 || 4–8 ||L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 13 || April 20 || Nationals || 1–3 || Petit (1–0) || Chen (0–1) || Papelbon (6) || 16,961 || 4–9 ||L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 14 || April 21 || Nationals || 5–1 || Koehler (1–2) || Scherzer (2–1) || — || 17,395 || 5–9 ||W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 15 || April 22 || @ Giants || 1–8 ||Samardzija (2–1) || Cosart (0–1) || — || 41,760 || 5–10||L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 16 || April 23 || @ Giants || 2–7 ||Peavy (1–1) || Fernández (1–2) || — || 41,886 || 5–11||L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 17 || April 24 || @ Giants || 5–4 ||Barraclough (1–0) || Osich (0–1) || Ramos (3) || 41,509 || 6–11||W1 |- style="background:#bfb; | 18 || April 25 || @ Dodgers || 3–2 ||Chen (1–1) || Stripling (0–1) || Ramos (4) || 44,954 || 7–11||W2 |- style="background:#bfb; | 19 || April 26 || @ Dodgers || 6–3 ||Koehler (2–2) || Kershaw (2–1) || Ramos (5) || 41,102 || 8–11||W3 |- style="background:#bfb; | 20 || April 27 || @ Dodgers || 2–0 ||Nicolino (1–0) || Kazmir (1–2) || Ureña (1) || 38,909 || 9–11||W4 |- style="background:#bfb; | 21 || April 28 || @ Dodgers || 5–3 ||Fernández (2–2) ||Maeda (3–1) ||Ramos (6) || 44,009 || 10–11||W5 |- style="background:#bfb; | 22 || April 29 || @ Brewers || 6–3 ||Conley (1–1) ||Davies (0–3) || Ramos (7) || 23,215 || 11–11||W6 |- style="background:#bfb; | 23 || April 30 || @ Brewers ||7–5 ||Chen (2–1) ||Anderson (1–3) || Phelps (1) || 28,193 || 12–11||W7
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 24 || May 1 || @ Brewers || 5–14 || Peralta (2–3) ||Koehler (2–3) || — || 28,181 || 12–12||L1 |- style="background:#bfb; | 25 || May 3 || D-backs || 7–4 ||Nicolino (2–0) || Chafin (0–1) || Ramos (8) || 16,323 || 13–12||W1 |- style="background:#bfb; | 26 || May 4 || D-backs || 4–3 || Fernández (3–2) || De La Rosa (3–4) || Ramos (9) || 17,043 || 14–12||W2 |- style="background:#bfb; | 27 || May 5 || D-backs || 4–0 || Conley (2–1) || Ray (1–2) || — || 16,704 || 15–12||W3 |- style="background:#bfb; | 28 || May 6 || Phillies || 6–4 || Barraclough (2–0) || Neris (0–1) || Phelps (2) || 19,983 || 16–12 ||W4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 29 || May 7 || Phillies || 3–4 || Obetholtzer (2–0) || Breslow (0–2) || Gómez (10) || 21,719 || 16–13||L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 30 || May 8 || Phillies || 5–6 || Neris (1–1) || Phelps (2–2) || Gómez (11) || 19,625 || 16–14||L2 |- style="background:#bfb; | 31 || May 9 || Brewers || 4–1 || Fernández (4–2) || Peralta (2–4) || Morris (1) || 16,769 || 17–14||W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 32 || May 10 || Brewers || 2–10 || Davies (1–3) || Conley (2–2) || — || 17,225 || 17–15||L1 |- style="background:#bfb; | 33 || May 11 || Brewers || 3–2 || Chen (3–1) || Anderson (1–5) || Ramos (10) || 19,893 || 18–15||W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 34 || May 13 || @ Nationals || 3–5 || Treinen W (3–1) || Barraclough L (2–1) || Papelbon (10) || 28,232 || 18–16||L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 35 || May 14 (1) || @ Nationals || 4–6 || Strasburg (6–0) || Nicolino (2–1) || Papelbon (11) || 28,634 || 18–17||L2 |- style="background:#bfb; | 36 || May 14 (2) || @ Nationals || 7–1 || Ureña (1–0) || Roark (2–3) || — || 30,019 || 19–17||W1 |- style="background:#bfb; | 37 || May 15 || @ Nationals || 5–1 || Fernández (5–2) || Ross (3–3) || Ramos (11) || 36,786 || 20–17||W2 |- style="background:#bfb; | 38 || May 16 || @ Phillies || 5–3 || Conley (3–2) || Eickhoff (1–6) || Ramos (12) || 28,348 || 21–17||W3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 39 || May 17 || @ Phillies || 1–3 || Velasquez (5–1) || Chen (3–2) || Gómez (15) || 18,140 || 21–18 ||L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 40 || May 18 || @ Phillies || 2–4 || Hellickson (4–2) || Koehler (2–4) || Gómez (16) || 29,579 || 21–19 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 41 || May 20 || Nationals || 1–4 || Roark (3–3) || Nicolino (2–2) || Papelbon (12) || 20,017 || 21–20 || L3 |- style="background:#bfb; | 42 || May 21 || Nationals || 3–2 || Fernández (6–2) || Ross (3–4) || Ramos (13) || 25,839 || 22–20 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 43 || May 22 || Nationals || 2–8 || Scherzer (5–3) || Conley (3–3) || — || 24,308 || 22–21 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb; | 44 || May 23 || Rays || 7–6 || Phelps (3–2) || Ramirez (6–2) || Ramos (14) || 17,969 || 23–21 ||W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 45 || May 24 || Rays || 3–4 || Odorizzi (2–2) || Koehler (2–5) || Colomé (12) || 23,709 || 23–22||L1 |-style="background:#bfb; | 46 || May 25 || @ Rays || 4–3 || Barraclough (3–1) || Sturdevant (0–1) || Ramos (15) || 13,554 || 24–22||W1 |-style="background:#bfb; | 47 || May 26 || @ Rays || 9–1 || Fernández (7–2) || Smyly (2–6) || — || 11,399 || 25–22 ||W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 48 || May 27 || @ Braves || 2–4 || Krol (1–0) || Phelps (3–3) || Vizcaino (6) || 19,325 || 25–23 ||L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 49 || May 28 || @ Braves || 2–7 || O'Flaherty (1–3) || Ureña (1–1) || — || 33,879 || 25–24 ||L2 |-style="background:#bfb; | 50 || May 29 || @ Braves || 7–3 || Koehler (3–5) || Teheran (1–5) || — || 50,247 || 26–24 ||W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 51 || May 30 || Pirates || 0–10 || Locke (4–3) || Nicolino (2–3) || — || 10,856 || 26–25 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb; | 52 || May 31 || Pirates || 3–1 || Fernández (8–2) || Cole (5–4) || Ramos (16) || 10,637 || 27–25 || W1
|-style="background:#bfb; | 53 || June 1 || Pirates || 3–2 || Phelps (4–3) || Watson (1–1) || Ramos (17) || 17,018 || 28–25 ||W2 |-style="background:#bfb; | 54 || June 2 || Pirates || 4–3 (12) || Wittgren (1–0) || Schugel (1–2) || — || 19,907 || 29–25 ||W3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 55 || June 3 || Mets || 2–6 || Syndergaard (6–2) || Koehler (3–6) || — || 22,269 || 29–26 ||L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 56 || June 4 || Mets || 4–6 || Henderson (1–2) || Phelps (4–4) || Familia (18) || 24,668 || 29–27 ||L2 |-style="background:#bfb; | 57 || June 5 || Mets || 1–0 || Fernández (9–2) || Harvey (4–8) || Ramos (18) || 28,196 || 30–27 ||W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 58 || June 7 || @ Twins || 4–6 (11) || Boshers (1–0) || McGowan (0–2) || — || 19,020 || 30–28 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 59 || June 8 || @ Twins || 5–7 || Rogers (2–0) || Wittgren (1–1) || Kintzler (1) || 21,527 || 30–29 || L3 |-style="background:#bfb; | 60 || June 9 || @ Twins || 10–3 || Koehler (4–6) || Santana (1–6) || — || 18,792 || 31–29 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb; | 61 || June 10 || @ D-backs || 8–6 ||Ellington (1–0) || Clippard (2–3) || Ramos (19) || 26,970 || 32–29 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 62 || June 11 || @ D-backs || 3–5 || Godley (1–0) || Fernández (9–3) || Ziegler (12) || 33,442 || 32–30 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 63 || June 12 || @ D-backs || 0–6 || Ray (3–5) || Conley (3–4) || — || 27,741 || 32–31 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb; | 64 || June 13 || @ Padres || 13–4 || Chen (4–2) || Rea (3–3) || — || 20,988 || 33–31 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb; | 65 || June 14 || @ Padres || 5–2 || Koehler (5–6) || Pomeranz (5–7) || Ramos (20) || 22,051 || 34–31|| W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 66 || June 15 || @ Padres || 3–6 || Perdomo (2–2) || Nicolino (2–4) || Rodney (13) || 20,037 ||34–32|| L1 |-style="background:#bfb; | 67 || June 17 || Rockies || 5–1 || Wittgren (2–1) || Gray (4–3) || — || 19,767 || 35–32 ||W1 |-style="background:#bfb; | 68 || June 18 || Rockies || 9–6 || McGowan (1–2) || Butler (2–4) || Ramos (21) || 19,565 || 36–32 ||W2 |-style="background:#bfb; | 69 || June 19 || Rockies || 3–0 || Koehler (6–6) || Anderson (0–1) || Ramos (22)|| 24,993 || 37–32 ||W3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 70 || June 20 || Rockies || 3–5 || De La Rosa (4–4) || Ellington (1–1) || Estévez (4) || 18,187 || 37–33||L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 71 || June 21 || Braves || 2–3 || Withrow (2–0) || Barraclough (3–2) || Vizcaíno (8) || 19,961 || 37–34||L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 72 || June 22 || Braves || 3–0 || Conley (4–4) || Gant (1–2) || Ramos (23) || 22,642 || 38–34 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 73 || June 23 || Cubs || 4–2 || Barraclough (4–2) || Strop (1–2) || Phelps (3) || 25,291 || 39–34 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb; | 74 || June 24 || Cubs || 4–5 || Cahill (1–2) || Dunn (0–1) || Rondon (13) || 24,385 || 39–35|| L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 75 || June 25 || Cubs || 9–6 || Clemens (1–0) || Lackey (7–4) || Ramos (24) || 29,457 || 40–35 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 76 || June 26 || Cubs || 6–1 || Fernández (10–3) || Hammel (7–4) || — || 27,318 || 41–35|| W2 |-style="background:#fbb; | 77 || June 28 || @ Tigers || 5–7 || Pelfrey (2–7) || Conley (4–5) || Rodriguez (21) || 30,808 || 41–36 ||L1 |-style="background:#fbb; | 78 || June 29 || @ Tigers || 3–10 || Norris (1–0) || Koehler (6–7) || — || 31,760 || 41–37||L2