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Braves ATL

198566–96 (0.407)
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GM: John Mullen

Overview

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

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Front Office

PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$14M
Surplus $M
-11
Win %
0.407
TAB
-23.6
WAB
-20.5
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
14.9
Dead money %
50%
Depth Players
3.0
Dead WAR
-5.6

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1985 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RRick Cerone90
RBruce Benedict70
RLarry Owen25

1B

RBob Horner87
LGerald Perry55
LChris Chambliss39

2B

RGlenn Hubbard140
RPaul Zuvella42
LKen Oberkfell16
RPaul Runge2

3B

LKen Oberkfell117
RBob Horner40
RPaul Runge28
RPaul Zuvella6

SS

RRafael Ramirez133
RPaul Zuvella33
RAndres Thomas11
RPaul Runge5

LF

RTerry Harper129
RBrad Komminsk28
LMilt Thompson23
BAlbert Hall6
RJohn Rabb1
LGerald Perry1

CF

RDale Murphy161
BAlbert Hall6
LMilt Thompson5
RBrad Komminsk1

RF

LClaudell Washington99
RBrad Komminsk63
LMilt Thompson27
BAlbert Hall3
RTerry Harper2

DH

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Starters

RRick Mahler2.7 WAR
LZane Smith1.8 WAR
RSteve Bedrosian1.2 WAR
RJoe Johnson0.5 WAR
RPascual Perez0.2 WAR
RLen Barker-0.1 WAR
RRick Camp-0.1 WAR
RCraig McMurtry-0.3 WAR
RSteve Shields-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RBruce Sutter23 sv
RRick Camp0 h
RJeff Dedmon0 h
RGene Garber0 h
LTerry Forster0 h
LDave Schuler0 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 1984)

PlayerfWAR
Dale Murphy4.6
Rick Mahler2.7
Glenn Hubbard2.3
Ken Oberkfell1.9
Zane Smith1.8
Bob Horner1.8

Key subtractions (gone from 1984)

Player1984 fWAR
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Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Braves. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 1985; everyone else is shown as a 1985 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Dale Murphy 1985 +4.6 +66.4 1.6 +64.7 $0.4M 1.79× –
Rick Mahler 1985 +2.7 +42.4 0.4 +42.0 $0.2M 1.96× –
Glenn Hubbard 1985 +2.3 +15.2 0.5 +14.8 $0.2M 0.82× –
Ken Oberkfell 1985 +1.9 +13.0 0.6 +12.4 $0.3M 0.85× –
Bob Horner 1985 +1.8 +11.8 1.5 +10.3 $0.8M 0.81× –
Steve Bedrosian 1985 +1.2 +9.9 0.6 +9.4 $0.5M 1.02× –
Terry Harper 1985 +0.7 +4.8 0.2 +4.5 $0.3M 0.83× –
Gene Garber 1985 +0.8 +4.4 0.8 +3.6 $0.9M 0.67× –
Claudell Washington 1985 +0.6 +4.0 0.8 +3.2 $1.3M 0.83× –
Pascual Perez 1985 +0.2 +1.9 0.5 +1.5 $1.9M 1.02× –
Chris Chambliss 1985 +0.0 +0.2 0.8 -0.6 $16.9M 0.56× –
Rick Camp 1985 -0.1 -0.6 0.6 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Jeff Dedmon 1985 -0.3 -1.4 0.1 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Len Barker 1985 -0.1 -0.7 0.9 -1.5 – 1.02× –
Rick Cerone 1985 -0.2 -1.0 0.6 -1.6 – 0.52× –
Bruce Benedict 1985 -0.3 -1.4 0.5 -1.9 – 0.52× –
Craig McMurtry 1985 -0.3 -1.7 0.3 -2.0 – 0.67× –
Terry Forster 1985 -0.4 -1.9 0.5 -2.4 – 0.67× –
Rafael Ramirez 1985 -0.5 -2.5 0.8 -3.2 – 0.61× –
Gerald Perry 1985 -0.9 -3.9 0.1 -4.0 – 0.56× –
Bruce Sutter 1985 -0.7 -7.4 1.4 -8.7 – 1.34× –
Albert Hall 1985 -0.4 -2.6 – – – 0.83× –
Andres Thomas 1985 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.61× –
Brad Komminsk 1985 +0.4 +2.8 – – – 0.83× –
Dave Schuler 1985 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.67× –
Joe Johnson 1985 +0.5 +4.3 – – – 1.02× –
John Rabb 1985 -0.0 -0.3 – – – 0.83× –
Larry Owen 1985 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.52× –
Milt Thompson 1985 +0.6 +4.3 – – – 0.83× –
Paul Runge 1985 -0.1 -0.2 – – – 0.58× –
Paul Zuvella 1985 -0.4 -1.8 – – – 0.56× –
Steve Shields 1985 -0.4 -2.2 – – – 0.67× –
Zane Smith 1985 +1.8 +14.3 – – – 0.98× –
Total—+14.6+167.914.1+137.8—

Trades

Every graded 1985 deal involving the Braves — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 3 total.

1985 · ATL / SFG
ATL · John Mullen +$4.8M
John Rabb
SFG · Tom Haller −$4.8M
Alex Treviño
ATL came out ahead by $4.8M
1985 · NYY / ATL
NYY · Clyde King +$4.0M
Miguel Sosa
ATL · John Mullen −$4.0M
Billy Sample
NYY came out ahead by $4.0M
1985 · ATL / PHI
ATL · John Mullen +$17.6M
Ozzie Virgil, Pete Smith
PHI · Bill Giles −$17.6M
Steve Bedrosian, Milt Thompson
ATL came out ahead by $17.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

1985 payroll
$14.0M

What the front office was committed to as of 1985, 1985–1991. 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 (14)

PlayerAgeSvc1985198619871988198919901991
Dale Murphy299.000$1.6M$1.8M$1.9M$2.0M$2.0M$1.3MFREE AGENT
Bob Horner277.000$1.5M$1.8MFREE AGENT
Bruce Sutter329.000$1.4M$1.7MFREE AGENT$1.7M
Len Barker299.000$870kFREE AGENT
Chris Chambliss3614.000$800k$769kFREE AGENT
Claudell Washington3011.000$800k$431kFREE AGENT
Gene Garber3716.000$772k$787k$622kFREE AGENT
Rick Camp329.000$633kFREE AGENT
Rick Cerone3110.000$625kFREE AGENT
Ken Oberkfell298.000$617k$825k$725k$621kFREE AGENT
Bruce Benedict297.000$545k$565k$615k$665k$395kFREE AGENT
Terry Forster3314.000$483kFREE AGENT
Glenn Hubbard277.000$455k$505k$555kFREE AGENT
Rick Mahler316.000$408k$688k$695k$738kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc1985198619871988198919901991
Rafael Ramirez275.000$750kFREE AGENT
Steve Bedrosian274.000$550kARB 3FREE AGENT
Pascual Perez285.000$450kFREE AGENT
Terry Harper295.000$250kFREE AGENT
Albert Hall274.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Larry Owen304.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Rabb253.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Runge274.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Zuvella263.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (10)

PlayerAgeSvc1985198619871988198919901991
Craig McMurtry252.000$275kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Dedmon252.000$150kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gerald Perry242.000$120kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Johnson230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Komminsk242.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Schuler31–—
Steve Shields260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zane Smith241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andres Thomas210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Milt Thompson261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1985 acquisition stacked onto Braves's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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