Rosternomics

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GM: Bobby Cox (since 1986)

1986 roster — every player, value & surplus

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-13.8
WAB — wins above budget
-14.6
TAB — roster Talent above budget
72–89 (0.447)
record
-8M
surplus $M (value/$)
23.7
roster fWAR
$15.7M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
David Palmer 28 FA-elig 35 3.3 0.4 +0.6
Ken Oberkfell 30 FA-elig 151 2.9 0.8 +0.1
Doyle Alexander↔ TOR 35 FA-elig 18 2.9 0.4 +0.5
Zane Smith 25 pre-arb 43 2.9 0.2 +0.7
Rick Mahler 32 FA-elig 40 2.4 0.7 +0.0
Dale Murphy 30 FA-elig 160 2.2 1.8 -1.2
Gene Garber 38 FA-elig 61 2.0 0.8 -0.2
Ozzie Virgil Jr. 29 FA-elig 114 1.7 0.6 -0.1
Ken Griffey Sr.↔ NYY 36 FA-elig 80 1.4 0.6 -0.2
Bob Horner 28 FA-elig 141 1.1 1.8 -1.5
Jim Acker↔ TOR 27 arb 21 1.0 0.2 +0.1
Paul Assenmacher 25 pre-arb 61 0.9 0.1 +0.2
Joe Johnson↔ TOR 24 pre-arb 17 0.7 0.1 +0.2
Bill Sample 31 FA-elig 92 0.5 0.5 -0.3
Glenn Hubbard 28 FA-elig 143 0.4 0.5 -0.4
Andres Thomas 22 pre-arb 102 0.4 0.1 +0.1
Bruce Benedict 30 FA-elig 64 0.4 0.6 -0.5
Chris Chambliss 37 FA-elig 97 0.3 0.8 -0.7
Ed Olwine 28 pre-arb 37 0.3 0.1 +0.0
Jeff Dedmon 26 arb 57 0.2 0.2 -0.1
Cliff Speck 29 pre-arb 13 0.1 0.1 -0.0
Craig McMurtry 26 arb 40 0.1 0.2 -0.2
Paul Runge 28 7 0.0
Charlie Puleo 31 5 0.0
Brad Komminsk 25 5 -0.0
Darryl Motley↔ KCR 26 arb 5 -0.1 0.0 -0.0
Albert Hall 28 16 -0.1
Duane Ward↔ TOR 22 10 -0.1
Bruce Sutter 33 FA-elig 16 -0.1 1.7 -1.8
Claudell Washington↔ NYY 31 FA-elig 40 -0.2 0.3 -0.4
Rafael Ramirez 28 FA-elig 134 -0.3 0.8 -0.9
Steve Shields↔ KCR 27 6 -0.3
Gerald Perry 25 29 -0.4
Ted Simmons 36 FA-elig 76 -0.5 1.0 -1.2
Terry Harper 30 FA-elig 106 -0.7 0.4 -0.6
Omar Moreno 33 FA-elig 118 -1.6 0.1 -0.6

36 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 29 of them (81%). Players without a salary show "–" — no single historical salary source is fully complete (especially 2020–2022).

WAR = FanGraphs (fWAR). Green = produced more value than paid (bargain); red = paid more than produced. Service: pre-arb (<3 yr) / arb (3–6) / FA-eligible (6+). Click headers to sort.

History: front-office performance & develop-vs-buy (1985–2024)

Trade ledger (realized WAR, all-time)

Best acquisitions
PlayerYearWAR for ATL
John Smoltz198781.6
Max Fried201420.1
Dansby Swanson201516.1
Gary Sheffield200212.1
Ender Inciarte201511.4
Fred McGriff199311.2
Charlie Leibrandt19899.9
Denny Neagle19968.6
Ones that got away
PlayerYear tradedWAR elsewhere
Adam Wainwright200352.6
Elvis Andrus200729.8
Brook Jacoby198318.1
Ryan Klesko199916.6
William Contreras202216.4
Duane Ward198614.9
Andrelton Simmons201514.6
Nick Ahmed201312.9