Rosternomics

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GM: Bobby Cox (since 1986)

1987 roster — every player, value & surplus

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-15.6
WAB — wins above budget
-13.5
TAB — roster Talent above budget
69–92 (0.429)
record
-7M
surplus $M (value/$)
23.5
roster fWAR
$13.8M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Dale Murphy 31 FA-elig 159 7.1 1.9 +0.1
Zane Smith 26 arb 41 3.6 0.2 +0.8
Dion James 24 arb 134 2.5 0.1 +0.6
Glenn Hubbard 29 FA-elig 141 2.4 0.6 +0.1
Charlie Puleo 32 FA-elig 36 2.4 0.1 +0.6
Ozzie Virgil Jr. 30 FA-elig 123 2.1 0.8 -0.2
David Palmer 29 FA-elig 28 1.8 0.7 -0.2
Rick Mahler 33 FA-elig 40 1.1 0.7 -0.4
Ken Griffey Sr. 37 FA-elig 122 1.0 1.1 -0.9
Albert Hall 29 FA-elig 92 0.7 0.1 +0.1
Gary Roenicke 32 FA-elig 67 0.7 0.4 -0.2
Gene Garber↔ KCR 39 FA-elig 49 0.5 0.6 -0.5
Ken Oberkfell 31 FA-elig 135 0.4 0.7 -0.6
Doyle Alexander↔ DET 36 FA-elig 16 0.3 0.4 -0.3
Jeff Dedmon 27 arb 53 0.3 0.3 -0.2
Jim Acker 28 arb 68 0.3 0.3 -0.3
Pete Smith 21 6 0.1
Larry McWilliams 33 FA-elig 9 0.1 0.9 -0.9
Gerald Perry 26 arb 142 0.1 0.1 -0.1
Chuck Cary 27 13 0.0
Steve Ziem 25 2 0.0
Ted Simmons 37 FA-elig 73 0.0 0.5 -0.5
Mike Fischlin 31 1 0.0
Jeff Blauser 21 pre-arb 51 -0.0 0.1 -0.1
Marty Clary 25 7 -0.0
Terry Bell 24 1 -0.0
Paul Runge 29 FA-elig 27 -0.1 0.1 -0.1
Tom Glavine 21 pre-arb 9 -0.1 0.1 -0.1
Trench Davis 26 6 -0.1
Kevin Coffman 22 5 -0.1
Phil Niekro↔ CLE 48 FA-elig 1 -0.1 0.0 -0.0
Ron Gant 22 21 -0.1
Joe Boever 26 pre-arb 14 -0.2 0.6 -0.7
Paul Assenmacher 26 pre-arb 52 -0.2 0.1 -0.1
Graig Nettles 42 FA-elig 112 -0.2 0.2 -0.3
Darryl Motley 27 FA-elig 6 -0.2 0.2 -0.3
Ed Olwine 29 pre-arb 27 -0.2 0.1 -0.1
Randy O'Neal↔ STL 26 17 -0.3
Rafael Ramirez 29 FA-elig 56 -0.5 0.9 -1.0
Bruce Benedict 31 FA-elig 37 -0.6 0.6 -0.8
Andres Thomas 23 pre-arb 82 -1.1 0.1 -0.4

41 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 31 of them (76%). 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