Rosternomics

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GM: Bobby Cox (since 1986)

1988 roster — every player, value & surplus

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-27.3
WAB — wins above budget
-22.0
TAB — roster Talent above budget
54–106 (0.338)
record
-8M
surplus $M (value/$)
12.5
roster fWAR
$12.1M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Rick Mahler 34 FA-elig 39 4.1 0.7 +0.5
Dale Murphy 32 FA-elig 156 2.6 2.0 -1.2
Tom Glavine 22 pre-arb 42 2.3 0.1 +0.6
Ron Gant 23 pre-arb 146 1.8 0.1 +0.5
Zane Smith 27 arb 27 1.7 0.5 +0.1
Pete Smith 22 pre-arb 32 1.7 0.1 +0.5
Ozzie Virgil Jr. 31 FA-elig 107 1.3 0.9 -0.5
Paul Assenmacher 27 pre-arb 64 1.2 0.1 +0.3
Gerald Perry 27 arb 141 0.7 0.4 -0.2
Bruce Sutter 35 FA-elig 38 0.7 1.7 -1.5
Bruce Benedict 32 FA-elig 90 0.5 0.7 -0.5
German Jimenez 25 pre-arb 15 0.5 0.1 +0.1
Jeff Blauser 22 pre-arb 18 0.5 0.1 +0.1
José Álvarez 32 FA-elig 61 0.2 0.1 +0.0
Joe Boever 27 16 0.2
Lonnie Smith 32 FA-elig 43 0.2 0.1 -0.1
Tommy Gregg↔ PIT 24 11 0.2
Jody Davis↔ CHC 31 FA-elig 2 0.1 0.0 +0.0
Kevin Blankenship↔ CHC 25 2 0.0
Charlie Puleo 33 FA-elig 53 -0.0 0.2 -0.2
Gary Eave 24 pre-arb 5 -0.0 0.1 -0.1
Juan Eichelberger 34 20 -0.0
Chuck Cary 28 arb 7 -0.1 0.1 -0.1
Paul Runge 30 FA-elig 52 -0.1 0.1 -0.1
Jim Acker 29 arb 21 -0.1 0.4 -0.5
Gary Roenicke 33 FA-elig 49 -0.2 0.4 -0.4
Ken Oberkfell↔ PIT 32 FA-elig 120 -0.2 0.6 -0.7
Kevin Coffman 23 pre-arb 19 -0.2 0.1 -0.1
Mark Lemke 22 16 -0.3
Dion James 25 arb 132 -0.4 0.4 -0.5
John Smoltz 21 pre-arb 12 -0.4 0.1 -0.2
Jim Morrison↔ DET 35 FA-elig 51 -0.4 0.2 -0.3
Ed Olwine 30 pre-arb 16 -0.4 0.1 -0.2
Albert Hall 30 FA-elig 85 -0.4 0.2 -0.4
Ted Simmons 38 FA-elig 78 -0.5 0.5 -0.6
Jerry Royster 35 68 -0.6
Damaso Garcia 31 FA-elig 21 -0.7 0.7 -0.9
Terry Blocker 28 arb 66 -0.7 0.1 -0.3
Andres Thomas 24 arb 153 -1.2 0.1 -0.5
Ken Griffey Sr.↔ CIN 38 FA-elig 69 -1.2 0.4 -0.8

40 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 34 of them (85%). 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