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Braves ATL

198854–106 (0.338)
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GM: Bobby Cox

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1988, 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
$12M
Surplus $M
-8
Win %
0.338
TAB
-22.0
WAB
-27.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
12.5
Dead money %
40%
Depth Players
3.0
Dead WAR
-8.1

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1988 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

ROzzie Virgil Jr.96
RBruce Benedict89
BTed Simmons10
RJody Davis⇄2

1B

LGerald Perry141
BTed Simmons19
RGary Roenicke1

2B

RRon Gant122
LKen Oberkfell⇄120
BMark Lemke16
RDámaso García13
RJeff Blauser9
RPaul Runge7
RJerry Royster2

3B

RJim Morrison⇄24
RRon Gant22
RPaul Runge19
RJerry Royster10

SS

RAndres Thomas150
RJeff Blauser8
RPaul Runge6
RJerry Royster2

LF

LDion James86
LKen Griffey Sr.⇄41
RLonnie Smith35
RGary Roenicke32
LTommy Gregg⇄10
RJerry Royster7
RJim Morrison⇄5
BAlbert Hall1

CF

BAlbert Hall63
LTerry Blocker61
LDion James49
RJerry Royster19
LTommy Gregg⇄3
RGary Roenicke1

RF

RDale Murphy156
LDion James3
RGary Roenicke2
LKen Griffey Sr.⇄2
RJerry Royster1

DH

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Starters

RRick Mahler4.1 WAR
LTom Glavine2.3 WAR
RPete Smith1.7 WAR
LZane Smith1.7 WAR
LGerman Jimenez0.5 WAR
RKevin Blankenship⇄0.0 WAR
RCharlie Puleo-0.0 WAR
RJim Acker-0.1 WAR
RKevin Coffman-0.2 WAR
RJohn Smoltz-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RBruce Sutter14 sv
LPaul Assenmacher0 h
RJose Alvarez0 h
RCharlie Puleo0 h
RJim Acker0 h
RJuan Eichelberger0 h
LEd Olwine0 h
RJoe Boever0 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 1987)

PlayerfWAR
Bruce Sutter0.7
German Jimenez0.5
José Álvarez0.2
Lonnie Smith0.2
Tommy Gregg0.2
Jody Davis0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 1987)

Player1987 fWAR
Glenn Hubbard2.4
David Palmer1.8
Gene Garber0.5
Doyle Alexander0.3
Jeff Dedmon0.3
Larry McWilliams0.1

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 1988; everyone else is shown as a 1988 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Rick Mahler 1988 +4.1 +72.1 0.7 +71.4 $0.2M 2.19× –
Dale Murphy 1988 +2.6 +33.7 2.0 +31.7 $0.8M 1.60× –
Tom Glavine 1988 +2.3 +26.9 0.1 +26.8 $0.0M 1.49× –
Pete Smith 1988 +1.7 +20.1 0.1 +20.0 $0.0M 1.49× –
Zane Smith 1988 +1.7 +20.4 0.5 +19.9 $0.3M 1.49× –
Paul Assenmacher 1988 +1.2 +13.2 0.1 +13.2 $0.1M 1.34× –
Ron Gant 1988 +1.8 +12.1 0.1 +12.0 $0.0M 0.82× –
Bruce Sutter 1988 +0.7 +7.4 1.7 +5.7 $2.5M 1.34× –
Ozzie Virgil Jr. 1988 +1.3 +5.5 0.9 +4.6 $0.7M 0.52× –
German Jimenez 1988 +0.5 +4.1 0.1 +4.0 $0.1M 1.02× –
Gerald Perry 1988 +0.7 +3.1 0.4 +2.7 $0.6M 0.56× –
Jeff Blauser 1988 +0.5 +2.0 0.1 +1.9 $0.1M 0.56× –
Bruce Benedict 1988 +0.5 +2.2 0.7 +1.5 $1.2M 0.52× –
Lonnie Smith 1988 +0.2 +1.3 0.1 +1.2 $0.8M 0.83× –
José Álvarez 1988 +0.2 +1.2 0.1 +1.1 $0.3M 0.67× –
Jody Davis↔ 1988 +0.1 +0.3 0.0 +0.3 $0.3M 0.52× –
Charlie Puleo 1988 -0.0 -0.0 0.2 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Gary Eave 1988 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Chuck Cary 1988 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Paul Runge 1988 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 – 0.58× –
Jim Acker 1988 -0.1 -0.8 0.4 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Gary Roenicke 1988 -0.2 -1.1 0.4 -1.5 – 0.83× –
Ken Oberkfell↔ 1988 -0.2 -0.8 0.6 -1.5 – 0.56× –
Kevin Coffman 1988 -0.2 -1.6 0.1 -1.6 – 1.02× –
Jim Morrison↔ 1988 -0.4 -1.9 0.2 -2.0 – 0.58× –
Ed Olwine 1988 -0.4 -2.2 0.1 -2.2 – 0.67× –
Dion James 1988 -0.4 -2.5 0.4 -2.8 – 0.83× –
Albert Hall 1988 -0.4 -2.7 0.2 -2.9 – 0.83× –
Ted Simmons 1988 -0.5 -2.4 0.5 -2.9 – 0.56× –
John Smoltz 1988 -0.4 -3.1 0.1 -3.2 – 1.02× –
Damaso Garcia 1988 -0.7 -2.9 0.7 -3.6 – 0.56× –
Terry Blocker 1988 -0.7 -4.9 0.1 -5.0 – 0.83× –
Andres Thomas 1988 -1.2 -5.9 0.1 -6.0 – 0.61× –
Ken Griffey Sr.↔ 1988 -1.2 -8.3 0.4 -8.7 – 0.83× –
Jerry Royster 1988 -0.6 -3.7 – – – 0.83× –
Joe Boever 1988 +0.2 +1.1 – – – 0.67× –
Juan Eichelberger 1988 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Kevin Blankenship↔ 1988 +0.0 +0.3 – – – 1.02× –
Mark Lemke 1988 -0.3 -1.4 – – – 0.56× –
Tommy Gregg↔ 1988 +0.2 +1.3 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+12.4+180.912.5+171.6—

Trades

Every graded 1988 deal involving the Braves — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 3 total.

1988 · CHC / ATL
CHC · Jim Frey +$31.2M
Kevin Coffman, Kevin Blankenship
ATL · Bobby Cox −$31.2M
Jody Davis
CHC came out ahead by $31.2M
1988 · ATL / CLE
ATL · Bobby Cox +$6.4M
Tommy Kurczewski
CLE · Hank Peters −$6.4M
Jeff Dedmon
ATL came out ahead by $6.4M
1988 · ATL / PIT
ATL · Bobby Cox +$12.0M
Tommy Gregg
PIT · Larry Doughty −$12.0M
Ken Oberkfell
ATL came out ahead by $12.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

1988 payroll
$12.1M

What the front office was committed to as of 1988, 1988–1994. 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 (18)

PlayerAgeSvc1988198919901991199219931994
Dale Murphy3212.000$2.0M$2.0M$1.3MFREE AGENT
Bruce Sutter3512.000$1.7MFREE AGENT
Ozzie Virgil Jr.318.000$900kFREE AGENT
Rick Mahler349.000$738kFREE AGENT
Damaso Garcia3110.000$692kFREE AGENT
Bruce Benedict3210.000$665k$395kFREE AGENT
Ken Oberkfell3211.000$621kFREE AGENT
Ted Simmons3820.000$470kFREE AGENT
Gary Roenicke3312.000$380kFREE AGENT
Ken Griffey Sr.3815.000$367kFREE AGENT
Albert Hall307.000$250kFREE AGENT
Charlie Puleo337.000$195kFREE AGENT
Jim Morrison3511.000$189kFREE AGENT
Lonnie Smith3210.000$150k$400k$1.5M$2.0M$1.8MFREE AGENT
Paul Runge307.000$108kFREE AGENT
José Álvarez327.000$62k$125kFREE AGENT
Jody Davis317.000$25k$887k$800kFREE AGENT
Jerry Royster3515.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc1988198919901991199219931994
Zane Smith274.000$450kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Acker295.000$435kFREE AGENT
Gerald Perry275.000$425kFREE AGENT
Dion James255.000$360kFREE AGENT
Andres Thomas243.000$110kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chuck Cary283.000$78kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Terry Blocker283.000$70kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Boever273.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (14)

PlayerAgeSvc1988198919901991199219931994
Paul Assenmacher272.000$81kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ed Olwine302.000$79kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Blauser221.000$67kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ron Gant231.000$65kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pete Smith221.000$65kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Coffman231.000$65kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom Glavine221.000$65kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gary Eave240.000$62kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
German Jimenez250.000$62kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Smoltz210.000$62kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Blankenship250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Eichelberger34–—
Tommy Gregg241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Lemke220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1988 acquisition stacked onto Braves's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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