Rosternomics

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GM: Bobby Cox (since 1986)

1989 roster — every player, value & surplus

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-11.7
WAB — wins above budget
-0.2
TAB — roster Talent above budget
63–97 (0.394)
record
+2M
surplus $M (value/$)
27.8
roster fWAR
$8.4M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Lonnie Smith 33 FA-elig 134 8.1 0.4 +2.5
John Smoltz 22 pre-arb 33 4.2 0.1 +1.4
Derek Lilliquist 23 pre-arb 36 2.1 0.1 +0.7
Tom Glavine 23 pre-arb 30 2.1 0.1 +0.6
Pete Smith 23 pre-arb 29 2.0 0.3 +0.4
Zane Smith↔ WSN 28 arb 21 1.7 0.3 +0.4
Oddibe McDowell↔ CLE 26 arb 76 1.6 0.2 +0.4
Jeff Treadway 26 pre-arb 134 1.6 0.1 +0.5
Paul Assenmacher↔ CHC 28 arb 49 1.5 0.2 +0.3
Jim Acker↔ TOR 30 FA-elig 59 1.4 0.6 -0.0
Dale Murphy 33 FA-elig 154 1.4 2.0 -1.5
Marty Clary 27 pre-arb 18 1.3 0.1 +0.4
Mike Stanton 22 pre-arb 20 1.1 0.1 +0.3
Jeff Blauser 23 pre-arb 142 0.9 0.1 +0.3
Joe Boever 28 arb 66 0.8 0.2 +0.1
Geronimo Berroa 24 pre-arb 81 0.6 0.1 +0.1
Dion James↔ CLE 26 FA-elig 63 0.5 0.2 +0.0
Mark Eichhorn 28 45 0.5
Bruce Benedict 33 FA-elig 66 0.4 0.4 -0.2
José Álvarez 33 FA-elig 30 0.2 0.1 -0.1
David Justice 23 16 0.1
Jay Aldrich↔ MIL 28 8 0.1
Gary Eave 25 3 0.1
Dwayne Henry 27 12 0.1
Tony Castillo↔ TOR 26 pre-arb 12 0.1 0.0 +0.0
Mark Lemke 23 14 0.1
Kelly Mann 21 7 0.1
Drew Denson 23 12 0.0
Tommy Greene 22 4 -0.0
Jeff Wetherby 25 pre-arb 52 -0.0 0.1 -0.1
Kent Mercker 21 2 -0.0
Francisco Cabrera↔ TOR 22 4 -0.0
Charlie Puleo 34 15 -0.1
Ed Romero↔ BOS 31 FA-elig 7 -0.1 0.0 -0.0
John Mizerock 28 11 -0.1
Sergio Valdez 24 arb 19 -0.2 0.1 -0.1
Terry Blocker 29 26 -0.2
Rusty Richards 24 2 -0.3
John Russell 28 arb 74 -0.4 0.1 -0.3
Tommy Gregg 25 pre-arb 102 -0.5 0.1 -0.3
Gerald Perry 28 FA-elig 72 -0.5 0.7 -0.8
Jody Davis 32 FA-elig 78 -0.6 0.9 -1.1
Ron Gant 24 75 -0.7
Ed Whited 25 pre-arb 36 -0.8 0.1 -0.4
Andres Thomas 25 arb 141 -1.2 0.5 -0.9
Darrell Evans 42 FA-elig 107 -1.4 0.4 -0.9

46 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 30 of them (65%). 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