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Braves ATL

1993104–58 (0.642)Made Playoffs
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GM: John Schuerholz

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1993, 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
$44M
Surplus $M
+3
Win %
0.642
TAB
+18.3
WAB
+18.1
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
56.3
Dead money %
13%
Depth Players
11.0
Dead WAR
-1.1

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1993 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BDamon Berryhill105
RGreg Olson81
RJavy Lopez7
RFrancisco Cabrera2

1B

LSid Bream90
LFred McGriff⇄68
RBrian R. Hunter29
RFrancisco Cabrera12
LRyan Klesko3

2B

BMark Lemke150
RRafael Belliard24
BRamon Caraballo5
RBill Pecota4

3B

BTerry Pendleton161
RBill Pecota23

SS

RJeff Blauser161
RRafael Belliard58
BChipper Jones3

LF

RRon Gant155
LDeion Sanders5
LTony Tarasco4
LRyan Klesko2

CF

BOtis Nixon115
LDeion Sanders55

RF

LDavid Justice157
LTony Tarasco8
RBrian R. Hunter2
BOtis Nixon2
RBill Pecota1

DH

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Starters

RGreg Maddux7.4 WAR
LSteve Avery5.1 WAR
RJohn Smoltz4.4 WAR
LTom Glavine3.4 WAR
LKent Mercker0.9 WAR
RPete Smith0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ LMike Stanton27 sv
RGreg McMichael0 h
RJay Howell0 h
RSteve Bedrosian0 h
RMark Wohlers0 h
RMarvin Freeman0 h
LPedro Borbon0 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 1992)

PlayerfWAR
Greg Maddux7.4
Fred McGriff3.1
Greg McMichael2.4
Jay Howell0.7
Steve Bedrosian0.3
Bill Pecota0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 1992)

Player1992 fWAR
Charlie Leibrandt3.5
Mike Bielecki1.8
Lonnie Smith1.5
David Nied0.9
Jerry Willard0.3
Jeff Reardon0.3

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 1993; everyone else is shown as a 1993 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Greg Maddux 1993 +7.4 +148.4 5.9 +142.5 $0.8M 2.50× –
Steve Avery 1993 +5.1 +102.5 0.6 +102.0 $0.1M 2.50× –
Ron Gant 1993 +5.7 +94.2 3.7 +90.5 $0.6M 2.05× –
David Justice 1993 +5.1 +83.2 1.9 +81.4 $0.4M 2.05× –
John Smoltz 1993 +4.4 +76.3 2.7 +73.6 $0.6M 2.19× –
Jeff Blauser 1993 +5.4 +65.1 2.0 +63.1 $0.4M 1.51× –
Tom Glavine 1993 +3.4 +53.9 4.9 +48.9 $1.4M 1.96× –
Greg McMichael 1993 +2.4 +38.1 0.1 +38.0 $0.0M 1.95× –
Otis Nixon 1993 +2.5 +32.1 2.8 +29.3 $1.1M 1.60× –
Fred McGriff↔ 1993 +3.1 +26.6 1.9 +24.6 $0.6M 1.07× –
Mark Lemke 1993 +2.3 +14.7 0.6 +14.2 $0.2M 0.82× –
Terry Pendleton 1993 +1.8 +12.4 2.2 +10.2 $1.2M 0.85× –
Deion Sanders 1993 +1.5 +9.9 3.2 +6.8 $2.1M 0.83× –
Kent Mercker 1993 +0.9 +4.8 0.7 +4.1 $0.8M 0.67× –
Mark Wohlers 1993 +0.8 +4.2 0.1 +4.1 $0.2M 0.67× –
Damon Berryhill 1993 +0.9 +3.9 1.0 +2.9 $1.1M 0.52× –
Rafael Belliard 1993 +0.7 +3.6 0.8 +2.8 $1.1M 0.61× –
Jay Howell 1993 +0.7 +3.6 1.0 +2.6 $1.5M 0.67× –
Sid Bream 1993 +0.9 +4.2 1.6 +2.6 $1.7M 0.56× –
Mike Stanton 1993 +0.3 +3.1 0.8 +2.3 $2.9M 1.34× –
Ryan Klesko 1993 +0.3 +1.5 0.1 +1.4 $0.3M 0.56× –
Steve Bedrosian 1993 +0.3 +1.8 0.5 +1.3 $1.5M 0.67× –
Javy Lopez 1993 +0.3 +1.3 0.1 +1.2 $0.4M 0.52× –
Marvin Freeman 1993 +0.3 +1.5 0.7 +0.8 $2.6M 0.67× –
Chipper Jones Jr. 1993 +0.1 +0.7 0.1 +0.6 $0.8M 0.61× –
Francisco Cabrera 1993 +0.2 +0.7 0.2 +0.6 $1.1M 0.56× –
Ramon Caraballo 1993 +0.1 +0.5 0.1 +0.3 $1.1M 0.56× –
Bill Pecota 1993 +0.2 +0.8 0.7 +0.1 $3.9M 0.58× –
Pedro Borbon Jr. 1993 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Pete Smith 1993 +0.1 +0.8 1.0 -0.3 $11.0M 1.02× –
Greg Olson 1993 -0.0 -0.1 0.9 -1.0 – 0.52× –
Tony Tarasco 1993 -0.1 -0.9 0.1 -1.0 – 0.83× –
Brian R. Hunter 1993 -0.9 -4.0 0.2 -4.2 – 0.56× –
Total—+56.2+789.343.3+746.1—

Trades

Every graded 1993 deal involving the Braves — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

1993 · ATL / PIT
ATL · John Schuerholz +$4.8M
Jose Delgado
PIT · Ted Simmons −$4.8M
Brian Hunter
ATL came out ahead by $4.8M
1993 · ATL / NYM
ATL · John Schuerholz +$2.4M
Dave Gallagher
NYM · Frank Cashen −$2.4M
Pete Smith
ATL came out ahead by $2.4M
1993 · ATL / PHI
ATL · John Schuerholz +$2.4M
Brad Hassinger
PHI · Lee Thomas −$2.4M
Mark Davis
ATL came out ahead by $2.4M
1993 · ATL / SDP
ATL · John Schuerholz +$23.2M
Fred McGriff
SDP · Joe McIlvaine −$23.2M
Melvin Nieves, Donnie Elliott, Vince Moore
ATL came out ahead by $23.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

1993 payroll
$43.5M

What the front office was committed to as of 1993, 1993–1999. 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 (15)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Greg Maddux277.000$5.9M$5.0M$6.5M$6.7M$6.8M$9.6M$10.6M
Tom Glavine276.000$4.9M$4.8M$4.8M$5.3M$5.0M$7.0M$7.0M
Ron Gant286.000$3.7MFREE AGENT
Otis Nixon3410.000$2.8MFREE AGENT$1.5M
Terry Pendleton329.000$2.2M$3.2MFREE AGENT$1.2M
Jeff Blauser276.000$2.0M$3.8M$3.4M$3.5M$4.0MFREE AGENT
Fred McGriff297.000$1.9M$3.8M$4.3M$5.0M$5.5MFREE AGENT
Sid Bream3210.000$1.6MFREE AGENT
Pete Smith276.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Damon Berryhill296.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Jay Howell3713.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Rafael Belliard3111.000$800k$800k$550k$575k$250k$250kFREE AGENT
Marvin Freeman307.000$725kFREE AGENT
Bill Pecota337.000$675k$575kFREE AGENT
Steve Bedrosian3512.000$500k$750k$750kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Deion Sanders254.000$3.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
John Smoltz265.000$2.7MFREE AGENT
David Justice274.000$1.9MARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Olson324.000$925kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Stanton264.000$850kARB 3FREE AGENT
Kent Mercker254.000$721kARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Avery233.000$560kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Lemke275.000$550kFREE AGENT
Francisco Cabrera264.000$182kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (9)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Brian R. Hunter252.000$205kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Wohlers232.000$140kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chipper Jones Jr.210.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pedro Borbon Jr.251.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ramon Caraballo240.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Klesko221.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Javy Lopez221.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg McMichael260.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Tarasco220.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1993 acquisition stacked onto Braves's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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