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Braves ATL

199468–46 (0.596)
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GM: John Schuerholz

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1994, 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
+1
Win %
0.596
TAB
+16.3
WAB
+7.5
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
38.2
Dead money %
23%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-1.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1994 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RJavy Lopez75
RCharlie O'Brien48

1B

LFred McGriff112
LRyan Klesko6
RDave Gallagher1

2B

BMark Lemke103
RRafael Belliard18
RBill Pecota1

3B

BTerry Pendleton77
RBill Pecota31
RJose Oliva16

SS

RJeff Blauser96
RRafael Belliard26
RMike Mordecai4

LF

LRyan Klesko74
RDave Gallagher71
LTony Tarasco25
RMike Kelly19
RJarvis Brown3
RBill Pecota1

CF

RRoberto Kelly⇄63
RMike Kelly6
RDave Gallagher5
RJarvis Brown4

RF

LDavid Justice102
LTony Tarasco22
RDave Gallagher7
RJarvis Brown2
RMike Kelly1

DH

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Starters

RGreg Maddux7.7 WAR
LTom Glavine3.9 WAR
RJohn Smoltz2.4 WAR
LSteve Avery2.2 WAR
LKent Mercker1.3 WAR
RMike Bielecki0.1 WAR
LBrad Woodall-0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RGreg McMichael21 sv
RMark Wohlers0 h
LMike Stanton0 h
RSteve Bedrosian0 h
RMike Bielecki0 h
RGregg Olson0 h
RMilt Hill⇄0 h
LBrad Woodall0 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 1993)

PlayerfWAR
Charlie O'Brien1.0
Jose Oliva0.8
Roberto Kelly0.6
Mike Mordecai0.2
Mike Bielecki0.1
Brad Woodall-0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 1993)

Player1993 fWAR
Ron Gant5.7
Otis Nixon2.5
Sid Bream0.9
Damon Berryhill0.9
Jay Howell0.7
Marvin Freeman0.3

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 1994; everyone else is shown as a 1994 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Greg Maddux 1994 +7.7 +154.4 5.0 +149.4 $0.6M 2.50× –
Tom Glavine 1994 +3.9 +67.6 4.8 +62.8 $1.2M 2.19× –
David Justice 1994 +3.7 +53.0 3.2 +49.8 $0.9M 1.79× –
Fred McGriff 1994 +4.8 +46.3 3.8 +42.6 $0.8M 1.20× –
Greg McMichael 1994 +1.6 +25.0 0.2 +24.8 $0.2M 1.95× –
John Smoltz 1994 +2.4 +28.0 3.2 +24.7 $1.4M 1.49× –
Steve Avery 1994 +2.2 +26.7 2.8 +23.9 $1.2M 1.49× –
Jeff Blauser 1994 +1.9 +13.4 3.8 +9.7 $2.0M 0.89× –
Ryan Klesko 1994 +1.4 +9.4 0.1 +9.3 $0.1M 0.83× –
Kent Mercker 1994 +1.3 +10.3 1.2 +9.0 $1.0M 1.02× –
Deion Sanders↔ 1994 +1.2 +7.9 1.8 +6.1 $1.5M 0.83× –
Mark Wohlers 1994 +1.1 +5.8 0.2 +5.6 $0.2M 0.67× –
Mark Lemke 1994 +1.3 +5.7 1.1 +4.6 $0.9M 0.56× –
Charlie O'Brien 1994 +1.0 +4.4 0.6 +3.8 $0.5M 0.52× –
Jose Oliva 1994 +0.8 +3.7 0.1 +3.6 $0.1M 0.58× –
Roberto Kelly↔ 1994 +0.6 +4.2 1.8 +2.4 $2.9M 0.83× –
Steve Bedrosian 1994 +0.5 +2.6 0.8 +1.9 $1.5M 0.67× –
Bill Pecota 1994 +0.5 +2.3 0.6 +1.7 $1.2M 0.58× –
Javy Lopez 1994 +0.2 +1.0 0.1 +0.9 $0.5M 0.52× –
Mike Mordecai 1994 +0.2 +1.0 0.1 +0.9 $0.5M 0.61× –
Tony Tarasco 1994 +0.2 +1.0 0.1 +0.9 $0.7M 0.83× –
Mike Stanton 1994 +0.4 +2.1 1.4 +0.7 $3.5M 0.67× –
Mike Bielecki 1994 +0.1 +0.3 0.1 +0.2 $2.6M 0.67× –
Mike Kelly 1994 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 0.83× –
Milt Hill↔ 1994 -0.2 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Terry Pendleton 1994 +0.5 +2.1 3.2 -1.1 $7.0M 0.58× –
Dave Gallagher 1994 -0.1 -0.7 0.7 -1.4 – 0.83× –
Gregg Olson 1994 -0.1 -0.7 1.9 -2.6 – 0.67× –
Rafael Belliard 1994 -0.4 -2.0 0.8 -2.8 – 0.61× –
Brad Woodall 1994 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 1.02× –
Jarvis Brown 1994 -0.2 -1.4 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+38.3+471.343.7+429.7—

Trades

Every graded 1994 deal involving the Braves — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 2 total.

1994 · ATL / STL
ATL · John Schuerholz +$2.4M
Aldo Pecorilli
STL · Dal Maxvill −$2.4M
Ramon Caraballo
ATL came out ahead by $2.4M
1994 · ATL / CIN
ATL · John Schuerholz +$23.2M
Roberto Kelly, Roger Etheridge
CIN · Jim Bowden −$23.2M
Deion Sanders
ATL came out ahead by $23.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

1994 payroll
$43.7M

What the front office was committed to as of 1994, 1994–2000. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Greg Maddux288.000$5.0M$6.5M$6.7M$6.8M$9.6M$10.6M$11.1M
Tom Glavine287.000$4.8M$4.8M$5.3M$5.0M$7.0M$7.0M$9.5M
Fred McGriff308.000$3.8M$4.3M$5.0M$5.5MFREE AGENT
Jeff Blauser287.000$3.8M$3.4M$3.5M$4.0MFREE AGENT
John Smoltz276.000$3.2M$4.9M$6.0M$7.0M$7.8M$7.8MFREE AGENT
Terry Pendleton3310.000$3.2MFREE AGENT$1.2M
Gregg Olson276.000$1.9MFREE AGENT
Roberto Kelly297.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
Mark Lemke286.000$1.1M$1.2M$1.5M$2.0MFREE AGENT
Rafael Belliard3212.000$800k$550k$575k$250k$250kFREE AGENT
Steve Bedrosian3613.000$750k$750kFREE AGENT
Dave Gallagher337.000$735kFREE AGENT
Bill Pecota348.000$575kFREE AGENT
Charlie O'Brien349.000$550k$550kFREE AGENT
Mike Bielecki3410.000$150kFREE AGENT$125k$708k

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
David Justice285.000$3.2MFREE AGENT
Steve Avery244.000$2.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Deion Sanders265.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
Mike Stanton275.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Kent Mercker265.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Mark Wohlers243.000$180kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Milt Hill283.000$69kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jarvis Brown273.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (8)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Greg McMichael271.000$245kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Javy Lopez232.000$112kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Klesko232.000$112kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Tarasco231.000$112kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Oliva230.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Kelly240.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Mordecai260.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Woodall250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1994 acquisition stacked onto Braves's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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