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Braves ATL

200188–74 (0.543)Made Playoffs
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GM: John Schuerholz

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2001, 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
$95M
Surplus $M
-32
Win %
0.543
TAB
+2.6
WAB
+0.7
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
42.0
Dead money %
12%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-3.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2001 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RJavy Lopez127
LPaul Bako60
REddie Pérez5
RSteve Torrealba2

1B

RWes Helms77
LRico Brogna67
RJulio Franco23
BKen Caminiti⇄21
LDave Martinez10

2B

BQuilvio Veras67
RMarcus Giles62
LKeith Lockhart47
RMark DeRosa5
RJesse Garcia4
RKurt Abbott1

3B

BChipper Jones149
BKen Caminiti⇄42
RWes Helms17
LKeith Lockhart4
RMark DeRosa1

SS

BRafael Furcal79
RRey Sanchez⇄49
RMark DeRosa48
RJesse Garcia2
RKurt Abbott1
BWilson Betemit1

LF

LB.J. Surhoff129
RBernard Gilkey28
LDave Martinez27
BChipper Jones8
LCory Aldridge1
RMark DeRosa1
RWes Helms1

CF

RAndruw Jones161
RBrian Jordan1
LCory Aldridge1

RF

RBrian Jordan144
LDave Martinez28
RBernard Gilkey8
LCory Aldridge2

DH

LB.J. Surhoff3
RBrian Jordan2
RMark DeRosa2
BChipper Jones1
BKen Caminiti⇄1

Starters

RGreg Maddux6.5 WAR
RJohn Burkett4.8 WAR
LTom Glavine1.8 WAR
LOdalis Perez1.8 WAR
RJohn Smoltz1.2 WAR
RJason Marquis1.0 WAR
RKevin Millwood0.6 WAR
LDamian Moss-0.0 WAR

Bullpen

★ RSteve Karsay⇄8 sv
LMike Remlinger30 h
RSteve Reed⇄11 h
RRudy Seanez⇄8 h
RJose Cabrera6 h
RMatt Whiteside1 h
RKerry Ligtenberg0 h
LJohn Rocker⇄0 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 2000)

PlayerfWAR
Odalis Perez1.8
John Smoltz1.2
Marcus Giles1.1
Julio Franco0.8
Steve Karsay0.5
Jose Cabrera0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 2000)

Player2000 fWAR
Andres Galarraga1.5
Andy Ashby1.4
Terry Mulholland1.4
Walt Weiss0.9
Wally Joyner0.2
Reggie Sanders0.2

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 2001; everyone else is shown as a 2001 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Greg Maddux 2001 +6.5 +129.7 12.5 +117.2 $1.9M 2.50× –
John Burkett 2001 +4.8 +83.8 1.8 +82.1 $0.4M 2.19× –
Andruw Jones 2001 +4.9 +70.6 8.2 +62.4 $1.7M 1.79× –
Chipper Jones Jr. 2001 +6.1 +69.5 10.3 +59.2 $1.7M 1.43× –
Brian Jordan 2001 +4.2 +59.9 9.1 +50.8 $2.2M 1.79× –
Odalis Perez 2001 +1.8 +21.3 0.2 +21.1 $0.1M 1.49× –
Mike Remlinger 2001 +1.4 +15.4 1.6 +13.8 $1.1M 1.34× –
Tom Glavine 2001 +1.8 +20.9 9.5 +11.4 $5.4M 1.49× –
Jason Marquis 2001 +1.0 +5.1 0.2 +4.9 $0.2M 0.67× –
Javy Lopez 2001 +2.1 +12.6 7.8 +4.9 $3.7M 0.76× –
John Smoltz 2001 +1.2 +12.9 8.0 +4.9 $6.6M 1.34× –
Steve Karsay↔ 2001 +0.5 +5.6 1.6 +4.0 $3.0M 1.34× –
John Rocker↔ 2001 +0.7 +3.6 0.8 +2.7 $1.2M 0.67× –
Rafael Furcal 2001 +0.6 +2.8 0.4 +2.4 $0.6M 0.61× –
Kevin Millwood 2001 +0.6 +4.9 3.1 +1.8 $5.1M 1.02× –
Kerry Ligtenberg 2001 +0.5 +2.5 1.2 +1.3 $2.5M 0.67× –
Quilvio Veras 2001 +1.1 +5.1 3.9 +1.2 $3.4M 0.56× –
Dave Martinez 2001 +0.3 +2.3 1.5 +0.8 $4.3M 0.83× –
Paul Bako 2001 +0.3 +1.2 0.5 +0.7 $1.6M 0.52× –
Kurt Abbott 2001 +0.1 +0.7 0.6 +0.1 $4.0M 0.56× –
Steve Reed↔ 2001 +0.2 +1.0 0.9 +0.1 $4.7M 0.67× –
Scott Sobkowiak 2001 +0.0 +0.1 0.2 -0.1 $14.8M 0.67× –
Rey Sanchez↔ 2001 +0.1 +0.4 0.8 -0.4 $9.3M 0.61× –
B.J. Surhoff 2001 +0.7 +4.3 4.8 -0.5 $7.4M 0.83× –
Joe Slusarski↔ 2001 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Eddie Pérez 2001 -0.0 -0.0 0.7 -0.7 – 0.52× –
Wes Helms 2001 -0.1 -0.5 0.2 -0.7 – 0.56× –
Chris Seelbach 2001 -0.2 -0.9 0.2 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Keith Lockhart 2001 -0.4 -1.7 0.8 -2.5 – 0.56× –
Marc Valdes 2001 -0.4 -2.4 0.4 -2.8 – 0.67× –
Rico Brogna 2001 -0.7 -3.0 1.5 -4.5 – 0.56× –
Ken Caminiti↔ 2001 -0.8 -3.5 1.9 -5.4 – 0.58× –
Bernard Gilkey 2001 +0.2 +1.3 – – – 0.83× –
Cory Aldridge 2001 -0.1 -0.8 – – – 0.83× –
Damian Moss 2001 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Jesse Garcia 2001 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.56× –
Joe Nelson 2001 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Jose Cabrera 2001 +0.4 +3.8 – – – 1.34× –
Julio Franco 2001 +0.8 +3.4 – – – 0.56× –
Marcus Giles 2001 +1.1 +5.1 – – – 0.56× –
Mark DeRosa 2001 +0.9 +4.2 – – – 0.61× –
Matt Whiteside 2001 -0.3 -1.7 – – – 0.67× –
Rudy Seanez↔ 2001 +0.3 +1.5 – – – 0.67× –
Steve Torrealba 2001 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.52× –
Tim Spooneybarger 2001 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Trey Moore 2001 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Wilson Betemit 2001 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.61× –
Total—+42.2+540.995.3+428.6—

Trades

Every graded 2001 deal involving the Braves — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 3 total.

2001 · ATL / SDP
ATL · John Schuerholz +$0.8M
Rudy Seánez
SDP · Kevin Towers −$0.8M
Winston Abreu
ATL came out ahead by $0.8M
2001 · KCR / ATL
KCR · Allard Baird +$0.8M
Brad Voyles, Alejandro Machado
ATL · John Schuerholz −$0.8M
Rey Sánchez
KCR came out ahead by $0.8M
2001 · CLE / ATL
CLE · John Hart +$4.8M
John Rocker, Troy Cameron
ATL · John Schuerholz −$4.8M
Steve Karsay, Steve Reed
CLE came out ahead by $4.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

2001 payroll
$95.1M

What the front office was committed to as of 2001, 2001–2007. 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 (25)

PlayerAgeSvc2001200220032004200520062007
Greg Maddux3515.000$12.5M$13.1M$14.8MFREE AGENT
Chipper Jones Jr.298.000$10.3M$11.3M$13.3M$15.3M$16.1M$12.3M$12.3M
Tom Glavine3514.000$9.5M$8.6MFREE AGENT
Brian Jordan349.000$9.1MFREE AGENT$600k$700k
John Smoltz3413.000$8.0M$7.7M$10.7M$11.7M$9.0M$11.0M$8.0M
Javy Lopez309.000$7.8M$6.0M$7.0MFREE AGENT
B.J. Surhoff3614.000$4.8M$4.5MFREE AGENT
Quilvio Veras306.000$3.9MFREE AGENT
Ken Caminiti3814.000$1.9MFREE AGENT
John Burkett3614.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
Mike Remlinger3510.000$1.6M$2.0MFREE AGENT$700k
Steve Karsay298.000$1.6MFREE AGENT
Dave Martinez3615.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Rico Brogna319.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Steve Reed369.000$891kFREE AGENT
Keith Lockhart367.000$800k$600kFREE AGENT
Rey Sanchez3310.000$756kFREE AGENT
Eddie Pérez336.000$650kFREE AGENT$625k$625k
Kurt Abbott328.000$600kFREE AGENT
Marc Valdes296.000$375kFREE AGENT
Joe Slusarski3410.000$120kFREE AGENT
Bernard Gilkey3411.000—FREE AGENT
Rudy Seanez3212.000—FREE AGENT
Matt Whiteside339.000—FREE AGENT
Julio Franco4219.000—$600k$600k$750k$1.0MFREE AGENT$836k

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2001200220032004200520062007
Andruw Jones245.000$8.2MFREE AGENT
Kevin Millwood264.000$3.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Kerry Ligtenberg304.000$1.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
John Rocker263.000$838kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Bako293.000$450kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Odalis Perez233.000$220kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wes Helms253.000$210kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Cabrera294.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trey Moore283.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark DeRosa263.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2001200220032004200520062007
Rafael Furcal231.000$355kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Marquis221.000$205kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Sobkowiak230.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Seelbach281.000$200kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jesse Garcia272.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Damian Moss240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Torrealba23–—
Marcus Giles230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cory Aldridge22–—
Wilson Betemit190.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Nelson260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Spooneybarger210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2001 acquisition stacked onto Braves's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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Decision-maker records extend to 1933; resource-controlled WAR and payroll metrics cover 1985–2026. Data sources include FanGraphs, Baseball-Reference, the Chadwick Bureau register, the Lahman Database, prospect rankings from Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, and FanGraphs, and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0).
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