Braves ATLGM: John Schuerholz
Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2002, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).
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.
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Gary Sheffield | 4.8 |
| Chris Hammond | 1.8 |
| Darren Holmes | 1.0 |
| Matt Franco | 1.0 |
| Albie Lopez | 0.8 |
| Darren Bragg | 0.3 |
| Player | 2001 fWAR |
|---|---|
| John Burkett | 4.8 |
| Brian Jordan | 4.2 |
| Odalis Perez | 1.8 |
| Quilvio Veras | 1.1 |
| John Rocker | 0.7 |
| Steve Karsay | 0.5 |
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 2002; everyone else is shown as a 2002 season snapshot.
| Player | Period | fWAR | Tier Market $M | Paid $M | Surplus $M | $ / WAR | Tier | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andruw Jones | 2002 | +6.3 | +103.2 | 10.0 | +93.2 | $1.6M | 2.05× | – |
| Chipper Jones Jr. | 2002 | +5.9 | +96.5 | 11.3 | +85.1 | $1.9M | 2.05× | – |
| Kevin Millwood | 2002 | +5.0 | +87.5 | 3.9 | +83.6 | $0.8M | 2.19× | – |
| Gary Sheffield | 2002 | +4.8 | +69.0 | 9.9 | +59.1 | $2.1M | 1.79× | – |
| Greg Maddux | 2002 | +4.1 | +71.0 | 13.1 | +57.9 | $3.2M | 2.19× | – |
| John Smoltz | 2002 | +2.5 | +39.0 | 7.7 | +31.3 | $3.1M | 1.95× | – |
| Tom Glavine | 2002 | +2.5 | +39.8 | 8.6 | +31.1 | $3.4M | 1.96× | – |
| Rafael Furcal | 2002 | +2.7 | +25.0 | 0.4 | +24.6 | $0.2M | 1.18× | – |
| Mike Remlinger | 2002 | +1.5 | +23.7 | 2.0 | +21.7 | $1.3M | 1.95× | – |
| Chris Hammond | 2002 | +1.8 | +14.3 | 0.5 | +13.8 | $0.2M | 0.98× | – |
| Damian Moss | 2002 | +0.9 | +7.6 | 0.2 | +7.4 | $0.2M | 1.02× | – |
| Darren Holmes | 2002 | +1.0 | +5.3 | 0.3 | +5.0 | $0.3M | 0.67× | – |
| Marcus Giles | 2002 | +0.8 | +3.7 | 0.2 | +3.5 | $0.3M | 0.56× | – |
| Julio Franco | 2002 | +0.7 | +3.0 | 0.6 | +2.4 | $0.9M | 0.56× | – |
| Mark DeRosa | 2002 | +0.6 | +2.5 | 0.2 | +2.3 | $0.4M | 0.56× | – |
| Jason Marquis | 2002 | +0.2 | +1.7 | 0.2 | +1.5 | $1.1M | 1.02× | – |
| Albie Lopez | 2002 | +0.8 | +4.3 | 4.0 | +0.3 | $5.0M | 0.67× | – |
| Wes Helms | 2002 | +0.0 | +0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | $13.6M | 0.56× | – |
| Tim Spooneybarger | 2002 | -0.0 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.5 | – | 0.67× | – |
| Henry Blanco | 2002 | -0.0 | -0.1 | 1.5 | -1.6 | – | 0.52× | – |
| Keith Lockhart | 2002 | -0.3 | -1.3 | 0.6 | -1.9 | – | 0.56× | – |
| B.J. Surhoff | 2002 | +0.3 | +1.6 | 4.5 | -2.9 | $12.9M | 0.56× | – |
| Javy Lopez | 2002 | +0.6 | +2.4 | 6.0 | -3.6 | $10.3M | 0.52× | – |
| Vinny Castilla | 2002 | -1.5 | -6.9 | 3.0 | -9.9 | – | 0.58× | – |
| Kerry Ligtenberg | 2002 | +0.3 | +1.7 | 1.7 | -0.0 | $5.4M | 0.67× | – |
| Aaron Small | 2002 | -0.0 | -0.1 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Andy Pratt | 2002 | -0.1 | -0.4 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Darren Bragg | 2002 | +0.3 | +1.9 | – | – | – | 0.83× | – |
| Jesse Garcia | 2002 | -0.3 | -1.4 | – | – | – | 0.56× | – |
| Joe Dawley | 2002 | +0.0 | +0.1 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| John Ennis | 2002 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | – | – | 1.02× | – |
| John Foster | 2002 | -0.3 | -1.4 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Jung Keun Bong | 2002 | +0.1 | +1.1 | – | – | – | 1.02× | – |
| Kevin Gryboski | 2002 | -0.8 | -4.3 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Matt Franco | 2002 | +1.0 | +4.3 | – | – | – | 0.56× | – |
| Ryan Langerhans | 2002 | -0.1 | -0.6 | – | – | – | 0.83× | – |
| Steve Torrealba | 2002 | -0.3 | -1.2 | – | – | – | 0.52× | – |
| Trey Hodges | 2002 | -0.1 | -0.5 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Total | — | +40.9 | +591.8 | 90.8 | +503.2 | — | ||
Every graded 2002 deal involving the Braves — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 10 total.
ATL · John Schuerholz
+$15.2M
MIL · Dean Taylor
−$15.2M
ATL · John Schuerholz
+$0.8M
MIL · Dean Taylor
−$0.8M
ATL · John Schuerholz
+$0.8M
DET · Randy Smith
−$0.8M
ATL · John Schuerholz
+$61.6M
SFG · Brian Sabean
−$61.6M
ATL · John Schuerholz
+$3.2M
CLE · Mark Shapiro
−$3.2M
ATL · John Schuerholz
+$0.8M
TEX · John Hart
−$0.8M
SEA · Pat Gillick
+$5.6M
ATL · John Schuerholz
−$5.6M
ATL · John Schuerholz
+$15.2M
LAD · Dan Evans
−$15.2M
MIA · Dave Dombrowski
+$48.8M
ATL · John Schuerholz
−$48.8M
PHI · Ed Wade
+$67.2M
ATL · John Schuerholz
−$67.2M
What the front office was committed to as of 2002, 2002–2008. 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.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Maddux | 36 | 16.000 | $13.1M | $14.8M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Chipper Jones Jr. | 30 | 9.000 | $11.3M | $13.3M | $15.3M | $16.1M | $12.3M | $12.3M | $12.3M |
| Andruw Jones | 25 | 6.000 | $10.0M | $12.0M | $12.5M | $13.0M | $13.5M | $14.0M | FREE AGENT |
| Gary Sheffield | 33 | 14.000 | $9.9M | $11.4M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Tom Glavine | 36 | 15.000 | $8.6M | FREE AGENT | $8.0M | ||||
| John Smoltz | 35 | 14.000 | $7.7M | $10.7M | $11.7M | $9.0M | $11.0M | $8.0M | $14.0M |
| Javy Lopez | 31 | 10.000 | $6.0M | $7.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| B.J. Surhoff | 37 | 15.000 | $4.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Albie Lopez | 30 | 9.000 | $4.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Vinny Castilla | 34 | 11.000 | $3.0M | $5.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mike Remlinger | 36 | 11.000 | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | $700k | ||||
| Julio Franco | 43 | 20.000 | $600k | $600k | $750k | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | $836k | |
| Keith Lockhart | 37 | 8.000 | $600k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chris Hammond | 36 | 12.000 | $450k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Darren Holmes | 36 | 12.000 | $325k | $700k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Darren Bragg | 32 | 8.000 | — | $450k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Matt Franco | 32 | 7.000 | — | $800k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Aaron Small | 30 | 8.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Millwood | 27 | 5.000 | $3.9M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Kerry Ligtenberg | 31 | 5.000 | $1.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Henry Blanco | 30 | 5.000 | $1.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Wes Helms | 26 | 4.000 | $250k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mark DeRosa | 27 | 4.000 | $222k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jesse Garcia | 28 | 3.000 | — | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Furcal | 24 | 2.000 | $405k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jason Marquis | 23 | 2.000 | $230k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Damian Moss | 25 | 1.000 | $215k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Marcus Giles | 24 | 1.000 | $210k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Tim Spooneybarger | 22 | 1.000 | $200k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Steve Torrealba | 24 | – | — | ||||||
| Jung Keun Bong | 21 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| John Ennis | 22 | – | — | ||||||
| John Foster | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ryan Langerhans | 22 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Kevin Gryboski | 28 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Andy Pratt | 22 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Trey Hodges | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Joe Dawley | 30 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
How each 2002 acquisition stacked onto Braves's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.