1998 Atlanta Braves
[edit] Summary
The 1998 Atlanta Braves finished with a record of 106-56. They scored 826 runs and belted 215 home runs to go along with a .272 batting average. The offense was powered by Andres Galarraga, who led the team with 44 home runs and 121 RBI. Chipper Jones led the team with 188 hits for a .313 average.
The team allowed 581 runs and had a team ERA of 3.25. Tom Glavine was the winningest pitcher, with 20 games won. Greg Maddux racked up 204 strkeouts to lead the team. Kerry Ligtenberg led the team with 30 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Rafael Belliard | SS | 7 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Greg Colbrunn | 1B | 28 | 44 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 1 | .367 | .432 | .799 | .295 |
| Mark DeRosa | SS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Andres Galarraga | 1B | 153 | 555 | 103 | 169 | 44 | 121 | 7 | .397 | .595 | .992 | .305 |
| Tony Graffanino | 2B | 105 | 289 | 32 | 61 | 5 | 22 | 1 | .275 | .318 | .593 | .211 |
| Ozzie Guillen | SS | 83 | 264 | 35 | 73 | 1 | 22 | 1 | .337 | .352 | .689 | .277 |
| Wes Helms | 3B | 7 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .308 | .615 | .923 | .308 |
| Ray Holbert | SS | 8 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .133 | .355 | .133 |
| Chipper Jones | 3B | 160 | 601 | 123 | 188 | 34 | 107 | 16 | .404 | .547 | .951 | .313 |
| Keith Lockhart | 2B | 109 | 366 | 50 | 94 | 9 | 37 | 2 | .311 | .388 | .699 | .257 |
| Marty Malloy | 2B | 11 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .233 | .321 | .554 | .179 |
| Randall Simon | 1B | 7 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .176 | .188 | .364 | .188 |
| Walt Weiss | SS | 96 | 347 | 64 | 97 | 0 | 27 | 7 | .386 | .343 | .729 | .280 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Danny Bautista | OF | 82 | 144 | 17 | 36 | 3 | 17 | 1 | .281 | .389 | .670 | .250 |
| Damon Hollins | OF | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .334 | .167 |
| Andruw Jones | OF | 159 | 582 | 89 | 158 | 31 | 90 | 27 | .321 | .515 | .836 | .271 |
| Ryan Klesko | OF | 129 | 427 | 69 | 117 | 18 | 70 | 5 | .359 | .473 | .832 | .274 |
| George Lombard | OF | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .833 | 1.166 | .333 |
| Curtis Pride | OF | 70 | 107 | 19 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 4 | .325 | .411 | .736 | .252 |
| Michael Tucker | OF | 130 | 414 | 54 | 101 | 13 | 46 | 8 | .327 | .418 | .745 | .244 |
| Gerald Williams | OF | 129 | 266 | 46 | 81 | 10 | 44 | 11 | .352 | .504 | .856 | .305 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Javy Lopez | C | 133 | 489 | 73 | 139 | 34 | 106 | 5 | .328 | .540 | .868 | .284 |
| Eddie Perez | C | 61 | 149 | 18 | 50 | 6 | 32 | 1 | .404 | .537 | .941 | .336 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5484 | 826 | 1489 | 215 | 794 | 98 | .338 | .453 | .790 | .272 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Adam Butler | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1.80 | 2.200 | |||
| Paul Byrd | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13.50 | 2.500 | |||
| Mike Cather | 36 | 0 | 41.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 33 | 12 | 3.92 | 1.235 | |||
| Norm Charlton | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1.38 | 1.154 | |||
| Bruce Chen | 4 | 4 | 20.3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 3.98 | 1.576 | |||
| Brian Edmondson | 10 | 0 | 16.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4.32 | 1.317 | |||
| Alan Embree | 20 | 0 | 18.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 4.34 | 1.765 | |||
| Tom Glavine | 33 | 33 | 229.3 | 20 | 6 | .769 | 0 | 157 | 74 | 2.47 | 1.204 | |||
| Kerry Ligtenberg | 75 | 0 | 73 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 30 | 79 | 24 | 2.71 | 1.027 | |||
| Greg Maddux | 34 | 34 | 251 | 18 | 9 | .667 | 0 | 204 | 45 | 2.22 | 0.980 | |||
| Dennis Martinez | 53 | 5 | 91 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 2 | 62 | 19 | 4.45 | 1.407 | |||
| Kevin Millwood | 31 | 29 | 174.3 | 17 | 8 | .680 | 0 | 163 | 56 | 4.08 | 1.325 | |||
| Denny Neagle | 32 | 31 | 210.3 | 16 | 11 | .593 | 0 | 165 | 60 | 3.55 | 1.217 | |||
| Odalis Perez | 10 | 0 | 10.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4.22 | 1.308 | |||
| John Rocker | 47 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2 | 42 | 22 | 2.13 | 1.158 | |||
| Rudy Seanez | 34 | 0 | 36 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 2 | 50 | 16 | 2.75 | 1.139 | |||
| John Smoltz | 26 | 26 | 167.7 | 17 | 3 | .850 | 0 | 173 | 44 | 2.90 | 1.127 | |||
| Russ Springer | 22 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 4.05 | 1.900 | |||
| Mark Wohlers | 27 | 0 | 20.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 8 | 22 | 33 | 1.18 | 2.512 | |||
| Team Totals | 516 | 162 | 1438.6 | 106 | 56 | .654 | 45 | 1232 | 467 | 3.25 | 1.222 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Chipper Jones | 160 |
| At Bats | Chipper Jones | 601 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Chipper Jones | 707 |
| Batting Average | Chipper Jones | .313 |
| On-Base % | Chipper Jones | .404 |
| Slugging % | Andres Galarraga | .595 |
| OPS | Andres Galarraga | .992 |
| Runs | Chipper Jones | 123 |
| Hits | Chipper Jones | 188 |
| Total Bases | Andres Galarraga | 330 |
| Doubles | Andruw Jones | 33 |
| Triples | Andruw Jones | 8 |
| Home Runs | Andres Galarraga | 44 |
| RBI | Andres Galarraga | 121 |
| Walks | Chipper Jones | 96 |
| Strikeouts | Andres Galarraga | 146 |
| Stolen Bases | Andruw Jones | 27 |
| Caught Stealing | Andres Galarraga and Chipper Jones | 6 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Tom Glavine | 14 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Chipper Jones and Javy Lopez | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Javy Lopez | 22 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Tom Glavine | 20 |
| Losses | Denny Neagle | 11 |
| Saves | Kerry Ligtenberg | 30 |
| Won-Loss % | John Smoltz | .850 |
| ERA | Greg Maddux | 2.22 |
| WHIP | Greg Maddux | 0.980 |
| Innings Pitched | Greg Maddux | 251 |
| Games | Kerry Ligtenberg | 75 |
| Games Started | Greg Maddux | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Greg Maddux | 204 |
| Complete Games | Greg Maddux | 9 |
| Shutouts | Greg Maddux | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Greg Maddux | 987 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Denny Neagle | 83 |
| Hits Allowed | Tom Glavine | 202 |
| Walks Allowed | Tom Glavine | 74 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Denny Neagle | 25 |
| Doubles Allowed | Tom Glavine and Denny Neagle | 33 |
| Triples Allowed | John Smoltz | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Mark Wohlers | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Greg Maddux | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Greg Maddux and Denny Neagle | 21 |
