1980 Atlanta Braves
[edit] Summary
The 1980 Atlanta Braves finished with a record of 81-80. They scored 630 runs and belted 144 home runs to go along with a .250 batting average. Bob Horner provided the power for the team with 35 homers. Bob Horner and Dale Murphy were tied for the team lead in RBI with 89. Chris Chambliss led the team with 170 hits for a .282 average.
The team allowed 660 runs and had a team ERA of 3.77. Phil Niekro led the pitching staff with 15 wins and 176 strikeouts. Rick Camp was the team's best fireman, with 22 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Larvell Blanks | SS | 88 | 221 | 23 | 45 | 2 | 12 | 1 | .255 | .258 | .513 | .204 |
| Chris Chambliss | 1B | 158 | 602 | 83 | 170 | 18 | 72 | 7 | .338 | .440 | .778 | .282 |
| Luis Gomez | SS | 121 | 278 | 18 | 53 | 0 | 24 | 0 | .239 | .212 | .451 | .191 |
| Bob Horner | 3B | 124 | 463 | 81 | 124 | 35 | 89 | 3 | .307 | .529 | .836 | .268 |
| Glenn Hubbard | 2B | 117 | 431 | 55 | 107 | 9 | 43 | 7 | .322 | .374 | .696 | .248 |
| Rafael Ramirez | SS | 50 | 165 | 17 | 44 | 2 | 11 | 2 | .292 | .352 | .644 | .267 |
| Jerry Royster | 3B | 123 | 392 | 42 | 95 | 1 | 20 | 22 | .309 | .319 | .628 | .242 |
| Chico Ruiz | 3B | 25 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .379 | .462 | .841 | .308 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Brian Asselstine | OF | 87 | 218 | 18 | 62 | 3 | 25 | 1 | .318 | .394 | .712 | .284 |
| Jeff Burroughs | OF | 99 | 278 | 35 | 73 | 13 | 51 | 1 | .347 | .453 | .800 | .263 |
| Gary Cooper | OF | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Terry Harper | OF | 21 | 54 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .279 | .259 | .538 | .185 |
| Mike Lum | OF | 93 | 83 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .343 | .241 | .584 | .205 |
| Gary Matthews | OF | 155 | 571 | 79 | 159 | 19 | 75 | 11 | .325 | .419 | .744 | .278 |
| Eddie Miller | OF | 11 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .158 | .158 | .316 | .158 |
| Dale Murphy | OF | 156 | 569 | 98 | 160 | 33 | 89 | 9 | .349 | .510 | .859 | .281 |
| Charlie Spikes | OF | 41 | 36 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .350 | .306 | .656 | .278 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bruce Benedict | C | 120 | 359 | 18 | 91 | 2 | 34 | 3 | .308 | .315 | .623 | .253 |
| Bill Nahorodny | C | 59 | 157 | 14 | 38 | 5 | 18 | 0 | .287 | .414 | .701 | .242 |
| Joe Nolan | C | 17 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .318 | .651 | .273 |
| Biff Pocoroba | C | 70 | 83 | 7 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 1 | .347 | .386 | .733 | .265 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5402 | 630 | 1352 | 144 | 597 | 73 | .303 | .380 | .683 | .250 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Doyle Alexander | 35 | 35 | 231.7 | 14 | 11 | .560 | 0 | 114 | 74 | 4.20 | 1.299 | |||
| Tommy Boggs | 32 | 26 | 192.3 | 12 | 9 | .571 | 0 | 84 | 46 | 3.42 | 1.175 | |||
| Larry Bradford | 56 | 0 | 55.3 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 2.44 | 1.284 | |||
| Rick Camp | 77 | 0 | 108.3 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 22 | 33 | 29 | 1.91 | 1.117 | |||
| Gene Garber | 68 | 0 | 82.3 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 7 | 51 | 24 | 3.83 | 1.446 | |||
| Preston Hanna | 32 | 2 | 79.3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 35 | 44 | 3.18 | 1.349 | |||
| Al Hrabosky | 45 | 0 | 59.7 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 3 | 31 | 31 | 3.62 | 1.357 | |||
| Rick Mahler | 2 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.45 | 0.541 | |||
| Rick Matula | 33 | 30 | 176.7 | 11 | 13 | .458 | 0 | 62 | 60 | 4.58 | 1.443 | |||
| Larry McWilliams | 30 | 30 | 163.7 | 9 | 14 | .391 | 0 | 77 | 39 | 4.95 | 1.387 | |||
| Phil Niekro | 40 | 38 | 275 | 15 | 18 | .455 | 1 | 176 | 85 | 3.63 | 1.240 | |||
| Team Totals | 450 | 161 | 1428 | 81 | 80 | .503 | 37 | 696 | 454 | 3.77 | 1.296 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Chris Chambliss | 158 |
| At Bats | Chris Chambliss | 602 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Chris Chambliss | 661 |
| Batting Average | Chris Chambliss | .282 |
| On-Base % | Dale Murphy | .349 |
| Slugging % | Dale Murphy | .510 |
| OPS | Dale Murphy | .859 |
| Runs | Dale Murphy | 98 |
| Hits | Chris Chambliss | 170 |
| Total Bases | Dale Murphy | 290 |
| Doubles | Chris Chambliss | 37 |
| Triples | Jerry Royster | 5 |
| Home Runs | Bob Horner | 35 |
| RBI | Bob Horner and Dale Murphy | 89 |
| Walks | Dale Murphy | 59 |
| Strikeouts | Dale Murphy | 133 |
| Stolen Bases | Jerry Royster | 22 |
| Caught Stealing | Jerry Royster | 13 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bruce Benedict | 13 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Glenn Hubbard and Gary Matthews | 5 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Bob Horner and Gary Matthews | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Phil Niekro | 15 |
| Losses | Phil Niekro | 18 |
| Saves | Rick Camp | 22 |
| Won-Loss % | Tommy Boggs | .571 |
| ERA | Tommy Boggs | 3.42 |
| WHIP | Tommy Boggs | 1.175 |
| Innings Pitched | Phil Niekro | 275 |
| Games | Rick Camp | 77 |
| Games Started | Phil Niekro | 38 |
| Strikeouts | Phil Niekro | 176 |
| Complete Games | Phil Niekro | 11 |
| Shutouts | Tommy Boggs and Phil Niekro | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Phil Niekro | 1137 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Phil Niekro | 111 |
| Hits Allowed | Phil Niekro | 256 |
| Walks Allowed | Phil Niekro | 85 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Phil Niekro | 30 |
| Doubles Allowed | Doyle Alexander | 44 |
| Triples Allowed | Doyle Alexander and Larry McWilliams | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Phil Niekro | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Larry McWilliams | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Phil Niekro | 25 |
