1990 Atlanta Braves
[edit] Summary
The 1990 Atlanta Braves finished with a record of 65-97. They scored 682 runs and belted 162 home runs to go along with a .250 batting average. The offense was powered by Ron Gant, who led the team with 32 home runs, 84 RBI, and 174 hits. Ron Gant had a great year on the basepaths with 33 stolen bases.
The team allowed 821 runs and had a team ERA of 4.58. John Smoltz led the pitching staff with 14 wins and 170 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Mike Bell | 1B | 36 | 45 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .292 | .467 | .759 | .244 |
| Jeff Blauser | SS | 115 | 386 | 46 | 104 | 8 | 39 | 3 | .338 | .409 | .747 | .269 |
| Francisco Cabrera | 1B | 63 | 137 | 14 | 38 | 7 | 25 | 1 | .301 | .482 | .783 | .277 |
| Jody Davis | 1B | 12 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .161 | .071 | .232 | .071 |
| Nick Esasky | 1B | 9 | 35 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .171 | .427 | .171 |
| Tommy Gregg | 1B | 124 | 239 | 18 | 63 | 5 | 32 | 4 | .322 | .389 | .711 | .264 |
| Alexis Infante | 2B | 20 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .069 | .071 | .140 | .036 |
| David Justice | 1B | 127 | 439 | 76 | 124 | 28 | 78 | 11 | .373 | .535 | .908 | .282 |
| Mark Lemke | 3B | 102 | 239 | 22 | 54 | 0 | 21 | 0 | .286 | .280 | .566 | .226 |
| Jim Presley | 3B | 140 | 541 | 59 | 131 | 19 | 72 | 1 | .282 | .414 | .696 | .242 |
| Victor Rosario | SS | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .143 | .393 | .143 |
| Andres Thomas | SS | 84 | 278 | 26 | 61 | 5 | 30 | 2 | .248 | .302 | .550 | .219 |
| Jeff Treadway | 2B | 128 | 474 | 56 | 134 | 11 | 59 | 3 | .320 | .403 | .723 | .283 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Geronimo Berroa | OF | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
| Ron Gant | OF | 152 | 575 | 107 | 174 | 32 | 84 | 33 | .357 | .539 | .896 | .303 |
| Oddibe McDowell | OF | 113 | 305 | 47 | 74 | 7 | 25 | 13 | .295 | .357 | .652 | .243 |
| Dale Murphy | OF | 97 | 349 | 38 | 81 | 17 | 55 | 9 | .312 | .418 | .730 | .232 |
| Lonnie Smith | OF | 135 | 466 | 72 | 142 | 9 | 42 | 10 | .384 | .459 | .843 | .305 |
| Jim Vatcher | OF | 21 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .286 | .370 | .656 | .259 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jimmy Kremers | C | 29 | 73 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .177 | .192 | .369 | .110 |
| Kelly Mann | C | 11 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .143 | .286 | .429 | .143 |
| Greg Olson | C | 100 | 298 | 36 | 78 | 7 | 36 | 1 | .332 | .379 | .711 | .262 |
| Ernie Whitt | C | 67 | 180 | 14 | 31 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .265 | .250 | .515 | .172 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5504 | 682 | 1376 | 162 | 636 | 92 | .308 | .396 | .704 | .250 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Steve Avery | 21 | 20 | 99 | 3 | 11 | .214 | 0 | 75 | 45 | 5.64 | 1.677 | |||
| Joe Boever | 33 | 0 | 42.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 4.68 | 1.773 | |||
| Tony Castillo | 52 | 3 | 76.7 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 1 | 64 | 20 | 4.23 | 1.473 | |||
| Marty Clary | 33 | 14 | 101.7 | 1 | 10 | .091 | 0 | 44 | 39 | 5.67 | 1.642 | |||
| Marvin Freeman | 9 | 0 | 15.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1.72 | 0.637 | |||
| Tom Glavine | 33 | 33 | 214.3 | 10 | 12 | .455 | 0 | 129 | 78 | 4.28 | 1.447 | |||
| Mark Grant | 33 | 1 | 52.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3 | 40 | 18 | 4.64 | 1.511 | |||
| Tommy Greene | 5 | 2 | 12.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 8.03 | 1.870 | |||
| Dwayne Henry | 34 | 0 | 38.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 34 | 25 | 5.63 | 1.723 | |||
| Joe Hesketh | 31 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5 | 21 | 12 | 5.81 | 1.355 | |||
| Charlie Kerfeld | 25 | 0 | 30.7 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 2 | 27 | 23 | 5.58 | 1.759 | |||
| Charlie Leibrandt | 24 | 24 | 162.3 | 9 | 11 | .450 | 0 | 76 | 35 | 3.16 | 1.226 | |||
| Derek Lilliquist | 12 | 11 | 61.7 | 2 | 8 | .200 | 0 | 34 | 19 | 6.28 | 1.524 | |||
| Rick Luecken | 36 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 1 | 35 | 30 | 5.77 | 1.943 | |||
| Paul Marak | 7 | 7 | 39 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 3.69 | 1.487 | |||
| Kent Mercker | 36 | 0 | 48.3 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 7 | 39 | 24 | 3.17 | 1.387 | |||
| Jeff Parrett | 20 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 17 | 19 | 3.00 | 1.704 | |||
| Rusty Richards | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27.00 | 3.000 | |||
| Doug Sisk | 3 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3.86 | 2.174 | |||
| Pete Smith | 13 | 13 | 77 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 0 | 56 | 24 | 4.79 | 1.312 | |||
| John Smoltz | 34 | 34 | 231.3 | 14 | 11 | .560 | 0 | 170 | 90 | 3.85 | 1.280 | |||
| Mike Stanton | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 18.00 | 2.857 | |||
| Sergio Valdez | 6 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6.75 | 1.698 | |||
| Team Totals | 508 | 162 | 1429.5 | 65 | 97 | .401 | 30 | 938 | 579 | 4.58 | 1.473 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Ron Gant | 152 |
| At Bats | Ron Gant | 575 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Ron Gant | 631 |
| Batting Average | Lonnie Smith | .305 |
| On-Base % | Lonnie Smith | .384 |
| Slugging % | Ron Gant | .539 |
| OPS | David Justice | .908 |
| Runs | Ron Gant | 107 |
| Hits | Ron Gant | 174 |
| Total Bases | Ron Gant | 310 |
| Doubles | Ron Gant and Jim Presley | 34 |
| Triples | Lonnie Smith | 9 |
| Home Runs | Ron Gant | 32 |
| RBI | Ron Gant | 84 |
| Walks | David Justice | 64 |
| Strikeouts | Jim Presley | 130 |
| Stolen Bases | Ron Gant | 33 |
| Caught Stealing | Ron Gant | 16 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Tom Glavine and John Smoltz | 7 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Lonnie Smith | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Dale Murphy | 11 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | John Smoltz | 14 |
| Losses | Tom Glavine | 12 |
| Saves | Joe Boever | 8 |
| Won-Loss % | John Smoltz | .560 |
| ERA | Charlie Leibrandt | 3.16 |
| WHIP | Charlie Leibrandt | 1.226 |
| Innings Pitched | John Smoltz | 231.3 |
| Games | Tony Castillo | 52 |
| Games Started | John Smoltz | 34 |
| Strikeouts | John Smoltz | 170 |
| Complete Games | John Smoltz | 6 |
| Shutouts | Charlie Leibrandt and John Smoltz | 2 |
| Batters Faced | John Smoltz | 966 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Tom Glavine | 102 |
| Hits Allowed | Tom Glavine | 232 |
| Walks Allowed | John Smoltz | 90 |
| Home Runs Allowed | John Smoltz | 20 |
| Doubles Allowed | Tom Glavine | 45 |
| Triples Allowed | John Smoltz | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | John Smoltz | 14 |
| Hit Batsmen | Charlie Leibrandt | 4 |
| Double Plays Induced | Tom Glavine | 22 |
