1996 Atlanta Braves
[edit] Summary
The 1996 Atlanta Braves finished with a record of 96-66. They scored 773 runs and belted 197 home runs to go along with a .270 batting average. Ryan Klesko provided the power for the team with 34 homers. Chipper Jones knocked in 110 runs. Marquis Grissom led the team with 207 hits for a .308 average.
The team allowed 648 runs and had a team ERA of 3.53. John Smoltz led the pitching staff with 24 wins and 276 strikeouts. Mark Wohlers led the team with 39 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Rafael Belliard | SS | 87 | 142 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .179 | .218 | .397 | .169 |
| Jeff Blauser | SS | 83 | 265 | 48 | 65 | 10 | 35 | 6 | .356 | .419 | .775 | .245 |
| Ed Giovanola | SS | 43 | 82 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .304 | .256 | .560 | .232 |
| Tony Graffanino | 2B | 22 | 46 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .239 | .489 | .174 |
| Tyler Houston | 1B | 33 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .250 | .481 | .731 | .222 |
| Chipper Jones | 3B | 157 | 598 | 114 | 185 | 30 | 110 | 14 | .393 | .530 | .923 | .309 |
| Mark Lemke | 2B | 135 | 498 | 64 | 127 | 5 | 37 | 5 | .323 | .319 | .642 | .255 |
| Pablo Martinez | SS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 |
| Fred McGriff | 1B | 159 | 617 | 81 | 182 | 28 | 107 | 7 | .365 | .494 | .859 | .295 |
| Mike Mordecai | 2B | 66 | 108 | 12 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 1 | .297 | .343 | .640 | .241 |
| Terry Pendleton | 3B | 42 | 162 | 21 | 33 | 4 | 17 | 2 | .271 | .315 | .586 | .204 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Danny Bautista | OF | 17 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .261 | .150 | .411 | .150 |
| Jermaine Dye | OF | 98 | 292 | 32 | 82 | 12 | 37 | 1 | .304 | .459 | .763 | .281 |
| Marquis Grissom | OF | 158 | 671 | 106 | 207 | 23 | 74 | 28 | .349 | .489 | .838 | .308 |
| Andruw Jones | OF | 31 | 106 | 11 | 23 | 5 | 13 | 3 | .265 | .443 | .708 | .217 |
| David Justice | OF | 40 | 140 | 23 | 45 | 6 | 25 | 1 | .409 | .514 | .923 | .321 |
| Ryan Klesko | OF | 153 | 528 | 90 | 149 | 34 | 93 | 6 | .364 | .530 | .894 | .282 |
| Luis Polonia | OF | 22 | 31 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .424 | .419 | .843 | .419 |
| Dwight Smith | OF | 101 | 153 | 16 | 31 | 3 | 16 | 1 | .285 | .294 | .579 | .203 |
| Jerome Walton | OF | 37 | 47 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .389 | .511 | .900 | .340 |
| Mark Whiten | OF | 36 | 90 | 12 | 23 | 3 | 17 | 2 | .364 | .433 | .797 | .256 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Joe Ayrault | C | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .200 | .533 | .200 |
| Javy Lopez | C | 138 | 489 | 56 | 138 | 23 | 69 | 1 | .322 | .466 | .788 | .282 |
| Eddie Perez | C | 68 | 156 | 19 | 40 | 4 | 17 | 0 | .293 | .404 | .697 | .256 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5614 | 773 | 1514 | 197 | 735 | 83 | .329 | .432 | .761 | .270 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Steve Avery | 24 | 23 | 131 | 7 | 10 | .412 | 0 | 86 | 40 | 4.47 | 1.420 | |||
| Mike Bielecki | 40 | 5 | 75.3 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2 | 71 | 33 | 2.63 | 1.275 | |||
| Pedro Borbon | 43 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 31 | 7 | 2.75 | 0.917 | |||
| Joe Borowski | 22 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 4.85 | 1.769 | |||
| Brad Clontz | 81 | 0 | 80.7 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1 | 49 | 33 | 5.69 | 1.375 | |||
| Tom Glavine | 36 | 36 | 235.3 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 0 | 181 | 85 | 2.98 | 1.305 | |||
| Dean Hartgraves | 20 | 0 | 18.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 4.34 | 1.230 | |||
| Kevin Lomon | 6 | 0 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4.91 | 1.370 | |||
| Greg Maddux | 35 | 35 | 245 | 15 | 11 | .577 | 0 | 172 | 28 | 2.72 | 1.033 | |||
| Greg McMichael | 73 | 0 | 86.7 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2 | 78 | 27 | 3.22 | 1.280 | |||
| Denny Neagle | 6 | 6 | 38.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 5.59 | 1.395 | |||
| Jason Schmidt | 13 | 11 | 58.7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0 | 48 | 32 | 6.75 | 1.721 | |||
| Carl Schutz | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2.70 | 1.515 | |||
| John Smoltz | 35 | 35 | 253.7 | 24 | 8 | .750 | 0 | 276 | 55 | 2.94 | 1.001 | |||
| Tom Thobe | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.50 | 0.833 | |||
| Terrell Wade | 44 | 8 | 69.7 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 79 | 47 | 2.97 | 1.492 | |||
| Mark Wohlers | 77 | 0 | 77.3 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 39 | 100 | 21 | 3.03 | 1.190 | |||
| Brad Woodall | 8 | 3 | 19.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 7.32 | 1.624 | |||
| Team Totals | 570 | 162 | 1469.1 | 96 | 66 | .593 | 46 | 1245 | 451 | 3.53 | 1.241 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Fred McGriff | 159 |
| At Bats | Marquis Grissom | 671 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Marquis Grissom | 723 |
| Batting Average | Chipper Jones | .309 |
| On-Base % | Chipper Jones | .393 |
| Slugging % | Chipper Jones and Ryan Klesko | .530 |
| OPS | Chipper Jones | .923 |
| Runs | Chipper Jones | 114 |
| Hits | Marquis Grissom | 207 |
| Total Bases | Marquis Grissom | 328 |
| Doubles | Fred McGriff | 37 |
| Triples | Marquis Grissom | 10 |
| Home Runs | Ryan Klesko | 34 |
| RBI | Chipper Jones | 110 |
| Walks | Chipper Jones | 87 |
| Strikeouts | Ryan Klesko | 129 |
| Stolen Bases | Marquis Grissom | 28 |
| Caught Stealing | Marquis Grissom | 11 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Tom Glavine and John Smoltz | 15 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Chipper Jones | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Fred McGriff | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | John Smoltz | 24 |
| Losses | Greg Maddux | 11 |
| Saves | Mark Wohlers | 39 |
| Won-Loss % | John Smoltz | .750 |
| ERA | Greg Maddux | 2.72 |
| WHIP | John Smoltz | 1.001 |
| Innings Pitched | John Smoltz | 253.7 |
| Games | Brad Clontz | 81 |
| Games Started | Tom Glavine | 36 |
| Strikeouts | John Smoltz | 276 |
| Complete Games | John Smoltz | 6 |
| Shutouts | John Smoltz | 2 |
| Batters Faced | John Smoltz | 995 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | John Smoltz | 83 |
| Hits Allowed | Greg Maddux | 225 |
| Walks Allowed | Tom Glavine | 85 |
| Home Runs Allowed | John Smoltz | 19 |
| Doubles Allowed | Tom Glavine | 47 |
| Triples Allowed | Greg Maddux | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | John Smoltz and Mark Wohlers | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Steve Avery | 4 |
| Double Plays Induced | Greg Maddux | 23 |
