1997 Atlanta Braves
[edit] Summary
The 1997 Atlanta Braves finished with a record of 101-61. They scored 791 runs and belted 174 home runs to go along with a .270 batting average. Ryan Klesko led the team in home runs with 24. The offense was powered by Chipper Jones, who led the team with 111 RBI and 176 hits.
The team allowed 581 runs and had a team ERA of 3.18. Leading the team in wins was Denny Neagle, with 20. John Smoltz led the team with 241 strikeouts. Mark Wohlers was the team's best fireman, with 33 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Rafael Belliard | SS | 72 | 71 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .219 | .296 | .515 | .211 |
| Jeff Blauser | SS | 151 | 519 | 90 | 160 | 17 | 70 | 5 | .405 | .482 | .887 | .308 |
| Greg Colbrunn | 1B | 28 | 54 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .316 | .444 | .760 | .278 |
| Ed Giovanola | 3B | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .250 | .650 | .250 |
| Tony Graffanino | 2B | 104 | 186 | 33 | 48 | 8 | 20 | 6 | .344 | .446 | .790 | .258 |
| Chipper Jones | 3B | 157 | 597 | 100 | 176 | 21 | 111 | 20 | .371 | .479 | .850 | .295 |
| Mark Lemke | 2B | 109 | 351 | 33 | 86 | 2 | 26 | 2 | .306 | .316 | .622 | .245 |
| Keith Lockhart | 2B | 96 | 147 | 25 | 41 | 6 | 32 | 0 | .337 | .476 | .813 | .279 |
| Fred McGriff | 1B | 152 | 564 | 77 | 156 | 22 | 97 | 5 | .356 | .441 | .797 | .277 |
| Mike Mordecai | 3B | 61 | 81 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .227 | .222 | .449 | .173 |
| Randall Simon | 1B | 13 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .467 | .500 | .967 | .429 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Danny Bautista | OF | 64 | 103 | 14 | 25 | 3 | 9 | 2 | .282 | .398 | .680 | .243 |
| Tommy Gregg | OF | 13 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 | .368 | .668 | .263 |
| Andruw Jones | OF | 153 | 399 | 60 | 92 | 18 | 70 | 20 | .329 | .416 | .745 | .231 |
| Ryan Klesko | OF | 143 | 467 | 67 | 122 | 24 | 84 | 4 | .334 | .490 | .824 | .261 |
| Kenny Lofton | OF | 122 | 493 | 90 | 164 | 5 | 48 | 27 | .409 | .428 | .837 | .333 |
| Michael Tucker | OF | 138 | 499 | 80 | 141 | 14 | 56 | 12 | .347 | .445 | .792 | .283 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Javy Lopez | C | 123 | 414 | 52 | 122 | 23 | 68 | 1 | .361 | .534 | .895 | .295 |
| Greg Myers | C | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .111 | .311 | .111 |
| Eddie Perez | C | 73 | 191 | 20 | 41 | 6 | 18 | 0 | .259 | .335 | .594 | .215 |
| Tim Spehr | C | 8 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .214 | .500 | .714 | .214 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5528 | 791 | 1490 | 174 | 755 | 108 | .339 | .426 | .765 | .270 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Mike Bielecki | 50 | 0 | 57.3 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 2 | 60 | 21 | 4.08 | 1.344 | |||
| Joe Borowski | 20 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 3.75 | 1.792 | |||
| Chris Brock | 7 | 6 | 30.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 5.58 | 1.726 | |||
| Paul Byrd | 31 | 4 | 53 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 37 | 28 | 5.26 | 1.415 | |||
| Mike Cather | 35 | 0 | 37.7 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 29 | 19 | 2.39 | 1.114 | |||
| Brad Clontz | 51 | 0 | 48 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 1 | 42 | 18 | 3.75 | 1.458 | |||
| Alan Embree | 66 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 45 | 20 | 2.54 | 1.217 | |||
| Chad Fox | 30 | 0 | 27.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 28 | 16 | 3.29 | 1.465 | |||
| Tom Glavine | 33 | 33 | 240 | 14 | 7 | .667 | 0 | 152 | 79 | 2.96 | 1.150 | |||
| John LeRoy | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .00 | 2.000 | |||
| Kerry Ligtenberg | 15 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 3.00 | 1.067 | |||
| Greg Maddux | 33 | 33 | 232.7 | 19 | 4 | .826 | 0 | 177 | 20 | 2.20 | 0.945 | |||
| Kevin Millwood | 12 | 8 | 51.3 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 0 | 42 | 21 | 4.03 | 1.481 | |||
| Denny Neagle | 34 | 34 | 233.3 | 20 | 5 | .800 | 0 | 172 | 49 | 2.97 | 1.084 | |||
| John Smoltz | 35 | 35 | 256 | 15 | 12 | .556 | 0 | 241 | 63 | 3.02 | 1.160 | |||
| Terrell Wade | 12 | 9 | 42 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 35 | 16 | 5.36 | 1.810 | |||
| Mark Wohlers | 71 | 0 | 69.3 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 33 | 92 | 38 | 3.50 | 1.371 | |||
| Team Totals | 536 | 162 | 1465.6 | 101 | 61 | .623 | 37 | 1196 | 450 | 3.18 | 1.207 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Chipper Jones | 157 |
| At Bats | Chipper Jones | 597 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Chipper Jones | 679 |
| Batting Average | Kenny Lofton | .333 |
| On-Base % | Kenny Lofton | .409 |
| Slugging % | Ryan Klesko | .490 |
| OPS | Jeff Blauser | .887 |
| Runs | Chipper Jones | 100 |
| Hits | Chipper Jones | 176 |
| Total Bases | Chipper Jones | 286 |
| Doubles | Chipper Jones | 41 |
| Triples | Michael Tucker | 7 |
| Home Runs | Ryan Klesko | 24 |
| RBI | Chipper Jones | 111 |
| Walks | Chipper Jones | 76 |
| Strikeouts | Ryan Klesko | 130 |
| Stolen Bases | Kenny Lofton | 27 |
| Caught Stealing | Kenny Lofton | 20 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Tom Glavine | 17 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Jeff Blauser | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Fred McGriff | 22 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Denny Neagle | 20 |
| Losses | John Smoltz | 12 |
| Saves | Mark Wohlers | 33 |
| Won-Loss % | Greg Maddux | .826 |
| ERA | Greg Maddux | 2.20 |
| WHIP | Greg Maddux | 0.945 |
| Innings Pitched | John Smoltz | 256 |
| Games | Mark Wohlers | 71 |
| Games Started | John Smoltz | 35 |
| Strikeouts | John Smoltz | 241 |
| Complete Games | John Smoltz | 7 |
| Shutouts | Denny Neagle | 4 |
| Batters Faced | John Smoltz | 1043 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | John Smoltz | 86 |
| Hits Allowed | John Smoltz | 234 |
| Walks Allowed | Tom Glavine | 79 |
| Home Runs Allowed | John Smoltz | 21 |
| Doubles Allowed | Denny Neagle | 46 |
| Triples Allowed | Denny Neagle | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | John Smoltz | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Greg Maddux and Denny Neagle | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Tom Glavine | 33 |
