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National League East · 2018

Atlanta Braves

Team WAR
36.3
22.6 bat / 13.7 pitch
Win %
.556
pyth .566
Run diff
+102
4.69 / 4.06 per g
wRC+
100
ERA
3.79
FIP 3.97
Home runs
174

The Atlanta Braves went 90-72 in 2018, a .556 winning percentage — 10th of 30 record in baseball. They scored 759 runs and allowed 657, a run differential of +102. The offence ranked 10th of 30 in MLB for runs scored, while their 3.79 staff ERA was 7th of 30. Their 100 team wRC+ was 0% above league average — 16th of 30 in MLB. Freddie Freeman led the position players at 4.6 WAR, and Mike Foltynewicz the rotation at a 2.85 ERA.

Where the offence comes from

Roster contribution by share of the team total.

1,421 team hits
Freddie Freeman191Freddie Freeman — 191 hits (13.4%)Nick Markakis185Nick Markakis — 185 hits (13.0%)Ozzie Albies167Ozzie Albies — 167 hits (11.8%)Ender Inciarte158Ender Inciarte — 158 hits (11.1%)Ronald Acuña Jr.127Ronald Acuña Jr. — 127 hits (8.9%)Johan Camargo126Johan Camargo — 126 hits (8.9%)Dansby Swanson114Dansby Swanson — 114 hits (8.0%)Kurt Suzuki94Kurt Suzuki — 94 hits (6.6%)Charlie Culberson80Charlie Culberson — 80 hits (5.6%)Tyler Flowers57Tyler Flowers — 57 hits (4.0%)Preston Tucker38Preston Tucker — 38 hits (2.7%)Ryan Flaherty35Ryan Flaherty — 35 hits (2.5%)9Peter Bourjos — 9 hits (0.6%)7Julio Teheran — 7 hits (0.5%)Lane Adams — 6 hits (0.4%)Danny Santana — 5 hits (0.4%)Chris Stewart — 3 hits (0.2%)Brandon McCarthy — 3 hits (0.2%)Mike Foltynewicz — 3 hits (0.2%)Michael Reed — 2 hits (0.1%)Sean Newcomb — 2 hits (0.1%)Kolby Allard — 1 hits (0.1%)Jesse Biddle — 1 hits (0.1%)Chad Sobotka — 1 hits (0.1%)Michael Soroka — 1 hits (0.1%)Max Fried — 1 hits (0.1%)Rio Ruiz — 1 hits (0.1%)Touki Toussaint — 1 hits (0.1%)Kevin Gausman — 1 hits (0.1%)Aníbal Sánchez — 1 hits (0.1%)
Each rectangle is a player, sized by his share of the team's hits; darker means a larger share. Top 30 contributors. Select a different statistic above, or click a player for his page.

Batting

40 players, ranked by dbWAR.

Freddie Freeman1B162707191239810.309.388.505.3821404.6
Ronald Acuña Jr.LF111487127266416.293.366.552.3921464.1
Johan Camargo3B13452412619761.272.349.457.3501183.3
Ozzie Albies2B157684167247214.261.305.452.3281033.2
Nick MarkakisRF16270518514931.297.366.440.3481173.1
Kurt SuzukiC1013889412500.271.332.444.3381102.6
Ender InciarteCF156660158106128.265.325.380.312932.1
Tyler FlowersC79296578300.227.341.359.318971.6
Dansby SwansonSS134533114145910.238.304.395.296821.5
Charlie CulbersonLF1123228012454.270.326.466.3381101.5
Lane AdamsPH24296261.240.345.520.3731330.2
Kolby AllardP1310001.0001.0001.000.8794720.1
Preston TuckerLF92184386270.229.299.404.309900.1
Jesse BiddleP221010.500.5001.000.6383110.1
Chad SobotkaP1110001.0001.0001.000.8794720.0
Luke JacksonP330000.000.500.000.3531200.0
Sam FreemanP110000.000.000.000.000-116-0.0
Dan WinklerP110000.000.000.000.000-116-0.0
Wes ParsonsP110000.000.000.000.000-116-0.0
Michael ReedPH672000.286.286.286.25152-0.0
Lucas SimsP220000.000.000.000.000-116-0.0
Bryse WilsonP120000.000.000.000.000-116-0.0
Luiz GoharaP220000.000.000.000.000-116-0.0
Dustin PetersonPH220000.000.000.000.000-116-0.1
Chris StewartC5173030.200.235.200.19715-0.1
Danny SantanaLF15325021.179.281.286.26360-0.1
Michael SorokaP481000.125.125.125.110-43-0.1
Max FriedP581000.125.125.125.110-43-0.1
Shane CarleP450000.000.000.000.000-116-0.1
Peter BourjosLF32479140.205.239.364.26360-0.1
Rio RuizPH13151000.083.267.083.20118-0.1
Touki ToussaintP5101000.100.100.100.088-58-0.2
Matt WislerP590000.000.000.000.000-116-0.2
Kevin GausmanP12251000.048.200.048.148-17-0.3
Ryan Flaherty3B79182352134.217.298.292.26058-0.3
Julio TeheranP28547140.175.190.250.19111-0.4
Brandon McCarthyP15313020.103.103.172.118-37-0.4
Aníbal SánchezP22441000.024.048.024.038-91-0.9
Sean NewcombP26532010.044.065.067.062-75-0.9
Mike FoltynewiczP30663040.052.052.069.052-81-1.2

Pitching

31 pitchers, ranked by dbWAR.

Mike Foltynewicz3131183.0131002022.853.371.089.93.4
Aníbal Sánchez2524136.27601352.833.621.088.92.2
Sean Newcomb3130164.012901603.904.141.338.81.7
A.J. Minter65061.14315693.232.721.2910.11.3
Dan Winkler69060.1402693.432.761.1910.31.2
Shane Carle53063.0411432.863.541.226.10.7
Michael Soroka5525.2210213.512.851.447.40.6
Sam Freeman63050.1350584.293.661.4510.40.5
Jesse Biddle60063.2611673.113.881.279.50.5
Luke Jackson35040.2121464.433.551.5210.20.5
Jonny Venters50134.1523273.673.451.227.10.4
Julio Teheran3131175.29901623.944.831.178.30.4
Max Fried14533.2140442.943.671.3711.80.4
Touki Toussaint7529.0210324.033.781.349.90.4
Arodys Vizcaíno39038.12216402.113.761.179.40.4
Brandon McCarthy151578.2630654.924.791.467.40.2
Chad Sobotka14014.1100211.883.930.9813.20.1
Miguel Socolovich405.0010410.802.762.007.20.1
Adam McCreery101.0000218.00-0.844.0018.00.1
Bryse Wilson317.010066.434.022.007.70.1
Luiz Gohara9119.2011185.954.531.228.20.0
Charlie Culberson101.000009.003.162.000.00.0
Josh Ravin203.001016.005.491.333.0-0.0
José Ramírez706.1020717.055.692.689.9-0.1
Wes Parsons105.001037.206.361.805.4-0.1
Chase Whitley101.0000118.0017.163.009.0-0.1
Peter Moylan39028.1010234.455.491.767.3-0.3
Kyle Wright406.000054.508.831.677.5-0.3
Lucas Sims9015.2000167.476.481.799.2-0.3
Kolby Allard318.0110312.389.162.883.4-0.4
Rex Brothers100.00000
Record versus run differential

Atlanta Braves are 90-72, a .556 win rate, while their +102 run differential implies .566. That is essentially in line — the record reflects the run scoring.