GM: John Schuerholz
1991: won pennant · 94–68. Ranks are vs the 26 teams that season.
Each position lists its starter then backups by games (so platoons & bench show). Starters (mound) & bullpen (left, foul territory) are ranked by WAR; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Pendleton | 30 | FA-elig | 153 | 6.3 | 1.8 | +2.0 |
| Tom Glavine | 25 | arb | 36 | 6.1 | 0.7 | +2.9 |
| John Smoltz | 24 | arb | 38 | 3.7 | 0.4 | +1.8 |
| Steve Avery | 21 | pre-arb | 37 | 3.1 | 0.1 | +1.8 |
| Charlie Leibrandt | 34 | FA-elig | 36 | 3.1 | 1.8 | +0.0 |
| Ron Gant | 26 | arb | 154 | 1.9 | 1.2 | -0.1 |
| Otis Nixon | 32 | – | 124 | 1.9 | – | – |
| David Justice | 25 | pre-arb | 109 | 1.8 | 0.3 | +0.8 |
| Jeff Treadway | 28 | arb | 106 | 1.1 | 0.8 | -0.1 |
| Mike Stanton | 24 | pre-arb | 74 | 1.0 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Lonnie Smith | 35 | FA-elig | 122 | 1.0 | 2.0 | -1.4 |
| Greg Olson | 30 | – | 133 | 0.8 | – | – |
| Kent Mercker | 23 | pre-arb | 50 | 0.7 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Juan Berenguer | 36 | FA-elig | 49 | 0.6 | 0.9 | -0.5 |
| Marvin Freeman | 28 | arb | 34 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Jeff Blauser | 25 | arb | 129 | 0.5 | 0.3 | +0.0 |
| Rafael Belliard | 29 | – | 149 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Sid Bream | 30 | FA-elig | 91 | 0.5 | 1.6 | -1.3 |
| Alejandro Pena↔ NYM | 32 | FA-elig | 15 | 0.5 | 0.3 | +0.0 |
| Pete Smith | 25 | arb | 14 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Randy St. Claire | 30 | – | 19 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Keith Mitchell | 21 | – | 48 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Danny Heep | 33 | – | 14 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Jerry Willard | 31 | – | 17 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Mike Bielecki↔ CHC | 31 | FA-elig | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Brian R. Hunter | 23 | – | 97 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Francisco Cabrera | 24 | pre-arb | 44 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Damon Berryhill↔ CHC | 27 | arb | 1 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Rico Rossy | 27 | – | 5 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jeff Parrett | 29 | arb | 18 | -0.1 | 0.9 | -0.9 |
| Rick Mahler↔ WSN | 37 | – | 13 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Vinny Castilla | 23 | – | 12 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Mark Wohlers | 21 | – | 17 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jim Clancy↔ HOU | 35 | – | 24 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Doug Sisk | 33 | – | 14 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Dan Petry↔ BOS | 32 | FA-elig | 10 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Armando Reynoso | 25 | – | 6 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Tony Castillo↔ NYM | 28 | arb | 7 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Mark Lemke | 25 | arb | 136 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Mike Bell | 23 | – | 17 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Tommy Gregg | 27 | arb | 72 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Mike Heath | 36 | FA-elig | 49 | -0.8 | 0.9 | -1.4 |
| Deion Sanders | 23 | pre-arb | 54 | -0.8 | 0.7 | -1.2 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Terry Pendleton | 6.3 |
| Otis Nixon | 1.9 |
| Juan Berenguer | 0.6 |
| Rafael Belliard | 0.5 |
| Sid Bream | 0.5 |
| Alejandro Pena | 0.5 |
| Player | 1990 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Dale Murphy | 0.9 |
| Derek Lilliquist | 0.6 |
| Mark Grant | 0.6 |
| Paul Marak | 0.2 |
| Marty Clary | 0.2 |
| Jim Vatcher | 0.1 |
What the front office was committed to as of 1991, 1991–1997. Pre-2015 has no contract-terms data — forward italic $ are realized actuals (hindsight, not commitments known then). Control labels (ARB/FA) are point-in-time.
| Player | Age | Svc | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lonnie Smith | 35 | 13.000 | $2.0M | $1.8M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Charlie Leibrandt | 34 | 12.000 | $1.8M | $3.2M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Terry Pendleton | 30 | 7.000 | $1.8M | $3.0M | $2.2M | $3.2M | FREE AGENT | $1.2M | |
| Sid Bream | 30 | 8.000 | $1.6M | $2.4M | $1.6M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Mike Heath | 36 | 13.000 | $950k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Juan Berenguer | 36 | 13.000 | $900k | $715k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Alejandro Pena | 32 | 10.000 | $254k | $2.6M | FREE AGENT | $174k | |||
| Dan Petry | 32 | 12.000 | $162k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mike Bielecki | 31 | 7.000 | $40k | $1.3M | FREE AGENT | $150k | $125k | $708k | |
| Rafael Belliard | 29 | 9.000 | — | $500k | $800k | $800k | $550k | $575k | $250k |
| Jim Clancy | 35 | 14.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Danny Heep | 33 | 12.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rick Mahler | 37 | 12.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Otis Nixon | 32 | 8.000 | — | $1.8M | $2.8M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Randy St. Claire | 30 | 7.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Doug Sisk | 33 | 9.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jerry Willard | 31 | 7.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Gant | 26 | 4.000 | $1.2M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jeff Parrett | 29 | 5.000 | $855k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jeff Treadway | 28 | 4.000 | $770k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Tom Glavine | 25 | 4.000 | $698k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Pete Smith | 25 | 4.000 | $365k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| John Smoltz | 24 | 3.000 | $355k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jeff Blauser | 25 | 4.000 | $280k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Tommy Gregg | 27 | 4.000 | $265k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Marvin Freeman | 28 | 5.000 | $190k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mark Lemke | 25 | 3.000 | $138k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Tony Castillo | 28 | 3.000 | $68k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Damon Berryhill | 27 | 4.000 | $4k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deion Sanders | 23 | 2.000 | $660k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| David Justice | 25 | 2.000 | $296k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Mike Stanton | 24 | 2.000 | $120k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Kent Mercker | 23 | 2.000 | $117k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Steve Avery | 21 | 1.000 | $110k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Francisco Cabrera | 24 | 2.000 | $110k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Mike Bell | 23 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Vinny Castilla | 23 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Brian R. Hunter | 23 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Keith Mitchell | 21 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Greg Olson | 30 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Armando Reynoso | 25 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Rico Rossy | 27 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mark Wohlers | 21 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Braves 1991; the black line = the league-average player at each slot that season. Staying above the line deep into the roster is the depth edge; dropping below it = holes & dead weight.
| Regime | Seasons | Win % | Playoff % | Pennant % | WS % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINDOW | 289 | 52.2 | 30.1 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| CONTEND | 311 | 56.8 | 63.0 | 19.3 | 10.3 |
| FORCED-SPEND | 260 | 47.9 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| REBUILD | 328 | 43.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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