GM: John Schuerholz
1992: won pennant · 98–64. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Glavine | 26 | arb | 35 | 5.3 | 3.0 | +1.2 |
| John Smoltz | 25 | arb | 36 | 5.3 | 1.6 | +2.5 |
| Terry Pendleton | 31 | FA-elig | 160 | 5.1 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
| David Justice | 26 | arb | 144 | 5.1 | 0.6 | +3.4 |
| Steve Avery | 22 | pre-arb | 35 | 3.7 | 0.4 | +2.5 |
| Charlie Leibrandt | 35 | FA-elig | 32 | 3.5 | 3.2 | -0.5 |
| Deion Sanders | 24 | arb | 97 | 3.3 | 0.6 | +1.9 |
| Ron Gant | 27 | arb | 153 | 3.0 | 2.7 | -0.4 |
| Otis Nixon | 33 | FA-elig | 120 | 2.6 | 1.8 | +0.2 |
| Jeff Blauser | 26 | arb | 123 | 2.5 | 0.9 | +1.0 |
| Mike Bielecki | 32 | FA-elig | 19 | 1.8 | 1.3 | +0.1 |
| Lonnie Smith | 36 | FA-elig | 84 | 1.5 | 1.8 | -0.6 |
| Greg Olson | 31 | arb | 95 | 1.4 | 0.3 | +0.7 |
| Sid Bream | 31 | FA-elig | 125 | 1.3 | 2.4 | -1.4 |
| Pete Smith | 26 | arb | 12 | 1.1 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| David Nied | 23 | – | 6 | 0.9 | – | – |
| Brian R. Hunter | 24 | pre-arb | 102 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Jerry Willard↔ WSN | 32 | – | 26 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Jeff Reardon↔ BOS | 36 | FA-elig | 14 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| Mark Wohlers | 22 | – | 32 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Francisco Cabrera | 25 | arb | 12 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Mike Stanton | 25 | arb | 65 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Javy Lopez | 21 | – | 9 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Melvin Nieves | 20 | – | 12 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Pedro Borbon Jr. | 24 | – | 2 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Tommy Gregg | 28 | arb | 18 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Randy St. Claire | 31 | – | 10 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Kent Mercker | 24 | arb | 53 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Vinny Castilla | 24 | pre-arb | 9 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Steve Lyons↔ BOS | 32 | FA-elig | 11 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Ben Rivera↔ PHI | 24 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Armando Reynoso | 26 | – | 3 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Ryan Klesko | 21 | – | 13 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Damon Berryhill | 28 | arb | 101 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| Mark Davis↔ KCR | 31 | FA-elig | 14 | -0.3 | 1.9 | -2.1 |
| Alejandro Pena | 33 | FA-elig | 41 | -0.4 | 2.6 | -2.9 |
| Mark Lemke | 26 | arb | 155 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| Jeff Treadway | 29 | arb | 61 | -0.4 | 1.3 | -1.6 |
| Marvin Freeman | 29 | FA-elig | 58 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -0.8 |
| Juan Berenguer↔ KCR | 37 | FA-elig | 28 | -1.0 | 0.7 | -1.5 |
| Rafael Belliard | 30 | FA-elig | 144 | -1.0 | 0.5 | -1.3 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| David Nied | 0.9 |
| Jeff Reardon | 0.3 |
| Javy Lopez | 0.1 |
| Melvin Nieves | 0.0 |
| Pedro Borbon Jr. | 0.0 |
| Steve Lyons | -0.1 |
| Player | 1991 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Keith Mitchell | 0.2 |
| Danny Heep | 0.1 |
| Rico Rossy | -0.0 |
| Jeff Parrett | -0.1 |
| Rick Mahler | -0.1 |
| Jim Clancy | -0.2 |
What the front office was committed to as of 1992, 1992–1998. 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 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Leibrandt | 35 | 13.000 | $3.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Terry Pendleton | 31 | 8.000 | $3.0M | $2.2M | $3.2M | FREE AGENT | $1.2M | ||
| Alejandro Pena | 33 | 11.000 | $2.6M | FREE AGENT | $174k | ||||
| Sid Bream | 31 | 9.000 | $2.4M | $1.6M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mark Davis | 31 | 12.000 | $1.9M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Otis Nixon | 33 | 9.000 | $1.8M | $2.8M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Lonnie Smith | 36 | 14.000 | $1.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mike Bielecki | 32 | 8.000 | $1.3M | FREE AGENT | $150k | $125k | $708k | ||
| Juan Berenguer | 37 | 14.000 | $715k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jeff Reardon | 36 | 13.000 | $614k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rafael Belliard | 30 | 10.000 | $500k | $800k | $800k | $550k | $575k | $250k | $250k |
| Marvin Freeman | 29 | 6.000 | $400k | $725k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Steve Lyons | 32 | 7.000 | $149k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Randy St. Claire | 31 | 8.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jerry Willard | 32 | 8.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Glavine | 26 | 5.000 | $3.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ron Gant | 27 | 5.000 | $2.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| John Smoltz | 25 | 4.000 | $1.6M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jeff Treadway | 29 | 5.000 | $1.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jeff Blauser | 26 | 5.000 | $940k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Deion Sanders | 24 | 3.000 | $600k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| David Justice | 26 | 3.000 | $555k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Pete Smith | 26 | 5.000 | $410k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Damon Berryhill | 28 | 5.000 | $370k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Greg Olson | 31 | 3.000 | $350k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Mike Stanton | 25 | 3.000 | $265k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Mark Lemke | 26 | 4.000 | $250k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Tommy Gregg | 28 | 5.000 | $248k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Kent Mercker | 24 | 3.000 | $190k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Francisco Cabrera | 25 | 3.000 | $148k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Avery | 22 | 2.000 | $355k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Brian R. Hunter | 24 | 1.000 | $146k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Vinny Castilla | 24 | 1.000 | $109k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Ben Rivera | 24 | 0.000 | $31k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Pedro Borbon Jr. | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ryan Klesko | 21 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Javy Lopez | 21 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| David Nied | 23 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Melvin Nieves | 20 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Armando Reynoso | 26 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Mark Wohlers | 22 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Braves 1992; 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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