GM: John Schuerholz
2003: made playoffs · 101–61. Ranks are vs the 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Sheffield | 34 | FA-elig | 155 | 7.3 | 11.4 | +1.6 |
| Javy Lopez | 32 | FA-elig | 129 | 6.8 | 7.0 | +5.0 |
| Marcus Giles | 25 | pre-arb | 145 | 6.7 | 0.3 | +11.6 |
| Andruw Jones | 26 | FA-elig | 156 | 5.2 | 12.0 | -2.7 |
| Rafael Furcal | 25 | arb | 156 | 4.0 | 2.2 | +4.9 |
| Chipper Jones Jr. | 31 | FA-elig | 153 | 3.9 | 13.3 | -6.4 |
| Russ Ortiz | 29 | arb | 35 | 3.9 | 4.7 | +2.3 |
| Greg Maddux | 37 | FA-elig | 37 | 3.5 | 14.8 | -8.5 |
| Mike Hampton | 30 | FA-elig | 32 | 3.1 | 13.6 | -8.1 |
| John Smoltz | 36 | FA-elig | 62 | 2.9 | 10.7 | -5.6 |
| Vinny Castilla | 35 | FA-elig | 147 | 1.9 | 5.0 | -1.6 |
| Horacio Ramirez | 23 | pre-arb | 29 | 1.1 | 0.3 | +1.6 |
| Shane Reynolds | 35 | – | 30 | 1.0 | – | – |
| Robert Fick | 29 | arb | 126 | 0.9 | 1.0 | +0.6 |
| Darren Holmes | 37 | FA-elig | 48 | 0.6 | 0.7 | +0.4 |
| Ray King | 29 | arb | 80 | 0.6 | 0.6 | +0.4 |
| Will Cunnane | 29 | – | 20 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Mike Hessman | 25 | – | 19 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Jaret Wright↔ SDP | 27 | FA-elig | 11 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Jason Marquis | 24 | arb | 21 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| Julio Franco | 44 | FA-elig | 103 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -0.3 |
| Jesse Garcia | 29 | – | 13 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Kevin Gryboski | 29 | pre-arb | 64 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Kent Mercker↔ CIN | 35 | FA-elig | 18 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Johnny Estrada | 27 | – | 16 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Ryan Langerhans | 23 | – | 16 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Joe Dawley | 31 | pre-arb | 5 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Mark DeRosa | 28 | arb | 103 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| Trey Hodges | 25 | pre-arb | 52 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| Jung Keun Bong | 22 | pre-arb | 44 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.9 |
| Matt Franco | 33 | FA-elig | 112 | -0.4 | 0.8 | -1.5 |
| Henry Blanco | 31 | FA-elig | 55 | -0.6 | 1.3 | -2.4 |
| Darren Bragg | 33 | FA-elig | 104 | -1.1 | 0.5 | -2.3 |
| Roberto Hernandez | 38 | FA-elig | 66 | -1.1 | 0.6 | -2.5 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Russ Ortiz | 3.9 |
| Mike Hampton | 3.1 |
| Horacio Ramirez | 1.1 |
| Shane Reynolds | 1.0 |
| Robert Fick | 0.9 |
| Ray King | 0.6 |
| Player | 2002 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Kevin Millwood | 5.0 |
| Tom Glavine | 2.5 |
| Chris Hammond | 1.8 |
| Mike Remlinger | 1.5 |
| Damian Moss | 0.9 |
| Albie Lopez | 0.8 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2003, 2003–2009. 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 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Maddux | 37 | 17.000 | $14.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mike Hampton | 30 | 10.000 | $13.6M | $14.6M | $15.1M | FREE AGENT | $16.0M | ||
| Chipper Jones Jr. | 31 | 10.000 | $13.3M | $15.3M | $16.1M | $12.3M | $12.3M | $12.3M | $10.0M |
| Andruw Jones | 26 | 7.000 | $12.0M | $12.5M | $13.0M | $13.5M | $14.0M | FREE AGENT | |
| Gary Sheffield | 34 | 15.000 | $11.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| John Smoltz | 36 | 15.000 | $10.7M | $11.7M | $9.0M | $11.0M | $8.0M | $14.0M | FREE AGENT |
| Javy Lopez | 32 | 11.000 | $7.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Vinny Castilla | 35 | 12.000 | $5.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Henry Blanco | 31 | 6.000 | $1.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Matt Franco | 33 | 8.000 | $800k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Darren Holmes | 37 | 13.000 | $700k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Roberto Hernandez | 38 | 12.000 | $600k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Julio Franco | 44 | 21.000 | $600k | $750k | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | $836k | ||
| Darren Bragg | 33 | 9.000 | $450k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jaret Wright | 27 | 6.000 | $160k | $850k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Kent Mercker | 35 | 14.000 | $148k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Will Cunnane | 29 | 6.000 | — | $525k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Shane Reynolds | 35 | 11.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russ Ortiz | 29 | 5.000 | $4.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rafael Furcal | 25 | 3.000 | $2.2M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Robert Fick | 29 | 5.000 | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ray King | 29 | 4.000 | $600k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jason Marquis | 24 | 3.000 | $368k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Mark DeRosa | 28 | 5.000 | $340k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jesse Garcia | 29 | 4.000 | — | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Giles | 25 | 2.000 | $316k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Kevin Gryboski | 29 | 1.000 | $315k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Trey Hodges | 25 | 1.000 | $300k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Horacio Ramirez | 23 | 0.000 | $300k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Joe Dawley | 31 | 1.000 | $300k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jung Keun Bong | 22 | 1.000 | $300k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Johnny Estrada | 27 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Ryan Langerhans | 23 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Mike Hessman | 25 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Braves 2003; 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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