1976 Atlanta Braves roster

32 players appeared for the Atlanta Braves in the 1976 MLB season.

1976 Braves roster: batting

1976 Atlanta Braves batting
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Jerry Royster1495336513254524.248.313.617
Darrel Chaney153496421251505.252.324.654
Jim Wynn1484497593176616.207.377.744
Ken Henderson1334355211413615.262.352.747
Rod Gilbreath11638357961327.251.329.658
Rowland Office99359511014342.281.348.716
Tom Paciorek11132439944362.290.333.716
Dave May10521427463235.215.300.609
Vic Correll6920026455160.225.302.652
Biff Pocoroba5417416420141.241.313.594
Cito Gaston6913415394251.291.354.764
Dale Murphy1965317090.262.333.687
Rob Belloir3060512040.200.262.495
Brian Asselstine113327130.212.229.532
Junior Moore202617020.269.387.695
Pat Rockett4501000.200.200.400

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · OPS

1976 Braves roster: pitching

1976 Atlanta Braves pitching
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.GS: Games started — for a pitcher, games he opened on the mound.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
Phil NiekroSP383717113.29270.21731.290
Dick RuthvenRP363614174.19240.11421.440
Andy MessersmithP292811113.04207.11351.161
Carl MortonP2624494.17140.1421.550
Frank LaCorteRP19173124.70105.1791.420
Roger MoretP2712355.0077.1301.441
Bruce Dal CantonP421353.5673.1361.491
Adrian DevineRP481563.2173.0481.349
Pablo TorrealbaP360023.5753.0331.682
Max LeonP300242.7536.0161.313
Mike BeardP300024.2833.281.541
Jamie EasterlyRP44114.9122.0111.640
Rick CampRP51016.3511.161.320
Buzz CapraP50018.689.141.610
Preston HannaRP50004.508.031.880
Al AutryP11105.405.031.400

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · WHIP · SV

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on June 30 of the season. Standings start in 1995, so this season shows no league or division placing.