1987 Atlanta Braves roster

36 players appeared for the Atlanta Braves in the 1987 MLB season.

1987 Braves roster: batting

1987 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.
Dale MurphyRF1595661151674410516.295.417.997
Gerald Perry1B14253377144127442.270.329.740
Ken Oberkfell2B135508591423483.280.342.704
Dion JamesLF13449480154106110.312.397.869
Glenn Hubbard2B141443691175381.264.378.760
Ozzie VirgilC1234295710627720.247.331.801
Ken Griffey Sr.LF1223996511414644.286.358.814
Andres ThomasSS8232429755396.231.268.579
Albert HallLF92292548332433.284.369.780
Rafael RamirezSS5617922471216.263.300.646
Graig Nettles3B11217716375331.209.294.644
Ted Simmons1B7317720494301.277.350.740
Jeff Blauser2B5116511402157.242.328.679
Gary RoenickeLF6715125339280.219.353.803
Bruce BenedictC3795414150.147.277.466
Ron GantLF2183922294.265.271.656
Paul Runge3B2747910380.213.288.714
Darryl MotleyLF6800010.000.000.000
Trench DavisLF6300000.000.000.000
Terry BellC1100000.000.000.000

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

1987 Braves roster: pitching

1987 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.
Zane SmithSP363615104.09242.01301.390
Rick MahlerRP39288134.98197.0951.510
David PalmerSP28288114.90152.11111.530
Charlie PuleoRP3516684.23123.1991.310
Jim AckerRP680494.16114.2681.4014
Jeff DedmonRP533343.9189.2401.384
Paul AssenmacherRP520115.1054.2391.502
Tom GlavineSP99245.5450.1201.750
Pete J. SmithRP66124.8331.2111.670
Kevin CoffmanRP55234.6225.1142.090
Ed OlwineRP270015.0123.1121.411
Larry McWilliamsRP92015.7520.1131.570
Joe BoeverRP140107.3618.1182.240
Chuck CaryRP130113.7816.2151.261
Marty ClaryRP71016.1414.271.640
Steve ZiemRP20017.712.102.140

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.