1988 Atlanta Braves roster

34 players appeared for the Atlanta Braves in the 1988 MLB season.

1988 Braves roster: batting

1988 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.
Andres ThomasSS1536065415313687.252.268.628
Dale MurphyRF1565927713424773.226.313.734
Ron GantLF14656385146196019.259.317.755
Gerald Perry1B1415476116487429.300.338.739
Dion JamesLF13238646993309.256.353.703
Ozzie VirgilC10732023829312.256.313.685
Bruce BenedictC9023611570190.242.296.567
Albert HallLF85231275711515.247.314.612
Terry BlockerCF6619813422101.212.250.533
Gary RoenickeLF491141126170.228.279.577
Lonnie SmithDH431141427394.237.296.638
Ted Simmons1B781076212110.196.293.601
Jerry RoysterCF68102818010.176.222.428
Paul Runge3B52761116070.211.330.606
Jeff Blauser2B1867716270.239.268.671
Damaso Garcia2B216037141.117.159.342
Mark Lemke2B1658813020.224.274.567

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

1988 Braves roster: pitching

1988 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.
Rick MahlerRP39349163.69249.01311.290
Tom GlavineSP34347174.56195.1841.350
Pete J. SmithRP32327153.69195.11241.390
Zane SmithSP23225104.30140.1591.450
Charlie PuleoRP533553.47106.1701.391
Jose AlvarezRP600562.99102.1811.383
Paul AssenmacherRP640873.0679.1711.315
Kevin CoffmanRP1811265.7867.0241.730
John SmoltzSP1212275.4864.0371.670
German JimenezSP159165.0155.2261.380
Bruce SutterRP380144.7645.1401.3214
Jim AckerRP211044.7142.0251.400
Juan EichelbergerRP200203.8637.1131.450
Joe BoeverRP160021.7720.170.641
Ed OlwineRP160006.7518.251.391
Chuck CaryRP70006.488.171.440
Gary EaveSP50009.005.002.000

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.