1989 Atlanta Braves roster

35 players appeared for the Atlanta Braves in the 1989 MLB season.

1989 Braves roster: batting

1989 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 MurphyRF1545746013120843.228.306.667
Andres ThomasSS1415544111813573.213.228.544
Lonnie SmithDH13448289152217925.315.415.948
Jeff Treadway2B134473581318403.277.317.695
Jeff Blauser2B1424566312312465.270.325.735
Darrell Evans1B107276315711390.207.303.658
Tommy GreggLF10227624676233.243.288.625
Gerald Perry1B72266246742110.252.337.675
Ron GantLF7526026469259.177.237.571
Jody Davis1B7823112394190.169.246.489
Bruce BenedictC661601231160.194.299.530
John W. RussellC741591429290.182.225.458
Geronimo BerroaLF81136736290.265.301.639
Ed Whited3B3674512141.162.222.465
Mark Lemke2B14554102100.182.250.614
David JusticeLF1651712132.235.291.644
Drew Denson1B123619051.250.308.585
Terry BlockerCF263117011.226.250.508
John MizerockC112716020.222.222.444
Kelly MannC72415010.208.240.532

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

1989 Braves roster: pitching

1989 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.
John SmoltzSP292912112.94208.01681.120
Tom GlavineSP29291483.68186.0901.140
Pete J. SmithRP28275144.75142.01151.420
Marty ClaryRP1817433.15108.2301.230
Joe BoeverRP6604113.9482.1681.3621
Mark EichhornRP450554.3568.1491.300
Jose AlvarezRP300332.8650.1451.352
Sergio ValdezP191126.0632.2261.470
Charlie PuleoRP151114.6629.0171.450
Tommy GreeneSP44124.1026.1171.060
Mike StantonRP200011.5024.0271.047
Gary EaveSP33201.3120.291.310
Dwayne HenryRP120024.2612.2161.341
Rusty RichardsRP22004.829.141.710
Kent MerckerRP210012.464.143.230

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.