1997 Atlanta Braves roster: 101-61

Team stats and league rank

Counts are season totals; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 28 clubs that season.

1997 Braves roster: batting

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1997 Atlanta Braves batting

Player↓	Pos↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	AB↓iAB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.	R↓iR: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.	H↓iH: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.	HR↓iHR: Home runs hit.	RBI↓iRBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.	SB↓iSB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.	AVG↓iAVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.	OBP↓iOBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.	OPS↓iOPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Chipper Jones	3B	157	597	100	176	21	111	20	.295	.371	.850
FMFred McGriff	1B	152	564	77	156	22	97	5	.277	.356	.797
JBJeff Blauser	2B	151	519	90	160	17	70	5	.308	.405	.886
MTMichael Tucker	RF	138	499	80	141	14	56	12	.283	.347	.792
KLKenny Lofton	LF	122	493	90	164	5	48	27	.333	.409	.837
RKRyan Klesko	1B	143	467	67	122	24	84	4	.261	.334	.824
JLJavy Lopez	C	123	414	52	122	23	68	1	.295	.361	.895
Andruw Jones	LF	153	399	60	92	18	70	20	.231	.329	.745
MLMark Lemke	2B	109	351	33	86	2	26	2	.245	.306	.622
Eddie Perez	C	73	191	20	41	6	18	0	.215	.259	.594
TGTony Graffanino	2B	104	186	33	48	8	20	6	.258	.344	.790
KLKeith Lockhart	2B	96	147	25	41	6	32	0	.279	.337	.814
DBDanny Bautista	RF	64	103	14	25	3	9	2	.243	.282	.680
MMMike Mordecai	2B	61	81	8	14	0	3	0	.173	.227	.449
RBRafael Belliard	SS	72	71	9	15	1	3	0	.211	.219	.515
TGTommy Gregg	LF	13	19	1	5	0	0	1	.263	.300	.668
RSRandall Simon	1B	13	14	2	6	0	1	0	.429	.467	.967
EGEd Giovanola	3B	14	8	0	2	0	0	0	.250	.400	.650

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

1997 Braves roster: pitching

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1997 Atlanta Braves pitching

Player↓	Pos↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	GS↓iGS: Games started — for a pitcher, games he opened on the mound.	W↓iW: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.	L↓iL: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.	ERA↓iERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.	IP↓iIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.	K↓iK: Batters this pitcher struck out.	WHIP↓iWHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.	SV↓iSV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
JSJohn Smoltz	SP	35	35	15	12	3.02	256.0	241	1.16	0
TGTom Glavine	SP	33	33	14	7	2.96	240.0	152	1.15	0
DNDenny Neagle	SP	34	34	20	5	2.97	233.1	172	1.08	0
GMGreg Maddux	SP	33	33	19	4	2.20	232.2	177	0.95	0
MWMark Wohlers	RP	71	0	5	7	3.50	69.1	92	1.37	33
MBMike Bielecki	RP	50	0	3	7	4.08	57.1	60	1.34	2
PBPaul Byrd	SP	31	4	4	4	5.26	53.0	37	1.42	0
Kevin Millwood	SP	12	8	5	3	4.03	51.1	42	1.48	0
BCBrad Clontz	RP	51	0	5	1	3.75	48.0	42	1.46	1
AEAlan Embree	RP	66	0	3	1	2.54	46.0	45	1.22	0
TWTerrell Wade	SP	12	9	2	3	5.36	42.0	35	1.81	0
MCMike Cather	RP	35	0	2	4	2.39	37.2	29	1.12	0
CBChris Brock	RP	7	6	0	0	5.58	30.2	16	1.73	0
CFChad Fox	RP	30	0	0	1	3.29	27.1	28	1.46	0
KLKerry Ligtenberg	RP	15	0	1	0	3.00	15.0	19	1.07	1
JLJohn Leroy	RP	1	0	1	0	0.00	2.0	3	2.00	0

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

Results

1. Apr 1, 1997@ HOUL 1-2
2. Apr 2, 1997@ HOUL 3-4
3. Apr 3, 1997@ HOUW 3-2
4. Apr 4, 1997vs CHCW 5-4
5. Apr 5, 1997vs CHCW 11-5
6. Apr 6, 1997vs CHCW 4-0
7. Apr 8, 1997vs HOUW 4-2
8. Apr 9, 1997vs HOUW 4-3
9. Apr 10, 1997vs HOUL 3-5
10. Apr 12, 1997@ CHCW 2-1
11. Apr 13, 1997@ CHCW 6-4
12. Apr 14, 1997vs CINW 15-5
13. Apr 15, 1997vs CINW 3-0
14. Apr 16, 1997vs CINW 7-1
15. Apr 18, 1997@ COLW 14-0
16. Apr 19, 1997@ COLW 8-7
17. Apr 20, 1997@ COLL 2-9
18. Apr 22, 1997@ SFW 4-0
19. Apr 23, 1997@ SFL 3-4
20. Apr 25, 1997vs SDW 5-4
21. Apr 26, 1997vs SDW 3-2
22. Apr 27, 1997vs SDW 2-0
23. Apr 28, 1997vs LADW 14-0
24. Apr 29, 1997vs LADL 2-6
25. Apr 30, 1997@ CINW 12-3
26. May 1, 1997@ CINW 4-2
27. May 2, 1997vs PITL 2-3
28. May 3, 1997vs PITL 0-3
29. May 4, 1997vs PITW 3-1
30. May 5, 1997@ STLW 2-1
31. May 6, 1997@ STLL 3-4
32. May 7, 1997@ MIAW 3-2
33. May 8, 1997@ MIAL 1-5
34. May 9, 1997@ PITL 0-9
35. May 10, 1997@ PITW 9-3
36. May 11, 1997@ PITW 8-2
37. May 12, 1997@ PITW 10-2
38. May 13, 1997vs MIAL 5-11
39. May 14, 1997vs MIAL 3-4
40. May 16, 1997vs STLW 1-0
41. May 17, 1997vs STLW 11-6
42. May 18, 1997vs STLW 5-1
43. May 19, 1997vs STLW 7-3
44. May 20, 1997vs WSHW 4-2
45. May 21, 1997vs WSHW 3-2
46. May 23, 1997@ LADW 4-2
47. May 24, 1997@ LADL 3-10
48. May 25, 1997@ LADL 0-2
49. May 26, 1997@ SDW 12-5
50. May 27, 1997@ SDW 9-2
51. May 29, 1997vs SFL 2-4
52. May 30, 1997vs SFW 3-2
53. May 31, 1997vs SFL 4-6
54. Jun 1, 1997vs SFW 4-3
55. Jun 2, 1997vs SDL 4-5
56. Jun 3, 1997vs SDL 2-5
57. Jun 4, 1997@ WSHW 6-3
58. Jun 5, 1997@ WSHW 9-0
59. Jun 6, 1997@ SFW 9-5
60. Jun 7, 1997@ SFW 5-2
61. Jun 8, 1997@ SFL 3-5
62. Jun 9, 1997@ COLL 3-8
63. Jun 10, 1997@ COLW 8-3
64. Jun 11, 1997@ COLL 6-9
65. Jun 13, 1997vs BALL 3-4
66. Jun 14, 1997vs BALL 4-6
67. Jun 15, 1997vs BALL 3-5
68. Jun 16, 1997@ TORW 3-0
69. Jun 17, 1997@ TORW 8-7
70. Jun 18, 1997@ TORL 3-5
71. Jun 20, 1997@ PHIW 4-1
72. Jun 21, 1997@ PHIW 9-8
73. Jun 22, 1997@ PHIW 12-5
74. Jun 23, 1997@ NYML 2-3
75. Jun 24, 1997@ NYML 5-6
76. Jun 25, 1997@ NYMW 14-7
77. Jun 26, 1997vs PHIW 5-4
78. Jun 27, 1997vs PHIW 7-1
79. Jun 28, 1997vs PHIW 9-1
80. Jun 29, 1997vs PHIW 6-5
81. Jun 30, 1997@ NYYL 0-1
82. Jul 1, 1997@ NYYW 3-1
83. Jul 2, 1997@ NYYW 2-0
84. Jul 3, 1997@ WSHW 15-2
85. Jul 4, 1997@ WSHW 6-3
86. Jul 5, 1997@ WSHW 5-3
87. Jul 6, 1997@ WSHL 2-6
88. Jul 10, 1997vs NYML 7-10
89. Jul 11, 1997vs NYML 7-9
90. Jul 12, 1997vs NYMW 7-4
91. Jul 13, 1997vs NYML 6-7
92. Jul 14, 1997vs PHIW 10-6
93. Jul 15, 1997vs PHIL 1-8
94. Jul 16, 1997vs COLW 2-1
95. Jul 17, 1997vs COLW 8-2
96. Jul 18, 1997vs LADW 4-1
97. Jul 19, 1997vs LADL 1-4
98. Jul 20, 1997vs LADL 3-8
99. Jul 21, 1997vs LADW 5-4
100. Jul 22, 1997@ CHCW 4-1
101. Jul 22, 1997@ CHCL 4-5
102. Jul 23, 1997@ CHCL 1-3
103. Jul 25, 1997@ CINW 7-3
104. Jul 26, 1997@ CINL 6-7
105. Jul 27, 1997@ CINW 3-2
106. Jul 28, 1997vs CHCW 6-0
107. Jul 29, 1997vs CHCW 7-2
108. Jul 30, 1997vs CHCW 6-5
109. Jul 31, 1997@ MIAL 0-1
110. Aug 1, 1997@ MIAL 2-3
111. Aug 2, 1997@ MIAW 4-2
112. Aug 3, 1997@ MIAL 4-8
113. Aug 4, 1997@ PITW 6-0
114. Aug 5, 1997@ PITL 4-5
115. Aug 6, 1997vs STLW 4-3
116. Aug 7, 1997vs STLW 3-0
117. Aug 8, 1997vs MIAL 4-6
118. Aug 9, 1997vs MIAW 4-3
119. Aug 10, 1997vs MIAL 2-4
120. Aug 11, 1997vs MIAW 2-1
121. Aug 12, 1997vs PITL 2-5
122. Aug 13, 1997vs PITL 1-2
123. Aug 15, 1997@ STLL 2-3
124. Aug 16, 1997@ STLW 5-3
125. Aug 17, 1997@ STLL 1-3
126. Aug 19, 1997@ HOUW 4-3
127. Aug 20, 1997@ HOUW 3-1
128. Aug 22, 1997vs CINW 6-2
129. Aug 23, 1997vs CINW 10-3
130. Aug 24, 1997vs CINL 4-6
131. Aug 26, 1997vs HOUW 7-6
132. Aug 27, 1997vs HOUL 4-6
133. Aug 28, 1997vs HOUW 4-2
134. Aug 29, 1997@ BOSW 9-1
135. Aug 30, 1997@ BOSW 15-2
136. Aug 31, 1997@ BOSW 7-3
137. Sep 1, 1997vs DETL 2-4
138. Sep 2, 1997vs DETW 5-0
139. Sep 3, 1997vs DETL 4-12
140. Sep 4, 1997@ SDW 8-7
141. Sep 5, 1997@ SDL 2-6
142. Sep 6, 1997@ SDW 9-1
143. Sep 7, 1997@ SDW 4-0
144. Sep 9, 1997@ LADW 4-3
145. Sep 10, 1997@ LADW 7-0
146. Sep 12, 1997vs COLL 1-3
147. Sep 13, 1997vs COLL 6-10
148. Sep 14, 1997vs COLL 0-4
149. Sep 15, 1997vs SFW 5-4
150. Sep 16, 1997vs SFW 6-4
151. Sep 17, 1997vs NYMW 10-2
152. Sep 18, 1997vs NYMW 11-4
153. Sep 19, 1997vs WSHW 2-1
154. Sep 20, 1997vs WSHW 3-1
155. Sep 21, 1997vs WSHL 1-7
156. Sep 22, 1997vs WSHW 3-2
157. Sep 23, 1997@ PHIW 6-0
158. Sep 24, 1997@ PHIL 1-5
159. Sep 25, 1997@ PHIW 3-2
160. Sep 26, 1997@ NYMW 7-6
161. Sep 27, 1997@ NYML 1-2
162. Sep 28, 1997@ NYML 2-8
163. Sep 30, 1997vs HOUW 2-1playoffs
164. Oct 1, 1997vs HOUW 13-3playoffs
165. Oct 3, 1997@ HOUW 4-1playoffs
166. Oct 7, 1997vs MIAL 3-5playoffs
167. Oct 8, 1997vs MIAW 7-1playoffs
168. Oct 10, 1997@ MIAL 2-5playoffs
169. Oct 11, 1997@ MIAW 4-0playoffs
170. Oct 12, 1997@ MIAL 1-2playoffs
171. Oct 14, 1997vs MIAL 4-7playoffs