1978 Atlanta Braves

69-93 • .426 Win% • 6th in NL W

The 1978 Atlanta Braves went 69-93 (.426) finishing 6th in the NL W division. The club scored 600 runs, allowed 750, and played home games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. Team leaders included Dale Murphy (23 HR, 79 RBI) and Phil Niekro (19-18, 2.88 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

69 Wins
93 Losses
.426 Win %
6th Rank
600 R 750 RA
Diff -150

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600 Runs Scored
750 Runs Allowed
-150 Run Diff
905K Attendance

📈 vs. 1978 NL Average

Batting Avg .244 4% below the 1978 league average (.254)
OBP .314 2% below the 1978 league average (.320)
SLG .362 2% below the 1978 league average (.371)
Team ERA 4.08 14% worse than the 1978 league average (3.57)
Runs Scored 600 7% below the 1978 league average (645 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 905,178
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Avg per Game 11,175

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1978

Batting Avg

1 Jeff Burroughs 0.301 2 Gary Matthews 0.285 3 Brian Asselstine 0.272 4 Bob Horner 0.266 5 Jerry Royster 0.259

Home Runs

1 Jeff Burroughs 23 2 Bob Horner 23 3 Dale Murphy 23 4 Gary Matthews 18 5 Rowland Office 9

RBI

1 Dale Murphy 79 2 Jeff Burroughs 77 3 Bob Horner 63 4 Gary Matthews 62 5 Rowland Office 40
1978 Atlanta Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dale Murphy 151 530 66 120 14 3 23 79 42 145 11 0.226
Jerry Royster 140 529 67 137 17 8 2 35 56 49 27 0.259
Jeff Burroughs 153 488 72 147 30 6 23 77 117 92 1 0.301
Gary Matthews 129 474 75 135 20 5 18 62 61 92 8 0.285
Rowland Office 146 404 40 101 13 1 9 40 22 52 8 0.250
Rod Gilbreath 116 326 22 80 13 3 3 31 26 51 7 0.245
Bob Horner 89 323 50 86 17 1 23 63 24 42 0 0.266
Barry Bonnell 117 304 36 73 11 3 1 16 20 30 12 0.240
Biff Pocoroba 92 289 21 70 8 0 6 34 29 14 0 0.242
Darrel Chaney 89 245 27 55 9 1 3 20 25 48 1 0.224
Joe Nolan 95 213 22 49 7 3 4 22 34 28 3 0.230
Bob Beall 108 185 29 45 8 0 1 16 36 27 4 0.243
Glenn Hubbard 44 163 15 42 4 0 2 13 10 20 2 0.258
Pat Rockett 55 142 6 20 2 0 0 4 13 12 1 0.141
Phil Niekro 45 120 5 27 4 0 0 10 3 25 0 0.225
Cito Gaston 60 118 5 27 1 0 1 9 3 20 0 0.229
Brian Asselstine 39 103 11 28 3 3 2 13 11 16 2 0.272
Bruce Benedict 22 52 3 13 2 0 0 1 6 6 0 0.250
Preston Hanna 29 49 4 9 0 1 1 1 1 18 0 0.184
Chico Ruiz 18 46 3 13 3 0 0 2 2 4 0 0.283
Mickey Mahler 34 41 4 4 0 0 0 1 1 8 0 0.098
Larry McWilliams 15 32 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 19 0 0.062
Eddie Solomon 38 29 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0.138
Dick Ruthven 13 24 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0.083
Eddie Miller 6 21 5 3 1 0 0 2 2 4 3 0.143
Jamie Easterly 37 19 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.211
Tommy Boggs 16 18 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0.167
Larry Whisenton 6 16 1 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0.188
Jerry Maddox 7 14 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.214
Adrian Devine 31 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.091
Gene Garber 44 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.091
Tom Paciorek 5 9 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Rick Camp 42 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.000
Craig Skok 43 8 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.250
Jim Bouton 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Frank LaCorte 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Hank Small 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rob Belloir 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Duane Theiss 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dave Campbell 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Davey 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Max Leon 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1978

ERA

1 Gene Garber 2.53 2 Larry McWilliams 2.81 3 Phil Niekro 2.88 4 Rick Camp 3.75 5 Eddie Solomon 4.08

Wins

1 Phil Niekro 19 2 Larry McWilliams 9 3 Preston Hanna 7 4 Adrian Devine 5 5 Dave Campbell 4

Strikeouts

1 Phil Niekro 248 2 Mickey Mahler 92 3 Preston Hanna 90 4 Eddie Solomon 64 5 Gene Garber 61
1978 Atlanta Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Phil Niekro 19 18 2.88 44 42 1 334.1 295 107 102 248
Preston Hanna 7 13 5.13 29 28 0 140.1 132 80 93 90
Mickey Mahler 4 11 4.68 34 21 0 134.2 130 70 66 92
Eddie Solomon 4 6 4.08 37 8 2 106.0 98 48 50 64
Larry McWilliams 9 3 2.81 15 15 0 99.1 84 31 35 42
Dick Ruthven 2 6 4.11 13 13 0 81.0 78 37 28 45
Gene Garber 4 4 2.53 43 0 22 78.1 58 22 13 61
Jamie Easterly 3 6 5.65 37 6 1 78.0 91 49 45 42
Rick Camp 2 4 3.75 42 4 0 74.1 99 31 32 23
Dave Campbell 4 4 4.80 53 0 1 69.1 67 37 49 45
Adrian Devine 5 4 5.92 31 6 3 65.1 84 43 25 26
Craig Skok 3 2 4.35 43 0 2 62.0 64 30 27 28
Tommy Boggs 2 8 6.71 16 12 0 59.0 80 44 26 21
Jim Bouton 1 3 4.97 5 5 0 29.0 25 16 21 10
Frank LaCorte 0 1 3.68 2 2 0 14.2 9 6 4 7
Duane Theiss 0 0 1.42 3 0 0 6.1 3 1 3 3
Max Leon 0 0 6.35 5 0 0 5.2 6 4 4 1
Mike Davey 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 2.2 1 0 1 0

👥 Roster (42)

Brian Asselstine Bob Beall Rob Belloir Bruce Benedict Tommy Boggs Barry Bonnell Jim Bouton Jeff Burroughs Rick Camp Dave Campbell Darrel Chaney Mike Davey +30 more

42 players

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The 1978 Atlanta Braves in brief

The record for the 1978 Atlanta Braves reads 69 wins and 93 losses, good for 6th in the NL West. Runs came in at 600 scored against 750 allowed (-150). The team batting average of .244 was 4% below the 1978 league mark of .254. The staff ERA of 4.08 was 14% worse than the league average of 3.57. Measured against the 645-run league average, the offense was 7% behind.

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium was home in 1978, drawing a total attendance of 905,178. For power, Dale Murphy led the way with 23 homers. The hits leader was Jeff Burroughs with 147. The pitching staff's wins leader was Phil Niekro (19). Gene Garber closed out 22 saves. The roster section lists 42 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1978 Atlanta Braves

What was the 1978 Atlanta Braves record?
The 1978 Atlanta Braves finished 69-93 (.426 win pct).
Who led the 1978 Atlanta Braves in home runs?
Jeff Burroughs led the 1978 Atlanta Braves with 23 home runs.
What was the 1978 Atlanta Braves team ERA?
The 1978 Atlanta Braves posted a team ERA of 4.08.
Did the 1978 Atlanta Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1978 Atlanta Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1978 Atlanta Braves play?
The 1978 Atlanta Braves played home games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Who led the 1978 Atlanta Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dale Murphy (23 HR, 79 RBI) and Phil Niekro (19-18, 2.88 ERA).
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