1980 Atlanta Braves

81-80 • .503 Win% • 4th in NL W

The 1980 Atlanta Braves went 81-80 (.503) finishing 4th in the NL W division. The club scored 630 runs, allowed 660, and played home games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. Team leaders included Bob Horner (35 HR, 89 RBI) and Phil Niekro (15-18, 3.63 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

81 Wins
80 Losses
.503 Win %
4th Rank
630 R 660 RA
Diff -30

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⚡ Quick Stats

630 Runs Scored
660 Runs Allowed
-30 Run Diff
1,048K Attendance

📈 vs. 1980 NL Average

Batting Avg .250 3% below the 1980 league average (.259)
OBP .306 4% below the 1980 league average (.320)
SLG .380 2% above the 1980 league average (.374)
Team ERA 3.77 5% worse than the 1980 league average (3.60)
Runs Scored 630 4% below the 1980 league average (654 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 1,048,352
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Avg per Game 13,104

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1980

Batting Avg

1 Brian Asselstine 0.284 2 Chris Chambliss 0.282 3 Dale Murphy 0.281 4 Gary Matthews 0.278 5 Bob Horner 0.268

Home Runs

1 Bob Horner 35 2 Dale Murphy 33 3 Gary Matthews 19 4 Chris Chambliss 18 5 Jeff Burroughs 13

RBI

1 Bob Horner 89 2 Dale Murphy 89 3 Gary Matthews 75 4 Chris Chambliss 72 5 Jeff Burroughs 51
1980 Atlanta Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Chris Chambliss 158 602 83 170 37 2 18 72 49 73 7 0.282
Gary Matthews 155 571 79 159 17 3 19 75 42 93 11 0.278
Dale Murphy 156 569 98 160 27 2 33 89 59 133 9 0.281
Bob Horner 124 463 81 124 14 1 35 89 27 50 3 0.268
Glenn Hubbard 117 431 55 107 21 3 9 43 49 69 7 0.248
Jerry Royster 123 392 42 95 17 5 1 20 37 48 22 0.242
Bruce Benedict 120 359 18 91 14 1 2 34 28 36 3 0.253
Jeff Burroughs 99 278 35 73 14 0 13 51 35 57 1 0.263
Luis Gomez 121 278 18 53 6 0 0 24 17 27 0 0.191
Larvell Blanks 88 221 23 45 6 0 2 12 16 27 1 0.204
Brian Asselstine 87 218 18 62 13 1 3 25 11 37 1 0.284
Rafael Ramirez 50 165 17 44 6 1 2 11 2 33 2 0.267
Bill Nahorodny 59 157 14 38 12 0 5 18 8 21 0 0.242
Phil Niekro 40 90 2 12 5 0 0 5 1 19 0 0.133
Doyle Alexander 35 83 7 15 3 0 0 3 3 24 0 0.181
Mike Lum 93 83 7 17 3 0 0 5 18 19 0 0.205
Biff Pocoroba 70 83 7 22 4 0 2 8 11 11 1 0.265
Tommy Boggs 32 63 2 10 0 0 0 2 0 22 0 0.159
Rick Matula 33 57 0 6 0 0 0 0 2 25 0 0.105
Terry Harper 21 54 3 10 2 1 0 3 6 5 2 0.185
Larry McWilliams 30 51 3 8 0 0 0 1 5 24 0 0.157
Charlie Spikes 41 36 6 10 1 0 0 2 3 18 0 0.278
Chico Ruiz 25 26 3 8 2 1 0 2 3 7 0 0.308
Joe Nolan 17 22 2 6 1 0 0 2 2 4 0 0.273
Eddie Miller 11 19 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0.158
Preston Hanna 32 14 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.143
Rick Camp 77 9 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.111
Larry Bradford 56 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Gary Cooper 21 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.000
Gene Garber 68 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.500
Al Hrabosky 45 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Mahler 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1980

ERA

1 Rick Camp 1.91 2 Larry Bradford 2.44 3 Preston Hanna 3.18 4 Tommy Boggs 3.42 5 Al Hrabosky 3.62

Wins

1 Phil Niekro 15 2 Doyle Alexander 14 3 Tommy Boggs 12 4 Rick Matula 11 5 Larry McWilliams 9

Strikeouts

1 Phil Niekro 176 2 Doyle Alexander 114 3 Tommy Boggs 84 4 Larry McWilliams 77 5 Rick Matula 62
1980 Atlanta Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Phil Niekro 15 18 3.63 40 38 1 275.0 256 111 85 176
Doyle Alexander 14 11 4.20 35 35 0 231.2 227 108 74 114
Tommy Boggs 12 9 3.42 32 26 0 192.1 180 73 46 84
Rick Matula 11 13 4.58 33 30 0 176.2 195 90 60 62
Larry McWilliams 9 14 4.95 30 30 0 163.2 188 90 39 77
Rick Camp 6 4 1.91 77 0 22 108.1 92 23 29 33
Gene Garber 5 5 3.83 68 0 7 82.1 95 35 24 51
Preston Hanna 2 0 3.18 32 2 0 79.1 63 28 44 35
Al Hrabosky 4 2 3.62 45 0 3 59.2 50 24 31 31
Larry Bradford 3 4 2.44 56 0 4 55.1 49 15 22 32
Rick Mahler 0 0 2.45 2 0 0 3.2 2 1 0 1

👥 Roster (32)

Doyle Alexander Brian Asselstine Bruce Benedict Larvell Blanks Tommy Boggs Larry Bradford Jeff Burroughs Rick Camp Chris Chambliss Gary Cooper Gene Garber Luis Gomez +20 more

32 players

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The 1980 Atlanta Braves in brief

The 1980 Atlanta Braves won 81 games and lost 80, ending up 4th in the NL West. The Atlanta Braves scored 630 runs and allowed 660, a run differential of -30. The team batting average of .250 was 3% below the 1980 league mark of .259. Pitchers allowed 3.77 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.60. League clubs averaged 654 runs that year, so the Atlanta Braves scored 4% fewer.

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium was home in 1980, drawing a total attendance of 1,048,352. Bob Horner led the club in home runs with 35. The hits leader was Chris Chambliss with 170. On the mound, Phil Niekro won 15 games to lead the staff. The saves leader was Rick Camp with 22.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1980 Atlanta Braves

What was the 1980 Atlanta Braves record?
The 1980 Atlanta Braves finished 81-80 (.503 win pct).
Who led the 1980 Atlanta Braves in home runs?
Bob Horner led the 1980 Atlanta Braves with 35 home runs.
What was the 1980 Atlanta Braves team ERA?
The 1980 Atlanta Braves posted a team ERA of 3.77.
Did the 1980 Atlanta Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1980 Atlanta Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1980 Atlanta Braves play?
The 1980 Atlanta Braves played home games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Who led the 1980 Atlanta Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bob Horner (35 HR, 89 RBI) and Phil Niekro (15-18, 3.63 ERA).
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