1981 Atlanta Braves

50-56 • .472 Win% • 5th in NL W

The 1981 Atlanta Braves went 50-56 (.472) finishing 5th in the NL W division. The club scored 395 runs, allowed 416, and played home games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. Team leaders included Bob Horner (15 HR, 42 RBI) and Rick Camp (9-3, 1.78 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

50 Wins
56 Losses
.472 Win %
5th Rank
395 R 416 RA
Diff -21

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395 Runs Scored
416 Runs Allowed
-21 Run Diff
534K Attendance

📈 vs. 1981 NL Average

Batting Avg .243 5% below the 1981 league average (.255)
OBP .306 4% below the 1981 league average (.319)
SLG .348 4% below the 1981 league average (.363)
Team ERA 3.45 1% better than the 1981 league average (3.49)
Runs Scored 395 6% below the 1981 league average (420 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium
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Home Games 50
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Total Attendance 534,107
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Avg per Game 10,682

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1981

Batting Avg

1 Claudell Washington 0.291 2 Bob Horner 0.277 3 Chris Chambliss 0.272 4 Rufino Linares 0.265 5 Bruce Benedict 0.264

Home Runs

1 Bob Horner 15 2 Dale Murphy 13 3 Chris Chambliss 8 4 Glenn Hubbard 6 5 Bruce Benedict 5

RBI

1 Chris Chambliss 51 2 Dale Murphy 50 3 Bob Horner 42 4 Claudell Washington 37 5 Bruce Benedict 35
1981 Atlanta Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Chris Chambliss 107 404 44 110 25 2 8 51 44 41 4 0.272
Dale Murphy 104 369 43 91 12 1 13 50 44 72 14 0.247
Glenn Hubbard 99 361 39 85 13 5 6 33 33 59 4 0.235
Claudell Washington 85 320 37 93 22 3 5 37 15 47 12 0.291
Rafael Ramirez 95 307 30 67 16 2 2 20 24 47 7 0.218
Bob Horner 79 300 42 83 10 0 15 42 32 39 2 0.277
Bruce Benedict 90 295 26 78 12 1 5 35 33 21 1 0.264
Rufino Linares 78 253 27 67 9 2 5 25 9 28 8 0.265
Eddie Miller 50 134 29 31 3 1 0 7 7 29 23 0.231
Brett Butler 40 126 17 32 2 3 0 4 19 17 9 0.254
Biff Pocoroba 57 122 4 22 4 0 0 8 12 15 0 0.180
Jerry Royster 64 93 13 19 4 1 0 9 7 14 7 0.204
Brian Asselstine 56 86 8 22 5 0 2 10 5 7 1 0.256
Terry Harper 40 73 9 19 1 0 2 8 11 17 5 0.260
Phil Niekro 22 52 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 11 0 0.077
Gaylord Perry 24 48 5 12 2 0 1 7 0 10 0 0.250
Tommy Boggs 25 46 2 7 1 0 0 3 0 6 0 0.152
Luis Gomez 35 35 4 7 0 0 0 1 6 4 0 0.200
Matt Sinatro 12 32 4 9 1 1 0 4 5 4 1 0.281
Rick Mahler 34 27 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 0.148
Paul Runge 10 27 2 7 1 0 0 2 4 4 0 0.259
Larry Owen 13 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.000
John Montefusco 26 15 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.067
Bob Porter 17 14 2 4 1 0 0 4 2 1 0 0.286
Bill Nahorodny 14 13 0 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.231
Rick Camp 48 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.000
Mike Lum 10 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.091
Brook Jacoby 11 10 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.200
Larry McWilliams 6 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.100
Bob Walk 12 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.143
Gene Garber 35 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Larry Whisenton 9 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.200
Preston Hanna 20 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.250
Ken Smith 5 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Steve Bedrosian 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Albert Hall 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Larry Bradford 25 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Al Hrabosky 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Rick Matula 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Alvarez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1981

ERA

1 Al Hrabosky 1.07 2 Rick Camp 1.78 3 Gene Garber 2.61 4 Rick Mahler 2.80 5 Phil Niekro 3.10

Wins

1 Rick Camp 9 2 Rick Mahler 8 3 Gaylord Perry 8 4 Phil Niekro 7 5 Gene Garber 4

Strikeouts

1 Tommy Boggs 81 2 Phil Niekro 62 3 Gaylord Perry 60 4 Rick Mahler 54 5 Rick Camp 47
1981 Atlanta Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Gaylord Perry 8 9 3.94 23 23 0 150.2 182 66 24 60
Tommy Boggs 3 13 4.10 25 24 0 142.2 140 65 54 81
Phil Niekro 7 7 3.10 22 22 0 139.1 120 48 56 62
Rick Mahler 8 6 2.80 34 14 2 112.1 109 35 43 54
John Montefusco 2 3 3.49 26 9 1 77.1 75 30 27 34
Rick Camp 9 3 1.78 48 0 17 76.0 68 15 12 47
Gene Garber 4 6 2.61 35 0 2 58.2 49 17 20 34
Bob Walk 1 4 4.57 12 8 0 43.1 41 22 23 16
Larry McWilliams 2 1 3.11 6 5 0 37.2 31 13 8 23
Preston Hanna 2 1 6.37 20 1 0 35.1 45 25 23 22
Al Hrabosky 1 1 1.07 24 0 1 33.2 24 4 9 13
Larry Bradford 2 0 3.71 25 0 1 26.2 26 11 12 14
Steve Bedrosian 1 2 4.44 15 1 0 24.1 15 12 15 9
Rick Matula 0 0 6.43 5 0 0 7.0 8 5 2 0
Jose Alvarez 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 2
Luis Gomez 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 1.0 3 3 2 0

👥 Roster (40)

Jose Alvarez Brian Asselstine Steve Bedrosian Bruce Benedict Tommy Boggs Larry Bradford Brett Butler Rick Camp Chris Chambliss Gene Garber Luis Gomez Albert Hall +28 more

40 players

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The 1981 Atlanta Braves in brief

A 50-56 record (.472) put the 1981 Atlanta Braves 5th in the NL West. With 395 runs scored and 416 given up, the 1981 differential was -21. At the plate the Atlanta Braves hit .243, 5% worse than the league's .255. The staff ERA of 3.45 was 1% better than the league average of 3.49. Measured against the 420-run league average, the offense was 6% behind. Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium was home in 1981, drawing a total attendance of 534,107.

Bob Horner topped the Atlanta Braves with 15 home runs. Chris Chambliss led in RBI with 51. The pitching staff's wins leader was Rick Camp (9). Tommy Boggs struck out 81, the most on the club. The saves leader was Rick Camp with 17. The 1981 roster runs to 40 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1981 Atlanta Braves

What was the 1981 Atlanta Braves record?
The 1981 Atlanta Braves finished 50-56 (.472 win pct).
Who led the 1981 Atlanta Braves in home runs?
Bob Horner led the 1981 Atlanta Braves with 15 home runs.
What was the 1981 Atlanta Braves team ERA?
The 1981 Atlanta Braves posted a team ERA of 3.45.
Did the 1981 Atlanta Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1981 Atlanta Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1981 Atlanta Braves play?
The 1981 Atlanta Braves played home games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Who led the 1981 Atlanta Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bob Horner (15 HR, 42 RBI) and Rick Camp (9-3, 1.78 ERA).
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