1983 Atlanta Braves

88-74 • .543 Win% • 2nd in NL W

The 1983 Atlanta Braves went 88-74 (.543) finishing 2nd in the NL W division. The club scored 746 runs, allowed 640, and played home games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. Team leaders included Dale Murphy (36 HR, 121 RBI) and Craig McMurtry (15-9, 3.08 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

88 Wins
74 Losses
.543 Win %
2nd Rank
746 R 640 RA
Diff +106

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746 Runs Scored
640 Runs Allowed
+106 Run Diff
2,116K Attendance

📈 vs. 1983 NL Average

Batting Avg .272 7% above the 1983 league average (.255)
OBP .341 6% above the 1983 league average (.321)
SLG .399 6% above the 1983 league average (.375)
Team ERA 3.67 1% worse than the 1983 league average (3.63)
Runs Scored 746 12% above the 1983 league average (666 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 2,116,740
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Avg per Game 26,459

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1983

Batting Avg

1 Bob Watson 0.309 2 Bob Horner 0.303 3 Dale Murphy 0.302 4 Bruce Benedict 0.298 5 Rafael Ramirez 0.297

Home Runs

1 Dale Murphy 36 2 Chris Chambliss 20 3 Bob Horner 20 4 Glenn Hubbard 12 5 Claudell Washington 9

RBI

1 Dale Murphy 121 2 Chris Chambliss 78 3 Glenn Hubbard 70 4 Bob Horner 68 5 Rafael Ramirez 58
1983 Atlanta Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Rafael Ramirez 152 622 82 185 13 5 7 58 36 48 16 0.297
Dale Murphy 162 589 131 178 24 4 36 121 90 110 30 0.302
Brett Butler 151 549 84 154 21 13 5 37 54 56 39 0.281
Glenn Hubbard 148 517 65 136 24 6 12 70 55 71 3 0.263
Claudell Washington 134 496 75 138 24 8 9 44 35 103 31 0.278
Chris Chambliss 131 447 59 125 24 3 20 78 63 68 2 0.280
Bruce Benedict 134 423 43 126 13 1 2 43 61 24 1 0.298
Bob Horner 104 386 75 117 25 1 20 68 50 63 4 0.303
Jerry Royster 91 268 32 63 10 3 3 30 28 35 11 0.235
Terry Harper 80 201 19 53 13 1 3 26 20 43 6 0.264
Bob Watson 65 149 14 46 9 0 6 37 18 23 0 0.309
Randy Johnson 86 144 22 36 3 0 1 17 20 27 1 0.250
Biff Pocoroba 55 120 11 32 6 0 2 16 12 7 0 0.267
Pascual Perez 33 75 4 12 0 0 0 3 3 27 0 0.160
Craig McMurtry 36 70 2 6 0 0 0 3 3 40 0 0.086
Phil Niekro 34 65 3 12 2 0 0 5 1 12 0 0.185
Mike Jorgensen 57 48 5 12 1 0 1 8 8 8 0 0.250
Rick Camp 40 39 3 3 1 0 0 2 0 16 0 0.077
Gerald Perry 27 39 5 14 2 0 1 6 5 4 0 0.359
Brad Komminsk 19 36 2 8 2 0 0 4 5 7 0 0.222
Ken Dayley 25 32 2 7 0 0 0 1 4 11 0 0.219
Pete Falcone 33 26 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0.115
Steve Bedrosian 70 19 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.105
Larry Owen 17 17 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.118
Rick Behenna 14 12 1 4 0 0 1 2 0 5 0 0.333
Matt Sinatro 7 12 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0.167
Ken Smith 30 12 2 2 0 0 1 2 1 5 1 0.167
Len Barker 6 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.125
Terry Forster 56 8 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Albert Hall 10 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0.000
Brook Jacoby 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Donnie Moore 43 8 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0.500
Paul Runge 5 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.250
Paul Zuvella 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.000
Gene Garber 43 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.000
Rick Mahler 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bob Walk 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000
Tommy Boggs 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Tony Brizzolara 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Dedmon 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1983

ERA

1 Terry Forster 2.16 2 Craig McMurtry 3.08 3 Pascual Perez 3.43 4 Steve Bedrosian 3.60 5 Pete Falcone 3.63

Wins

1 Craig McMurtry 15 2 Pascual Perez 15 3 Phil Niekro 11 4 Rick Camp 10 5 Steve Bedrosian 9

Strikeouts

1 Pascual Perez 144 2 Phil Niekro 128 3 Steve Bedrosian 114 4 Craig McMurtry 105 5 Ken Dayley 70
1983 Atlanta Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Craig McMurtry 15 9 3.08 36 35 0 224.2 204 77 88 105
Pascual Perez 15 8 3.43 33 33 0 215.1 213 82 51 144
Phil Niekro 11 10 3.97 34 33 0 201.2 212 89 105 128
Rick Camp 10 9 3.79 40 16 0 140.0 146 59 38 61
Steve Bedrosian 9 10 3.60 70 1 19 120.0 100 48 51 114
Pete Falcone 9 4 3.63 33 15 0 106.2 102 43 60 59
Ken Dayley 5 8 4.30 24 16 0 104.2 100 50 39 70
Terry Forster 3 2 2.16 56 0 13 79.1 60 19 31 54
Donnie Moore 2 3 3.67 43 0 6 68.2 72 28 10 41
Gene Garber 4 5 4.60 43 0 9 60.2 72 31 23 45
Rick Behenna 3 3 4.58 14 6 0 37.1 37 19 12 17
Len Barker 1 3 3.82 6 6 0 33.0 31 14 14 21
Tony Brizzolara 1 0 3.54 14 0 1 20.1 22 8 6 17
Rick Mahler 0 0 5.02 10 0 0 14.1 16 8 9 7
Tommy Boggs 0 0 5.68 5 0 0 6.1 8 4 1 5
Jeff Dedmon 0 0 13.50 5 0 0 4.0 10 6 0 3
Bob Walk 0 0 7.36 1 1 0 3.2 7 3 2 4

👥 Roster (40)

Len Barker Steve Bedrosian Rick Behenna Bruce Benedict Tommy Boggs Tony Brizzolara Brett Butler Rick Camp Chris Chambliss Ken Dayley Jeff Dedmon Pete Falcone +28 more

40 players

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The 1983 Atlanta Braves in brief

A 88-74 record (.543) put the 1983 Atlanta Braves 2nd in the NL West. The Atlanta Braves scored 746 runs and allowed 640, a run differential of +106. Against a league average of .255, the 1983 Atlanta Braves batted .272. The staff ERA of 3.67 was 1% worse than the league average of 3.63. The 1983 Atlanta Braves outscored the average club by 12% (746 against 666).

Home games were played at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, where 2,116,740 fans came through the gates. Dale Murphy topped the Atlanta Braves with 36 home runs. The hits leader was Rafael Ramirez with 185. Pascual Perez was the top winner, with 15 victories. Steve Bedrosian closed out 19 saves. The roster section lists 40 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1983 Atlanta Braves

What was the 1983 Atlanta Braves record?
The 1983 Atlanta Braves finished 88-74 (.543 win pct).
Who led the 1983 Atlanta Braves in home runs?
Dale Murphy led the 1983 Atlanta Braves with 36 home runs.
What was the 1983 Atlanta Braves team ERA?
The 1983 Atlanta Braves posted a team ERA of 3.67.
Did the 1983 Atlanta Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1983 Atlanta Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1983 Atlanta Braves play?
The 1983 Atlanta Braves played home games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Who led the 1983 Atlanta Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dale Murphy (36 HR, 121 RBI) and Craig McMurtry (15-9, 3.08 ERA).
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