1986 Atlanta Braves

72-89 • .447 Win% • 6th in NL W

The 1986 Atlanta Braves went 72-89 (.447) finishing 6th in the NL W division. The club scored 615 runs, allowed 719, and played home games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. Team leaders included Dale Murphy (29 HR, 83 RBI) and Rick Mahler (14-18, 4.88 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

72 Wins
89 Losses
.447 Win %
6th Rank
615 R 719 RA
Diff -104

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615 Runs Scored
719 Runs Allowed
-104 Run Diff
1,387K Attendance

📈 vs. 1986 NL Average

Batting Avg .250 1% below the 1986 league average (.253)
OBP .318 1% below the 1986 league average (.321)
SLG .380 equal to the 1986 league average (.379)
Team ERA 3.97 7% worse than the 1986 league average (3.72)
Runs Scored 615 9% below the 1986 league average (675 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,387,152
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Avg per Game 17,125

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1986

Batting Avg

1 Chris Chambliss 0.311 2 Ken Griffey 0.308 3 Billy Sample 0.285 4 Bob Horner 0.273 5 Gerald Perry 0.271

Home Runs

1 Dale Murphy 29 2 Bob Horner 27 3 Ozzie Virgil 15 4 Ken Griffey 12 5 Terry Harper 8

RBI

1 Bob Horner 87 2 Dale Murphy 83 3 Ken Oberkfell 48 4 Ozzie Virgil 48 5 Glenn Hubbard 36
1986 Atlanta Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dale Murphy 160 614 89 163 29 7 29 83 75 141 7 0.265
Bob Horner 141 517 70 141 22 0 27 87 52 72 1 0.273
Ken Oberkfell 151 503 62 136 24 3 5 48 83 40 7 0.270
Rafael Ramirez 134 496 57 119 21 1 8 33 21 60 19 0.240
Glenn Hubbard 143 408 42 94 16 1 4 36 66 74 3 0.230
Omar Moreno 118 359 46 84 18 6 4 27 21 77 17 0.234
Ozzie Virgil 114 359 45 80 9 0 15 48 63 73 1 0.223
Andres Thomas 102 323 26 81 17 2 6 32 8 49 4 0.251
Ken Griffey 80 292 36 90 15 3 12 32 20 43 12 0.308
Terry Harper 106 265 26 68 12 0 8 30 29 39 3 0.257
Billy Sample 92 200 23 57 11 0 6 14 14 26 4 0.285
Bruce Benedict 64 160 11 36 10 1 0 13 15 10 1 0.225
Claudell Washington 40 137 17 37 11 0 5 14 14 26 4 0.270
Ted Simmons 76 127 14 32 5 0 4 25 12 14 1 0.252
Chris Chambliss 97 122 13 38 8 0 2 14 15 24 0 0.311
Rick Mahler 40 83 8 16 3 0 0 7 4 14 0 0.193
Gerald Perry 29 70 6 19 2 0 2 11 8 4 0 0.271
David Palmer 35 66 3 12 3 0 1 6 1 17 0 0.182
Zane Smith 43 59 2 5 0 0 0 3 2 19 0 0.085
Albert Hall 16 50 6 12 2 0 0 1 5 6 8 0.240
Doyle Alexander 18 38 2 8 1 0 0 5 0 8 0 0.211
Jim Acker 21 28 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 21 0 0.107
Joe Johnson 17 26 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 12 0 0.115
Jeff Dedmon 57 16 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0.125
Craig McMurtry 40 16 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 9 1 0.125
Darryl Motley 5 10 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.200
Paul Runge 7 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.250
Paul Assenmacher 61 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.000
Gene Garber 61 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.167
Charlie Puleo 5 6 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0.333
Brad Komminsk 5 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.400
Ed Olwine 37 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.333
Cliff Speck 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Steve Shields 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bruce Sutter 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Duane Ward 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1986

ERA

1 Paul Assenmacher 2.50 2 Gene Garber 2.54 3 Jeff Dedmon 2.98 4 Ed Olwine 3.40 5 David Palmer 3.65

Wins

1 Rick Mahler 14 2 David Palmer 11 3 Zane Smith 8 4 Paul Assenmacher 7 5 Doyle Alexander 6

Strikeouts

1 David Palmer 170 2 Zane Smith 139 3 Rick Mahler 137 4 Doyle Alexander 74 5 Jeff Dedmon 58
1986 Atlanta Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Rick Mahler 14 18 4.88 39 39 0 237.2 283 129 95 137
David Palmer 11 10 3.65 35 35 0 209.2 181 85 102 170
Zane Smith 8 16 4.05 38 32 1 204.2 209 92 105 139
Doyle Alexander 6 6 3.84 17 17 0 117.1 135 50 17 74
Jeff Dedmon 6 6 2.98 57 0 3 99.2 90 33 39 58
Jim Acker 3 8 3.79 21 14 0 95.0 100 40 26 37
Joe Johnson 6 7 4.97 17 15 0 87.0 101 48 35 49
Craig McMurtry 1 6 4.74 37 5 0 79.2 82 42 43 50
Gene Garber 5 5 2.54 61 0 24 78.0 76 22 20 56
Paul Assenmacher 7 3 2.50 61 0 7 68.1 61 19 26 56
Ed Olwine 0 0 3.40 37 0 1 47.2 35 18 17 37
Cliff Speck 2 1 4.13 13 1 0 28.1 25 13 15 21
Charlie Puleo 1 2 2.96 5 3 0 24.1 13 8 12 18
Bruce Sutter 2 0 4.34 16 0 3 18.2 17 9 9 16
Duane Ward 0 1 7.31 10 0 0 16.0 22 13 8 8
Steve Shields 0 0 7.11 6 0 0 12.2 13 10 7 6

👥 Roster (36)

Jim Acker Doyle Alexander Paul Assenmacher Bruce Benedict Chris Chambliss Jeff Dedmon Gene Garber Ken Griffey Albert Hall Terry Harper Bob Horner Glenn Hubbard +24 more

36 players

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The 1986 Atlanta Braves in brief

The record for the 1986 Atlanta Braves reads 72 wins and 89 losses, good for 6th in the NL West. Runs came in at 615 scored against 719 allowed (-104). The team batting average of .250 was 1% below the 1986 league mark of .253. Pitchers allowed 3.97 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.72. League clubs averaged 675 runs that year, so the Atlanta Braves scored 9% fewer.

Attendance at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium totaled 1,387,152 for the year. Dale Murphy topped the Atlanta Braves with 29 home runs. Bob Horner led in RBI with 87. The pitching staff's wins leader was Rick Mahler (14). The strikeout leader was David Palmer with 170. Gene Garber closed out 24 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1986 Atlanta Braves

What was the 1986 Atlanta Braves record?
The 1986 Atlanta Braves finished 72-89 (.447 win pct).
Who led the 1986 Atlanta Braves in home runs?
Dale Murphy led the 1986 Atlanta Braves with 29 home runs.
What was the 1986 Atlanta Braves team ERA?
The 1986 Atlanta Braves posted a team ERA of 3.97.
Did the 1986 Atlanta Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1986 Atlanta Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1986 Atlanta Braves play?
The 1986 Atlanta Braves played home games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Who led the 1986 Atlanta Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dale Murphy (29 HR, 83 RBI) and Rick Mahler (14-18, 4.88 ERA).
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