1988 Atlanta Braves

54-106 • .338 Win% • 6th in NL W

The 1988 Atlanta Braves went 54-106 (.338) finishing 6th in the NL W division. The club scored 555 runs, allowed 741, and played home games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. Team leaders included Dale Murphy (24 HR, 77 RBI) and Rick Mahler (9-16, 3.69 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

54 Wins
106 Losses
.338 Win %
6th Rank
555 R 741 RA
Diff -186

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555 Runs Scored
741 Runs Allowed
-186 Run Diff
848K Attendance

📈 vs. 1988 NL Average

Batting Avg .242 2% below the 1988 league average (.248)
OBP .298 4% below the 1988 league average (.310)
SLG .347 4% below the 1988 league average (.362)
Team ERA 4.09 19% worse than the 1988 league average (3.45)
Runs Scored 555 11% below the 1988 league average (627 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 848,097
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Avg per Game 10,735

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1988

Batting Avg

1 Gerald Perry 0.300 2 Ken Oberkfell 0.277 3 Ron Gant 0.259 4 Dion James 0.256 5 Ozzie Virgil 0.256

Home Runs

1 Dale Murphy 24 2 Ron Gant 19 3 Andres Thomas 13 4 Ozzie Virgil 9 5 Gerald Perry 8

RBI

1 Dale Murphy 77 2 Gerald Perry 74 3 Andres Thomas 68 4 Ron Gant 60 5 Ken Oberkfell 40
1988 Atlanta Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Andres Thomas 153 606 54 153 22 2 13 68 14 95 7 0.252
Dale Murphy 156 592 77 134 35 4 24 77 74 125 3 0.226
Ron Gant 146 563 85 146 28 8 19 60 46 118 19 0.259
Gerald Perry 141 547 61 164 29 1 8 74 36 49 29 0.300
Ken Oberkfell 120 422 42 117 20 4 3 40 32 28 4 0.277
Dion James 132 386 46 99 17 5 3 30 58 59 9 0.256
Ozzie Virgil 107 320 23 82 10 0 9 31 22 54 2 0.256
Bruce Benedict 90 236 11 57 7 0 0 19 19 26 0 0.242
Albert Hall 85 231 27 57 7 1 1 15 21 35 15 0.247
Terry Blocker 66 198 13 42 4 2 2 10 10 20 1 0.212
Ken Griffey 69 193 21 48 5 0 2 19 17 26 1 0.249
Gary Roenicke 49 114 11 26 5 0 1 7 8 15 0 0.228
Lonnie Smith 43 114 14 27 3 0 3 9 10 25 4 0.237
Ted Simmons 78 107 6 21 6 0 2 11 15 9 0 0.196
Jerry Royster 68 102 8 18 3 0 0 1 6 16 0 0.176
Jim Morrison 51 92 6 14 2 0 2 13 10 13 0 0.152
Paul Runge 52 76 11 16 5 0 0 7 14 21 0 0.211
Rick Mahler 39 72 3 9 1 0 0 5 0 20 0 0.125
Jeff Blauser 18 67 7 16 3 1 2 7 2 11 0 0.239
Damaso Garcia 21 60 3 7 1 0 1 4 3 10 1 0.117
Tom Glavine 42 60 6 11 1 0 0 5 3 15 0 0.183
Mark Lemke 16 58 8 13 4 0 0 2 4 5 0 0.224
Pete Smith 32 53 2 6 1 0 0 0 1 11 0 0.113
Zane Smith 27 42 3 7 1 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.167
Tommy Gregg 11 29 1 10 3 0 0 4 2 2 0 0.345
Kevin Coffman 19 22 2 5 3 0 0 4 0 6 0 0.227
German Jimenez 15 17 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0.059
John Smoltz 12 17 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.118
Charlie Puleo 53 13 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.231
Jose Alvarez 61 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.375
Jody Davis 2 8 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0.250
Jim Acker 21 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.400
Paul Assenmacher 64 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Kevin Blankenship 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Juan Eichelberger 20 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Bruce Sutter 38 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Joe Boever 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chuck Cary 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gary Eave 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Olwine 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1988

ERA

1 Jose Alvarez 2.99 2 Paul Assenmacher 3.06 3 Charlie Puleo 3.47 4 Rick Mahler 3.69 5 Pete Smith 3.69

Wins

1 Rick Mahler 9 2 Paul Assenmacher 8 3 Tom Glavine 7 4 Pete Smith 7 5 Jose Alvarez 5

Strikeouts

1 Rick Mahler 131 2 Pete Smith 124 3 Tom Glavine 84 4 Jose Alvarez 81 5 Paul Assenmacher 71
1988 Atlanta Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Rick Mahler 9 16 3.69 39 34 0 249.0 279 102 42 131
Tom Glavine 7 17 4.56 34 34 0 195.1 201 99 63 84
Pete Smith 7 15 3.69 32 32 0 195.1 183 80 88 124
Zane Smith 5 10 4.30 23 22 0 140.1 159 67 44 59
Charlie Puleo 5 5 3.47 53 3 1 106.1 101 41 47 70
Jose Alvarez 5 6 2.99 60 0 3 102.1 88 34 53 81
Paul Assenmacher 8 7 3.06 64 0 5 79.1 72 27 32 71
Kevin Coffman 2 6 5.78 18 11 0 67.0 62 43 54 24
John Smoltz 2 7 5.48 12 12 0 64.0 74 39 33 37
German Jimenez 1 6 5.01 15 9 0 55.2 65 31 12 26
Bruce Sutter 1 4 4.76 38 0 14 45.1 49 24 11 40
Jim Acker 0 4 4.71 21 1 0 42.0 45 22 14 25
Juan Eichelberger 2 0 3.86 20 0 0 37.1 44 16 10 13
Joe Boever 0 2 1.77 16 0 1 20.1 12 4 1 7
Ed Olwine 0 0 6.75 16 0 1 18.2 22 14 4 5
Kevin Blankenship 0 1 3.38 2 2 0 10.2 7 4 7 5
Chuck Cary 0 0 6.48 7 0 0 8.1 8 6 4 7
Gary Eave 0 0 9.00 5 0 0 5.0 7 5 3 0
Jim Morrison 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 3.2 3 0 2 1

👥 Roster (40)

Jim Acker Jose Alvarez Paul Assenmacher Bruce Benedict Kevin Blankenship Jeff Blauser Terry Blocker Joe Boever Chuck Cary Kevin Coffman Jody Davis Gary Eave +28 more

40 players

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The 1988 Atlanta Braves in brief

In 1988 the Atlanta Braves posted a 54-106 mark (.338) and finished 6th in the NL West. The run column shows 555 for and 741 against. At the plate the Atlanta Braves hit .242, 2% worse than the league's .248. Pitchers allowed 4.09 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.45. Measured against the 627-run league average, the offense was 11% behind. Attendance at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium totaled 848,097 for the year.

Dale Murphy led the club in home runs with 24. The hits leader was Gerald Perry with 164. Rick Mahler led the pitchers with 9 wins. The saves leader was Bruce Sutter with 14. In all, the roster shows 40 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1987 season and the 1989 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1988 Atlanta Braves

What was the 1988 Atlanta Braves record?
The 1988 Atlanta Braves finished 54-106 (.338 win pct).
Who led the 1988 Atlanta Braves in home runs?
Dale Murphy led the 1988 Atlanta Braves with 24 home runs.
What was the 1988 Atlanta Braves team ERA?
The 1988 Atlanta Braves posted a team ERA of 4.09.
Did the 1988 Atlanta Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1988 Atlanta Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1988 Atlanta Braves play?
The 1988 Atlanta Braves played home games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Who led the 1988 Atlanta Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dale Murphy (24 HR, 77 RBI) and Rick Mahler (9-16, 3.69 ERA).
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