⭐ Division Winner

1998 Atlanta Braves

106-56 • .654 Win% • 1st in NL E

The 1998 Atlanta Braves went 106-56 (.654) finishing 1st in the NL E division. They won their division. The club scored 826 runs, allowed 581, and played home games at Turner Field. Team leaders included Andres Galarraga (44 HR, 121 RBI) and Tom Glavine (20-6, 2.47 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

106 Wins
56 Losses
.654 Win %
1st Rank
826 R 581 RA
Diff +245

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⚡ Quick Stats

826 Runs Scored
581 Runs Allowed
+245 Run Diff
3,361K Attendance

📈 vs. 1998 NL Average

Batting Avg .271 4% above the 1998 league average (.261)
OBP .341 3% above the 1998 league average (.331)
SLG .452 10% above the 1998 league average (.410)
Team ERA 3.25 23% better than the 1998 league average (4.23)
Runs Scored 826 11% above the 1998 league average (746 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTurner Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 3,361,350
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Avg per Game 41,498

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1998

Batting Avg

1 Eddie Perez 0.336 2 Chipper Jones 0.313 3 Gerald Williams 0.305 4 Andres Galarraga 0.305 5 Javy Lopez 0.284

Home Runs

1 Andres Galarraga 44 2 Chipper Jones 34 3 Javy Lopez 34 4 Andruw Jones 31 5 Ryan Klesko 18

RBI

1 Andres Galarraga 121 2 Chipper Jones 107 3 Javy Lopez 106 4 Andruw Jones 90 5 Ryan Klesko 70
1998 Atlanta Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Chipper Jones 160 601 123 188 29 5 34 107 96 93 16 0.313
Andruw Jones 159 582 89 158 33 8 31 90 40 129 27 0.271
Andres Galarraga 153 555 103 169 27 1 44 121 63 146 7 0.305
Javy Lopez 133 489 73 139 21 1 34 106 30 85 5 0.284
Ryan Klesko 129 427 69 117 29 1 18 70 56 66 5 0.274
Michael Tucker 130 414 54 101 27 3 13 46 49 112 8 0.244
Keith Lockhart 109 366 50 94 21 0 9 37 29 37 2 0.257
Walt Weiss 96 347 64 97 18 2 0 27 59 53 7 0.280
Tony Graffanino 105 289 32 61 14 1 5 22 24 68 1 0.211
Gerald Williams 129 266 46 81 19 2 10 44 17 48 11 0.305
Ozzie Guillen 83 264 35 73 15 1 1 22 24 25 1 0.277
Eddie Perez 61 149 18 50 12 0 6 32 15 28 1 0.336
Danny Bautista 82 144 17 36 11 0 3 17 7 21 1 0.250
Curtis Pride 70 107 19 27 6 1 3 9 9 29 4 0.252
Greg Maddux 34 75 4 18 3 0 0 4 4 18 0 0.240
Tom Glavine 33 71 3 17 3 0 0 7 1 15 0 0.239
Denny Neagle 32 63 2 11 1 0 0 3 4 12 0 0.175
John Smoltz 26 51 4 10 1 0 0 5 8 16 0 0.196
Kevin Millwood 31 50 1 4 1 0 0 1 6 22 0 0.080
Greg Colbrunn 28 44 6 13 3 0 1 10 2 11 1 0.295
Marty Malloy 11 28 3 5 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0.179
Rafael Belliard 7 20 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.250
Randall Simon 7 16 2 3 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0.188
Ray Holbert 8 15 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0.133
Wes Helms 7 13 2 4 1 0 1 2 0 4 0 0.308
Dennis Martinez 53 11 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 7 0 0.091
Bruce Chen 4 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.143
Damon Hollins 3 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.167
George Lombard 6 6 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0.333
Mark DeRosa 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Brian Edmondson 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Norm Charlton 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alan Embree 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Rudy Seanez 34 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Adam Butler 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Byrd 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Cather 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kerry Ligtenberg 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Odalis Perez 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Rocker 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Russ Springer 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Wohlers 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1998

ERA

1 John Rocker 2.13 2 Greg Maddux 2.22 3 Tom Glavine 2.47 4 Kerry Ligtenberg 2.71 5 Rudy Seanez 2.75

Wins

1 Tom Glavine 20 2 Greg Maddux 18 3 Kevin Millwood 17 4 John Smoltz 17 5 Denny Neagle 16

Strikeouts

1 Greg Maddux 204 2 John Smoltz 173 3 Denny Neagle 165 4 Kevin Millwood 163 5 Tom Glavine 157
1998 Atlanta Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Greg Maddux 18 9 2.22 34 34 0 251.0 201 62 45 204
Tom Glavine 20 6 2.47 33 33 0 229.1 202 63 74 157
Denny Neagle 16 11 3.55 32 31 0 210.1 196 83 60 165
Kevin Millwood 17 8 4.08 31 29 0 174.1 175 79 56 163
John Smoltz 17 3 2.90 26 26 0 167.2 145 54 44 173
Dennis Martinez 4 6 4.45 53 5 2 91.0 109 45 19 62
Kerry Ligtenberg 3 2 2.71 75 0 30 73.0 51 22 24 79
Mike Cather 2 2 3.92 36 0 0 41.1 39 18 12 33
John Rocker 1 3 2.13 47 0 2 38.0 22 9 22 42
Rudy Seanez 4 1 2.75 34 0 2 36.0 25 11 16 50
Bruce Chen 2 0 3.98 4 4 0 20.1 23 9 9 17
Mark Wohlers 0 1 10.18 27 0 8 20.1 18 23 33 22
Russ Springer 1 1 4.05 22 0 0 20.0 22 9 16 19
Alan Embree 1 0 4.34 20 0 0 18.2 23 9 10 19
Brian Edmondson 0 1 4.32 10 0 0 16.2 14 8 8 8
Norm Charlton 0 0 1.38 13 0 1 13.0 7 2 8 6
Odalis Perez 0 1 4.22 10 0 0 10.2 10 5 4 5
Adam Butler 0 1 10.80 8 0 0 5.0 5 6 6 7
Paul Byrd 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 2.0 4 3 1 1

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Championship
Lost to SDN 4-2
NL Division Series
ATL def. CHN 3-0

👥 Roster (42)

Danny Bautista Rafael Belliard Adam Butler Paul Byrd Mike Cather Norm Charlton Bruce Chen Greg Colbrunn Mark DeRosa Brian Edmondson Alan Embree Andres Galarraga +30 more

42 players

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The 1998 Atlanta Braves in brief

The 1998 Atlanta Braves finished 106-56, a .654 winning percentage, placing 1st in the NL East. In 1998 the franchise took the division title. The Atlanta Braves scored 826 runs and allowed 581, a run differential of +245. The team batting average of .271 was 4% above the 1998 league mark of .261. The staff ERA of 3.25 was 23% better than the league average of 4.23.

The home park, Turner Field, recorded 3,361,350 in attendance, about 41,498 a game. The home run leader was Andres Galarraga, who hit 44. On the mound, Tom Glavine won 20 games to lead the staff. The NL Championship Series ended in a loss against SDN 4-2. The NL Division Series ended in a win against CHN 3-0.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1998 Atlanta Braves

What was the 1998 Atlanta Braves record?
The 1998 Atlanta Braves finished 106-56 (.654 win pct).
Did the 1998 Atlanta Braves make the playoffs?
The 1998 Atlanta Braves finished first in their division.
Who led the 1998 Atlanta Braves in home runs?
Andres Galarraga led the 1998 Atlanta Braves with 44 home runs.
What was the 1998 Atlanta Braves team ERA?
The 1998 Atlanta Braves posted a team ERA of 3.25.
Did the 1998 Atlanta Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1998 Atlanta Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1998 Atlanta Braves play?
The 1998 Atlanta Braves played home games at Turner Field.
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