2007 Atlanta Braves
84 - 78
2006 / 2008 (Organization)
3rd place in the NL East (5 GB)
Home Record:
Away Record: 		44 - 37 (.543)
40 - 41 (.494)		 0.1 wins
+2.9 wins
   
Scored/Expected: 810 / 748 ( +62 )
Allowed/Expected: 733 / 750 ( +17 )
Pyth Record: 89 - 73 (-5)
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Turner Field
Attendance: 2,745,207 Avg Att: 33,891 (1.00)
Att Rank: 10 / 16 Lg Avg: 33,998
       
Park Factor: 0.98    
HR Factor: 0.97 R/L HR: 0.99 / 0.94
Notes:


Formation
Filters
Home Grown
Positions
#
via
1 John Smoltz
SP
40.1
4.3
15.0
9.5
19
N
8
12
1987
 Trade DET AL
2 Chipper Jones
3B
35.2
7.6
26.9
15.3
14
Y
6
4
1990
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 1 (Pick 1)
3 Andruw Jones
CF
30.2
3.0
14.7
1.3
12
Y
7
1
1993
 Free Agency (Amateur)
4 Ryan Langerhans
LF
27.4
-0.8
0.2
-0.7
5
Y
6
2
1998
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 3
5 Pete Orr
3B
28.1
-0.3
0.2
-1.0
3
Y
7
3
1999
 Free Agency (Amateur)
6 Blaine Boyer
RP
26.0
-0.0
0.2
-0.1
3
Y
6
5
2000
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 3
7 Brayan Pena
C
25.5
-0.1
0.3
-0.4
3
Y
11
2
2000
 Free Agency (Amateur)
8 Macay McBride
RP
24.7
-0.0
0.7
-0.1
3
Y
6
5
2001
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 1 (Pick 24)
9 Anthony Lerew
SP
24.7
-0.3
0.0
-0.3
3
Y
6
5
2001
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 11
10 Kyle Davies
SP
23.8
-0.7
0.6
-1.7
3
Y
6
5
2001
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 4
11 Brian McCann
C
23.4
1.0
13.7
1.0
3
Y
6
4
2002
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 2
12 Chuck James
SP
25.6
1.6
8.1
3.8
3
Y
6
4
2002
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 20
13 Jeff Francoeur
RF
23.5
3.3
18.4
5.7
3
Y
6
4
2002
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 1 (Pick 23)
14 Tim Hudson
SP
32.0
5.3
16.0
9.9
3
N
12
16
2004
 Trade OAK AL
15 Joey Devine
RP
23.8
0.3
1.1
0.6
3
Y
6
7
2005
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 1 (Pick 27)
16 Kelly Johnson
2B
25.4
3.7
19.3
6.5
2
Y
6
5
2000
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 1 (Pick 38)
17 Scott Thorman
1B
25.5
-0.9
2.8
-2.5
2
Y
6
5
2000
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 1 (Pick 30)
18 Martin Prado
2B
23.7
0.0
1.3
0.1
2
Y
2
13
2001
 Free Agency (Amateur)
19 Kevin Barry
RP
28.9
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
2
Y
6
5
2001
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 14
20 Chad Paronto
RP
31.9
0.2
2.5
0.2
2
N
6
21
2005
 Free Agency
21 Lance Cormier
SP
26.9
-1.1
0.0
-1.2
2
N
12
7
2005
 Trade ARI NL
22 Oscar Villarreal
RP
25.6
-0.0
3.3
-1.0
2
N
12
7
2005
 Trade ARI NL
23 Edgar Renteria
SS
31.9
4.1
18.9
7.1
2
N
12
8
2005
 Trade BOS AL
24 Matt Diaz
LF
29.3
2.6
13.0
6.1
2
N
12
19
2005
 Trade KCA AL
25 Peter Moylan
RP
28.6
1.9
9.1
4.0
2
N
3
10
2006
 Free Agency
26 Tyler Yates
RP
29.9
-0.9
1.9
-1.9
2
N
5
3
2006
 Free Agency
27 Bob Wickman
RP
38.4
0.0
4.3
1.9
2
N
7
20
2006
 Trade CLE AL
28 Jose Ascanio
RP
22.2
-0.2
0.3
-0.6
1
Y
10
10
2001
 Free Agency (Amateur)
29 Brandon Jones
LF
23.6
-0.2
0.1
-0.3
1
Y
6
3
2003
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 24
30 Jo-Jo Reyes
SP
22.6
-0.9
0.0
-1.4
1
Y
6
3
2003
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 2
31 Jarrod Saltalamacchia
C
22.2
0.4
3.4
0.2
1
N
6
3
2003
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 1 (Pick 36)
32 Manny Acosta
RP
26.2
0.7
2.4
1.0
1
N
7
29
2003
 Free Agency
33 Clint Sammons
C
24.1
0.1
0.3
0.2
1
Y
6
7
2004
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 6
34 Yunel Escobar
SS
24.7
2.4
11.5
4.0
1
Y
6
7
2005
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 2
35 Corky Miller
C
31.3
0.1
0.7
0.1
1
N
11
7
2006
 Free Agency
36 Steve Colyer
RP
28.4
0.0
0.0
-0.2
1
N
11
9
2006
 Free Agency
37 Jeff Bennett
SP
27.1
0.2
1.1
0.7
1
N
11
13
2006
 Free Agency
38 Buddy Carlyle
SP
29.5
-0.6
2.9
-0.1
1
N
12
4
2006
 Free Agency
39 Rafael Soriano
RP
27.5
1.4
9.1
5.1
1
N
12
7
2006
 Trade SEA AL
40 Willie Harris
LF
29.0
2.1
8.8
1.7
1
N
12
9
2006
 Free Agency
41 Chris Woodward
3B
31.0
-1.4
0.6
-2.4
1
N
12
20
2006
 Free Agency
42 Mike Gonzalez
RP
29.1
0.6
2.7
1.8
1
N
1
19
2007
 Trade PIT NL
43 Craig Wilson
1B
30.6
-0.2
0.5
-0.7
1
N
1
19
2007
 Free Agency
44 Mark Redman
SP
33.5
-1.2
0.0
-0.6
1
N
3
10
2007
 Free Agency
45 Wilfredo Ledezma
RP
26.4
-0.4
0.0
-0.5
1
N
6
20
2007
 Trade DET AL
46 Julio Franco
1B
48.9
0.0
0.5
-0.3
1
N
7
19
2007
 Free Agency
47 Royce Ring
RP
26.5
0.3
0.7
0.4
1
N
7
31
2007
 Trade SDN NL
48 Mark Teixeira
1B
27.2
2.0
10.8
6.7
1
N
7
31
2007
 Trade TEX AL
49 Octavio Dotel
RP
33.6
-0.1
0.2
-0.2
1
N
7
31
2007
 Trade KCA AL
50 Ron Mahay
RP
36.0
0.8
2.8
1.3
1
N
7
31
2007
 Trade TEX AL
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Player Pos Hometown
Manny Acosta RP Colon (Panama)
Jose Ascanio RP Maracay (Venezuela)
Kevin Barry RP Princeton Junction, NJ (US)
Jeff Bennett SP Gordonsville, TN (US)
Blaine Boyer RP Marietta, GA (US)
Buddy Carlyle SP Bellevue, NE (US)
Steve Colyer RP St. Peters, MO (US)
Lance Cormier SP Lafayette, LA (US)
Kyle Davies SP Stockbridge, GA (US)
Joey Devine RP Junction City, KS (US)
Matt Diaz LF Lakeland, FL (US)
Octavio Dotel RP Santo Domingo (DO)
Yunel Escobar SS Havana (CU)
Julio Franco 1B San Pedro de Marcoris (DO)
Jeff Francoeur RF Lilburn, GA (US)
Mike Gonzalez RP Pasadena, TX (US)
Willie Harris LF Cairo, GA (USA)
Tim Hudson SP Phenix City, AL (US)
Chuck James SP Mableton, GA (US)
Kelly Johnson 2B Austin, TX (US)
Andruw Jones CF Willemstad, CUR (AN)
Brandon Jones LF Wewahitchka, FL (US)
Chipper Jones 3B Jacksonville, FL (US)
Ryan Langerhans LF Round Rock, TX (US)
Wilfredo Ledezma RP Guarico (Venezuela)
Anthony Lerew SP Wellsville, PA (US)
Ron Mahay RP Palos Heights, IL (US)
Macay McBride RP Sylvania, GA (US)
Brian McCann C Duluth, GA (US)
Corky Miller C Yucaipa, CA (US)
Peter Moylan RP Attadale (Australia)
Pete Orr 3B Hamilton, ON (CA)
Chad Paronto RP Woodsville, NH (US)
Brayan Pena C San Jose (CR)
Martin Prado 2B Maracay (Venezuela)
Mark Redman SP Escondido, CA (US)
Edgar Renteria SS Barranquilla (CO)
Jo-Jo Reyes SP Riverside, CA (US)
Royce Ring RP Spring Valley, CA (US)
Jarrod Saltalamacchia C Royal Palm Beach, FL (US)
Clint Sammons C Lilburn, GA (US)
John Smoltz SP Lansing, MI (US)
Rafael Soriano RP Santo Domingo (DO)
Mark Teixeira 1B Baltimore, MD (US)
Mark Teixeira 1B Baltimore, MD (US)
Scott Thorman 1B Cambridge, ON (CA)
Oscar Villarreal RP Nuevo Leon (MX)
Bob Wickman RP Oconto Falls, WI (US)
Craig Wilson 1B Huntington Beach, CA (US)
Chris Woodward 3B Covina, CA (US)
Tyler Yates RP Lihue, HI (US)

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