Monday, December 3, 2012

#32

I was trying to avoid doing work so I made a list of the top 150 Atlanta Braves in terms of wins above replacement. WAR is generally considered to be one of the best measuring sticks for player value. It takes all aspects of player performance- hitting, running, and fielding and compares them to a basic norm (replacement level) for that position. It’s a nifty tool as it allows you to compare a slick fielding shortstop to a slugging first baseman and a player in the mashing steroid era to the light hitting 60’s. A few tidbits on WAR: it is based on value rather than output. If Freddie Freeman and Brian McCann put up identical numbers, McCann would have a much higher WAR was it is far more difficult to find production out of a catcher than it is a first baseman. (I used FanGraphs version of WAR, if you were curious)

I only based the countdown on a player’s performance with the Braves in Atlanta. For this reason Hank Aaron isn’t #1 (much of his damage came in Milwaukee). Also players who spent time with other organizations (Maddux, Justice) are hurt. Lastly, for pitchers I only included their WAR on the mound and not at the plate. This actually would have pushed a guy like Tom Glavine- with a career offensive WAR greater than Kelly Johnson- multiple spots higher.

 Enjoy!


1.       Chipper Jones 90.4
2.       John Smoltz 80.9
3.       Phil Niekro 77.4
4.       Greg Maddux 74.4
5.       Andruw Jones 69.0
6.       Hank Aaron 58.4
7.       Tom Glavine 56.9
8.       Dale Murphy6 47.1
9.       Brian McCann 28.7
10.   Javy Lopez 28.2
11.   Darrell Evans 26.8
12.   David Justice 25.9
13.   Ron Reed 22.2
14.   Steve Avery 21
15.   Jeff Blauser 20.8
16.   Bob Horner 20.7
17.   Rico Carty 20.5
18.   Pat Jarvis 20.5
19.   Kevin Millwood 20.3
20.   Rafael Furcal 19.9
21.   Rick Mahler 19.6
22.   Marcus Giles 19.4
23.   Ron Gant 17.9
24.   Felipe Alou 16.9
25.   Carl Morton 16.5
26.   Joe Torre 16.3
27.   Dusty Baker 16.1
28.   Martin Prado 15.8
29.   Lonnie Smith 15.6
30.   Ralph Garr 15.6
31.   Fred McGriff 14.9
32.   Glenn Hubbard 14.3
33.   Zane Smith 13.8
34.   Jason Heyward 13.7
35.   Ryan Klesko 13.6
36.   Terry Pendleton 13.5
37.   Gary Sheffield 13.3
38.   Clete Boyer 12.3
39.   Felix Millan 11.8
40.   Yunel Excobar 11.8
41.   Charlie Leibrandt 11.2
42.   Gene Garber 10.8
43.   Gary Matthews 10.7
44.   Orlando Cepeda 10.6
45.   Brian Jordan 10.5
46.   Jair Jurrjens 10.2
47.   Tommy hanson 9.9
48.   Chris Chambliss 9.7
49.   Mike Lum 9.4
50.   J,D. Drew 8.9
51.   Pascual Perez 8.9
52.   Kelly Johnson 8.8
53.   Denny Neagle 8.7
54.   Steve Bedrosian 8.5
55.   Edgar Renteria 8.4
56.   Bruce Bendict 8.3
57.   Davey Johnson 8.2
58.   Mark Lemke 8.1
59.   Derek Lowe 8.1
60.   George Stone 8.1
61.   Mark Wohlers 8.0
62.   Mack Jones 8.0
63.   Jeff Burroughs 7.7
64.   Dick Ruthben 7.7
65.   John Burkett 7.7
66.   MichaelBourn 7.6
67.   Craig Kimbrel 7.3
68.   Pete Smith 7.1
69.   Andres Galarraga 7.0
70.   Otis Nixon 7.0
71.   Doyle Alexander 6.8
72.   Greg McMichael 6.8
73.   Jeff Francoeur 6.8
74.   Earl Williams 6.6
75.   Mike Hampton 6.66
76.   Rick Camp 6.5
77.   Javier Vazquez 6.5
78.   Kris Medlen 6.5
79.   David Ross 6.4
80.   Matt Diaz 6.2
81.   Mark Teixeira 6.1
82.   Marquis Grissom 6.1
83.   Ken Johnson 6.1
84.   Dan Uggla 6.0
85.   John Thomson 6.0
86.   Dennis Menke 5.8
87.   Kenny Lofton 5.5
88.   David Palmer 5.5
89.   Andy Messersmith 5.5
90.   Tommy Boggs 5.5
91.   Deion Sanders 5.4
92.   Ozzie Virgil 5.4
93.   Denny Lemaster 5.3
94.   Mike Remlinger 5.3
95.   Kent Mercker 5.0
96.   Ken Oberkfell 5.0
97.   Claudell Washington 5.0
98.   Brandon Beachy 4.9
99.   Gerald Williams 4.9
100.                        Rafael Ramirez 4.9
101.                        Jaret Wright 4.8
102.                        Julio Franco 4.7
103.                        Russ Ortiz 4.7
104.                        Omar Infante 4.6
105.                        Buzz Capra 4.3
106.                        Craig McMurtry 4.3
107.                        Jeff Treadway 4.2
108.                        Eddie Solomon 4.2
109.                        Quilvio Veras 4.1
110.                        Michael Tucker 4.1
111.                        Milt Pappas 4.1
112.                        Adam LaRoche 4.0
113.                        Jim Nash 3.8
114.                        Cecil Upshaw 3.8
115.                        Len Barker 3.8
116.                        Jonny Venters 3.8
117.                        Johnny Estrada 3.7
118.                        Eddie Mathews 3.7
119.                        Paul Assenmacher 3.7
120.                        Eric O’Flaherty 3.6
121.                        Greg Olsen 3.6
122.                        Walt Weiss 3.5
123.                        John Rocker 3.5
124.                        Mike Minor 3.5
125.                        Larry McWilliams 3.5
126.                        Ryan Langerhans 3.4
127.                        Tony Gonzalez 3.3
128.                        Eddie Perez 3.2
129.                        Rick Matula 3.2
130.                        Tito Francona 3.1
131.                        Sid Bream 3.1
132.                        Jimmy Wynn 3.1
133.                        Horacio Ramirez 3.1
134.                        Mike Bielecki 3.1
135.                        Jim Acker 3.0
136.                        Roric Harrison 3.0
137.                        Dion James 3.0
138.                        Gaylord Perry 2.9
139.                        Dick Kelley 2.8
140.                        Freddie Freeman 2.7
141.                        Mike Stanton 2.7
142.                        Odalis Perez 2.7
143.                        Donnie Moore 2.6
144.                        Ron Schueler 2.6
145.                        Kerry Ligtenberg 2.6
146.                        Terry Mulholland 2.6
147.                        Derek Lilliquist 2.6
148.                        Brett Butler 2.5
149.                        Kenshin Kawakami 2.5
150.                        Tony Brizzolara 2.5
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