1978 Atlanta Braves Roster, Stats, and Awards

Record: 69–93 (.426), 6th place (26 games behind) in National League West
View all team's seasons

Regular Season Stats

Hitting Stats

Year Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS Avg OBP Slg OPS
1978 Adrian Devine 31 12 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 .083 .083 .083 .167
1978 Barry Bonnell 117 306 36 73 11 3 1 16 20 30 12 6 .239 .285 .304 .589
1978 Biff Pocoroba 92 292 21 70 8 0 6 34 29 14 0 3 .240 .309 .329 .638
1978 Bob Beall 108 187 29 45 8 0 1 16 36 27 4 5 .241 .364 .299 .664
1978 Bob Horner 89 324 50 86 17 1 23 63 24 42 0 0 .265 .312 .537 .849
1978 Brian Asselstine 39 104 11 28 3 3 2 13 11 16 2 1 .269 .336 .413 .750
1978 Bruce Benedict 22 52 3 13 2 0 0 1 6 6 0 0 .250 .328 .288 .616
1978 Chico Ruiz 18 46 3 13 3 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 .283 .312 .348 .660
1978 Cito Gaston 60 119 5 27 1 0 1 9 3 20 0 0 .227 .242 .261 .502
1978 Craig Skok 43 8 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
1978 Dale Murphy 151 533 66 120 14 3 23 79 42 145 11 7 .225 .283 .392 .675
1978 Darrel Chaney 89 248 27 55 9 1 3 20 25 48 1 0 .222 .292 .302 .594
1978 Dick Ruthven 13 27 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 .074 .074 .074 .148
1978 Duane Theiss 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1978 Eddie Miller 6 21 5 3 1 0 0 2 2 4 3 0 .143 .250 .190 .440
1978 Eddie Solomon 38 29 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 .138 .167 .138 .305
1978 Frank LaCorte 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1978 Gary Matthews 129 475 75 135 20 5 18 62 61 92 8 7 .284 .365 .461 .826
1978 Gene Garber 44 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 .091 .167 .091 .258
1978 Glenn Hubbard 44 167 15 42 4 0 2 13 10 20 2 1 .251 .302 .311 .613
1978 Hank Small 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1978 Jamie Easterly 37 20 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 .200 .238 .250 .488
1978 Jeff Burroughs 153 488 72 147 30 6 23 77 117 92 1 2 .301 .432 .529 .961
1978 Jerry Royster 140 537 67 137 17 8 2 35 56 49 27 17 .255 .327 .328 .654
1978 Jerry Maddox 7 14 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 .214 .267 .214 .481
1978 Jim Bouton 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125
1978 Joe Nolan 95 214 22 49 7 3 4 22 34 28 3 2 .229 .337 .346 .683
1978 Larry Whisenton 6 16 1 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 .187 .235 .250 .485
1978 Larry McWilliams 15 36 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 19 0 0 .056 .056 .111 .167
1978 Mickey Mahler 34 46 4 4 0 0 0 1 1 8 0 0 .087 .106 .087 .193
1978 Pat Rockett 55 143 6 20 2 0 0 4 13 12 1 2 .140 .210 .154 .364
1978 Phil Niekro 45 124 5 27 4 0 0 10 3 25 0 0 .218 .240 .250 .490
1978 Preston Hanna 29 51 4 9 0 1 1 1 1 18 0 0 .176 .192 .275 .467
1978 Rick Camp 42 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 .000 .100 .000 .100
1978 Rob Belloir 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
1978 Rod Gilbreath 116 329 22 80 13 3 3 31 26 51 7 6 .243 .298 .328 .626
1978 Rowland Office 146 408 40 101 13 1 9 40 22 52 8 6 .248 .294 .350 .644
1978 Tom Paciorek 5 9 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
1978 Tommy Boggs 16 19 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 .158 .158 .316 .474
– – 162 5,442 600 1,313 191 39 123 558 550 874 90 65 .241 .312 .359 .670

Pitching Stats

Year Player G IP W L Sv BS Hld H R ER BB HBP SO GS QS CG ShO ERA WHIP
1978 Adrian Devine 31 65.1 5 4 3 0 0 84 45 43 25 0 26 6 0 0 0 5.92 1.67
1978 Craig Skok 43 62.0 3 2 2 0 0 64 38 30 27 0 28 0 0 0 0 4.35 1.47
1978 Dave Campbell 53 69.1 4 4 1 0 0 67 39 37 49 5 45 0 0 0 0 4.80 1.67
1978 Dick Ruthven 13 81.0 2 6 0 0 0 78 43 37 28 0 45 13 0 2 1 4.11 1.31
1978 Duane Theiss 3 6.1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 1.42 0.95
1978 Eddie Solomon 37 106.0 4 6 2 0 0 98 52 48 50 2 64 8 0 0 0 4.08 1.40
1978 Frank LaCorte 2 14.2 0 1 0 0 0 9 6 6 4 0 7 2 0 0 0 3.68 0.89
1978 Gene Garber 43 78.1 4 4 22 0 0 58 26 22 13 2 61 0 0 0 0 2.53 0.91
1978 Jamie Easterly 37 78.0 3 6 1 0 0 91 52 49 45 2 42 6 0 0 0 5.65 1.74
1978 Jim Bouton 5 29.0 1 3 0 0 0 25 18 16 21 0 10 5 0 0 0 4.97 1.59
1978 Larry McWilliams 15 99.1 9 3 0 0 0 84 38 31 35 2 42 15 0 3 1 2.81 1.20
1978 Max Leon 5 5.2 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.35 1.76
1978 Mickey Mahler 34 134.2 4 11 0 0 0 130 82 70 66 7 92 21 0 1 0 4.68 1.46
1978 Mike Davey 3 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.75
1978 Phil Niekro 44 334.1 19 18 1 0 0 295 129 107 102 13 248 42 0 22 4 2.88 1.19
1978 Preston Hanna 29 140.1 7 13 0 0 0 132 89 80 93 3 90 28 0 0 0 5.13 1.60
1978 Rick Camp 42 74.1 2 4 0 0 0 99 42 31 32 3 23 4 0 0 0 3.75 1.76
1978 Tommy Boggs 16 59.0 2 8 0 0 0 80 46 44 26 1 21 12 0 1 1 6.71 1.80
– – 162 1,440.1 69 93 32 0 0 1,404 750 656 624 42 848 162 0 29 7 4.10 1.41

Fielding Stats

Year Player Pos G PO A E TC DP SB CS CSPct FPct RF
1978 Adrian Devine P 31 10 9 1 20 1 .950 0.61
1978 Craig Skok P 43 3 9 0 12 0 1.000 0.28
1978 Dave Campbell P 53 6 9 1 16 1 .937 0.28
1978 Dick Ruthven P 13 9 13 7 29 0 .759 1.69
1978 Duane Theiss P 3 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 0.67
1978 Eddie Solomon P 37 5 16 2 23 1 .913 0.57
1978 Frank LaCorte P 2 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 0.50
1978 Gene Garber P 43 11 11 0 22 0 1.000 0.51
1978 Jamie Easterly P 37 2 14 1 17 1 .941 0.43
1978 Jim Bouton P 5 3 3 1 7 0 .857 1.20
1978 Larry McWilliams P 15 10 19 0 29 1 1.000 1.93
1978 Max Leon P 5 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 0.20
1978 Mickey Mahler P 34 4 15 0 19 1 1.000 0.56
1978 Mike Davey P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1978 Phil Niekro P 44 17 65 2 84 4 .976 1.86
1978 Preston Hanna P 29 10 18 0 28 1 1.000 0.97
1978 Rick Camp P 42 8 12 3 23 0 .870 0.48
1978 Tommy Boggs P 16 5 3 3 11 0 .727 0.50
1978 Biff Pocoroba C 79 454 43 5 502 1 82 25 23.4% .990 6.29
1978 Bruce Benedict C 22 81 14 1 96 1 16 11 40.7% .990 4.32
1978 Dale Murphy C 21 83 13 3 99 0 13 12 48.0% .970 4.57
1978 Joe Nolan C 61 295 24 7 326 3 55 9 14.1% .979 5.23
1978 Bob Beall 1B 40 275 24 4 303 23 .987 7.47
1978 Cito Gaston 1B 4 21 2 1 24 1 .958 5.75
1978 Dale Murphy 1B 129 1,137 92 20 1,249 84 .984 9.53
1978 Hank Small 1B 1 12 1 0 13 1 1.000 13.00
1978 Tom Paciorek 1B 2 21 0 0 21 1 1.000 10.50
1978 Chico Ruiz 2B 14 31 31 1 63 5 .984 4.43
1978 Darrel Chaney 2B 1 1 2 0 3 1 1.000 3.00
1978 Glenn Hubbard 2B 44 102 130 5 237 30 .979 5.27
1978 Jerry Royster 2B 75 186 193 10 389 39 .974 5.05
1978 Rod Gilbreath 2B 39 74 87 4 165 13 .976 4.13
1978 Barry Bonnell 3B 15 15 28 3 46 2 .935 2.87
1978 Bob Horner 3B 89 81 199 13 293 17 .956 3.15
1978 Chico Ruiz 3B 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.00
1978 Darrel Chaney 3B 8 2 8 0 10 1 1.000 1.25
1978 Jerry Royster 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1978 Jerry Maddox 3B 5 3 7 1 11 0 .909 2.00
1978 Rob Belloir 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1978 Rod Gilbreath 3B 62 34 117 5 156 9 .968 2.44
1978 Darrel Chaney SS 77 97 189 7 293 30 .976 3.71
1978 Jerry Royster SS 60 98 183 13 294 27 .956 4.68
1978 Pat Rockett SS 51 64 97 5 166 16 .970 3.16
1978 Rob Belloir SS 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.00
1978 Barry Bonnell LF 58 26 3 0 29 0 1.000 0.50
1978 Bob Beall LF 6 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 1.17
1978 Cito Gaston LF 13 17 0 1 18 0 .944 1.31
1978 Eddie Miller LF 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.50
1978 Gary Matthews LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1978 Jeff Burroughs LF 146 228 13 6 247 2 .976 1.65
1978 Barry Bonnell CF 62 134 3 2 139 1 .986 2.21
1978 Bob Beall CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1978 Brian Asselstine CF 11 21 0 1 22 0 .955 1.91
1978 Cito Gaston CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1978 Eddie Miller CF 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 1.67
1978 Rowland Office CF 136 292 4 3 299 2 .990 2.18
1978 Barry Bonnell RF 12 6 1 1 8 0 .875 0.58
1978 Brian Asselstine RF 31 38 1 1 40 0 .975 1.26
1978 Cito Gaston RF 17 29 0 1 30 0 .967 1.71
1978 Gary Matthews RF 127 239 10 8 257 0 .969 1.96
1978 Larry Whisenton RF 4 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 1.25
– – 162 4,320 1,739 153 6,212 321 166 57 25.6% .975 37.40

Post-Season Stats

No stats available.

Awards

Player Award Stats
Bob Horner Rookie of the Year (3B) .265–23–63
Phil Niekro All-Star (P) 19–18, 1 Sv, 248 SO, 2.88 ERA
Biff Pocoroba All-Star (C) .240–6–34
Jeff Burroughs All-Star (CF) .301–23–77, 1 SB
Phil Niekro Gold Glove (P) .976 FPct, 1.86 RF
Eddie Mathews Hall of Fame (3B) -

Frequently asked questions about the 1978 Atlanta Braves

Who had the most hits on the 1978 Atlanta Braves?

Jeff Burroughs led the 1978 Atlanta Braves with 147 hits in 153 games.

Who had the highest batting average on the 1978 Atlanta Braves?

Jeff Burroughs led the 1978 Atlanta Braves with a .301 batting average in 153 games.

Who had the most home runs on the 1978 Atlanta Braves?

Bob Horner led the 1978 Atlanta Braves with 23 home runs in 89 games.

Who had the highest on-base percentage (OBP) on the 1978 Atlanta Braves?

Jeff Burroughs led the 1978 Atlanta Braves with a .432 on-base percentage (OBP) in 153 games.

Who had the highest slugging percentage on the 1978 Atlanta Braves?

Jeff Burroughs led the 1978 Atlanta Braves with a .529 slugging percentage in 153 games.

Who had the most stolen bases on the 1978 Atlanta Braves?

Jerry Royster led the 1978 Atlanta Braves with 27 stolen bases in 140 games.

Who had the lowest earned run average (ERA) on the 1978 Atlanta Braves?

Phil Niekro had a 2.88 earned-run average (ERA) in 44 games, the lowest on the 1978 Atlanta Braves.

Who had the lowest WHIP (Walks plus Hits per Inning Pitched) on the 1978 Atlanta Braves?

Phil Niekro had a 1.19 WHIP in 44 games, the lowest on the 1978 Atlanta Braves.

Who struck out the most batters on the 1978 Atlanta Braves?

Phil Niekro led the 1978 Atlanta Braves with 248 strikeouts in 44 games.

Who had the most wins on the 1978 Atlanta Braves?

Phil Niekro led the 1978 Atlanta Braves with 19 wins in 44 games.

Who had the most saves on the 1978 Atlanta Braves?

Gene Garber led the 1978 Atlanta Braves with 22 saves in 43 games.