1979 Atlanta Braves Roster, Stats, and Awards

Record: 66–94 (.412), 6th place (23.5 games behind) in National League West
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Regular Season Stats

Hitting Stats

Year Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS Avg OBP Slg OPS
1979 Adrian Devine 40 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1979 Barry Bonnell 127 382 47 97 20 3 12 45 26 55 8 7 .254 .306 .416 .722
1979 Biff Pocoroba 28 39 6 12 4 0 0 4 7 0 1 1 .308 .413 .410 .823
1979 Bo McLaughlin 37 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1979 Bob Beall 17 15 1 2 2 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 .133 .263 .267 .530
1979 Bob Horner 121 487 66 153 15 1 33 98 22 74 0 2 .314 .346 .552 .898
1979 Brian Asselstine 8 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .100 .182 .100 .282
1979 Bruce Benedict 76 206 14 46 11 0 0 15 33 18 1 3 .223 .328 .277 .604
1979 Charlie Spikes 66 93 12 26 8 0 3 21 5 30 0 0 .280 .310 .462 .772
1979 Craig Skok 44 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
1979 Dale Murphy 104 384 53 106 7 2 21 57 38 67 6 1 .276 .340 .469 .809
1979 Darrel Chaney 63 117 15 19 5 0 0 10 19 34 2 1 .162 .277 .205 .483
1979 Eddie Miller 27 116 12 35 1 0 0 5 5 24 15 2 .302 .341 .310 .652
1979 Eddie Solomon 32 67 3 13 3 0 0 4 1 16 0 0 .194 .206 .239 .445
1979 Frank LaCorte 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1979 Gary Matthews 156 632 97 192 34 5 27 90 60 75 18 6 .304 .363 .502 .864
1979 Gene Garber 68 12 0 3 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
1979 Glenn Hubbard 97 327 34 75 12 0 3 29 27 43 0 6 .229 .289 .294 .582
1979 Jeff Burroughs 116 397 49 89 14 1 11 47 73 75 2 2 .224 .347 .348 .695
1979 Jerry Royster 154 607 103 164 25 6 3 51 62 59 35 8 .270 .334 .346 .680
1979 Jim Wessinger 10 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125
1979 Joe Nolan 89 230 28 57 9 3 4 21 27 28 1 3 .248 .333 .365 .699
1979 Joey McLaughlin 37 11 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 .182 .182 .273 .455
1979 Larry Bradford 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1979 Larry Whisenton 13 38 3 9 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 .237 .293 .342 .635
1979 Larry McWilliams 13 26 4 5 2 0 0 1 1 14 0 0 .192 .214 .269 .484
1979 Mickey Mahler 26 28 0 3 1 0 0 3 1 5 0 0 .107 .138 .143 .281
1979 Mike Macha 6 13 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 .154 .214 .154 .368
1979 Mike Lum 111 222 27 54 6 0 6 27 18 34 0 2 .243 .298 .351 .649
1979 Pepe Frias 140 485 41 123 18 4 1 44 20 36 3 2 .254 .284 .313 .598
1979 Phil Niekro 44 130 10 24 6 0 0 12 1 19 0 0 .185 .201 .231 .432
1979 Preston Hanna 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
1979 Rick Matula 28 59 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 23 0 0 .085 .100 .085 .185
1979 Rick Mahler 15 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
1979 Rowland Office 124 278 35 69 14 2 2 37 27 33 5 4 .248 .319 .335 .654
1979 Tommy Boggs 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
1979 Tony Brizzolara 20 36 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 14 0 0 .028 .077 .028 .105
– – 160 5,484 669 1,389 220 28 126 626 490 818 98 50 .253 .315 .373 .688

Pitching Stats

Year Player G IP W L Sv BS Hld H R ER BB HBP SO GS QS CG ShO ERA WHIP
1979 Adrian Devine 40 66.2 1 2 0 0 0 84 28 24 25 2 22 0 0 0 0 3.24 1.64
1979 Bo McLaughlin 37 49.2 1 1 0 0 0 63 33 27 16 2 45 1 0 0 0 4.89 1.59
1979 Craig Skok 44 54.1 1 3 2 0 0 58 26 24 17 3 30 0 0 0 0 3.98 1.38
1979 Eddie Solomon 31 186.0 7 14 0 0 0 184 98 87 51 6 96 30 0 4 0 4.21 1.26
1979 Frank LaCorte 6 8.1 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 7 5 0 6 0 0 0 0 7.56 1.68
1979 Gene Garber 68 106.0 6 16 25 0 0 121 66 51 24 5 56 0 0 0 0 4.33 1.37
1979 Jamie Easterly 4 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 4 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 13.50 3.75
1979 Joey McLaughlin 37 69.0 5 3 5 0 0 54 23 19 34 1 40 0 0 0 0 2.48 1.28
1979 Larry Bradford 21 19.0 1 0 2 0 0 11 5 2 10 1 11 0 0 0 0 0.95 1.11
1979 Larry McWilliams 13 66.1 3 2 0 0 0 69 41 41 22 4 32 13 0 1 0 5.56 1.37
1979 Mickey Mahler 26 100.0 5 11 0 0 0 123 72 65 47 3 71 18 0 1 0 5.85 1.70
1979 Phil Niekro 44 342.0 21 20 0 0 0 311 160 129 113 11 208 44 0 23 1 3.39 1.24
1979 Preston Hanna 6 24.1 1 1 0 0 0 27 11 8 15 0 15 4 0 0 0 2.96 1.73
1979 Rick Matula 28 171.1 8 10 0 0 0 193 90 79 64 3 67 28 0 1 0 4.15 1.50
1979 Rick Mahler 15 22.0 0 0 0 0 0 28 16 15 11 0 12 0 0 0 0 6.14 1.77
1979 Tommy Boggs 3 12.2 0 2 0 0 0 21 11 9 4 1 1 3 0 0 0 6.39 1.97
1979 Tony Brizzolara 20 107.1 6 9 0 0 0 133 70 63 33 3 64 19 0 2 0 5.28 1.55
– – 160 1,407.2 66 94 34 0 0 1,496 763 654 494 45 779 160 0 32 1 4.18 1.41

Fielding Stats

Year Player Pos G PO A E TC DP SB CS CSPct FPct RF
1979 Adrian Devine P 40 1 12 4 17 1 .765 0.32
1979 Bo McLaughlin P 37 2 2 1 5 0 .800 0.11
1979 Craig Skok P 44 0 10 0 10 1 1.000 0.23
1979 Eddie Solomon P 31 12 22 4 38 0 .895 1.10
1979 Frank LaCorte P 6 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0.00
1979 Gene Garber P 68 14 16 1 31 1 .968 0.44
1979 Jamie Easterly P 4 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 0.25
1979 Joey McLaughlin P 37 4 8 2 14 0 .857 0.32
1979 Larry Bradford P 21 0 5 1 6 0 .833 0.24
1979 Larry McWilliams P 13 2 17 1 20 2 .950 1.46
1979 Mickey Mahler P 26 4 13 1 18 1 .944 0.65
1979 Phil Niekro P 44 31 56 1 88 3 .989 1.98
1979 Preston Hanna P 6 0 8 0 8 1 1.000 1.33
1979 Rick Matula P 28 15 23 0 38 6 1.000 1.36
1979 Rick Mahler P 15 1 3 1 5 0 .800 0.27
1979 Tommy Boggs P 3 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 1.00
1979 Tony Brizzolara P 20 7 15 1 23 1 .957 1.10
1979 Biff Pocoroba C 7 39 3 3 45 0 8 3 27.3% .933 6.00
1979 Bruce Benedict C 76 344 35 6 385 3 65 22 25.3% .984 4.99
1979 Dale Murphy C 27 127 15 5 147 2 32 6 15.8% .966 5.26
1979 Darrel Chaney C 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% .000 0.00
1979 Joe Nolan C 74 328 27 6 361 2 75 17 18.5% .983 4.80
1979 Bob Beall 1B 3 9 1 0 10 0 1.000 3.33
1979 Bob Horner 1B 45 414 24 7 445 32 .984 9.73
1979 Dale Murphy 1B 76 685 42 15 742 61 .980 9.57
1979 Mike Lum 1B 51 414 30 1 445 36 .998 8.71
1979 Darrel Chaney 2B 5 2 5 0 7 1 1.000 1.40
1979 Glenn Hubbard 2B 91 193 268 15 476 57 .968 5.07
1979 Jerry Royster 2B 77 170 224 7 401 50 .983 5.12
1979 Jim Wessinger 2B 2 2 3 1 6 0 .833 2.50
1979 Barry Bonnell 3B 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.00
1979 Bob Horner 3B 82 56 143 15 214 11 .930 2.43
1979 Darrel Chaney 3B 4 3 10 1 14 0 .929 3.25
1979 Jerry Royster 3B 80 91 181 15 287 12 .948 3.40
1979 Mike Macha 3B 3 2 8 3 13 0 .769 3.33
1979 Darrel Chaney SS 39 40 80 7 127 15 .945 3.08
1979 Pepe Frias SS 137 229 432 32 693 79 .954 4.82
1979 Barry Bonnell LF 78 67 6 1 74 2 .986 0.94
1979 Brian Asselstine LF 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.00
1979 Charlie Spikes LF 12 11 0 2 13 0 .846 0.92
1979 Eddie Miller LF 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.00
1979 Jeff Burroughs LF 110 180 9 7 196 1 .964 1.72
1979 Larry Whisenton LF 8 17 2 0 19 0 1.000 2.37
1979 Mike Lum LF 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 2.00
1979 Barry Bonnell CF 74 152 1 3 156 0 .981 2.07
1979 Eddie Miller CF 26 78 1 1 80 0 .987 3.04
1979 Rowland Office CF 97 160 4 2 166 0 .988 1.69
1979 Charlie Spikes RF 3 3 0 1 4 0 .750 1.00
1979 Gary Matthews RF 156 295 11 8 314 4 .975 1.96
1979 Larry Whisenton RF 5 12 1 0 13 0 1.000 2.60
1979 Mike Lum RF 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.00
– – 160 4,227 1,780 183 6,190 385 181 48 21.0% .970 37.54

Post-Season Stats

No stats available.

Awards

Player Award Stats
Gary Matthews All-Star (CF) .304–27–90, 18 SB
Phil Niekro Gold Glove (P) .989 FPct, 1.98 RF

Frequently asked questions about the 1979 Atlanta Braves

Who had the most hits on the 1979 Atlanta Braves?

Gary Matthews led the 1979 Atlanta Braves with 192 hits in 156 games.

Who had the highest batting average on the 1979 Atlanta Braves?

Bob Horner led the 1979 Atlanta Braves with a .314 batting average in 121 games.

Who had the most home runs on the 1979 Atlanta Braves?

Bob Horner led the 1979 Atlanta Braves with 33 home runs in 121 games.

Who had the highest on-base percentage (OBP) on the 1979 Atlanta Braves?

Gary Matthews led the 1979 Atlanta Braves with a .363 on-base percentage (OBP) in 156 games.

Who had the highest slugging percentage on the 1979 Atlanta Braves?

Bob Horner led the 1979 Atlanta Braves with a .552 slugging percentage in 121 games.

Who had the most stolen bases on the 1979 Atlanta Braves?

Jerry Royster led the 1979 Atlanta Braves with 35 stolen bases in 154 games.

Who had the lowest earned run average (ERA) on the 1979 Atlanta Braves?

Phil Niekro had a 3.39 earned-run average (ERA) in 44 games, the lowest on the 1979 Atlanta Braves.

Who had the lowest WHIP (Walks plus Hits per Inning Pitched) on the 1979 Atlanta Braves?

Phil Niekro had a 1.24 WHIP in 44 games, the lowest on the 1979 Atlanta Braves.

Who struck out the most batters on the 1979 Atlanta Braves?

Phil Niekro led the 1979 Atlanta Braves with 208 strikeouts in 44 games.

Who had the most wins on the 1979 Atlanta Braves?

Phil Niekro led the 1979 Atlanta Braves with 21 wins in 44 games.

Who had the most saves on the 1979 Atlanta Braves?

Gene Garber led the 1979 Atlanta Braves with 25 saves in 68 games.