Here it is: Following the 2001 season, Beck had some serious arm injuries and he went under the knife for Tommy John surgery. I consider this to be the "Smoky Joe Wood" section. Blowing a 6-0 lead at home? His career 1.16 WHIP still ranks as the 18th best WHIP in the history of MLB for a relief pitcher. Though they returned to earth in a 5-2 loss to David Cone, they were still in a good position heading into Game 4. The following year, the Indians traded him to the Texas Rangers for pitcher David Elder. It measures how a pitcher did in comparison to the run expectancy that existed before he threw his first pitch in any specific situation. Both teams performed fairly equally. Jones was the bridge between the old school style of relief pitching of the 1980s and the new school style of relief pitching of the 2000s. The Atlanta Braves won the World Series in six games against the Houston Astros, capturing their first championship since 1995. MORE: Five unsung moments that helped Braves win the 1995 World Series | Each MLB team's worst postseason memory. They made postseason trips as wild cards in 2010 and 2012, and won division titles again in 2013, 2018, 2019 and 2020, but still have yet to return to the Fall Classic. How the hell did they get in this country?[11]. In brief: The Braves recovered from a 3-1 deficit in the NLCS to pummel the Cardinals by a combined score of 32-1 over the final three games of the series. He last played professionally for the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball in 2005. As Kimbrel was collecting his franchise-record 186 saves, he successfully converted 90.7 percent of his save opportunities. Jhoan Duran. They are: Mariano Rivera, Billy Wagner, Trevor Hoffman, John Wetteland, Tom Henke, Doug Jones and Dennis Eckersley. He was simply a great relief pitcher that had a good arsenal of pitches that included a sinkerball, slider and split-fingered fastball. You talk about approachable, what a neat guy. His franchise-record 557 relief appearances might never be broken. No other Braves reliever has tallied more than 388. Every player's name links to their career statistics. I'd retire first. Of course, had the Braves won in 1991, 1992 or 1996, the outcome in 1999 would've been moot in determining that honorary crown. Hernandez notched 15 strikeouts in large part because Greggs strike zone was, well, a large part of the playing field. Before legendary broadcaster Ernie Johnson (1950-58) became a mentor to Skip Caray and Pete Van Wieren, he was a pitcher who tallied the fifth-most relief innings (428 2/3) in Braves history. The relief pitcher's comments prompted the Braves to stop handing out foam tomahawks, playing the chop music or showing the chop graphic when the series returned to Atlanta for Game 5. We're just in an offensive funk right now, and hopefully it won't last too much longer. He arguably has one of the 20 best peaks in the history of MLB for a relief pitcher. If it went to Game 7, Glavine was waiting. In fact, he pitched four games in the World Series and posted a 0.00 ERA, 0.90 WHIP and never allowed a run. Fans would come by, more or less, anytime, day or night, and he had an open door policy. The details: First, the pitching: The Marlins jumped on Braves ace Maddux for three runs in the first inning of Game 1 and added two more in the third inning to take a 5-1 lead en route to a 5-3 win. Verdict: Yes, the Braves shouldve won the 1991 World Series. But give the Phillies credit for shutting them down. In the past postseason, the World Series champion Braves used relief pitchers to cover 55% of their innings and 64% of their winsright in line with the overall rates of 55% and 62%. He was immediately recognized by some of the other players who were aware of his controversial statements. The other is Steve Reed, in the nine spot. A downward-action curveball, low-90s cutter, and a reasonably heavy changeup go to work for him, but no pitch other than his fastball was thrown over 20 percent of the time last year. In fact, there are only three other relief pitchers in the history of MLB that are in the top 15 all time in all four of those categories with Wetteland. He had another season or two arguably that good, also. He could do it all. Minter gave up a. Bruce Sutter, Hall of Famer and former Atlanta Braves relief pitcher, dies at 69 Published October 14, 2022 Updated 2:42PM MLB Associated Press ATLANTA, GA - CIRCA 1985: Pitcher Bruce. Then, Kevin Brown shut them down in Game 2 on just three hits. In 2002, while with the Rangers, Rocker again made national headlines for his views after directing slurs towards patrons of a Dallas restaurant at which he was dining, located in the heavily LGBT-populated neighborhood of Oak Lawn.[14][15]. In 2019, their 97-65 record was their best since 2003. . The 1990s were an interesting decade for relief pitching because it was, more or less, the bridge between the modern relief pitchers of the 2000s and the old school style of relief pitchers from the 1980s. He pitched to their weaknesses. Incredibly, he posted over 2.6 K/BB during 13 of the 16 seasons during his career, including each of the last 10 seasons of his career. He has appeared in nine of Atlanta's 10 playoff games this month, striking out. He still managed to arguably pitch the best season of his entire career that season and also helped his team to the World Series that season. Without Greggs strike zone, the Braves probably wouldve had a better chance to win Game 5, but it certainly wouldnt have been a lock. In Rocker's first season in the major leagues, he was 13 with a 2.13 ERA in 38 innings pitched. . - David Justice, Sortable Pitching Stats for the 1990 Atlanta Braves (click any stat to sort). For Braves fans, and for the players who went through it, this is the series that stings the most. But with his short overall career, hes never rated that high when you see historians rate starting pitchers because they are almost always rating the best careers. Every pitcher's name links to their career statistics. It's the most hectic, nerve-wracking city. Thats an incredible season as a closer, they dont get much better than that. A similar story unfolded in Game 5, when the Braves again staved off elimination with a late rally this time a five-run eighth thanks to Michael Tuckers three-run homer and some sloppy Padres defense. He posted a 2.14 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 6.5 H/9, 252 ERA+ and 3.8 K/BB. Like Smoky Joe Wood in the 1910s, he was a starting pitcher that many historians feel is one of the 10 highest caliber starting pitchers in the history of Major League Baseball. You can search every relief pitcher in the history of MLB, youll be hard pressed to find 20 peaks better than this one. Again, his brains are a big part of what put him up so high on this list. They went the entire season without their 30-save closer, Kerry Ligtenberg, who was recovering from Tommy John surgery. Incredibly, he recorded over 2.8 K/BB during eight of the 10 seasons during his career, including each of the last five seasons of his career. Just know that it did play out. Rocker received notoriety during his career for making controversial statements, which began with a 1999 Sports Illustrated interview and continued after his retirement. The critical moment: Game 5 shifted the series into the Marlins control and Greggs liberal zone helped keep the Braves off the bases. Verdict: No, the Braves should not have won the 1999 World Series. His peak consists of four of the six seasons from 1992-1997. The critical moment: Jim Leyritzs home run off Mark Wohlers in the eighth inning of Game 4 turned the series and birthed a Yankees dynasty. No biggie, except Reardons next pitch caught too much of the plate and pinch-hitter Ed Sprague hit it into the left field seats for a go-ahead two-run homer that sucked the air right out of Fulton County Stadium and gave the Jays new life. But any momentum the Braves gained in Games 4 and 5 was lost immediately in Game 6, as Sterling Hitchcock shut them out on two hits as the Padres won the pennant with a 5-0 win. Click it again, greatest to least. There you go, the best relief pitchers from the 1990s. That is his adjusted career. On June 23, 2001, Rocker, along with minor-league infielder Troy Cameron (Atlanta's first-round draft pick in 1997), was traded to the Cleveland Indians for right-handed relievers Steve Karsay and Steve Reed, along with cash. He was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 18th round (516th overall) of the 1993 Major League Baseball Draft . So were they good? Hoffman was having arm problems and Beck was not only brought back up to MLB, he was thrown into the closer role again. The Braves' postseason trips and disappointments didn't end with the start of a new decade. Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Richard Bleier delivers a pitch. Kimbrel made a few impressive playoff appearances during his 2010 rookie season, and then he spent his final four seasons with Atlanta proving to be baseballs most dominant closer. I hope that makes sense. Garber was a valuable presence in Atlantas bullpen for a decade, but Remlinger contributed even more quality to the 'pen just across his first four seasons with the Braves. The Braves lost because they collapsed. Rod Beck (1991-2004) Career Length Grade: B+, Raw Career: 704 G, 0 GS, 768 IP, 3.30 ERA, 123 ERA+, 1.16 WHIP, 8.2 H/9, 286 SV, 20.3 SV/50 and 3.4 K/BB, Adjusted Career: 678 G, 0 GS, 744 IP, 3.21 ERA, 127 ERA+, 1.15 WHIP, 8.2 H/9, 286 SV, 21.0 SV/50 and 3.5 K/BB (exclude his last season), Peak Career: 259 G, 0 GS, 296 IP, 2.22 ERA, 175 ERA+, 0.98 WHIP, 6.9 H/9, 113 SV, 21.7 SV/50 and 4.4 K/BB (include his 1992, 1993, 1994, 2000 and 2003 seasons). "Can't you use a lewd term in America if you want?" Hes one of only three players in the history of MLB to ever pitch in over 1,100 games during a career and hes the only one of the three relief pitchers to pitch in over 1,100 games and post less than a career 2.90 ERA. That puts him in the top 15 all time in ERA+, SV, WHIP and K/BB. Tom Glavine had a similar rough outing in the Game 6 clincher, giving up seven runs in 5 2/3 innings. They continued the barrage when they won Games 1 and 2 of the World Series against the Yankees by a combined score of 16-1. The following year, an injury put Atlanta closer Kerry Ligtenberg on the DL, moving Rocker into the role of closer, where he was 45 with 38 saves and a 2.49 ERA. McMichael notched 19 saves during his rookie campaign and followed that with 21 more saves during the strike-shortened 1994 season. In June 2006, Rocker defended former teammate Ozzie Guilln, at the time the manager of the Chicago White Sox, for referring to Chicago Sun-Times sports columnist Jay Mariotti as a "fag". But the Braves also led the series in men left on base. But they never led in Game 6, which ended in the 11th inning with Kirby Pucketts walkoff homer, and they never scored in Game 7. In 1998, he was promoted to the major league club. In 2006, Rocker appeared on the Spike TV network's Pros vs. Joes, a program that pits retired professional athletes against amateurs. Beloved, despised, respected and mocked are all words that could be used to describe the late former owner of the New York Yankees, George Steinbrenner. That puts him in the top 20 all time in K/BB and SV. The Braves also held leads in the eighth inning or later in Games 2 and 3 but went on to lose both. I still miss you, so many do. His career 326 SV still rank 12th all time in the history of Major League Baseball. The new vibe didn't last long, though, as Atlanta let a 3-1 series lead evaporate against the Dodgers in the NLCS. They won. The Braves bullpen used 20 different pitchers in a relief role this season, six fewer than last season.Atlanta relievers went 21-9 with a 3.50 ERA (106 ER/272.2 IP) and converted 13-of-19 save . Its a tough call, because the Blue Jays played very well, but if Reardon converts the save in Game 2, its a reasonable bet that they at least come back to Atlanta for Game 6 up 3-2 in the series. He helped his team to the postseason during consecutive seasons in 1999 and 2000. In fact, he posted over 20 SV during each of the first seven seasons of the 1990s, from 1990-1996, including leading the League in 1993 with 45 SV. During that 2002 season in the Minor Leagues, many thought that Becks MLB career was over. [5] In Texas, he refused designation to the minor leagues. He basically pitched another full season in the postseason. His career 330 SV still rank 11th all time in the history of MLB. Honorary critical moment: Just before Leyritzs homer, Braves shortstop Rafael Belliard botched what looked to be a certain double play that wouldve resulted in a runner at third with two outs when Leyritz came to bat and meant his homer wouldve only been a two run shot, with the Braves still leading 6-5 at the end of the inning. Again, this list is not a list of the best careers, that list is the list you just read. During the 2002 season, he pitched in almost 65 G and 70 IP of relief. Overall, the 1999 Braves probably overachieved a bit, as their Pythagorean win-loss record was 98-64. The 15 Worst New York Yankees Pitchers Since The Mid 90s. The statistics that I include will be Games Pitched, Games Started, Innings Pitched, ERA, ERA+, WHIP (OOB%), H/9 (OBA), SV, SV/50 (per 50 Games Relieved) and K/BB (ratio). But the most reliable member of the early 1990s Braves bullpens might have been McMichael, who produced a 2.89 ERA and a 146 ERA+ over 317 2/3 innings from '93-96. Asians and Koreans and Vietnamese and Indians and Russians and Spanish people and everything up there. By the time his career was through, he posted over 285 SV. In 2000, he was 12 with 24 saves, posting a 2.89 ERA, but in June 2000, Rocker was demoted for threatening a reporter. Greg McMichael statistics splits. The lefty followed that season with a 1.73 ERA over 64 appearances in '12. Phil Niekro (1964-83, 1987) Since 1990, the Atlanta Braves have benefited from some of the best seasons produced by closers in MLB history. The Padres staged a rally in the ninth, scoring two on a Greg Myers homer, which led to a most unusual sight: Bobby Cox brought Greg Maddux in from the bullpen to get three outs and record the save. These are simply their career numbers. Even if you ignore that Lonnie Smith shouldve scored on Terry Pendletons double in the left-center gap, the Braves still had runners at second and third with nobody out and the heart of their order coming up in a scoreless game. In August 2014 it was announced that Rocker would appear on the 29th season of the competitive reality series Survivor alongside his girlfriend Julie McGee. Minter including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on ESPN . Oh, and hell be one of only 13 pitchers in the history of MLB to pitch in over 1,000 G while doing it. He posted less than 7.5 H/9 during 10 of the 17 seasons during his career, including five consecutive seasons from 1987-1991. He recorded a 2.01 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 191 ERA+ and 3.6 K/BB. It may have shortened his career, but he wasnt going to miss the World Series. He one of the 20 best relief pitchers in the history of MLB. And in a winner-take-all situation, John Smoltz wouldve been available in relief. Well, Jackson did this, more or less. This guy was up among the best relief pitchers in the League for an entire decade, period. In fact, he recorded over 30 SV during each of his last six seasons, the entire second half of his career, including leading the League in 1996 with 43 SV. It worked, what an incredible relief pitcher he was. This is important because it was a one-run game. Time after time, Braves hitters would look back in disbelief as Gregg rang up strike after strike on pitches well outside the zone. The situation was similar in Game 5. Alvarez is a bat-first third baseman with an excellent approach. Folks, Im here to tell you, those are All Star numbers and if you dont make the All Star team with those numbers, then youre just never going to make the All Star team. But the next batter, Ron Gant, hit a weak nubber to first base with the infield in and the runners had to hold. Also, Rocker referred to Curaaoan teammate Randall Simon as a "fat monkey".[11]. Seems easy enough, but not many do it to the length that Montgomery did. During those combined eight seasons in the postseason, he pitched in 55 G and almost 55 IP. When OFlaherty posted a 0.98 ERA in 78 games in 2011, he became the first pitcher in MLB history to produce a sub-1.00 ERA over at least 70 appearances. Hes also easily one of the 10 best left-handed relief pitchers to ever grace the fields of MLB. They were one of the biggest dynasties in all of North American sports- with only the New York Yankees and Chicago Bulls clearly standing above them. So, theres no reason to get bogged down in the details of how that played out in 1999. He posted over 25 SV during nine of the 10 seasons from 1993-2002, including eight consecutive seasons from 1995-2002. So its not really fair to call this a missed opportunity for the Braves. The 1980s will be covered in a separate article and I just wrote an article on 2000s relief pitchers. But he did make it back to MLB when he was called back up during the 2003 season. Adjusted career is this: Let's take Roberto Hernandez, for example. 46 thoughts on "A Braves Checkup: Relief Pitchers" . var pfHeaderImgUrl = '';var pfHeaderTagline = '';var pfdisableClickToDel = 0;var pfHideImages = 0;var pfImageDisplayStyle = 'right';var pfDisablePDF = 0;var pfDisableEmail = 0;var pfDisablePrint = 0;var pfCustomCSS = 'https://www.baseball-almanac.com/css/print.css';var pfBtVersion='2';(function(){var js,pf;pf=document.createElement('script');pf.type='text/javascript';pf.src='//cdn.printfriendly.com/printfriendly.js';document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(pf)})(); Which pitchers from the 1990 Atlanta Braves were their primary starters, closers and relievers? They took an early 1-0 that day but wouldnt score again despite 10 hits against Danny Jackson and Mitch Williams. Indians fans would say it was payback for some liberal strike calls in Tom Glavines one-hit clincher in the 1995 World Series. The 1990 Atlanta Braves pitching stats seen on this page include pitching stats for every player who appeared in a game during the 1990 season. He threw a great split-fingered fastball at normal heat fastball. He led the League in SV three times during his career and posted over 25 SV, each time he led the League. The Yankees did what most observers expected them to do beat the Braves easily. Runs resulting from defensive errors (including pitchers' defensive errors) are recorded as unearned runs and are not used to determine ERA. Braves reliever A.J. During that peak, which is a peak of 270 G and over 355 IP, he recorded a 2.05 ERA, 200 ERA+, 1.07 WHIP, 6.9 H/9, 23.3 SV/50 and 3.0 K/BB. God bless. 1.John Franco (1984-2005) Career Length Grade: A+, Raw Career: 1,119 G, 0 GS, 1,245.2 IP, 2.89 ERA, 137 ERA+, 1.33 WHIP, 8.4 H/9, 424 SV, 18.9 SV/50 and 2.0 K/BB, Adjusted Career: 882 G, 0 GS, 1,030.1 IP, 2.53 ERA, 155 ERA+, 1.29 WHIP, 8.1 H/9, 374 SV, 21.3 SV/50 and 2.0 K/BB (exclude his 1993, 1998, 2001, 2004 and 2005 seasons), Peak Career: 287 G, 0 GS, 354 IP, 2.01 ERA, 191 ERA+, 1.20 WHIP, 7.6 H/9, 126 SV, 22.1 SV/50 and 1.9 K/BB (include his 1985, 1987, 1988, 1992 and 1996 seasons). For the purposes of this exercise, I'm excluding the following pitchers from these rankings: Zack Greinke, Jake Odorizzi, Kyle Wright, Tucker Davidson, and Drew Smyly. Peter Moylan (2006-12, '15, '18) made his MLB debut at age 27, but he still ranks third in Braves history with 356 career relief appearances. Rocker made his screen-acting debut in the 2002 horror comedy The Greenskeeper as a murderous golf-club groundskeeper. It was quite annoying for fans of other teams. This list is the highest caliber relief pitchers. His career 3.4 K/BB still ranks as the 11th best K/BB in the history of Major League Baseball for a relief pitcher. Postseason elimination: Game 6 of the World Series. SPSteve Avery, SPTom Glavine, SPCharlie Leibrandt, SPJohn Smoltz, RPTony Castillo, RPMark Grant, RPDwayne Henry, RPJoe Hesketh, RPCharlie Kerfeld, RPRick Luecken, RPKent Mercker, RPJeff Parrett, CLJoe Boever. Here's a look back ateach of the team'spostseason eliminations from 1991 to 1999. Thats not to say there werent chances in both games. The third-best pitcher of the decade for the Atlanta Braves, Smoltz won a single Cy Young award in 1996 breaking a long streak of a teammate. He also claimed he never paid the $500 fine that was levied against him. His career 3.2 K/BB still ranks as the 15th best K/BB in the history of MLB for a relief pitcher. Take his 1994 season, for example. He posted incredible SV numbers and K/BB numbers like a modern day player, but at the same time, he chewed up IP like a 1980s relief pitcher. Game 5 was another crushing loss, 1-0 on an unearned run (and 0 for 7 with RISP), sending the series back to New York for Game 6, which the Yankees won to capture the title. Flix Bautista. Here, do this: Go to YouTube and type in Eric Gregg, then hit the space bar. For example, John Franco will appear in this article. In the process, he struck out 42.2 percent of the batters he faced and limited opponents to a .152 batting average. During those 15 games combined, he recorded a 1.88 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 6.9 H/9 and 3.3 K/BB. Every other relief pitcher in this top 10 ended their career between 1.0-1.2 IP per G. Again, Jones was, more than any other pitcher in this top 10, the bridge between the gap of 1980s and 2000s relief pitching. As the Braves won the 1995 World Series, NBC broadcaster Bob Costas famously announced, "The team of the '90s has its world championship." The first suggested search is Eric Gregg strike zone. The second one is Eric Gregg Livan Hernandez. So, yeah. A.J. See All. You need him to be a closer, hell be one of the best closers in the League. But the most reliable member of the early 1990s Braves bullpens might have been McMichael, who produced a 2.89 ERA and a 146 ERA+ over 317 2/3 innings from '93-96. On the offensive side, the Braves had four players with 30 or more homers and three with 100 or more RBIs. The Braves got on top of the Astros early, scoring a quick five runs off Houston starter Framber Valdez. Again, this can only be done with long career players. [3], Rocker started to receive intense taunting from opposing teams' fans due to his negative behavior, and his pitching performance began to decline. Nice company there Franco. His career 3.1 K/BB still ranks as the 19th best K/BB in the history of MLB for a relief pitcher. What a peak; what a career; what a pitcher; what a warrior. Verdict: This series couldve gone either way. But thats Nen, he wasnt going to sit out the postseason, he was a warrior. The 10 best careers and the 10 highest caliber relief pitchers. One respected metric to evaluate relievers is RE24, which is run expectancy based on 24 base-out states. Roberto Hernandez (1991-2007) Career Length Grade: A, Raw Career: 1,010 G, 3 GS, 1,071.1 IP, 3.45 ERA, 131 ERA+, 1.37 WHIP, 8.4 H/9, 326 SV, 16.2 SV/50 and 2.1 K/BB, Adjusted Career: 778 G, 3 GS, 856.1 IP, 3.09 ERA, 146 ERA+, 1.29 WHIP, 7.9 H/9, 300 SV, 19.4 SV/50 and 2.2 K/BB (exclude his 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2007 seasons), Peak Career: 259 G, 0 GS, 315 IP, 2.09 ERA, 206 ERA+, 1.14 WHIP, 6.9 H/9, 119 SV, 22.9 SV/50 and 2.6 K/BB (include his 1992, 1993, 1996 and 1997 seasons). Part of the Baseball Almanac Family. Those are four very important statistical categories for a relief pitcher. (Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images) For the first time since 1995,. Their best record was in the 1990-91 season, when they finished 48-34 (.585), but lost to the stacked Chicago Bulls team in Game 4 of the First Round. 8. Making his major league debut in 1998 as a member of the Braves, with whom he played four seasons, he was also a member of the Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays for one season each. Unbelievable, huh? Maier was a late bloomer with a data-friendly plus mid-90s heater and plus breaker on the Cape but was shelved with an elbow issue much of the year. He was incredibly hard to hit. In the top of the ninth inning, Braves reliever Jackson Stephens was hit on the head with a 90.4-mph liner from the Cardinals' Brendan Donovan. The Phillies were more than formidable (97 wins and the NLs best offense), but the Braves lineup was plenty potent, and its almost baffling that it would struggle to score so badly in two home playoff games, especially after the drubbing it gave the Phillies in Games 2 and 3. In Rocker's first season in the major leagues, he was 1-3 with a 2.13 ERA in 38 innings pitched. It's been 25 years since the Braves finally got over the hump to win the 1995 World Series, but a review of their '90s postseason losses provides plenty of evidence that the team let multiple championships slip away. He was just hard to hit. Because thats what the Yankees did. But with Schilling out of the game and the Braves down 3-0 in the ninth, they rallied to tie and had the winning run at third with one out. The Game 4 loss not just evened the series but seemed to take all life from the Braves. [citation needed] He initially committed to play college baseball for the Georgia Bulldogs. Even when the Braves had leads, the baseball world and probably the Yankees, too knew it was just a matter of time before Derek Jeter & Co. showed up, kicked the door in and stole Braves fans happiness. I talked about what degenerates they were and they proved me right. For the 1990s, the Bucks finished 327-461. Mark Wohlers will always be remembered as the closer for the one Atlanta club that has thus far won a World Series. Because John Smoltz was included in the right-handed starters list, there was no reason to debate who would fill this top spot. Wins, losses, earned runs, innings pitched, saves and more pitching data is included for every pitcher on the 1990 Atlanta Braves. Kimbrel leads all Braves relievers with a 79.34 RE24 and Remlinger ranks second with a 65.38 mark. So not much was lost, at least not enough to significantly change the outcome of the World Series. 3) Gene Garber, 1978-87Key fact: Ranks third in franchise history with 141 saves. One can assume Matzek will pitch. During the last season of his career, he suffered extreme arm and shoulder problems. The two-time National League Cy Young Award winner posted a 3.15 ERA and had a 134 ERA+ from 1991-2002. Jeff Nelson (1992-2006) Career Length Grade: A-, Raw Career: 798 G, 0 GS, 784.2 IP, 3.41 ERA, 132 ERA+, 1.35 WHIP, 7.3 H/9, 33 SV, 2.1 SV/50 and 1.9 K/BB, Adjusted Career: 609 G, 0 GS, 623.1 IP, 3.23 ERA, 141 ERA+, 1.34 WHIP, 7.2 H/9, 21 SV, 1.7 SV/50 and 1.9 K/BB (exclude his 2002-2005 seasons), Peak Career: 309 G, 0 GS, 334.2 IP, 2.58 ERA, 179 ERA+, 1.17 WHIP, 5.9 H/9, 8 SV, 1.3 SV/50 and 2.2 K/BB (include his 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000 and 2001 seasons). [8] In April 2005, he asked New Yorkers to "bury the hatchet. 2023 Atlanta Braves depth chart for all positions. Closer Jeff Reardon came on to close it out. He was never a closer during his career and he never even made the All Star team. 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