Let's reflect on the fantastic numbers the Atlanta Braves have put up so far

The Atlanta Braves have had a regular season for the record books. How does it compare to past years for the franchise?

The Atlanta Braves are on a scorcher of a regular season. As the Month of September is drawing near, let’s take a moment and reflect on how impressive some of the numbers have been.

First, just looking at their record (82-44) there are a few areas that stick out as impressive. First, the Braves are on pace for 105 wins. If 105 wins were to happen, this would be the most wins in a regular since the 1998 Braves (106 wins), and the second most all-time for the franchise that has been around since 1876.

Of course, the schedule did not expand to 162 games until 1962. Prior to that teams played approximately 155 games from 1904-1961 (there are a few seasons that had a few less or a few more due to the war and other factors), and from 1876-1897 teams played from 70 to 135 games in a year.

That being said, in the earlier years you simply could not win 106 games due to not playing as many. Even so, the 2023 Braves winning percentage of .651 is still one of the best ever if they can maintain this pace. The only seasons with a higher winning percentage are the 1998 (.654), 1898 (.685), 1897 (.705), 1893 (.667), 1892 (.680), 1884 (.658), 1878 (.683), and 1877 (.700).

As can be seen, every season not that is 1998 is during the 1800s in which the seasons were much shorter, making it easier to have higher winning percentages. This is for a few reasons. First, less chance of injury. Second, there were far fewer teams to play, so the talent was not a spread out making the teams that were good far better than the average team.

The fun thing to think about is that the Braves actually have one of the easiest schedules left this year. The only teams with easier schedules remaining than the Braves are the Twins, Reds, Tigers, Cubs, and the White Sox.

Next, let’s look at the Braves run differential. As of right now they have a run differential of 214. This leads MLB by a large margin. The next closest team is the Rangers with 179. The next closest in the NL are the Dodgers with 149.

The Braves are on pace to have a run differential of 275. If that were to happen it would be the largest run differential since 1897. The Braves are on pace to score 937 run. This would be the most in a regular season in the modern era beating out 2003 in which 907 runs were scored.

Now, let’s look at their lead in their division. Currently the Braves have a 13.5 game lead, which is the largest they have had this late in the season the entire time they have been on this streak of winning their division. In fact, even when they won 14 division titles from 1991-2005, the only times they had a larger lead than they do right now was in 1995 (21 games), 1998 (18 games), and 2002 (19 games). Currently the Braves are on pace to have a 17 game lead and still have 7 games left with the Phillies.

To put in perspective on how big the lead is, the Braves could play .500 ball the rest of the way and they would win 100 games. In this scenario, the Phillies would still have to go 32-3 to pass them, which is a .914 winning percentage.

If the Braves keep their current win percentage of .651, the Phillies could win the rest of their games they would have 104 wins and still not catch the Braves.

This regular season has been one for the record books. Here is to hoping the Braves can carry this on into the post-season and bring back another World Series 


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