1998 Atlanta Braves Roster

The 1998 Atlanta Braves team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1998 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1998 Atlanta Braves Opening Day starters list, a 1998 Atlanta Braves salary list, a 1998 Atlanta Braves uniform number breakdown and a 1998 Atlanta Braves primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1998 Atlanta Braves



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Complete Roster  
 

50 Adam Butler 6-02 225 Left Left 1973-08-17
45 Paul Byrd 6-01 185 Right Right 1970-12-03
38 Mike Cather 6-02 195 Right Right 1970-12-17
30 Norm Charlton 6-03 205 Left Both 1963-01-06
48 Bruce Chen 6-02 210 Right Both 1977-06-19
48 Brian Edmondson 6-02 175 Right Right 1973-01-29
36 Alan Embree 6-02 185 Left Left 1970-01-23
47 Tom Glavine 6-01 190 Left Left 1966-03-25
46 Kerry Ligtenberg 6-02 185 Right Right 1971-05-11
31 Greg Maddux 6-00 170 Right Right 1966-04-14
32 Dennis Martinez 6-01 185 Right Right 1955-05-14
34 Kevin Millwood 6-04 205 Right Right 1974-12-24
15 Denny Neagle 6-02 217 Left Left 1968-09-13
45 Odalis Perez 6-00 225 Left Left 1977-06-11
49 John Rocker 6-04 225 Left Right 1974-10-17
40 Rudy Seanez 5-10 185 Right Right 1968-10-20
29 John Smoltz 6-03 210 Right Right 1967-05-15
36 Russ Springer 6-04 195 Right Right 1968-11-07
43 Mark Wohlers 6-04 207 Right Right 1970-01-23
8 Javy Lopez 6-03 185 Right Right 1970-11-05
12 Eddie Perez 6-01 175 Right Right 1968-05-04
2 Rafael Belliard 5-06 150 Right Right 1961-10-24
23 Greg Colbrunn 6-00 200 Right Right 1969-07-26
7 Mark DeRosa 6-01 195 Right Right 1975-02-26
14 Andres Galarraga 6-03 235 Right Right 1961-06-18
11 Tony Graffanino 6-01 175 Right Right 1972-06-06
13 Ozzie Guillen 5-11 150 Right Left 1964-01-20
9 Wes Helms 6-04 230 Right Right 1976-05-12
30 Ray Holbert 6-00 170 Right Right 1970-09-25
10 Chipper Jones 6-03 185 Right Both 1972-04-24
1 Keith Lockhart 5-10 170 Right Left 1964-11-10
20 Marty Malloy 5-10 160 Right Left 1972-04-06
33 Randall Simon 6-00 180 Left Left 1975-05-25
22 Walt Weiss 6-00 175 Right Both 1963-11-28
17 Danny Bautista 5-11 170 Right Right 1972-05-24
16 Damon Hollins 5-11 180 Right Right 1974-06-12
25 Andruw Jones 6-01 170 Right Right 1977-04-23
18 Ryan Klesko 6-03 220 Left Left 1971-06-12
26 George Lombard 6-00 212 Right Left 1975-09-14
19 Curtis Pride 6-00 205 Right Left 1968-12-17
24 Michael Tucker 6-02 185 Right Left 1971-06-25
27 Gerald Williams 6-02 190 Right Right 1966-08-10
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The 1998 Atlanta Braves played 162 games during the regular season, won 106 games, lost 56 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Turner Field (Park Factors: 102/100) where 3,360,860 fans witnessed their 1998 Braves finish the season with a .654 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1998 Atlanta Braves Opening Day starters list, a 1998 Atlanta Braves salary list, a 1998 Atlanta Braves uniform number breakdown and a 1998 Atlanta Braves primary starters list:

1998 Atlanta Braves
Opening Day Starters


Andres Galarraga
Tony Graffanino
Andruw Jones
Chipper Jones
Ryan Klesko
Greg Maddux
Eddie Perez
Michael Tucker
Walt Weiss

1998 Atlanta Braves
Most Games by Position

C Javy Lopez (128)
1B Andres Galarraga (149)
2B Keith Lockhart (97)
3B Chipper Jones (158)
SS Walt Weiss (96)
LF Ryan Klesko (120)
CF Andruw Jones (159)
RF Michael Tucker (118)
DH Greg Colbrunn (3)
  
SP Tom Glavine
SP Greg Maddux
SP Kevin Millwood
SP Denny Neagle
SP John Smoltz
  
RP Mike Cather
RP Alan Embree
RP Dennis Martinez
RP John Rocker
RP Rudy Seanez
RP Russ Springer
RP Mark Wohlers
CL Kerry Ligtenberg


1998 Atlanta Braves
Salaries

Greg Maddux $9,600,000.00
Andres Galarraga $8,400,000.00
John Smoltz $7,750,000.00
Tom Glavine $7,000,000.00
Denny Neagle $4,500,000.00
Mark Wohlers $4,125,000.00
Javy Lopez $3,850,000.00
Ryan Klesko $3,500,000.00
Walt Weiss $3,050,000.00
Chipper Jones $2,550,000.00
Gerald Williams $1,250,000.00
Keith Lockhart $700,000.00
Alan Embree $575,000.00
Dennis Martinez $550,000.00
Michael Tucker $370,000.00
Danny Bautista $345,000.00
Rafael Belliard $250,000.00
Eddie Perez $225,000.00
Rudy Seanez $225,000.00
Curtis Pride $216,000.00
Andruw Jones $215,000.00
Tony Graffanino $192,500.00
Mike Cather $182,500.00
Kerry Ligtenberg $175,000.00
Kevin Millwood $175,000.00
Adam Butler $170,000.00
Norm Charlton $170,000.00
Brian Edmondson $170,000.00
Ozzie Guillen $170,000.00
John Rocker $170,000.00


1998 Atlanta Braves
Uniform Numbers

#1 Keith Lockhart
#2 Rafael Belliard
#7 Mark DeRosa
#8 Javy Lopez
#9 Wes Helms
#10 Chipper Jones
#11 Tony Graffanino
#12 Eddie Perez
#13 Ozzie Guillen
#14 Andres Galarraga
#15 Denny Neagle
#16 Damon Hollins
#17 Danny Bautista
#18 Ryan Klesko
#19 Curtis Pride
#20 Marty Malloy
#22 Walt Weiss
#23 Greg Colbrunn
#24 Michael Tucker
#25 Andruw Jones
#26 George Lombard
#27 Gerald Williams
#29 John Smoltz
#30 Norm Charlton
#30 Ray Holbert
#31 Greg Maddux
#32 Dennis Martinez
#33 Randall Simon
#34 Kevin Millwood
#36 Alan Embree
#36 Russ Springer
#38 Mike Cather
#40 Rudy Seanez
#43 Mark Wohlers
#45 Paul Byrd
#45 Odalis Perez
#46 Kerry Ligtenberg
#47 Tom Glavine
#48 Bruce Chen
#48 Brian Edmondson
#49 John Rocker
#50 Adam Butler

Did you know that a 1998 Atlanta Braves Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?