most games as a braves starting pitcher 1980s

Rick Mahler appeared in the most games by a Braves starting pitcher in the 1980s, with 216 games.

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	NAME	G	W	L	W%	GS	ERA	SO	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	H/9
1	Rick Mahler R. Mahler	216	72	87	.453	216	4.06	690	36	6	0	1387.0	1,489	625	699	121	432	15	0	41	5,908	31	4.48	2.80	1.60	0.79	11.7	7.3	1.39	.294	4.54	9.66
2	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	129	49	39	.557	129	3.67	506	20	8	0	848.1	814	346	379	77	323	9	0	9	3,571	21	5.37	3.43	1.57	0.82	14.2	9.0	1.34	.277	4.02	8.64
3	Zane Smith Z. Smith	128	35	54	.393	128	3.98	461	17	6	0	803.2	809	355	420	44	343	16	0	24	3,463	19	5.16	3.84	1.34	0.49	13.3	9.9	1.43	.294	4.70	9.06
4	Pascual Perez P. Perez	96	32	33	.492	96	4.05	366	11	2	0	580.2	611	261	289	59	172	8	0	23	2,468	15	5.67	2.67	2.13	0.91	14.8	7.0	1.35	.296	4.48	9.47
5	Craig McMurtry C. McMurtry	76	24	30	.444	76	3.85	221	6	3	0	446.0	445	191	214	36	203	2	0	8	1,931	7	4.46	4.10	1.09	0.73	11.4	10.5	1.45	.278	4.32	8.98
6	Tom Glavine T. Glavine	72	23	29	.442	72	4.29	194	7	4	0	431.2	428	206	233	37	136	13	0	14	1,848	5	4.04	2.84	1.43	0.77	10.5	7.4	1.31	.266	4.86	8.92
7	Doyle Alexander D. Alexander	68	25	27	.481	68	4.09	252	12	1	0	466.2	477	212	235	50	118	6	0	11	1,958	6	4.86	2.28	2.14	0.96	12.9	6.0	1.27	.279	4.53	9.20
8	Pete Smith P. Smith	65	13	31	.295	65	4.22	248	6	3	0	367.0	366	172	193	31	159	1	0	5	1,587	11	6.08	3.90	1.56	0.76	15.6	10.0	1.43	.292	4.73	8.98
9	David Palmer D. Palmer	63	19	21	.475	63	4.18	281	2	0	0	362.0	350	168	192	34	166	12	0	12	1,576	14	6.99	4.13	1.69	0.85	17.8	10.5	1.43	.292	4.77	8.70
10	Rick Camp R. Camp	60	21	24	.467	60	3.68	156	5	0	0	366.2	368	150	161	33	126	6	0	8	1,549	8	3.83	3.09	1.24	0.81	10.1	8.1	1.35	.273	3.95	9.03
11	Tommy Boggs T. Boggs	60	17	23	.425	60	3.69	184	6	3	0	363.0	353	149	168	27	114	8	0	4	1,521	8	4.56	2.83	1.61	0.67	12.1	7.5	1.29	.274	4.17	8.75
12	Steve Bedrosian S. Bedrosian	46	11	18	.379	46	3.77	169	0	0	0	260.0	247	109	124	24	135	6	0	9	1,138	7	5.85	4.67	1.25	0.83	14.9	11.9	1.47	.277	4.29	8.55
13	Len Barker L. Barker	44	10	20	.333	44	4.38	159	1	0	0	228.0	224	111	122	17	88	3	0	4	980	8	6.28	3.47	1.81	0.67	16.2	9.0	1.37	.290	4.82	8.84
14	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	41	14	18	.438	41	3.54	205	5	0	0	272.0	234	107	119	25	105	4	0	6	1,144	10	6.78	3.47	1.95	0.83	17.9	9.2	1.25	.260	3.94	7.74
15	Larry McWilliams L. McWilliams	39	11	17	.393	39	4.71	109	6	2	0	217.2	243	114	123	30	54	8	0	2	943	6	4.51	2.23	2.02	1.24	11.6	5.7	1.36	.287	5.09	10.05
16	Bob Walk B. Walk	36	12	13	.480	36	5.06	99	3	1	0	194.0	211	109	123	25	79	6	0	2	856	7	4.59	3.66	1.25	1.16	11.6	9.2	1.49	.287	5.71	9.79
17	Pete Falcone P. Falcone	31	11	9	.550	31	4.59	82	4	1	0	166.2	162	85	93	25	89	1	0	1	730	7	4.43	4.81	0.92	1.35	11.2	12.2	1.51	.257	5.02	8.75
18	Ken Dayley K. Dayley	31	7	15	.318	31	4.62	97	0	0	0	167.2	182	86	104	23	61	2	0	2	729	4	5.21	3.27	1.59	1.23	13.3	8.4	1.45	.291	5.58	9.77
19	Derek Lilliquist D. Lilliquist	30	8	10	.444	30	3.98	78	0	0	0	165.0	199	73	87	16	34	2	0	5	713	4	4.25	1.85	2.29	0.87	10.9	4.8	1.41	.314	4.75	10.85
20	Rick Matula R. Matula	30	11	13	.458	30	4.66	61	3	1	0	174.0	193	90	100	17	59	0	0	9	750	3	3.16	3.05	1.03	0.88	8.1	7.9	1.45	.287	5.17	9.98
21	Joe Johnson J. Johnson	29	10	10	.500	29	4.47	80	3	0	0	167.0	188	83	97	17	55	5	0	8	729	2	4.31	2.96	1.45	0.92	11.0	7.5	1.46	.299	5.23	10.13
22	Charlie Puleo C. Puleo	23	5	12	.294	23	4.96	93	2	0	0	121.2	127	67	79	14	47	1	0	0	530	2	6.88	3.48	1.98	1.04	17.5	8.9	1.43	.301	5.84	9.39
23	Gaylord Perry G. Perry	23	8	9	.471	23	3.94	60	3	0	0	150.2	182	66	70	9	24	4	0	1	644	3	3.58	1.43	2.50	0.54	9.3	3.7	1.37	.316	4.18	10.87
24	Marty Clary M. Clary	18	4	4	.500	18	3.36	32	2	1	0	112.1	111	42	51	6	30	2	0	3	470	5	2.56	2.40	1.07	0.48	6.8	6.4	1.26	.263	4.09	8.89
25	Kevin Coffman K. Coffman	16	4	9	.308	16	5.38	35	0	0	0	82.0	81	49	59	5	66	7	0	2	391	9	3.84	7.24	0.53	0.55	9.0	16.9	1.79	.273	6.48	8.89

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RBI

5

Albies

AVG

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Team Pitching Leaders

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Lee

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Team Rankings

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8th

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ERA

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5th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	94	68	.580
Phillies	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/7	LAD	@	ATL	6:00 PM
Fri 10/9	ATL	@	LAD	8:00 PM

Last Game

Dodgers

2 - 1

Final

Braves

1 - 2

Tue 6 Oct 2026

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Playoffs HR Leaders

4

Rice

2

Contreras

2

Muncy

Playoffs RBI Leaders

8

Rice

5

Chourio

5

Albies

Playoffs Batting Average Leaders

1.000

Taylor

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Hoerner

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Eaton

Playoffs Hit Leaders

9

Harris

7

Rice

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France

Playoffs Run Leaders

5

Rice

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Harris

4

Tatis

Playoffs OBP Leaders

1.000

Sánchez

1.000

Taylor

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Tellez

Playoffs SLG Leaders

2.000

Sheets

1.333

Rice

1.333

Velázquez

Playoffs SB Leaders

3

Chisholm

3

Acuña

2

Merrill

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Playoffs Win Leaders

2

Lee

1

Yamamoto

1

Schlittler

Playoffs Strikeout Leaders

19

Sale

15

King

14

Burke

Playoffs ERA Leaders

0.00

Sasaki

0.00

Suarez

0.00

Smith

Playoffs WHIP Leaders

0.00

Smith

0.00

Chapman

0.00

Baker

Playoffs K/9 Leaders

27.00

Brown

27.00

Chapman

27.00

King

Playoffs K/BB Leaders

19.00

Sale

14.00

Burke

11.00

Taylor

Playoffs Walk Leaders

0

Suarez

0

Warren

0

Duran

MLB Fantasy 2026

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

113

Rice

94

King

90.3

Albies

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

83

Rice

66

Albies

59

Harris

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

97-69

96-71

91-71

88-74

87-75

85-76

Worst Record ATS

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75-87

76-88

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	64	.605
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	85	77	.525
White Sox - w	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros - y	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0