About the Author: Michael Hankinson grew up in Atlanta watching Hank Aaron, Phil Niekro, Dale Murphy and others through many mediocre Braves years. He would hide the radio under the pillow and listen to the Braves with the earpiece while sleeping. He remembers being very upset when the Mets nonchalantly thumped the Braves out of the playoffs. Looking back, they had no chance against the Amazin' Mets. It seemed all of his friends were at the game when Hank Aaron broke Ruth's record. The organ in the outfield was owned by his friend's family. Of course, don't forget the tepee! Remember how Nocahoma sealed his fate by asking for a pay raise? And don't forget Ted and his role putting the Braves on the television map. Michael's grandfather was also an avid Braves fan, but was wont to say often 'Same ole Braves' as only an old man could say.
He currently is an IT consultant for insurance companies, has a great wife and four smart children. He reads many baseball books, especially those dealing with strategies and the statistical side of baseball. He participates in fantasy baseball leagues, though not very well. He took his future wife out on the first date to a Braves game where he promptly embarrassed himself (or her, really) by cheering when Mark Grace doubled in a run since Grace was on his fantasy team.
Braves Run Scored, Run Scored Against Analysis
Michael Hankinson | Sep 22, 2009 | Comments 1
One such guess is that the Braves often score less runs against certain teams than the rest of the league would.
Using the stats from the MLB website, the Braves have the 4th best Runs Scored Against in the National League. This is very good considering the pitching injuries they have had. Philadelphia and Colorado are ranked 6th and 7th, with San Francisco, LA and St. Louis ranked 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, who are all above them in the playoff scenarios.

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If we use the average ranks of the Runs Scored Against and the Runs Scored, we see that the Braves are tied for 4th place in the predicted winning record rank. If we look at the actual and predicted winning record ranks of the teams with the current playoff positions, we see that all are predicted to be at least in the top 4 spots.

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Let’s look at the second half quickly. The Braves are 3rd in runs scored since the All-Star break. Thanks to foibles in the MLB website, I cannot tell you their rank in Runs Scored Against in the second half, but I can assure you, it is good. In other words, the Braves are trending upward in both pitching and hitting. Unfortunately, it looks like this is a little too late – the stumble in the first half made it quite difficult to overcome.
| Team (9/17/2009) | Runs Scored Against Rank | Runs Scored Rank | Winning Record Rank | Average of Runs Rank | Predicted Winning Record Rank |
| Braves | 4 | 6 | 6 (tied with Marlins) | 5 | 4 |
| Dodgers | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Rockies | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4.5 | 3 |
| Giants | 1 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| Cardinals | 3 | 7 | 2 (tied with Phillies) | 5 | 4 |
| Marlins | 11 | 3 | 6 (tied with Braves) | 7 | 6 |
| Phillies | 6 | 1 | 2 (tied with Cardinals) | 3.5 | 2 |
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