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2020 YEAR-END NOTES
FRONT OFFICE • The club’s longest winning streak was a five-game run, July 29-August 2 and then again from
August 30-September 4.
DOUBLEHEADERS: The Braves played three different doubleheaders this season, going 5-1
in these games.
• They swept a doubleheader at Philadelphia on August 9, before sweeping the Yankees at Truist
MANAGER & STAFF • They last played three doubleheaders in 2018, after playing just one in 2019.
Park on August 26...They then split a twinbill with Washington on September 4.

SUNDAY: The Braves went 9-2 on Sunday this season and are 44-18 (.710) on the final day of
the week over the last three seasons.
• The club’s 9-2 (.818) record this season was the best Sunday mark in the majors.

PLAYER BIOS • The Braves outscored their opponents 77-34 (+43) on Sunday this season, while throwing all
four of their shutouts on that day of the week.
•
Over the last three years, only the Dodgers have been better on Sunday...They are 48-16 (.750)
on the last day of the week.
VS. LEFT-HANDED STARTERS: The Braves faced a left-handed starter 12 times this season,
going 8-4 against them.
SEASON IN REVIEW • The 12 starts tied for the third-fewest in the National League and one off the lead of the

Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals.
•
The Braves .667 winning percentage over lefties was the second best in the National League
and trailed on the Dodgers’ 13-5 (.722) record.
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PLAYER DEVELOPMENT • Newcomb, 4; Tommy Milone, 3, Cole Hamels, 1, Tucker Davidson, 1)...They went 19-6 (.760)
The Braves had 25 starts by their own lefties this season (Max Fried, 11; Robbie Erlin, 5; Sean
in these games, the best record in the majors.
The 25 starts by a lefty was tied for the fourth most in baseball, and one off the National League
lead of the Arizona Diamondbacks...The rest of the league went a combined 253-241 (.512)
against lefty starters this season.
OVERALL PITCHING: The Braves allowed 288 runs this season, 15th fewest in baseball and
BRAVES HISTORY in the majors and seventh in the NL....Opponents batted .247 (494-for-2,000) against Braves
tied for seventh fewest in the National League...They had a 4.41 team ERA, which ranked 15th

pitching, which ranked 20th in the majors and ninth in the NL...Atlanta pitchers struck out 506,
the 11th most in the NL, while walking 220, fourth most...The club allowed 69 home runs in
2020, ninth fewest in all of baseball.
ERA: 2019 2020
4.19
4.41
OPPONENTS Runs Allowed: 743 288
Earned Runs:
675
257
Innings: 1,450.2 524.1
Batting Average: .256 .247
On-Base Percentage: .329 .329
Slugging Percentage:
.408
.419
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Walks:
548
Strikeouts:
506
1,393