By the Numbers: How Atlanta Braves stack up vs MLB Through 10 Games

The Atlanta Braves are officially one-sixth of the way through this all-too-short 2020 MLB season, and they’ve been very impressive to date.

With 10 games down, the Atlanta Braves find themselves atop the National League East with a 7-3 record largely aided by their current five-game winning streak.

There’s no question the back-to-back division champions are largely a threat to do so again this year, given their hot start.

One question to ponder, however, is just how good is this Atlanta Braves team when stacked up against the rest of baseball?

Atlanta’s seven wins are tied for the most in MLB, and the run differential of +17 is 4th best in baseball, so at first glance the answer to “how good?” is “pretty good,” indeed.

But how’s about a deeper look?

Through 10 games, we’ve now developed a healthy enough sample size to obtain a legitimate picture, especially when you consider that those 10 games account for over 16% of this bizarre season.

With team statistics as the guide, we get a very clear indication as to where the Braves rank in the two major facets of the game: pitching and hitting.

We’ll try to use a nice balance of both traditional team statistics, as well as the peripheral metrics that go into greater depth to tell the true story of performance.

Also, of course, when analyzing these numbers, let’s try to value rates over counting stats (especially considering some teams in MLB have only played 3-6 games due to COVID-19 safety measures), while also taking into account the extreme rates of those teams that have been affected.

For the Atlanta Braves, what are the strengths? Where are the weaknesses? How strong do the Braves measure up to the competition in some areas, and how short do they fall in others?

Let’s dive right in.