The 1998 Atlanta Braves had three future Hall of Famers in their starting rotation in Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and John Smoltz. So are you surprised it’s the best rotation ever, when ranked by ERA+?
The Best Rotation Ever Is Exactly Who You Think It Is
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↵Well, I guess it shouldn't be too surprising that the 1990s Braves do so well. After all, they had Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine, and John Smoltz. It still is s bit surprising because as great as they were, there have been a whole herd of other fantastic rotations over the years. For that reason alone, it should be tough for one unit to dominate the top slots.
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↵The Braves were kind of good, huh?
↵Here’s how the whole rotation looked in ‘98:
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↵NAME⇥⇥ERA+↵
Greg Maddux⇥187
Tom Glavine⇥168
John Smoltz⇥143
Denny Neagle⇥117
Kevin Millwood⇥102
↵Millwood, who was on the back-end of the rotation, was just 23 in 1998. In 1999, Millwood earned his best ERA+ ever in his 13-year career at 167. Even Millwood’s best year wasn’t better than Maddux and Glavine in 1998.
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