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Scariest Batters Atlanta Braves’ Pitchers Have Faced

By Alan Carpenter

Oct 30, 2015; Logan, UT, USA; A member of the Utah State Aggies band dresses up as a zombie for Halloween during the game against the Wyoming Cowboys at Romney Stadium. The Aggies won 58-27. Mandatory Credit: Chris Nicoll-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 30, 2015; Logan, UT, USA; A member of the Utah State Aggies band dresses up as a zombie for Halloween during the game against the Wyoming Cowboys at Romney Stadium. The Aggies won 58-27. Mandatory Credit: Chris Nicoll-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 30, 2015; Logan, UT, USA; A member of the Utah State Aggies band dresses up as a zombie for Halloween during the game against the Wyoming Cowboys at Romney Stadium. The Aggies won 58-27. Mandatory Credit: Chris Nicoll-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 30, 2015; Logan, UT, USA; A member of the Utah State Aggies band dresses up as a zombie for Halloween during the game against the Wyoming Cowboys at Romney Stadium. The Aggies won 58-27. Mandatory Credit: Chris Nicoll-USA TODAY Sports /

In the theme of the day, there are players that ‘have the number’ of certain pitchers.  Even the best pitchers in Atlanta Braves’ history have their nemeses, and here they are.

Here is a run-through of some of the best pitchers seen in an Atlanta Braves uniform… and some of the most haunting times they will remember when standing out on a mound.

We wish to gratefully acknowledge Baseball-Reference.com and their easy access to this data.

Greg Maddux

Surprisingly, Mad Dog Greg Maddux actually had a host of batters hit .500 or better off of him (159 of them in fact, though 510 others also had lifetime “Oh-fers”).  Most of these only saw him a couple of times.

The hitter with the most plate appearances against Maddux still having a 1.000 batting average against was the Cobra:  Dave Parker.  6 official AB, 6 hits (2 doubles) and 2 walks… a perfect 1.000 OBP as well with a 2.333 OPS.

Franklin Stubbs, of all people, gets the award for most PA’s with a .500 average or better.  12 for 24 with 2 walks.  Junior Spivey was close:  10 for 18 (.556) including 2 homers.  So was Bip Roberts (16 for 34, .471).

The most annoying hitter for Maddux, though, is a theme we’ll see in all of this:  Tony Gwynn.  Another Hall of Famer, who in 107 plate appearances never was struck out and hit .415 overall.

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