Walt Weiss

Decision cost by category

Record

66-42

wins-losses

Games

111

with decision data

Lineup

3.25 R 0.03 R/G

Bunts

0.72 R 0.01 R/G

IBBs

2.24 R 0.02 R/G

Relievers

19.49 R 0.18 R/G

Season to date · categories cover different scopes and aren't summed into a total — reliever selection is high-leverage spots only; the Relievers leaderboard shows a rolling 30-day window.

Cost by category

Atlanta Braves cost themselves 3.25 R from lineup decisions, 19.49 R from high-leverage reliever selection, 0.72 R from bunts, 2.24 R from intentional walks.

LINEUP DECISIONS · 3.25 R RELIEVER SELECTION · 19.49 R BUNTS · 0.72 R INTENTIONAL WALKS · 2.24 R

Season to date · shown per category, not summed — reliever selection is high-leverage spots only (the Relievers board uses a rolling 30-day window).

How this compares — league ranking

Lineup decisions

Walt Weiss ranks 21st of 30 managers in MLB.

1 Dave Roberts LAD 1.34 R
2 John Schneider TOR 1.60 R
3 Craig Stammen SD 1.73 R
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21 Walt Weiss ATL 3.25 R
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28 Carlos Mendoza NYM 4.24 R
29 Joe Espada HOU 4.57 R
30 Will Venable CWS 4.91 R

Bunt decisions

Walt Weiss ranks 4th of 30 managers in MLB.

1 Aaron Boone NYY 0.28 R
2 Don Kelly PIT 0.56 R
3 Craig Counsell CHC 0.65 R
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4 Walt Weiss ATL 0.72 R
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28 Kevin Cash TB 3.63 R
29 Torey Lovullo AZ 3.64 R
30 Pat Murphy MIL 3.77 R

Intentional walks

Walt Weiss ranks 17th of 30 managers in MLB.

1 Joe Espada HOU 0.49 R
2 Clayton McCullough MIA 0.88 R
3 Chad Tracy BOS 0.68 R
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17 Walt Weiss ATL 2.24 R
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28 Kurt Suzuki LAA 3.96 R
29 Dave Roberts LAD 3.95 R
30 Pat Murphy MIL 4.78 R

Game-by-game breakdown

Last 7 in tenure · Δ R/G

Aug 2 vs WSH W Cade Cavalli 4-2 +1.80

⚐ Pulled too late cost ~1.80 R

Aug 1 vs WSH W Miles Mikolas 8-3 +0.56 Jul 31 vs WSH W Foster Griffin 6-2 +0.87

⚐ Pulled too late cost ~0.87 R

Jul 30 vs WSH W Jake Irvin 5-4 +0.71

⚐ Pulled too late cost ~0.71 R

Jul 29 @ NYM L Sean Manaea 2-3 +3.30

⚐ Lineup mishaps cost ~2.13 R

Jul 29 @ NYM W Christian Scott 1-0 +3.25

⚐ Lineup mishaps cost ~3.25 R

Jul 28 @ NYM ? Christian Scott — +3.25

⚐ Lineup mishaps cost ~3.25 R

Most costly decisions

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JUL 29 · @ NYM +3.30 R/G

Lineup mishaps cost ~2.13 R

vs Sean Manaea · L 2-3

JUL 29 · @ NYM +3.25 R/G

Lineup mishaps cost ~3.25 R

vs Christian Scott · W 1-0

JUL 28 · @ NYM +3.25 R/G

Lineup mishaps cost ~3.25 R

vs Christian Scott · ? —

AUG 2 · vs WSH +1.80 R/G

Pulled too late cost ~1.80 R

vs Cade Cavalli · W 4-2

Tenure summary

Walt Weiss manages the Atlanta Braves, with their current tenure beginning March 26, 2026.

Through 111 games of decision data, their tactical decisions cost the team an estimated 6.21 R across lineup construction, bunt strategy, and intentional walks. Lineup decisions accounted for 3.25 R of that — the largest single category.

The team's 66-42 record places them 24 games over .500. Weiss has called 6 sacrifice bunts (0.72 R in expected runs). Intentional walks have been issued 9 times for an expected cost of 2.24 R.

Deep analytical views

The overview above is the SEO surface. Each link below opens the interactive analyzer for that decision type — sortable lists, per-game breakdowns, and the underlying numbers.

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How this is calculated

Stats reflect only Walt Weiss's tenure as Braves manager — events from before the start date or after the end date are excluded. Lineup cost is the difference between an optimized batting order and the one actually used, summed across regular-season games. Bunt and intentional-walk costs come from per-decision run-expectancy deltas. Pitching cost is the sum of pull-timing and reliever-selection runs lost. Costs are shown as a season total and a per-game rate (R/G); rankings compare this tenure's per-game rate against the league-wide distribution of current and recent manager tenures. RunsLeft does not assign letter grades — the costs and rankings are descriptive analytics.

Read the full methodology. Career managing history coming in v2 with Lahman integration.