Walt Weiss
MANAGER · NL East

Walt Weiss

Atlanta Braves March 26, 2026 – Present Active
Lineup cost 4.38 R
Record 90-63
Games 166

Decision cost by category

Record
90-63
wins-losses
Games
166
with decision data
Lineup
4.38 R 0.03 R/G
Bunts
1.68 R 0.01 R/G
IBBs
3.09 R 0.02 R/G
Relievers
26.90 R 0.17 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 4.38 R from lineup decisions, 26.90 R from high-leverage reliever selection, 1.68 R from bunts, 3.09 R from intentional walks.

LINEUP DECISIONS · 4.38 R RELIEVER SELECTION · 26.90 R BUNTS · 1.68 R INTENTIONAL WALKS · 3.09 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 22nd of 30 managers in MLB.

  1. 1 Dave Roberts LAD 2.13 R
  2. 2 Craig Stammen SD 2.37 R
  3. 3 John Schneider TOR 2.62 R
  4. 22 Walt Weiss ATL 4.38 R
  5. 28 Carlos Mendoza NYM 5.39 R
  6. 29 Joe Espada HOU 5.51 R
  7. 30 Will Venable CWS 6.12 R

Bunt decisions

Walt Weiss ranks 8th of 30 managers in MLB.

  1. 1 Aaron Boone NYY 0.45 R
  2. 2 Don Kelly PIT 1.10 R
  3. 3 A.J. Hinch DET 1.13 R
  4. 8 Walt Weiss ATL 1.68 R
  5. 28 Pat Murphy MIL 5.32 R
  6. 29 John Schneider TOR 5.31 R
  7. 30 Kevin Cash TB 7.45 R

Intentional walks

Walt Weiss ranks 12th of 30 managers in MLB.

  1. 1 Joe Espada HOU 0.71 R
  2. 2 A.J. Hinch DET 1.44 R
  3. 3 Carlos Mendoza NYM 1.62 R
  4. 12 Walt Weiss ATL 3.09 R
  5. 28 Skip Schumaker TEX 6.33 R
  6. 29 Dave Roberts LAD 7.42 R
  7. 30 John Schneider TOR 7.12 R

Tenure summary

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

Through 166 games of decision data, their tactical decisions cost the team an estimated 9.15 R across lineup construction, bunt strategy, and intentional walks. Lineup decisions accounted for 4.38 R of that — the largest single category.

The team's 90-63 record places them 27 games over .500. Weiss has called 14 sacrifice bunts (1.68 R in expected runs). Intentional walks have been issued 15 times for an expected cost of 3.09 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.

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.