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The 20 Greatest Atlanta Braves of All-Time

Dave Franks
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Rankings based on seasons 1901 – 2025.

To be eligible, position players need 1,500 plate appearances, starting pitchers have to have started a minimum of 75 games, and relief pitchers need to have 150 innings pitched for the franchise.

  1. Hank AaronHOF MVP

    Hank Aaron Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    142.75 156 3076 13089 11628 2107 3600 600 96 733 2202 240 71 1297 1294 .310 .377 .567 .944

  2. Eddie MathewsHOF

    Eddie Mathews Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    93.97 145 2223 9533 8049 1452 2201 338 70 493 1388 66 35 1376 1387 .273 .379 .517 .896

  3. Phil NiekroHOF

    Phil Niekro Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    89.59 84 740 595 268 230 3.21 4618 226 43 29 1922 1645 1458 2912 15.1% 1.23

  4. Chipper JonesHOFMVP

    • Age: 21, 23-40
    • Years: 1993, 1995-2012
    • Positions: 3B, LF
    • Teams: Atlanta Braves
    Chipper Jones Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    85.27 141 2499 10614 8984 1619 2726 549 38 468 1623 150 46 1512 1409 .303 .401 .529 .930

  5. Greg MadduxHOF3x Cy Young

    Greg Maddux Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    66.19 61 363 363 194 88 2.63 2524.8 61 21 0 845 739 383 1828 18.1% 1.05

  6. Warren SpahnHOFCy Young

    Warren Spahn Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    91.81 83 714 635 356 229 3.05 5040.4 374 63 29 1912 1710 1378 2493 12.0% 1.19

  7. Andruw Jones

    Andruw Jones Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    61.01 114 1761 7276 6408 1045 1683 330 34 368 1117 138 55 717 1394 .263 .342 .497 .839

  8. John SmoltzHOFCy Young

    • Age: 21-32, 34-41
    • Years: 1988-1999, 2001-2008
    • Positions: SP / RP
    • Teams: Atlanta Braves
    John Smoltz Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    66.89 79 708 466 210 147 3.26 3389.4 53 16 154 1336 1229 992 3011 21.6% 1.17

  9. Tom GlavineHOF2x Cy Young

    • Age: 21-36, 42
    • Years: 1987-2002, 2008
    • Positions: SP
    • Teams: Atlanta Braves
    Tom Glavine Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    58.64 83 518 518 244 147 3.41 3404.5 52 22 0 1428 1291 1177 2091 14.6% 1.30

  10. Dale Murphy2x MVP

    • Age: 20-34
    • Years: 1976-1990
    • Positions: CF / RF
    • Teams: Atlanta Braves
    Dale Murphy Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    47.25 123 1926 8095 7098 1103 1901 306 37 371 1143 160 67 912 1581 .268 .351 .478 .829

  11. Freddie FreemanMVP

    Freddie Freeman Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    43.04 138 1565 6660 5767 969 1704 367 25 271 941 53 24 776 1312 .295 .384 .509 .893

  12. Wally Berger

    • Age: 24-31
    • Years: 1930-1937
    • Positions: CF / LF
    • Teams: Boston Braves
    Wally Berger Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    36.64 139 1057 4549 4153 651 1263 248 52 199 746 29 0 346 544 .304 .362 .533 .894

  13. Ronald Acuna, JrActive

    • Age: 20-27
    • Years: 2018-2025
    • Positions: RF / CF/ LF
    • Teams: Atlanta Braves
    Ronald Acuna, Jr Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    28.69 143 817 3666 3156 655 913 157 13 186 459 205 50 439 821 .289 .384 .524 .908

  14. Joe Torre

    Joe Torre Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    33.34 131 1037 4099 3700 470 1087 154 21 142 552 10 21 334 518 .294 .356 .462 .818

  15. Tommy Holmes

    • Age: 25-34
    • Years: 1942-1951
    • Positions: RF / CF
    • Teams: Boston Braves
    Tommy Holmes Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    35.91 122 1289 5525 4956 696 1503 291 47 88 580 40 0 476 118 .303 .367 .434 .801

  16. Bob ElliottMVP

    Bob Elliott Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    25.94 139 718 3047 2588 436 763 145 22 101 466 13 0 441 278 .295 .398 .485 .883

  17. Rico Carty

    Rico Carty Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    23.14 144 829 3098 2746 385 871 137 14 109 451 11 19 322 375 .317 .388 .496 .884

  18. Vic WillisHOF

    Vic Willis Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    28.19 90 206 197 89 109 2.70 1685.1 182 18 3 730 505 483 828 1.23

  19. David JusticeRookie of the Year

    David Justice Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    24.32 133 817 3349 2858 475 786 127 16 160 522 33 31 452 492 .275 .374 .499 .873

  20. Matt OlsonActive

    Matt Olson Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    20.81 134 648 2828 2448 389 638 149 6 146 435 2 0 341 683 .261 .354 .505 .859

    21. The Next 5

  21. 21. Darrell Evans
  22. 22. Sid Gordon
  23. 23. Joe Adcock
  24. 24. Austin Riley
  25. 25. Max Fried

    26. All underlying data used in this analysis is available in The Baseball Scholar Data Library.

    2 responses to “The 20 Greatest Atlanta Braves of All-Time”

    1. Paul Kovac Avatar
      Paul Kovac

      Headline states ATLANTA Braves. That disqualifies about 7 of those listed. No Terry Pendleton? Fred McGriff? Brian McCann? Javy Lopez?

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      Anonymous

      What happened to Johnny Sain (“Spahn and Sain and pray for rain”)

      W 104

      L  91

      ERA 3.45

      Seven Years

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