Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists and consistently look to update them when necessary and based on necessity. As such, we are delighted to present our post-2024 revision of our top 50 Atlanta Braves.

As for all of our top 50 players in baseball, we look at the following:

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National League.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles that are not reflected in a stat sheet.

Please note that our algorithm has changed, which yielded minor changes throughout the baseball lists.

Last year, the Braves went in with high expectations, and although they made the playoffs, they were swept in the opening round by the San Diego Padres.

There was one elevation and one new entrant.

As always, we present our top five, which saw a change based on the new structure:

1. Hank Aaron

2. Warren Spahn

3. Kid Nichols

4. Eddie Mathews

5. Greg Maddux

 

You can find the entire list here.

Ronald Acuna Jr. was injured a good chunk of the year, and remains at #28.

Ozzie Albies moved up three spots to #42.

Jeff Blauser returns to the list at #47 with the new algorithm.

We thank you for your continued support of our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity.  As such, we are very happy to present our post 2022/23 revision of our top 50 Atlanta Braves.

As for all of our top 50 players in baseball we look at the following:

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in Major League Baseball.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, Atlanta had a great year, but disappointed in the playoffs, which has been a pattern for them over the last 35 years.  The 2023 Season, gave us two new entrants and one elevation.

As always, we present our top five, which saw no changes:

1. Hank Aaron

2. Warren Spahn

3. Kid Nichols

4. Greg Maddux

5. Eddie Mathews

You can find the entire list here.

Outfielder, Ronald Acuna, exploded on to the list with an MVP season, debuting at #24.  Think about this for a minute:  Acuna (who we had at #52 last year) comes in at #24 on a team with over a century of history!  

Second Baseman, Ozzie Albies, joins the list, debuting at #45.

Starting Pitcher, Max Fried, went to #47 from #50.

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Signed as an International Free Agent form Curacao in 2013, Ozzie Albies made his first appearance as an August callup in 2017, and the Braves organization knew he was there to stay.

Playing at Second Base, Albies took over as the starter, and was an All-Star in 2018, smacking 24 Home Runs with 167 Hits.  Albies missed out on the All-Star in 2019, but he was much better, matching his previous 24 HR mark, batted .299, and led the National League in Hits (189).  He earned his first Silver Slugger, a nice consolation for missing out on the All-Star.

After a decent 2020, Albies went back to the All-Star Game, and in the absence of the injured Ronald Acuna, he led Atlanta to victory in the World Series.  It was a sweet season for Albies, who also had his first 30HR/100RBI year, added a second Silver Slugger, and was 13^th in MVP voting with an All-MLB 2 roster spot.

It was Albies turn to visit the IR in 2022, playing only 64 Games after suffering multiple injuries, but he was healthy in 2023, again securing an All-MLB 2 spot, and All-Star, and his best power numbers to date (33 HR, 106 RBI, .513 SLG). 

After a down 2024 where he fought injuries, a return to hiis past glory could be possible in 2025.

From the moment the Atlanta Braves signed Ronald Acuna Jr. as an amateur Free Agent from Venezuela, they knew they had someone special.  From a baseball family, Acuna wasted little time in making the Braves roster, receiving a callup while still a teenager on April 25, 2018, and would win the Rookie of the Year with a 26 HR/.917 OPS year. 

Acuna was an All-Star in his second season, blasting 41 Home Runs with 101 RBIs and was the league-leader in Runs (127) and Stolen Bases (138).  Also winning his first Silver Slugger, Acuna was fifth in MVP voting, and took his spot as one of the most exciting players in Baseball.  Acuna was 12rh in MVP voting in the COVID-shortened year, with a second Silver Slugger (14 HR/.985 OPS), and was an All-Star again in 2021, but tore his ACL before the mid-summer classic, ending what could have been his first MVP year., though he had some consolation when the Braves won the World Series.

Acuna returned in late April the following year, and was voted into his third All-Star Game, though it was a down year for the Outfielder, who only had 19 Home Runs and an OPS of.764, but he exploded in 2023 where he was the best player in baseball.  Acuna led the NL in Runs (149), Hits (217), OBP (.416), OPS (1,012) and OPS+ (168).  He also took advantage of the relaxed base-stealing rules, topping the league with 73 swipes and creating the first ever 40/70 club.  Acuna won the Silver Slugger, MVP, and Major League Player of the Year, and contended for the Batting Title (.337).

Unfortunatly for Acuna, he had a slow start to the 2024 season, and tore his ACL in May.  If he bounces back, he will rocket back up this list.

Regular visitors of Notinhalloffame.com know that we are slowly working on the top 50 of every major team in the NHL, NBA, NFL and MLB. Once that is done, we intend to look at how each team honor their past players, coaches and executives. As such, it is important to us that the Atlanta Braves have announced that they will be retiring his number 25 this season.

From Curacao, Andruw Jones made his debut with the Braves at age 19 and it was clear from the beginning that this was a star in the making.  Jones would have his first 30 Home Run season in 1998 and from 2000 to 2003 he would hit that mark with three 100 RBI seasons and a .300 season in 2000, which surprisingly was the only one he ever had.  Jones would add to his already prolific power numbers in the 2005 season where he had a league leading (and career high) 51 Home Runs and also was the champion in Runs Batted In with 128. For his efforts he was the runner-up for the National League MVP.  His overall power totals for the Braves would be an impressive 368 Home Runs, 1,117 RBIs with a .497 Slugging Percentage.

No conversation about Andruw Jones can take place without discussing his incredible defensive abilities.  Jones would win the Gold Glove every season from 1998 to 2007 (all with Atlanta) and he had six straight years where he would finish first in Total Zone Runs (1997 to 2002).  As a Brave, he was the NL leader in Defensive bWAR and in six other seasons he was in the top ten. 

Had Jones had a better Batting Average and OBP (.263 and .342 are decent but not spectacular) he would be higher on this list.  The Braves chose Jones for their Hall of Fame in 2016, and he is currently on the Hall of Fame ballot, receiving 58.1 percent last year, which was his sixth time.

Jones will join Dale Murphy (#3), Bobby Cox (#6), Chipper Jones (#10), Warren Spahn (#21), John Smoltz (#29), Greg Maddux (#31), Phil Niekro (#35), Eddie Mathews (#41), Hank Aaron (#44), Tom Glavine (#47) and the league-mandated #42 of Jackie Robinson.

The ceremony will take place on September 9 during Atlanta’s hone game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate Pau Gasol for earning this impending honor.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity.  As such, we are very happy to present our post 2022 revision of our top 50 Atlanta Braves.

As for all of our top 50 players in baseball we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National League. 

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, the Braves added another post-season, but were unable to win the pennant.  As this organization is well over a century old, breaking the top 50 is difficult, and there is only one new entry with no other fluctuation.

As always, we present our top five, which had no changes.

1. Hank Aaron

2. Warren Spahn

3. Kid Nichols

4. Greg Maddux

5. Eddie Mathews

You can find the entire list here.

The only new addition was Pitcher, Max Fried, who makes his first appearance at the tail end of #50.

It is noteworthy that Ronald Acuna and Ozzie Albies were very close to making the Top 50.

We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.

The one-time ace of the Braves rotation, Max Fried did not begin his career in the Braves organization.

Fried was a First Round Pick (7^th Overall in 2012) by the Padres, but he had to go through Tommy John Surgery in the Minors, and while he was recuperating, he was packaged out to the Braves for Justin Upton.  It is safe to say now, that it was Fried who was the crown jewel of the transaction.  

Atlanta methodically developed Fried, first calling him up in 2017, and by 2019, he won a spot in the Braves rotation, winning 17 Games against 6 Losses, though he had aa 4.02 ERA.  In the COVID-shortened 2020 Season, Fried had a perfect 7-0 record, lowered his ERA to 2.25 and was fifth in Cy Young voting.

Fried led the Braves to a World Series win in 2021 (14-7, 3.04 ERA), and in 2022, he was an All-Star for the first time, again with a 14-7 record, with a 2.48 ERA, 1.014 WHIP and was the runner-up for the Cy Young.  He dealt with injuries in 2023, but was still 8-1 in 14 Starts, and in 2024, which was his final season in Atlanta before signing with the Yankees he went 11-10 wth 166 Ks.

The three-time Gold Glove winner had an overall record of 73-36 with 863 Strikeouts and an ERA of 3.07.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity.  As such, we are very happy to present our pre-2022 revision of our top 50 Atlanta Braces.

As for all of our top 50 players in baseball we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National League. 

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

The Braves won the 2021 World Series with a star-studded team, but as this is a club with well over 100 years of tenure, none of the young stars made the top 50, though they were close.  

As always, we present our top five, though there were no changes.

1. Hank Aaron

2. Warren Spahn

3. Kid Nichols

4. Greg Maddux

5. Eddie Mathews

You can find the entire list here.

Freddie Freeman, who signed with the Dodgers in the off-season, and was ninth in 

Ozzie Albies just missed out, and will likely reach the mid-40s next year.  A monster season by Ronald Acuna will get the former Rookie of the Year to the top fifty.

We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.

We don’t talk enough about excellent fielding First Basemen, but if you are going to start with one, chronologically speaking, that is, Fred Tenney is the perfect place to start.

David Justice is an interesting player to put on this list as his overall numbers were not so much that of a compiler, nor did he have a monster season.  What Justice was, was a very good player for a long time, and despite his fame (married to Halle Barry), his career was underrated.

Herman Long had 1,096 Errors over his career, which is more than anyone else.  It is an unbreakable record, but he did that in a time where errors were more easily given, and he was a player who was fearless in doing what was needed to stop the ball from getting past the infield.  This means that Long had incredible range, and his Defensive bWAR was very good, so despite the Errors, we have one of the best defensive players of his day.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity. As such, we are very happy to present the pre-2021 update of our top 50 Atlanta Braves of all-time.

As for all of our top 50 players in baseball we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National League. 

3. Playoff accomplishments.

4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

There is one new addition, but not an active player.  As always, we announce our top five immediately, but out full list can be found here.

1. Hank Aaron

2. Warren Spahn

3. Kid Nichols

4. Greg Maddux

5. Eddie Mathews

There was minor tinkering on the list due to the changing values from Baseball Reference.

One major jump took place as Freddie Freeman, the reigning MVP, rocketed from #19 to #13.

We have a significant debut, albeit from a player who hasn’t played in over a century.  Jack Stivetts, who was an excellent hitting Pitcher arrives at #40.  We had forgotten to take account his competent batting, which accounts for his high rank.

We welcome your input and commentsand as always, we thank you for your support.

Jack Stivetts played eleven seasons in the Majors with the meat of his career playing for the Boston Beaneaters (1892-98).

The Pitcher had four 20-plus Win years, and was an exceptional hitter, batting .305 for the Braves, a stat that helped to land him on this list.

Stivetts overall win 131 Games with an OPS of .799, which is one hell of a combination.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity. As such, we are very happy to present our first revision of our top 50 Atlanta Braves of all-time.

As for all of our top 50 players in baseball, we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National League. 

3. Playoff accomplishments.

4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

This one went a complete overhaul, which was reflected in our top five as seen below.

The complete list can be found here, but as always, we announce our top five in this article.  They are:

1. Hank Aaron                                             

2. Warren Spahn

3. Kid Nichols

4. Greg Maddux

5. Eddie Mathews

Our top five remains the same, and for that matter, there is only one significant change to the Top 50.  Pitcher, Craig Kimbrel debuts at #49.

We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  We have a new one to unveil today, that of the Atlanta Braves who first came into fruition as the Boston Red Stockings, a charter member of the National League.  After multiple name changes, they settled on the name of the Braves in the early 1910’s. The team would relocate to Milwaukee in 1953 and then to Atlanta in 1966.  Despite their longevity, they have only won three World Series (1914, 1957 & 1995).

As for all of our top 50 players in baseball we look at the following: 

1. Advanced Statistics.

2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National League.

3. Playoff accomplishments.

4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Remember, this is ONLY based on what a player does on that particular team and not what he accomplished elsewhere and also note that we have placed an increased importance on the first two categories.

This list is updated up until the end of the 2018 Season.

The complete list can be found here,but as always we announce our top five in this article.  They are:

1. Hank Aaron

2. Warren Spahn

3. Kid Nichols

4. Greg Maddux

5. Eddie Mathews

We will continue our adjustments on our existing lists and will continue developing our new lists.  

As always we thank you for your support.

A former Golden Spikes Award winner as the nation’s best amateur baseball player, Bob Horner would win the National League Rookie of the Year in the same calendar year (1978).  The number one draft pick would become known in Atlanta for his power numbers where he would finish in the top ten in Home Runs six times including a second place rank where he went yard 35 times in 1980.  Horner was ninth in MVP voting that year and would later be named an All Star in 1982.  As a Brave he would swat 215 Home Runs and was six Hits shy of 1,000.

Bobby Lowe played for the Boston Beaneaters for twelve seasons where he was known for his steady play both with his bat and his glove.  Playing in the 1890’s you wouldn’t expect much of a power game and while Lowe was not one to break that mold, he did have a game for the ages in 1894 when he collected four Home Runs in a Game making him the first baseball player to ever do so.  That was a year where he had a career high in Home Runs (17), Batting Average (.346) and On Base Percentage (.401) and had there been an MVP award that year he would have received a handful of votes for certain. 

Darrell Evans had a very good career that began in Atlanta where he would be named an All Star in 1973.  Evans arrived as a Rule 5 Pick from the Athletics in 1968 and he would work his way slowly to become the teams starting Third Baseman.  Evans cemented himself as the starting Third Baseman in 1972 and in the next two seasons he would lead the National League in Walks while putting up good power numbers.  His 1973 season would see Evans hit 41 Home Runs with 104 Runs Batted In and it was as a Brave that he had his best defensive numbers.

After an excellent run with the Oakland Athletics, Tim Hudson would be traded from to Atlanta where he would win 113 of his 222 career Wins.  Hudson won at least 13 Games in each of his first three seasons and in late 2008 he underwent Tommy John surgery.  While that ailment took him out of baseball for a year he rebounded in 2017 with his best season in years with an All Star appearance, a 17 Win season and an ERA under 3.  He would finish fourth in Cy Young voting that year.   Hudson would win 16 Games the next two seasons and prior to signing with the San Francisco Giants after the 2013 Season he recorded 997 Strikeouts as a Brave.

In 2018, Hudson was elected into the Braves Hall of Fame.

Ezra Sutton had a long career in professional baseball in which he played 12 of his 18 seasons with the Boston Red Stockings/Beaneaters.  Sutton was a solid player who may not have been extraordinary but he was solid and a for a few seasons and from 1883 to 1886 he would secure 130 or more Hits each year including a 162 Hit year in 1884, which would lead the National League.  Three of those years would see Sutton bat over .300 and he would have an overall collection of 1,161 Hits for the franchise.