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.

We thank you for your continued support for 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 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.