The Atlanta Braves are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Atlanta. The Braves formed in 1871 as the Boston Red Stockings. After moving in 1953 to Milwaukee for 12 years and a World Series Championship in '57, the Braves relocated to Atlanta in 1966. Through 2010, the Braves have played 20,053 games, winning 9,945, losing 9,954, and tying 154, for a winning percentage of approximately .500. This list documents the superlative records and accomplishments of team members during their tenures in MLB.
Hank Aaron holds the most franchise records as of the end of the 2010 season, with ten, including most career hits, doubles, and the best career on-base plus slugging percentage. Aaron also held the career home runs record from April 8, 1974 until August 8, 2007. He is followed by Hugh Duffy, who holds eight records, including best single-season batting average and the best single-season slugging percentage record.
Four Braves players currently hold Major League Baseball records. Duffy holds the best single-season batting average record, accumulating an average of .440 in 1894. Bobby Lowe and Bob Horner are tied with 16 others for the most home runs in a game, with four, which they recorded on May 30, 1890, and July 6, 1986, respectively. Red Barrett, a Brave for six years, holds the record for fewest pitches by a single pitcher in a complete game, with 58, which he achieved on August 10, 1944.
On September 9, 2020, the Braves scored a franchise record 29 runs in a game against the Miami Marlins at Truist Park. In the second inning, there were 11 runs scored. Adam Duval hit three home runs, including a grand slam in the seventh inning. On September 22, 2020, the Braves won their third division title in a row, making the franchise record a league-leading 20 Eastern Division titles.
In the Wildcard Playoff series against the Cincinnati Reds during the 2020 postseason, the Braves and Reds played thirteen innings until Freddie Freeman singled in the winning run for the Braves. During the series, the Braves set another record against the Reds. Braves pitchers held the Reds scoreless through all 22 innings of their National League Wild Card Series victory, meaning Cincinnati surpassed the 1921 Giants (20 innings) for the most consecutive scoreless innings to begin a postseason series. The Braves are also the first team to win a multi-game postseason series (excluding the Wild Card Game) without surrendering a run. The Yankees previously held the low mark after allowing just one total run to the Rangers in back-to-back three-game sweeps of the 1998 and ’99 ALDS.
Table key + Table keyRBIRun(s) batted inERAEarned run averageOPSOn-base percentage plus slugging percentage*Tie between two or more players/teams§Major League record†Hall of Fame Player
Individual career records Batting statistics; pitching statistics
Career batting recordsStatistic PlayerRecord Braves careerRefBatting average.339–On-base percentage.456–Slugging percentage.567–OPS.944–Hits3,600–Total bases6,591–Singles2,171–Doubles600–Triples103––, Home runs733–RBI2,202–Bases on balls1,512–Strikeouts1,581–Stolen bases434–
Career pitching recordsStatistic PlayerRecord Braves careerRefWins356, –Losses230–, Win–loss percentage.692–ERA2.21–Saves186–Strikeouts3,011––Shutouts63, –Games740–, Innings5,046.0, –Games started635, –Complete games476–Walks1,458–, Hits allowed4,620, –Wild pitches200–, Hit batsmen133–
Individual single-season records Batting statistics; pitching statistics
Single-season batting recordsStatistic PlayerRecord SeasonRef(s)Batting average.440§Home runs54RBI145Runs160Hits237Singles180Doubles51Triples20*Triples20*Stolen bases84At bats671Slugging percentage.694Extra-base hits92Total bases400On-base percentage.502OPS1.196Walks131StrikeoutsRonald Acuña Jr.1882019
Single-season pitching recordsStatistic PlayerRecord SeasonRef(s)Wins49Losses33Strikeouts417ERA1.56Earned runs allowed215*Earned runs allowed215*Hits allowed589Shutouts11Saves55Games87Starts72Complete games68Innings 620.0
Individual single-game records Source: Fewest pitches by a single pitcher in a complete game source:
Single-game batting recordsStatisticPlayerRecord DateHits6RBI9Walks5*Walks5*Home runs4§Home runs4§Runs5*Runs5*Stolen bases6 Single-game pitching recordsStatistic PlayerRecord DateFewest pitches by a single pitcher in a complete game58§Wild pitches6StrikeoutsSpencer Strider16*September 1, 2022
Team season records Source: Team season batting recordsStatistic Record SeasonHome runs307RBI916Runs947Hits1,608Batting average.284Walks641Extra base hits587Most runners left on base1,230Strikeouts1,289Stolen bases165 Team season pitching recordsStatistic Record SeasonLowest ERA2.92Highest ERA4.85Strikeouts1,516Shutouts24Wild pitches83
Team all-time records Source: Team all-time recordsStatistic Record Home runs14,539Runs97,850Hits194,996Batting average.260ERA3.67Runs allowed96,606
Notes Lowe and Horner are two of 18 players in MLB history to hit four home runs in one game.
See also Baseball statistics Atlanta Braves award winners and league leaders
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