List of Atlanta Braves team records

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Hank Aaron, the holder of ten franchise records for the Braves Hank Aaron 1960.png
Hank Aaron, the holder of ten franchise records for the Braves

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. [1] This list documents the superlative records and accomplishments of team members during their tenures in MLB.

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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 [2] until August 8, 2007. [3] He is followed by Hugh Duffy, who holds eight records, including best single-season batting average and the best single-season slugging percentage record. [4]

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. [5] 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. [6] 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. [7]

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. [8]

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. [9] 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. [10]

Table key

Table key
RBI Run(s) batted in
ERA Earned run average
OPS On-base percentage plus slugging percentage
*Tie between two or more players/teams
§Major League record
†Hall of Fame Player

Individual career records

Batting statistics; [4] pitching statistics [11]
Herman Long, the career steals leader for the Braves Herman Long Baseball.jpg
Herman Long, the career steals leader for the Braves
Career batting records
StatisticPlayerRecordBraves careerRef
Batting average Billy Hamilton .339 1896–1901 [12]
On-base percentage Billy Hamilton .456 1896–1901 [12]
Slugging percentage Hank Aaron .567 1954–1974 [13]
OPS Hank Aaron .944 1954–1974 [13]
Hits Hank Aaron 3,600 1954–1974 [13]
Total bases Hank Aaron 6,591 1954–1974 [13]
Singles Hank Aaron 2,171 1954–1974 [13]
Doubles Hank Aaron 600 1954–1974 [13]
Triples Rabbit Maranville 103 1912–1920
1929–1933, 1935 		[14]
Home runs Hank Aaron 733 1954–1974 [13]
RBI Hank Aaron 2,202 1954–1974 [13]
Bases on balls Chipper Jones 1,512 1993–2012 [15]
Strikeouts Dale Murphy 1,581 1976–1990 [16]
Stolen bases Herman Long 434 1890–1902 [17]
Vic Willis holds the Braves career record for most hit batsmen. VicWillis.jpg
Vic Willis holds the Braves career record for most hit batsmen.
Career pitching records
StatisticPlayerRecordBraves careerRef
Wins Warren Spahn 356 1942, 1946–1964 [18]
Losses Phil Niekro 230 1964–1983, 1987 [19]
Win–loss percentage Russ Ortiz .692 2003–2004 [20]
ERA Tommy Bond 2.21 1887–1881 [21]
Saves Craig Kimbrel 186 2010–2014 [22]
Strikeouts John Smoltz 3,011 1988–1999
2001–2008 		[23]
Shutouts Warren Spahn 63 1942, 1946–1964 [18]
Games Phil Niekro 740 1964–1983, 1987 [19]
Innings Warren Spahn 5,046.0 1942, 1946–1964 [18]
Games started Warren Spahn 635 1942, 1946–1964 [18]
Complete games Kid Nichols 476 1890–1901 [24]
Walks Phil Niekro 1,458 1964–1983, 1987 [19]
Hits allowed Warren Spahn 4,620 1942, 1946–1964 [18]
Wild pitches Phil Niekro 200 1964–1983, 1987 [19]
Hit batsmen Vic Willis 133 1898–1905 [25]

Individual single-season records

Batting statistics; [4] pitching statistics [11]
Dick Johnston, the co-holder of the Braves single-season triples record Dick Johnston.jpg
Dick Johnston, the co-holder of the Braves single-season triples record
Single-season batting records
StatisticPlayerRecordSeasonRef(s)
Batting average Hugh Duffy .440§ 1894 [5] [26]
Home runs Matt Olson 54 2023 [27]
RBI Hugh Duffy 145 1894 [26]
Runs Hugh Duffy 160 1894 [26]
Hits Hugh Duffy 237 1894 [26]
Singles Ralph Garr 180 1971 [28]
Doubles Hugh Duffy 51 1894 [26]
Triples Dick Johnston 20* 1887 [29]
Triples Harry Stovey 20* 1891 [30]
Stolen bases King Kelly 84 1887 [31]
At bats Marquis Grissom 671 1996 [32]
Slugging percentage Hugh Duffy .694 1894 [26]
Extra-base hits Hank Aaron 92 1959 [13]
Total bases Hank Aaron 400 1959 [13]
On-base percentage Hugh Duffy .502 1894 [26]
OPS Hugh Duffy 1.196 1894 [26]
Walks Bob Elliott 131 1948 [33]
Strikeouts Ronald Acuña Jr. 188 2019 [34]
Kid Nichols (pictured) is tied with Charles Radbourn for the most earned runs allowed in a single season. Kid Nichols Baseball.jpg
Kid Nichols (pictured) is tied with Charles Radbourn for the most earned runs allowed in a single season.
Single-season pitching records
StatisticPlayerRecordSeasonRef(s)
Wins John Clarkson 49 1889 [35]
Losses Jim Whitney 33 1881 [36]
Strikeouts Charlie Buffinton 417 1884 [37]
ERA Greg Maddux 1.56 1994 [38]
Earned runs allowed Charles Radbourn 215* 1887 [39]
Earned runs allowed Kid Nichols 215* 1894 [24]
Hits allowed John Clarkson 589 1889 [35]
Shutouts Tommy Bond 11 1879 [21]
Saves John Smoltz 55 2002 [23]
Games Peter Moylan 87 2009 [40]
Starts John Clarkson 72 1889 [35]
Complete games John Clarkson 68 1889 [35]
Innings John Clarkson 620.0 1889 [35]

Individual single-game records

Source: [41] Fewest pitches by a single pitcher in a complete game source: [7]
Chipper Jones, the holder of the single-game run record for the Braves Chipper Jones spring.jpg
Chipper Jones, the holder of the single-game run record for the Braves
Single-game batting records
StatisticPlayerRecordDate
Hits Félix Millán 6July 6, 1970
RBI Tony Cloninger 9July 3, 1966
Walks Dale Murphy 5*April 22, 1983
Walks Dale Murphy 5*May 23, 1987
Home runs Bobby Lowe 4 § [b] May 30, 1894
Home runs Bob Horner 4 § [b] July 6, 1986
Runs Chipper Jones 5*August 30, 1997
Runs Chipper Jones 5*July 3, 2001
Stolen bases Otis Nixon 6June 16, 1992
Single-game pitching records
StatisticPlayerRecordDate
Fewest pitches by a single pitcher in a complete game Red Barrett 58§August 10, 1944
Wild pitches Phil Niekro 6August 4, 1979
Strikeouts Spencer Strider 16*September 1, 2022

Team season records

Source: [42]
Team season batting records
StatisticRecordSeason
Home runs 307 2023
RBI 916 2023
Runs 947 2023
Hits 1,608 2003
Batting average .284 2003
Walks 641 1987
Extra base hits 587 2003
Most runners left on base 1,230 2004
Strikeouts 1,289 2023
Stolen bases 165 1991
Team season pitching records
StatisticRecordSeason
Lowest ERA 2.92 1968
Highest ERA 4.85 1977
Strikeouts 1,516 2023
Shutouts 24 1992
Wild pitches 83 1966

Team all-time records

Source: [1]
Team all-time records
StatisticRecord
Home runs 14,539
Runs 97,850
Hits 194,996
Batting average .260
ERA 3.67
Runs allowed96,606

Notes

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