List of Atlanta Braves team records explained

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.

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
RBIRun(s) batted in
ERAEarned run average
OPSOn-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[11]

Career batting records
Statistic PlayerRecord Braves careerRef
Batting average.339–[12]
On-base percentage.456–
Slugging percentage.567–
OPS.944–
Hits3,600–
Total bases6,591–
Singles2,171–
Doubles600–
Triples103–
–, 		[13]
Home runs733–
RBI2,202–
Bases on balls1,512–[14]
Strikeouts1,581–[15]
Stolen bases434–[16]
Career pitching records
Statistic PlayerRecord Braves careerRef
Wins356, –[17]
Losses230–, [18]
Win - loss percentage.692–[19]
ERA2.21–
Saves186–[20]
Strikeouts3,011–
–
Shutouts63, –
Games740–,
Innings5,046.0, –
Games started635, –
Complete games476–
Walks1,458–,
Hits allowed4,620, –
Wild pitches200–,
Hit batsmen133–[21]

Individual single-season records

Batting statistics; pitching statistics

Single-season batting records
Statistic PlayerRecord SeasonRef(s)
Batting average.440§[22]
Home runs54[23]
RBI145
Runs160
Hits237
Singles180[24]
Doubles51
Triples20*[25]
Triples20*[26]
Stolen bases84[27]
At bats671[28]
Slugging percentage.694
Extra-base hits92[29]
Total bases400
On-base percentage.502
OPS1.196
Walks131[30]
StrikeoutsRonald Acuña Jr.1882019[31]
Single-season pitching records
Statistic PlayerRecord SeasonRef(s)
Wins49[32]
Losses33[33]
Strikeouts417[34]
ERA1.56[35]
Earned runs allowed215*[36]
Earned runs allowed215*[37]
Hits allowed589
Shutouts11[38]
Saves55[39]
Games87[40]
Starts72
Complete games68
Innings620.0

Individual single-game records

Source:[41] Fewest pitches by a single pitcher in a complete game source:

Single-game batting records
StatisticPlayerRecord Date
Hits6
RBI9
Walks5*
Walks5*
Home runs4§
Home runs4§
Runs5*
Runs5*
Stolen bases6
Single-game pitching records
Statistic PlayerRecord Date
Fewest pitches by a single pitcher in a complete game58§
Wild pitches6
StrikeoutsSpencer Strider16*September 1, 2022

Team season records

Source:[42]

Team season batting records
Statistic Record Season
Home runs307
RBI916
Runs947
Hits1,608
Batting average.284
Walks641
Extra base hits587
Most runners left on base1,230
Strikeouts1,289
Stolen bases165
Team season pitching records
Statistic Record Season
Lowest ERA2.92
Highest ERA4.85
Strikeouts1,516
Shutouts24
Wild pitches83

Team all-time records

Source:

Team all-time records
Statistic Record
Home runs14,539
Runs97,850
Hits194,996
Batting average.260
ERA3.67
Runs allowed96,606

Notes

See also

External links

Notes and References

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