Our All Time Top 50 Atlanta Braves has been revised to reflect the 2024 Season
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
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.
Our All-Time Top 50 Atlanta Braves have been revised to reflect the 2023 Season
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
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.
Our All-Time Top 50 Atlanta Braves have been revised to reflect the 2022 Season
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
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.
Our All-Time Top 50 Atlanta Braves have been revised
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
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.
2. Warren Spahn
Not only are we comfortable saying that Warren Spahn was the greatest Pitcher in Braves history, but he is also in the top ten all-time and the greatest left-hander ever.
Calling anyone the greatest Braves Pitcher of all time is no small statement considering the legends who took the mound. A Cy Young winner in 1957 (the inaugural winner), Spahn had a later start: he debuted for the Boston Braves in 1942 but missed the next three years due to military service. The southpaw would emerge as an All-Star for the Boston Braves, winning 21 Games and the ERA and WHIP titles while also eating the most Innings. This would become a pattern for the next decade and a half.
21 must have been his favorite number as he would win exactly that amount of Games seven times with two other 20 Win seasons. Leading the NL in Wins eight times, 356 of his 363 Wins were with the Braves, and whether it was in Boston or Milwaukee (where they moved to in 1953), it could always be counted on that Spahn would win a lot, strikeout his share of batters, and keep his ERA down. This is also a 17-time All-Star, a three-time ERA leader, and a four-time Strikeout leader. He won the 1957 Cy Young Award when it was awarded to the best in both leagues, and he was also runner-up for it the next three years. Let’s not forget that he was the ace of the staff that won the 1957 World Series.
Sabremetrically speaking, Warren Spahn never finished first among Pitchers but he was second four times, third twice, fourth once, and was fifth four times. From 1949 to 1959, he never finished outside the top five! We haven’t even mentioned that he hit 35 Home Runs over his career.
Spahn would enter the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973, his first year on the ballot, and he will not be dislodged from this spot at #2 for decades to come. His number 21 was inducted by the Braves in 1965, and in 1999, he was one of four former players enshrined in the Braves Hall of Fame.