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==Achievements==

===Awards===
{{main|Atlanta Braves award winners and league leaders}}

Braves players have won seven [[Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award|Most Valuable Player]] (MVP) awards, with [[Dale Murphy]] notably earning the honor in back-to-back years, 1982 and 1983.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/players-to-win-back-to-back-mvp-awards|title=Consecutive MVP winners in MLB history|first1=Andrew|last1=Simon|website=MLB.com|date=November 21, 2024|access-date=January 5, 2025}}</ref> Five Braves pitchers have received the [[Cy Young Award]], given to the league's best pitcher, including Greg Maddux, who won it three consecutive times in 1993, 1994, and 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/mlb/braves/analysis/revisiting-greg-maddux-s-underrated-cy-young-run-01jb2aqpqz9a|title=Revisiting Greg Maddux's Underrated Cy Young Run|first1=Harrison|last1=Smajovits|website=[[Sports Illustrated]]|date=October 24, 2024|access-date=January 5, 2025}}</ref>

Two Braves managers have been named [[Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Award|Manager of the Year]], with Bobby Cox winning the award three times, in 1991, 2004, and 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bbwaa.com/05-nl-mgr/|title=Bobby Cox hauls in 3rd Manager of the Year award|website=Baseball Writers' Association of America|date=November 10, 2005|access-date=January 5, 2025}}</ref> Additionally, seven Braves players have been honored with the [[Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award|Rookie of the Year]] awards.

===Team records===
{{main|List of Atlanta Braves team records}}

===Retired numbers===
{{See also|List of Major League Baseball retired numbers}}

The Braves have retired eleven numbers in the history of the franchise. Most recently, [[Andruw Jones]]' number 25 was retired in 2023. Other retired numbers include [[Chipper Jones]]' number 10, [[John Smoltz]]'s number 29, [[Bobby Cox]]'s number 6, [[Tom Glavine]]'s number 47, and [[Greg Maddux]]'s number 31. Additionally, the Braves have retired [[Hank Aaron]]'s number 44, [[Dale Murphy]]'s number 3, [[Phil Niekro]]'s number 35, [[Eddie Mathews]]' number 41, and [[Warren Spahn]]'s number 21. [[Jackie Robinson]]'s number 42 is also retired across all of Major League Baseball, with the exception of [[Jackie Robinson Day]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/15/sports/baseball/15rivera.html?_r=2 |title=Yankees' Mariano Rivera Is the Last No. 42 |last=Araton |first=Harvey |date=April 14, 2010 |work=The New York Times |access-date=July 30, 2012 |archive-date=May 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523231122/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/15/sports/baseball/15rivera.html?_r=2 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Six of the eleven numbers (Cox, Jones, Jones, Smoltz, Maddux and Glavine) were on the Braves at the same time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1996 Atlanta Braves Roster {{!}} Baseball Almanac |url=https://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1996&t=ATL |access-date=April 9, 2024 |website=www.baseball-almanac.com}}</ref> Of the eleven Braves whose numbers have been retired, all who are eligible for the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|National Baseball Hall of Fame]] have been elected with the exceptions of Dale Murphy and Andruw Jones.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mlb.com/braves/news/andruw-jones-no-25-to-be-retired-by-braves |title=Braves to retire No. 25 in honor of Andruw on Sept. 9 |last=Bowman |first=Mark |date=April 3, 2023 |work=MLB.com}}</ref> The color and design of the retired numbers on commemorative markers and other in-stadium signage reflect the primary uniform design at the time the player was on the team.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Ultimate Baseball Road-trip: A Fan's Guide to Major League Stadiums|last=Pahigian|first=Josh|author2=Kevin O'Connell|year=2004|publisher=Globe Pequot|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FM1YtoSZEnAC|isbn=1-59228-159-1}}</ref>

{{retired number list|
{{retired number|bg=#5e8f00|image=BravesRetired3.png|name=[[Dale Murphy|Dale <br />Murphy]]|pos=OF|date=June 13, 1994}}
{{retired number|bg=#5e8f00|image=BravesRetired6.png|name=[[Bobby Cox|Bobby <br />Cox]]|pos=Mgr|date=August 12, 2011}}
{{retired number|bg=#5e8f00|image=BravesRetired10.png|name=[[Chipper Jones|Chipper <br />Jones]]|pos=3B|date=June 28, 2013}}
{{retired number|bg=#5e8f00|image=BravesRetired21.png|name=[[Warren Spahn|Warren <br />Spahn]]|pos=P|date=December 11, 1965}}
{{retired number|bg=#5e8f00|image=BravesRetired25.png|name=[[Andruw Jones|Andruw <br />Jones]]|pos=OF|date=September 9, 2023}}
{{retired number|bg=#5e8f00|image=BravesRetired29.png|name=[[John Smoltz|John <br />Smoltz]]|pos=P|date= June 8, 2012}}
{{retired number|bg=#5e8f00|image=Bravesretired31.png|name=[[Greg Maddux|Greg <br />Maddux]]|pos=P|date= July 17, 2009}}
{{retired number|bg=#5e8f00|image=BravesRetired35.png|name=[[Phil Niekro|Phil <br />Niekro]]|pos=P|date=August 6, 1984}}
{{retired number|bg=#5e8f00|image=BravesRetired41.png|name=[[Eddie Mathews|Eddie <br />Mathews]]|pos=3B|date= July 26, 1969}}
{{retired number|bg=#5e8f00|image=BravesRetired44.png|name=[[Hank Aaron|Hank <br />Aaron]]|pos=RF|date=April 15, 1977}}
{{retired number|bg=#5e8f00|image=BravesRetired47.png|name=[[Tom Glavine|Tom <br />Glavine]]|pos=P|date=August 6, 2010}}
{{retired number|bg=#5e8f00|image=BravesRetired42.png|name=[[Jackie Robinson|Jackie <br />Robinson]]|pos=All MLB|honored=April 15, 1997}}
}}

===Baseball Hall of Famers===
{{main|List of members of the Baseball Hall of Fame}}
[[File:Bobby Cox signs autograph CROPPED.jpg|thumb|170px|[[Bobby Cox]]]]
[[File:Chipper jones 4-18-12.jpg|thumb|170px|[[Chipper Jones]]]]
[[File:Phil Niekro 1974.jpg|thumb|170px|[[Phil Niekro]]]]
{{Baseball hall of fame list
| Current Team Name = Atlanta Braves
| All Team Names = Braves
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| Team Name 1 = '''Boston Braves'''
| List 1.1 = [[Earl Averill]] <br />[[Dave Bancroft]] <br />[[Dan Brouthers]] <br />'''[[John Clarkson]]''' * <br />[[Jimmy Collins]] <br />'''[[Hugh Duffy]]''' *<br />[[Johnny Evers]]
| List 1.2 = [[Burleigh Grimes]] <br />[[Billy Hamilton (baseball, born 1866)|Billy Hamilton]] <br />[[Billy Herman]] <br />[[Rogers Hornsby]] <br />[[Joe Kelley]] <br />[[King Kelly]] <br />[[Ernie Lombardi]]
| List 1.3 = '''[[Rabbit Maranville]]''' *<br />[[Rube Marquard]] <br />'''[[Tommy McCarthy (baseball)|Tommy McCarthy]]''' *<br />[[Bill McKechnie]] <br />[[Joe Medwick]] <br />'''[[Kid Nichols]]''' *<br />[[Jim O'Rourke (baseball)|Jim O'Rourke]] <br />[[Charley Radbourn]]
| List 1.4 = [[Babe Ruth]] <br />[[Frank Selee]] * <br />[[Al Simmons]] <br />[[George Sisler]] <br />[[Billy Southworth]] <br />[[Casey Stengel]] <br />[[Ed Walsh]]
| List 1.5 = [[Lloyd Waner]] <br />[[Paul Waner]] <br />[[Deacon White]] <br />[[Vic Willis]] *<br />[[George Wright (sportsman)|George Wright]] * <br />[[Harry Wright]] <br />[[Cy Young]]
| Team Name 2 = '''Milwaukee Braves'''
| List 2.1 = '''[[Hank Aaron]]''' *<sup>†</sup>
| List 2.2 = '''[[Eddie Mathews]]''' *<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/mathews-eddie|title=Mathews, Eddie|website=[[National Baseball Hall of Fame]]|access-date=February 25, 2022}}</ref>
| List 2.3 = [[Red Schoendienst]]
| List 2.4 = [[Enos Slaughter]]
| List 2.5 = '''[[Warren Spahn]]''' *
| List 2.6 =
| Team Name 3 = '''Atlanta Braves'''
| List 3.1 = [[Orlando Cepeda]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/cepeda-orlando|title=Cepeda, Orlando|website=[[National Baseball Hall of Fame]]|access-date=February 25, 2022}}</ref> <br />'''[[Bobby Cox]]''' *<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/cox-bobby|title=Cox, Bobby|website=[[National Baseball Hall of Fame]]|access-date=February 25, 2022}}</ref> <br/>'''[[Tom Glavine]]''' *<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/glavine-tom|title=Glavine, Tom|website=[[National Baseball Hall of Fame]]|access-date=February 25, 2022}}</ref>
| List 3.2 = '''[[Chipper Jones]]''' *<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://baseballhall.org/hof/jones-chipper|title=Jones, Chipper|website=[[National Baseball Hall of Fame]]|access-date=February 25, 2022}}</ref> <br />[[Greg Maddux]] *<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/maddux-greg#:~:text=Maddux%20was%20elected%20to%20the,to%20get%20a%20hitter%20out.|title=Maddux, Greg|website=[[National Baseball Hall of Fame]]|access-date=February 25, 2022}}</ref> <br />[[Fred McGriff]] *<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://baseballhall.org/discover/hof/McGriff |title=McGriff, Fred|website=[[National Baseball Hall of Fame]]|access-date=December 5, 2022}}</ref>
| List 3.3 = '''[[Phil Niekro]]''' *<ref>{{cite web|url=https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/niekro-phil|title=Niekro, Phil|website=[[National Baseball Hall of Fame]]|access-date=January 23, 2025}}</ref><br />[[Gaylord Perry]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/perry-gaylord|title=Perry, Gaylord|website=[[National Baseball Hall of Fame]]|access-date=September 20, 2023}}</ref><br />[[John Schuerholz]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/schuerholz-john|title=Schuerholz, John|website=[[National Baseball Hall of Fame]]|access-date=September 20, 2023}}</ref>
| List 3.4 = [[Ted Simmons]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/simmons-ted|title=Simmons, Ted|website=[[National Baseball Hall of Fame]]|access-date=February 25, 2022}}</ref> <br />'''[[John Smoltz]]''' *<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/smoltz-john|title=Smoltz, John|website=[[National Baseball Hall of Fame]]|access-date=February 25, 2022}}</ref><br />[[Bruce Sutter]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/sutter-bruce|title=Sutter, Bruce|website=[[National Baseball Hall of Fame]]|access-date=September 20, 2023}}</ref>
| List 3.5 = [[Joe Torre]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/torre-joe|title=Torre, Joe|website=[[National Baseball Hall of Fame]]|access-date=February 25, 2022}}</ref> <br />[[Billy Wagner]]<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/wagner-billy |title=Wagner, Billy|website=[[National Baseball Hall of Fame]]|access-date=February 25, 2022}}</ref> <br />[[Hoyt Wilhelm]]<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/wilhelm-hoyt|title=Wilhelm, Hoyt|website=[[National Baseball Hall of Fame]]|access-date=February 25, 2022}}</ref>
| Team Name 4 =
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| Footnote1 = * Boston / Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves listed as primary team according to the Hall of Fame
| Footnote2 = † Hank Aaron chose to represent the Atlanta Braves on his HOF cap insignia, but the HOF lists the Milwaukee Braves as his primary team
| Footnote3 =
}}
[[File:Greg Maddux 2008.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|P [[Greg Maddux]], Hall of Famer]]

===Braves Hall of Fame===
[[File:Dale Murphy 1984 Braves Police Set (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=1.05|2× MVP [[Dale Murphy]], outfielder]]
[[File:Eddie Mathews Braves.png|thumb|upright|3B [[Eddie Mathews]], Hall of Famer]]
{{main|Ivan Allen Jr. Braves Museum and Hall of Fame}}
[[File:Braves HOF wall at SunTrust Park, May 2017.jpg|thumb|Braves Hall of Fame wall at [[Truist Park]]]]

{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
!scope="row" |Year
|Year inducted
|-
!scope="row" style="background:#ffb;"| '''Bold'''
|Member of the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Baseball Hall of Fame]]
|-
!scope="row" style="background:#ffb;"| {{center|{{dagger}}}}
|Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame as a Brave
|-
!scope="row" style="background:#cfc;"| '''Bold'''
|Recipient of the Hall of Fame's [[Ford C. Frick Award]]
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
| colspan="5" style="{{Baseball primary style|Atlanta Braves}};|'''Braves Hall of Fame'''
|-
!scope="col" style="{{baseball secondary style|Atlanta Braves}};|Year
!scope="col" style="{{baseball secondary style|Atlanta Braves}};|No.
!scope="col" style="{{baseball secondary style|Atlanta Braves}};| Name
!scope="col" style="{{baseball secondary style|Atlanta Braves}};| Position(s)
!scope="col" style="{{baseball secondary style|Atlanta Braves}};| Tenure
|-
| rowspan=4|1999 || 21 || style="background:#ffb;"|'''[[Warren Spahn]]'''{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || [[Pitcher|P]] || 1942, 1946–1964
|-
| 35 || style="background:#ffb;"|'''[[Phil Niekro]]'''{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || [[Pitcher|P]] || 1964–1983, 1987
|-
| 41 || style="background:#ffb;"|'''[[Eddie Mathews]]'''{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || [[Third baseman|3B]]<br>Manager || 1952–1966<br>1972–1974
|-
| 44 || style="background:#ffb;"|'''[[Hank Aaron]]'''{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || [[Right fielder|RF]] || 1954–1974
|-
| rowspan=2|2000 || — || [[Ted Turner]] || Owner/President || 1976–1996
|-
| 3 || [[Dale Murphy]] || [[Outfielder|OF]] || 1976–1990
|-
| 2001 || 32 || [[Ernie Johnson Sr.]] || [[Pitcher|P]]<br>Broadcaster || 1950, 1952–1958<br>1962–1999
|-
| rowspan=2|2002 || 28, 33 || [[Johnny Sain]] || [[Pitcher|P]]<br>Coach || 1942, 1946–1951<br>1977, 1985–1986
|-
| — || [[Bill Bartholomay]] || Owner/President || 1962–1976
|-
| 2003 || 1, 23 || [[Del Crandall]] || [[Catcher|C]] || 1949–1963
|-
| rowspan=4|2004 || — || [[Pete Van Wieren]] || Broadcaster || 1976–2008
|-
| — || style="background:#ffb;"|'''[[Kid Nichols]]'''{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || [[Pitcher|P]] || 1890–1901
|-
| 1 || [[Tommy Holmes]] || [[Outfielder|OF]]<br>Manager || 1942–1951<br>1951–1952
|-
| — || [[Skip Caray]] || Broadcaster || 1976–2008
|-
| rowspan=2|2005 || — || [[Paul Snyder (baseball)|Paul Snyder]] || Executive || 1973–2007
|-
| — || [[Herman Long (baseball)|Herman Long]] || [[Shortstop|SS]] || 1890–1902
|-
| rowspan=2|2006 || — || [[Bill Lucas (baseball)|Bill Lucas]] || [[General Manager|GM]] || 1976–1979
|-
| 11, 48 || [[Ralph Garr]] || [[Outfielder|OF]] || 1968–1975
|-
| 2007 || 23 || [[David Justice]] || [[Outfielder|OF]] || 1989–1996
|-
| 2009 || 31 || style="background:#ffb;"|'''[[Greg Maddux]]'''<ref>{{cite web|first=Carroll|last=Rogers|title=Maddux enters Braves' Hall of Fame|date=July 17, 2009|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|url=http://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-braves/maddux-enters-braves-hall-94046.html?cxntlid=homepage_tab_newstab|access-date=September 13, 2011}}</ref> || [[Pitcher|P]] || 1993–2003
|-
| 2010 || 47 || style="background:#ffb;"|'''[[Tom Glavine]]'''{{sup|{{dagger}}}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=5180358|date=May 10, 2010|title=bio}}</ref> || [[Pitcher|P]] || 1987–2002, 2008
|-
| 2011 || 6 || style="background:#ffb;"|'''[[Bobby Cox]]'''{{sup|{{dagger}}}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Bobby Cox honored in Atlanta ('''''video''''')|date=August 13, 2011|publisher=Atlanta Braves official website|url=http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?c_id=atl&content_id=17954607&topic_id=8879214&tcid=fb_share/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009223820/http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?c_id=atl&content_id=17954607&topic_id=8879214&tcid=fb_share/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 9, 2012|access-date=August 14, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Mark|last=Bowman|title=Cox humbled by entrance into Braves' Hall|work=MLB.com|date=August 12, 2011|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110812&content_id=23112220&c_id=mlb&tcid=fb_share|access-date=August 14, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Bobby Cox's No. 6 retired by Braves|date=August 12, 2011|agency=Associated Press|work=FOXNews.com|url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/bobby-coxs-no-6-retired-by-braves/|access-date=August 14, 2011}}</ref> || Manager || 1978–1981, 1990–2010
|-
| 2012 || 29 || style="background:#ffb;"|'''[[John Smoltz]]'''{{sup|{{dagger}}}}<ref>{{cite web|first=Mark|last= Bowman |title=Braves give Smoltz team's highest honor|date=June 8, 2012|publisher=Atlanta Braves official website|url=http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120608&content_id=32967700&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610182747/http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120608&content_id=32967700&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 10, 2012|access-date=October 5, 2012}}</ref> || [[Pitcher|P]] || 1988–1999, 2001–2008
|-
| 2013 || 10 || style="background:#ffb;"|'''[[Chipper Jones]]'''{{sup|{{dagger}}}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Goldman|first=David|title=Braves retire Chipper Jones' No. 10 jersey|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/mlb/news/20130628/braves-retire-chipper-jones-number/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703032341/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/mlb/news/20130628/braves-retire-chipper-jones-number/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 3, 2013|work=AP|publisher=SI.com|access-date=June 29, 2013}}</ref> || [[Third Baseman|3B]]/[[Left fielder|LF]] || 1993–2012
|-
| rowspan=3|2014 || 8 || [[Javy López]] || [[Catcher|C]] || 1992–2003
|-
| 1 || style="background:#ffb;"|'''[[Rabbit Maranville]]'''{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || [[Shortstop|SS]]/[[Second baseman|2B]] || 1912–1920<br>1929–1933, 1935
|-
| — || Dave Pursley || Trainer || 1961–2002
|-
| 2015 || — || style="background:#ffb;"| '''[[Don Sutton]]''' || Broadcaster || 1989–2006, 2009–2020
|-
| rowspan=2|2016 || 25 || [[Andruw Jones]] || [[Center fielder|CF]] || 1996–2007
|-
| — || style="background:#ffb;"|'''[[John Schuerholz]]''' || Executive || 1990–2016
|-
| rowspan=2|2018 || 15 || [[Tim Hudson]] || [[Pitcher|P]] || 2005–2013
|-
| — || [[Joe Simpson (baseball)|Joe Simpson]] || Broadcaster || 1992–present
|-
| rowspan=2|2019 || — || style="background:#ffb;"|'''[[Hugh Duffy]]''' || [[Outfielder|OF]] || 1892–1900
|-
| 5, 9 || [[Terry Pendleton]] || [[Third Baseman|3B]]<br>Coach || 1991–1994, 1996<br>2002–2017
|-
| rowspan=3|2022<ref name="b813">{{cite web | title=Press release: Atlanta Braves to host Alumni Weekend with Braves Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Home Run Derby at Truist Park July 29-31, 2022 | website=MLB.com | date=2022-06-22 | url=https://www.mlb.com/braves/press-release/press-release-atlanta-braves-to-host-alumni-weekend-with-braves-hall-of-fame-ind?t=braves-press-releases | access-date=2025-01-01}}</ref> || 9 || [[Joe Adcock]] || [[First baseman|1B]]/[[Outfielder|OF]] || 1953–1962
|-
| 54 || [[Leo Mazzone]] || Coach || 1990–2005
|-
| 9, 15 || style="background:#ffb;"|'''[[Joe Torre]]''' || [[Catcher|C]]/[[First baseman|1B]]/[[Third Baseman|3B]]<br>Manager || 1960–1968 <br>1982–1984
|-
| rowspan=2|2023<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bowman |first1=Mark |title=Carty, Tenney to enter Braves Hall of Fame |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/rico-carty-fred-tenney-to-enter-braves-hall-of-fame |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=August 20, 2023 |date=August 18, 2023}}</ref> || 25, 43, 77 || [[Rico Carty]] || [[Left fielder|LF]] || 1963–1972
|-
| — || [[Fred Tenney]] || [[First baseman|1B]] || 1894–1907, 1911
|}