Freddie Freeman played parts of 12 seasons with the Atlanta Braves. He was one of the most prolific hitters in franchise history during his time in Atlanta. We take a look at where he stands among franchise leaders in most major statistical categories. You can’t help but read this and wonder what might have been had Freeman returned to Atlanta after the 2021 season.

Atlanta Braves: Freddie Freeman Ranks 11th in Batting Average

Freddie Freeman ranks 11th all-time in Braves history with a .295 batting average over 5,767 career at-bats with the Braves. Freddie is actually tied for 11th with Felipe Alou, Martin Prado, and Bob Elliott. Ronald Acuna Jr. is at a .289 career average. Hopefully, he’ll bump Freddie down this list over time!

Atlanta Braves: Freddie Freeman Ranks 6th in OBP

Freddie Freeman ranks sixth all-time in Braves history with a .384 on-base percentage. He’s only behind Billy Hamilton, Chipper Jones, Bob Elliott, Hugh Duffy, and Rico Carty. Freeman has legendary on-base skills. That’s why he’s ahead of names like Ronald Acuna Jr., Eddie Mathews, and Hank Aaron!

Atlanta Braves: Freddie Freeman Ranks 7th in SLG

Freddie Freeman ranks seventh all-time in Braves history with a .509 slugging percentage. Freeman is one of only 10 players in Braves history to finish post a slugging percentage over .500!

Atlanta Braves: Freddie Freeman Ranks 6th in OPS

OPS is on-base percentage + slugging percentage, so it’s no surprise that Freeman ranks highly here as well. Freeman ranks sixth in Braves franchise history in OPS with .893. He’s one spot above Rico Carty and behind legends like Wally Berger, Eddie Mathews, Ronald Acuna Jr., Chipper Jones, and the great Hank Aaron.

Atlanta Braves: Freddie Freeman Ranks 5th in Walks

Freddie Freeman is fifth in franchise history with 776 walks. He’s always been patient and willing to take his walks rather than swing at bad pitches. It’s no surprise to find Freeman’s name inside the top five here. Chipper Jones is the Braves all-time leader with 1,512 walks.

Atlanta Braves: Freddie Freeman Ranks 10th in Runs

Freeman ranks 10th in franchise history with 969 runs scored. He’s just behind Hugh Duffy, Bobby Lowe, and Andruw Jones. Freeman is just ahead of Billy Nash and Rabbit Maranville. Freeman led the league in runs scored three-consecutive years from 2020-2022.

Atlanta Braves: Freddie Freeman Ranks 7th in Hits

Freddie Freeman ranks seventh in hits with 1,704. Freddie is sandwiched between Dale Murphy and Rabbit Maranville on the Braves all-time hits list. Freeman has always been a hit machine and even led the league in hits in 2018 with 191. He also led the league in hits with the Dodgers in 2022 when he had 199 knocks.

Atlanta Braves: Freddie Freeman Ranks 3rd in Doubles

Freddie Freeman ranks third in Braves history with 367 doubles. Freddie has always been a bit of a doubles specialist. His power combined with his propensity to spray line drives into the gaps has equated to some fantastic doubles totals.

Atlanta Braves: Freddie Freeman Ranks 6th in Home Runs

Freddie Freeman is sixth in Braves franchise history with 271 home runs. He’s behind Andruw Jones (368), Dale Murphy (371), Chipper Jones (468), Eddie Mathews (493), Hank Aaron (733).

Atlanta Braves: Freddie Freeman Ranks 7th in RBI

Freddie Freeman is seventh in Braves history with 941 RBI. only five Braves have ever exceeded 1,000 RBIs while playing for the franchise. Hank Aaron is the only one to ever surpass 2,000. In fact, Hammerin’ Hank is the all-time leader in Major League Baseball history in RBI. Freeman has the fewest games played of anyone in the top seven. Once again, you can’t help but wonder what might have been if he had stayed a Brave.

Atlanta Braves: Freddie Freeman Ranks 3rd in HBP

Freddie Freeman was hit by 76 pitches in his 6,660 plate appearances with the Braves. That’s good for third in franchise history behind Andruw Jones (83) and Tommy Tucker (150). Tommy Tucker only had 4,047 PAs, which is crazy compared to Jones’ 7,276 and Freeman’s 6,660. What was going on with Tucker? He basically doubled Freeman’s HBPs in a little over half the PAs.

Atlanta Braves: Freddie Freeman Ranks 7th in Sacrifice Flies

Freeman is tied for seventh in Braves history with 41 sacrifice flies. He’s just two ahead of Brian McCann’s 39 but McCann earned his in nearly 2,000 fewer PAs. Bob Horner is sixth with 42 sac flies in 3,966 PAs. Freeman’s lower ratio is likely due to his high line-drive rates.

Atlanta Braves: Freddie Freeman Ranks 6th in Extra Base Hits (XBH)

It’s no surprise to see Freeman with the sixth-most extra-base hits in Braves history. Freeman is all over the leaderboard in all the slugging statistics. Freeman had 663 extra-base hits with the Braves. That’s 164 more than the next-best.

Atlanta Braves: Freddie Freeman Ranks 4th in Intentional Walks

Freeman is fourth in Braves history with 102 IBB, behind only Dale Murphy, Chipper Jones, and Hank Aaron.

Atlanta Braves: Freddie Freeman Ranks 1st in BABIP

Many people look to BABIP as a symbol of luck. Freddie Freeman has the highest BABIP in Braves history. Freeman hits a ton of line drives and line drives have somewhere around a .660-.670 average (off the top of my head). Freeman’s high BABIP is no luck. He’s a great hitter.

Read More About Freddie Freeman From Talkin’ Tomahawk

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• Atlanta Braves: Freddie Freeman’s Minor League Career
• Atlanta Braves: Freddie Freeman’s Rookie Year
• Most Valuable Freddie Freeman Rookie Cards
• Atlanta Braves Greatest Moments
• Freddie Freeman’s 40 Longest Home Runs and More Power Metrics
• Atlanta Braves All-Time Best Players at Each Position