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With the Braves playing the Padres in a 3-game series that starts tonight… it made me think, oh yeah Greg Maddux is on the Padres.  I bet we will hear a million times, how great the Braves were when they had all Smoltz, Glavine and Maddux all on the same team.  Well, here is the first time.

The 3 of them together were on the Braves from 1993 to 2002.

The 3 of them are on almost every major pitching category’s top-4 list in Atlanta Brave history, well them and Phil Niekro.  For example… (remember these are just as member of the Atlanta Braves only)

Wins: 1. Niekro (266) 2. Glavine (244) 3. Smoltz (210) 4. Maddux (194)

Strikeouts: 1. Smoltz (3,011) 2. Niekro (2,855) 3. Glavine (2,088) 4. Maddux (1,828)

Complete Games: 1. Niekro (226) 2. Maddux (61) 3. Smoltz (53) 4. Glavine (52)

Shutouts: 1. Niekro (43) 2. Glavine (22) 3. Maddux (21) 4. Smoltz (16)

ERA: 1. Maddux (2.63) 2. Niekro (3.20) 3. Smoltz (3.26) 4. Glavine (3.39)

Saves: 1. Smoltz (154)… ok that’s where it ends… Glavine and Maddux have a combined 4 relief appearances (all Maddux during his 1st 2 seasons with the Cubs)

And in case you were wondering… Niekro is first in losses, Smoltz is 2nd, Glavine is 3rd, but Maddux is Tied for 5th with Ron Reed and behind Rick Mahler.

Chipper Jones and Brian McCann made the all-star game roster this season.

Chipper is making his 6th appearance and Brian his 3rd.  Both players have a long way to go to catch up to the great Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Stan Musial.  Those 3 Hall of Famers made it 24 mid-summer classic’s each.

Although Hank Aaron made it 24 games, he represented the Atlanta Braves in 9 of those games.  The 9 games is the most by an Atlanta Brave…

Most games in the all-star game as an Atlanta Brave…

Hank Aaron - 9

Tom Glavine - 8

John Smoltz - 8

Dale Murphy - 7

Chipper Jones - 6

Greg Maddux - 6