• 4th player (and the youngest ever at 27) to win consecutive (1982-83) NL MVP awards (BBWAA)
• Won consecutive (1982-83) NL Player of the Year Awards (The Sporting News)
• Named International League Rookie of the Year while playing for the Richmond Braves in 1977
• Named to NL All-Star team 7 times (1980, 82-87), 5 as a starter
• Named to the AP All-Star team in 1982, 1983, and 1984
• Named to the UPI All-Star team in 1983 and 1984
• Named to The Sporting News All-Star team in 1982, 1983, 1984, and 1985
• Won 5 consecutive (1982-86) Gold Glove awards (Rawlings/The Sporting News)
• Won 4 consecutive (1982-85) Silver Stick awards (Louisville Slugger)
• Won 2 consecutive (1984-85) Mel Ott awards (home run champion)
• Named NL Player Of The Month a record 6 times (Aug. 1980, April 1982, Sept. 1983, Sept. 1984, April 1985, Aug. 1986)
• 5th Brave to have uniform number (3) retired (June 13, 1994)
• Inducted into Braves Hall of Fame on August 14, 2000
• Inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall Of Fame in 1997
• Inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall Of Fame in 1997
• Inducted into the Little League Hall of Excellence in 1995
• Named as NL Honorary Captain for 2000 All-Star Game
• Threw honorary first pitch before Game 3 of the 1995 National League Championship Series
• 2nd Brave to receive the Gillette Trophy for collecting the most All-Star votes (1.4 million in 1985)
• Named the most feared batter in the National League in a survey of pitchers in the July 1, 1985 issue of the Sporting News
• After his senior season in high school, he was named All-City, All-State, and Most Valuable Player in his district
• Won 1987 Atlanta Chapter Baseball Writers Association Award

Records

• All-Time Atlanta Braves Leader in games (1,926), at-bats (7,098), runs (1,103), hits (1,901), singles (1,187), doubles (306), home runs (371), runs batted in (1,143), walks (912), total bases (3,394), extra base hits (714), and strikeouts (1,581)
• Braves all-time leader in consecutive games played (740 games, 9/26/81 - 7/9/86) and 12th on the all-time list
• Braves franchise leader for most runs in a season (131 in 1983) in the modern era and most strikeouts in a season (145 in 1978)
• Holds the record for most home runs hit in Atlanta Fulton County Stadium
• Holds the record for fewest double plays hit into in at least a 150-game season (0 in 1980 and 1985) with many others
• Holds the record for most home runs (2 vs. San Francisco, 7/27/89) and RBI (6 vs. San Francisco, 7/27/89) in an inning with many others
• Holds the franchise record for most walks in a game (5 twice: vs. NY 4/22/83, vs. ? 5/23/87)
• Tied All-Time record for most RBI in April (29 in 1985) with Ron Cey

Notable Performances

• Became 6th Brave to hit 3 home runs in one game, 5/18/79 vs. San Francisco
• Hit 5 career grand slams (6/5/78 vs. Pittsburgh, 7/2/78 vs. San Francisco, 8/17/80 vs San Francisco, 7/9/87 vs. Philadelphia, 8/9/91 vs. Chicago)
• Hit 6 home runs in 6 consecutive games in 1978

Miscellaneous

• Braves franchise rankings: Games-3rd, At-Bats - 3rd, Hits-4th, Doubles-3rd, Home Runs-3rd, RBI-3rd, Runs-5th, Total Bases-3rd, Slugging Percentage-8th
• Became 4th NL player to join the 30/30 club (30 home runs & 30 stolen bases) in 1983
• Member of the 20/20 club (20 home runs & 20 stolen bases) in 1982
• Became 3rd player to to hit 30 home runs, steal 30 bases, and hit .300 in the same season (Mays, Aaron first two to do so)
• Ended career 27th on the all-time home run list and 4th among active players
• Named 49th Greatest Slugger of All-Time by The Sporting News (The Sporting News Selects 50 Greatest Sluggers book, by Tony DeMarco, March 2000)
• Homered against every N.L. team
• Ranks 8th all-time with 1,733 strikeouts
• Had a ballroom in the Georgia World Congress Center named after him
• Had division in the amateur Long Island Braves baseball league named after him