Atlanta Braves Opening Day countdown: 37, 90s All-Stars

The 1990s Atlanta Braves were one of the most successful teams of any franchise in any decade, and they were recognized for that excellence.

The Atlanta Braves have had many players recognized as All-Stars since the game was first introduced in the 1930s. The rise of the second All-Star game each season in the late 1950s coincided with an excellent time of talent in the Braves organization, allowing for plenty of selections.

While the 1950s saw one more Braves All-Star selection, that was in part due to the second All-Star game in 1959, which gave the 1950s a boost of 10 All-Star selections due to 5 Braves representatives at each of the two 1959 All-Star games. The 1990s saw 37 Atlanta Braves selections for the All-Star game.

Six Atlanta Braves pitchers were the starting pitcher for the National League in the All-Star game in the 1990s. Tom Glavine started the game in 1991 and 1992. Greg Maddux started the game in 1994, 1997, and 1998. John Smoltz made the All-Star start in 1996.

The Braves had one representative in the 1990 All-Star game, catcher Greg Olson. That would be their only All-Star game of the decade without at least one starter or multiple representatives.

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Here are the Atlanta Braves All-Star representatives by season through the 1990s (*=starter):
1990 (1) – Greg Olson
1991 (1) – Tom Glavine*
1992 (3) – Ron Gant, Tom Glavine*, Terry Pendleton*
1993 (5) – Steve Avery, Jeff Blauser, Tom Glavine, David Justice*, John Smoltz
1994 (3) – David Justice*, Greg Maddux*, Fred McGriff
1995 (3) – Ron Gant*, Greg Maddux, Fred McGriff*
1996 (6) – Tom Glavine, Chipper Jones*, Greg Maddux, Fred McGriff*, John Smoltz*, Mark Wohlers
1997 (7) – Jeff Blauser*, Tom Glavine, Chipper Jones, Kenny Lofton, Javy Lopez, Greg Maddux*, Denny Neagle
1998 (5) – Andres Galarraga, Chipper Jones*, Javy Lopez, Greg Maddux*, Walt Weiss*
1999 (2) – Brian Jordan, Kevin Millwood

Over the decade, the Braves had 16 All-Star starters and overall, 19 different players made at least one All-Star game. Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux led the team with 5 selections each representing the Braves.

Incredibly, for all their success as the lead trio in the rotation for the Atlanta Braves in the 1990s, Glavine, Smoltz, and Maddux only made one All-Star game together, in 1996.