Braves With 20-20 Seasons

With his stolen base last night, Jason Heyward became the first 20-20 Brave since 2000 and the tenth in franchise history. Here are all such seasons:

Player	OPS+	HR	SB	Year ▾	Age	G	PA	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
Jason Heyward	119	27	20	2012	22	152	628	.271	.338	.487	.825
Andruw Jones	126	36	21	2000	23	161	729	.303	.366	.541	.907
Chipper Jones	169	45	25	1999	27	157	701	.319	.441	.633	1.074
Andruw Jones	114	26	24	1999	22	162	679	.275	.365	.483	.848
Andruw Jones	116	31	27	1998	21	159	631	.271	.321	.515	.836
Chipper Jones	119	21	20	1997	25	157	679	.295	.371	.479	.850
Marquis Grissom	114	23	28	1996	29	158	723	.308	.349	.489	.838
Ron Gant	126	36	26	1993	28	157	682	.274	.345	.510	.854
Ron Gant	127	32	34	1991	26	154	642	.251	.338	.496	.834
Ron Gant	139	32	33	1990	25	152	631	.303	.357	.539	.896
Lonnie Smith	168	21	25	1989	33	134	577	.315	.415	.533	.948
Dale Murphy	149	36	30	1983	27	162	687	.302	.393	.540	.933
Dale Murphy	142	36	23	1982	26	162	698	.281	.378	.507	.885
Dusty Baker	117	21	24	1973	24	159	686	.288	.359	.454	.813
Hank Aaron	153	29	28	1968	34	160	676	.287	.354	.498	.852
Hank Aaron	142	44	21	1966	32	158	688	.279	.356	.539	.895
Hank Aaron	161	32	24	1965	31	150	639	.318	.379	.560	.938
Hank Aaron	153	24	22	1964	30	145	634	.328	.393	.514	.907
Hank Aaron	179	44	31	1963	29	161	714	.319	.391	.586	.977
Hank Aaron	163	34	21	1961	27	155	671	.327	.381	.594	.974
Earl Torgeson	124	24	20	1951	27	155	690	.263	.375	.437	.812

As you can see, Heyward has not been tremendously dominant this season, as his 119 OPS+ is near the bottom of the list. The slashline is very reminiscent of an Gant season, okay average, average amount of walks, and good power. Lonnie Smith’s 1989 season is among the most under-rated seasons in recent history, while it’s odd to think back to Dusty stealing 20 bases in a season. Oh, and that Aaron guy was pretty good too…

September 25, 2012; Atlanta, GA, USA; Mandatory Credit: Daniel Shirey-US PRESSWIRE

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