| MLB First Round Draft Picks - Atlanta Braves | ||||
| SEASON | PLAYER | POS | SCHOOL/HOMETOWN | PICK |
| 2016 | Ian Anderson | RHP | Shenendehowa HS (Clifton Park, New York) | 3 |
| 2015 | Michael Soroka | RHP | Bishop Carroll HS (Calgary, Alberta) | 28 |
| 2015 | Kolby Allard | LHP | San Clemente (Calif.) High School | 14 |
| 2013 | Jason Hursh | RHP | Oklahoma State | 31 |
| 2012 | Lucas Sims | RHP | Brookwood (Ga.) High School | 21 |
| 2011 | Sean Gilmartin | LHP | Florida State | 28 |
| 2010 | Matt Lipka | SS | McKinney (Texas) HS | 35 |
| 2009 | Mike Minor | LHP | Vanderbilt | 7 |
| 2007 | Jason Heyward | OF | Henry County HS, McDonough, Ga. | 14 |
| 2006 | John Johnson | OF | A. Crawford Mosely HS (Panama City, Fla.) | 24 |
| 2005 | Joseph Devine | RHP | North Carolina St | 27 |
| 2002 | Jeff Francoeur | OF | Lilburn, GA | 23 |
| 2001 | Josh Burrus | SS | Wheeler HS, Marietta, Ga | 29 |
| 2001 | Macay McBride | LHP | Screven County HS, Sylvan | 24 |
| 2000 | Scott Thorman | 3B | Cambridge, Ontario | 30 |
| 2000 | Adam Wainwright | RHP | St. Simons Island, GA | 29 |
| 1997 | Troy Cameron | SS | Ft. Lauderdale, FL | 29 |
| 1996 | A.J. Zapp | 1B | Greenwood, IN | 27 |
| 1995 | *-Chad Hutchinson | RHP | Encinitas, CA | 26 |
| 1994 | Jacob Shumate | RHP | Hartville, SC | 27 |
| 1992 | James Arnold | RHP | Kissimmee, FL | 21 |
| 1991 | Mike Kelly | OF | Arizona State U | 2 |
| 1990 | Chipper Jones | SS | Pierson, FL | 1 |
| 1989 | Tyler Houston | C | Las Vegas, NV | 2 |
| 1988 | Steve Avery | LHP | Taylor, MI | 3 |
| 1987 | Derek Lilliquist | LHP | U of Georgia | 6 |
| 1986 | Kent Mercker | LHP | Dublin, OH | 5 |
| 1985 | Tommy Greene | RHP | Whiteville, NC | 14 |
| 1984 | Drew Denson | 1B-OF | Cincinnati, OH | 19 |
| 1982 | Duane Ward | RHP | Farmington, NM | 9 |
| 1981 | Jay Roberts | OF | Centralia, WA | 12 |
| 1980 | Jim Acker | RHP | U of Texas | 21 |
| 1980 | Ken Dayley | LHP | U of Portland | 3 |
| 1979 | Brad Komminsk | OF | Lima, OH | 4 |
| 1978 | Bob Horner | 3B | Arizona State U | 1 |
| 1977 | Tim Cole | LHP | Saugerties, NY | 4 |
| 1976 | Ken Smith | 3B | Youngstown, OH | 3 |
| 1975 | Donald Young | C | Goleta, CA | 18 |
| 1974 | Dale Murphy | C | Portland, OR | 5 |
| 1973 | Pat Rockett | SS | San Antonio, TX | 10 |
| 1972 | Preston Hanna | RHP | Pensacola, FL | 11 |
| 1971 | Taylor Duncan | SS | Sacramento, CA | 10 |
| 1970 | Ron Broaddus | RHP | Freeport, TX | 21 |
| 1969 | Gene Holbert | C | Campbelltown, PA | 12 |
| 1968 | Curtis Moore | OF | Denison, TX | 7 |
| 1967 | Andrew Finlay | OF | Sacramento, CA | 12 |
| 1966 | Al Santorini | RHP | Union, NJ | 11 |
| 1965 | Dick Grant | 1B | Watertown, MA | 12 |