| Player History |
| 06-01-2002 | Selected in the amateur draft (Round 1, 7 overall) by the Milwaukee Brewers. |
| 11-01-2002 | 1st team High School All-American 1B |
| 11-01-2002 | Rookie League All-Star DH |
| 11-01-2003 | Baseball America 1st team Minor League All-Star 1B |
| 11-01-2003 | Midwest League (A) All-Star 1B |
| 11-01-2003 | Midwest League (A) Most Valuable Player |
| 11-01-2003 | Milwaukee Brewers Minor League Player of the Year |
| 11-01-2004 | Milwaukee Brewers Minor League Player of the Year |
| 11-01-2005 | Baseball America 2nd team Minor League All-Star DH |
| 11-01-2005 | Milwaukee Brewers Minor League Player of the Year |
| 11-01-2005 | Triple-A All-Star DH |
| 11-01-2006 | NL Rookie of the Year (Voting Rank: # 7) |
| 03-31-2007 | NL Player of the Month (May 2007) |
| 07-10-2007 | Was selected to the 2007 ML All-Star game. |
| 06-16-2008 | Wins the BLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 07-03-2008 | Hits three home runs against the Arizona Diamondbacks, going 4-6 with 6 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
| 11-13-2008 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $6,538,400 through arbitration. |
| 01-01-2009 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 6 (6). |
| 06-01-2009 | Wins the BLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 07-13-2009 | Was selected to the 2009 BIg League Baseball All-Star Game. |
| 07-27-2009 | Wins the BLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 11-15-2009 | Wins the 2009 BLB NL Outstanding Hitter Award. |
| 11-22-2009 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $6,230,800 through arbitration. |
| 12-05-2009 | Was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Atlanta Braves, along with CF R. Westmoreland, in exchange for RF J. Francoeur, C T. Flowers, SP C. Vines. |
| 01-01-2010 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (6); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 6 (6). |
| 04-01-2010 | Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $68,000,000 with the Atlanta Braves organization. |
| 06-17-2010 | Walkoff Home Run: Count 1-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD), Distance : 416 ft |
| 01-01-2011 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 6 (6). |
| 05-01-2011 | Wins the BLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 05-16-2011 | Injured (concussion), day-to-day for 4 days. |
| 06-30-2011 | Suspended 3 games after ejection following a brawl. |
| 08-22-2011 | Wins the BLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 01-01-2012 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 6 (6). |