Hank Aaron vs Ichiro Suzuki

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Hank Aaron and Ichiro Suzuki compared on their MLB careers: Hank Aaron played 23 seasons, 1954 to 1976, Ichiro Suzuki 19 seasons, 2001 to 2019. Hank Aaron has .305 batting average to Ichiro Suzuki's .311. Hank Aaron won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Hank Aaron leads in 7 of the 9 lines, Ichiro Suzuki in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Hank Aaron and Ichiro Suzuki career totals

3,298	GP	2,653
12,364	AB	9,934
2,174, better	R	1,420
3,771, better	H	3,089
755, better	HR	117
2,297, better	RBI	780
240	SB	509, better
0.3	AVG	0.3, better
0.4, better	OBP	0.4
0.6, better	SLG	0.4
0.9, better	OPS	0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Hank Aaron and Ichiro Suzuki postseason

17	GP	19
69	AB	78
11, better	R	10
25	H	27, better
6, better	HR	1
16, better	RBI	8
0	SB	4, better
0.4, better	AVG	0.3
0.4, better	OBP	0.4
0.7, better	SLG	0.4
1.1, better	OPS	0.8

Where each stands all time

Hank Aaron and Ichiro Suzuki all-time places

2nd (755), better	Home runs	—
3rd (3,771), better	Hits	24th (3,089)
1st (2,297), better	RBI	—
258th (240)	Stolen bases	34th (509), better

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Hank Aaron and Ichiro Suzuki titles and awards

1, better	Championships	—
1, better	NL MVP	—
3, better	NL Gold Glove	—
—	AL Rookie of the Year	1, better
—	AL Gold Glove	10, better
—	AL Silver Slugger	3, better
—	AL MVP	1, better

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Hank Aaron and Ichiro Suzuki season by season

1st	1954	.280	13, better	69	2001	.350, better	8	69
2nd	1955	.314	27, better	106, better	2002	.321, better	8	51
3rd	1956	.328, better	26, better	92, better	2003	.312	13	62
4th	1957	.322	44, better	132, better	2004	.372, better	8	60
5th	1958	.326, better	30, better	95, better	2005	.303	15	68
6th	1959	.355, better	39, better	123, better	2006	.322	9	49
7th	1960	.292	40, better	126, better	2007	.351, better	6	68
8th	1961	.327, better	34, better	120, better	2008	.310	6	42
9th	1962	.323	45, better	128, better	2009	.352, better	11	46
10th	1963	.319, better	44, better	130, better	2010	.315	6	43
11th	1964	.328, better	24, better	95, better	2011	.272	5	47
12th	1965	.318, better	32, better	89, better	2012	.283	9	55
13th	1966	.279, better	44, better	127, better	2013	.262	7	35
14th	1967	.307, better	39, better	109, better	2014	.284	1	22
15th	1968	.287, better	29, better	86, better	2015	.229	1	21
16th	1969	.300, better	44, better	97, better	2016	.291	1	22
17th	1970	.298, better	38, better	118, better	2017	.255	3	20
18th	1971	.327, better	47, better	118, better	2018	.205	0	0
19th	1972	.265, better	34, better	77, better	2019	.000	0	0
20th	1973	.301	40	96	—	—	—	—
21st	1974	.268	20	69	—	—	—	—
22nd	1975	.234	12	60	—	—	—	—
23rd	1976	.229	10	35	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI