Hank Aaron vs Jackie Robinson

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Hank Aaron and Jackie Robinson compared on their MLB careers: Hank Aaron played 23 seasons, 1954 to 1976, Jackie Robinson 10 seasons, 1947 to 1956. Hank Aaron has .305 batting average to Jackie Robinson's .311. Hank Aaron won 1 title, Jackie Robinson won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Hank Aaron and Jackie Robinson career totals

3,298	GP	1,382
12,364	AB	4,877
2,174, better	R	947
3,771, better	H	1,518
755, better	HR	137
2,297, better	RBI	734
240, better	SB	197
0.3	AVG	0.3, better
0.4	OBP	0.4, better
0.6, better	SLG	0.5
0.9, better	OPS	0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Hank Aaron and Jackie Robinson postseason

17	GP	38
69	AB	137
11	R	22, better
25	H	32, better
6, better	HR	2
16, better	RBI	12
0	SB	6, better
0.4, better	AVG	0.2
0.4, better	OBP	0.3
0.7, better	SLG	0.3
1.1, better	OPS	0.7

Where each stands all time

Hank Aaron and Jackie Robinson all-time places

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

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 Jackie Robinson titles and awards

1	Championships	1
—	Rookie of the Year	1, better
1	NL MVP	1
3, better	NL Gold Glove	—

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 Jackie Robinson season by season

1st	1954	.280	13, better	69, better	1947	.297, better	12	48
2nd	1955	.314, better	27, better	106, better	1948	.296	12	85
3rd	1956	.328	26, better	92	1949	.342, better	16	124, better
4th	1957	.322	44, better	132, better	1950	.328, better	14	81
5th	1958	.326	30, better	95, better	1951	.338, better	19	88
6th	1959	.355, better	39, better	123, better	1952	.308	19	75
7th	1960	.292	40, better	126, better	1953	.329, better	12	95
8th	1961	.327, better	34, better	120, better	1954	.311	15	59
9th	1962	.323, better	45, better	128, better	1955	.256	8	36
10th	1963	.319, better	44, better	130, better	1956	.275	10	43
11th	1964	.328	24	95	—	—	—	—
12th	1965	.318	32	89	—	—	—	—
13th	1966	.279	44	127	—	—	—	—
14th	1967	.307	39	109	—	—	—	—
15th	1968	.287	29	86	—	—	—	—
16th	1969	.300	44	97	—	—	—	—
17th	1970	.298	38	118	—	—	—	—
18th	1971	.327	47	118	—	—	—	—
19th	1972	.265	34	77	—	—	—	—
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