Hank Aaron vs Joe DiMaggio

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Hank Aaron and Joe DiMaggio compared on their MLB careers: Hank Aaron played 23 seasons, 1954 to 1976, Joe DiMaggio 13 seasons, 1936 to 1951. Hank Aaron has .305 batting average to Joe DiMaggio's .325. Hank Aaron won 1 title, Joe DiMaggio won 9 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Hank Aaron leads in 5 of the 9 lines, Joe DiMaggio in 4. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Hank Aaron and Joe DiMaggio career totals

3,298	GP	1,736
12,364	AB	6,821
2,174, better	R	1,390
3,771, better	H	2,214
755, better	HR	361
2,297, better	RBI	1,537
240, better	SB	30
0.3	AVG	0.3, better
0.4	OBP	0.4, better
0.6	SLG	0.6, better
0.9	OPS	1.0, better

How do they compare in the postseason?

Hank Aaron and Joe DiMaggio postseason

17	GP	51
69	AB	199
11	R	27, better
25	H	54, better
6	HR	8, better
16	RBI	30, better
0	SB	0
0.4, better	AVG	0.3
0.4, better	OBP	0.3
0.7, better	SLG	0.4
1.1, better	OPS	0.8

Where each stands all time

Hank Aaron and Joe DiMaggio all-time places

2nd (755), better	Home runs	92nd (361)
3rd (3,771), better	Hits	185th (2,214)
1st (2,297), better	RBI	43rd (1,537)
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 Joe DiMaggio titles and awards

1	Championships	9, better
—	AL MVP	3, better
1, better	NL MVP	—
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 Joe DiMaggio season by season

1st	1954	.280	13	69	1936	.323, better	29, better	125, better
2nd	1955	.314	27	106	1937	.346, better	46, better	167, better
3rd	1956	.328, better	26	92	1938	.324	32, better	140, better
4th	1957	.322	44, better	132, better	1939	.381, better	30	126
5th	1958	.326	30	95	1940	.352, better	31, better	133, better
6th	1959	.355	39, better	123	1941	.357, better	30	125, better
7th	1960	.292	40, better	126, better	1942	.305, better	21	114
8th	1961	.327, better	34, better	120, better	1946	.290	25	95
9th	1962	.323, better	45, better	128, better	1947	.315	20	97
10th	1963	.319	44, better	130	1948	.320, better	39	155, better
11th	1964	.328	24, better	95, better	1949	.346, better	14	67
12th	1965	.318, better	32	89	1950	.301	32	122, better
13th	1966	.279, better	44, better	127, better	1951	.263	12	71
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