Hank Aaron vs Lou Gehrig

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Hank Aaron and Lou Gehrig compared on their MLB careers: Hank Aaron played 23 seasons, 1954 to 1976, Lou Gehrig 17 seasons, 1923 to 1939. Hank Aaron has .305 batting average to Lou Gehrig's .340. Hank Aaron won 1 title, Lou Gehrig won 8 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Hank Aaron and Lou Gehrig career totals

3,298	GP	2,164
12,364	AB	8,001
2,174, better	R	1,888
3,771, better	H	2,721
755, better	HR	493
2,297, better	RBI	1,995
240, better	SB	102
0.3	AVG	0.3, better
0.4	OBP	0.4, better
0.6	SLG	0.6, better
0.9	OPS	1.1, better

How do they compare in the postseason?

Hank Aaron and Lou Gehrig postseason

17	GP	34
69	AB	119
11	R	30, better
25	H	43, better
6	HR	10, better
16	RBI	35, better
0	SB	0
0.4, better	AVG	0.4
0.4	OBP	0.5, better
0.7	SLG	0.7, better
1.1	OPS	1.2, better

Where each stands all time

Hank Aaron and Lou Gehrig all-time places

2nd (755), better	Home runs	29th (493)
3rd (3,771), better	Hits	63rd (2,721)
1st (2,297), better	RBI	5th (1,995)
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 Lou Gehrig titles and awards

1	Championships	8, better
—	AL MVP	1, 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 Lou Gehrig season by season

1st	1954	.280	13, better	69, better	1923	.423, better	1	9
2nd	1955	.314	27, better	106, better	1924	.500, better	0	5
3rd	1956	.328, better	26, better	92, better	1925	.295	20	68
4th	1957	.322, better	44, better	132, better	1926	.313	16	112
5th	1958	.326	30	95	1927	.373, better	47, better	175, better
6th	1959	.355	39, better	123	1928	.374, better	27	142, better
7th	1960	.292	40, better	126	1929	.300, better	35	126
8th	1961	.327	34	120	1930	.379, better	41, better	174, better
9th	1962	.323	45	128	1931	.341, better	46, better	184, better
10th	1963	.319	44, better	130	1932	.349, better	34	151, better
11th	1964	.328	24	95	1933	.334, better	32, better	139, better
12th	1965	.318	32	89	1934	.363, better	49, better	165, better
13th	1966	.279	44, better	127, better	1935	.329, better	30	119
14th	1967	.307	39	109	1936	.354, better	49, better	152, better
15th	1968	.287	29	86	1937	.351, better	37, better	159, better
16th	1969	.300, better	44, better	97	1938	.295	29	114, better
17th	1970	.298, better	38, better	118, better	1939	.143	0	1
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