Hank Aaron vs Shohei Ohtani

Hank Aaron

6of 9 lines

Shohei Ohtani

3of 9 lines

Hank Aaron and Shohei Ohtani compared on their MLB careers: Hank Aaron played 23 seasons, 1954 to 1976, Shohei Ohtani 9 seasons, 2018 to 2026. Hank Aaron has .305 batting average to Shohei Ohtani's .281. Hank Aaron won 1 title, Shohei Ohtani won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Hank Aaron leads in 6 of the 9 lines, Shohei Ohtani in 3. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Hank Aaron and Shohei Ohtani career totals
3,298GP1,152
12,364AB4,250
2,174, betterR797
3,771, betterH1,193
755, betterHR310
2,297, betterRBI750
240, betterSB176
0.3, betterAVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4, better
0.6SLG0.6, better
0.9OPS0.9, better

How do they compare in the postseason?

Hank Aaron and Shohei Ohtani postseason
17GP33
69AB129
11R27, better
25H32, better
6HR11, better
16RBI24, better
0SB1, better
0.4, betterAVG0.2
0.4, betterOBP0.4
0.7, betterSLG0.6
1.1, betterOPS0.9

Where each stands all time

Hank Aaron and Shohei Ohtani all-time places
2nd (755), betterHome runs152nd (310)
3rd (3,771), betterHits—
1st (2,297), betterRBI—
258th (240), betterStolen 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 Shohei Ohtani titles and awards
1Championships2, better
1NL MVP2, better
3, betterNL Gold Glove—
—AL Rookie of the Year1, better
—AL MVP2, better
—AL Silver Slugger2, better
—Hank Aaron Award3, better
—NL Silver Slugger2, 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 Shohei Ohtani season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st1954.2801369, better2018.285, better22, better61
2nd1955.314, better27, better106, better2019.2861862
3rd1956.328, better26, better92, better2020.190724
4th1957.322, better44132, better2021.25746, better100
5th1958.326, better30952022.27334, better95
6th1959.355, better39123, better2023.30444, better95
7th1960.292401262024.310, better54, better130, better
8th1961.327, better34120, better2025.28255, better102
9th1962.323, better45, better128, better2026.2753081
10th1963.31944130————
11th1964.3282495————
12th1965.3183289————
13th1966.27944127————
14th1967.30739109————
15th1968.2872986————
16th1969.3004497————
17th1970.29838118————
18th1971.32747118————
19th1972.2653477————
20th1973.3014096————
21st1974.2682069————
22nd1975.2341260————
23rd1976.2291035————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI