Hank Aaron vs Willie Mays

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Hank Aaron and Willie Mays compared on their MLB careers: Hank Aaron played 23 seasons, 1954 to 1976, Willie Mays 22 seasons, 1951 to 1973. Hank Aaron has .305 batting average to Willie Mays's .302. Hank Aaron won 1 title, Willie Mays won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Hank Aaron and Willie Mays career totals

3,298	GP	2,992
12,364	AB	10,881
2,174, better	R	2,062
3,771, better	H	3,283
755, better	HR	660
2,297, better	RBI	1,903
240	SB	338, better
0.3, better	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.4, better
0.6	SLG	0.6, better
0.9	OPS	0.9, better

How do they compare in the postseason?

Hank Aaron and Willie Mays postseason

17	GP	25
69	AB	89
11	R	12, better
25, better	H	22
6, better	HR	1
16, better	RBI	10
0	SB	3, 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 Willie Mays all-time places

2nd (755), better	Home runs	6th (660)
3rd (3,771), better	Hits	12th (3,283)
1st (2,297), better	RBI	10th (1,903)
258th (240)	Stolen bases	122nd (338), 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 Willie Mays titles and awards

1	Championships	1
—	NL Rookie of the Year	1, better
1	NL MVP	2, better
—	AL Gold Glove	1, better
3	NL Gold Glove	12, 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 Willie Mays season by season

1st	1954	.280, better	13	69, better	1951	.274	20, better	68
2nd	1955	.314, better	27, better	106, better	1952	.236	4	23
3rd	1956	.328	26	92	1954	.345, better	41, better	110, better
4th	1957	.322, better	44	132, better	1955	.319	51, better	127
5th	1958	.326, better	30	95, better	1956	.296	36, better	84
6th	1959	.355, better	39, better	123, better	1957	.333	35	97
7th	1960	.292	40, better	126, better	1958	.347, better	29	96
8th	1961	.327, better	34	120, better	1959	.313	34	104
9th	1962	.323, better	45, better	128, better	1960	.319	29	103
10th	1963	.319, better	44, better	130, better	1961	.308	40	123
11th	1964	.328, better	24	95	1962	.304	49, better	141, better
12th	1965	.318, better	32	89	1963	.314	38, better	103, better
13th	1966	.279	44	127, better	1964	.296, better	47, better	111
14th	1967	.307	39	109	1965	.317, better	52, better	112, better
15th	1968	.287	29	86	1966	.288, better	37, better	103, better
16th	1969	.300, better	44, better	97, better	1967	.263	22	70
17th	1970	.298, better	38, better	118, better	1968	.289	23	79
18th	1971	.327, better	47, better	118, better	1969	.283	13	58
19th	1972	.265	34, better	77	1970	.291, better	28	83, better
20th	1973	.301, better	40, better	96, better	1971	.271	18	61
21st	1974	.268, better	20, better	69, better	1972	.250	8	22
22nd	1975	.234, better	12, better	60, better	1973	.211	6	25
23rd	1976	.229	10	35	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI