Elite 8: Willie Mays v. Hank Aaron
Posted: March 14 07, 7:56 am
Willie Mays
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Hank Aaron
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StatsWillie Howard Mays Jr. (born May 6, 1931 in Westfield, Alabama outside nearby Birmingham) is a former star baseball player and an American icon. Mays, nicknamed The Say Hey Kid was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979, his first year of eligibility. During his playing days, Mays won two MVP awards and made twenty-four appearances in the All-Star Game.
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Year Ag Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG *OPS+ TB SH SF IBB HBP GDP
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1951 20 NYG NL 121 464 59 127 22 5 20 68 7 4 57 60 .274 .356 .472 120 219 1 2 11 RoY-1
1952 21 NYG NL 34 127 17 30 2 4 4 23 4 1 16 17 .236 .326 .409 102 52 0 1 2
1954 23 NYG NL 151 565 119 195 33 13 41 110 8 5 66 57 .345 .411 .667 175 377 0 7 2 12 MVP-1,AS
1955 24 NYG NL 152 580 123 185 18 13 51 127 24 4 79 60 .319 .400 .659 176 382 0 7 13 4 12 MVP-4,AS
1956 25 NYG NL 152 578 101 171 27 8 36 84 40 10 68 65 .296 .369 .557 146 322 0 3 20 1 16 MVP-17,AS
1957 26 NYG NL 152 585 112 195 26 20 35 97 38 19 76 62 .333 .407 .626 173 366 0 6 15 1 14 MVP-4,AS
1958 27 SFG NL 152 600 121 208 33 11 29 96 31 6 78 56 .347 .419 .583 165 350 0 6 12 1 11 MVP-2,AS
1959 28 SFG NL 151 575 125 180 43 5 34 104 27 4 65 58 .313 .381 .583 155 335 0 6 9 2 11 MVP-6,AS
1960 29 SFG NL 153 595 107 190 29 12 29 103 25 10 61 70 .319 .381 .555 160 330 0 9 11 4 15 MVP-3,AS
1961 30 SFG NL 154 572 129 176 32 3 40 123 18 9 81 77 .308 .393 .584 160 334 0 4 15 2 14 MVP-6,AS
1962 31 SFG NL 162 621 130 189 36 5 49 141 18 2 78 85 .304 .384 .615 166 382 0 3 11 4 19 MVP-2,AS
1963 32 SFG NL 157 596 115 187 32 7 38 103 8 3 66 83 .314 .380 .582 175 347 0 7 5 2 15 MVP-5,AS
1964 33 SFG NL 157 578 121 171 21 9 47 111 19 5 82 72 .296 .383 .607 172 351 1 3 13 1 11 MVP-6,AS
1965 34 SFG NL 157 558 118 177 21 3 52 112 9 4 76 71 .317 .398 .645 185 360 2 2 16 0 11 MVP-1,AS
1966 35 SFG NL 152 552 99 159 29 4 37 103 5 1 70 81 .288 .368 .556 150 307 1 4 11 2 13 MVP-3,AS
1967 36 SFG NL 141 486 83 128 22 2 22 70 6 0 51 92 .263 .334 .453 125 220 2 3 7 2 12 AS
1968 37 SFG NL 148 498 84 144 20 5 23 79 12 6 67 81 .289 .372 .488 157 243 0 6 7 2 13 MVP-13,AS
1969 38 SFG NL 117 403 64 114 17 3 13 58 6 2 49 71 .283 .362 .437 125 176 0 4 7 3 8 AS
1970 39 SFG NL 139 478 94 139 15 2 28 83 5 0 79 90 .291 .390 .506 140 242 0 6 3 3 7 AS
1971 40 SFG NL 136 417 82 113 24 5 18 61 23 3 112 123 .271 .425 .482 160 201 1 4 11 3 8 MVP-19,AS
1972 41 TOT NL 88 244 35 61 11 1 8 22 4 5 60 48 .250 .400 .402 131 98 4 0 6 1 9 AS
SFG NL 19 49 8 9 2 0 0 3 3 0 17 5 .184 .394 .224 80 11 1 0 1 0 4
NYM NL 69 195 27 52 9 1 8 19 1 5 43 43 .267 .402 .446 145 87 3 0 5 1 5
1973 42 NYM NL 66 209 24 44 10 0 6 25 1 0 27 47 .211 .303 .344 81 72 1 1 0 1 7 AS
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22 Seasons 10881 3283 140 1903 103 1526 .302 .384 .557 156 13 91 192 44 251
2992 2062 523 660 338 1464 6066Hank Aaron
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StatsExhibiting an understated style that became his trademark, Hank Aaron became the all-time home run champion via one of the most consistent offensive careers in baseball history. In addition to his 755 home runs, he also holds the major league record for total bases, extra-base hits and RBI. Aaron was named the 1957 National League MVP, won three Gold Gloves for his play in right field and was named to a record 24 All-Star squads.
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Year Ag Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG *OPS+ TB SH SF IBB HBP GDP
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1954 20 MLN NL 122 468 58 131 27 6 13 69 2 2 28 39 .280 .322 .447 104 209 6 4 3 13 RoY-4
1955 21 MLN NL 153 602 105 189 37 9 27 106 3 1 49 61 .314 .366 .540 143 325 7 4 5 3 20 MVP-9,AS
1956 22 MLN NL 153 609 106 200 34 14 26 92 2 4 37 54 .328 .365 .558 151 340 5 7 6 2 21 MVP-3,AS
1957 23 MLN NL 151 615 118 198 27 6 44 132 1 1 57 58 .322 .378 .600 166 369 0 3 15 0 13 MVP-1,AS
1958 24 MLN NL 153 601 109 196 34 4 30 95 4 1 59 49 .326 .386 .546 153 328 0 3 16 1 21 MVP-3,AS
1959 25 MLN NL 154 629 116 223 46 7 39 123 8 0 51 54 .355 .401 .636 181 400 0 9 17 4 19 MVP-3,AS
1960 26 MLN NL 153 590 102 172 20 11 40 126 16 7 60 63 .292 .352 .566 155 334 0 12 13 2 8 MVP-11,AS
1961 27 MLN NL 155 603 115 197 39 10 34 120 21 9 56 64 .327 .381 .594 161 358 1 9 20 2 16 MVP-8,AS
1962 28 MLN NL 156 592 127 191 28 6 45 128 15 7 66 73 .323 .390 .618 170 366 0 6 14 3 14 MVP-6,AS
1963 29 MLN NL 161 631 121 201 29 4 44 130 31 5 78 94 .319 .391 .586 179 370 0 5 18 0 11 MVP-3,AS
1964 30 MLN NL 145 570 103 187 30 2 24 95 22 4 62 46 .328 .393 .514 153 293 0 2 9 0 22 MVP-14,AS
1965 31 MLN NL 150 570 109 181 40 1 32 89 24 4 60 81 .318 .379 .560 160 319 0 8 10 1 15 MVP-7,AS
1966 32 ATL NL 158 603 117 168 23 1 44 127 21 3 76 96 .279 .356 .539 143 325 0 8 15 1 14 MVP-8,AS
1967 33 ATL NL 155 600 113 184 37 3 39 109 17 6 63 97 .307 .369 .573 168 344 0 6 19 0 11 MVP-5,AS
1968 34 ATL NL 160 606 84 174 33 4 29 86 28 5 64 62 .287 .354 .498 154 302 0 5 23 1 21 MVP-12,AS
1969 35 ATL NL 147 547 100 164 30 3 44 97 9 10 87 47 .300 .396 .607 178 332 0 3 19 2 14 MVP-3,AS
1970 36 ATL NL 150 516 103 154 26 1 38 118 9 0 74 63 .298 .385 .574 148 296 0 6 15 2 13 MVP-17,AS
1971 37 ATL NL 139 495 95 162 22 3 47 118 1 1 71 58 .327 .410 .669 194 331 0 5 21 2 9 MVP-3,AS
1972 38 ATL NL 129 449 75 119 10 0 34 77 4 0 92 55 .265 .390 .514 147 231 0 2 15 1 17 MVP-16,AS
1973 39 ATL NL 120 392 84 118 12 1 40 96 1 1 68 51 .301 .402 .643 177 252 0 4 13 1 7 MVP-12,AS
1974 40 ATL NL 112 340 47 91 16 0 20 69 1 0 39 29 .268 .341 .491 128 167 1 2 6 0 6 AS
1975 41 MIL AL 137 465 45 109 16 2 12 60 0 1 70 51 .234 .332 .355 94 165 1 6 3 1 15 AS
1976 42 MIL AL 85 271 22 62 8 0 10 35 0 1 35 38 .229 .315 .369 102 100 0 2 1 0 8
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23 Seasons 12364 3771 98 2297 73 1383 .305 .374 .555 155 21 121 293 32 328
3298 2174 624 755 240 1402 6856
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162 Game Avg 607 107 185 31 5 37 113 12 4 69 68 .305 .374 .555 155 337 1 6 14 2 16
Career High 161 631 127 223 46 14 47 132 31 10 92 97 .355 .410 .669 194 400 7 12 23 4 22