Hank Aaron, baseball player, 755 home runs, 1954-1976

Hank Aaron

⭐ Hall of Fame 1982

Born: 2/5/1934 in Mobile, AL, USA

Died: 1/22/2021 in Atlanta, GA, USA

MLB Debut: 1954-04-13 | Final Game: 1976-10-03

Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'0" | Weight: 180 lbs

Full name: Henry Louis Aaron

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Biography

Hank Aaron, born in 1934, was a legendary position player who had a monumental impact on Major League Baseball from 1954 until his retirement in 1976. Over the course of his illustrious career, Aaron played in 3,298 games, accumulating an impressive 3,771 hits and setting a then-record of 755 home runs, a mark that stood for over three decades. His remarkable ability to drive in runs was evident in his 2,297 RBIs, while his consistent offensive production was underscored by a career batting average of .305 and 240 stolen bases. Aaron was selected as an All-Star 24 times, reflecting his status as one of the preeminent players of his era. Aaron's playing style was characterized by his power and precision, combining an exceptional eye for the strike zone with a powerful swing that enabled him to excel during a transformative period in baseball history. He faced significant challenges as an African American player in a time of racial tension in America, becoming an enduring symbol of resilience and excellence. Aaron’s contributions to the game extended beyond his on-field performance; he also served as a mentor for younger players and advocated for civil rights, leaving a lasting legacy that transcended baseball. His remarkable achievements have solidified his place as one of the game's all-time greats.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
3298 12364 2174 3771 624 98 755 2297 240 1402 1383 0.305 0.374 0.555 0.928 78624.1

Career AVG .305 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — +20.8% above league average.

Career OBP .374 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — +16.9% above league average.

Career SLG .555 vs. league average .376 across their career seasons — +47.4% above league average.

Career OPS 0.928 vs. league average 0.696 across their career seasons — +33.4% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1954 ATL NL 122 468 58 131 27 6 13 69 2 28 39 0.280 .261 (+7%) .333 (-3%) .390 (+14%) .723 (+6%) 391.8
1955 ATL NL 153 602 105 189 37 9 27 106 3 49 61 0.314 .258 (+21%) .332 (+10%) .393 (+37%) .726 (+25%) 2869.5
1956 ATL NL 153 609 106 200 34 14 26 92 2 37 54 0.328 .258 (+27%) .331 (+10%) .397 (+40%) .728 (+27%) 3014.3
1957 ATL NL 151 615 118 198 27 6 44 132 1 57 58 0.322 .257 (+25%) .323 (+17%) .391 (+53%) .715 (+37%) 4430.5
1958 ATL NL 153 601 109 196 34 4 30 95 4 59 49 0.326 .257 (+26%) .324 (+19%) .394 (+38%) .719 (+30%) 3605.4
1959 ATL NL 154 629 116 223 46 7 39 123 8 51 54 0.355 .256 (+38%) .323 (+24%) .392 (+62%) .715 (+45%) 5508.8
1960 ATL NL 153 590 102 172 20 11 40 126 16 60 63 0.292 .255 (+14%) .323 (+9%) .387 (+46%) .711 (+29%) 3207.1
1961 ATL NL 155 603 115 197 39 10 34 120 21 56 64 0.327 .258 (+26%) .328 (+16%) .399 (+49%) .727 (+34%) 3954.6
1962 ATL NL 156 592 127 191 28 6 45 128 15 66 73 0.323 .257 (+25%) .326 (+20%) .393 (+57%) .719 (+40%) 4727.8
1963 ATL NL 161 631 121 201 29 4 44 130 31 78 94 0.319 .246 (+29%) .308 (+26%) .371 (+58%) .680 (+44%) 5382.4
1964 ATL NL 145 570 103 187 30 2 24 95 22 62 46 0.328 .250 (+31%) .312 (+26%) .377 (+36%) .690 (+31%) 3552.7
1965 ATL NL 150 570 109 181 40 1 32 89 24 60 81 0.318 .245 (+29%) .310 (+22%) .371 (+51%) .682 (+37%) 4017.9
1966 ATL NL 158 603 117 168 23 1 44 127 21 76 96 0.279 .248 (+12%) .309 (+15%) .376 (+43%) .685 (+30%) 3591.7
1967 ATL NL 155 600 113 184 37 3 39 109 17 63 97 0.307 .242 (+27%) .306 (+20%) .357 (+60%) .663 (+42%) 4603.4
1968 ATL NL 160 606 84 174 33 4 29 86 28 64 62 0.287 .236 (+21%) .298 (+18%) .340 (+46%) .638 (+33%) 3636.0
1969 ATL NL 147 547 100 164 30 3 44 97 9 87 47 0.300 .248 (+21%) .320 (+24%) .369 (+64%) .689 (+45%) 4882.7
1970 ATL NL 150 516 103 154 26 1 38 118 9 74 63 0.298 .253 (+18%) .325 (+18%) .385 (+49%) .711 (+35%) 3609.0
1971 ATL NL 139 495 95 162 22 3 47 118 1 71 58 0.327 .249 (+31%) .316 (+29%) .365 (+83%) .682 (+58%) 5454.2
1972 ATL NL 129 449 75 119 10 0 34 77 4 92 55 0.265 .243 (+9%) .310 (+25%) .353 (+45%) .664 (+36%) 3304.5
1973 ATL NL 120 392 84 118 12 1 40 96 1 68 51 0.301 .256 (+17%) .325 (+24%) .378 (+70%) .703 (+48%) 3684.7
1974 ATL NL 112 340 47 91 16 0 20 69 1 39 29 0.268 .256 (+4%) .324 (+5%) .369 (+33%) .693 (+20%) 1215.5
1975 ATL AL 137 465 45 109 16 2 12 60 0 70 51 0.234 .257 (-9%) .327 (+1%) .374 (-5%) .701 (-2%) -77.2
1976 ATL AL 85 271 22 62 8 0 10 35 0 35 38 0.229 .255 (-10%) .320 (-2%) .360 (+2%) .681 (avg) 56.8

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
17 69 11 25 4 1 6 16 5 13 0.362

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1969 NLCS ATL 3 14 3 5 2 0 3 7 0 1 0.357
1958 WS ML1 7 27 3 9 2 0 0 2 4 6 0.333
1957 WS ML1 7 28 5 11 0 1 3 7 1 6 0.393

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 210 203 1791 117 20 152
2B 43 34 102 99 7 25
3B 7 5 4 12 0 0
OF 2760 2735 5539 201 117 41

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1954 ML1 OF 116 113 223 5 7 0
1955 ML1 2B 27 26 86 84 6 23
1955 ML1 OF 126 125 254 9 9 2
1956 ML1 OF 152 152 316 17 13 4
1957 ML1 OF 150 150 346 9 6 0
1958 ML1 OF 153 153 305 12 5 0
1959 ML1 3B 5 5 2 10 0 0
1959 ML1 OF 152 149 261 12 5 3
1960 ML1 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0
1960 ML1 OF 153 153 320 13 6 6
1961 ML1 3B 2 0 2 2 0 0
1961 ML1 OF 154 154 377 13 7 3
1962 ML1 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1962 ML1 OF 153 153 340 11 7 1
1963 ML1 OF 161 161 267 10 6 1
1964 ML1 2B 11 8 14 15 1 2
1964 ML1 OF 139 134 270 13 5 5
1965 ML1 OF 148 148 298 9 4 2
1966 ATL 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0
1966 ATL OF 158 157 315 12 4 5
1967 ATL 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1967 ATL OF 152 152 321 12 7 3
1968 ATL 1B 14 14 88 7 2 8
1968 ATL OF 151 143 330 13 3 2
1969 ATL 1B 4 3 32 2 0 3
1969 ATL OF 144 142 267 11 5 3
1970 ATL 1B 11 10 73 4 1 6
1970 ATL OF 125 125 246 6 6 1
1971 ATL 1B 71 70 629 38 3 56
1971 ATL OF 60 59 104 2 2 0
1972 ATL 1B 109 106 968 66 14 79
1972 ATL OF 15 15 28 4 3 0
1973 ATL OF 105 105 206 5 5 0
1974 ATL OF 89 89 142 3 2 0
1975 ML4 OF 3 3 2 0 0 0
1976 ML4 OF 1 0 1 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Games
First Base 210
Second Base 43
Third Base 7
Left Field 315
Center Field 308
Right Field 2174
Designated Hitter 201

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1974 Player of the Week Week of 1974-04-12
1973 Player of the Week Week of 1973-07-20
1973 Player of the Week Week of 1973-08-17
1973 Player of the Week Week of 1973-09-07
1971 TSN All-Star OF
1970 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
1970 TSN All-Star OF
1969 TSN All-Star OF
1967 TSN All-Star OF
1965 TSN All-Star OF
1963 TSN All-Star OF
1963 TSN Player of the Year
1960 Gold Glove RF
1959 Gold Glove RF
1959 TSN All-Star OF
1958 Gold Glove RF
1958 TSN All-Star OF
1957 Most Valuable Player
1956 TSN All-Star OF
1956 TSN Player of the Year

Featured In Rankings

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Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1973 Most Valuable Player NL 12th 35.0 336 0
1972 Most Valuable Player NL 16th 12.0 336 0
1971 Most Valuable Player NL 3rd 180.0 336 0
1970 Most Valuable Player NL 17th 16.0 336 0
1969 Most Valuable Player NL 3rd 188.0 336 2
1968 Most Valuable Player NL 12th 19.0 280 0
1967 Most Valuable Player NL 5th 79.0 280 0
1966 Most Valuable Player NL 8th 57.0 280 0
1965 Most Valuable Player NL 7th 58.0 280 0
1964 Most Valuable Player NL 14th 22.0 280 0
1963 Most Valuable Player NL 3rd 135.0 280 1
1962 Most Valuable Player NL 6th 72.0 280 0
1961 Most Valuable Player NL 8th 39.0 224 0
1960 Most Valuable Player NL 11th 49.0 336 0
1959 Most Valuable Player NL 3rd 174.0 336 2
1958 Most Valuable Player NL 3rd 166.0 336 0
1957 Most Valuable Player NL 1st 239.0 336 9
1956 Most Valuable Player NL 3rd 146.0 336 0
1955 Most Valuable Player NL 9th 36.0 336 0
1954 Rookie of the Year NL 4th 1.0 24 1