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Hank AaronvsAlex Rodriguez

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

RF · VAL group BAT

Hank Aaron

1954–1976 · 23 seasons

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SS · VAL group BAT

Alex Rodriguez

1994–2016 · 22 seasons

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At a glance

Hank Aaron and Alex Rodriguez: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Hank Aaron	Stat	Alex Rodriguez
23	Seasons	22
336.8	Career VAL	269.2
21.9 (1963)	Peak-season VAL	21.5 (1996)
Inducted 1982	Hall of Fame	—
1×	MVP Awards	3×
3×	Gold Gloves	2×
21×	All-Star Selections	14×
—	Silver Sluggers	10×
9	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	6

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Hank Aaron and Alex Rodriguez have
Hank Aaron	Stat	Alex Rodriguez
Career
3,298	Games	2,784
Batting
3,771	Hits	3,115
755	Home runs	696
2,297	RBI	2,086
2,174	Runs	2,021
240	Stolen bases	329
1,403

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	Hank Aaron	Alex Rodriguez
19	—	0.6
20	4.1	21.5
21	12.3	10.3
22	13.4	18.5
23	17.4	12.5
24	13.6	19.7
25	21.8	20.9
26	14	21
27	17.6	19.5
28	17.3	14.5
29	21.9	20.8
30	16.5	12.1
31	17.8	19.8
32	16.5	13.2
33	19.7	10.7
34	15.9	9.5
35	19.7	5.9
36	15.8	6.2
37	20.9	2.3
38	14	—
39	15.7	9.7
40	6.9	0
41	2.3	—
42	1.7	—