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Hank AaronvsWillie Mays

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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CF · VAL group BAT

Willie Mays

1948–1973 · 23 seasons

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At a glance

Hank Aaron and Willie Mays: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Hank Aaron	Stat	Willie Mays
23	Seasons	23
336.8	Career VAL	328.7
21.9 (1963)	Peak-season VAL	23.1 (1955)
Inducted 1982	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1979
1×	MVP Awards	2×
3×	Gold Gloves	12×
21×	All-Star Selections	20×
—	Rookie of the Year	1×
9	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	7

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 Willie Mays have
Hank Aaron	Stat	Willie Mays
Career
3,298	Games	3,005
Batting
3,771	Hits	3,293
755	Home runs	660
2,297	RBI	1,909
2,174	Runs	2,068
240	Stolen bases	339
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	Willie Mays
20	4.1	8.4
21	12.3	1.5
22	13.4	—
23	17.4	20.7
24	13.6	23.1
25	21.8	16.8
26	14	22.8
27	17.6	20.7
28	17.3	19.4
29	21.9	15.5
30	16.5	18.1
31	17.8	18.9
32	16.5	18.4
33	19.7	22.8
34	15.9	22.4
35	19.7	15.6
36	15.8	8.7
37	20.9	13.9
38	14	7.1
39	15.7	13.4
40	6.9	14.4
41	2.3	5.7
42	1.7	0.4