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Willie MaysvsHank Aaron

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

CF · VAL group BAT

Willie Mays

1948–1973 · 23 seasons

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RF · VAL group BAT

Hank Aaron

1954–1976 · 23 seasons

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At a glance

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

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 Willie Mays and Hank Aaron have
Willie Mays	Stat	Hank Aaron
Career
3,005	Games	3,298
Batting
3,293	Hits	3,771
660	Home runs	755
1,909	RBI	2,297
2,068	Runs	2,174
339	Stolen bases	240
1,468

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	Willie Mays	Hank Aaron
20	8.4	4.1
21	1.5	12.3
22	—	13.4
23	20.7	17.4
24	23.1	13.6
25	16.8	21.8
26	22.8	14
27	20.7	17.6
28	19.4	17.3
29	15.5	21.9
30	18.1	16.5
31	18.9	17.8
32	18.4	16.5
33	22.8	19.7
34	22.4	15.9
35	15.6	19.7
36	8.7	15.8
37	13.9	20.9
38	7.1	14
39	13.4	15.7
40	14.4	6.9
41	5.7	2.3
42	0.4	1.7