Hank Aaron vs. Jim Ball — Career Comparison

Hank Aaron
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameRight FielderGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Jim Ball
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Hank Aaron posted the stronger offensive profile against Jim Ball. Hank Aaron posted stronger numbers in OPS (.941 vs .362) and on-base percentage (.387 vs .185). By the career numbers, Hank Aaron had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Hank Aaron and Jim Ball

Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3298
141.95
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
174.55
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13940
600
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
55
600
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12364
532.17
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
556.36
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.934
0.934
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3771
162.31
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
7
76.36
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2294
98.74
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
5
54.55
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
26.86
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.82
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
4.22
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
755
32.5
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1477
63.57
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.82
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2507.85
107.94
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
19.49
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6856
295.09
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
9
98.18
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5205
224.03
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
10
109.09
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.928
0.928
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.948
0.948
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2174
93.57
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
4
43.64
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2297
98.87
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.73
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3716
159.94
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
7
76.36
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2493.81
107.34
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.84
9.14
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
1.38
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1402
60.34
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.73
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
12.61
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1383
59.53
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
141.82
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
10.08
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
4.23
4.23
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
1.01
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
0.9
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
5.21
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
328
14.12
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
10.33
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
3.14
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
313
13.47
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.68
76.68
Jim Ball
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Hank Aaron and Jim Ball

Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3020
1.04
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.15
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2977
1.03
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.01
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78414
27
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
375
27
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26138
9
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
9
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7436
2.56
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.67
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429
0.15
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.66
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.05
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8009
2.76
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
5.62
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7865
2.71
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.33
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.2
98.2
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.604
2.604
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.625
4.625
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.58
98.58
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
0.08
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.51
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.22