Hank Aaron vs. Josh Bard — Career Comparison

Hank Aaron
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameRight FielderGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Josh Bard
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCatcher

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Hank Aaron comes out clearly ahead of Josh Bard across most offensive categories. Hank Aaron led in home run production (HR/PA+ 328 vs 67), slugging (SLG+ 161 vs 88), and walk rate (BB%+ 136 vs 98). Hank Aaron was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Hank Aaron and Josh Bard

Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3298
141.95
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
586
177.58
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13940
600
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
1980
600
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12364
532.17
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1778
538.79
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.934
0.934
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3771
162.31
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
452
136.97
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2294
98.74
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
301
91.21
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
624
26.86
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
33.03
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
4.22
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.91
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
755
32.5
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
39
11.82
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1477
63.57
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
151
45.76
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2507.85
107.94
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
216.45
65.59
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6856
295.09
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
684
207.27
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5205
224.03
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
630
190.91
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.928
0.928
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.705
0.705
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.948
0.948
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.623
0.623
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2174
93.57
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
162
49.09
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2297
98.87
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
220
66.67
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3716
159.94
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
343
103.94
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2493.81
107.34
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
220.01
66.67
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
1.38
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.91
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1402
60.34
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
175
53.03
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
12.61
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.64
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1383
59.53
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
90.61
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
10.08
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
6.62
6.62
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
1.01
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
0.9
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.33
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
5.21
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.94
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PAverified
328
14.12
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
16.97
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
10.33
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.3
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
3.14
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.21
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
313
13.47
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.52
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.68
76.68
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20

Fielding Stats for Hank Aaron and Josh Bard

Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Josh Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3020
1.04
Josh Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
1.12
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2977
1.03
Josh Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
1
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78414
27
Josh Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12675
27
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26138
9
Josh Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4225
9
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7436
2.56
Josh Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3102
6.61
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429
0.15
Josh Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.49
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.05
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.06
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8009
2.76
Josh Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3359
7.16
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7865
2.71
Josh Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3331
7.1
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.2
98.2
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.17
99.17
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.604
2.604
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.321
6.321
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.58
98.58
Josh Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.8
88.8
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
0.08
Josh Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.07
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.06
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
0.76
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.21