Hank Aaron vs. Jason Bay — Career Comparison

Hank Aaron
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameRight FielderGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Jason Bay
Gen XCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueLeft FielderSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Hank Aaron comes out clearly ahead of Jason Bay across most offensive categories. Hank Aaron led in home run production (HR/PA+ 328 vs 176), contact rate (K%+ 140 vs 73), and slugging (SLG+ 161 vs 125). Jason Bay held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 143 vs 136). Hank Aaron was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Hank Aaron and Jason Bay

Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3298
141.95
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1278
145.83
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13940
600
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
5258
600
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12364
532.17
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
4505
514.07
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.934
0.934
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.859
0.859
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3771
162.31
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
1200
136.93
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2294
98.74
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
708
80.79
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
624
26.86
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
240
27.39
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
4.22
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
3.42
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
755
32.5
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
222
25.33
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1477
63.57
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
492
56.14
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2507.85
107.94
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
822.09
93.81
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6856
295.09
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
2166
247.17
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5205
224.03
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
1892
215.9
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.481
0.481
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.928
0.928
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.841
0.841
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.948
0.948
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.867
0.867
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2174
93.57
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
737
84.1
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2297
98.87
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
754
86.04
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3716
159.94
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
1269
144.81
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2493.81
107.34
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
810.26
92.46
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
32
1.38
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
6.39
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1402
60.34
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
636
72.58
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
12.61
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
38
4.34
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1383
59.53
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1216
138.76
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
10.08
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
4.32
4.32
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
1.01
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
0.9
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.8
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
5.21
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
6.16
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
328
14.12
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
9.59
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
10.33
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
10.84
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
3.14
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.94
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
313
13.47
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
112
12.78
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
76.68
76.68
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84.82
84.82

Fielding Stats for Hank Aaron and Jason Bay

Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3020
1.04
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1254
1.06
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2977
1.03
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1217
1.03
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78414
27
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Innings
31973
27
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26138
9
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Innings
10657.2
9
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7436
2.56
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2303
1.94
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
0.15
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.06
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.05
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.02
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8009
2.76
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2398
2.03
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7865
2.71
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2371
2
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.2
98.2
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.87
98.87
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.604
2.604
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.891
1.891
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.58
98.58
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.05
97.05
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
0.08
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.01
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0