Hank Aaron vs. Dave Brain — Career Comparison

Hank Aaron
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameRight FielderGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Dave Brain
Pre-GenerationalEnglandThrows RightBats RightEuropeSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueThird Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Hank Aaron comes out clearly ahead of Dave Brain across most offensive categories. Hank Aaron led in walk rate (BB%+ 136 vs 62), slugging (SLG+ 161 vs 110), and home run production (HR/PA+ 328 vs 287). Hank Aaron was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Hank Aaron and Dave Brain

Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3298
141.95
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
679
148.52
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13940
600
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
2743
600
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12364
532.17
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2543
556.25
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.934
0.934
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3771
162.31
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
641
140.21
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2294
98.74
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
465
101.71
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
26.86
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
97
21.22
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
4.22
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
11.37
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
755
32.5
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
27
5.91
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1477
63.57
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
176
38.5
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2507.85
107.94
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
288.11
63.02
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6856
295.09
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
923
201.9
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5205
224.03
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
786
171.93
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.928
0.928
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.948
0.948
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2174
93.57
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
254
55.56
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2297
98.87
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
303
66.28
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3716
159.94
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
530
115.93
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2493.81
107.34
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
315.85
69.09
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
1.38
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
2.41
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1402
60.34
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
134
29.31
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
12.61
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
1383
59.53
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
47.25
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
10.08
10.08
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.7
12.7
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
1.01
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
21
0.9
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
12.03
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
5.21
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
328
14.12
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
10.33
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
15.97
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
3.14
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
313
13.47
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
15.97
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
76.68
76.68
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Hank Aaron and Dave Brain

Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3020
1.04
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
668
1.03
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2977
1.03
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
535
0.83
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78414
27
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
17496
27
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26138
9
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5832
9
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7436
2.56
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1126
1.74
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
0.15
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1604
2.48
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.05
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
0.38
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8009
2.76
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2977
4.59
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7865
2.71
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2730
4.21
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.2
98.2
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.7
91.7
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.604
2.604
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.087
4.087
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.58
98.58
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.09
80.09
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
0.08
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.22
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0