Hank Aaron vs. Sam Crawford — Career Comparison

Hank Aaron
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameRight FielderGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Sam Crawford
Pre-GenerationalNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameRight Fielder

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Hank Aaron holds a real edge over Sam Crawford in this comparison. Hank Aaron led in walk rate (BB%+ 136 vs 107), home run production (HR/PA+ 328 vs 302), and slugging (SLG+ 161 vs 144). Sam Crawford held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 184 vs 140). The edge belongs to Hank Aaron.

Hitting Stats for Hank Aaron and Sam Crawford

Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
19
19
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3298
141.95
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2517
142.55
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13940
600
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
10594
600
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12364
532.17
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9570
542
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.934
0.934
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.843
0.843
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3771
162.31
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2961
167.7
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2294
98.74
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2097
118.77
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
26.86
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
458
25.94
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
98
4.22
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
17.5
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
755
32.5
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
97
5.49
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1477
63.57
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
864
48.93
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2507.85
107.94
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
1624.99
92.03
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6856
295.09
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
4328
245.12
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5205
224.03
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
3744
212.04
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.928
0.928
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.814
0.814
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.948
0.948
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.823
0.823
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2174
93.57
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
1391
78.78
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2297
98.87
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
1519
86.03
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3716
159.94
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
2813
159.32
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2493.81
107.34
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
1760.57
99.71
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
1.38
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
23
1.3
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1402
60.34
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
760
43.04
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
12.61
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
1383
59.53
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
580
32.85
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
10.08
10.08
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.27
18.27
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
1.01
1.01
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.31
1.31
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
21
0.9
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
13.65
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
5.21
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
328
14.12
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
240
10.33
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
20.73
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
3.14
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
43
2.44
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
313
13.47
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
23.16
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
76.68
76.68
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89.49
89.49

Fielding Stats for Hank Aaron and Sam Crawford

Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3020
1.04
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2450
1.58
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2977
1.03
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1052
0.68
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78414
27
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
41937
27
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26138
9
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
13979
9
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7436
2.56
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5102
3.28
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429
0.15
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
0.23
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.05
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.11
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8009
2.76
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5637
3.63
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7865
2.71
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5461
3.52
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.2
98.2
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.604
2.604
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.229
2.229
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.58
98.58
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.94
42.94
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
0.08
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.08
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0