Hank Aaron vs. Bones Ely — Career Comparison

Hank Aaron
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameRight FielderGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Bones Ely
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueShortstop

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Hank Aaron comes out clearly ahead of Bones Ely across most offensive categories. Hank Aaron led in home run production (HR/PA+ 328 vs 18), walk rate (BB%+ 136 vs 52), and slugging (SLG+ 161 vs 77). Hank Aaron was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Hank Aaron and Bones Ely

Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Bones Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3298
141.95
Bones Ely
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1343
144.31
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13940
600
Bones Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
5584
600
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12364
532.17
Bones Ely
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5167
555.19
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Bones Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.934
0.934
Bones Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3771
162.31
Bones Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
1333
143.23
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2294
98.74
Bones Ely
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1092
117.34
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
26.86
Bones Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
149
16.01
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
4.22
Bones Ely
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
7.31
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
755
32.5
Bones Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
24
2.58
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1477
63.57
Bones Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
241
25.9
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Bones Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Bones Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bones Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2507.85
107.94
Bones Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
534.73
57.46
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6856
295.09
Bones Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
1690
181.59
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5205
224.03
Bones Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
1601
172.03
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Bones Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Bones Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.928
0.928
Bones Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.622
0.622
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bones Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Bones Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.948
0.948
Bones Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.554
0.554
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Bones Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2174
93.57
Bones Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
656
70.49
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2297
98.87
Bones Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
657
70.59
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3716
159.94
Bones Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
1289
138.5
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2493.81
107.34
Bones Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
611.78
65.74
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
1.38
Bones Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.18
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1402
60.34
Bones Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
257
27.61
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
12.61
Bones Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
1383
59.53
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
31.38
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
10.08
10.08
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.12
19.12
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
1.01
Bones Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
0.88
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
21
0.9
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
16.01
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
5.21
Bones Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
328
14.12
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
10.33
Bones Ely
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
17.73
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
3.14
Bones Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
313
13.47
Bones Ely
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
17.73
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
76.68
76.68
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Hank Aaron and Bones Ely

Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Bones Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3020
1.04
Bones Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1349
1.03
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2977
1.03
Bones Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78414
27
Bones Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
35376
27
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26138
9
Bones Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
11792
9
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7436
2.56
Bones Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
2833
2.16
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
0.15
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4401
3.36
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.05
Bones Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
606
0.46
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8009
2.76
Bones Ely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7840
5.98
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7865
2.71
Bones Ely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7234
5.52
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.2
98.2
Bones Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.27
92.27
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.604
2.604
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.363
5.363
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.58
98.58
Bones Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
0.08
Bones Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
0.37
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bones Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bones Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bones Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bones Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0