Hank Aaron vs. Eric Karros — Career Comparison

Hank Aaron
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameRight FielderGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Eric Karros
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerRookie of the Year

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Hank Aaron comes out clearly ahead of Eric Karros across most offensive categories. Hank Aaron led in home run production (HR/PA+ 328 vs 180), contact rate (K%+ 140 vs 89), and walk rate (BB%+ 136 vs 90). Hank Aaron was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Hank Aaron and Eric Karros

Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3298
141.95
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1755
148.31
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13940
600
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
7100
600
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12364
532.17
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6441
544.31
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.934
0.934
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.791
0.791
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3771
162.31
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
1724
145.69
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2294
98.74
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
1105
93.38
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
624
26.86
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PAverified
324
27.38
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
4.22
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
11
0.93
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
755
32.5
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
284
24
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1477
63.57
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
619
52.31
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2507.85
107.94
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
937.98
79.27
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6856
295.09
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
2922
246.93
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5205
224.03
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
2307
194.96
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.928
0.928
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.779
0.779
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.948
0.948
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2174
93.57
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
797
67.35
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2297
98.87
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
1027
86.79
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3716
159.94
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
1540
130.14
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2493.81
107.34
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
948.18
80.13
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
1.38
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
2.62
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1402
60.34
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
552
46.65
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
12.61
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1.77
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1383
59.53
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1167
98.62
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
10.08
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
6.08
6.08
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
1.01
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
0.9
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
5.21
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
6.42
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PAverified
328
14.12
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
15.3
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
10.33
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
59
4.99
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
3.14
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.54
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
313
13.47
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
89
7.52
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.68
76.68
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
66.29
66.29

Fielding Stats for Hank Aaron and Eric Karros

Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3020
1.04
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1698
1.05
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2977
1.03
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
1661
1.03
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78414
27
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
43608
27
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26138
9
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
14536
9
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
7436
2.56
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14056
8.7
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
0.15
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1359
0.84
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.05
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.07
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
8009
2.76
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15526
9.61
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
7865
2.71
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15415
9.54
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.2
98.2
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.604
2.604
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.078
9.078
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.58
98.58
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.82
97.82
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
0.08
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1257
0.78
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0