Hank Aaron vs. Jason Kendall — Career Comparison

Hank Aaron
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameRight FielderGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Jason Kendall
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Hank Aaron comes out clearly ahead of Jason Kendall across most offensive categories. Hank Aaron led in home run production (HR/PA+ 328 vs 60), slugging (SLG+ 161 vs 106), and walk rate (BB%+ 136 vs 100). Jason Kendall held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 191 vs 140). Hank Aaron was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Hank Aaron and Jason Kendall

Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3298
141.95
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2085
143.78
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13940
600
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
8701
600
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12364
532.17
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
7627
525.94
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.934
0.934
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.771
0.771
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3771
162.31
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
2195
151.36
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2294
98.74
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1691
116.61
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
624
26.86
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
394
27.17
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
4.22
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
35
2.41
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
755
32.5
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
75
5.17
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1477
63.57
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
504
34.75
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2507.85
107.94
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
1096.27
75.6
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6856
295.09
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
2884
198.87
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5205
224.03
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
3170
218.6
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.928
0.928
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.948
0.948
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2174
93.57
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
1030
71.03
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2297
98.87
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
744
51.3
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3716
159.94
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
1699
117.16
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2493.81
107.34
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
1175.77
81.08
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
32
1.38
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254
17.52
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1402
60.34
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
721
49.72
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
12.61
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
51
3.52
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
1383
59.53
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
686
47.3
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
10.08
10.08
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.68
12.68
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
1.01
1.01
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
1.05
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
21
0.9
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
2.48
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
5.21
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
63
4.34
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
328
14.12
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
12.14
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
10.33
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
189
13.03
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
73
3.14
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
6.14
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
313
13.47
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
278
19.17
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.68
76.68
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
67.99
67.99

Fielding Stats for Hank Aaron and Jason Kendall

Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3020
1.04
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2054
1.04
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2977
1.03
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2017
1.03
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78414
27
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 9 Innings
53085
27
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26138
9
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 9 Innings
17695
9
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
7436
2.56
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13067
6.65
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
0.15
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
990
0.5
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.05
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.08
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
8009
2.76
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14206
7.23
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
7865
2.71
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14057
7.15
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.2
98.2
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.95
98.95
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.604
2.604
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.844
6.844
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.58
98.58
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.2
98.2
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
0.08
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.08
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.05
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1222
0.62
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
0.25