Hank Aaron vs. Josh Willingham — Career Comparison

Hank Aaron
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameRight FielderGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Josh Willingham
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueLeft FielderSilver Slugger

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Hank Aaron comes out clearly ahead of Josh Willingham across most offensive categories. Hank Aaron led in home run production (HR/PA+ 328 vs 169), contact rate (K%+ 140 vs 84), and slugging (SLG+ 161 vs 117). Josh Willingham held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 141 vs 136). Hank Aaron was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Hank Aaron and Josh Willingham

Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3298
141.95
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1147
149.12
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13940
600
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
4615
600
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12364
532.17
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
3912
508.6
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.934
0.934
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.836
0.836
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3771
162.31
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
988
128.45
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2294
98.74
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
562
73.07
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
624
26.86
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
216
28.08
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
4.22
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.95
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
755
32.5
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
195
25.35
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1477
63.57
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
426
55.38
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2507.85
107.94
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
685.97
89.18
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6856
295.09
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
1819
236.49
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5205
224.03
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
1653
214.91
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.928
0.928
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.823
0.823
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.948
0.948
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.834
0.834
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2174
93.57
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
564
73.33
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2297
98.87
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
632
82.17
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3716
159.94
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
1001
130.14
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2493.81
107.34
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
672.23
87.4
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
32
1.38
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
14.56
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1402
60.34
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
553
71.9
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
12.61
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.86
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1383
59.53
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1036
134.69
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
10.08
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
4.45
4.45
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
1.01
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
0.9
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.26
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
5.21
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
36
4.68
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
328
14.12
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
11.31
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
10.33
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
35
4.55
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
3.14
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.17
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
313
13.47
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
44
5.72
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
76.68
76.68
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.55
79.55

Fielding Stats for Hank Aaron and Josh Willingham

Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3020
1.04
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
956
1.08
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2977
1.03
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
929
1.05
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78414
27
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
23833
27
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26138
9
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7944.1
9
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7436
2.56
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1666
1.89
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
0.15
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.05
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.05
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.03
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8009
2.76
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1740
1.97
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7865
2.71
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1714
1.94
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.2
98.2
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.51
98.51
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.604
2.604
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.793
1.793
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.58
98.58
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.18
97.18
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
0.08
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.01
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.01
Hank Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0