The Greatest Living Ballplayer - Aaron - no question

Willie Mays will be the greatest after Hank Aaron passes . . . let's compare some statistics.

Batting Average Mays .302 Aaron .305 Hits Mays 3283 Aaron 3771 HRs Mays 660 Aaron 755 Runs Scored Mays 2062 Aaron 2174 All Star Games Mays 20 Aaron 24 Touched Bases Mays 6o66 Aaron 6865

want me to keep going?

At Bats Aaron 12,364 (3298 games) Mays 10,881 (2992 games) Doubles Aaron 624 Mays 523 Aaron led the league 3 times in runs scored and twice in hits, Mays led twice in runs scored and once in hits; Aaron led the league in RBIs 4 times . . . Mays never
Each led in homers 4 times

hanging in there?

Stolen Bases Mays 338 to 240 Slugging Mays .557 Aaron .555 Errors Aaron 144 Mays 156 Assists Aaron 429 Mays 233 Fielding Percentage Aaron .982 Mays .981

I'm not even going to start comparing Hammerin' Hank Aaron with Juiced Up Barry Bonds

I remember one time listening to a Dodger-Brave game back in the 60's and the Braves had the bases loaded with Aaron coming up and for the first time in my life I thought . . . . WALK HIM. Don Drysdale was pitching . . . . Hank hit it out on the the second pitch to deep center field in County Stadium.