Was Hank Aaron better than Babe Ruth?

[the 'stache]

Originally Posted by maniac_73

By comparison one could easily argue that Mays/Williams were much superior players to Aaronn.

If it's so easy, I challenge you to do it.

Career OPS +
Mays 156
Aaron 155

Career #'s per 162 games
Aaron .305 35 HR 113 RBI 337 TB
Mays .302 36 HR 103 RBI 328 TB

If you want to go by defense; career gold gloves:
Mays 12
Aaron 3

Hank Aaron's last gold glove was in 1960, and then Roberto Clemente, arguably the greatest defensive right fielder to ever play the game, started winning them all. Nobody in right field, not Aaron, or Mays if he'd moved there, was going to win that award over Clemente.

Career top 5 MVP finishes
Aaron 8
Mays 9

Batting titles:
Aaron 2
Mays 1

Home run titles:
Aaron 4
Mays 4

RBI titles:
Mays 0
Aaron 4

Base stealing? Mays did steal a little more than Aaron, but as far as success rates, they are remarkably similar:

Aaron: 240 steals in 313 tries 0.766773
Mays: 338 steals in 431 tries 0.784222

Mays was about 1.7% more successful as a base thief.

I won't make any analysis of Williams and Aaron, as they had very little overlap in their careers. By the time Aaron was reaching his prime, Williams' career was nearly over.

But please, now show me your evidence in support of the statement that Mays was a much superior player than Aaron.