Was Hank Aaron better than Babe Ruth?

[EvilKing00]

Originally Posted by Zone91

I believe Aaron was a better baseball player....more home runs and more hits than the Babe just not lucky to be a African American in a time like his. If he had be a Caucasian he would be in my opinion bigger than Ruth for baseball.

Post # 5

Really???

Ruth was a lifetime .342 hitter, his OBP was .474 (that's almost half his AB he was on base)

As for HR...Aaron highest HR total was 47 HR, which he did once, Babe hit 47 or more 6 times and he hit 46 twice.

Then we get to pitching - in just over 1200 IP, just had a 2.28 era and a 1.15 whip, he also never had a loosing record in any season and has a 94-46 record.

Its not even close IMO.

[MattyC]

There are plenty of tough debates comparing players... This is not one of them. Of course just my opinion, but in baseball and even cards, to me, all roads lead to Ruth.

[Paul S]

Under most circumstances I'm not a believer in comparing eras. I dearly love Aaron and IMO he is entitled to a career HR crown as well as his yearly and career leader stats. Plus he batted over .300 career while doing so. But, you look at Babe's years as compared to his peers, My God, he literally and totally savaged the league and shook the Earth. .342 avg while doing it is no small accomplishment either.

[sycks22]

Aaron might not even be the best player in his generation. Ruth by a landslide.

[nsaddict]

Aaron was a great player and deserving of a first year ballot HOF plaque. But Aaron had about 7 more full seasons of batting and barely eclipses the Babe in homeruns and rbi's. And Aaron's skin color has little to do with his stats in the eyes of true baseball fans. A bigger positive factor would have been if Hammerin Hank played his career for the pinstripes. Not even a close comparison!