Open in threadAmazing stat I never realized:
Even if you take all of Aaron's historic 755 home runs away, he STILL would have ended his career with over 3000 hits. That's extraordinary.
I've always bucked for Ted Williams as the greatest hitter who ever lived, but Hank Aaron is not too far off. They both showed up fully-formed at age 20 (though it took Hank a year to really ascend) and terrorized the league every season in which they played for the next two decades.
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- RIP - Henry Lewis Aaron* - hobbs, 2021-01-22, 08:58
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- RiP - Larry King (guaranteed to make you laugh) - hobbs, 2021-01-23, 11:10
- Guess I'm officially a crusty old guy... - hobbs, 2021-01-22, 14:41
- Also, you know, no roids.* - IrishGuard, 2021-01-22, 15:03
- Also, you know, no roids.* - IrishGuard, 2021-01-22, 15:03
- He looked so vibrant during the MVP presentation - MattG, 2021-01-22, 12:36
- Amazing stat I never realized: - KGB, 2021-01-22, 12:15
- Another amazing stat: he never spent a day on the DL - Jack, 2021-01-22, 16:11
- I was at the All-Star Game at Miller Park - Dylan, 2021-01-22, 12:18
- He visited Savannah for something when I was a boy. - Grantland, 2021-01-22, 13:52
- It's not your fault. - KGB, 2021-01-22, 12:28
- He visited Savannah for something when I was a boy. - Grantland, 2021-01-22, 13:52
- Another amazing stat: he never spent a day on the DL - Jack, 2021-01-22, 16:11
- the call - Jay, 2021-01-22, 09:48
- Man was Vin great. - Bingo, 2021-01-22, 12:02
- Man was Vin great. - Bingo, 2021-01-22, 12:02
- Hammerin' Hank. RIP!* - NDinVA, 2021-01-22, 09:28
- A truly great man in every way. RIP Hammer - Jack, 2021-01-22, 09:23
- Hank's last tweet. Setting a great example to the end - Jack, 2021-01-22, 11:44
- Hank's last tweet. Setting a great example to the end - Jack, 2021-01-22, 11:44
- RiP - Larry King (guaranteed to make you laugh) - hobbs, 2021-01-23, 11:10