Baseball· United States· 1950s
Hank Aaron
Henry Louis Aaron, nicknamed "Hammer" or "Hammerin' Hank", was an American professional baseball right fielder who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1954 through 1976.
- Overall rating
- 1338
- ±569
- Overall rank
- —
- provisional
- Baseball rating
- 1338
- 1 same-sport
- Record
- 0–1
- 1 matchups
Rating history
The record book
Beaten most
Opponents this athlete has taken the most votes from.
No wins yet.
Nemesis
Ranked by how far below expectation the results fell, not by raw losses — losing to a clear favourite says less than losing to someone the ratings said you should beat.
Signature win
The victory the ratings least expected, scored from the state at the moment of the vote.
No wins yet.
The crowd's verdict
How this athlete performs against what the ratings expected, and whether the crowd treats them differently outside their own sport.
- As favourite
- —
- never favoured
- As underdog
- —
- never an underdog
- In sport
- 0–1
- Cross-sport
- 0–0
Achievements
- Spingarn Medal
- Presidential Citizens Medal
- Rawlings Gold Glove Award
- Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Library of Congress Living Legend
- Horatio Alger Award
- Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
- honorary degree from Spelman College
Background
Henry Louis Aaron, nicknamed "Hammer" or "Hammerin' Hank", was an American professional baseball right fielder who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1954 through 1976. Considered one of the greatest baseball players in history, he spent 21 seasons with the Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves in the National League (NL) and two seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers in the American League (AL). At the time of his retirement, Aaron held most of the game's key career power-hitting records. He broke the long-standing MLB record for career home runs held by Babe Ruth and remained the career leader for 33 years, until Barry Bonds surpassed his famous total of 755 in 2007. He hit 24 or more home runs every year from 1955 through 1973 and is one of only two players to hit 30 or more home runs in a season at least 15 times.
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