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Player Stats

The following is a typical player entry in The Triple Crown Contenders.

Hank Aaron

 TCC points: 311.83

Top TCC: 5                                                              

Titles: 10 ( 2, 4, 4 )                                                                                     

 

 

 

         Avg. 

              HR

                 RBI

   

year

team

league

place

pts.

place

pts.

place

pts.

Totals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1955

Mil

NL

5

6

10T3

0.33

9

2

8.33

1956

Mil

NL

1

10

---

---

9

2

12

1957

Mil

NL

4

7

1

10

1

10

27*

1958

Mil

NL

4

7

5

6

6

5

18

1959

Mil

NL

1

10

3

8

3

8

26*

1960

Mil

NL

---

---

2

9

1

10

19

1961

Mil

NL

5

6

6

5

4

7

18

1962

Mil

NL

5

6

2

9

4

7

22

1963

Mil

NL

3T2

7.5

1T2

9.5

1

10

27*

1964

Mil

NL

3

8

9T3

1

10T2

0.5

9.5

1965

Mil

NL

2

9

6T4

3.5

---

---

12.5

1966

Atl

NL

---

---

1

10

1

10

20

1967

Atl

NL

8

3

1

10

3

8

21*

1968

Atl

NL

---

---

5

6

7

4

10

1969

Atl

NL

---

---

2

9

7

4

13

1970

Atl

NL

---

---

5T2

5.5

5

6

11.5

1971

Atl

NL

5

6

2

9

3

8

23*

1972

Atl

NL

---

---

4

7

---

---

7

1973

Atl

NL

---

---

4

7

---

---

7

 

 

 

Totals

85.5

 

124.83

 

101.5

311.83

 

 

 

(Pct.)

(27.4)

 

(40.0)

 

(32.5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

        Henry Louis Aaron—Hammerin’ Hank— was the National League’s greatest slugger. He had three “almost” Triple Crown years, although only one was really close. In 1957 he batted .322, while Stan Musial led the league with .351. In 1959 Aaron needed 7 more homers to tie teammate Mathews, 20 more RBI to tie Banks. 1963 was a near miss—he hit .319, while Tommie Davis led the league with .326.

        Of course, depending on how “greatest slugger” is defined, it could be argued that Aaron was the greatest slugger, period. What defines a slugger? If your answer is Total Bases, then Aaron wins, with over 1000 more career total bases than The Babe. But if your answer is Slugging Pct., then Ruth beats Aaron easily. But The Babe is third in career Walk Pct., while Aaron isn’t even in the Top 100. Aaron was a contact hitter with lots of power—he was up at the plate slugging away. Ruth waited for his pitches to slug. Aaron struck out a few more times than Ruth, but in far more Plate Appearances. So take your pick—George or Henry.

        As a Triple Crown Contender, of course, Ruth beats Aaron by a comfortable margin. The Babe won 19 Titles to Aaron’s ten. Ruth was The Game’s first real slugger, and had very little competition as far as sluggers go. But many players hit for a higher average than Ruth—and that’s true of Aaron, too. Did Aaron have more and better competition for the Triple Crown than The Babe? Should second or third or eighth place be worth more in the 1990s than it was in the 1930s? There will be more on that subject throughout the book.

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