Both are all-time greats

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Both are all-time greats

Author: Mark (540 Posts - Joined: Jul 23, 2015)

Posted at 2:02 pm on Jan 22, 2021

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Aaron was an overall better hitter (by a smidge), but they were both elite. Mays' career HRs (660) suffered from playing a significant portion of his career at Candlestick Park -- it's hard to imagine how many more he might have hit at, say, Wrigley. Mays had more flair, Aaron was more laid back. Leo Durocher had Mays hitting anywhere from leadoff to 5th, whereas Aaron was always a 3-4-5 hitter. Mays is included in most all-time-best-starting-nine lists, Aaron is usually on the second team. Both are among the very best of the very best.

I will say that Aaron was a better all-around player than Mantle.

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Since there is no Open Forum, I'll post this here............ - ELP - 11:04am 1/22/21 (45) [View All]
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- who's better Aaron or mays? [NT] - Hank the Tank - 1:13pm 1/22/21
  - Ted Williams [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 10:24pm 1/22/21
    - Now there was a huge ego. [NT] - whatsamataU - 8:48am 1/23/21
  - Roy Hobbs, better than both. [NT] - whatsamataU - 4:48pm 1/22/21
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  - Ruth the best of all time IMO. Aaron great in home run parks. Mays great in non home run park, also - THEISMANCARR - 3:07pm 1/22/21
  - Anyone claiming Aaron was better, either had him as an idol, or is being a prisoner of the moment. - Irish_Demon - 2:18pm 1/22/21
    - The glamour era of baseball was the early to mid-late 50's. Only eight teams in each league, the - THEISMANCARR - 3:26pm 1/22/21
      - It goes hand in hand with what you're saying, it was a common phrase to refer to a team as a , - cubsfanin16 - 3:39pm 1/22/21
        Actually the era after World War II was pretty darn glamorous with guys like Ted Williams, Bob - THEISMANCARR - 3:49pm 1/22/21
        Don't stain the service records of true HEROES Ted Williams and Bob Feller.... - Nigel Tufnel - 8:54am 1/23/21
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        Let's not confuse the sacrifices between William's and DiMaggio. - AlbanyIRISH - 7:45am 1/23/21
        
        Hank Greenberg belongs in that company too, Ive read books on both - cubsfanin16 - 7:28pm 1/22/21
        
        I agree, they were more glamorous. And to take that it a step further - Irish_Demon - 5:13pm 1/22/21
    - Yeah parks make a huge difference. Deron Johnson in an interview said if Mantle would have played in - THEISMANCARR - 3:10pm 1/22/21
  - Both are all-time greats - Mark - 2:02pm 1/22/21
    - Based on what, exactly? - jakers - 10:25pm 1/22/21
  - I think Willie arguably is best all around ballplayer ever, BUT - cubsfanin16 - 1:50pm 1/22/21
    - he was in NY, of couse he gained much of the national press. - Hank the Tank - 2:11pm 1/22/21
      - As i said, I'd go with Willie, it was delineated well by other poster [NT] - cubsfanin16 - 3:02pm 1/22/21
        and I would go with Hank Aaron [NT] - Hank the Tank - 1:34pm 1/23/21
        Understandable since you grew up with him as an idol [NT] - Irish_Demon - 6:09pm 1/23/21
        Of course! [NT] - Hank the Tank - 8:13pm 1/23/21
- Rest in peace Hammerin' Hank. [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 12:32pm 1/22/21
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