The Hammer

A mark of Hank Aaron’s greatness was that in addition to retiring as the all-time home run king, he also finished as the career leader of runs batted in, extra-base hits, total bases, intentional walks, sacrifice flies, plate appearances, at bats, and games played. Aaron retired second all-time in two categories: hits and runs scored.

The list below shows his rank at retirement, with his current rank almost 40 years later in parenthesis. The Hammer remains the all-time career leader in RBI’s, extra-base hits, and total bases.

1 (2) home runs

1 (1) runs batted in

1 (1) extra base hits

1 (1) total bases

1 (2) intentional walks

1 (4) sacrifice flies

1 (3) plate appearances

1 (2) at bats

1 (3) games played

2 (3) hits – behind Cobb

2 (4) runs scored – behind Cobb

3 (7) times reaching base – behind Cobb & Musial

6 (10) doubles

8 (13) singles