Sunday, February 6, 2022

Mantle, Mays, Aaron: Home Run Rate (AB/HR) percentages above the league.

Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron: minimum 20 Home Runs (HR) in a season. 51 seasons are in the list below.

HR%: HRrate (At Bats/HR; lower is better) percentage above the league.

Batting Average and Home Run Rate percentages above the league 1950-2019. Williams and Schmidt lead. Saturday, February 5, 2022

Batting Average (BA): Mantle, Mays, Aaron percent above league; AB >= 370. Friday, January 21, 2022

Maximum. Minimum.

Sorted by HR%:

qryBAleader%AboveLeag_HRrateAboveLeag
Year L Team First Last bats BA% HR% BAplayer HRratePlay HR AB H BB BA_L HRrate_L BA1 Age throws Lname
1971 NL ATL Hank Aaron R 30.01% 77.96% .3273 10.53 47 495 162 71 .25173 47.790 No 37 R Aaron
1973 NL ATL Hank Aaron R 18.29% 77.02% .3010 9.80 40 392 118 68 .25447 42.637 No 39 R Aaron
1965 NL SFN Willie Mays R 27.34% 74.46% .3172 10.73 52 558 177 76 .24909 42.016 No 34 R Mays
1956 AL NYA Mickey Mantle B 35.47% 73.77% .3527 10.25 52 533 188 112 .26036 39.076 Yes 25 R Mantle
1961 AL NYA Mickey Mantle B 24.04% 73.41% .3171 9.52 54 514 163 126 .25566 35.791 No 30 R Mantle
1964 NL SFN Willie Mays R 16.56% 73.06% .2958 12.30 47 578 171 82 .25382 45.652 No 33 R Mays
1969 NL ATL Hank Aaron R 19.76% 72.21% .2998 12.43 44 547 164 87 .25035 44.729 No 35 R Aaron
1972 NL ATL Hank Aaron R 6.66% 71.57% .2650 13.21 34 449 119 92 .24848 46.443 No 38 R Aaron
1967 NL ATL Hank Aaron R 23.19% 69.19% .3067 15.38 39 600 184 63 .24894 49.933 No 33 R Aaron
1958 AL NYA Mickey Mantle B 19.77% 68.67% .3044 12.36 42 519 158 129 .25417 39.436 No 27 R Mantle
1963 NL ML1 Hank Aaron R 29.95% 68.21% .3185 14.34 44 631 201 78 .24513 45.105 No 29 R Aaron
1955 AL NYA Mickey Mantle B 18.31% 67.89% .3056 13.97 37 517 158 113 .25832 43.514 No 24 R Mantle
1974 NL ATL Hank Aaron R 4.82% 67.14% .2676 17.00 20 340 91 39 .25535 51.728 No 40 R Aaron
1962 NL SFN Willie Mays R 16.77% 66.88% .3043 12.67 49 621 189 78 .26065 38.267 No 31 R Mays
1968 NL ATL Hank Aaron R 18.10% 66.09% .2871 20.90 29 606 174 64 .24313 61.631 No 34 R Aaron
1957 AL NYA Mickey Mantle B 43.18% 66.00% .3650 13.94 34 474 173 146 .25491 41.003 No 26 R Mantle
1966 NL ATL Hank Aaron R 8.65% 65.90% .2786 13.70 44 603 168 76 .25642 40.192 No 32 R Aaron
1960 AL NYA Mickey Mantle B 7.69% 65.80% .2751 13.18 40 527 145 111 .25549 38.525 No 29 R Mantle
1962 NL ML1 Hank Aaron R 23.78% 65.62% .3226 13.16 45 592 191 66 .26065 38.267 No 28 R Aaron
1955 NL NY1 Willie Mays R 23.28% 65.62% .3190 11.37 51 580 185 79 .25873 33.074 No 24 R Mays
1970 NL ATL Hank Aaron R 15.66% 65.62% .2984 13.58 38 516 154 74 .25805 39.492 No 36 R Aaron
1963 NL SFN Willie Mays R 28.00% 65.23% .3138 15.68 38 596 187 66 .24513 45.105 No 32 R Mays
1968 NL SFN Willie Mays R 18.93% 64.87% .2892 21.65 23 498 144 67 .24313 61.631 No 37 R Mays
1962 AL NYA Mickey Mantle B 26.02% 64.69% .3210 12.57 30 377 121 122 .25468 35.592 No 31 R Mantle
1960 NL ML1 Hank Aaron R 14.43% 63.56% .2915 14.75 40 590 172 60 .25477 40.476 No 26 R Aaron
1954 NL NY1 Willie Mays R 30.18% 63.47% .3451 13.78 41 565 195 66 .26512 37.726 Yes 23 R Mays
1966 AL NY1 Mickey Mantle B 19.89% 63.46% .2883 14.48 23 333 96 57 .24047 39.621 No 35 R Mantle
1966 NL SFN Willie Mays R 12.33% 62.88% .2880 14.92 37 552 159 70 .25642 40.192 No 35 R Mays
1964 AL NYA Mickey Mantle B 22.70% 62.66% .3032 13.29 35 465 141 99 .24714 35.577 No 33 R Mantle
1957 NL ML1 Hank Aaron R 23.79% 61.64% .3220 13.98 44 615 198 57 .26007 36.434 No 23 R Aaron
1954 AL NYA Mickey Mantle B 16.85% 60.51% .3002 20.11 27 543 163 102 .25689 50.922 No 23 R Mantle
1961 NL SFN Willie Mays R 17.53% 59.40% .3077 14.30 40 572 176 81 .26180 35.224 No 30 R Mays
1965 NL ML1 Hank Aaron R 27.48% 57.61% .3175 17.81 32 570 181 60 .24909 42.016 No 31 R Aaron
1970 NL SFN Willie Mays R 12.69% 56.77% .2908 17.07 28 478 139 79 .25805 39.492 No 39 R Mays
1959 NL ML1 Hank Aaron R 36.24% 55.84% .3545 16.13 39 629 223 51 .26022 36.523 Yes 25 R Aaron
1967 AL NYA Mickey Mantle B 4.17% 55.81% .2455 20.00 22 440 108 107 .23563 45.262 No 36 R Mantle
1967 NL SFN Willie Mays R 5.80% 55.76% .2634 22.09 22 486 128 51 .24894 49.933 No 36 R Mays
1952 AL NYA Mickey Mantle B 23.30% 55.21% .3115 23.87 23 549 171 75 .25262 53.296 No 21 R Mantle
1959 AL NYA Mickey Mantle B 12.47% 54.63% .2847 17.45 31 541 154 93 .25310 38.464 No 28 R Mantle
1953 AL NYA Mickey Mantle B 12.41% 54.45% .2950 21.95 21 461 136 79 .26245 48.189 No 22 R Mantle
1957 NL NY1 Willie Mays R 28.17% 54.12% .3333 16.71 35 585 195 76 .26007 36.434 No 26 R Mays
1959 NL SFN Willie Mays R 20.30% 53.70% .3130 16.91 34 575 180 65 .26022 36.523 No 28 R Mays
1956 NL NY1 Willie Mays R 15.54% 53.23% .2958 16.06 36 578 171 68 .25606 34.331 No 25 R Mays
1961 NL ML1 Hank Aaron R 24.79% 49.65% .3267 17.74 34 603 197 56 .26180 35.224 No 27 R Aaron
1960 NL SFN Willie Mays R 25.34% 49.31% .3193 20.52 29 595 190 61 .25477 40.476 No 29 R Mays
1964 NL ML1 Hank Aaron R 29.25% 47.98% .3281 23.75 24 570 187 62 .25382 45.652 No 30 R Aaron
1951 NL NY1 Willie Mays R 5.41% 44.37% .2737 23.20 20 464 127 57 .25965 41.703 No 20 R Mays
1958 NL ML1 Hank Aaron R 24.65% 43.76% .3261 20.03 30 601 196 59 .26163 35.624 No 24 R Aaron
1958 NL SFN Willie Mays R 32.50% 41.92% .3467 20.69 29 600 208 78 .26163 35.624 No 27 R Mays
1955 NL ML1 Hank Aaron R 21.34% 32.59% .3140 22.30 27 602 189 49 .25873 33.074 No 21 R Aaron
1956 NL ML1 Hank Aaron R 28.26% 31.77% .3284 23.42 26 609 200 37 .25606 34.331 Yes 22 R Aaron

Aaron has five of the top ten HR% seasons among these three players. Mantle three, Mays two. Check their ages. Ironically, the bottom two, the only ones below 42%, are Aaron ages 21 and 22. Aaron's highest total (47) has the highest HR%. Mays and Mantle hit at least 50 HR twice each and both Mantle seasons and one Mays are ranks 3,4,5. Mays 51 HR in 1955 are number 20 among the 51 seasons.

Aaron had the most AB: 631 in 1963. Mays third highest: 621 in 1962. Mantle's highest: 549 in 1952, only number 28 on this list.

Aaron had the most hits: 223 in 1959.

Bases on Balls (BB; Walks) - most for each:
Mantle: 146 in 1957
Aaron: 92 in 1972
Mays: 82 in 1964

Mantle had the top eleven seasons in BB and at least 100 BB in nine seasons, including his final two.

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