We’re not breaking any news here to point out that the late Hank Aaron might be the most consistently excellent player in major league baseball history.
Aaron’s 23-year major-league career included just nine (1966-74) spent in Atlanta, but several were among his best. And not surprisingly, there are several Aaron seasons among the tops in the 50-plus years since the Braves moved from Milwaukee.
So how to measure that exactly? Baseball Reference’s “StatHead” tool allows us to rank all Atlanta Braves seasons in two key “rate stats” — OPS+ and Wins Above Replacement.