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Hank Aaron was one of the five best MLB players ever: Here's why he was even better than his 755 home runs

So much of Henry Aaron's baseball legacy is attached to three numbers -- 715, 755 and whatever Barry Bonds' career home run total ended up at -- that we too often overlook his all-around brilliance on the field. Put it this way: If you turned his 755 home runs into outs, he still finished with more than 3,000 hits. Or another way: He played 23 major league seasons and was a 25-time All-Star (there were multiple All-Star Games early in Aaron's career).

Even though he is widely regarded as one of the top five players in MLB history, Aaron has remained underrated among the all-time greats.