Mathews the Great

How Hall of Fame third baseman Eddie Mathews, who died Sunday at 69, ranks in some statistical categories among players with 500 or more home runs:

HOME RUNS

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Player Years HRs At-Bats Hits K’s Runs RBIs Hank Aaron 1954-76 755 12,364 3,771 1,383 2,174 2,297 Babe Ruth 1914-35 714 8,399 2,873 1,330 2,174 2,213 Willie Mays 1951-73 660 10,881 3,283 1,526 2,062 1,903 Frank Robinson 1956-76 586 10,006 2,943 1,532 1,829 1,812 Harmon Killebrew 1954-75 573 8,147 2,086 1,699 1,283 1,584 Reggie Jackson 1967-87 563 9,864 2,584 2,597 1,551 1,702 Mark McGwire 1986- 554 5,888 1,570 1,478 1,119 1,350 Mike Schmidt 1972-89 548 8,352 2,234 1,883 1,506 1,595 Mickey Mantle 1951-68 536 8,102 2,415 1,710 1,677 1,509 Jimmie Foxx 1925-45 534 8,134 2,646 1,311 1,751 1,922 Ted Williams 1939-60 521 7,706 2,654 709 1,798 1,839 Willie McCovey 1959-80 521 8,197 2,211 1,550 1,229 1,555 Eddie Mathews 1952-68 512 8,537 2,315 1,487 1,509 1,453 Ernie Banks 1953-71 512 9,421 2,583 1,236 1,305 1,636 Mel Ott 1926-47 511 9,456 2,876 896 1,859 1,860 Eddie Murray 1977-97 504 11,336 3,255 1,516 1,627 1,917

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HITS

Hank Aaron: 3,771

Willie Mays: 3,283

Eddie Murray: 3,255

Frank Robinson: 2,943

Mel Ott: 2,876

Babe Ruth: 2,873

Ted Williams: 2,654

Jimmie Foxx: 2,646

Reggie Jackson: 2,584

Ernie Banks: 2,583

Mickey Mantle: 2,415

Eddie Mathews: 2,315

Mike Schmidt: 2,234

Willie McCovey: 2,211

Harmon Killebrew: 2,086

Mark McGwire: 1,570

RUNS

Hank Aaron: 2,174

Babe Ruth: 2,174

Willie Mays: 2,062

Mel Ott: 1,859

Frank Robinson: 1,829

Ted Williams: 1,798

Jimmie Foxx: 1,751

Mickey Mantle: 1,677

Eddie Murray: 1,627

Reggie Jackson: 1,551

Eddie Mathews: 1,509

Mike Schmidt: 1,506

Ernie Banks: 1,305

Harmon Killebrew: 1,283

Willie McCovey: 1,229

Mark McGwire: 1,119

RBIs

Hank Aaron: 2,297

Babe Ruth: 2,213

Jimmie Foxx: 1,922

Eddie Murray: 1,917

Willie Mays: 1,903

Mel Ott: 1,860

Ted Williams: 1,839

Frank Robinson: 1,812

Reggie Jackson: 1,702

Ernie Banks: 1,636

Mike Schmidt: 1,595

Harmon Killebrew: 1,584

Willie McCovey: 1,555

Mickey Mantle: 1,509

Eddie Mathews: 1,453

Mark McGwire: 1,350