Albert Pujols, By Himself

Last night Albert Pujols hit his 500th career home run. He is 34 years old and has hit 500 home runs, 529 doubles, and has a .321 career batting average. I thought I'd run a list of all 34-year-olds in baseball history with 500+ lifetime doubles and homers and a .320+ lifetime batting average:

Player	HR	2B	BA	From	To	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	OPS
Albert Pujols	500	529	.321	2001	2014	21-34	1978	8638	7394	1440	2370	1517	1074	843	94	37	.409	.599	1.008

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Generated 4/23/2014.

Well okay then. Just Pujols. How about if I relax that a bit: 34 years old, 475+ doubles and homers, .315+ lifetime batting average?

Player	HR	2B	BA	From	To	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	OPS
Albert Pujols	500	529	.321	2001	2014	21-34	1978	8638	7394	1440	2370	1517	1074	843	94	37	.409	.599	1.008

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Generated 4/23/2014.

Still an army of one. Pujols has been really, really good.

What if I knock it down to 450+ doubles and homers, .310+ batting average for a 34-year-old?

	HR	2B	BA	From	To	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	OPS
Hank Aaron	510	484	.314	1954	1968	20-34	2279	9888	8889	1603	2792	1627	866	991	215	59	.373	.560	.933
Lou Gehrig	464	502	.344	1923	1937	20-34	1999	8941	7397	1771	2547	1880	1396	714	96	99	.451	.643	1.094
Albert Pujols	500	529	.321	2001	2014	21-34	1978	8638	7394	1440	2370	1517	1074	843	94	37	.409	.599	1.008

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Generated 4/23/2014.

I'm calling that pretty good company.

Pujols may not have as much left in his tank as Aaron, who hit .282 with 140 doubles and 245 home runs after age 34, but up to now, we've clearly been watching one of the greatest hitters of all time.