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Mark McGuire had the highest mean while Roger Maris had the lowest mean. Furthermore, Mark McGuire had the highest median while Roger Maris had the lowest median. Babe Ruth has the highest standard deviation while Hank Aaron had the lowest standard deviation. He had the lowest minimum while Hank Aaron had the highest minimum . Mark McGuire had the highest maximum while Hank Aaron had the lowest maximum. Babe Ruth had the highest range while Hank Aaron had the least.
Hank Aaron was the greatest home run hitter because the standard deviation of home runs was the least and he scored the third highest average number of home runs. He also scored the third highest median number of home runs. His performance throughout his career was consistent.

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