re: How did Hank Aaron hit so many homeruns being as small as he was?

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If you give Willie friggin Mays, and Hank friggin Aaron the opportunity to play in today's league, with the above facilities, technology, advanced scouting, metrics, etc., I think they would've been even BETTER than their career stats.

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Why? The competition is better. Maybe it levels out? I don't know and neither does anyone else. It's just my opinion they would be slightly worse today. I mean, why are the top hitters from the 2000s-2010s not hitting .340 and .388 every single year like the days from Mays, Aaron, Mantle, Gehrig, Williams, etc. Hell, a .319 average puts you in the running today for a batting crown today. Not back then. Is it because players today are worse? I highly doubt that being as more people are playing today than ever and they're playing year 'round. It's because the competition and pitching skills are MUCH better. Mays and Aaron never faced a guy like Kershaw who could bring it 95+ with the best curve in the game. Or a guy like Pedro who can pull the string with the best of them and then whiz a 98 mph right by you. Or a Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer, David Price, etc. etc. Not to mention, when those guys tire, they don't just leave them in like they used to. They take them out and replace them with another fireballer like Kimbrel or Aroldis Chapman. Oh, a lefty. We'll just bring in a lefty specialist who can bring it 93+ to pitch to one batter. and on and on.