Willie Aikens vs. Luke Appling — Career Comparison

Willie Aikens
Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Luke Appling
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameShortstopAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Luke Appling holds a real edge over Willie Aikens in this comparison. Luke Appling led in contact rate (K%+ 182 vs 86), batting average (AVG+ 122 vs 106), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 121 vs 111). Willie Aikens held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 187 vs 48). The edge belongs to Luke Appling.

Hitting Stats for Willie Aikens and Luke Appling

Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
774
162.61
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2422
141.87
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
2856
600
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10243
600
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2492
523.53
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8856
518.75
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.816
0.816
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
675
141.81
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2749
161.03
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
438
92.02
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2162
126.64
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
26.26
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
440
25.77
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.42
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
5.97
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
23.11
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
45
2.64
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
237
49.79
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
587
34.38
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
401.4
84.33
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1488.21
87.17
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1134
238.24
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3528
206.66
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
1012
212.61
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4062
237.94
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.809
0.809
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.798
0.798
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.772
0.772
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
301
63.24
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1319
77.26
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
415
87.18
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1116
65.37
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
606
127.31
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2390
140
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
401.07
84.26
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1608.48
94.22
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.78
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
11
0.64
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
319
67.02
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1302
76.27
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
8.82
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
444
93.28
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
528
30.93
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
6.43
6.43
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.4
19.4
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
2.47
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
4.33
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
5.67
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
18.28
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
7.56
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.63
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
10.49
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.26
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
6.33
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.89
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
16.81
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.37
62.37

Fielding Stats for Willie Aikens and Luke Appling

Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
1.1
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2359
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
1.07
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13403
27
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4467.2
9
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4425
8.91
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4674
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
0.6
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7543
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.08
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4767
9.6
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12889
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4725
9.52
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12217
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.79
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.638
8.638
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.179
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.26
97.26
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
0.87
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1475
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0