Willie Aikens vs. Gary Bennett — Career Comparison

Willie Aikens
Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Gary Bennett
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcher

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Willie Aikens comes out clearly ahead of Gary Bennett across most offensive categories. Willie Aikens led in home run production (HR/PA+ 187 vs 34), walk rate (BB%+ 136 vs 65), and slugging (SLG+ 120 vs 77). Gary Bennett held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 114 vs 86). Willie Aikens was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Willie Aikens and Gary Bennett

Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
774
162.61
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
587
187.74
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2856
600
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
1876
600
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2492
523.53
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1690
540.51
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
675
141.81
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
408
130.49
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
92.02
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
309
98.83
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
26.26
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
74
23.67
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.42
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.96
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
23.11
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
22
7.04
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
49.79
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
99
31.66
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
401.4
84.33
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
166.02
53.1
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1134
238.24
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
554
177.19
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1012
212.61
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
563
180.06
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.809
0.809
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.772
0.772
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.534
0.534
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
63.24
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
141
45.1
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
415
87.18
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
192
61.41
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
606
127.31
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
311
99.47
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
401.07
84.26
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
173.29
55.42
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
3.78
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.12
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
67.02
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
139
44.46
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
8.82
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
19
6.08
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
444
93.28
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
86.35
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
6.43
6.43
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.95
6.95
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.48
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
5.67
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
17
5.44
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
87
18.28
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
16.95
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.63
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.92
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
1.26
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.6
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.89
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.52
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54.55
54.55

Fielding Stats for Willie Aikens and Gary Bennett

Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
547
1.1
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
1.19
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
1.07
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
1.01
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13403
27
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
12700
27
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4467.2
9
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4233.1
9
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4425
8.91
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2916
6.2
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
0.6
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
0.36
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.08
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.06
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4767
9.6
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3114
6.62
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4725
9.52
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3087
6.56
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.12
99.12
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.638
8.638
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.513
5.513
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.26
97.26
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.82
84.82
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
0.87
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.05
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.06
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
0.55
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.15