Willie Aikens vs. Sam Crawford — Career Comparison

Willie Aikens
Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Sam Crawford
Pre-GenerationalNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameRight Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Sam Crawford comes out clearly ahead of Willie Aikens across most offensive categories. Sam Crawford led in home run production (HR/PA+ 302 vs 187), contact rate (K%+ 184 vs 86), and slugging (SLG+ 144 vs 120). Willie Aikens held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 136 vs 107). Sam Crawford was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Willie Aikens and Sam Crawford

Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
774
162.61
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
142.55
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
2856
600
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10594
600
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
2492
523.53
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9570
542
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.819
0.819
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.843
0.843
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
675
141.81
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2961
167.7
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
438
92.02
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2097
118.77
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
26.26
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
458
25.94
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.42
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
17.5
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
23.11
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
97
5.49
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
237
49.79
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
864
48.93
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
401.4
84.33
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1624.99
92.03
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
1134
238.24
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4328
245.12
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1012
212.61
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3744
212.04
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.809
0.809
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.814
0.814
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.772
0.772
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.823
0.823
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
301
63.24
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1391
78.78
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
415
87.18
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1519
86.03
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
606
127.31
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2813
159.32
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
401.07
84.26
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1760.57
99.71
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.78
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
1.3
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
319
67.02
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
760
43.04
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
8.82
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
444
93.28
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
580
32.85
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
6.43
6.43
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.27
18.27
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.31
1.31
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
13.65
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
5.67
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
87
18.28
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.63
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
20.73
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.26
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
2.44
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.89
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
23.16
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89.49
89.49

Fielding Stats for Willie Aikens and Sam Crawford

Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
547
1.1
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2450
1.58
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
1.07
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1052
0.68
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
13403
27
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41937
27
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4467.2
9
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13979
9
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4425
8.91
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5102
3.28
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
0.6
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
0.23
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.08
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.11
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4767
9.6
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5637
3.63
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4725
9.52
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5461
3.52
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.638
8.638
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.229
2.229
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.26
97.26
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.94
42.94
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
0.87
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.08
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0