Willie Aikens vs. Lave Cross — Career Comparison

Willie Aikens
Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Lave Cross
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Willie Aikens holds a real edge over Lave Cross in this comparison. Willie Aikens led in home run production (HR/PA+ 187 vs 39), walk rate (BB%+ 136 vs 51), and slugging (SLG+ 120 vs 111). Lave Cross held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 542 vs 86). The edge belongs to Willie Aikens.

Hitting Stats for Willie Aikens and Lave Cross

Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
774
162.61
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2277
140.25
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
2856
600
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9741
600
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
2492
523.53
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9084
559.53
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
675
141.81
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2651
163.29
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
438
92.02
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2057
126.7
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
26.26
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
411
25.32
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.42
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
8.38
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
23.11
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
47
2.89
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
237
49.79
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
36.59
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401.4
84.33
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1198.81
73.84
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1134
238.24
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3475
214.04
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1012
212.61
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3148
193.9
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.809
0.809
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.772
0.772
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
301
63.24
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1338
82.41
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
415
87.18
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1378
84.88
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
606
127.31
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2669
164.4
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401.07
84.26
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1350.62
83.19
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.78
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
1.91
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
319
67.02
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
28.7
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
8.82
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
444
93.28
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
13.37
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
6.43
6.43
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.89
44.89
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
9.86
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
5.67
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
87
18.28
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.63
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.26
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.89
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Willie Aikens and Lave Cross

Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
1.1
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2298
1.06
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
1.07
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
0.22
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
13403
27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58737
27
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4467.2
9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19579
9
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4425
8.91
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4262
1.96
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
0.6
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4553
2.09
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.08
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
0.27
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4767
9.6
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9405
4.32
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4725
9.52
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8815
4.05
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.73
93.73
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.638
8.638
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.836
3.836
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.26
97.26
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.58
20.58
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
0.87
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
0.14
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.07
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.13
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.08