Willie Aikens vs. Sonny Jackson — Career Comparison

Willie Aikens
Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Sonny Jackson
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueShortstop

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Willie Aikens comes out clearly ahead of Sonny Jackson across most offensive categories. Willie Aikens led in home run production (HR/PA+ 187 vs 13), walk rate (BB%+ 136 vs 94), and slugging (SLG+ 120 vs 80). Sonny Jackson held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 170 vs 86). Willie Aikens was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Willie Aikens and Sonny Jackson

Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
774
162.61
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
165.66
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
2856
600
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3390
600
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
2492
523.53
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3055
540.71
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
675
141.81
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
767
135.75
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
438
92.02
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
651
115.22
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
26.26
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
81
14.34
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.42
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
4.96
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
23.11
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.24
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
49.79
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
116
20.53
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
401.4
84.33
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
297.88
52.72
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1134
238.24
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
925
163.72
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1012
212.61
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1028
181.95
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.809
0.809
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.611
0.611
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.772
0.772
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.549
0.549
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
301
63.24
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
70.09
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
415
87.18
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
162
28.67
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
606
127.31
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
551
97.52
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
401.07
84.26
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
332.13
58.78
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.78
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.95
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
67.02
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
250
44.25
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
8.82
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.95
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
444
93.28
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
46.9
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
6.43
6.43
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.79
12.79
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
0.94
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
10.09
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
5.67
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
3.01
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
87
18.28
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
9.2
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.63
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
22.3
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.26
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
9.03
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.89
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
31.33
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.19
71.19

Fielding Stats for Willie Aikens and Sonny Jackson

Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
547
1.1
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
1.12
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
1.07
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
747
0.99
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
13403
27
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20417
27
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4467.2
9
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6805.2
9
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4425
8.91
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1392
1.84
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
0.6
Sonny Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1820
2.41
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.08
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.21
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4767
9.6
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3370
4.46
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4725
9.52
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3212
4.25
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.31
95.31
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.638
8.638
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.783
3.783
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.26
97.26
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.99
87.99
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
0.87
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
0.37
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0