Willie Aikens vs. Matt Joyce — Career Comparison

Willie Aikens
Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Matt Joyce
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRight FielderAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Willie Aikens holds a real edge over Matt Joyce in this comparison. Willie Aikens led in home run production (HR/PA+ 187 vs 123), slugging (SLG+ 120 vs 106), and batting average (AVG+ 106 vs 98). Matt Joyce held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 95 vs 86). The edge belongs to Willie Aikens.

Hitting Stats for Willie Aikens and Matt Joyce

Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
774
162.61
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1400
192.88
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
2856
600
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4355
600
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2492
523.53
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3718
512.24
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.785
0.785
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
675
141.81
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
898
123.72
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
438
92.02
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
72.74
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
125
26.26
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
28.38
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.42
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
2.07
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
23.11
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
20.53
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
237
49.79
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
50.98
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401.4
84.33
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
576.95
79.49
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1134
238.24
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1581
217.82
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1012
212.61
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1489
205.14
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.809
0.809
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.772
0.772
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
301
63.24
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
73.98
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
415
87.18
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
503
69.3
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
606
127.31
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
891
122.76
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401.07
84.26
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564.09
77.72
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.78
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
4.41
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
319
67.02
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
77.01
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
8.82
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
28
3.86
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
93.28
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
935
128.82
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.43
6.43
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
4.66
4.66
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.41
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
27
5.67
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.92
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
87
18.28
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
10.47
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.63
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
4.82
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.26
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.17
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.89
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
7.99
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.34
60.34

Fielding Stats for Willie Aikens and Matt Joyce

Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
547
1.1
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
1.21
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
1.07
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854
1.01
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
13403
27
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22818
27
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4467.2
9
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7606
9
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4425
8.91
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1628
1.93
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
0.6
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.08
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.03
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4767
9.6
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1691
2
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4725
9.52
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1662
1.97
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.29
98.29
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.638
8.638
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.626
1.626
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.26
97.26
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.56
83.56
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
0.87
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.01
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0