Willie Aikens vs. Bobby Knoop — Career Comparison

Willie Aikens
Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Bobby Knoop
Silent GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Willie Aikens comes out clearly ahead of Bobby Knoop across most offensive categories. Willie Aikens led in home run production (HR/PA+ 187 vs 67), walk rate (BB%+ 136 vs 84), and slugging (SLG+ 120 vs 94). Willie Aikens was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Willie Aikens and Bobby Knoop

Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
774
162.61
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1153
172.78
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
2856
600
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4004
600
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
2492
523.53
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3622
542.76
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.652
0.652
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
675
141.81
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
856
128.27
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
438
92.02
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
642
96.2
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
26.26
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
19.33
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.42
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
4.35
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
23.11
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
56
8.39
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
49.79
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
214
32.07
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
401.4
84.33
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
362.68
54.35
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1134
238.24
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1211
181.47
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1012
212.61
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1175
176.07
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.809
0.809
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.772
0.772
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
301
63.24
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
50.5
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
415
87.18
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
331
49.6
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
606
127.31
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
612
91.71
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
401.07
84.26
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
370.38
55.5
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.78
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
14
2.1
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
67.02
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
305
45.7
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
8.82
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
7.19
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
93.28
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
833
124.83
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.43
6.43
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
5.39
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
5.67
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
27
4.05
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
18.28
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
13.64
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.63
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
2.4
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.26
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
2.55
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.89
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.95
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.48
48.48

Fielding Stats for Willie Aikens and Bobby Knoop

Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
1.1
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1121
1.08
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
1.07
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1050
1.02
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
13403
27
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27908
27
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4467.2
9
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9302.2
9
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4425
8.91
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 9 Innings
2566
2.48
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
0.6
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3218
3.11
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.08
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.12
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4767
9.6
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5903
5.71
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4725
9.52
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5784
5.6
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.98
97.98
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.638
8.638
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.26
97.26
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.67
93.67
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
0.87
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
779
0.75
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0