Willie Aikens vs. Ed Kranepool — Career Comparison

Willie Aikens
Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Ed Kranepool
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Willie Aikens holds a real edge over Ed Kranepool in this comparison. Willie Aikens led in home run production (HR/PA+ 187 vs 120), walk rate (BB%+ 136 vs 90), and slugging (SLG+ 120 vs 109). Ed Kranepool held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 173 vs 86). The edge belongs to Willie Aikens.

Hitting Stats for Willie Aikens and Ed Kranepool

Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
774
162.61
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1853
185.39
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
2856
600
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5997
600
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
2492
523.53
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5436
543.87
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Ed Kranepool
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Ed Kranepool
Career
Per 600 PA
0.709
0.709
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
675
141.81
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1418
141.87
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
438
92.02
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1050
105.05
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
26.26
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
22.51
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.42
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
2.5
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
23.11
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
11.81
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
237
49.79
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
36.82
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Ed Kranepool
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Ed Kranepool
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Ed Kranepool
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401.4
84.33
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
646.18
64.65
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1134
238.24
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2047
204.8
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1012
212.61
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1886
188.69
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Ed Kranepool
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Ed Kranepool
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.809
0.809
Ed Kranepool
Career
Per 600 PA
0.693
0.693
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Ed Kranepool
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ed Kranepool
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.772
0.772
Ed Kranepool
Career
Per 600 PA
0.605
0.605
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Ed Kranepool
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
301
63.24
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
536
53.63
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
415
87.18
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
614
61.43
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
606
127.31
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
103.25
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401.07
84.26
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
675.03
67.54
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.78
Ed Kranepool
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1.4
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
319
67.02
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
454
45.42
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
42
8.82
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
8.9
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
444
93.28
Ed Kranepool
Career
Per 600 PAverified
581
58.13
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
6.43
6.43
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.32
10.32
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
3.5
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
27
5.67
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
5.8
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
18.28
Ed Kranepool
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
13.81
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.63
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
1.5
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.26
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
2.7
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.89
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
4.2
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.71
35.71

Fielding Stats for Willie Aikens and Ed Kranepool

Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
547
1.1
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1554
1.14
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
1.07
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1379
1.02
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
13403
27
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36668
27
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4467.2
9
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12222.2
9
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4425
8.91
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10840
7.98
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
0.6
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
789
0.58
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.08
Ed Kranepool
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.06
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4767
9.6
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11710
8.62
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4725
9.52
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11629
8.56
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.12
99.12
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.31
99.31
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.638
8.638
Ed Kranepool
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.483
7.483
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.26
97.26
Ed Kranepool
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.74
88.74
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
0.87
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
901
0.66
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kranepool
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kranepool
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kranepool
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kranepool
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0