Willie Aikens vs. Mike Matheny — Career Comparison

Willie Aikens
Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Mike Matheny
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcherGold Glove

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Willie Aikens comes out clearly ahead of Mike Matheny across most offensive categories. Willie Aikens led in home run production (HR/PA+ 187 vs 53), walk rate (BB%+ 136 vs 78), and slugging (SLG+ 120 vs 83). Mike Matheny held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 93 vs 86). Willie Aikens was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Willie Aikens and Mike Matheny

Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
774
162.61
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1305
182.65
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
2856
600
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4287
600
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
2492
523.53
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3877
542.62
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
675
141.81
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
925
129.46
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
438
92.02
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
659
92.23
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
125
26.26
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
26.59
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.42
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.26
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
23.11
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
67
9.38
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
237
49.79
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
266
37.23
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
401.4
84.33
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
393.27
55.04
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1134
238.24
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1334
186.7
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1012
212.61
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1236
172.99
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.809
0.809
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.637
0.637
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.772
0.772
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
301
63.24
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
353
49.41
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
415
87.18
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
443
62
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
606
127.31
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
102.03
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
401.07
84.26
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
395.16
55.31
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.78
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
6.3
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
67.02
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
266
37.23
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
8.82
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
7.56
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
93.28
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
795
111.27
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.43
6.43
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
5.39
5.39
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
9.1
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
5.67
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
4.76
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
18.28
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
13.58
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.63
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.12
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.26
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
1.96
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.89
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.08
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36.36
36.36

Fielding Stats for Willie Aikens and Mike Matheny

Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
547
1.1
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
1.16
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
1.07
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1142
1.02
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
13403
27
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30251
27
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4467.2
9
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10083.2
9
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4425
8.91
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7145
6.38
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
0.6
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
614
0.55
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.08
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.04
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4767
9.6
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7803
6.96
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4725
9.52
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7759
6.93
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.12
99.12
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.44
99.44
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.638
8.638
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.955
5.955
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.26
97.26
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.64
87.64
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
0.87
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.08
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.05
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
0.49
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
0.27