Willie Aikens vs. Jordy Mercer — Career Comparison

Willie Aikens
Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Jordy Mercer
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueShortstop

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Willie Aikens comes out clearly ahead of Jordy Mercer across most offensive categories. Willie Aikens led in home run production (HR/PA+ 187 vs 73), walk rate (BB%+ 136 vs 88), and slugging (SLG+ 120 vs 96). Jordy Mercer held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 124 vs 86). Willie Aikens was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Willie Aikens and Jordy Mercer

Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
774
162.61
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
950
166.86
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
2856
600
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3416
600
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
2492
523.53
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3104
545.2
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
675
141.81
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
796
139.81
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
438
92.02
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
542
95.2
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
125
26.26
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
30.39
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.42
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
2.63
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
23.11
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
66
11.59
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
237
49.79
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254
44.61
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
401.4
84.33
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
381.3
66.97
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1134
238.24
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1197
210.25
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1012
212.61
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1069
187.76
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.809
0.809
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.772
0.772
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
301
63.24
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
330
57.96
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
415
87.18
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
308
54.1
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
606
127.31
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
572
100.47
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
401.07
84.26
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
382.91
67.26
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.78
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.74
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
67.02
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
246
43.21
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
42
8.82
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
9.84
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
93.28
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
589
103.45
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.43
6.43
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
5.8
5.8
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.86
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
5.67
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
2.99
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
87
18.28
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
12.82
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.63
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
2.28
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.26
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.93
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.89
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
4.22
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54.17
54.17

Fielding Stats for Willie Aikens and Jordy Mercer

Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
547
1.1
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
936
1.11
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
1.07
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
849
1.01
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
13403
27
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22704
27
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4467.2
9
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7568
9
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4425
8.91
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1113
1.32
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
0.6
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2429
2.89
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.08
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.09
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4767
9.6
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3618
4.3
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4725
9.52
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3542
4.21
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.9
97.9
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.638
8.638
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.784
3.784
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.26
97.26
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.71
90.71
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
0.87
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
0.61
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0