Willie Aikens vs. Chick Shorten — Career Comparison

Willie Aikens
Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Chick Shorten
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueUnknown

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Willie Aikens holds a real edge over Chick Shorten in this comparison. Willie Aikens led in home run production (HR/PA+ 187 vs 15), walk rate (BB%+ 136 vs 85), and slugging (SLG+ 120 vs 94). Chick Shorten held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 179 vs 86). The edge belongs to Willie Aikens.

Hitting Stats for Willie Aikens and Chick Shorten

Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
774
162.61
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
527
208.3
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2856
600
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
1518
600
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2492
523.53
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1345
531.62
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.706
0.706
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
675
141.81
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
370
146.25
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
92.02
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
296
117
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
26.26
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
51
20.16
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.42
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
7.91
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
23.11
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.19
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
49.79
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
74
29.25
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
401.4
84.33
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
161.11
63.68
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1134
238.24
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
470
185.77
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1012
212.61
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
481
190.12
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.809
0.809
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.772
0.772
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.603
0.603
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301
63.24
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
63.64
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
415
87.18
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
134
52.96
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
606
127.31
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
292
115.42
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
401.07
84.26
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
184.73
73.02
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.78
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.4
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
67.02
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
110
43.48
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
8.82
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
444
93.28
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
26.88
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
6.43
6.43
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.32
22.32
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
1.62
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
24.51
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
5.67
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
87
18.28
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.63
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.74
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.26
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.16
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.89
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
7.91
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60

Fielding Stats for Willie Aikens and Chick Shorten

Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
1.1
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
1.07
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13403
27
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4467.2
9
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4425
8.91
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
617
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
0.6
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.08
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4767
9.6
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
652
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4725
9.52
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
642
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.47
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.638
8.638
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.824
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.26
97.26
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
0.87
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0