Willie Aikens vs. Jack Smith — Career Comparison

Willie Aikens
Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Jack Smith
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Willie Aikens holds a real edge over Jack Smith in this comparison. Willie Aikens led in home run production (HR/PA+ 187 vs 101), walk rate (BB%+ 136 vs 101), and slugging (SLG+ 120 vs 112). Jack Smith held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 112 vs 86). The edge belongs to Willie Aikens.

Hitting Stats for Willie Aikens and Jack Smith

Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
774
162.61
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1406
167.85
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
2856
600
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5026
600
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
2492
523.53
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4532
541.03
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.763
0.763
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
675
141.81
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1301
155.31
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
438
92.02
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1008
120.33
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
26.26
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
21.73
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.42
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
8.48
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
23.11
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
40
4.78
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
237
49.79
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
34.98
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401.4
84.33
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630.1
75.22
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1134
238.24
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1745
208.32
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1012
212.61
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1657
197.81
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.809
0.809
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.772
0.772
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.706
0.706
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
301
63.24
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
783
93.47
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
415
87.18
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
382
45.6
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
606
127.31
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1125
134.3
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401.07
84.26
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
691.58
82.56
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.78
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
2.63
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
319
67.02
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
334
39.87
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
8.82
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
444
93.28
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
348
41.54
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
6.43
6.43
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.44
14.44
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
0.96
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
16.47
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
5.67
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
87
18.28
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.63
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
27.22
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.26
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.89
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
35.22
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.29
77.29

Fielding Stats for Willie Aikens and Jack Smith

Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
1.1
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1219
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
1.07
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13403
27
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4467.2
9
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4425
8.91
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2476
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
0.6
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.08
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4767
9.6
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2723
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4725
9.52
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2617
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.11
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.638
8.638
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.147
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.26
97.26
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
0.87
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0