Willie Aikens vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Willie Aikens
Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Willie Aikens posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Start. Willie Aikens posted stronger numbers in OPS (.819 vs .690) and on-base percentage (.364 vs .322). Joe Start had the advantage in batting average (.299 vs .271). By the career numbers, Willie Aikens had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Willie Aikens and Joe Start

Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
774
162.61
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
2856
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
2492
523.53
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
675
141.81
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
438
92.02
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
26.26
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.42
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
23.11
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
49.79
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401.4
84.33
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548.86
67.11
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1134
238.24
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1744
213.25
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1012
212.61
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1581
193.32
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.809
0.809
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.772
0.772
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
301
63.24
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
415
87.18
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
544
66.52
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
606
127.31
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401.07
84.26
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
650.43
79.53
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.78
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
67.02
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
8.82
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
444
93.28
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
6.43
6.43
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
5.67
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
87
18.28
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.63
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
2.2
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.26
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.89
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
3.3
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Willie Aikens and Joe Start

Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
1.1
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
1.07
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
13403
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4467.2
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4425
8.91
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
0.6
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.08
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4767
9.6
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4725
9.52
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.638
8.638
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.26
97.26
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
0.87
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
0.42
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0