Willie Aikens vs. Piggy Ward — Career Comparison

Willie Aikens
Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Piggy Ward
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Willie Aikens and Piggy Ward are closely matched on the surface stats. Willie Aikens posted stronger numbers in OPS (.819 vs .779) and slugging (.455 vs .360). Piggy Ward had the advantage in on-base percentage (.419 vs .364). 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 Piggy Ward

Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
162.61
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
221
137.69
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2856
600
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
963
600
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2492
523.53
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
780
485.98
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.819
0.819
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.869
0.869
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
675
141.81
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
223
138.94
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
92.02
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
183
114.02
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
26.26
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
23
14.33
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.42
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
9.97
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
23.11
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.62
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
49.79
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
40
24.92
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
401.4
84.33
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164.98
102.79
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1134
238.24
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
281
175.08
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1012
212.61
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401
249.84
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.809
0.809
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.779
0.779
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.772
0.772
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.979
0.979
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301
63.24
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
172
107.17
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
415
87.18
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
90
56.07
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
606
127.31
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
261
162.62
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
401.07
84.26
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166.65
103.83
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.78
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
13.71
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
67.02
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
97.2
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
8.82
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
444
93.28
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
45.48
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
6.43
6.43
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.19
13.19
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.14
2.14
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.12
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
5.67
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
87
18.28
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.63
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
53.58
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.26
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.89
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
53.58
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Willie Aikens and Piggy Ward

Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547
1.1
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.1
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
1.07
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13403
27
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
5298
27
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4467.2
9
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1766
9
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4425
8.91
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
2.02
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
0.6
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.62
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.08
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.48
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4767
9.6
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
4.12
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4725
9.52
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
714
3.64
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.26
88.26
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.638
8.638
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.306
3.306
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.26
97.26
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
0.87
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.17
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0