Willie Aikens vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Willie Aikens
Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Lou Whitaker holds a real edge over Willie Aikens in this comparison. Lou Whitaker led in contact rate (K%+ 157 vs 86), walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 136), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 117 vs 111). Willie Aikens held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 187 vs 147). The edge belongs to Lou Whitaker.

Hitting Stats for Willie Aikens and Lou Whitaker

Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
774
162.61
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
2856
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2492
523.53
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
675
141.81
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
438
92.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
26.26
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.42
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
23.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
14.69
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
237
49.79
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401.4
84.33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1393.24
83.87
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1134
238.24
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
1012
212.61
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.809
0.809
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.789
0.789
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.772
0.772
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
301
63.24
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
415
87.18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
606
127.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
401.07
84.26
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.78
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
319
67.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
8.82
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
4.76
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
444
93.28
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
6.43
6.43
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
5.67
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
5.48
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
18.28
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.63
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.26
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.89
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Willie Aikens and Lou Whitaker

Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
1.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
1.07
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
13403
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4467.2
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4425
8.91
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
0.6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.08
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4767
9.6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4725
9.52
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.638
8.638
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.26
97.26
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
0.87
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1527
0.72
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0