Willie Aikens vs. Josh Willingham — Career Comparison

Willie Aikens
Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Josh Willingham
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueLeft FielderSilver Slugger

Willie Aikens and Josh Willingham are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 111 for Willie Aikens, 110 for Josh Willingham), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 120 vs 117). The overall lean goes to Willie Aikens, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Willie Aikens and Josh Willingham

Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
774
162.61
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1147
149.12
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
2856
600
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4615
600
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2492
523.53
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3912
508.6
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.819
0.819
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.836
0.836
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
675
141.81
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
988
128.45
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
438
92.02
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
73.07
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
125
26.26
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
28.08
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.42
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
1.95
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
110
23.11
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
25.35
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
237
49.79
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
426
55.38
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
401.4
84.33
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
685.97
89.18
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1134
238.24
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1819
236.49
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
1012
212.61
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1653
214.91
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.809
0.809
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.823
0.823
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.772
0.772
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.834
0.834
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
301
63.24
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
564
73.33
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
415
87.18
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
632
82.17
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
606
127.31
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1001
130.14
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
401.07
84.26
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
672.23
87.4
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.78
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
14.56
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
319
67.02
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
553
71.9
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
8.82
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.86
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
93.28
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
1036
134.69
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.43
6.43
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
4.45
4.45
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.26
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
5.67
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
4.68
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
87
18.28
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
11.31
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.63
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
4.55
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.26
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.17
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.89
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.72
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.55
79.55

Fielding Stats for Willie Aikens and Josh Willingham

Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
1.1
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
956
1.08
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
1.07
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
929
1.05
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
13403
27
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23833
27
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4467.2
9
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7944.1
9
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4425
8.91
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1666
1.89
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
0.6
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.05
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.08
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.03
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4767
9.6
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1740
1.97
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4725
9.52
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1714
1.94
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.51
98.51
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.638
8.638
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.793
1.793
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.26
97.26
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.18
97.18
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
0.87
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.01
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Aikens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.01
Willie Aikens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0