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Willie
Aikens		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 225
 
Born: October 14, 1954 in Usa, SC, SENECA
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1977 22 BAL AL     6 6 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 6 6
1978 23 BAL AL     6 6 6 6 7 7 6 7 6 6 7 7 3 3 3
1979 24 BAL AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 6 7 7 6 7 7 6 7 7 3 3 3
1980 25 BOS AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 6 7 7 6 7 7 6 7 7 3 3 3
1981 26 BOS AL $ 300,000   6 6 5 6 7 7 6 7 7 6 7 7 3 3 3
1982 27 BOS AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 6 7 7 6 7 7 6 7 7 3 3 3
1983 28 BOS AL $ 1,278,571   5 5 5 6 7 6 6 7 7 6 7 7 3 3 3
1984 29 BOS AL     5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 7 7 3 3 3
1986 31 BAL AL     5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 7 7 3 3 3
1987 32 SEM AL     5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 7 7 3 3 3
1988 33 PHN NL $ 300,000   5 5 4 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 7 7 3 3 3
1989 34 IND AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 6 6 6 4 5 5 6 7 7 3 3 3
1990 35 KCR AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 6 6 6 4 5 5 6 7 7 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 6 6 6 4 5 5 6 7 7 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,278,571   6 6 6 6 7 7 6 7 7 6 7 7 6 6 6
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1977 22 AAA   136 518 87 154 38 1 31 88 3 0 70 67 .297 .381 .554 .935 104.4  
1978 23 AAA   137 523 89 172 40 1 37 101 1 1 77 87 .329 .415 .621 1.036 122.5  
1979 24 BAL AL 104 396 40 106 21 0 6 47 1 0 40 90 .268 .333 .366 .699 47.6 5.9
    AAA   53 200 35 60 11 1 18 47 0 0 35 41 .300 .404 .635 1.039 48.3  
1980 25 BAL AL 24 85 12 24 3 0 4 20 0 0 12 18 .282 .371 .459 .830 14.1 2.6
  BOS AL 123 435 39 112 36 1 12 56 0 1 44 109 .257 .329 .428 .756 58.0 9.3
  TOT   147 520 51 136 39 1 16 76 0 1 56 127 .262 .336 .433 .768 72.1 11.9
1981 26 BOS AL 144 444 51 119 30 1 8 55 0 0 52 100 .268 .343 .394 .737 56.6 10.4
1982 27 BOS AL 143 525 64 125 36 3 20 75 0 1 43 115 .238 .294 .432 .726 67.4 13.5
1983 28 BOS AL 112 228 21 49 12 0 6 33 0 0 38 67 .215 .328 .346 .675 28.7 4.2
1984 29 BOS AL 12 15 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .267 .313 .333 .646 0.4 0.0
    AAA   111 434 78 136 27 1 27 85 0 2 66 92 .313 .404 .567 .971 93.1  
1986 31 BAL AL 30 95 11 32 5 0 1 9 0 1 11 22 .337 .417 .421 .838 15.2 3.6
1987 32 SEM AL 104 380 43 81 12 1 13 37 0 0 43 87 .213 .293 .353 .645 39.4 3.1
1988 33 PHN NL 102 304 40 77 19 3 7 39 1 0 30 67 .253 .320 .405 .725 39.5 7.3
    AAA   12 14 2 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 3 .143 .200 .429 .629 1.3  
1989 34 IND AL 105 252 27 58 12 1 10 25 0 0 15 74 .230 .279 .405 .684 27.2 2.4
    AA   24 82 17 21 5 0 7 17 0 0 18 19 .256 .390 .573 .963 18.4  
1990 35 KCR AL 86 152 16 41 10 0 4 25 0 0 13 49 .270 .323 .414 .738 20.7 2.3
11 Years Sim 1089 3311 365 828 197 10 91 422 2 3 342 803 .250 .320 .398 .718 414.8 64.7
5 Years AAA 449 1689 291 524 117 4 114 323 4 3 249 290 .310 .398 .587 .985 369.6  
1 Years AA 24 82 17 21 5 0 7 17 0 0 18 19 .256 .402 .573 .975 18.4  
6 Years Minors 473 1771 308 545 122 4 121 340 4 3 267 309 .308 .398 .586 .984 388.1  
162 Game Average 492 54 123 29 1 13 62 0 0 50 119 .250 .320 .398 .718 61.7  
Career Highs 147 525 64 136 39 3 20 76 1 1 56 127 .337 .417 .433 .838 72.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   2436 274 632 150 7 67 326 2 1 254 572 .259 .330 .409 .739 329.0
vs LH   875 91 196 47 3 24 96 0 2 88 231 .224 .294 .367 .660 96.6
Home 539 1600 158 390 104 2 37 186 1 1 163 407 .244 .315 .381 .695 192.9
Away 550 1711 207 438 93 8 54 236 1 2 179 396 .256 .326 .414 .740 232.7
RISP   847 0 209 49 3 24 304 0 0 107 225 .247 .327 .397 .723 114.6
Pinch Hitting   210 20 53 12 2 7 52 0 0 22 67 .252 .326 .429 .755 29.2
Close/Late   487 21 108 30 1 9 58 0 0 55 133 .222 .300 .343 .643 51.9
Mar/Apr 93 274 28 66 16 0 9 44 0 0 33 71 .241 .325 .398 .723 36.2
May 164 532 58 132 25 2 14 59 0 1 47 121 .248 .310 .382 .691 63.0
June 213 635 87 168 45 3 16 84 1 0 77 151 .265 .343 .420 .763 92.1
July 197 588 61 146 40 2 17 67 0 0 68 136 .248 .325 .410 .735 79.5
August 213 664 66 173 37 1 18 96 0 1 60 159 .261 .323 .401 .724 85.0
Sep/Oct 209 618 65 143 34 2 17 72 1 1 57 165 .231 .296 .375 .672 69.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1979 24 BAL AL LF 78 75 670.7 138 2 0 1 1.000 1.88   0.9
    1B 25 25 215.0 270 31 2 35 .993 12.60   0.4
1980 25 BAL AL 1B 23 21 198.2 234 17 1 21 .996 11.40   0.3
    CF 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  BOS AL 1B 118 110 994.8 1173 88 8 103 .994 11.41   2.9
    CF 1 0 1.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 5.29   0.0
  TOT   1B 141 131 1193.0 1407 105 9 124 .994 11.41   3.1
      CF 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
1981 26 BOS AL 1B 115 102 912.0 1071 76 12 112 .990 11.32   1.4
    LF 20 1 49.0 11 0 0 0 1.000 2.02   0.2
    CF 1 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 18.00    
1982 27 BOS AL 1B 35 34 276.0 374 15 2 31 .995 12.68   0.6
    LF 4 0 10.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.80   0.0
1983 28 BOS AL LF 92 42 447.0 84 1 0 0 1.000 1.71   1.1
    1B 13 10 90.0 107 8 0 11 1.000 11.50   0.2
1984 29 BOS AL 1B 6 0 15.0 22 2 0 0 1.000 14.40   0.0
    LF 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1986 31 BAL AL 1B 14 12 110.7 135 5 0 12 1.000 11.39   0.3
    LF 5 5 42.0 10 0 0 0 1.000 2.14   0.1
1987 32 SEM AL LF 100 100 880.7 159 2 1 2 .994 1.65   2.5
    CF 1 1 9.0 1 0 1 0 .500 1.00    
    1B 2 0 8.0 10 0 0 0 1.000 11.25   0.0
1988 33 PHN NL LF 42 38 337.0 58 1 0 0 1.000 1.58   0.5
    CF 24 24 193.0 36 1 5 1 .881 1.73    
    1B 8 8 67.0 74 6 3 2 .964 10.75   0.1
    RF 7 7 53.0 10 0 0 0 1.000 1.70    
    SS 2 0 5.0 1 3 0 1 1.000 7.20   0.1
1989 34 IND AL LF 58 48 403.7 81 2 0 2 1.000 1.85   1.0
    1B 41 11 165.3 209 12 0 15 1.000 12.03   0.3
    SS 3 0 5.0 1 2 0 1 1.000 5.40   0.0
1990 35 KCR AL 1B 18 16 145.7 182 10 2 18 .990 11.86   0.4
    LF 18 7 84.0 19 0 0 0 1.000 2.04   0.1
    2B 2 0 6.7 2 3 0 2 1.000 6.76   0.0
  1B 418 349 3197.7 3861 270 30 360 .993 11.63   7.0
  LF 419 316 2927.0 562 8 1 5 .998 1.75   6.4
  CF 27 25 205.0 40 1 6 1 .872 1.80   0.0
  RF 7 7 53.0 10 0 0 0 1.000 1.70    
  SS 5 0 10.0 2 5 0 2 1.000 6.30   0.1
  2B 2 0 6.7 2 3 0 2 1.000 6.76   0.0
Career Totals   878 697 6399.3 4477 287 37 370 .992 6.70   13.5
Career Highs   142 131 1195.0 1408 105 12 124 1.000 12.30    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1986 31 BAL AL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Doubles
1980-4-39
 Strikeouts
1980-3-127
1982-4-115
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 2    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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  2. Dick Sisler (961)
  3. Sid Bream (959)
  4. Ron Jackson (956)
  5. Roy Howell (946)
  6. Harry Simpson (941)
  7. Glenn Davis (938)
  8. Jim Hickman (933)
  9. Larry Elliot (932)
  10. Mike Brown (930)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 4th overall pick, by Baltimore in 1977
Had first career hit on 6/1/1979, off Elias Sosa (WAS)
Hit first career homerun on 6/17/1979, off John Montefusco (PIT)
Traded from Baltimore to Boston (A) on 5/1/1980 (Going to BAL: P Sandy Vance. Going to BOS: 1B Willie Aikens)
Injured on 3/22/1982 with a Pulled Calf Muscle, out for 4 weeks
2/2/1983: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,278,571 through salary arbitration
2/2/1984: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,278,571 through salary arbitration
Released by Boston (A) on 10/31/1984
Signed as a free agent by Baltimore on 2/15/1986 to a 3-year deal worth $350,000 per year
4/3/1986: Signed a minor league contract extension with Baltimore
Released by Baltimore on 10/28/1986
Signed as a free agent by Seattle on 6/1/1987 to a minor league deal
Released by Seattle on 10/31/1987
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 4/3/1988 to a minor league deal
Traded from Detroit to Philadelphia on 5/1/1988 (Going to PHN: RF Dick Davis, 2B Roy Howell, C Tony Pena, 1B Willie Aikens, LF Mike Vail. Going to DET: C Marc Hill)
Signed as a free agent by Indianapolis on 4/3/1989 to a minor league deal
Signed as a free agent by Kansas City on 5/1/1990 to a minor league deal
 
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