Willie Aikens stats

Last played for the Toronto Blue Jays, 1985

Designated Hitter

Age 72 · 6' 3"

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Willie Aikens played 8 MLB seasons, 1977 to 1985.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
774
AB
2,492
R
301
H
675
HR
110
RBI
415
SB
3
AVG
.271

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1977LAA4291518061.198
1979LAA1163795910621811.280
1980KC1515437015120981.278
1981KC101349459317530.266
1982KC1344665013117740.281
1983KC1254104912423720.302
1984TOR93234214811260.205
1985TOR122024150.200

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
12
AB
40
R
5
H
15
HR
4
RBI
10
SB
0
AVG
.375

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
2,856
TB
1,134
XBH
237
HBP
18
IBB
42
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1977LAA1012240200
1979LAA447187391800
1980KC623235447300
1981KC4191603331200
1982KC519213473700
1983KC458221502900
1984TOR26588182100
1985TOR24820000

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
6.7
RC
424.2
RC/27
6.20
ISOP
.184
SECA
.311
BB/K
0.72
AB/HR
22.7
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1977LAA-0.75.82.1.0440.10.400
1979LAA2.273.27.2140.40.8180
1980KC1.390.26.1.1550.30.727.20
1981KC1.665.76.8.1920.41.320.50
1982KC1.476.36.1760.30.627.40
1983KC1.982.57.8.2370.30.617.80
1984TOR-0.928.14.1.1710.30.521.30
1985TOR-0.12.74.2.2000.40.5200

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
72 yearsOct 14, 1954
Height
6' 3"
Debut
1977
Birthplace
Seneca, SC
College
South Carolina State

What were Willie Aikens's career stats?

Willie Aikens played 8 seasons for the Angels, the Royals and the Blue Jays. He was a career .271 hitter with 675 hits, 110 home runs and 415 RBI. His best season was 1983: a .302 batting average, 23 home runs and 72 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

8 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1977 to 1985

Willie Aikens finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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