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Willie Aikens
Willie Mays Aikens
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 220 lb.

Born: October 14, 1954 in Seneca, SC
Schools: South Carolina State University
Drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1975 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 17, 1977
Final Game: April 27, 1985
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1977 22 CAL AL 42 101 91 5 18 4 0 0 6 1 2 10 23 .198 .277 .242 .519 46 22 1 0 0 0 2 3D
1979 24 CAL AL 116 447 379 59 106 18 0 21 81 1 3 61 79 .280 .376 .493 .869 137 187 10 1 0 6 8 3D
1980 25 KCR AL 151 623 543 70 151 24 0 20 98 1 0 64 88 .278 .356 .433 .789 116 235 23 7 0 9 3 *3D
1981 26 KCR AL 101 419 349 45 93 16 0 17 53 0 0 62 47 .266 .377 .458 .836 142 160 11 3 0 5 12 *3
1982 27 KCR AL 134 519 466 50 131 29 1 17 74 0 1 45 70 .281 .345 .457 .802 119 213 19 3 0 5 7 *3
1983 28 KCR AL 125 458 410 49 124 26 1 23 72 0 0 45 75 .302 .373 .539 .912 149 221 16 2 0 1 9 *3/D
1984 29 TOR AL 93 265 234 21 48 7 0 11 26 0 0 29 56 .205 .298 .376 .674 83 88 6 2 0 0 1 D/3
1985 30 TOR AL 12 24 20 2 4 1 0 1 5 0 0 3 6 .200 .292 .400 .692 85 8 1 0 0 1 0 D
8 Seasons 774 2856 2492 301 675 125 2 110 415 3 6 319 444 .271 .354 .455 .809 123 1134 87 18 0 27 42
162 Game Avg. 162 598 522 63 141 26 0 23 87 1 1 67 93 .271 .354 .455 .809 123 237 18 4 0 6 9
KCR (4 yrs) 511 2019 1768 214 499 95 2 77 297 1 1 216 280 .282 .362 .469 .830 129 829 69 15 0 20 31
CAL (2 yrs) 158 548 470 64 124 22 0 21 87 2 5 71 102 .264 .358 .445 .802 120 209 11 1 0 6 10
TOR (2 yrs) 105 289 254 23 52 8 0 12 31 0 0 32 62 .205 .298 .378 .676 83 96 7 2 0 1 1

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1980 25 KCR AL ALCS NYY W 3 11 11 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .364 .364 .364 .727 4 0 0 0 0 0
1980 25 KCR AL WS PHI L 6 26 20 5 8 0 1 4 8 0 0 6 8 .400 .538 1.100 1.638 22 0 0 0 0 0
1981 26 KCR AL ALDS OAK L 3 12 9 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 .333 .500 .333 .833 3 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (3 Series) 12 49 40 5 15 0 1 4 10 0 0 9 11 .375 .490 .725 1.215 29 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 3 11 11 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .364 .364 .364 .727 4 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALDS 3 12 9 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 .333 .500 .333 .833 3 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 6 26 20 5 8 0 1 4 8 0 0 6 8 .400 .538 1.100 1.638 22 0 0 0 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1977 CAL AL 22 1B 13 12 99.0 105 94 8 3 10 .971 -0.2 -2.4 -0.2 0.4 -0.5 0 9.27 7.85 .990 10.02 8.79
1977 CAL AL 22 DH 13 0.0
1979 CAL AL 24 1B 55 55 492.2 495 462 31 2 49 .996 2.1 5.1 1.1 0.0 1.1 1 9.01 8.96 .992 10.08 8.85
1979 CAL AL 24 DH 51 0.0
1980 KCR AL 25 1B 138 137 1088.0 1158 1081 65 12 95 .990 -1.8 -2.0 -0.8 -0.7 -0.2 -1 9.48 8.30 .992 8.27 7.25
1980 KCR AL 25 DH 13 0.0
1981 KCR AL 26 1B 99 96 854.1 907 844 56 7 79 .992 -4.7 -6.6 -5.7 -0.3 -5.4 1 9.48 9.09 .993 10.06 8.57
1982 KCR AL 27 1B 128 122 1057.2 1130 1048 75 7 95 .994 0.8 0.9 0.8 -0.5 1.3 0 9.56 8.77 .992 8.51 7.81
1983 KCR AL 28 1B 112 109 865.0 959 884 64 11 101 .989 -8.8 -12.2 -8.8 -5.9 -2.9 0 9.86 8.46 .992 9.90 8.24
1983 KCR AL 28 DH 6 0.0
1984 TOR AL 29 DH 81 0.0
1984 TOR AL 29 1B 2 1 11.0 13 12 1 0 1 1.000 0.6 65.5 0.6 0.6 0.0 0 10.64 6.50 .992 9.74 8.25
1985 TOR AL 30 DH 11 0.0
7 Seasons 1B 547 532 4467.2 4767 4425 300 42 430 .991 -12.0 -3.2 -13.0 -6.4 -6.6 1 9.52 8.64 .992 9.23 8.02
6 Seasons DH 175 0.0
8 Seasons TOT 547 532 4467.2 4767 4425 300 42 430 .991 -12.0 -3.2 -13.0 -6.4 -6.6 1 9.52 8.64 .983 9.23 8.02

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Home Runs s c a p y
1981 AL--17--7th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1981 AL--62--5th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1980 AL--7--8th

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1980 AL--9--5th

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1981 AL--12--1st

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1980 AL--23--6th
1982 AL--19--10th

AB per HR s c a p y
1981 AL--20.529--9th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 6 (1654), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (1892), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 13 (1186), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  5. Rico Brogna (963)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Paul Sorrento (965)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

January 9, 1975: Drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1975 amateur draft.

December 6, 1979: Traded by the California Angels with Rance Mulliniks to the Kansas City Royals for Al Cowens and Todd Cruz. The Kansas City Royals sent Craig Eaton (April 1, 1980) to the California Angels to complete the trade.

December 20, 1983: Traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Toronto Blue Jays for Jorge Orta.

May 9, 1985: Released by the Toronto Blue Jays.

May 19, 1985: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.

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