Willie Aikens
[edit] Biography
Willie Aikens (Willie Mays Aikens) was born on October 14, 1954 in Seneca, South Carolina. He made his Major League debut on May 17, 1977 for the California Angels. In 1979, his rookie year, he hit .280 with 21 home runs and 81 RBI. Aikens played for the California Angels, Kansas City Royals and Toronto Blue Jays over the course of his 8 year career.
Most people believe that Willie Aikens's best season was 1980, when he slugged 20 home runs, hit for a .278 average and knocked in 98 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1977
| CAL
| A
| 42
| 91
| 5
| 18
| 0
| 6
| .198
| .277
| .242
| 4
| 0
| 10
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
|
| 1979
| CAL
| A
| 116
| 379
| 59
| 106
| 21
| 81
| .280
| .376
| .493
| 18
| 0
| 61
| 79
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 10
|
| 1980
| KC
| A
| 151
| 543
| 70
| 151
| 20
| 98
| .278
| .356
| .433
| 24
| 0
| 64
| 88
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 23
|
| 1981
| KC
| A
| 101
| 349
| 45
| 93
| 17
| 53
| .266
| .377
| .458
| 16
| 0
| 62
| 47
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 11
|
| 1982
| KC
| A
| 134
| 466
| 50
| 131
| 17
| 74
| .281
| .345
| .457
| 29
| 1
| 45
| 70
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 19
|
| 1983
| KC
| A
| 125
| 410
| 49
| 124
| 23
| 72
| .302
| .373
| .539
| 26
| 1
| 45
| 75
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 16
|
| 1984
| TOR
| A
| 93
| 234
| 21
| 48
| 11
| 26
| .205
| .298
| .376
| 7
| 0
| 29
| 56
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
|
| 1985
| TOR
| A
| 12
| 20
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 5
| .200
| .292
| .400
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 774
| 2492
| 301
| 675
| 110
| 415
| .271
| .354
| .455
| 125
| 2
| 319
| 444
| 18
| 0
| 3
| 42
| 87
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1977
| CAL
| A
| 1B
| 13
| 12
| 99
| 94
| 8
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1977
| CAL
| A
| DH
| 13
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| CAL
| A
| DH
| 50
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| CAL
| A
| 1B
| 55
| 55
| 492.2
| 462
| 31
| 2
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| 1980
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 138
| 137
| 1088
| 1081
| 65
| 12
| 95
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1980
| KC
| A
| DH
| 13
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 99
| 96
| 854.1
| 844
| 56
| 7
| 79
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1982
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 128
| 122
| 1057.2
| 1048
| 75
| 7
| 95
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1983
| KC
| A
| DH
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 113
| 109
| 865
| 884
| 64
| 11
| 101
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1984
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 81
| 73
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| TOR
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 1
| 11
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 11
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 548
| 532
| 4467.2
| 4425
| 300
| 42
| 430
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 174
| 155
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by California Angels in the 1st round (2nd pick overall) of the free-agent draft (January 9, 1975).
- Traded by California Angels with Rance Mulliniks to Kansas City Royals in exchange for Al Cowens, Todd Cruz and a player to be named later (December 6, 1979); California Angels received Craig Eaton (April 1, 1980).
- Traded by Kansas City Royals to Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Jorge Orta (December 20, 1983).
- Released by Toronto Blue Jays (May 9, 1985).
- Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (May 19, 1985).
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