What years did Willie Aikens play?

Willie Aikens played in Major League Baseball from 1977 to 1985.

Was Willie Aikens a pitcher?

No. Willie Aikens was a position player (First Baseman).

How many home runs did Willie Aikens hit?

Willie Aikens hit 110 career home runs with 675 hits.

Willie Aikens

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1977-1985)

AVG .271

HR 110

RBI 415

H 675

OPS .809

PIV 7,121

Position: First Baseman
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 220 lb
Born: 10/14/1954 in Seneca, SC, USA
MLB Debut: 1977-05-17
Last Game: 1985-04-27

Full name: Willie Mays Aikens

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
774	2,492	301	675	125	2	110	415	3	319	444	.271	.354	.455	.809	7,121

Career AVG .271 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .354 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — +8.9% above league average.

Career SLG .455 vs. league average .389 across their career seasons — +16.8% above league average.

Career OPS .809 vs. league average .715 across their career seasons — +13.2% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1977	CAL	AL	42	91	5	18	4	0	0	6	1	10	23	.198	.264 (-25%)	.329 (-16%)	.401 (-40%)	.730 (-29%)	-403.9
1979	CAL	AL	116	379	59	106	18	0	21	81	1	61	79	.280	.265 (+5%)	.329 (+14%)	.397 (+24%)	.727 (+20%)	1547.4
1980	KCA	AL	151	543	70	151	24	0	20	98	1	64	88	.278	.264 (+5%)	.326 (+9%)	.387 (+12%)	.714 (+10%)	1262.0
1981	KCA	AL	101	349	45	93	16	0	17	53	0	62	47	.266	.255 (+4%)	.320 (+18%)	.368 (+24%)	.688 (+21%)	1534.0
1982	KCA	AL	134	466	50	131	29	1	17	74	0	45	70	.281	.261 (+8%)	.324 (+6%)	.388 (+18%)	.712 (+13%)	1115.1
1983	KCA	AL	125	410	49	124	26	1	23	72	0	45	75	.302	.260 (+16%)	.324 (+15%)	.389 (+38%)	.714 (+28%)	2208.9
1984	TOR	AL	93	234	21	48	7	0	11	26	0	29	56	.205	.259 (-21%)	.322 (-8%)	.384 (-2%)	.707 (-5%)	-142.1
1985	TOR	AL	12	20	2	4	1	0	1	5	0	3	6	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			774	2,492	301	675	125	2	110	415	3	319	444	.271	—	—	—	—	7,121

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
12	40	5	15	0	1	4	10	9	11	.375

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1981	AWDIV	KCA	3	9	0	3	0	0	0	3	2	.333
1980	ALCS	KCA	3	11	0	4	0	0	2	0	1	.364
1980	WS	KCA	6	20	5	8	1	4	8	6	8	.400

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	387	1225	138	326	43	191	.266
Away	387	1267	163	349	67	224	.275

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
1985-04-27	TOR	TEX	W	1	1	1	0	1	2	0	0
1985-04-24	TOR	KCR	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1985-04-23	TOR	KCR	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1985-04-20	TOR	BAL	W	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
1985-04-19	TOR	BAL	W	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
1985-04-18	TOR	TEX	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1985-04-17	TOR	TEX	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1985-04-14	TOR	BAL	W	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1
1985-04-13	TOR	BAL	L	3	1	1	1	0	1	0	1
1985-04-12	TOR	BAL	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	547	532	4425	300	42	430

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1977	CAL	1B	13	12	94	8	3	10
1979	CAL	1B	55	55	462	31	2	49
1980	KCA	1B	138	137	1081	65	12	95
1981	KCA	1B	99	96	844	56	7	79
1982	KCA	1B	128	122	1048	75	7	95
1983	KCA	1B	112	109	884	64	11	101
1984	TOR	1B	2	1	12	1	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	548
Designated Hitter	175

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
South Carolina State University	Orangeburg	SC	1974

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Frequently Asked Questions about Willie Aikens

What years did Willie Aikens play?: Willie Aikens played in Major League Baseball from 1977 to 1985.
Was Willie Aikens a pitcher?: No. Willie Aikens was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did Willie Aikens hit?: Willie Aikens hit 110 career home runs with 675 hits.