Willie Aikens was born on Thursday, October 14, 1954, in Seneca, South Carolina. Aikens was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 17, 1977, with the California Angels. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Willie Aikens baseball stats page.
"No one will ever know the athlete (Willie) Aikens could've been, what was already slipping away on that mid-October night in 1980 when, after he hit his fourth homer of the World Series against the Phillies in Game 4, he left the ballpark and celebrated by snorting a few lines of cocaine. Aikens wasn't the only one doing coke. It was, after all, the '80s. But he had had so many warnings. An FBI agent visited the Royals, cautioning them that they were being monitored for drug activity. Hal McRae, one of the most respected players in the Kansas City clubhouse, pulled Aikens aside at least twice. 'He was in total denial,' says Aikens' former agent, Ron Shapiro, who eventually had him admitted to a drug treatment program. The program didn't take. 'And I said to myself, 'Wow, he's on top of the world right now, but he's going to fall.'' Shapiro was right. Aikens tumbled -- into jail on cocaine charges in 1983, and out of the major leagues two years later. But that didn't even bother him. More free time meant more time to do coke. He blew through two bank accounts and $300,000 to satisfy his craving. The thud didn't really come until Dec. 12, 1994, when he stood before U.S. District Judge Dean Whipple on federal drug and firearms charges." - Merrill, Elizabeth. ESPN Writer: ESPN Outside the Lines. Gaps In The Road.
Willie AikensWillie Aikens Autograph on a 1980 Topps Baseball Card (#368) |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Biographical Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
Willie AikensWillie Aikens Pitching Stats |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Willie AikensWillie Aikens Hitting Stats |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1977 | 23 | Angels | 42 | 91 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .198 | .277 | .242 |
1979 | 25 | Angels | 116 | 379 | 59 | 106 | 18 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 81 | 61 | 8 | 79 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 10 | .280 | .376 | .493 |
1980 | 26 | Royals | 151 | 543 | 70 | 151 | 24 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 98 | 64 | 3 | 88 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 23 | .278 | .356 | .433 |
1981 | 27 | Royals | 101 | 349 | 45 | 93 | 16 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 53 | 62 | 12 | 47 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | .266 | .377 | .458 |
1982 | 28 | Royals | 134 | 466 | 50 | 131 | 29 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 74 | 45 | 7 | 70 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 19 | .281 | .345 | .457 |
1983 | 29 | Royals | 125 | 410 | 49 | 124 | 26 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 72 | 45 | 9 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | .302 | .373 | .539 |
1984 | 30 | Blue Jays | 93 | 234 | 21 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 26 | 29 | 1 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .205 | .298 | .376 |
1985 | 31 | Blue Jays | 12 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .292 | .400 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
8 Years | 774 | 2,492 | 301 | 675 | 125 | 2 | 110 | 3 | 415 | 319 | 42 | 444 | 0 | 27 | 18 | 87 | .271 | .354 | .455 |
Willie AikensWillie Aikens Fielding Stats |
||||||||||||||||
Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1977 Angels | 1B | 13 | 12 | 297 | 105 | 8.1 | 102 | 94 | 8 | 3 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 9.27 |
1979 Angels | 1B | 55 | 55 | 1,478 | 495 | 9.0 | 493 | 462 | 31 | 2 | 49 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 9.01 |
1980 Royals | 1B | 138 | 137 | 3,264 | 1,158 | 8.4 | 1,146 | 1,081 | 65 | 12 | 95 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 9.48 |
1981 Royals | 1B | 99 | 96 | 2,563 | 907 | 9.2 | 900 | 844 | 56 | 7 | 79 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 9.48 |
1982 Royals | 1B | 128 | 122 | 3,173 | 1,130 | 8.8 | 1,123 | 1,048 | 75 | 7 | 95 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 9.56 |
1983 Royals | 1B | 112 | 109 | 2,595 | 959 | 8.6 | 948 | 884 | 64 | 11 | 101 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 9.86 |
1984 Blue Jays | 1B | 2 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 10.64 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1B Totals | 547 | 532 | 13,403 | 4,767 | 8.7 | 4,725 | 4,425 | 300 | 42 | 430 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 9.52 | |
7 Years | 547 | 532 | 13,403 | 4,767 | 8.7 | 4,725 | 4,425 | 300 | 42 | 430 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 9.52 |
Willie AikensWillie Aikens Miscellaneous Stats |
||||||||||||
Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1977 Angels | 1 | 2 | .333 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 15.2 | - | - | - |
1979 Angels | 1 | 3 | .250 | 14 | 0 | 51 | 18.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | - | - | - |
1980 Royals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 27.2 | 6.2 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
1981 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20.5 | 7.4 | 6.6 | - | - | - |
1982 Royals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 27.4 | 6.7 | 6.3 | - | - | - |
1983 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 17.8 | 5.5 | 5.7 | - | - | - |
1984 Blue Jays | 0 | 0 | .000 | 18 | 0 | 81 | 21.3 | 4.2 | 9.0 | - | - | - |
1985 Blue Jays | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 20.0 | 3.3 | 4.0 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
8 Years | 3 | 6 | .333 | 82 | 0 | 175 | 22.7 | 5.6 | 6.0 | - | - | - |
Willie AikensWillie Aikens Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
||||
Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1977 California Angels | 22 | $19,000.00 | - | - |
1979 California Angels | 22 | $21,000.00 | - | - |
1980 Kansas City Royals | 24 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
1981 Kansas City Royals | 24 | Undetermined | - | - |
1982 Kansas City Royals | 24 | Undetermined | - | - |
1983 Kansas City Royals | 24 | Undetermined | - | - |
1984 Toronto Blue Jays | 24 | Undetermined | - | - |
1985 Toronto Blue Jays | 24 | Undetermined | - | - |
Willie Aikens Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Did you know that Willie Aikens is the only player in baseball history to hit a home run in a World Series game (October 14, 1980) on his birthday?
Willie Aikens hit two home runs in Game 1 of the 1980 World Aeries and, two home runs during Game 4 of that same Fall Classic - making him the first player in World Series history to hit two home runs in the same game twice during the same World Series. A feat not duplicated until the 2009 World Series. Who did it? [Answer]
If you find this type of "free" data useful please consider making a donation to Baseball Almanac : a privately run / non-commercial site in need of financial assistance.