Aaron Daniel Wilkerson (born May 24, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization.

After breaking two pitching records in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Cumberland University, Wilkerson overcame Tommy John surgery,[1] and four independent league trades in a single season, to join the Boston Red Sox organization.

[4] Wilkerson posted a 14–1 win–loss record with 14 consecutive victories, 11 complete games, and a team-best 2.13 earned run average (ERA) in 101+1⁄3 innings pitched, while leading the nation with 125 strikeouts and being named both a Second Team All-American and the NAIA World Series All-Tournament Team.

[5] As a senior in 2011, Wilkerson set an NAIA record by pitching 54 consecutive scoreless innings streak from February 9 to April 8.

He finished that season with a 12–0 undefeated mark and a 1.49 ERA, closing his college career by setting other NAIA record while winning 26 straight decisions.

[6] Wilkerson started his professional career in 2013 with the Fort Worth Cats in the independent United League Baseball.

At the time, Wilkerson had to rebuild his mechanics completely with the help of his Fort Worth pitching coach and a private instructor introduced to him by his brother.

[7] He then was traded to the Florence Freedom of the Frontier League in the midseason, and finished the year with the Grand Prairie AirHogs of the American Association.

[7] In 2014, Wilkerson was 3–1 with a 3.35 ERA in 13 games for Grand Prairie, before joining the Boston Red Sox organization when his contract was purchased from the AirHogs in August.

[7] After that, Wilkerson posted a 7–2 record with a 2.96 ERA, 1.05 walks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP) ratio and .218 batting average against in 17 outings (12 starts) for High-A Salem Red Sox in 2015.

[9] In 2016, Wilkerson appeared in eight games for Portland, posting a 2–1 record with a 2.12 ERA and .175 BAA, striking out 48 batters while walking 14 in 44+1⁄3 innings.

[10] On July 7, 2016, the Red Sox traded Wilkerson and Wendell Rijo to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Aaron Hill.