Jeff Abbott vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Jeff Abbott
Gen XGeorgiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

On the career numbers, Lou Whitaker posted the stronger offensive profile against Jeff Abbott. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .726) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .310). Jeff Abbott had the advantage in home run production (18 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Lou Whitaker had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jeff Abbott and Lou Whitaker

Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
233
215.41
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
649
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
596
551
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.739
0.739
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
157
145.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
104
96.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
30.51
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.85
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
16.64
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
14.69
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
49
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
75.5
69.8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
248
229.28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
198
183.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.416
0.416
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
82
75.81
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
76.73
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147
135.9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2226
134
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
77.43
71.58
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.77
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
38
35.13
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.85
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
84.13
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
7.13
7.13
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.62
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.47
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
5.48
Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
11.09
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.55
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.62
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
4.51
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
11
10.17
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
54.55
54.55
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Jeff Abbott and Lou Whitaker

Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
1.35
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3688
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1229.1
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
2.19
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
2.26
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
301
2.2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.41
97.41
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.627
1.627
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.68
75.68
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0