Herb Adams vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Herb Adams
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth 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 Herb Adams. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .631) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .310). 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 Herb Adams and Lou Whitaker

Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
156.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
364
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
337
555.49
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.651
0.651
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
145.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
121.98
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
8
13.19
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.89
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
14
23.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
33.21
54.74
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
108
178.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
112
184.62
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
39
64.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
18
29.67
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
57
93.96
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
38.5
63.47
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
22
36.26
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Herb Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
39.56
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Herb Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.17
15.17
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.92
0.92
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.95
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Herb Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.24
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9.89
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Herb Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Herb Adams and Lou Whitaker

Herb Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Herb Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Herb Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Herb Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57204
27
Herb Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19068
9
Herb Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Herb Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Herb Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Herb Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Herb Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Herb Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.77
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Herb Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.577
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Herb Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Herb Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Herb Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0