Bill Akers vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Bill Akers
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueShortstop
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 Bill Akers. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .753) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .349). 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 Bill Akers and Lou Whitaker

Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
174
188.79
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
553
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
475
515.37
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8570
515.9
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.771
0.771
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
124
134.54
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
87
94.39
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
17
18.44
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.76
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11.93
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
37
40.14
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
71.54
77.62
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
192
208.32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
188
203.98
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.753
0.753
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
64
69.44
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
74.86
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
122
132.37
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
75.72
82.16
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.2
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
63
68.35
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Bill Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
69.44
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
8.64
8.64
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.98
0.98
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.19
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Bill Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.51
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
4.51
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
14.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
13.12
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
53.85
53.85
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Bill Akers and Lou Whitaker

Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57204
27
Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19068
9
Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Bill Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
564
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.711
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0