Gary Alexander vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Gary Alexander
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCatcher
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Lou Whitaker comes out clearly ahead of Gary Alexander across most offensive categories. Lou Whitaker led in contact rate (K%+ 157 vs 44), walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 124), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 117 vs 93). Gary Alexander held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 200 vs 147). Lou Whitaker was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Gary Alexander and Lou Whitaker

Gary Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
432
177.78
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
1458
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1276
525.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.739
0.739
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
293
120.58
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
182
74.9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
45
18.52
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.53
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
22.63
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
14.69
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
45.68
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
Gary Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Gary Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Gary Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
170.26
70.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
525
216.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
452
186.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.722
0.722
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Gary Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.673
0.673
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
169
69.55
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
202
83.13
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
316
130.04
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
163.5
67.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
154
63.37
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.94
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
4.76
Gary Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
381
156.79
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
3.83
3.83
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.65
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
7.82
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
5.48
Gary Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
13.99
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.94
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
4.51
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
20
8.23
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Gary Alexander and Lou Whitaker

Gary Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.16
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
5981
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1993.2
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1091
4.93
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.48
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Gary Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.17
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1235
5.58
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1197
5.4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.92
96.92
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.98
87.98
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
0.96
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0