George Altman vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

George Altman
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
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 George Altman across most offensive categories. Lou Whitaker led in contact rate (K%+ 157 vs 78), walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 99), and home run production (HR/PA+ 147 vs 130). Lou Whitaker was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for George Altman and Lou Whitaker

George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
991
173.91
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
3419
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3091
542.44
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.778
0.778
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
832
146.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
565
99.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
132
23.16
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
5.97
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
17.72
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
14.69
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
267
46.86
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
George Altman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
George Altman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
George Altman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
452.14
79.35
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1335
234.28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
1120
196.55
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
George Altman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.761
0.761
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
George Altman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
George Altman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
409
71.78
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
403
70.72
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
711
124.77
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
462.29
81.13
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
3.51
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
268
47.03
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
6.67
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
4.76
George Altman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
572
100.38
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
5.98
5.98
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
21
3.69
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
George Altman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
7.55
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
9.13
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.86
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
George Altman
Career
Per 600 PA
74
12.99
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
George Altman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.27
70.27
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for George Altman and Lou Whitaker

George Altman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
George Altman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
1.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
George Altman
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
1.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
George Altman
Career
Per 9 Innings
20328
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
George Altman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6776
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
George Altman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1792
2.38
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
George Altman
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
George Altman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.05
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
George Altman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1905
2.53
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
George Altman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1869
2.48
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
George Altman
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.11
98.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
George Altman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.252
2.252
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
George Altman
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.81
91.81
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
George Altman
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
George Altman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Altman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Altman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Altman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0