Jim Anderson vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Jim Anderson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican 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 Jim Anderson. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .579) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .281). 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 Jim Anderson and Lou Whitaker

Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
419
230.43
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1091
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
970
533.46
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
211
116.04
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
161
88.54
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
35
19.25
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
50
27.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
80.23
44.12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
289
158.94
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
297
163.34
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.578
0.578
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
107
58.85
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
86
47.3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
180
98.99
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
82.22
45.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.75
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
81
44.55
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
71.49
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
8.39
8.39
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
15.95
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
12.65
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.95
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
4.51
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
12.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
40.91
40.91
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Jim Anderson and Lou Whitaker

Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
0.96
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7885
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2628.1
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
1.73
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
903
3.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.23
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1475
5.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1407
4.82
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.39
95.39
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.22
68.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
0.62
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0