Luke Appling vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Luke Appling
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameShortstopAll-Star
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Luke Appling holds a real edge over Lou Whitaker in this comparison. Luke Appling led in contact rate (K%+ 182 vs 157), batting average (AVG+ 122 vs 108), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 121 vs 117). Lou Whitaker held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 147 vs 48). The edge belongs to Luke Appling.

Hitting Stats for Luke Appling and Lou Whitaker

Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
19
19
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2422
141.87
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2390
143.87
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10243
600
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8856
518.75
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.816
0.816
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2749
161.03
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2162
126.64
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
440
25.77
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
5.97
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
45
2.64
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
587
34.38
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1488.21
87.17
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1393.24
83.87
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
3528
206.66
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4062
237.94
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
3586
215.87
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.798
0.798
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.789
0.789
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.781
0.781
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
1319
77.26
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1116
65.37
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2390
140
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
2226
134
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1608.48
94.22
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1437.49
86.53
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
11
0.64
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.2
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1302
76.27
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1197
72.06
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
528
30.93
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.4
19.4
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
2.47
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.09
1.09
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
74
4.33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
7.56
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
10.49
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
6.33
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
75
4.51
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
16.81
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
218
13.12
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
62.37
62.37
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Luke Appling and Lou Whitaker

Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2359
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57204
27
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19068
9
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4674
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7543
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12889
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12217
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.79
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.179
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1475
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0