Joe Ardner vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Joe Ardner
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueSecond Baseman
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 Joe Ardner. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .504) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .248). 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 Joe Ardner and Lou Whitaker

Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
151.72
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
435
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
415
572.41
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.532
0.532
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
88
121.38
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
99.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
14
19.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.76
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
16
22.07
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
28.33
39.07
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
106
146.21
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
108
148.97
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
34
46.9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
39
53.79
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
73
100.69
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
29.98
41.35
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.76
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
18
24.83
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Joe Ardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
88.28
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
6.8
6.8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Joe Ardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
12.41
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 600 PA
9
12.41
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Joe Ardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Joe Ardner and Lou Whitaker

Joe Ardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
1.03
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2871
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
957
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
2.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
3.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Joe Ardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.56
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
6.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
5.53
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.74
90.74
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Joe Ardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.346
5.346
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0