Richie Ashburn vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Richie Ashburn
Greatest GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderAll-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, Richie Ashburn holds a real edge over Lou Whitaker in this comparison. Richie Ashburn led in contact rate (K%+ 182 vs 157), batting average (AVG+ 124 vs 108), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 125 vs 117). Lou Whitaker held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 147 vs 26). The edge belongs to Richie Ashburn.

Hitting Stats for Richie Ashburn and Lou Whitaker

Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
2189
134.9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2390
143.87
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
9736
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
8365
515.51
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8570
515.9
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.807
0.807
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2574
158.63
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2119
130.59
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
317
19.54
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
6.72
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
29
1.79
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
455
28.04
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1386.93
85.47
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1393.24
83.87
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
3196
196.96
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3815
235.11
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
3586
215.87
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.779
0.779
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.783
0.783
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.781
0.781
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1322
81.47
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
586
36.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1879
115.8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1512.85
93.23
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1437.49
86.53
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
2.65
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1198
73.83
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1197
72.06
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
25
1.54
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
571
35.19
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.05
17.05
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.1
2.1
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.09
1.09
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
6.9
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
18
1.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
5.12
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
14.42
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
5.67
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
75
4.51
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
326
20.09
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
218
13.12
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.78
71.78
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Richie Ashburn and Lou Whitaker

Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2106
1.78
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1204
1.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
31872
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10624
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6094
5.16
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.09
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6387
5.41
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6276
5.32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.26
98.26
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.17
57.17
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.04
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0