Alan Ashby vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Alan Ashby
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueCatcher
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 Alan Ashby across most offensive categories. Lou Whitaker led in walk rate (BB%+ 162 vs 108), contact rate (K%+ 157 vs 107), and home run production (HR/PA+ 147 vs 111). Lou Whitaker was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Alan Ashby and Lou Whitaker

Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1370
175.23
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
4691
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4123
527.35
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.704
0.704
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
1010
129.18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
724
92.6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
183
23.41
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.66
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
90
11.51
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
286
36.58
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
485.41
62.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
1489
190.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
1482
189.55
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.681
0.681
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.606
0.606
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
397
50.78
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
513
65.62
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
820
104.88
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
497.25
63.6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.41
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
461
58.96
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
8.44
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
4.76
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
622
79.56
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
7.54
7.54
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
7.03
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
41
5.24
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
15.99
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
17
2.17
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
41.18
41.18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Alan Ashby and Lou Whitaker

Alan Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1305
1.12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1192
1.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
31592
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
10530.2
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7096
6.06
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
685
0.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.1
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7895
6.75
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7781
6.65
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.56
98.56
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.963
5.963
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.34
91.34
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1112
0.95
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alan Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
0.38
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0