Charlie Atherton vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Charlie Atherton
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueThird 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 Charlie Atherton. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .631) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .313). 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 Charlie Atherton and Lou Whitaker

Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
144.98
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
269
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
242
539.78
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
60
133.83
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
109.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
13.38
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
11
24.54
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
26.1
58.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
77
171.75
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
83
185.13
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
28
62.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
23
51.3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
51
113.75
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
29.78
66.42
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.46
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
21
46.84
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Charlie Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
57.99
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Charlie Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.35
10.35
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.92
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Charlie Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.46
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.46
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Charlie Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Charlie Atherton and Lou Whitaker

Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1596
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
532
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.54
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
2.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Charlie Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
3.99
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
3.55
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.98
88.98
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.281
3.281
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0