Joe Atkins vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Joe Atkins
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueThird Baseman
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

On the career numbers, Joe Atkins posted the stronger offensive profile against Lou Whitaker. Joe Atkins posted stronger numbers in OPS (.926 vs .794) and on-base percentage (.417 vs .368). Lou Whitaker had the advantage in home run production (244 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Joe Atkins 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 Atkins and Lou Whitaker

Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
170
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
60
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
51
510
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8570
515.9
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.925
0.925
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
160
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
100
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
30
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
60
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.49
114.89
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1393.24
83.87
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
260
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
250
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3586
215.87
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.927
0.927
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.789
0.789
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.781
0.781
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
110
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1386
83.44
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
110
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
210
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2226
134
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.71
117.07
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1437.49
86.53
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
7
70
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Joe Atkins and Lou Whitaker

Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.89
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.95
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
3.81
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
3.24
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.11
85.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.75
68.75
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0