Rick Auerbach vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Rick Auerbach
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueShortstop
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 Rick Auerbach. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .576) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .291). 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 Rick Auerbach and Lou Whitaker

Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
624
238.93
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1567
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1407
538.74
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
309
118.32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
239
91.51
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
56
21.44
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.91
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
70
26.8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
117.04
44.81
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
402
153.92
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
442
169.24
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.572
0.572
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.494
0.494
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
167
63.94
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
86
32.93
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
244
93.43
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
118.85
45.51
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
127
48.63
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
10
3.83
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
198
75.81
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
7.91
7.91
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
8.42
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.91
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
13.78
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
13.78
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
8.04
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
4.51
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
21.83
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
13.12
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 600 PA
63.16
63.16
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Rick Auerbach and Lou Whitaker

Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
1.35
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
0.95
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
10699
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3566.1
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
686
1.73
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1158
2.92
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Rick Auerbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.21
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1928
4.87
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1844
4.65
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.64
95.64
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.73
70.73
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
0.52
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Auerbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0