Frank Austin vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Frank Austin
Greatest GenerationCZThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIShortstopAll-Star
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

On the career numbers, Frank Austin posted the stronger offensive profile against Lou Whitaker. Frank Austin posted stronger numbers in OPS (.846 vs .794) and on-base percentage (.405 vs .368). Lou Whitaker had the advantage in home run production (244 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Frank Austin had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Frank Austin and Lou Whitaker

Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
254
133.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2390
143.87
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1144
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1010
529.72
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.869
0.869
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
346
181.47
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
267
140.03
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
32.52
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.34
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.57
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
79
41.43
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
191.47
100.42
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1393.24
83.87
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
445
233.39
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
451
236.54
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3586
215.87
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.845
0.845
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.789
0.789
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.863
0.863
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.781
0.781
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
197
103.32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1386
83.44
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
72.9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
333
174.65
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2226
134
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
205.97
108.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1437.49
86.53
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
101
52.97
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.52
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.05
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
572
572
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.5
50.5
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.09
1.09
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
15.21
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
12.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
23
12.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Frank Austin and Lou Whitaker

Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
1.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.04
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6479
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2159.2
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
2.47
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
3.19
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6653
3.14
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.31
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1432
5.97
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1358
5.66
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.83
94.83
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.368
5.368
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.43
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0