Bruce Aven vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Bruce Aven
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Bruce Aven and Lou Whitaker are closely matched on the surface stats. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .775) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .344). Bruce Aven had the advantage in home run production (20 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Bruce Aven and Lou Whitaker

Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
259
227.53
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
683
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
609
534.99
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.788
0.788
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
145.83
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
111
97.51
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
28.99
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.76
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
17.57
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
14.69
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
48.32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
90.96
79.91
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263
231.04
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
234
205.56
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.775
0.775
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
85
74.67
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
90.48
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
147.58
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2226
134
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
93.52
82.16
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.66
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
57
50.07
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.88
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
118.59
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
5.06
5.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
10.54
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.51
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.78
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Bruce Aven and Lou Whitaker

Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.97
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3498
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1166
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
2.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
2.18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
2.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.59
98.59
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.541
1.541
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.61
69.61
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0