Lance Berkman vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Lance Berkman
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Lance Berkman comes out clearly ahead of Lou Whitaker across most offensive categories. Lance Berkman led in home run production (HR/PA+ 183 vs 147), slugging (SLG+ 136 vs 118), and walk rate (BB%+ 175 vs 162). Lou Whitaker held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 157 vs 106). Lance Berkman was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Lance Berkman and Lou Whitaker

Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1879
144.3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
7813
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
6491
498.48
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8570
515.9
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.942
0.942
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1905
146.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
1087
83.48
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422
32.41
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
28.11
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
244
14.69
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
818
62.82
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1459.28
112.07
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1393.24
83.87
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3485
267.63
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3172
243.59
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3586
215.87
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.943
0.943
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.789
0.789
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.012
1.012
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.781
0.781
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1146
88.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1386
83.44
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1234
94.77
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2014
154.67
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2226
134
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1405.68
107.95
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1437.49
86.53
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
5.07
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1201
92.23
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1197
72.06
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
12.29
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
79
4.76
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
1300
99.83
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
6.01
6.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.92
0.92
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
54
4.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
147
11.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
86
6.6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
48
3.69
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
134
10.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
64.18
64.18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Lance Berkman and Lou Whitaker

Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1762
1.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1690
1.03
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
44175
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
14725
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7899
4.83
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
629
0.38
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.05
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8607
5.26
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8528
5.21
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.08
99.08
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.91
95.91
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
626
0.38
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0