Lu Blue vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Lu Blue
Lost GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
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, Lou Whitaker comes out clearly ahead of Lu Blue across most offensive categories. Lou Whitaker led in home run production (HR/PA+ 147 vs 67), contact rate (K%+ 157 vs 123), and slugging (SLG+ 118 vs 103). Lu Blue held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 183 vs 162). Lou Whitaker was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Lu Blue and Lou Whitaker

Lu Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Lu Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
1615
134.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2390
143.87
Lu Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
7207
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Lu Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
5904
491.52
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8570
515.9
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.828
0.828
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Lu Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
1696
141.2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Lu Blue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1224
101.9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Lu Blue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
319
26.56
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
9.07
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Lu Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
44
3.66
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Lu Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
472
39.3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Lu Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Lu Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Lu Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Lu Blue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1087.08
90.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1393.24
83.87
Lu Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
2365
196.89
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Lu Blue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2831
235.69
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3586
215.87
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Lu Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.401
0.401
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.803
0.803
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.789
0.789
Lu Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.851
0.851
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.781
0.781
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Lu Blue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1151
95.82
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1386
83.44
Lu Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
695
57.86
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Lu Blue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1802
150.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2226
134
Lu Blue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1131.24
94.18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1437.49
86.53
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
3.58
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Lu Blue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1092
90.91
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1197
72.06
Lu Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
436
36.3
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.53
16.53
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.09
1.09
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
13.99
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Lu Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
12.57
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
7.08
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
75
4.51
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
19.65
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
218
13.12
Lu Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
63.98
63.98
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Lu Blue and Lou Whitaker

Lu Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Lu Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1572
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Lu Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Lu Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57204
27
Lu Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19068
9
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15647
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Lu Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1017
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Lu Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16857
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16664
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.86
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Lu Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10.601
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Lu Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Lu Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1187
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Lu Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lu Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lu Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lu Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0