Brian Buchanan vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Brian Buchanan
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRight Fielder
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Brian Buchanan and Lou Whitaker are closely matched on the surface stats. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .770) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .330). Brian Buchanan had the advantage in slugging (.439 vs .426). 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 Brian Buchanan and Lou Whitaker

Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
346
242.24
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
857
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
767
536.99
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.779
0.779
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
198
138.62
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
126
88.21
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
25.9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
22.4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
14.69
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
50.41
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
110.54
77.39
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
337
235.94
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
281
196.73
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.719
0.719
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
105
73.51
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
72.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
176
123.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
109.77
76.85
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
73
51.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
147.02
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
14.7
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
6.3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
4.51
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
16
11.2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
56.25
56.25
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Brian Buchanan and Lou Whitaker

Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
1.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3835
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1278.1
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
3.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
483
3.4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
478
3.37
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.96
98.96
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.244
2.244
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.95
69.95
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0