Lou Collier vs. Steve Whitaker — Career Comparison

Lou Collier
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueShortstop
Steve Whitaker
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Lou Collier and Steve Whitaker are closely matched on the surface stats. Lou Collier posted stronger numbers in OPS (.664 vs .653) and on-base percentage (.323 vs .286). Steve Whitaker had the advantage in slugging (.367 vs .341). By the career numbers, Lou Collier had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Lou Collier and Steve Whitaker

Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
232.47
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
266
193.69
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
813
600
Steve Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
824
600
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
713
526.2
Steve Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
758
551.94
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
172
126.94
Steve Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
126.7
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
91.51
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
124
90.29
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
24.35
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
14.56
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.17
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.37
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
8
5.9
Steve Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
17.48
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
48
35.42
Steve Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
36.41
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Steve Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Steve Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Steve Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82.22
60.68
Steve Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82.53
60.1
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
243
179.34
Steve Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
202.43
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
188.93
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
233
169.66
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Steve Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
0.65
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Steve Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.604
0.604
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
65.68
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
73
53.16
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
78
57.56
Steve Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
61.89
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
117.34
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
134
97.57
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84.49
62.35
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
82.76
60.26
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.64
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.64
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
55.35
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
54
39.32
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.17
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.18
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
118.08
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
174
126.7
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.08
5.08
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
4.74
4.74
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.43
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.46
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.38
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.64
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
14
10.33
Steve Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.83
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.86
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.91
Lou Collier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.43
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.37
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
13.28
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
7.28
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40

Fielding Stats for Lou Collier and Steve Whitaker

Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.4
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
1.09
Lou Collier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.97
Steve Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
0.96
Lou Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4826
27
Steve Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5137
27
Lou Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1608.2
9
Steve Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1712.1
9
Lou Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
1.53
Steve Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
1.76
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
2.29
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.12
Lou Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Steve Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
710
3.97
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
1.93
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
3.82
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.87
Lou Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.2
96.2
Steve Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.74
96.74
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.732
2.732
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Lou Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.6
69.6
Steve Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.41
88.41
Lou Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.41
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Lou Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0