Steve Cox vs. Whitey Witt — Career Comparison

Steve Cox
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Whitey Witt
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Steve Cox and Whitey Witt are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 102 for Steve Cox, 105 for Whitey Witt), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 98 vs 96). The overall lean goes to Whitey Witt, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Steve Cox and Whitey Witt

Steve Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Steve Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
378
162.12
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1139
143.24
Steve Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
1399
600
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4771
600
Steve Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1239
531.38
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4171
524.54
Steve Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Steve Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.772
0.772
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.752
0.752
Steve Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
324
138.96
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1195
150.28
Steve Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
211
90.49
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
971
122.11
Steve Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
30.88
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
18.11
Steve Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.86
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
7.8
Steve Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
16.73
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.26
Steve Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
48.46
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
28.17
Steve Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Steve Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Steve Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Steve Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176.84
75.84
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
592.84
74.56
Steve Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
517
221.73
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1517
190.78
Steve Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
475
203.72
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1691
212.66
Steve Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Steve Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Steve Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.757
0.757
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.726
0.726
Steve Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Steve Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Steve Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.693
0.693
Steve Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Steve Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
146
62.62
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
632
79.48
Steve Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
158
67.76
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
302
37.98
Steve Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
265
113.65
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
916
115.2
Steve Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
178.66
76.62
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
662.5
83.32
Steve Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
9.44
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.88
Steve Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
129
55.33
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
489
61.5
Steve Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
102.93
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
309
38.86
Steve Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
5.83
5.83
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.44
15.44
Steve Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.58
1.58
Steve Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
13.08
Steve Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.86
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
37
15.87
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.43
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
9.81
Steve Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.72
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
5.16
Steve Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
12
5.15
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
14.97
Steve Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
65.55
65.55

Fielding Stats for Steve Cox and Whitey Witt

Steve Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Steve Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
1.11
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1058
Steve Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
1.04
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6881
27
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2293.2
9
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1719
6.75
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2256
Steve Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.58
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1041
Steve Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
Steve Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1883
7.39
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3481
Steve Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1867
7.33
Whitey Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3297
Steve Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.71
Steve Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.621
6.621
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.116
Steve Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.97
93.97
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
0.71
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
Steve Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0