Ken Gerhart vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Ken Gerhart
Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

On the career numbers, Lou Whitaker posted the stronger offensive profile against Ken Gerhart. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .655) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .271). Ken Gerhart had the advantage in home run production (24 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Ken Gerhart and Lou Whitaker

Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
190.83
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
676
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
615
545.86
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.686
0.686
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
136
120.71
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
87
77.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
22
19.53
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.66
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
21.3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
14.69
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
49
43.49
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Ken Gerhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Ken Gerhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Ken Gerhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
68.86
61.12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
236
209.47
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
181
160.65
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Ken Gerhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.599
0.599
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
72
63.91
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
64
56.8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
112
99.41
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
65.81
58.41
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.66
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
42
37.28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Ken Gerhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
113.61
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
5.28
5.28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
5.48
Ken Gerhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
9.76
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
14.2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
4.51
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
19.53
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
13.12
Ken Gerhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.73
72.73
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Ken Gerhart and Lou Whitaker

Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.22
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.99
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4506
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1502
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
2.4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Ken Gerhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
2.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
2.43
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.36
97.36
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.88
80.88
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0