Oscar Givens vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Oscar Givens
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIShortstop
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Oscar Givens and Lou Whitaker are closely matched on the surface stats. Oscar Givens posted a career OPS of .793 against Lou Whitaker's .794. On the surface stats, Oscar Givens and Lou Whitaker are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Oscar Givens and Lou Whitaker

Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
172.73
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
66
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
56
509.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8570
515.9
Oscar Givens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Oscar Givens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.811
0.811
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
154.55
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
127.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.57
87.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1393.24
83.87
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
22
200
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
236.36
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3586
215.87
Oscar Givens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Oscar Givens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.793
0.793
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.789
0.789
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Oscar Givens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Oscar Givens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.781
0.781
Oscar Givens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
8
72.73
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
5
45.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
12
109.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.67
97
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1437.49
86.53
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.2
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
81.82
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1197
72.06
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Oscar Givens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Oscar Givens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Oscar Givens and Lou Whitaker

Oscar Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.98
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
2.41
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Oscar Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
4.76
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
4.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.52
94.52
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.46
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0