John Glenn vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

John Glenn
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White StockingsUnknownLeft 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 John Glenn. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .596) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .285). 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 John Glenn and Lou Whitaker

John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
315
134.33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2390
143.87
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
1407
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1372
585.07
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.607
0.607
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
366
156.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
314
133.9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
44
18.76
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.99
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.43
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
52
22.17
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
116.83
49.82
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
427
182.09
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
401
171
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.596
0.596
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.468
0.468
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
235
100.21
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1386
83.44
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
157
66.95
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
391
166.74
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2226
134
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
138.67
59.14
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.2
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
35
14.93
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
John Glenn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
14.07
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
John Glenn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.64
42.64
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
1.06
1.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
John Glenn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.84
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
16
6.82
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.99
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
John Glenn
Career
Per 600 PA
23
9.81
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
John Glenn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.57
69.57
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for John Glenn and Lou Whitaker

John Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
John Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
1.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
John Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
John Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8646
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
John Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2882
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
John Glenn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1693
5.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
John Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
John Glenn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
0.55
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
John Glenn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1908
5.96
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
John Glenn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1733
5.41
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
John Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.83
90.83
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
John Glenn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.332
5.332
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
John Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
28
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
John Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
John Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Glenn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0