Brian Goodwin vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Brian Goodwin
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Brian Goodwin and Lou Whitaker are closely matched on the surface stats. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .760) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .320). Brian Goodwin had the advantage in slugging (.440 vs .426). 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 Brian Goodwin and Lou Whitaker

Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
429
184.52
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
1395
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1244
535.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.777
0.777
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
304
130.75
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
168
72.26
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
33.98
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
21.51
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
14.69
Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
58.49
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
Brian Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Brian Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Brian Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
185.44
79.76
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
547
235.27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
442
190.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Brian Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.757
0.757
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Brian Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Brian Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
177
76.13
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
158
67.96
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
285
122.58
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
180.89
77.8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.87
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
129
55.48
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Brian Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
381
163.87
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.66
3.66
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
10
4.3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Brian Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.3
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
9.89
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
12.04
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Brian Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.14
82.14
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Brian Goodwin and Lou Whitaker

Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
366
1.19
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8327
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2775.2
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
628
2.04
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Brian Goodwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
655
2.12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
643
2.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.17
98.17
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.757
1.757
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.88
83.88
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Goodwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0