Ruben Gotay vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Ruben Gotay
MillenialP.R.Throws RightBats SwitchCaribbeanKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
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 Ruben Gotay. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .686) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .315). 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 Ruben Gotay and Lou Whitaker

Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
316
233.79
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 600 PA
811
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
726
537.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.706
0.706
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 600 PA
185
136.87
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 600 PA
130
96.18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
28.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.7
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 600 PA
12
8.88
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 600 PA
55
40.69
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 600 PA
85.3
63.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 600 PA
269
199.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 600 PA
252
186.44
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.685
0.685
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Ruben Gotay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 600 PA
84
62.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 600 PA
77
56.97
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 600 PA
149
110.23
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2226
134
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 600 PA
89.08
65.9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 600 PA
60
44.39
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.74
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Ruben Gotay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
119.11
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 600 PA
5.04
5.04
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
5.36
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.92
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
5.48
Ruben Gotay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
9.62
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.44
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
4.51
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 600 PA
13
9.62
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 600 PA
46.15
46.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Ruben Gotay and Lou Whitaker

Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.99
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4355
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1451.2
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
1.95
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4771
2.25
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
2.68
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Ruben Gotay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 9 Innings
763
4.73
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 9 Innings
747
4.63
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.9
97.9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ruben Gotay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0