Ken Griffey vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Ken Griffey
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Ken Griffey and Lou Whitaker are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 113 for Ken Griffey, 117 for Lou Whitaker), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 119 vs 118). The overall lean goes to Lou Whitaker, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Ken Griffey and Lou Whitaker

Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
19
19
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
19
19
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2097
156.34
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
8048
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7229
538.94
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Ken Griffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Ken Griffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.811
0.811
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2143
159.77
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1550
115.56
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
364
27.14
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Ken Griffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
5.74
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
152
11.33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
593
44.21
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1142.44
85.17
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1393.24
83.87
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3117
232.38
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
2876
214.41
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Ken Griffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Ken Griffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.789
0.789
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.768
0.768
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Ken Griffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1129
84.17
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1386
83.44
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
859
64.04
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1836
136.88
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2226
134
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1201.04
89.54
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1437.49
86.53
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1.04
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.2
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
719
53.6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
51
3.8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Ken Griffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
898
66.95
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
8.96
8.96
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
31
2.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 600 PA
55
4.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Ken Griffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
7.9
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Ken Griffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
14.91
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Ken Griffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
6.19
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
75
4.51
Ken Griffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
21.1
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
218
13.12
Ken Griffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.67
70.67
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Ken Griffey and Lou Whitaker

Ken Griffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1875
1.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1748
1.03
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
45971
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
15323.2
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4578
2.69
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
0.12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Ken Griffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.05
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.09
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4866
2.86
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11613
5.48
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4777
2.81
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11424
5.39
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.17
98.17
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.548
2.548
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Ken Griffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.23
93.23
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Griffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0