Emil Gross vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Emil Gross
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueCatcher
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 Emil Gross. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .756) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .329). Emil Gross had the advantage in batting average (.295 vs .276). 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 Emil Gross and Lou Whitaker

Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
248
143.35
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2390
143.87
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
1038
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
987
570.52
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Emil Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.76
0.76
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
291
168.21
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
113.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
38.73
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
12.14
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
54.91
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
Emil Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
136.53
78.92
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
421
243.35
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
342
197.69
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Emil Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Emil Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
141
81.5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
107
61.85
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1084
65.26
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
241
139.31
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2226
134
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149.85
86.62
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1437.49
86.53
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.2
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
51
29.48
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Emil Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
30.06
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Emil Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.96
19.96
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.98
0.98
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Emil Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Emil Gross and Lou Whitaker

Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
1.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6567
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2189
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1135
4.67
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
1.43
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
1.03
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1735
7.13
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1484
6.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.53
85.53
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Emil Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.06
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0