Travis Hafner vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Travis Hafner
Gen XNorth DakotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueDesignated Hitter
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Travis Hafner holds a real edge over Lou Whitaker in this comparison. Travis Hafner led in home run production (HR/PA+ 174 vs 147), slugging (SLG+ 129 vs 118), and batting average (AVG+ 111 vs 108). Lou Whitaker held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 157 vs 82). The edge belongs to Travis Hafner.

Hitting Stats for Travis Hafner and Lou Whitaker

Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1183
148.65
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
143.87
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
4775
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
4058
509.91
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8570
515.9
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Travis Hafner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.878
0.878
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
1107
139.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2369
142.61
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
631
79.29
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1640
98.73
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
250
31.41
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
25.28
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.63
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.91
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
213
26.76
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
14.69
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
476
59.81
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
43.88
Travis Hafner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Travis Hafner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Travis Hafner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
786.89
98.88
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1393.24
83.87
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2022
254.07
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3651
219.79
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1795
225.55
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3586
215.87
Travis Hafner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Travis Hafner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Travis Hafner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.874
0.874
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.789
0.789
Travis Hafner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Travis Hafner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Travis Hafner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.894
0.894
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.781
0.781
Travis Hafner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
619
77.78
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1386
83.44
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
731
91.85
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1137
142.87
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2226
134
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
764.14
96.02
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1437.49
86.53
Travis Hafner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
11.31
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.2
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
598
75.14
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1197
72.06
Travis Hafner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
10.18
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
79
4.76
Travis Hafner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
976
122.64
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1099
66.16
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
4.89
4.89
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
9.07
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
29
3.64
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Travis Hafner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
10.81
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.38
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.88
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.26
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
61.11
61.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Travis Hafner and Lou Whitaker

Travis Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.15
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
1.09
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.08
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
1.01
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1694
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
564.2
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
9.21
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.64
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Travis Hafner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
9.96
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
9.85
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
Travis Hafner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.88
98.88
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Travis Hafner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.583
8.583
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Travis Hafner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.97
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1527
0.72
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0